Thomas House of Dublin exhibiting the pro-human solidarity that all of us should demonstrate.

OMG this episode title

Anyway if you’re under 40 you might take a moment to recognize that no matter how cringe you might find gay men’s choirs, they did a lot of work keeping actual people alive during a desperate time and your cynical shitposting makes you look dumb as fucking hell

Latest development in stopping shoplifting in supermarkets is passive aggressive notices.

This morning there were people queuing outside Sports Direct since 4:30am for Pokémon cards. You have to admire the commitment.

God I love this country. We're just so ridiculous.

I discovered last night that the BG Stats app doesn't back up your data unless you opt in in the settings. So I lost 6 months of data when my phone died because I didn't know that. I'm absolutely baffled as to why a data gathering app doesn't back up said data automatically. Oh well. #Boardgamesky

Yeesh.

if Burnham wins tonight they're going to use this to remove the roof off No10 then yeet Keir out with a cherry picker

Landlord at a place I lived not only wanted to keep all the deposit, but tried to charge us the same again. Almost the whole laundry list of reasons for this were struck off when it was challenged by a solicitor.

Looks like the new phone I've not even had that long might be fragged.

Years and years of the dehumanisation engine whirring away and now we've got a government basically paying the French to use water cannons on asylum seekers. Water cannons that can't be used in the UK, besides Northern Ireland, which is another story in itself.

Outstanding work here. 10/10 no notes.

What's the Father's Day equivalent of flowers on Mother's Day?

Got a new bag. Now beginning the process of making it less boring.

The Brianna Ghey situation increasingly feels like if Matthew Shepherd's parents had gone around saying it was a drug deal gone wrong tbh.

These must be an absolute nightmare to put on.

I got directions to Desire if anyone's interested.

Love how ads for gambling companies are basically everywhere now. This is what happens when you pause something on the Channel 4 app.

Loving how after years and years and years of people being told about the importance of data security online. The danger of phishing scams, etc, the government is now basically going 'Yeah, forget all that shit. Give all your data to this questionable company, they're totally legit. Trust me".

If politicians really want to “save childhood,” they can start by ensuring every child has three meals a day, a safe place to sleep, and safe access to education. Banning social media does nothing to help kids who don’t have basic resources.

But that is exactly how the suffragettes operated. With a nationwide organisation of sleeper cells of arsonists and bombers. I’m gratefully people have reached out and referenced my work today. I remain (I believe) the only academic expert on the terrorism of the suffragettes. Links below:

A discussion about the social media ban on under 16s. BBC: “You’re gong to have a lot more time to fill. What will you do?” Student: “Stare at a wall.”

Curious as to what OF creators think of the BBC's new programme. Very obvious that OFM's intentionally target average earners with promises of big returns. Lily Phillips makes some really good points, especially about sex workers not being seen as real people.

Why is there a £200 difference in price between these? Looking at laptops is making my brain hurt.

At my local cinema a month after release Obsession has as many screenings as Spielberg's new film Disclosure Day.

NEW | Raging about stupid policy from a desperate PM… MAKING MEDIA STUDIES COMPULSORY WOULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE THAN A SOCIAL MEDIA BAN Teach kids how to truly understand what they're bombarded; don’t pretend we can prevent them from encountering it. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/making-med...

Not sure what it's like elsewhere but it's interesting how in WH Smith* 2000AD, Commando, and assorted UK Marvel/DC books aren't with Comics. 'Comics' apparently means brightly coloured books wrapped in plastic with something stuck to the front cover. *Everyone still calls it WH Smith.

Roger Cook's approach to current affairs and investigative journalism in The Cook Report undoubtedly lead the way for Rogue Traders and other similar consumer affairs programmes.

These useless cunts are so fucking devoid of ideas that they're once again going back to the talking points of the nineties, this time to ban video games

I'm convinced Ofcom is actually just one overworked and tired person in a small office with a broken light that flickers intermittently.

"I am announcing today that children aged 16 and under will no longer be able to leave the house. This is a firm but fair approach. The Outside is a scary place and anything can happen".

It's almost as if the whole point of the past seven years of law and policy on this issue was neither protecting children nor fixing social media nor curbing big tech, but building both a domestic surveillance tech sector and a captive market for it. internet.exchangepoint.tech/the-dog-that...

Will never cease to amaze me how government views young people as a problem to be dealt with, rather than something worthy of investment. We live on a cursed island.

“Fatima’s next job won’t be in cyber because the government won’t let her online.”

Played 4 player Wondrous Creatures. Bit of a brain burner. The game really ramps up in the back half. I'm a big fan of games where there's no real clear winner until the end due to different scoring mechanics. #boardgamesky

Nothing makes you feel distinctly unfit like seeing people that have just done the Leeds 10K in town.

I'm reminded of Joel Goodman's viral photo of New Year's Eve in Manchester 2016. Different cities, different countries, but both capture something that looks like it could be a Renaissance painting.

This is very wholesome.

Watching The Craft. I'm struck by how this is a really good exploration of female friendship, power dynamics and most of all rage. Fairuza Balk is outstanding as Nancy.

I had no idea what this track was called or who it was by, I just searched for 'Pablo Escobar song'. Turns out it's a Boyz Noize remix of JENNIE's remix of Tame Impala's track Dracula.

Perfect timeline synergy here. CC @brainmage.bsky.social

I don't think anyone has ever been this excited about an online assessment.

Someone get him a new ball right now!

Watching some folks in my industry trip over themselves to dogpile this lady to essentially say "shut up & dribble" has been so disappointing & it's the exact reason why so many below-the-line folks fear publicly talking about exploitive work conditions.

BBC: “So what advice did David Hockney give to you?” BBC Guest: “Fuck everyone.”

New Phantasm looks interesting.

Kind of want a follow up to Masters of the Universe just to piss off the columnists and YouTubers that are cackling like Skeletor at its perceived failure.