She called them "flat" breads because they could be cooked in the cramped kitchen of a Soviet-era flat, which was too small to accommodate a traditional Eastern European brick oven in which full-size bread could be baked. This is why in American English they are sometimes known as apartmentbreads.

“Advanced Data Protection continues to be available everywhere else in the world.” To put it gently, this is a very odd position for Britain to be in. support.apple.com/en-gb/122234

Limbless, Slippery RFK Jr.: ‘Becoming An Eel Is A Sign Of Good Health’ https://theonion.com/limbless-slippery-rfk-jr-becoming-an-eel-is-a-sign-of-good-health/

They aren't bringing ID cards in to make people's lives easier, they are specifically bringing them in to make certain people's lives harder.

"on a technicality" Not really. A failure to get necessary consents to a terror charge is not a slight error. They are safeguards when a person faces a serious charge. Prosecutors should take such safeguards seriously: this is terrorism law they are using. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...

Timely reminder that 'associative' language leads lay people to confuse correlation and causation, as @tomerullman.bsky.social and I showed a few years ago. journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... Snapshot from the BBC: www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Next time you think of pulling an Aaron Sorkin and whipping out Leviticus to show how the Bible actually tells us to welcome immigrants as one of our own, please stop. We’re aware of our hypocrisy. We just don’t care."

Impressive policing. 💪

Too much money, too many drugs.

I am personally very interested in H from Steps' take on digital ID

Denying journalists access based on what they've written is dystopian.

As ever, looking for photos to delete from my always full iPhone storage. Came across this from September 2018 - ‘Planet Farage’ by Jackie Kay.

Mrs R: "There was a woman on the ward today who didn't want to take paracetamol. We've had to explain that we're not giving it to her because she's got a fever and we want her to feel better, but because she's got a fever and if we don't get her temperature down then her baby is going to die."

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Might TV News be overusing the "breaking news" strapline?

WHY IS NOBODY IN PRISON FOR THIS? The culture in the UK that allows such an egregious lack of accountability for senior politicians and civil servants has to change.

Billions siphoned. Donors rewarded. Democracy sidelined. @russellscott1.bsky.social's new book 'VIP Lane' is the forensic exposé behind ITV’s five-star Covid Contracts documentary. Get it here: subscribe.bylinetimes.com/product/vip-...

The Health Secretary has warned the public: “Don’t pay any attention whatsoever to what Donald Trump says about medicine... I trust doctors over President Trump, frankly, on this” Read more: trib.al/9OQRFHw

Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins? He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions. So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?

Lets talk once more about Andrew Wakefield and how that guy should be in prison for life

People say "autism never used to exist" and then you go to the Natural History Museum and the exhibit has a caption like "Born in 1762, The Revd [name] was famously irascible, steadfast in his routine, and dedicated his life to collecting 25,000 rare beetle specimens".

Reform UK have a win-win formula every time they make a policy statement: 1) Say the most extreme thing possible 2) The moribund Tories & Labour will either match you or adopt a slightly less Draconian position In that way, they constantly shift the framing rightwards & take the battleground.

Real "I saw Lord Hermes dancing with the devil at the crossroads" energy. The whole report is that a lawyer, then in private practice, gave free advice to a charity regarding the law. And if anyone avoided deportation as a result? That would be because they were legally entitled not to be deported.

Me and @thehistoryboy.bsky.social just hit a huge training milestone for our Marathon training: 20 miles! We smashed it in 2hrs 57 mins. We are both running to support good causes, if you can donate, please do: www.justgiving.com/page/jack-sh...

Best part of being an Uncle is not having to think through the long-term impact of my actions. Taught the 2 year old to bang on the table and chant "Where is the food?" at McDonald's. About to throw him back at his mam and dad like a grenade.

Who else feels safer and embraced in a neighborhood full of pride flags? I’ll start. 🏳️‍🌈 🙋🏻

Wait till you get to the 90s and this Canadian Senate classic... @joshuajfriedman.com :p

No British/Irish history is taught in UK schools. I'm ashamed to say I've only now become aware of this disgusting act by the British paramilitary police.

These are precedented times and the precedent is a loud ass warning www.nytimes.com/1939/02/04/a...

Teams email: "Here is a Teams meeting link! Please use our app!" Teams app: "Fuck you, sign in with one of 3 different Microsoft Office Live 365 NT 2000 accounts or you can't join the meeting, and we won't tell you which one, also we will crash."

This is the truth. You're also legitimising & normalising the biggest nazi propaganda machine.

Last year Betty Crocker shrank the size of their cake mixes. Decades of cake-mix-based recipes are now broken. www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ar...

In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control and *Prevention* (at least until the fascists change the name) highlighted the 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century. Trump's people are undermining ~all~ ~of~ ~them~. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview...

my friend Emily is making a film about Cory Doctorow and his term Enshittification. You can support it by buying two tickets in advance (and a download code) www.patreon.com/posts/suppor...

The UK five minutes ago

That’s it then, time to take the emergency alert tree down

Keir Starmer has appointed as his new Comms Director Tim Allan who was a board member of the hate group Sex Matters. It's no longer even pretending to adhere to its Manifesto promise to "remove indignities for trans people who deserve recognition and acceptance."

How my local action turned into a national movement creating safe spaces for Trans+ people https://www.wearequeeraf.com/how-my-local-action-turned-into-a-national-movement-creating-safe-spaces-for-trans-people/

I'm so glad there are so many good people in America.

Defcon for cutie

They're going to give AI human rights before trans people

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Thousands gather in front of Broadcast House with placards that say things like "Morbius Doctors aren't canon" and "What happened to the universe after the Flux?" or just "Give us Ruby Sunday back"

this trans woman was taken into ICE custody tonight over a 3-year old weed charge. she faces torture in men’s detention centers or self-deportation and leaving behind everything she knows (if she can afford that option). please support if you’re able