I was up in Merseyside at the weekend, and the new class 777s carry batteries, mainly because treasury refused to authorise a two mile extension of third rail electrification.

Another season. Another study in class relations and Treasury fools

Loch Ericht

Una and Una didn't disappoint. So, let's return to Vanguard, in a way, with No. 20 of my #startrek anniversary reads: "Star Trek - The Original Series: Harm's Way" by @davidmack.pro

Same here, I suggested secure apartment blocks when the expenses scandal hit.

It's only a problematic drinking culture if it's from the problematic drinking culture region of France. Otherwise it's just Westminster bubbles.

The looksmaxxing has predictably interfered with the basic knowledge of reproductionmaxxing

It's hard not to see similarities to the rhetoric drivers use against cyclists. They dehumanize us and say we deserve to get hit for daring to bike in the road. Cyclists are scolded for being "too mean" when we rightfully get mad about that and our friends being killed.

I want cis Americans to sit uncomfortably with the fact that most of these restrictions were ushered in through the liberal act of "just asking questions" about trans people.

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller April 27,1945

Another week begins on the railway between the island and the mainland. Starting with an afternoon standby shift. #TrainLife

The spread of viruses, like misinformation.

this is quite the transcript

Yeah like the bullshit and antisemitism of the bacon sandwich "scandal" was off the scale, you have to feel for the man. But the Ed Stone was a horrible tragedy of his own making (I don't care if his advisors told him to do it, he agreed to it!)

Pentland Hills Regional Park. Pic: IG/snapsbyshirin

She has literally spent the last 8 years lecturing everyone on how they should think, speak and act regarding trans people. She celebrated a court win against trans rights by posting a pic of herself huffing a cigar on the deck of her superyacht, and yet she talks about other people's entitlement???

NLS's overlay maps, comparing historic maps against modern imagery and data, are something very very special.

This is the landscape that AI (specifically LLMs) has crash-landed into. A tool that has horrific impacts on learning outcomes, cognitive abilities, critical thinking, skills development (including writing), and mental health is being pushed on, and by, K-12 schools and colleges and universities.

In the end there's no legacy-defining policy achievement President Trump cares about since he has no convictions and does not care about other people. To him his greatest lifetime achievement will be the largest building at the primest location with his name slapped on it.

Filey. High tide.

When radioactivity was discovered, there was a rush to market for all sorts of radioactive consumer goods. There were water jugs made out of uranium glass, for example. I think about that a lot these days whenever I see AI products being marketed to consumers.

there's something disgusting about cis ppl using hrt for sexual kicks while calling me a pervert for using it to reduce suicidal ideation.

Just generally speaking, public attitudes to *known paodophilia* have arrived at a place that would’ve been unimaginable at the turn of the century. It feels weird to write it, but it’s become a forgivable transgression (depending on who does it) in the public eye.

“He pulls a Calippo, you pull a Cornetto. He sends a 99 to the park, you send hundreds and thousands with chocolate sauce to the soft play centre. That’s the Cambridge way” www.cambridgeindependent.co.uk/news/ice-cre...

truth coming out of her cup noodles to shame mankind

TRUMP: *starts illegal war crashes economy disappears people off the streets unleashes government death squads to execute Americans for protesting loots the treasury and is just super fuckin' racist every day* DEMOCRATS: Guy's not doin' great for America NEWS MEDIA: Wow. Let's tone it down, huh?

Its going to be amazing how many people were against it from the beginning

Trump: I'm going to destroy an entire civilization. We're going to keep killing people in boats. Senator Kelly should be executed. ICE protesters are domestic terrorists. Immigrants are vermin. Raskin: Donald Trump is bad for this country. Bash: Do you regret your heated rhetoric, Rep. Raskin?

Just to be safe, we should also probably hold legally accountable every social media platforms on which those people said those mean things about Donald Trump, except for X because that's the free speech platform where "the people" are allowed to have their say.

it's gonna be so gross when they redo the WHCD and all the press give trump a standing ovation for being a Very Brave Boy

Every single day that I take a shift as a substitute teacher I have to look at where the emergency backpack is, where the looped chain and anchor for the door is, if the opaque internal window covers by doors are in good shape, and the safest corner of the room to huddle the children.

They loved Farage when he was on the fringes - a loud mouthed provocateur driving UK politics to right. But now he's become too powerful, and there's a risk he could come to power. His mob-led populist politics could directly harm those who previously found him useful to deregulate the UK.

The narcissistic injury that started it all: President Obama roasts Donald Trump at the 2011 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

I see a lot of reasonably anti-Trump people angry at this, but at this point that requires being in a state of denial about how bad SCTOUS has gotten. Court packing is bad in the same way nobody wants their leg amputated, but it's the lesser evil when it's only way to save the patient from gangrene.

"The incumbent congressman for our district hasn't done enough to get Denmark off the metric system, but that will change *immediately* when I am sworn into office."

he's not given the slightest hint of what he thinks he's trying to achieve, why not just give himself a break and go home

Sunset over the docks in Liverpool.

I go to therapy because my parents didn't.

@apiln.bsky.social Glad to see that beach parking woes are the same the world over. This one is extra tasty though

A first for me. Train to Lakeside in Essex. I have bussed here in the past, but a newish local bus service my end to get to C2C rail makes it a doddle.

Farage is a racist. Reform is a racist party. You don’t *have* to be racist to vote for Reform, but…. it’s looking more and more likely.

950001 Rolls into platform 3 at York, for a quick change ends procedure before heading off to Scarborough. #Class150 #NetworkRail #DerbyRTC #York

Rupert 🥺

One week ago, we put out a call for aid. And so far more than 100 of you have signed up to help your favourite museum of growlers, gashes and g-spots in a very tight spot. Will you join the multitudes of eager beavers who make the Vagina Museum happen?

re Labour leadership - there's three years to the next general election, and the "controllable" that will have the biggest impact on Labour's fortunes will be how well (or badly) they do at running the country. So just go for the person you think will be best at running the country for three years.

Politico: "Badenoch will speak to media around 10.a.m...to unveil her party’s new 'Plan for Drivers.' It includes the eye-catching plans to abolish 24-hour bus lanes to ease traffic congestion" Ludicrous policy. Buses are used by millions of people every day. This will make all their lives harder.

The man recently detained in the Israeli city of Modiin for wearing a kippah with the Israeli and Palestinian flags on it writes about his ordeal. He had been working in a cafe. As you can see in the picture, the police cut the flag out of his kippah /1 www.linkedin.com/posts/alexsi...