French🇫🇷 judge Nicolas Guillou, a sitting judge at the International Criminal Court (ICC), was placed under US🇺🇸sanctions after approving arrest warrants for Netanyahu🇮🇱. He (& others) were cut off from US financial services, including Visa, Master Card, as part of a US effort to target ICC officials.😡

"Mosley said that, if Reform won the next general election with a 'clear public mandate' to allow NHS data to be used for immigration enforcement, then the company would execute the plan."

Feeling better for having got out on my first bimble this year, bike is ok, front brake is a bit stiff but that'll loosen with use. I need a few more miles to regain normal riding confidence.

Really enjoyed listening to AP DeSilva on the Life Scientific, he has a wonderful story and outlook. Listening to his explanation of a complex subject is a joy. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002l34g

Spent a wonderful day at the Magpie Arc organised folk fest at Cecil Sharpe House, London. Wonderful sets from Ellie Gowers, Lisa Knapp, Chris Wood, Maddy Prior & Peter Knight and The Magpie Arc. I was also introduced to a new drink Youngs "Ram & Special"

Saw a wonderful concert tonight at the Wigmore Hall. Rhiannon Giddens and Francisco Turrisi, just piano and voice. I wasn't able to take any pics as the sound guy with his tablet day next to me.

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

The Dutch once ate one of their Prime Ministers. There's plenty of options for removing an unwanted leader!

Top thread if you've a passing interest in Spitfire nomenclature.

Post a pic of the venue where you saw your first concert and the band or artist.

This should honestly be a legal requirement for discontinued products.

That's the last resort.

Travelled upto The 1865 in Southampton to see Malina Moye and Danielle Nichole. Great show but I made the mistake of waiting until the end, after Danielle's set to goto the merch and Malina had packed up and gone home. Saved me a few quid.

With central heating temporarily indisposed, this is the room to use tonight. Listening to Purpendicular by Deep Purple. The first album with Steve Morse & the 1st tour I saw them at Portsmouth Guildhall, www.setlist.fm/setlist/deep....

Glad I travelled upto Bristol to see "Drink the Sea" at the Thekla on the last night of their tour. Aside from £6.50 for a pint of mediocre beer it was a great night. They had projections of films for every song. Sadly my concert photography is down to it's usual standard.

Playing a few LPs tonight starting with David Crosby's Oh Yes I Can, a belated follow up to If I Could Only Remember My Name.

Seth Lakeman at The Beehive. Last night of his tour & likely my last show of the year.

Wouldn't you know it. My boiler has had a leak for a month, it usually holds pressure for about 4 hours & I can top it up to 1 bar when necessary. Thinking I should get it fixed before it gets properly cold I called plumber who is coming today. The boiler is still holding pressure after 24 hours

“It costs nothing to be kind, yet somehow it still enriches both the recipient and giver.”

The reward after a trek to the post office.

On the UK-US pharmaceutical deal I'm afraid this does look like two nasty trends coming together to make a very bad agreement for the UK - namely Whitehall power to make deals with no scrutiny, and companies working with countries to coerce others. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

No idea what is wrong with the railways. My train yesterday was cancelled & now today's train is cancelled. At least I got a notification beforehand for yesterday's train.

I live in rural Somerset, and have been teaching my 84 year old mother ancient Somerset phrases, which I told her I had been researching. Most of these I have made up, and some come from old Wurzels songs. My mother, in turn, has been teaching her friends 'ancient Somerset' too.

RIP Steve Cropper 🎸

Our family has used "that really boils my piss" as a metaphor for being irritated or angry since I was a child. Aged 32 I decided to try it. Last boxing day, powered by sherry, I pissed in my mum's Le Creuset casserole and boiled it. Good metaphor. My mum was livid.

It's so strange seeing the BBC, the Labour Party and now Cambridge University all bending the knee to Reform UK

Have to change trains in Salisbury so I've stopped off at the Wyndham Arms. The starting place and home of Hop Back.

After last night's concert I went for a wander down memory lane before catching my train home.

Fuller's HSB, £5.60 at The Bridge Tavern, just to spite me they put it in a London Pride glass.

One of my favorite Douglas Adams quotes: “All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others.” More timely today than ever, don't you think? 💙 #WritingCommunity #WriteSky #BookSky

Ya'll bike cops can't event wheelie

Decisions, decisions. £6.75 for a can of Doom Bar.

We offer a grand discount of fuck all this Friday. Cos we don’t price gouge for the rest of the year. Get your t towel books and stuff at www.markthomasinfo.co.uk/store/

A great listen & a pleasing way of thinking about reactions. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Sublime. Assuming you get the reference. youtu.be/asUyK6JWt9U?...

At the Barrel House, Totnes awaiting tonight's support, Kuki Airheart at 8. Weak Sandford cider £5.50/pint, would've had menu dhu but it's chilled here too.

Today I finally received a callback from DWP regarding missing NI years. Told to call the tax service & found out they have no record of receiving the cf83 form I submitted via gov.uk in February & the referance I got after submission was meaningless to them. Got to do it all over again.🤬

At Exeter Phoenix tonight. Mena Dhu £5.85/pint & mulled cider £4.75/half

Nice day for a bike ride to South Molton & walk to North Molton. Stopped at the Poltimore Arms for refreshment.

I for one will welcome our Chinese overlords #Beerjacket #China #Tsingtao

Cornwall. Who the fuck makes a wall out of corn? Inbred weirdos.

Nice support set from Katherine Priddy with George Boomsma.

Three moon's bright tonight & there clear sky brings a chill.

The horror of the night sky being destroyed by Starlink (and other LEO) satellites. Still from time-lapse video of comet C/2025 A6 (Lemmon) by Michael Jäger and Gerald Rhemann. Video at spaceweathergallery2.com/indiv_upload... Cleaned up images at skyweek.wordpress.com/2025/10/ #Astronomy #Comet

Guessing these trees won't be there much longer. Shame someone's cutting down these old hedges.