Reading @garius.bsky.social's piece on the Harrow and Wealdstone crash as part of writing about Abbie Sweetwine for @carvehername.bsky.social. It's a great account of a terrible event. www.londonreconnections.com/2012/angels-...

The University of Glasgow groundspeople are going to be quite annoyed when they come in to work tomorrow...

That's my husband with his band Gang of Four at 25 mins. I Love a Man in a Uniform was their 2nd single to be banned. At a time when some of the best cultural output is being consigned to flames, this would be a good day to watch or just crank up Gang of Four LOUD www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

News organisation explainer: What do we know about the new Archbishop of Canterbury? Sarah Mullally [1] is the new [citation needed] (What you actually want to read is Tim Wyatt on her handling of various chaotic things: www.the-fence.com/in-the-shado...)

Relatedly: I would certainly be interested in DMs (and then a Signal chat) from anyone in Malta who meets those conditions willing to be a local proxy for a series of FOI questions to the Maltese aviation authority, who have roundly ignored my questions as a resident of France…

I mean, that's easy. Louise of Prussia. One of the finest minds, and frankly rulers, who has ever lived. One of my heroes. If fucking Napoleon mourns your death by saying you're the greatest 'man' Prussia ever produced, you're unequivocally brilliant. A loss to history. To meet her? My God...

"Johnson said he was left tied up outside the building for nearly three hours. 'I asked [agents] why they were holding me if I was an American citizen, and they said I had to wait until they looked me up. I asked if they had a warrant and I asked for a lawyer. They never brought one.'"

Last days of the Roman republic. Pompey is my boi. I'd die to save it.

Right. I'm drunk. It's close to midnight, and i'm waiting for the bus. AMA

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@zakkoonce.bsky.social brings you an epic tale of the increasingly insane Best of the Best movies. We love it so much, we set it FREE! 1900hotdog.com/2025/10/punc...

Another grand history thread from John. I love these.

Always fascinated by the different reactions my cats have to me waking up. NAPOLEON: Why are we getting up? Go back to sleep. It's comfy here. CECILIA THE TORTIE: OMG!!!! You're awake!!! GET UP LET'S GO DO CRIMES!!!

These World Cup ticket prices may look high, but don't forget the US ones include a month-long stay in an ICE facility.

TODAY IS THE ONLY DAY YOU CAN REPOST THIS!!!

Happy October! If you’re in the mood for free spooky short stories, I’ve compiled a few of mine here for easy reading/listening! 🎃👻😈 scifiwri.com/2025/09/16/f... #october #Halloween #scarystories

If you don't agree that Space Marines are Omegaverse you have to at least admit Space Marine is its own gender

#31DaysOfGraves Day 2 is "nautical". This tombstone is from the Camperdown cemetery in Sydney, Australia. It is a monument to the victims of the shipwrecked ships Dunbar and Catherine Adamson. Camperdown cemetery, Sydney. See en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunbar_...

fuck ice airing commercials during dynamite, let em know: help.hbomax.com/us/Feedback/ tbsnetwork.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/req...

this is basically portland's version of a haka

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

Buglers OP. Please nerf in next update.

I’ve missed @garius.bsky.social’s threads, and this is a cracker…

In 1945, the Allies faced a tricky question: where to hold Nazi war criminals until the trials. A run-down hotel in Luxembourg was quickly converted to a prison ("Camp Ashcan"). The hope was to keep the nature of the prisoners secret. In May 1945, this failed, and almost turned into a disaster. /1

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

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LOL Yeah no Microsoft i'm not paying that much for Gamepass. Well done on jumping straight from "yeah that's kinda worth it" to "lol fuck no" without passing Go.

Kodak is officially selling their own film again for the first time in many years and will be selling directly to photography stores now. 🔗 www.404media.co/kodak-is-sel...

the website to cancel Xbox Game Pass subscriptions is overloaded

Looks like I'm going to be unemployed in the not too distant future 🫤 I'd better start selling a LOT more cat sofas..

Banksy... 🐈‍⬛ Half cat... Half .. whatever this is.. 🤔

Pete Hegseth Is Living the Dream A man who retired as a major lectures hundreds of generals about the need to meet his standards. By Eliot A. Cohen Gift article www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

I did not expect this kind of fire from Eliot Cohen, but he has Hegseth absolutely pegged www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don't get mad: I'm going to port something work-related from LinkedIn over here. 1. Would you design your website, app or documentation differently if you knew the person using it would be feeling exhausted and overwhelmed by life? Or do you think those users are 'edge cases'?

A cartoon from my new book PHYSICS FOR CATS which comes out a week tomorrow! Preorder at you local bookshop or online: www.tomgauld.com/comic-books-v2

In 1945, the Allies faced a tricky question: where to hold Nazi war criminals until the trials. A run-down hotel in Luxembourg was quickly converted to a prison ("Camp Ashcan"). The hope was to keep the nature of the prisoners secret. In May 1945, this failed, and almost turned into a disaster. /1

Every time the subject of Jimmy Fallon’s spinelessness comes up, I think of this passage from Tina Fey’s Bossypants

Tommy Robinson’s Unite the Kingdom Rally was sponsored by a convicted fraudster allegedly behind cryptocurrency ‘rug pulls’ The far-right rally was bankrolled by convicted fraudster alleged to be behind two cryptocurrency scams, Byline Times can reveal bylinetimes.com/2025/10/01/t...

Also I might wear the radical velvet suit for you

Having a guy called "Oliver Cromwell Davies" on duty at the camp where we imprisoned Irish republicans in 1916 is a bit too on the nose, isn't it

This is the judgment on the PPE/Medpro claim. A cracking £122m win for the Government Legal Service And is wonderful to see the government bringing a claim in contract against a shoddy supplier. This does not happen often, and it should happen far more. www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...

Also! Sir, You Are Being Hunted is on sale in the Steam Autumn sale, and there is no more autumnal experience than fleeing between the hedgerows chased by tweedy British robots. And hey, it's a game you should probably own if you like anything I have ever done.

Overcome your darkness 💜✨ #NiGHTSintoDreams

Actual Picard facepalm happening third seated row from the back

Some good news. London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces. The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.

Excited to introduce Vibes from Meta. Eat your slop, piggies!

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Stress-Free Eric Adams Spends Day Bribing Pigeons In Central Park

portland update: this just crossed the street in front of me holding a bright yellow sign that said WELCOME TO HELL