Switzerland’s wine-making president pushes to restrict imports - www.ft.com/content/ad0b... via @FT

Paging @dankaszeta.bsky.social

It has arrived. A beautiful piece of very lightly veined stone, elegantly cut and lettered (and all very well wrapped and packed) by @poorfrankraw.co.uk

What are the intentions of the air force of the United States of America with regard to the small Herefordshire market town of Ledbury? Is it merely reconaissance? If so, then what for? I think we should be told... (Image captured at 09.30 GMT/UTC Friday 20th March 2026)

@financialtimes.com Can you identify the English tartans that these English kilt wearers are wearing?

Fascinating, intriguing little essay this evening on BBC R3, by @leahbroad.bsky.social on Avril Coleridge-Taylor's journey to, and time in, South Africa. With a burst of @jkaconductor.bsky.social conducting the BBC Phil at the beginning. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

" ...first time... lost in thousands of years..." Battle of Nineveh (627), Battle of al-Qadisiyyah (636), Battle of Nahavand (642), Battle of Callinicum (531). Battle of Chaldiran (1514), Battle of Damghan (1729), Battle of Sultanabad (1812), Battle of Aslanduz (1812), Battle of Ganja (1804)

Be it thy course to busy giddy minds With foreign quarrels, that action, hence borne out, May waste the memory of the former days. Henry IV, Part 2 (Act 4, Scene 5).

@prosperuk.bsky.social Conservatives should not just focus on voters lost to Reform, analysis suggests - www.ft.com/content/7590... via @FT

There is an Australian flag flying outside the San Francisco branch of Victoria's Secret. I am not quite sure what it signifies, but I note that apparently the police are in attendance.

@dankaszeta.bsky.social Comments?

@darrellwakelam.bsky.social Why mess with toilet rolls when they can be art in themselves:

Great read. I would grade it at five stars...

I can think of alternative strategies: youtu.be/8FYZ5Y4PONM?...

Today, UCL turns 200. 🎉 For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨ #UCL200 #LoveUCL

Wednesday.

@dankaszeta.bsky.social Dan, There is a PhD thesis out there to be written about the Dunning Kruger effect, based entirely on the posts to which you have responded.

Problems with a US aircraft designed by the Brits in the second world war.

@amwilson.bsky.social O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!” I chortle in my joy. All kudos to @rossiterbooks.bsky.social, but a special mention for the determination and tenacity of Jane (not shown) at their Malvern branch. And a wooden spoon for the incompetence of @oxunipress.bsky.social

Half Goebbel, half gerbil

UK might learn something from this, not least in the matter of insulation standards (somewhat relevant at the moment).

We sometimes forget the value of having a NHS that is free at the point of use. youtube.com/shorts/MlFL8...

Move over, Jeffrey Archer...

Looking for climate experts at #AGU25 right now who can comment on these administration plans to break up UCAR. DMs open.

@profontography.bsky.social ICYMI in re: M R James

@mliebreich.bsky.social Sunk costs? www.pipeline-journal.net/news/gascade...

@jkaconductor.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Please sign this petition for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics. I don't care if you're left or right, Reform or Corbynite - we can't allow a hostile foreign nation to run riot in our political ecosystem. Sign and share. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

What it looks like in the transcript versus what I actually said.

I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture. They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1

@davidallengreen.bsky.social Your thoughts?

Trump Threatens To Sue BBC Over Misleading Edit Of ‘The Vicar Of Dibley’ https://theonion.com/trump-threatens-to-sue-bbc-over-misleading-edit-of-the-vicar-of-dibley/