Did you know, it’s 30 years to the day since the Financial Times killed one of Britain’s finest poets? They didn’t mean to. It’s just that Gavin Ewart was 79, and – according to legend – the day before they’d bought him a lunch that involved enough booze to fell an ox 🧵

I'm not sure you can get more marie antoinette than taking away food stamps before thanksgiving while you build a gold and marble dance hall so the other crooks can bring bribe you over a badly-cooked (argentinian) steak

Trump successfully completing what al-Qaeda failed to do!

Me when someone cancels plans I didn’t actually want to go to.

We encountered this #BigfinSquid (genus Magnapinna) over 5,100 meters deep while exploring the abyssal plain in the waters of the #CookIslands. They are rarely ever seen by humans and are the only squid known to live as deep as the hadal zone. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UvS...

the plan lacked something in sophistication, you say?

When historians write the history of the destruction of US public health & health research, I believe this event will be foundational in encapsulating what went wrong The Great Barrington Declaration meets extreme anti-vaxx activists meets dangerous conspiracy theorists meets wellness grifters, ugh

"US Marshal shot during immigration enforcement in LA" * article explains he was shot by an ICE officer whose weapon discharged when he used it to smash a car window

This might be the first time in history a CEO has owned up to anything

Louvre Thieves Given Immunity After Confirming Jewels Stolen For Purpose Of Training AI Software https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2025/10/20/louvre-thieves-given-immunity-after-confirming-jewels-stolen-for-purpose-of-training-ai-software/

Here’s the problem MAGA is thrilled Trump is killing people

"Ich bin pro Ukraine, ich bin pro Russland, ich bin ..." – Dieses Gänseblümchen ist Trumps wichtigster Berater im Ukraine-Konflikt www.der-postillon.com/2025/10/trum...

With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.

Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...

Andrew is a sort of non-prince now, a… well, I’m sure there’s some sort of portmanteau word that would describe him well.

If you want to make sure that you are not touched by the police… maybe wear one that has hair?

3 cops go down on big dick

(shouting to the press secretary) Can you confirm whether the diarrhea was pre-loaded onto the aircraft or was it coming directly from the president's Ass?

I’ve seen just one counter-protester at No Kings San Diego. He’s got a Trump 2024 flag and this guy has been following him around for probably an hour playing Benny Hill and circus music.

We have unicorns and I passed a toddler with a sign that says "DONALD TRUMP SMELLS LIKE FARTS." Terrifying!

Oh, the grand old Duke of York, He had 12 million quid. He gave it to someone he’d never met, For something he never did.

🎶 Spring roll for shitter… 🎶

Choose your own (research) adventure. My cartoon for this week’s @newscientist.com

Same energy

And this is from a Spanish expedition for which I wait for the study on this mega emitter off Antarctica: “Massive methane leaks detected in Antarctica, posing potential risks for global warming"; english.elpais.com/climate/2025...

This.

This.

One for climatologists! 🧪#science

Thought I would check the Kilauea webcam. What a view to wake up to! Thinking of all the USGS Volcanoes team and hoping federal agencies can get back to their jobs soon. www.youtube.com/live/BqmpkUd...

No Kings, No Kings, No Kings

Diary of a Practicing Eccentric Duke Okay (P.E.D.O). *Sponsored by Pro-Teen. youtube.com/shorts/ll10S...

We support the police. #WorldBollardAssociation

Goddammit

It’d be tragic if all Sean Connery ever wanted was for someone to sit on his face, but he was too scared to ask.

Two flies, With massive eyes, Getting jiggy, On the end of a twiggy,

Gonna start loading up all the Mr Blobby in films I did. One a day. Starting with Mr Blobby in the Matrix.

The weekend is here!

Dissected torso produced in wax by the famed Florentine modeller Clemente Susini

I've received an 'exclusive' invite to try Nature's new 'research assistant', which will burn down a forest to provide a 'summary of the paper' I'm reading and I have SUCH exciting news for them, that's called an 'abstract' and the actual authors already wrote it for me, no forest-burning required.

I am with Chuck here… we need to stop calling these abominations ‘delicious’!

Shits getting dicey in DC I was just mobbed by a gang of furloughed workers asking if I had any datasets that needed analysis or if I had any spare compliance reports they could review

Found in #substack

all bark

I don't think an algo has taken over bluesky... yet

I miss the days of my youth, back when there was an unspoken universal agreement that we all hated Nazis.