I’m very reluctant to play live at the moment but still want to try out some new songs occasionally, so I’ll be playing two or three songs at an open mic at 8:15 at the Southey Taproom tonight if you’re passing.

A #poem for #transpride in Plymouth today #lgbtq #lgbt Back in Devon and Cornwall for ten gigs from Monday www.robinince.com

Condemning riots isn't enough. We need policy action, including an immediate appraisal of X as a vehicle for coordinating far-right disorder. And we need political leadership, to challenge white nationalism as an idea, not to validate it daily and then complain when it turns violent.

This women's group wanted to raise £1,000 to help the victims of last night's attacks in Belfast. It's already at £56,000. chuffed.org/project/1854...

The Busy World of Doctor Who

First album of poetry and music is here - Working on more - all profits go to Rachel and she needs her tour van fixing so it would be a great time to buy it please normallyweirdassociates.bandcamp.com/album/weirdl...

Just been to the M.C. Escher show at Somerset House. I think he would have found the architecture sympathetic (if a little conventional).

Then left again, next left, then take another left, and one more, then left again, then hang left, and again…

Rowland Hilder 1905-1993 Described as the Turner of his generation, he lived most of his life in the Kingdom of Kent The countryside around him inspired his artwork for a lifetime, and I am surrounded by these locations

Clean up the UK media cesspit -> petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Mom cat leaving her human to babysit so she can sleep 😴

I'm not alone in rejecting divisive + abnormal permaflag symptoms of the Nationalist measles being spread by far-right grifters Raise the Colours If you feel the same + your local council has been weak in responding: a guide to simple removal from deflag group Lower the Flags Birmingham Go fishing🎣

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@robinince.bsky.social Oh my goodness, I've just seen that you're coming to Shambala this year! I've been putting you down on the feedback form as someone I'd like to see there for years! I hope you have a chance to stop and look around, it's a very special festival. Delighted!

You can always tell when The Stranglers have been in to return their books.

Has Blair got a new war out or something

On the grounds that there’s no bad time to share this video of a squirrel having a jolly good go, here’s this video of a squirrel having a jolly good go

*Taps the sign again* A thread on the quackery that is autogynephilia. If you're cis and dont know what the hell I'm talking about, read this please.

Anyone who hasn't got Merlin yet... seriously, why on earth not?? It's so good.

humanity's enduring desire to make Little Guys is truly wonderful This is a clay pig. It has an angry little face with furrowed brows, pointing down and a huge curved back that leads seamlessly into the top of the head (no neck) like it's rearing up to charge. A very round piggy.

Time to stop pretending 11+ is about ability when money ‘buys’ you a place. A good article in iPaper today.

A new report from TransActual looks at the impact of the 2025 EHRC interim update on access to, and experiences within, gendered spaces in the UK. Read the full report here: transactual.org.uk/gendered-spa... #TransRights #EHRC #ScrapTheBathroomBan #EqualityAct

This Friday is the quiet gig - often happens after bank holidays - anyway I’m in STROUD in a splendid room with a splendid bookshop www.ticketsource.com/yellowlighte... #comedy #poetry #books #bookshop

You'll need to go for a long walk to calm down after you read how the UK got to here on trans rights. If you're only ever going to read one piece on trans people, this would be the one.

This cartoon by Ella Baron from the Guardian today actually made me well up a little. We will keep fighting. Together.

Wallcreeper: Tichodroma muraria, meaning in Ancient Greek “which runs on walls”. I have to say, this might be one of my favourite pieces I’ve drawn in a long time! Wallcreeper in coloured pencil on watercolour paper. #birding

I notice that nobody is insisting that, for the good of the nation, the Lib Dems should stand aside in Makerfield.

"the dramatic cost declines in batteries have now made 'firm renewables' — solar or wind paired with batteries — cheaper than fossil fuels in many parts of the world." This is game changing.

Monday election update: 1 Reform councillor fired, 1 Reform councillor ran away, and 1 Reform councillor might not exist. Waveney Valley's George Alexander Jonathan Boyd is an AI generated image. No A-V, no sightings, no trace except for agent's address. Why aren't the news media all over this?

Lev's nonsense always improves my day.

Somewhere you dreamt

My favorite mother’s day cartoon from the stupendous @rosemarymosco.com

Happy birthday from me and my weird li'l guy.

A Roman goes into a bar and asks for a Martinus. The barman says, 'Don't you mean a Martini?' And the Roman says, 'If I'd wanted a double I'd have asked for one.'

Happy 13th anniversary to that terrible misunderstanding at a WI meeting.

It’s the time of year to be sharing this.

My US colleague referred to Hegseth as "a DUI hire" today and broke everyone in the meeting

I’m on my nonsense again. This week’s Six Things: – Nothing – Labels – Swing – Geograph – Thomasson – JND

Don’t suffer in silence: - Samaritans: 116123 - Childline: 08001111 - Victim Support: 08081689111 - Rape Crisis: 08088029999 - Mind: 03001233393 - Anxiety UK: 03444775774 - SANE: 03003047000 - NSPCC: 08088005000 - CALM for Men: 0800585858 - Crisis Team: 03005000927 #BeKind

Hey bluesky #cycling peeps, do you have any recommendations for a good folding cycle for my daughter that will be small enough for her to fold and store in her flat, but large/light enough to give her a positive cycling experience? Me trawling internet reviews has left me none the wiser.

Subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz354fb

he is the cat of love accept his boop

The famous Andor line is that "tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle." Here is a perfect example of that through malicious compliance: Idaho forced the city of Boise to remove its Pride flags. So the city painted rainbows everywhere else.

i think if you tweet "a whole civilization will die tonight" you shouldn't go to the hague, the hague should get to come to you

Daisy (who bought my old house) is running the London Marathon in a week's time, raising money for RASASC Guildford, which supports people who have been through rape/sexual abuse. An amazing cause, now as much as ever, so bung them a few quid: www.justgiving.com/page/daisy-a... www.rasasc.org

The UK is a bit of a state 🫠 Take 5 mins to tell us why in survey ✍️ https://goodlaw.social/yi0x

Buy people’s art folks, it does you good and them good too.