My cats are named Cersei and Jaime. When the vet called "Cersei Ball" forward at the vets even the receptionist winced. And she then later offered to put a note on their file to say the cats have a different surname to me. So they're officially registered as the Lannisters.

Lego has a chance to do the funniest thing* *break up shipment of each tiny package of pieces up over 150 years

Anna Ancher,  Evening sun in the artist’s studio, c.1913 Danish painter #WomensArt

Just down the road. An astonishing monument to a beloved root vegetable. (This is the rear view.)

Yup. How and whether we can get back from here is the big question.

Ukrainian drones struck St. Petersburg's oil terminal on the opening day of Putin's economic forum. One of the largest Baltic oil hubs. 50 drones intercepted. Putin speaks Friday. Ukraine made its own statement first. Support link is in our Bio

Woop!

Deep time: James Hutton, Scottish Enlightenment naturalist, founder of modern geology, born #OTD 1726; pioneer of uniformitarianism, his landmark work Theory of the Earth recognised importance of gradual natural processes in formation of earth’s crust.300th Portrait by Raeburn 1776 ALT N.G. Scotland

This serves as your periodic reminder that Tickets to see the Bayeux Tapestries at the British Museum will be available to preorder from 1 July, and for British Museum members from 15 June.

Great story.

Henry Nowak was a young man with loving friends and family. From his sister: "I feel sad for those who never got to experience life with Henry, even though it was short. If you had known Henry, you would never had hurt him." From his university www.southampton.ac.uk/news/stateme...

Georgia O’Keeffe Black Petunia & White Morning-Glory II. 1926 #WomensArt

My library has jokes

Untitled, rainbows, 2006 by Gloria Mills Petyarre, Indigenous Australian artist #womensart

“You may choose to look the other way, but you can never again say that you did not know…” William Wilberforce (1759-1833), English Member of Parliament, philanthropist, powerful advocate for the abolition of the slave trade. Portrait by John Rising, 1790. Wilberforce House Museum, Hull

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NEW: Rep. Jamie Raskin is calling on Todd Blanche to resign. "[W]e must demand that Todd Blanche resign. An Attorney General who has disgraced himself by settling a bogus lawsuit with a $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded bonanza payout to convicted cop beaters."

*The Financial Times ran a piece which among other things discussed how a senior Green thinks my social media use is the party's 'biggest liability' and to show them just how wrong they are I'm going to crash out about it online.*

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In 2024 the Lib Dems had a record number of 72 MPs elected and in our manifesto we said we would uphold the Equality Act. That came as a welcome relief to many women who are concerned about our rights. You seem to be doing a u-turn on that promise to voters here and proposing to change the Act. Why?

URBAN: The allegations are terrible. If this were a Republican, you would be beating the hell out of them ANSARI: Donald Trump is in the president who's in the Epstein files with allegations from a 13 year old accusing him of rape

"Don't worry everyone, the Trump White House says that the CEOs of credit card companies are doing just fine! The credit card companies will not default -- they're going to get all that money they're owed by consumers. It's all good!"

A pithy response which I endorse.

27 May 1899 | German Sinti woman Elisabeth Freiwald was born in Saßmannshausen. In #Zigeunerlager (Gypsy camp) in #Auschwitz II-Birkenau from 14 March 1943. No. Z-3216 She perished in the camp on 24 November 1943. --- The fate of the Roma and Sinti in Auschwitz: https://bit.ly/44EVuxY

This one? x.com/unherd/statu...

Truth!

I doubt she gives a fuck. Would be my guess.

Also spotted someone else sharing Ian’s views from 2020 on JK Rowling. Where have Ian’s liberal values gone?

Contemporary painter Mary Pym, who was born in the Netherlands but who now lives in the UK #WomensArt

In response to Ian Dunt

Little guppy fish #painting #traditionalart #TradArt #art #artwork #watercolor #artist #artwork #artsky #ink #abstract #ethereal #ink

Every trans activist needs to address the issue in this piece and tell this woman why she is wrong. No hand-waving, no obfuscating, tell her why she’s wrong. If you can’t do that then you acknowledge there are trade-offs and it’s not that simple. And once you acknowledge that you’ll see more

CLIENT: These federal charges seem serious. What kind of sentence could I get? LAWYER: Depending on the next presidential election, you're looking at somewhere between life imprisonment and becoming a millionaire.

J'Acuzzi

London mayor blocks Palantir deal with Met Police www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A “fun” thing about the 1776 number is it makes it more clear how much the settlement agreement is corrupt. Todd Blanche signed his name to an official government document claiming this figure was “based on the projected valuation of future claimants’ claims,” which is clearly, obviously, a lie.

Hey You vessel-spotters and marine-warfare-specialist.. 1000 years ago The Vikings came down the Ukrainian rivers. Now we have some new objects lurking in the reeds. @vesselspotter.eurosky.social @pa.nton.cx @auonsson.bsky.social @maikmarahrens.bsky.social www.tv4.se/artikel/3Yte...

'Underground' (1932) by Thomas Cantrell Dugdale (Walker Art Gallery)

Characterful Lewis Chessmen! 12th-century chess pieces with wonderfully expressive eyes! 👀 From a large gaming hoard found on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, in 1831. National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh 📷 by me #MedievalMonday #Archaeology

The headline: 'Trans athlete forced to share 1st place with cisgender girls at track meet'. The ideological work done by erasing sex & substituting 'trans' & 'cisgender'. The reality: 'Male is allowed to share 1st place with a female at girls track meet.'

the president of the united states sued his own government for ten billion dollars and “settled” it by directing that government to use taxpayer money for a nearly two billion dollar slush fund to distribute to his political allies at will typing it out barely feels real

Peak toxic capitalism: When a president intentionally manipulates stock markets to make millions for himself, while half the country isn’t sure if it’s a crime or business savvy.

Bundibugyo ebolavirus outbreak in the DRC and Uganda has been declared a PHEIC by the WHO. The highest alert lever it has. This requires swift a and multinational response. Estimated death count is already 80! No vaccine, no rapid diagnostic tests. www.science.org/content/arti...

CNBC TV show footage of the far right march in London They've just about filled Parliament square With barely anyone between Parliament square and Trafalgar square On the cover image, look at the bottom, there's a giant screen, with pretty much no one to watch it

Kash Patel's "VIP Snorkel" with 9 guests, accompanied by Navy Seals, over the tomb of 900 sailors at Pearl Harbor: "[A]s disrespectful as playing kickball on top of the graves at Arlington." www.nytimes.com/2026/05/15/u...

'Rule Britannia' 'Unite the Kingdom' 'Account based in Thailand'... 🤔

King (1975).

"The good news is, Andy, is we've found you a seat to fight." [joke openly stolen from @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social ]