1/7 I’m a Green Party councillor for City Ward #Sheffield. It’s a densely populated urban ward. I’m going to talk about digital advertising screens, which doesn’t sound exciting, but please bear with me. I want to explain why I spend time objecting to so many of these. Since 2023, I’ve …

It's easy to dismiss the Ninja Creami as a viral trend or cheap plastic appliance, but it's a bizarre machine and nothing does exactly what it does at its price point. aftermath.site/ninja-creami-d...

bethmathews.substack.com/p/why-so-man... a) amazing investigation of something you won't have consciously noticed but immediately realise is true and b) brilliant example of how game design is interaction design is safety design

We therefore learn from this learned commentary made by a Babylonian scribe over 2000 years ago, that in the Akkadian language, the word shitti means "shit"

Hey. Hey guess what. Guess what day it is? It's our birthday, and the Vagina Museum is nine years old today. The world has changed massively in those nine years. We started out with a tweet... and now we're a vibrant community space, dedicated to education and celebration!

It is the anniversary of the My Lai massacre today. I'd say that even more than most years, it's important to remember what happened. And the role Hugh Thompson, an active serviceman, played in both stopping and publicising it. Despite enormous military, political and public pressure to stay quiet.

If you ask someone today to name the builder of Hadrian's Wall, they would give you a funny look. But historical memory is odd, and right up to the 1800s we forgot who built it. Until in 1840 John Hodgson, an obscure Northumbrian clergyman, published the LONGEST footnote in history... 1/22

Today we have a double debunk: 1. A debunk of the idea that 67 dog breeds are being banned in Britain 2. A debunk of what the usual suspects are saying online (because they are so tediously predictable!🙄) 🧵1/21

But seriously. We are back! Next week we start shooting #bbcghosts the movie! Huge excitement in the camp, lots of splendid people joining us.

This clip is all over the other place and has made its way onto GB News and Talk TV so I’ll do a bit of an explainer here too! The clip doing the rounds is of a fantastic police officer telling a group of Muslim men that a Christian preacher nearby is entitled to freedom of expression. 🧵 1/19

Some day we'll all regret this & we'll hold hearings & rend garments & pledge "never again" & we'll be just as full of shit as we were last time.

Good overview of the workload on staff and MPs, and what the role of the MP is/could/should be. I prioritise dealing with casework quickly over replying to policy emails because e.g. helping a person access disability support is more important to me... 1/?

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

Botany valentine. Another oldie.

Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/curse-2 #smbc

@michaelhobbes.bsky.social @yrfatfriend.bsky.social just listening to your new food pyramid episode, and you briefly mentioned the hate for oat milk. Did you see this yet?

When your anti-leftist campaign fails hard 👀

If you'd like to purchase the digital version now, I have it up on my shop: blackmudpuppy.myshopify.com/products/the...

Let's do this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...

May as well dive right in. Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball? According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’” Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...

Some of you really need to step away from the news and go out and get some fresh air or something. It's not healthy to be constantly immersed in and drowning in horrors. Go and fuss a cat or pet a dog, for the sake of your sanity.

Tickets for the 2026 #DinoConUK - happening July 25th-26th at Hilton Birmingham Metropole are NOW ON SALE!

"Trees Hate You" Steam page now live! Wishlist if you want to be bullied of horrible trees: store.steampowered.com/app/4171850/... #indiegame #steamgame #ragegame #gamedev

behold, courtesy of my amazing wife, the coolest thing anyone has ever made for me the Imperial Ministry of Silly Walks

This looks like an interesting opportunity hopenothate.org.uk/about-us/car...

This Sunday evening, episode one of Bear and Monk Debunk is live, in which @monkemma.bsky.social examines the shooting of Renee Nicole Goode in Minneapolis and how it’s been misrepresented, while I dig into the panic and confusion around the Online Safety Act and X. Listen below.

it’s come to my attention that my tumblr post has been crossposted to bluesky, so I’m posting it on my account here #AntiAI #GenAI

A thing just happened! 🤯📚 “Bobby Seagull MBE for services to public libraries”✨ Just on BBC News talking about my passion for books, libraries, and our incredible librarians ❤️📖 and why they're so vital to our communities. Tomorrow 📺 BBC Breakfast 6.40am 🎙️ LBC 7.40am 📺 Good Morning Britain TBC

This funerary wreath is made of everlasting flowers (Helichrysum stoechas) and is more than 1,700 years old! It was found in a tomb of the #Roman period in Hawara/#Egypt and has survived due to Egypt's dry climate. Dating 2nd/3rd c. AD. On display at British Museum 📷 me

Clay letters from ancient Mesopotamia are alive with idiom, sayings, and everyday language that I love. Here are just a few random ones so you can enjoy them too.

Okay, as promised, here are my 25 boardgames that would make good presents for historians or the historically-inclined. - I've played them and enjoyed them - They have to have a historical theme or be related to the practice of history - They were within the first 25 I thought of...

A book from the 19th century that depicts the Rhine Valley by creating an impression of three-dimensionality and spatial distance. @MasayukiTsuda2 #globalmuseum #books #travel #19thcentury

Wildlife tracking! I'm reposting things I made this past year. If you look closely at the deer tracks you'll see I added the hint that they're double registering (hind foot is stepping into the same spot as front foot).

Neil’s appointment is groundbreaking and we are delighted to see it. It means thousands of non-religious service personnel will have access to like-minded pastoral support that genuinely reflects their values and worldview. Read more on our website. humanists.uk/2025/10/07/f...

An Important Information Film. Please share widely so that more people receive the information. Tickets: www.mickperrin.com/tours/alasdair-beckett-king-king-of-crumbs

Let’s have a look at a crazy Twitter to newspaper pipeline story and debunk as we go! 🔎👍🏼 16th Nov the “Britain is Broken” account shared the following post claiming “Tesco are no longer celebrating Christmas” With a picture of their “Evergreen” Trees 2.2Million views to date🙄 🧵1/26

I’m always bragging about my brilliant books on here so I probably ought to balance that by letting you know I got TWO rejection emails yesterday, one of which said my ideas were “too educational” and not “commercial” enough. You can help me prove them wrong by buying lots of my books.

Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default. Here's how to turn it off. First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner

🦕We’re delighted to announce that DinoCon 2026 will be held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole on Sat 25th & Sun 26th July, 2026!🦖 Tickets will be on sale in January but you can book your room with a massive discount NOW! More details can be found on our website www.dinocon.co.uk

We've gotten so many of these pieces where a liberal engages in a good-faith effort to understand Trump voters. Every time, they discover that there's no deeper sympathetic reason they hold their views. They're just misinformed and hateful. My own efforts have found this too.

I am the very model of an antique land's colossal mess, My trunkless legs the question begs: did I wear t-shirts or a vest? Though king of kings the joy that brings is tempered by this sad decay, My sneering, frowning face a clue: I wish this sand would go away.

Reform UK has received an award for being the organisation that engaged in the “most prolific promotion of pseudoscience” during 2025 - @bylinetimes.bsky.social bylinetimes.com/2025/10/29/r...

Road to Wigan Pier is a rant of a book. But it goes so hard on why it’s evil to begrudge the poorest simple pleasures.

Here's Wakefield Green Party campaigner Olli delivering some inspiring words at the Wakefield Stand Up To Racism anti-racism protest today. Wakefield Green Party will always proudly stand in solidarity with our community against bigotry and intolerance and hatred. Down with racism!

Many sea stars begin life as young fairy-like creature (called a brachiolaria) that float through the open ocean. Eventually, a small star forms within them (here in yellow). The fairy-like brachiolaria sinks under the star’s weight, and the star pops out! 🎥@the_story_of_a_biologist (on Insta)

A great article from Rachel, who really understands the heart and soul of Dad’s work.

working on a new unified theory of american reality i'm calling "everyone is twelve now"