The Senedd elections in May will be running on a new voting system based on PR. When I am door knocking I keep talking to people who have no awareness of this fact. They are planning their vote as if it were FPTP. They don't realise there will be no candidate names on the ballot. >

Cuba is being activly starved by the United States, and the world is standing by. All for the crime of resisting western Imperialism. for building a functioning state in spite of an illegal embargo that has haunted them for the better part of a century. 🇨🇺 But they want you angry at Iran. 🇮🇷

a dear god 🧵

Missing dog in the CF63 area of Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 please share 🐾❤️

Teachtaireacht na Féile Pádraig ón Uachtarán Catherine Connolly St Patrick's Day Message from President Catherine Connolly youtu.be/JqP29E2kTJk?...

the flag ahem enthusiast living over the road is flying something called 'The Christian Flag' today, on St. Patrick's Day, oddly (usually so faithful to the prevailing theme) Not sure what to parse from this - anti-catholic? american?

© Elliott Erwitt Ernesto Che Guevara, Havana, Cuba, 1964

The full performance of “I Lied To You” from ‘SINNERS’ at the 98th Oscars. #Sinners #Oscars2026

Marty Supreme reduced from 19.99 to 9.99 on streaming this morning

europeans when asked to help unblock the strait of hormuz

Dawn at My Lai, March 16, 2026

The Oscars: Covering Real News is Too Expensive So We Watched TV and Here Are The Highlights

Another gift article. I vividly remember poring over this book in my youth. People in my general age range may feel similarly nostalgic: www.nytimes.com/2026/03/15/b...

if you haven't watched this yet - such a great, important film #iplayer

🚨Shopify Store Owners🚨 Shopify is getting ready to add your shop to Chat GPT w/o your permission. They are being intentionally vague about the launch date in hopes that you will forget. They KNOW that no one wants this. Be sure to keep checking "sales channels" in your Admin panel. Fuck Gen AI.

The ol’ TVZ chord trick. One of his signatures for sure. Once you pick up on it you start hearing it in many of his other tunes.

these days, online surveys be like

first hot cross bun of the season, perfectly toasted, no messing

Hurray - finally out today now playing

Now I'm in the car, her website is www.opusanglicanumembroidery.com

a thread of JOY

it took a war for me to learn where the Falkland Islands were and what they looked like from above these days it's the Strait of Hormuz

Hi ha competicions de masculinitat que són coses tipus “qui passa més temps a la feina”, “més minuts submergit en gel”, “dormir menys hores” o “passar més estona sense distraccions”. Fent uns càlculs, em surt que molts veurien una estada als gulags de Stalin com el paradís dels mascles alfa.

Sad news. RSC: We are saddened to hear of the death of Jane Lapotaire. A truly brilliant actress her RSC credits include Piaf, winning her TONY & Olivier awards, & Gertrude opposite Kenneth Branagh in Adrian Noble’s Hamlet. RIP.

the wood pigeons are *at it* again

email from energy provider alerting me to prices going *down* from April ed:shome mishtake shurely

thank you to who it was that recommended this www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

pair of wood pigeons unsuccessfully trying to have sex on a twig - cat and I are fascinated

out of the corner of my eye it looked like worms were falling from the sky but it turns out it's time for catkin autumn

essential

this is good and makes me feel very clever that I already moved over 😏

#SpringArrivalSpotlights are back, and we’re kicking off with Chiffchaffs! Flitting back from Southern Europe & North Africa through March-April, their sweet 'chiff-chaff' song is the sound of spring. Listen for them in parks and hedgerows. Have you heard one calling near you?

it's a rosy-fingered dawn alright today and the blackbird's song is giving me all the feels

As Grenfell Tower is taken down, I didn't realise it had these beautiful beams shooting up into the night sky. Forever in our hearts. 💚

might be a good time to switch to @eurosky.social I dunno. I did. It's the same, but for how long? Maybe an OK non-venture-capitalist open source type might take it on 🙏🕯️

nothing more fulfilling on a lenten monday evening than presiding over the unctuous culinary process of a humble mushroom risotto

And suddenly, a Democrat without fear 😮 Like seeing a unicorn 💖

scenes from an overlooked residential carpark (not mine) long-missed family members re-uniting with bunches of roses and wine young girl in saturday nite fit, applying nipple covers before driving off

In an interesting turn of events, Mum phoned to say how pleased she was with this week’s Ocado order. The Hermesetas dispensers arriving in a separate sealed pack with Dad’s new y-fronts particularly amused her.

paid 1.36 per litre today at the same garage last week it was 1.31

I must say Channel 4 evening news is giving me what little media coverage I am able to bear atm

Professor Jiang Xueqin warned that if the U.S. entered a war with Iran it could become a long, costly conflict. His prediction: geography, regional alliances, and asymmetric warfare might make victory far harder than many expect.

changed bed linen - cat got there first 🙄

oatcakes, shropshire blue, pataks aubergine pickle, cucumber slices heaven

Omar Lawson, American (1998- ), Good to See You, 2025, mixed media on canvas, 182.9 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm, private collection

Hegseth exuding serious 'I love the smell of napalm in the morning' energy horrible

Private Eye on the money as per

Peak zeitgeist…