Christmas came early for me, with delivery of my new @airspool.bsky.social heat pump. The driving force behind me getting this thing was that it promised to be easy to install, and boy was it ever! Read on to see how I got it on the night it was delivered without drilling a big hole through my wall.

😵‍💫 Putin’s 2001 meeting with Bush and talks about territory!

My two-year-old niece correctly identified a giraffe and an elephant in pictures, displaying a level of cognitive mastery that can only be described as presidential.

With Christmas approaching, celebrations in Haifa were met with chaos after Israeli police stormed the Wadi al-Nisnas neighbourhood, arresting and beating Christians in the area.

It’s wild so many people are willing to go to bat for prisons as a reserve for rural jobs when universities are better in every aspect for such a role.

If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career

Given these two are mainstream countering disinformation campaigners, it’s hardly any wonder that NOT free speech, disinformation manure spreading Trump regime doesn’t want them in the USA. Says more about the Trump admin than about them.

What’s the betting that, when he lands back in the UK,he’ll be yammering on about deporting refugees, whilst bigging up on ReFuk, Tommy Robinson et al?

Brexit: the trillion pound ‘mistake’ yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/brex...

Bari Weiss just sent this Christmas Eve email to the CBS News staff about "building trust," which includes her tripling down on spiking the CECOT piece "to make sure it's comprehensive and fair." One CBS staffer tells me: "She really has no idea how insulting she comes across."

Apparently Trump taking over the Kennedy Center has tanked the ratings for their honors ceremony, down to 2.65 million from 4.1 million the year before, their lowest ratings ever. www.rawstory.com/trump-kenned...

This thread perfectly explains why AI has little value for qualitative research. Yes, large language models can find patterns in qualitative data. But, they're trained on what we already know. So, they won't find anything surprising. And, surprise is qualitative research's primary value-add.

2025 will see the warmest Chirstmas on record in many parts of the U.S., with some areas of the Central US experiencing temperatures more than 40°F (22°C) above average. The Climate 8-Ball is too busy reading some unredacted files to comment. Source: www.tropicaltidbits.com

And they say satire's dead. 😂 "Far from the outdated stereotypes, today’s bookmakers are lively community hubs. During the festive season especially, betting shops take on a special atmosphere filled with excitement, companionship and familiar routine that many people look forward to each year."

DOJ files released today show prosecutors in 2019 discussing 10 Epstein co-conspirators, interviews with 25 victims, and subpoenas across multiple states. Yet FBI Director Kash Patel swore under oath there was “no credible information” Epstein trafficked victims to others. WTF?

Not YOUR free speech. Only OURS

This US administration is now completely losing any semblance of sanity in sanctioning "censorship masterminds". There's no other way to put it, this is tin pot dictatorship territory and must be called out as such. Including in the US.

A letter to Larry Nassar has been known about for some years… And it looks as if this one might have been redacted but incompetently (See my next tweet)

Child among 3 dead in 'massive' Russian strike on Ukraine www.rte.ie/news/ukraine...

Was at a Christmas party with a load of clergy last night and as some people were leaving they found a person collapsed on the street outside so the Verger took over and called an ambulance and sent all the clergy away because "if they wake up surrounded by priests that'll just make things worse"

Trump 2018…

Oh. 👀 Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments, by @coreygjohnson.bsky.social @shaw.al

Consequences of poverty, austerity and fiscal rules. People in poorest areas of England ‘more likely to need emergency care for lung conditions’ Poor housing, pollution lack of quit smoking support, low investment in the NHS inflict misery and death.

“Welcome to Hell” “You’ll never see the light of day” That started months of appalling treatment including torture. This “Trump styled terrorist” has never had any convictions at all. Not even a traffic violation No wonder Trump doesn’t want to programme aired. Shame on CBS for complying

Ohhhh I wondered why BrewDog suddenly got into tree planting.

Zelensky on Ukraine’s air defense: results first, then talk. Progress is happening, but building systems takes time. He also stressed that Ukraine lacks enough drone interceptors, not because of funding, but because production can’t keep pace with demand.

Definitive proof that in Sadiq Khan's London, Christmas has been cancelled altogether www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Our President also shares our love of young, nubile girls." Written by Epstein, just before he died.

Tigris and Euphrates, two of the four Rivers of Paradise said to flow out of Eden... are drying up from climate change and mismanagement. #ParadiseLost

As a man of the people, I will always defend trail hunting, which I know is a top priority for all my working class constituents who own horses and enjoy simple pleasures like ripping foxes apart for laughs.

German papers picked up an interview of leading Ukranian activist Garry Kasparov who says Russia will attack Europe (likely 1st: the Baltic states) while Trump is in office - at the latest in 2027, likely before. Trump's successor will likely be a Democrat. Putin wants to use the window Trump offers

What a jerk. Can anyone change the flag to the Russian flag? Might be a more accurate representation, then, given his conduct on Ukraine.

The hottest on record SO FAR “2025 likely to be UK's hottest on record, says Met Office” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A reminder that 90% of Ireland's so-called 'forests' are industrial plantations, virtually empty of nature. It doesn't have to be like this: with a bit of thought, we could satisfy our timber needs AND have huge tracts of natural forest ecosystems, bursting with life.

Any litigator who has stressed over bundles and redactions can now at least realise they did a better job of it than the US government. Amateur hour disclosure.

As a aside, I have always found it interesting that American society thinks it's fairly OK for the President to be a rapist, as long a he wasn't a *child* rapist.

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Just checked the weather forecast for Xmas day ☀️ but 🥶 (6C at warmest). Lovely! But also thinking of the households owing money to energy suppliers that, according to MSE website has jumped dramatically by 46%, rising from 2.4 million last year to 3.5 million this year.

Bari Weiss Issued Deranged Memo to 60 Minutes Staff on Axed Segment newrepublic.com/post/204714/...

What a loser

For the folks in the back of the room still buying the GOP bull*%#*, the CFPB is the entity that has broad power to protect consumers from Unfair, Deceptive, or Abusive Acts or Practices in the financial marketplace…you know, like corporations and oligarchs plundering your bank, etc., etc.

-14 at my house! This is sea smoke. The ocean is warmer than the air.

Ewwwwww… creepy. Epstein had a photo of Princess Di in her revenge dress …a framed newspaper article…in his wardrobe

Very very good move!

CBS NEWS: “We can’t report on the current murdering spree until we get the serial killer’s side of the story.”

THE U.S. HAS KILLED MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE IN BOAT STRIKES. WE’RE TRACKING THEM ALL. The Intercept is keeping count of all publicly declared U.S. attacks on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. theintercept.com/2025/11/17/t...

RARE REPUBLICAN BREAK WITH MAGA MIKE Choosing the voters over Donald’s demands will quickly end their careers. #HealthCare #maga #corruption #values #lobbyists www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/p...

Lawmakers threaten AG Pam Bondi with contempt for partial release of Epstein files