not saying anyone should, but I bet you could convince Trump to re-open Alcatraz in under 20 minutes

Bingo. HT @williamcb.bsky.social

The 2025 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #BM100

We are 36 hours into the race, meaning the three runners still on Loop 3 cannot continue to Loop 4. However, if they complete Loop 3 within 40 hours they will be credited with a Fun Run. That’s where the real race is now. #BM100

Tomo and John have passed the Fire Tower; John about 30 minutes behind Tomo. #BM100

Maxime Gauduin quit on Loop 3 with no pages and is tapped out. Three runners remain in the race. #BM100

Tim Landy is still on Loop 2 and has timed out. Whenever he returns to camp he will be tapped out. Four runners are on Loop 3. #BM100

The human sacrifice lives! And has returned to camp. #BM100

Three runners have just come into camp after quitting on Loop 1. Carl: Where the hell have you been? Runner: Book 9. #BM100

Tomo is the first runner to begin Loop 3. #BM100

John Kelly has begun Loop 3. #BM100

The third runner has just begun Loop 2. laz: Every loop is easier than the loop before. Runner: Are you sure? #BM100

We’ve just had three more drops coming in from different directions. laz, to runner: You’re coming in from the wrong direction! Runner: I left my sense of humor behind. #BM100

The first two runners have finished Loop 1 in 9:44:55 and 9:44:57. #BM100

Four drops so far and we know more are coming. The thing is, they are coming back to camp from all directions and in some cases cannot describe where they were. This is old school Barkley. #BM100

Runners have to have started Loop 2 by 12.57am in order to be allowed to continue. So far, nobody has finished Loop 1. #BM100

The first runner has come through the Fire Tower in ~ 7:00 hours, over an hour slower than last year. #BM100

The first runner has returned to camp on quitters road and faced the bugler. (He was not the human sacrifice.) #BM100

Someone has quit by now. We don’t know who, we don’t know where, we don’t know why. But for sure someone has quit. We’ll find out who/when/why when they get back to camp. #BM100

58:08 into the race if runners have hit Book 1 they are on pace to complete 100 miles. #BM100

Weather: it was cold last night, very clear. Right now sunny and warming up. It is supposed to get into the high 60s/low 70s today. Tonight will not be as cold as last night. Rain is not expected until tomorrow evening. #BM100

After a brief memorial, laz lit the cigarette at 11:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons has begun. #BM100

After multiple failed attempts, the conch was blown at 10:37. The 2025 Barkley Marathons begins in one hour. #BM100.

Word of the day is ‘lickspittle’ (17th century): a person who fawns upon someone in power for personal gain.

Afternoon all, I trust you are all well and are now back in your normal routines, it's taken me until today. Ok today we have 2 closed 2 current of which 1 is Irish. The answers will be at 6.30pm all Likes Guesses and Reposts are always appreciated Thank you Enjoy

Saddest time of the year - no racing for three days. Not sure what to do with myself. Suppose I could talk to the family; they seem nice.

Remastered to outperform the odds in the Coral Gold Cup (the Hennessey) tomorrow?

This is what I’m here for, here’s what happened in the #betting ring at @ascotracecourse.bsky.social with @starsportsbet.bsky.social www.starsportsbet.co.uk/simon-nott-b... 🏇🏿 #horseracing

🧵SALT🧵 It's been snowing in the UK and the road gritters are out in force, begging the question: Have you ever wondered where that grit actually COMES from? The answer is more magical, beautiful and fascinating than you probably realised. 1/14

A countdown of the top 5 'ye ma/da' scrawls I've found on toilet walls in Liverpool ... 5. 'Ye ma races pigeons.'

Lots of over-the-top coverage right now about the £1m cap on inheritance tax agricultural property relief (APR). Quick thread:

After two years of writing and 18 years of life, this is out next March: my memoir about my autistic son James, how songs became our shared language... and how music & its magic affect us all. Pre-order here! linktr.ee/maybeimamazed

Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory

Here She comes! The procession is leaving the Louvre for #NotreDame

Since Twitter is possibly dying, I'm going to repost my favourite tweet, which was when I bowled my 13 year old with one of the greatest offspins my garden has ever seen. Mike Atherton somehow picked it up, I'm not kidding, it turned up on Sky under "kids having cricket tantrum". V unfair.

Even more amazingly, Michael Sheard played Hitler five times and yet never remilitarised the Rhineland.

Today’s poem is called ‘Monetisation’.

The Causeway, Wiltshire Downs, Eric Ravilious, 1937. The original artwork is in the collection of V&A. #Wiltshire

Hello Bluesky people. My first post, and I can think of no better message to everyone than this one, from Bertrand Russell in 1959. Enjoy.

D-I-E-H-A-R-D Find out what it means to me D-I-E-H-A-R-D Take care, John McC Nakatomi, Nakatomi, Nakatomi, Nakatomi, Nakatomi, Nakatomi, Nakatomi, Nakatomi…

'Now Mr Devlin, No Rubbish', Portobello Road (2022) by Howard Milton howardmilton.com