Sorry for the plug but I feel obliged to reshare this. Farage told a podcast before running for election: “There’s no money in politics, there’s no money if you’re straight [i.e. not corrupt]." Around the time he got £5 million from a crypto billionaire before going on to back crypto deregulation.

I’m interested to know more about this. Is this a group that we can get behind? Is this how we can turn things around?

❤️❤️❤️

And so I demonstrate how digitisation is useful in research but not perhaps yet the perfect tool. Unless of course you're looking for a Toe Gala and a Magic Rat.

Keep Britain Kind

Cathy Newman "Thailand-based Chris Harborne has given you and your party £17 million.. Interfering in democracy" Nigel Farage runs away

Ooooh! Bluesky has stopped infinite scrolling (for me, for today). If I could have this as an option I would choose it. 20 or so posts, that's perfect.

As a general point “I don’t work for you!” is an extremely liberating sentence every woman should practise and use.

Pilton jumble trail today. It’s been ages since I’ve bought something epic for 50p.

Beltane tomorrow!*Doesn’t the year turn. * I am reminded because Glastonbury types are currently scrumping my lane for ivy, which apparently can only be done in long skirts and dangly earrings and involves a lot of wafting.

If any of you out there are fans of Yeo Valley Organic yoghurt and like to collect tokens (yeokens!) - you can now donate them to Somerset Wildlands - and we'll get some support. www.yeovalley.co.uk/yeokens/donate

Off to Birmingham tomorrow to terrify the Society for the History of Astronomy with my technical slapdashery. I am giving a talk about things they will doubtless know more about than me.

Dorothy was not sure that her makeover at the Boots counter had been entirely successful.

Long walk with Rosa and friends followed by a cup of tea and reading about the solar corona. How did I get this lucky?

Spent the afternoon trying to verify something that refuses to be verified. Bah. Where is my telephone to the past please, I would like to speak to the Bishop of Exeter in 1826.

Royal Mail just emailed - it has my books. The great big tease.

I've just accidentally closed all my tabs. ALL OF THEM.

This.

The first mention of Parsa (Persia) is in 844 BCE in the annals of Shalmanesar II, king of Assyria, whose name means 'being peaceful is foremost'. That's what being a whole civilization means.

Happy Easter!

He is Risen

Just rewatched North By Northwest. Lots of fun, very silly film, far more so than I remembered.

Happy Friday to everyone except the bastard pigeon that’s just had all of my sweet pea seedlings.

Just delivered by my excellent neighbour:

£144.50 to travel to Birmingham and back by train. Or £66 for the same journey if I use a ticket splitter. WHY, National Rail, WHY?

I have done hardly any work today. The sun was out. I’ve pottered. My deadlines are achievable (I think). I finished a Douglas Adams book. I’m the luckiest person in the world. I‘ve hardly done a thing and I haven’t wasted a second.

@lakesstiles.bsky.social a nice little number at Maesbury hill fort yesterday.

We’re back! This time we’re teaming up with Wrong Speed Records for Wrong Speed Fest North on 23rd May at Kirkgate community centre, Shipley: Objections Irked Blind Eye Science Fiction The Breedling Tickets: endlesshum.bigcartel.com/product/wron... More info: theendlesshum.com/wrong-speed

Yes please bsky.app/profile/mora...

I’ll stop now

who up swanking like an heiress at blackpool

Husband just called the car a pothole cruiseship, seems fair (if ambitious, our car is small and it’s not long since we blew a tyre in a pot hole)

@antikrish.bsky.social sent me this and I’m wetting myself at how easy it was to disprove these “manosphere experts” who speak with total misguided authority 🤣🤣🤣 Share if you find it amusing too 😉

As I am not a mother and no longer have one, Mother's Day can be a bit... HOLD ON, THERE'S DORMICE! It's all OK!

I found something out today that's a really, really niche piece of cinema history that quite possibly at this moment only I *actively* know and I'm going to just sit here and bask. No one else cares, most likely, but still. I KNOW SOMETHING YOU DON'T KNOW! 🤣

Who cares about obscure 19C magical shenanigans? Tune in as I devote probably about 5 years of my life to finding out.

Right.

Liking this from Rachel in fact loving it 👏👏👏

Finally made it to my friend @daniellocke.bsky.social ‘s exhibition at SOAS. A beautiful exhibition about peace and hope.

New show at Distil at Kilver court in Shepton Mallet.. featuring this lot!! @drrjwarren.bsky.social @saocousins.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @jayjewels70.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social

London hotel ceiling decoration

I’m in the National Archives. The cafe lady just asked me if I’m staff. 🤓

It’s too good to be true, but I love this

bah, it's too nice to be at my desk. Back to the garden!

@somersetwildlands.bsky.social here’s your truck today…

That’s how you spend it, boys.

I think about this Tony Benn speech much more than I used to

Going to spend the afternoon gardening as a small piece of positivity on this otherwise insane day. Stupid, stupid, stupid old men.