Oops-a-Daisy. As Gatsby nearly said.

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So apparently there are weather warnings for tonight and tomorrow. Guess who is driving from Kendal to Cambridge then? Such fun!

Happy Fenton Day to all who celebrate. Jesus Christ, fourteen years. youtu.be/3GRSbr0EYYU

As a former federal prosecutor who focused on sex trafficking cases, it is true that there is a “difference” between criminals who traffic 15 year olds and criminals who traffic 5 year olds. One gets a greater sentence than the other. Both are aggravated felonies with a 15 year mandatory minimum.

I assume this is mostly about how women are not being Godly if they don’t experience intended pain

pretty funny in retrospect that QAnon hinged on the idea that powerful elites at the highest levels of government were smart enough to talk in code when sending emails to each other about their despicable crimes

Meal out at Ye Olde Fleece Inn in Kendal with bereaved friend. Found my hotel room at Killington Lake services. I am thanking past me who was tempted by the M&S offer on canned cocktails earlier today, and at least Shetland is on the TV. Tomorrow the crematorium.

HEADCANON ACCEPTED

Today so far: chaotic phone call from 96 year old Dad. BT turned up at 8am (we asked them to come after 10 only), so he was hauled out of bed before his carer arrived. BT have failed to upgrade his line to their digital service. This was their second attempt. He is deeply distressed & disoriented.

@franceshardinge.bsky.social - of interest?

I just don't think we should have a prime minister who's the top result for "lickspittle cunt" on google

I went to Cambridge because Lancaster closed my degree course in Archaeology with no notice in 1996 & I was told I would be switched to a degree in a subject I had no interest in because I was "admitted to the University and not any particular course". I was lucky that my lecturers helped me move.

RAISE YOUR VOICE: Now is the time to pledge your support for banning octopus farming. Octopus farming would be an ethical and environmental disaster, but with enough public support, we can protect octopuses from a lifetime of suffering: secure.everyaction.com/lE4sjpZgqUST...

Three of my Austen-adjacent cartoons are featured in the The Jane Austen Society of North America’s latest instalment of ‘Unexpectedly Austen’: www.jasna.org/austen/unexpectedlyausten/

"And AI can handle all your healthcare! Soon we won't need to employ a human ever again!" bsky.app/profile/cait...

agreeing to make a terrible deal while your main opponent is quite literally being boo'd on live tv by an entire stadium of people is the kind of political instinct you'd normally only find in a 3 week old dead goldfish

The NASA Technical Report Server is not being updated due to funding cuts. This is a disaster. 🧪 🔭

BREAKING The 1st Circuit REJECTS Trump DOJ's request to pause a judge's order to pay up Nov's SNAP funds to the states. The SCOTUS stay will expire within 48 hours absent further action from the justices, per its terms. Doc ecf.ca1.uscourts.gov/n/beam/servl...

My cat has a vet prescribed special diet due to his o-so-delicate tummy. My cat also likes late night take aways that he brings into my bedroom. Sometimes they escape. JUst woke to a new late night cat related sound effect, turned on light, saw mouse tail vanishing down cat gullet. Cat smacks lips.

Notice that @aptshadow.bsky.social ’s Children of Time is 99p on kindle in the UK. If you have any interest in SF and haven’t read it, this is a no-brainer.

Sorry to drop the C-bomb, but are you looking for the perfect Christmas gift for the dinosaur fan who has everything? How about a commission gift certificate? Stock of these is VERY limited, so if you want one, you know what to do! 🙂 dragonsofwales.etsy.com/listing/4393...

London's latest Blue Plaque is a brilliant one. (It was put up at the Tesla dealership in Tottenham by campaigners)

BBC2's World's most dangerous roads is currently featuring my old stomping ground. I wonder how many of the roads I will recognise and have driven along?

This is what Wilfred Owen wrote poetry for 🫡

If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”

AND HE WAS LIKE, BUT NOT MY FACE, RIGHT? AND I WAS LIKE WELL IT'S A FACE, SO

congrats to everyone for thinking this through before signing very big contracts to put it on every student’s device at the school or university you run

Nothing to see here. Just BBC Radio 4 referring to Watson's misogyny and racism as his "idiosyncracies" just now.

So anyway, Rosalind Franklin

Let this sink in. The President of the United States is now appealing a court order forcing him to feed starving children.

Rosalind Franklin Leaving her notes in a pile That she keeps by the door Who is it for? Awful James Watson Stealing the credit And snaffling all the awards Misogynist bore

Rosalind Franklin died at 37 of ovarian cancer attributed to radiation exposure from the methods she & her assistant used to photograph a cross-section of the DNA double helix. Meanwhile, Watson won a Nobel off that work & survived to the ripe old age of 97 by simply: stealing those notes!

When people celebrate the individual genius of folks in science, they should also mourn the collective loss of genius of folks who were actively discouraged or disadvantaged from a career in science because of the same person(s)

To complete the set, here is Seahenge: an Early Bronze Age timber monument from the Norfolk coast. In contrast to Stonehenge, it was likely a small-scale community gathering locale rather than a place of large-scale ‘elite’ display. 🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Only some?

The sandwich chucker beat the wrap!

My question is whether it was the drug use, Nazi salutes, election interference, racist and antisemitic tweets, creepy pronatalism, chilling sociopathy, puzzling inarticulateness, allegations of IP theft or persistent flouting of US law that pushed Tesla bros over the top on gifting Elon $1 trillion

NY area trans actors, this is your shot!

Even I thought this was one of mine!

The Hoagie Hero walks free. Justice is served, toasted. www.huffpost.com/entry/dc-san...

Look at us being #slightlytopical

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