This entire thread is a dreadful read, but a really essential one to understand how unnerving it can be for a public figure who has interaction with fans/creeps.

Post a gif of who you wanted to be as a kid.

Walking With Dinosaurs seemed to create a problem; when you can digitally reconstruct extinct animals, and present them in an observational doc style, a large part of the audience may be unaware how much of what is shown is based on educated guesses, or how "what is most likely" is decided.

Listening to a somewhat depressing #bbcfoodprogramme episode where numerous people are arguing that water should be treated as an aspirational, commercial product.

I always struggle with the "family resemblance" challenges, because I can never really work out what the judges are looking for. Mariah was a worthy winner, because her olympian truly became a drag queen (visual and performance transformation) #dragraceuk

“I have usernames older than you.”. Holy shit

That the Green candidate won by a significant vote share is the best news to wake up to. Congratulations Hannah Spencer! Hearing Reform came second was chilling at first - but seeing they are a distant second gives me hope that my countrymen are not all duped by them.

Reluctance to building density in the UK is an issue. I've been in Norfolk at my dad's place; he lives close to Norwich in what is essentially an 'overspill' town for the city, and it has grown a lot in 10 years, but all new dev. is detached single family homes with a small square of garden.

Has the demographics that go to live pop concerts changed? I feel like when I was going in my teens and 20s, there might be the odd "old person" (i.e. over 30 y.o.), but stuff like Taylor Swift seems to attract wealthy professionals in their 40s and 50s, which surely pushes the ticket price up.

BREAKING: Viewers of “Melania” Documentary Receive Call Telling Them They Will Die in 7 Days

Let's talk about who funds Reform. Let's talk about how disastrous Brexit has been. Let's talk about why Gorton & Denton must vote Green & stop Reform. Why so quiet, Nigel Farage?

I tried to film Sooz Kempner singing A Coral Room tonight, but it was too perfect not to just enjoy the moment. An amazing performer and entertainer.

Israel accepts Gaza death toll compiled by health authorities is broadly accurate

This is ticking along nicely still, would love to have you on board. I don't feel bad promoting it because I'm comfortably making a loss on it. Trailer from @matryer.bsky.social once more.

This has gone so ridiculously viral in multiple places. You better believe I’m annoyed I forgot to watermark it 😂 Glad you’re all enjoying it and thanks to you who keep tagging me in places for credit. The main thing is it’s giving people a giggle. You’re all great* *most of you are great

Ex Melania 28 Melanias Later

Fantastic, pointed, and written with furious élan. She v good. open.substack.com/pub/grainnem...

Placebo make theatre debut with score for Brecht production by Royal Shakespeare Company

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

think it's nice that all handbag manufacturers got together one day and collectively agreed that women only ever leave the house needing to carry either one single cigarette or an entire human man, it absolutely chimes in with how I live my life day-to-day

I'm not sure the best way to handle Trump's threats is for Starmer to repeatedly state that the prosperity of the UK - and pursuing peace/end of violence in Ukraine and Gaza - is dependent on the USA. That's just telling Trump he has all the leverage in this situation.

The very stable geniuses of British politics should not be allowed to forget their sycophancy towards Trump.

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‘Defecting to the reform party’ is a polite euphemism for telling guests at a dinner party that you need to go for a poo. “I’d love to hear all about your holiday in Sardinia but first I just need to defect to the reform party”

Damien Egan is a vice chair of Labour Friends of Israel - the pertinent reason for the planned pro-Palestine protest - but for some reason many of the headlines and prominent text of the articles focus on his Jewish faith. Seems like bad journalism to me 🤷‍♂️

Jenrick defection probably the dumbest thing he could have done. He could have been the top race science guy in the tory party, but now he's going to be a run-of-the-mill race science guy who needs to impress guys who believe a secret sect of Brown people control the traffic lights

Although this feels weird at first glance, it's believable after a few moments of thought: there is a socially conservative (and anti-immigration) "green" contingent that is primarily concerned with an unchanging rural idyll of village greens and farmland.

Can't believe this nugget seems to think that a valid reason for the USA to invade Greenland is that the USA could raise their GDP. How about you ask Greenland what they want first, or have you abandoned any pretence at democracy and a people's right to decide their own fate?!

£63m for a 5 year contract, presumably covering all BBC sites in the UK; given the vast quantity of shows the BBC creates, the number of guests who'd require private transport and the staff who'd need v. early/late hours transport (usual for businesses to do this)... this doesn't seem extravagant 🤷‍♂️

If the UK wanted to suppress free speech they would demand that everyone entering the country would have to divulge 5 years worth of social media history.

When you are the incumbent government, your re-election strategy is downstream of your governing record, which is what you should be preoccupied with now.

Running a country well is an impossibly difficult job. You need intelligence, economic literacy, the ability to inspire and the humility to listen. Nobody truly gets it right, and most are considered failures. Who thinks the answer to this conundrum is to elect the absolute worst of humanity?

2am: scared by Ramsay MacDonald PM turning his face very slightly between multiple identical photos of Stanley Baldwin PM

In my day we used manufacture consent for illegal military action, but I suppose the president never was big on consent.

If you only think about car clubs as a way of making money you may conclude they are “an evolutionary dead end”, but if you account for a fraction of the societal good (less congestion/parking stress) of reducing car use and ownership, you might instead conclude the model still has legs?

Whenever I see this sort of thing, I'm always curious if those asked actually cast their vote in past elections (if they were eligible to). It is terrifying though, personally, that the most vocally racist, anti-immigrant, "traditionalist"/anti LGBT+ parties are top of this poll.

The one that boils my piss is "'can I make matcha pancakes?', 'yes, here are some recipes'" 1. That's just a websearch and 2. As anybody who's searched online recipes will know, you'll likely need to cross-reference other sources, because many online recipes are poorly edited and inaccurate.

Bet it was Eccleston, the bastard.

Interesting BBC Rare Earth episode about wildlife in urban areas. I felt a kinship with the expert who differentiates between urban spaces supporting animals thanks to human food waste versus more "rewilded" urban spaces... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I've seen people complain that Picturehouse sent out a personalised Year in Review for 2024... well, mine doesn't include any personalisation. I'm happy that Picturehouse notes that I watched films, and that time is measured in hours.

Jerry Seinfeld: Whaaaaaaaats the deallll with Powerglides voooice?????? youtu.be/5PXIdwdqDyg?...

It's weird when somebody almost exactly describes your circumstances in an offhand comment, isn't it? 😄 Us zone 2, 2 bed/350K property dwellers do exist - however mythic we may sound.

This BBC kids tv advert from 1998 is still very impressive and very lovely

Happy #prehistoricplaneticeage day to all who are celebrating 🦣

Results from the #paleostream! Dodo, Oneirosaurus, Thikarisuchus and Bakiribu

I've loved Kate Bush's music for the past 30 years. Sooz is probably my favourite performer of her work, and in particular this song.

Our launch discount ends today. So it might be a good time to grab it if you were thinking about it! store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...

I don't know if I've told you all lately just how much I love Norwich.

Gambling companies claim there is “no social ill”. Yet harm falls hardest on the poorest communities — this is a tax on desperation. #GamblingReform #SocialJustice