18th May 2026 05.18

He's got a point: inotternews.etsy.com/listing/1867...

If you see this, post your getaway vehicle.

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Today is International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia #IDAHOBIT We should be ashamed that this year, the UK has fallen again in the rankings for LGBT+ equality on the ILGA Rainbow map. 🧵

"Ordinary Britons" don't go to Nazi rallies

In 1927, the last wild European bison was shot. The bison was fully extinct in the wild, surviving only in zoos. A century later, thousands roam Europe again. Proof that conservation can work and that even seemingly doomed species can make a comeback.

17th May 2026 05.19

Amazinge how the manye techbro "defenders of civilization" on X clamoringe about the importance of understandinge the Odyssey (which thei do not: thei are wronge & racist) are also the same people yn favor of dismantlinge classics departmentes and humanityes researche. Illiterati. Fuckinge amateurs.

If they’re mad about Helen of Troy having brown skin, wait’ll they hear about Jesus.

I hope Burnham has the balls and sense to follow this line. Openly state that whoever wins, Labour is in favour of rejoining the EU. And sells it by stating the actual cost — no hazy predictions, just measurements for a decade. And don't say £240bn, say £8300 per household. Every single year.

If this isn't "designed to stir up hatred" against Jews, what is? Why are the Met not arresting them?

Free Hugs (part 2).

People who get AI to summarise everything so they can complete their doctorates should get the title ‘[tl;]Dr’

I know I probably have a chip on my shoulder about people claiming to do space archaeology when they're really doing something else. But this latest example really got under my skin. In March, the Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics posted this release: www.cfa.harvard.edu/news/space-a...

Today is Endangered Species Day. The Trump administration has rolled back protections for: —Wolverines —Sea turtles —Monarch butterflies —Bison —Polar bears —Rice's whales —Alligator snapping turtles —Saltmarsh sparrows —Florida panthers

I honestly think banning MPs' second jobs is the single most powerful immediate thing the Govt could do to dent Reform support. It's the right thing to do. It would be a strong move (and message) in cleaning up politics. And it would shine a light on the person hit hardest: Nigel Farage.

Have watched Good Omens S3. Derek Jacobi was a delight. Teared up when I saw the image of Terry. Sad that it is only 90 minutes of pure joy, but the ending feels good and right.

Trump hearing "cisgender" and thinking its "six genders" then getting all mad about it, thus forcing other Republicans to agree that the libs are now demanding there be six genders, is a perfect encapsulation of our Golden Age of Dickishness and Stupidity.

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Funny things still happen over at the bad place This guy put a prompt in his LinkedIn and now AI recruiters are writing him in Old English and calling him "my lord"

up, down, charm, strange, top, bottom

Who could possibly have foreseen any risks in placing vital local services inside premises owned by a private commercial company?

holy goddamn shit www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Great little piece by @semi_rad.

15th May 2026 05.14

In 3 weeks: the Supreme Court gutted the VRA, five Southern states moved to redraw their maps, and Virginia's pro-Democrat map was struck down. The midterm maths has shifted 8-11 seats toward Republicans. My latest midterms update + 8 tips for voters christinapagel.substack.com/p/midterms-u...

Trump's DOJ is now suing the DC Bar for disciplining top lawyers who tried to help Trump overturn the 2020 election. Anyone else remember when the DOJ and Attorney General were supposed to serve the American people, not serve as the president's personal attorney?

Thanks to Katie Carr on Threads, I just learned: in 1996, the cast of the newly-launched “Star Trek: Voyager” got together to do a feature for Parade magazine about the power of late-’90s technology. Behold its fabulously unhinged glory. 1/

An administration so ignorant that it is indifferent to American history. Kash Patel goes snorkeling over a site where 2,403 Americans lost their lives. And when Donald Trump visited, his chief of staff said he asked what happened at Pearl Harbor and why they were there. apnews.com/article/fbi-...

THIS FUCKER DID *WHAT??* THAT IS A WAR GRAVE!

WTF (and why do I suddenly think of @terryandrob.bsky.social 's former German publisher inserting soup ads into his books...?) :/

I think this maybe the most niché bit of trivia I’ve ever heard.

Two tickets have just become available on this Saturday's walk exploring the Lost Street of the Barbican, and the transformation to the place we see today. Details and booking here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-lost-s...

People will be like ‘Bluesky is all academics & historians’ & I’ll be like, ‘You mean the people who enthusiastically tell me the coolest shit I ever heard?????’

I'm hearing Keir Starmer doesn't want to turn up for his regeneration scene so Andy Burnham is just going to lie on the floor in a wig

I feel I should alert Bluesky to the baby foxes in our yard

You can see a preview of what should be a spectacular pass tomorrow using NASA's Eye's on the Solar System: eyes.nasa.gov/apps/solar-s...

I love that Wes is basically locked into a position where he has to be the one to launch the contest because every other viable candidate has an actual shot at winning. Or he has to sink with the Starmer ship. Perfect.

Anyone not calling it a wesignation is a coward

They maybe entitled to participate in civic and political life in a personal capacity, but this represents a clearly unacceptable violation of trust in terms of the role he is employed to perform. Would Oxford also be happy appointing a creationist to teach and research human evolution?

"Ed Miliband - End The Chaos" would be both an effective and funny slogan for his leadership campaign.

Why can't governments just do sensible nice things

Streeting hasn't quit yet because he doesn't have the numbers yet. Trans ally MPs should indicate their support to him now, get him out of health and then drop him like the stone cold turd he is.

Domino #2

Starmer should just do a straight immediate swap of Streeting for Rayner at Health, and then just get on with his day.