"People are feeling hope." @zackpolanski.bsky.social appears on Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg as the Green Party overtakes the Conservatives in terms of membership 📈

This is a fascinating listen on how researchers uncover rural LGBT+ lives in the archive, and the difficulties in doing so compared to in urban histories:

Added cherries to the rotation of frozen fruit that I add to my overnight oats, and all I can say is that this was an impeccable perfect incredible choice, well done me

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1673

No, I am not giving my wallet id to Bluesky so I continue not to be able to see my DMs, but now there is a tantalising unread count there, sorry if it’s you. Not ignoring you just can’t actually see them.

Gingerbread Oreos are my new favourite special flavour of anything

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

Bright-eyed, bushy-tailed? 1st of October (Bob Bushtail, 1941) Artist: A Macgregor

The idea of having to read books on my phone sucks and I personally can’t do it, but the drm free ones can be transferred to kobo, so we’re GETTING THERE

What if we weren’t governed by racists though

so weird to have niall breslin and grimmy on the radio at the same time (I love niall's radio show, obsessed with it)

Proper autumnal chill in the air this morning, me shivering as I put the coffee machine on. Not entirely sure it called for me humming Rudolph the red nosed reindeer as I opened the curtains, but the brain does what it does

One day, nearly 2000 years ago, a cat dashed across some drying tiles, somewhere near Hadrian's Wall. It's immortality of a kind, isn't it?

Think I cried laughing at the final task in taskmaster

Just when the world needed him the most www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Don't know how I feel about Sophie Willan being the new Sewing Bee host. Cautiously curious?? ? But I was hoping for more Kiell tbh

Sometimes I really am living my best life and ordering the best things

News remains bad but Sainsbury’s order came yesterday, second time of ordering for the hot honey spicy Jaffa cakes but new to the fridge this week is spicy chilli laughing cow triangles, so who’s experience the world now, huh

Is anyone more of a wife guy than Columbo???

Looking for a knitting pattern for someone who hasn’t really knitted before, and they’d like to knit a triangle shawl/scarf. They’re coming to stay next month and want to learn while they’re here. Any suggestions? @rosieatlarge.bsky.social @emsiepopples.bsky.social @vae.bsky.social

I watched #gbbo and even though the bakers are nice and so is Alison Hammond, it’s really not that much fun anymore? You could be a really incredible amateur baker and still not be able to do the feats of design required. Boooo for change

@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "The challenge to the Lab govt is if you really want to stop Reform & the rise of the right, stop aping them, stop copying them. When Farage does a press conference that demonises migrants.. Starmer can't even criticise that, in fact he implicitly gives it the nod"

Labour reneged on all their pledges. As a party, you've whipped up hatred against trans people, disabled people, poor people, and immigrants. Your leadership glorifies racist thugs and are hiring staff from anti-LGBTQ hate groups. You don't get to talk about false hope or polarisation.

Telling it like it is, and cutting through.

the idea of politics being HOPEFUL instead of something to beat other people with. I would love to give my support to parties who aren't explicitly targeting minorities with hate speech and sanctions

When the Beano starts taking pops at you then it's probably time to question your amazing comms and policy strategy.

Just saw a bus stop ad for Hooch that said “By your side since ‘95” and I’m not sure I’m ready for an alcopop to be a heritage brand.

Starting the working week off right: spilling an entire cup of coffee all over my outfit (it was cute) and my chair (too tired to sort that out) and the new hardback library book I was reading

No, you’re spending Sunday watching Galavant and eating hot honey spicy Jaffa cakes

Actually, how about… “we understand their concerns. And they are stupid.”

Pedro Pascal might be in everything right now but we can confirm that he is not currently in The Museum of English Rural Life

if we were going to be played by someone in a movie, Pedro Pascal seems a natural choice. him or or maybe the Natural History Museum

Very possibly the most British road sign in Britain:

I admire Mo Salah's restraint. "Farewell". Really? Suleiman al-Obeid was killed by the IDF as he was queuing for food in Gaza. Say it, you cowards.

What a day for us all tbh, a year of fluffball posts

Devastatingly awful, fuck this party and fuck the climate that allows this

You’ll find this book in our ‘Accountability’ section.

Honestly, with hindsight, Radcliffe, Watson and Grint's public statements where they sided with trans people, expressed their support with no caveats, and willingly blew up any chances at future ties to the franchise has only gotten more and more noteworthy as more actors are revealed to be cowards

My brother, pushing my dad through the hospital in a wheelchair with quite a lot of enthusiasm (we were visiting someone), described his wheelchair approach as “the way i get a full trolley around b&q when I’m on a deadline”

Sure

Tragically I’m reading a book I solidly dislike but I’m over 50% through so I feel compelled to complete it for the wasted effort so far

Oh I want these

What kind of age check is this? It shouted "Papa!" and I shouted "Nicole!" and it said I was old enough

Spending Sunday afternoon watching Grease 2 (movie of all time) and nothing hits quite like cool rider

everyone who is mean about British food has simply never known the pleasures of drinking custard every day for one hundred years

I’m going to need someone else’s opinion on Amber in the archers (I’m a bit behind) @abbis.bsky.social @rosieatlarge.bsky.social

FACT OF THE WEEK, this time courtesy of the WWF (wildlife not wrestling): Oak trees generally live for 600 years, although they may live for 1000, and an oak tree is classed as ancient when it reaches 400 years old.

Quick question for people who like to make bookmarks, what are the cool kids using as a successor to old school delicious? Asking for a friend who needs tagging, name, small description

Today's puzzle: which letter(s) of the alphabet do NOT have a country starting with that letter? (not me and my current obsession of being able to list every country in the world)

It's FACT OF THE WEEK TIME: you can hear a blue whale's heartbeat from two miles away. The heart also weighs about the same as a volkswagen beetle and is five feet tall. (thanks, ocean institute)