Percy Kelly (British, 1918–1993). Maryport harbour (watercolour).

The Onion is the only reliable news source these days

People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within.

Celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month with one of the greatest American Jews of all time, Emma Goldman.

“They colonized it from you, now they own it and you can’t use it” Fuck off, it belongs to all of us

Starmer has a lot to answer for, and if I were asking the questions there would be a lot of Anglo Saxon language involved, but even I'd rather have Starmer than Streeting. His approach to trans healthcare has been as wicked as it has been disingenuous. Good riddance.

LOL more hated than the most hated prime minister since records began? This is the comedy Britain is famous for.

Fatima Erkenova (British, b. 1970). Where the storm touches light (2024, oil, acrylic, tempera, watercolor on wood).

Complex feelings about #UKpol today, but here's a few reasons to be cheerful: - Wes Streeting ended his calamitous tenure as health secretary - Humiliated by a useless PM who proved Wes didn't have numbers - Comprehensively outclassed by rivals who stole the headlines for the rest of the day

B-24 Liberator (s/n 44-49853) "It Ain't So Funny" of the 43rd Bomb Group, which operated from Australia, New Guinea, and Owi Island, 1944. Artist - S/Sgt Sarkis E. Bartigan.

164 years ago, on the 13th of May 1862, Robert Smalls escaped slavery by capturing the steamboat 'Planter' and steering it through Confederate lines. The US Navy commissioned it as the USS Planter and appointed Smalls as captain, making him the first black man to command a US ship. #otd #history 🗃️

Paul Musgrave's comment that "Substack is like if the Ferengi had invented “humanities”" remains undefeated.

Children, since those mean politicians canceled drag queen story hour, we have a special guest to read to you today. #satan

A tale of two Scarboroughs! from 1897. The Herring Fleet operated out of Scarborough for about 2 weeks each year with the boats following the fish south. The bathing machines meanwhile for the use of the affluent summer visitors. Herbert Rawling operated about 50 of the them. #socialhistory

Love this! www.notus.org/perspectives... (The suggestions from the 15 other WaPo veterans fall well short of the moment.)

Abed Abdi (Palestinian, b. 1942). The Assassination of A Press Reporter (2025, acrylic on canvas). ON THIS DAY in 2022, Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was assassinated by Israeli military in Jenin, Palestine.

It’s like how all unions are good except for police unions. All AI replacing jobs is bad except for CEOs.

#Alphabetchallenge #WeekRForReflections China Lane (an extra pic from the Tech Challenge a few weeks ago)

The Liberal Democrats now have 56 seats out of 90 in West Surrey. Truly, Kemi Badenoch’s days of being a bad leader are certainly coming to a middle.

This is the second time I've been targeted by a national counterterrorism strategy, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice

Because I'm a cutting-edge next-generation political analyst I can tell you: if you keep repeating far right talking points, it actually promotes the far right. Of course, no political leadership would be dumb enough not to know that.

Nuclear briefcase of the first Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev and then the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin.

Watching Democrats operate from the common ground between Save The Earth and Save The Flat Earth.

imagine going back in time and telling the 1980s about King Charles and Queen Camilla coming to visit President Trump

Photographer Atta Kenare. Taken today in Tehran, Iran ❤️

They know how the US and Israel behave, they've had a long time to prepare for this - and they're not stupid. Western populist authoritarians with incoherent strategic objectives, driven by short term interests and even shorter news cycles may yet rue the day that they attacked Iran.

I can honestly say this is the first thing that's ever made me think about having a look at Duolingo.

Fingers crossed.

Pope Leo turned the question around like the boss he is.

I have never gone wrong in my life by assessing what specific policies someone has in place to support the needs of trans people in order to judge whether my fat cis body is also safe in their hands, I’m telling you it is a foolproof customer system

Rievaulx Abbey - Watercolour on paper by Joseph Mallord William Turner who was born on tomorrow's date 23 April in 1775. He visited Rievaulx on at least two occasions in 1801 on his second tour to the north, followed by another trip during 1816. This

Ethnic cleansing used to be Israel's surreptitious policy. Today, it is Israel's in-our-face pride and joy. Time to ban Israel from every international organisation, like we banned Apartheid South Africa. Enough is enough! www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Egyptian-inspired architecture reached Yorkshire in the 18th–19th centuries, fuelled by “Egyptomania” and new archaeological finds. It appears in industry, estates, and cemeteries. The most well known is Temple Works in Leeds, a Grade I-listed flax mill modelled on the Temple of

If Iran wants its future threats to re-close the Strait of Hormuz to be seen as serious leverage vs a future US administration, it's going to be tricky for Tehran to reopen the Strait before we see more acute—and truly undeniable—economic harm than we've currently seen realized.

Ok so hear me out

Cometh the hour, cometh the man...

Object Permanence is a scam by big Object to get people to buy fewer objects

Bingo!

I just can't believe that we let these assholes ruin drugs

🧵I really want to visit this building, the Weavers Cottage at Rawtenstall in Lancashire, a Grade II listed, 18th-century heritage centre and museum, managed by the Rossendale Civic Trust. Built around 1780, it is a rare example of a “loom shop” from the domestic textile

Would have, could have, should have... didn't. The reporting on this has been atrocious, so much so that I can't curb my verbosity sufficiently to keep this down to one post, so here's my very first BlueSky thread:- 1/n

🧵While the Cow and Calf Rocks are iconic landmarks of Ilkley Moor, a third member of the herd, the Bull Rock (or Bull Stone) is no longer part of the formation. Historically, the "Bull" was a third, even larger rock that stood near the road but was quarried away in the

When you embody the worst nightmares of your ancestors

Knaresborough House isn’t just a Georgian building—it’s part of a wider story of place, power and identity. Last night’s discussion showed the need for a clear vision, rooted in what the town needs now. Notes can be requested —thoughts welcome via email or Facebook.

Yes indeed ..the bird understands water displacement

There is a lot of focus on Mandelson, and with good reason, but if there is to be a review shouldn't the focus be on the process, rather than just this case? If the process is not fit for purpose, how many other lemons have snuck through?

Leeds Central Library is well worth a visit for its interior alone. It was constructed between 1878 and 1884 to a design by local architect George Corson, it officially opened on 17 April 1884 as the Leeds Municipal Offices. housing administrative departments for gas,

Morning Bluesky.

Reminder: The Guardian, like the rest of the British media, protects and endorses fascist ideology (they just soft-soap some of it in comparison with, say, the Daily Telegraph).

Very interesting - very short thread, lots to think about.