When Trump loses Joe Rogan:

dawg. did they really have some guy walk around in the parade, just holding up a drone?

If you’re not angry, you’re not paying attention. 🎥: Time, 💬 Greta Thunberg

From the piece: "I believe ardently that nonviolent resistance is in the big picture and the long term the most effective strategy, but that doesn't mean it must be polite, placid, or please our opponents, not least because nothing ever will and they'll lie and distort no matter what."

Full riot gear, massive line of them, armed and trigger happy: all scared shitless of a woman in shorts trying to get home. Disgusting.

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office posts a video of Emperor Palpatine reciting Donald Trump’s Truth Social post about L.A. via @swholocron.bsky.social

Whenever I get sad at the thought of far right and fascist uprising in this country, there are two instances in British history that I love to think about which reminds me who we truly are and the values we should hold on to:

Newsom: "Democracy is under assault before our eyes. This moment we have feared has arrived. He's taking a wrecking ball to our Founding Father's historic project."

Divided loyalties for me today with the big game, when I lived in Houghton I supported Sunderland but now I'm in Sheffield, Blades are my team. Still, chuffed for Sunderland today if disappointed for Sheffield Utd.

Lol, I gave Austria my lowest score (3) and wrote "unexpected opera in bagging area".

Austria: unexpected opera in bagging area #eurovision

I'm enjoying pronouncing Eurovision like a Finn. You pronounce every single letter.

🚨 Statement from ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe: — Says Met police investigation into him has been dropped — Calls Farage a “coward and a viper” — Reform group is “not fit to be MPs” — “Nigel Farage must never be PM” — Promises “an alternative to the rotten leadership of Reform [very soon]”

Maybe we should choose the next ABC by lot like they chose Matthias?

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There's a made up quote from the new Pope doing the rounds on my socials. Google these things guys! The only source is a Facebook page called the Daily Catholic. It's a nice sentiment but the new Pope didn't say it!

Trump Absent-Mindedly Snacks On Constitution

I just cut out 153 fish from silver card. Guess what the gospel reading is tomorrow!

I have just bought a Joy Division T-shirt on Sainsburys which has put me in mind of the Withnail and I quote "they're selling Beatles wigs in Woolworths".

Just made the mistake of reading the comments about Reform's victory in local Facebook groups

Ugh, Reform won by quite a margin for my council seat 😞

If you like true crime, I recommend The Essex Millionaire Murders - really shocking, doesn't go in the direction you expect! On ITV X.

What sort of Black Mirror shit is this in the centre of Sheffield?

I know people have their criticisms of the Community Notes system but, boy, they really do have their moments

Holy Saturday, between death and Resurrection, is a good day to meditate on the line from the Nicene Creed, “he descended into Hell”, or “to the dead.” At midday prayer the reading was 1 Peter 3:17-19, “in which also he went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison.”

Here's a helpful meditation for this weekend: bryonytaylor.com/2025/04/16/a...

"May the fiery and honey-sweet power of your love, O Lord, wean me from all things under heaven, so that I may die for love of your love, as you deigned to die for love of my love." #SaintFrancisOfAssisi

A short blog post for you this Holy Week: bryonytaylor.com/2025/04/16/a...

Spotify is down

I explained it to several young teens today: imagine we wanted you to become more self-sufficient in the kitchen, so we decided to charge you $20 every time you got takeout. But also we have no food in the house, we won't let you go to the store, and also you don't know how to cook.

When will they get the wearing of vestments right in TV drama - the stole goes *under* the chasuble. I'm looking at you This City is Ours!

See the little dot circled in red? That's the Heard and McDonald Islands. They are uninhabited, require a permit to visit, and are a two week sail from Australia. Trump just put a 10% tariff on their exports, of which there are none. Know what country didn't get any tariffs? Russia.

It's all gone a bit Liz Truss but on a massive scale

Increasingly agreeing with Anthony Scaramucci that Trump is 'brexiting' from the world. All the same empty promises, with all the same catastrophic outcomes.

I think this nails it.

Thank you to everyone who has signed our petition, 6,000+! Authors deserve to have a livelihood and compensation from their work, if you haven't signed do so now 👇

We are calling for action on vicars' pensions: www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Congrats to the fine people of the Badger state for handing Elon Musk his own ass on a platter

Media-world: "Make a martyr out of her yadda yadda yadda." Normie-world: "If I got a four year jail sentence for fraud, even if it was suspended or on tag, I'd have to tell my boss, I'd be fired and I wouldn't get another job."

Not gonna lie, I’m absolutely wiped out after doing this, just so exhausted. It was a really draining experience!

Gotta love Bernie! ❤️ Still. In. It. To. Win. It. 😎✨

recently chatted to a friend who moves in Those Circles in the US but isn't American despite living there and she truly is losing her entire mind at their collectie complacency, kept telling me she just felt insane, as a European, watching people just completely fail to panic

Next week we are having a holiday in Belfast and Northern Ireland. Please send me your tips for what to see and great walks, especially unusual ones.

Summary of the proposed welfare changes by the government today

Kind of enjoying Protection on ITV X but it is full of plot holes. I'm only continuing to watch because of Siobhan Finneran.

Today is the Ides of March. Here is Julius Caesar stabbed in the back (in fact he was stabbed in the front). He defended himself with his stylus (I talk about pens as a key attribute of emperors in my recent emperor book).

This is one of the best dramas I've ever seen. Episode 3 (of 4) in particular is a masterpiece. Really recommend this. Each episode is filmed in one shot. The performances are exquisite, particularly the teenage actors. Deserves all the awards going. 10/10. www.netflix.com/gb/title/817...