We all need to go to the show!

What would the Founding Fathers think about Trump? The Declaration of Independence gives us an idea. Watch.

Meanwhile on Facebook @diane.dianeduane.com has another cooking challenge....

He's not running the country. He's looting it.

a fun thing that I suspect you can still find online is Boris Johnson's piece complaining about how his daughter didn't automatically get British citizenship, bloody nonsense, etc. (She was born outside the country, and both her parents were also born abroad.)

SPAD: "Right, Keir. This is going to be very popular with English voters so please don't say anything weird or creepy when you announce it." .... Starmer: "Football might be coming home but we're making sure fans don't have to," .... SPAD *drinks heavily* www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I don't normally enjoy Kickball, yet I have watched quite a bit of the world cup. I suppose I must concede that the teams are at the top of their game, so this is less boring than normal Kickball. There also seems to be a lot more pushing and jostling than I remember, which seems to be allowed.

@drspacejunk.bsky.social thought you might enjoy this.

It looks like there is a way to watch the Tour de France free in the UK. There's going to be a livestream on iPlayer apparently. S4C has it as well and there will be daily highlights on 5. www.bikeradar.com/news/s4c-ipl...

In ‘terrible but also funny’ news, the state of Florida is currently beefing with… An Coimisiún Le Rincí Gaelacha, aka the world’s largest and oldest governing body for Irish Dance because the NA championships are being held in Orlando and CLRG refuses to ban trans girls from competing as girls

Okay, let me know at what point you figure it out www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/9...

A museum that existed before classical Greece or Rome, displaying artifacts as old to them as Roman artificats are to us...

I have been into town & back for lunch with a former colleague. General Admissions is underway so town centre was rammed. Despite this we were the only diners in the restaurant we had booked - The North Star - opposite the Fitz and in a good location. camra.org.uk/pubs/north-s...

Not now four black eggs surfacing from the dark heart of the ocean

Literally the LAST thing I expected to find in the Old Library of a college today. #daleksinthelibrary

every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!

Well, this is exciting.

OMG. My hyper orthodox cousin has invited me to his grandson's Bris* at the weekend. I am in urgent need of a subsequent engagement which cannot be cancelled under any circumstances. *Ritual circumcision.

There's no backwards compatibility anymore

Yes, as I recall the words were “island of strangers”, “one-nation experiment in open borders“, “squalid chapter” and “incalculable damage”

🍁 Cheers Canada! 🍁

Been to gym and did the exercise thing. Morrisons next door has repaired its chiller cabinets, but they remain empty so no yoghurt for breakfast. BOO!

2nd July 2026 04.55

Trump voters tell us that they want to ban trans athletes because they so sincerely want to "protect girls and women." And yet they voted for a man who routinely insults, manhandles, and rapes girls and women. As usual, their actions are deafening compared to their words.

A where's Waldo to celebrate freedom 250 😂👇

"You know, I'm automatically attracted to beautiful verdicts... I just start enforcing them. It's like a magnet. Just lien. I don't even wait. And when you're a successful plaintiff they let you do it. You can do anything. Grab him by the bond."

Sigh. Why can’t we have nice things too?

It's World Marine Aids to Navigation Day on the 1st July, so here's a quick thread on some aids to navigation. Now the first and most obvious aid to navigation is dry land. Dry land - pay attention at the back - is strongly suggestive that you can't go sailing here.

This man went to the fair, so that you don't have to.

When I was growing up, space exploration was BIG. Books, music, TV, the news … But nobody did it better

This animated version of the NASA climate spiral is worth watching until the end when the graphic turns 3D. Source: buff.ly/rGxGK0R

Dot’s missing the launderette

For those who fail today to get tickets for the Bayeux Tapestry, you just need to jump on the Elizabeth Line. There is an extraordinary full size Victorian replica in the Reading Museum, embroidered, and each panel signed, by the ladies of the Leek Embroidery Society.

Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.

Anyone else having issues with Duolingo this morning? It won't let me move on to the next lesson, and keeps sending me back to the one I have just completed.

Happy 81st birthday singer, songwriter, actress, and co-founding member of Blondie - Debbie Harry. 🎂

Hmm, so it seems that this WhatsApp username feature is pushing you to use a username you already have on FB or Instagram, and checks against an existing database of these to see whether the one you want is available. 1/

I was thinking that someone was a little too pleased with themselves when they jumped onto the bed this morning and did this. Downstairs: headless, disemboweled rabbit spread around the living room. At least I was wearing crocs when I trod in it.

the food/drink tent

the Illinois booth has a sandbox filled with corn and there is just corn everywhere, but also virtual Abe Lincoln. They have fans going full blast bc it’s a thousand degrees in here

ok going to look at the great American state fair myself before it becomes a heatstroke death trap

Labour can threaten a £10k charge on migrants and still it’s never enough for the hard right. Perhaps there’s a lesson here? 🤔

Foodify a Dr Who Title The Ice Cream Warriors #DrWho

Foodify a Doctor Who title. The Dahleks. #DoctorWho

1st July 2026 04.40

They are not moving, your brain is tricking you [🎞️ jagarikin] Original post

Another gem for the size comparison fans out there. Mt Everest is tiny in comparison to Olympus Mons on Mars. HT @curiosityonx

Challenge yourself and find where Waldo is celebrating Freedom 250.

Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98!