Solonga Kiltonga - The Movie 📻 youtu.be/EygKb_nDUZE?...

Unintentional comedy at its finest. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsGz...

Mount Saint Helens erupted on this day 46 years ago. John "Jack" V. Christianson took these photos from Mt. Adams, 54 km to the east, as his friend reacted to the eruption—really, the wholesale collapse of the volcano—at 8:32 am on 18 May 1980. Imagine what this must have been like to witness.

"Nisi decree you, decree you... NISI"

When people ask "why do you do what you do?" We're going to show them this 🥰 Thank you to everyone who has supported Base Arcade over the last 3 years. It means the world to us. And long may this insane adventure with arcade games and pinball continue See you June 12-14 💪

Sneaking a giant screen into the flagshagger march is one of the funniest things @ledbydonkeys.org have ever done. "STAY HYDRATED" 😂🤣😂

Atmosphere by Russ Abbot.

The sun will not set in Utqiaġvik, Alaska, until 2 August 😮 The annual “midnight sun” season began on 10 May, when the sun rose above the horizon at 2:57 a.m. @nws.noaa.gov Fairbanks captured the last sunset and sunrise in the northernmost city in the USA — for now.

RIP Alan Rothwell - David Barlow in Corrie, drug addict Nicholas Black in Brookside, but best known to a generation from Hickory House and Picture Box. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uTG...

I love this and I hope everyone who has the opportunity boos billionaire-owned, consumer facing "A.i." in public at every opportunity. We don't have to pretend it's cool if we don't think it's acceptable!

Starmer has lost Catherine West, but results are still being counted in Catherine East and Catherine Central

This is incredible... by which I mean, how the hell did they get these people to agree to do this? It's incredibly dull television but that's nothing compared to the experience of being one of the participants... youtu.be/jwmKQtIAOkY?...

So while my brain has no memory of this (brilliant) advert at all I do at least now know why in our house Jacob's Mikado biscuits were called "spring sprongs". youtu.be/fqWen--LgTA?...

So while my brain has no memory of this (brilliant) advert at all I do at least now know why in our house Jacob's Mikado biscuits were called "spring sprongs". youtu.be/fqWen--LgTA?...

Crossroads 1973: Meg visits an actual house which is totally not a photograph of a house followed by a studio set with a blue curtain for sky and that's definitely not a boom mic in shot (darling).

Nothing can prepare you for who's singing this National Anthem (via lpaulfranklin / TT)

Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking. It is the weights for Gemini Nano, Google's on-device LLM. Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it. www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-...

Wasn't really expecting to be notified of a new single by Haircut 100 in the second quarter of the 21st century TBH

Absolutely brilliant. #thesnooker

Wow!

Former Bosco presenter Gráinne Uí Mhaitiú has died at the age of 72

‘Live and let live’: Northern Ireland historian uncovers surprising era of tolerance of gay men

Bert and Ernie should have their own show. I don't want to have to watch Sesame Street to see what they're up to. I'm not 5

amusing myself greatly imagining the tone of voice in which camilla said "wow"

Passing this along - fucking scammers leveling up, here's a new one to pay attention to.

CHUNBY PEAS (nicked off X The Everything App, but I don't think it's been posted on here so it's fair game)

NI people: @translinknisupport.bsky.social has finally started using Bluesky. (Still calling cancellations "service adjustments" for some unfathomable reason.)

A group of amateur cyclists are set to take on a 400km trip from Co Wexford to Scotland in memory of former RTÉ journalist, Nick Sheridan.

Despite creating a billion-dollar franchise - with a new $200M budget Hollywood blockbuster launching in a month - the creator of He-Man's family were unable to afford his dementia and care facility costs, and had to setup a GoFundMe. Mattel gave $5,000.

“People talk about international diplomacy as a game of chess. It’s more like billiards” - Madeline Albright.

Really good video on RFI issues. youtu.be/oAsyJF_WnhM?...

I’d have just said 44 mins tbh @scottygb.bsky.social

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.

Man arrested for arson with intent to endanger life over a fire at a packed LGBT club on Saturday night. The club today looks completely destroyed. Thankfully nobody hurt. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's a seven-decade saga that charts the changing fortunes of the very long desk, co-starring ashtrays, telephones, banquettes, pulpits, piano lids and an over-enthusiastic electric fan. My history of BBC election studio furniture: nearertotheend.co.uk/2026/04/25/b...

If I’m being honest, I’m feeling pretty down about my small business. I’m working so hard but it’s been very quiet. It’s bloody difficult at the moment. Please have a look at what I do and repost to spread the word. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk

Yesterday I learned of the passing of former Downtown Radio News Editor Ken Johnston. Ken was the man who first gave me a job in radio. He was a gentleman who knew story telling, radio and news like no one else and I will always be forever grateful to him. youtu.be/PiYnHg9cqaE?...

streaming live sport is such a technical mess Rochdale v York tomorrow to win the league, aka greatest game in football history York sold 5,000 tickets to watch a livestream of the game in their stadium on big screens… but are asking everyone to delay celebrations because they can’t reduce the lag

Recently I was talking to find colleagues and said I that I felt like there should be a place for continuity announcers in iPlayer. Think they thought I was mad. But this style of announcement is - in my view - far more effective than putting some bland, generic warning text on screen.

Jump to 50 seconds in and listen to the music they use. Trust me. Your flabber will have never been so gasted.

For those of us who started our broadcasting careers at Downtown's studios at Kiltonga in Newtownards it's a sad day but times and requirements change and I wish today's Downtown/Cool team all the very best in their new home at City Quays in Belfast (and I'm looking forward to the grand tour!).

A radio ‘moment’ today being in the Downtown studio of 50+ years, as the new City Quays location takes over!

So @lastexittonowhere.bsky.social have made the best t shirt in the world. www.lastexittonowhere.com/catalogue/el...

It was great seeing the Malcolm in the Middle characters back together in Life's Still Unfair but it was generally a bit disappointing. 😐

This is glorious.