Labour CLPs in traditionally safe seats are notoriously shit at judging counts, and Reform don't have anyone with a clue about any of the practical aspects of politics. (and the other parties don't have enough people there to get the data) Do not trust count "rumours" until you can see the piles.

Just in time for Pride, we have news about the notorious "pink planet," a billion year-old gas supergiant that's 57 light years from Earth. Turns out that this old, pink planet is extremely salty, which feels relatable. news.northwestern.edu/stories/2026...

#TheN0ughtie5 Day 18 33. EVANESCENCE - Call Me When You're Sober (2006) There's many a waster has been kicked out the door, but rarely with such impeccable style.

Given the apparent controversy of @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social suggesting that scenes can be resolved without the use of dice, here's an interesting quote from Gary Gygax in 1983, as reported in Imagine Magazine #2:

Ancient historian thoughts on Iran mess. One thing that always struck me about the Hellenistic kingdoms is how quickly they surrender. These are kings who build up their whole self-definition about being good at war, but they quit as soon as they lose a battle.

FUN FACT: The peace treaty for the war is the first time the USA is forced to put in writing a commitment to abolish the slave trade. (not that it does, of course)

Girlfriend suggested in the groupchat that US-Americans treat their cultures of origin like Hogwarts houses and I haven't recovered since

#TheN0ughtie5 Day 17 34. GOLDFRAPP - Ooh La La (2005) Goldfrapp here stepping up to meet the nation's need for nonce-free glam rock.

Take ten minutes to read this thread I *guarantee* that you will, afterwards, consider them ten minutes very well spent, and your life will be enriched as a result

In which Jim casts his attentive eye over one of my favourite ever Doctor Who stories.

No man is an island. Except in the bath.

RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter

In Derbyshire for a few days and I’m sure this sign is made up of three attempts by the First Dr Who to get Ian Chesterton’s name right…

#TheN0ughtie5 Day 16 35. TAKE THAT - Shine (2007) The boys enter their dad band phase, and all the better for it. All they need now is for Robbie to come back...

Oh man. He designed the Eagle, one of the most iconic scifi ships of all time.

detective: you're a sick son of a bitch, you know it? that bird was your friend of 10, 12 years and you drop a big fuckin boulder on him. wile e. coyote: i swear to god man i didn't think it was gonna work. it never works. oh god. detective: nevada's a death penalty state.

#TheN0ughtie5 Day 15 36. PALOMA FAITH - Stone Cold Sober (2009) A hugely confident debut single. Such a pity we didn't see more of her in Traitors. Fucking Alan Carr.

I, Robot. The game for rules lawyers everywhere.

apropos of whatever, using "nae" indiscriminately in place of any instance of "no" or "not" is a sure way of demonstrating that you're trying on a Scottish accent or Scots language that you're actually not that familiar with

"labour is a socially liberal party" factoid actualy just statistical error. average labour cabinet minister is 0% liberal. bisexual roy, who does not live in a cave & wants people to have over 10,000 civil liberties, is an outlier adn should not have been counted

Calls to reject the EHRC’s Code of Practice grow as Lib Dems branding it "not fit for purpose" while Greens describe it as "intrusive and inhumane"

This … does not end how you thing it does. Well done Cameron. Well done

#TheN0ughtie5 Day 14 37. SCISSOR SISTERS - I Don't Feel Like Dancin' (2006) Of course, they made sure this song would be near-impossible not to dance to.

People sometimes knock 'gesture politics', but sometimes gestures are important. Case in point: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

If there is anyone in the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran who doesn't have The Art of The Deal on their nightstand and who doesn't laugh their balls off every night before drifting into restful sleep, they're just not living their best life.

I can't stop thinking about this utterly delicious anecdote in last week's Guardian Q&A with Mark Williams...

#TheN0ughtie5 Day 13 38. QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE - No One Knows (2002) No on knows why the bassist keeps staring dead-eyed into the camera like he's contemplating the occult sigils he could trace out with your intestines.

#TheN0ughtie5 Day 12 39. SYSTEM OF A DOWN - Chop Suey! (2001) "So, how staccato do you want these verses?" "Yes."

Come on, you know this would be awesome.

"You fool! You idiot! You moron! By forcibly opening up Japan, you're paving the way for some of the next century's worst atrocities!"

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#TheN0ughtie5 Day 11 40. ELECTRIC SIX - Danger! High Voltage (2002) The most ridiculous camp nonsense never to grace the Eurovision stage.

Just thinking about how RTD, Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter and Phil Collinson aren't involved with Dr Who any more, and Billie Piper is the Doctor. Somewhere, Christopher Eccleston is considering what to use his last wish on

I still think Billie Piper would make a great Doctor Who.

People on Bluesky like "You believe in distributing loaves and fishes? That pales in effectiveness to my strategy, whipping the moneychangers in the Temple" then not whipping the moneychangers in the Temple.

Americans having lots of terrible takes about the food in Gallilee

My boring take, from other people’s experiences and my own: Doctor Who is a ferociously difficult, near-inhumane show to produce. Brutal for every department, but particularly for one person to hold at the top as it is. If they want the best range of pitches, the production model needs rethinking

#TheN0ughtie5 Day 10 41. FRANZ FERDINAND - The Dark of the Matinee (2004) This one always reminds me of my own schooldays in Glasgow.

“In the beginning, Doctor Who was created. This has made a lot of Doctor Who fans very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move”

Happy Pride to this Caravaggio self-portrait that made one man so gay he had to go to the hospital

Doctor Who (played by the late Bob Peck) goes into hiding in Yorkshire as a police detective, while his daughter attends the local university.

This is worth discussing, because you'd think this would be the case but it is really easy to note that in actual practice nuclear powers generally give each other a wider berth than this. The reason is that red lines are ambiguous and the cost of being wrong is huge. 1/

I've said it before but I owe Asimov a huge apology for saying it was dumb and implausible that critical system safety rules would be written in plain English and subject to interpretation rather than hardcoded at a low level.

#TheN0ughtie5 Day 9 42. JONNY CASH - Hurt (2003) I gather Nine Inch Nails did a cover version of this back in the 90s.

Accurate

This why AV or STV are best. The back end might be complicated, but the user interface is intuitive.