Whilst we’re in the thick of early-year marathon season #RunSky 😅 www.runnersworld.com/news/a707942...

'Police gave chase hoping to retrieve the haul, but the thieves just gave them two fingers'

I'm delighted to launch the 2026 World SF bundle today! FIFTEEN books for just $30! Our biggest bundle yet! With @tadethompson.bsky.social, @aliettedebodard.com, @lavanya.bsky.social and many more! Plus supporting @locusmag.bsky.social! Reposts appreciated! storybundle.com/scifi

I was looking for something about agricultural diets but found this Victorian version of the Distracted Boyfriend meme

The latest novel in this entirely original science-fiction series features a human-size mantis shrimp as an "uplifted" species. It's ambitious and fantastic, says sci-fi columnist Emily H. Wilson

District elections will be held across Oxfordshire on 7 May. Are you ready to vote? 🧵 1. Find out if you are registered to vote : www.electoralcommission.org.uk/i-am-a/voter... 2. If you are not, register by 20 April at: www.gov.uk/register-to-.... 1/3

If you attend the GP three or more times for the same issue, and your symptoms are not improving, or not all of them, or are getting worse, the GP should rethink, reconsider, and review your case. They should assess the original diagnosis, consider alternatives, ask for second opinions,

I've been unemployed for a few months. I now set myself pretend jobs to prevent the rot setting in. My son thinks this guy is funny, which is a good enough excuse to make something. Any requests?

Someone in Anchorage’s Fur Rondy Snow Sculpture competition did the giant, snowman eating, tentacle monster from Calvin & Hobbes and I just have to say: they straight up killed it.

Ok I have far too much to do today to spend more than 2 minutes on this but here’s my political cartoon of the day, please enjoy

Throwback to something worth repeating.

It’s 10 February, which can only mean one thing. YES, OF COURSE! It’s the 671st anniversary of the townsfolk and students of Oxford marking Saint Scholastica’s day by... er, hammering shit out of each other until over 90 people were dead 🧵

#DEAL ALERT! One clickers untie because this is a rare Kindle UK #sale alert from me - SHROUD @aptshadow.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle UK for a limited time only! amzn.to/4qhSEqF #Shroud #ad

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition. Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I was laid off from the Washington Post today, along with hundreds (!!!) of incredible colleagues. If you need a data journalist, chart designer, or wacky-idea-specialist, give me a shout!

Amid the hundreds of colleagues we’ve lost today, I wanted to highlight the BRILLIANT data/graphics folks who any newsroom should be fighting to hire right now—threading here:

A Conventional Boy by @cstross.bsky.social is currently a quid on Kindle. If you're even a little bit into TTRPGs, it is glorious. (I also need to scour the thrift shops to find a dollhouse-sized teapot for my dice bag.)

IKEA has The Luggage

Today's blog from the Oxford Sausage is about the Rumble Museum at Cheney School: theoxfordsausage.com/at-the-rumbl...

I keep shaking my head (complimentary) about Franco Manca's January 'Map My Pizza Run' offer - feels like an ingenious combination of exercise, ingenuity and accountability (and data art, of course) www.francomanca.co.uk/stories-and-...

Latest newsletter almost ready to go but won't be sent until Friday so final chance to swoop up in with a subscription and see a curated collection of 50 excellent data viz things land in your inbox visualisingdata.com/newsletter/

The Open Visualization Academy launches on FRIDAY! openvisualizationacademy.org More information in our newsletter: openvisualizationacademy.beehiiv.com/p/the-open-v... #dataViz #dataVisualization #infographics #dataJournalism

By the way, the journalists and designers at the Star Tribune are doing an incredible job. Principled, courageous, and rigorous.

NEW! Happy to share news of a scheduled virtual 'Masterclass in Data Visualisation' public training course taking place live/online over 14-16 April, 9am-1pm (UK, BST) each day. Registration open to anyone and everyone now! visualisingdata.com/2026/01/new-...

Hey UK readers, apparently there are a bunch of kindle daily deals on my stuff this month! Keep your eyes peeled!

Christmas may be coming, but I’ll be damned if I have to give away its speed or heading

An absolutely brilliant read, by Kate Mossman, on a plane crash that never was. Features Bryan Ferry being extraordinarily calm. www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2...?

Designed in my brain with movable type, vintage printing plates and linocut, and printed on a tiny press by hand, taking five impressions to print each card. Each has unique details making them one-off. No AI, just real art made by a real person. Last chance for shipping next week!

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posted by a friend who is Professor of Molecular Biophysics. PM me if you have any ideas and want to be put in touch.

If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

Well this is depressing and familiar >> I scored 90% on Have I Got Phobia For You. Test yourself here www.higpfy.co.uk

If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!

Oh there's a @kierongillen.bsky.social Image Comics Humble Bundle going right now, featuring all our Image work together as well as DIE and The Power Fantasy! www.humblebundle.com/books/roll-f...

Severndroog Castle, a tall folly in southeast London that offers clear views across the city, is going to trial an evening opening of its rooftop viewing platform. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...

UK readers, we got a coupon thing!

Are you a student in #Scotland? You could enter our infographic competition & win a lovely bundle of books related to maths, stats, biology & fiction by Scottish authors. Closing date 10th October at midnight. Enter here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... Please share! #MathsWeekScot

One of the unexpected things I've learned from my advocacy for trans people is how malignant parts of the State can be, how it can misuse data for positively evil purposes. It's taught me people can't be safe with a digital ID card and so I've signed this. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read. They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

Behold a lovely stamp sheet by Chris Ware ... ... where each stamp shows a moment in the day of a postwoman apparently it's the first time anyone has tried to tell a story with a stamp sheet item #1 in my latest "Linkfest" newsletter, free here: buttondown.com/clivethompso...

I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️ "Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"

Excited to see this. It will open at Oriel on Oct 3rd for a week and a bit (open to the public and free) before moving across the street for the rest of Michelmas term at St Mary’s the University Church (still free, longer opening hours). www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/new-det...

JUSTICE FOR THE EM DASH (from @ellecordova.bsky.social) youtube.com/shorts/XKsPa...

Nigel Farage, leader of the seventh largest party in Oxfordshire, has used a speech at London Oxford Airport in Kidlington to announce a plan for “a five-year emergency programme to identify, detain and deport illegal migrants”.

If you have an emergency phone you don't want someone to find out about, please be aware that this is happening soon.