Controversially, I don't think Die Hard is a Die Hard movie. It's just *set* at Die Hard.

I have nothing of value or interest to say, so here is a heron blowing a smoke ring

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Excellent, insightful article: thank you TES and @mmulholland.bsky.social www.tes.com/magazine/ana...

"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not. He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions. Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes." observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Antici...

Frost on the windows this morning.

The Nerve is at the Old Bailey today for the sentencing of Nathan Gill. It's a complex story and the Nerve is here with our first print edition - a handy fold out timeline detailing the whole affair...! More soon...

Cis allies watching hormone access get cut off for trans people, there may be no more direct way to help than to seek an HRT prescription for yourself, and give it to someone who does need it

This is tantalisingly close to £3k. The news moves on, but the lives of Jamaicans are still very difficult. Every bit helps (shares cost nothing but can be incredibly helpful). www.gofundme.com/f/huricane-m...

Went to an uncommonly good gig at the weekend. I've been to a lot of gigs, and this is definitely in the running for best ever.

@christt.bsky.social Well that was off-the-charts wonderful! I'm going to be grinning for at least a month.

Going to put this on front of you again. The news moves on, but the problems faced by those living in Jamaica are still there.

China’s emissions have peaked, five years ahead of schedule. A moment of epochal importance. bsky.app/profile/carb...

Spring in the Weald of Kent by the Kentish artist Rowland Hilder I love everything about it. The blossom on the trees, the long gone Elm trees, the horse and cart slowly moving through a hedgerow lined lane, the Oasts

This is predictably great.

In yet more 'why is Britain pursuing net zero when no one else is', India's electricity capacity is now over 50 per cent low carbon and it just saw peak renewables generation deliver half the country's power. www.businessgreen.com/news/4521481...

People mistake billionaires goal to be accumulating wealth , their goals tend to be around power and legacy. See Musks Mars obsession/his eugenics kids or the using his kids blood guy or the dozen "the singularity will happen and make us immortal" guys. They'll lose money if it means power or legacy

It's brilliant and exciting to see Zohran Mamdani elected. More leaders like him please, and fewer like Cuomo, Schumer and the rest of the oligarch-pleasing, hope-destroying, election-losing, right-centrist political class.

They’ll insist this is a one-off victory — something that can only happen in New York & nowhere else. They’re wrong. New York is the world financial capital — home of Wall Street & billionaires from across the globe. If everyday people can defeat oligarchs here, we can defeat oligarchy anywhere.

Look, I’m not saying that this photograph of young Egyptian geese is going to make all your problems go away, but it’s not going to do any harm, is it?

"Satan's actual bumhole": pretty accurate assessment of current Twitter IMO.

Can confirm that this book is a good read at any time of the year.

Great thread for bird lovers

Excellent thread and a scary story. Racists clearly feel enabled now.

Really good Halloween films that you can watch for nowt on the iPlayer. Thread >>>

Just as an aside: tell EVERYONE you know about this. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Spectator and others have chosen (deliberately I suspect) to interpret this article as a desire to stop a future Reform UK government from legislating. My purpose is to stop *any* government crushing our fundamental rights. It’s just more urgent now. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Farage: epic grifter

My most popular cartoon by a long chalk is also oddly niche, in that it mostly appeals to a generation who remember the song it refers to and enjoy the nostalgia for their youth. I can draw one for you if you like. www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...

Remember explaining to my kid that commercial radio would remove all the music and just have ads if they thought you’d still listen. It was an advertising medium with necessary breaks for songs. That’s social media now.

Any competent, serious party of the left would be making it very clear that transphobes are _not_ welcome. Because until that happens, my trans friends do not feel 'welcome' at all.

I give this a little boost occasionally. It’s becoming a nice little repository in the replies of lovely stuff people make that you can buy. Please feel free to reply to it with yours. And if you find something you like but can’t afford, reposts always help!

Have you ever seen a wren have a bath? No? Nor had I till just now. Filmed through a rain-spotted window & on my phone, so not perfect, but hope it brings you a spot of delight nonetheless 🪶

This really is quite remarkably. Even by trump's standards.

Bad news, everyone. Exercise makes you feel better.

most people don't want politics that hurt other people. we just want a long overcoat like david bowie and affordable housing

Starlings are one of Britain's most beautiful birds. With the right light and up close, the colours are amazing. Very underrated! #ukwildlife #birds #birdphotography #photography #wildlifephotography

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Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack. Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia. Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

My travelling ‘Ladybird artists’ exhibition is still going strong! Next year, Cambridge and Mansfield 2027 (tbc) Southampton and Motherwell 2028 Lichfield

Here’s the video for the song ‘I Taught You How To Dance’ from my album the Ship’s Piano, which I play in full on the 21st October.

Sherman is an arsehole

It’s Jack Whitehall night in Riyadh - everyone will be there - oh, except Asaad bin Nasser al-Ghamdi, a teacher that criticised the government that is paying Jack and so is in prison for 20 years www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

Awaiting the arrival of Natalie Haynes 😎