Prostate cancer mainly affects men over 50, symptoms may vary. In Ben's case it was a urinary tract infection. This is his journey & shows early checks are vital for a cancer affecting 1 in 8 men.

Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy | Dr Russell Jackson @docrussjackson.bsky.social yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/def...

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Today I wish to share with you one of my first forays into food writing, an essay on Currywurst that appeared in Petits Propos Culinaires. My first attempt at understanding German culture, something that would become a long-term project! irinadumitrescu.com/wp-content/u...

Ah the 1970s. Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.

Elon Musk's X AI Grok has created a rival to Wikipedia, called Grokipedia. Naturally, the kinds of source it relies on conform to the far right views of Musk, citing Infowars as a reliable source. X, Grok, and Grokipedia should be shunned by all reasonable people. indicator.media/p/grokipedia...

This evening's dinner: mixed mushroom risotto with fried sage leaves and parmesan cheese. #food #dinner #cooking #homecooking

Schrödinger's housing: simultaneously too expensive for American citizens, but cheap enough for illegal immigrants to afford. (H/T @officer-blackavar.bsky.social)

"Americans are shouldering $18.6 trillion in debt, a 3.6% uptick from a year ago. Within that, credit card debt has risen nearly 6% from a year ago to a record $1.2 trillion, the New York Fed reported last week." edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/e...

Well, they must save a ton of money whilst eating the cats, the dogs *checks note* and swans, whilst simultaneously working paying taxes, not working and avoiding taxes, using up healthcare and giving healthcare, from and to the American population. All while committing crime full time.

Schrödinger's housing: simultaneously too expensive for American citizens, but cheap enough for illegal immigrants to afford. (H/T @officer-blackavar.bsky.social)

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This evening's dinner: mixed mushroom risotto with fried sage leaves and parmesan cheese. #food #dinner #cooking #homecooking

Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner

@antonweyetranberg.bsky.social Hi Anton, I just wanted to thank you for being so generous and kind by sharing so many of my posts. Your support is very much appreciated. Thank you very much!

Aside from the cute nostalgia for the 90s, the smartphone and tablet (and laptop) have stolen your ability to definitively log off. Your device being "always on" means you are always on for work. Switching off is important. Set your boundaries and your out-of-office. Take your time out.

🎶Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk I'm a leadership challenger, no time to talk🎶

Elon Musk's X AI Grok has created a rival to Wikipedia, called Grokipedia. Naturally, the kinds of source it relies on conform to the far right views of Musk, citing Infowars as a reliable source. X, Grok, and Grokipedia should be shunned by all reasonable people. indicator.media/p/grokipedia...

Oh, look! No one from the Lib Dems, no one from the Greens. And Reform get their regular seat. 🙄 Please, I beg of you, boycott this.

King Charles has not seized power from London mayor, via @fullfact.org - fullfact.org/politics/kin...

Can you trademark a word as generic as “vegetable”? Good article on the debacle of Bloomsbury halting the release of Yasmin Khan’s Sabzi, following a threat by a deli of the same name who claimed the trademark. Literally a billion people use the word “sabzi” daily, common to more than one language.

If we let the Brits have their way, they'd trademark not just sub-jee (my partner doesn't even know what else to call it), but our own names will be subject to a fee we'd owe 'em. Looters! Wait; 'loot' is a Hindi word. Lemme be careful -thieves! Can't say 'thugs'; they stole it from the Raj as well.

this is colonialism through the patent office. that someone could or would do this shows how orientalist & colonial logics flourish in the UK. "the fact it got through at all surely exposes a flaw in how British institutions treat non-English words: as exotic, ownable and somehow up for grabs."

I sit on the Board of a registered provider that specialises in support housing provision. HMOs are part of the portfolio as is leasing from private landlords. Tarring all with the same brush for divisive political ends is deeply abhorrent.

But...but... I thought their reason for being was the safety of women and girls

"HMOs" have become the new racist dog whistle. Even when the housing in multiple occupation isn't housing migrants or asylum seekers. Well done for vandalising housing for those escaping domestic violence, lads. 🙄

Our first official newsletter went out last week. And if you’re not on the mailing list you can read it here. Make sure you don’t miss the next one, email [email protected] and we’ll do the rest. www.netherton-foundry.co.uk/Netherton-ne... Try it, you might like it!

Sepia sun.

Who supports Reform and why? The charts that show who favours Farage’s party www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

London food friends: A friend of mine has asked for suggestions / recommendations for a restaurant in central London for a pre-Xmas get together of friends. 4 people. Prob late November. Perhaps something xmassy but doesn't have to be. She was leaning towards European and/ or Gastropub. Mid budget.

There now appears to be a genetic basis for the wartime song (which inexplicably we sang in the playground in the 80s) "Hitler has only got one ball". Science is amazing.

It looks like @jakernory.bsky.social deactivated his account. If anyone know him in real life, please can you say hello from me and wish him well. We had fab food and music chats.

(To be honest, this was taken in Iceland)

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I love this.

Joyce Carol Oates has inspired legions via @maiamindel.bsky.social

paywall free link archive.is/LuVMs This is such a bullshit case and should be laughed at. It reeks of David Chang's attempt to trademark "chilli crunch" 🤡

Can you trademark a word as generic as “vegetable”? Good article on the debacle of Bloomsbury halting the release of Yasmin Khan’s Sabzi, following a threat by a deli of the same name who claimed the trademark. Literally a billion people use the word “sabzi” daily, common to more than one language.

Happy 80th birthday to Neil Young. This, from Stereogum, where they ask 80 artists including Jeff Tweedy, Dave Matthews, Brittany Howard, Michael Stipe, Open Mike Eagle, Tom Morello, Kurt Vile, Allison Russell, Matt Berninger, Perfume Genius, A-Trak, for their favorite Neil song is worth a read.

The Northern Lights might well be visible in the early hours of Wednesday or on Wednesday night in the UK, with the best chance being across the northern half of the UK, although some opportunity will exist in the south. If you see the Aurora Borealis, please share pictures!

The Labour party has reinstated councillor Fabian Breckels after his suspension over a racist comment. Breckels had commented on a Facebook post accusing a man from an ethnic minority of stealing, suggesting he should be deported if he was not British, making qWhite the assumption. #LabourRacism

Epstein in emails: Trump knew about the girls. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/u...

Finally got around to listening to Rosalía's new album Lux, and it is sooooo good.

Failed to provide concrete evidence. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

So the chaotic meeting video, the lack of DOGE finding anything, raising council tax 5% after criticising councils for doing that, making service cuts and losing 9 councillors in 6 months makes you look good, @LeaderofKCC? www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/kc...

When I was little, our neighbour wore a leg iron because of polio. She contracted it the 50s; just a short time before widespread immunisation was rolled out, which essentially eradicated it here. These people are monsters.

Meet 26 yr old Leicester man and neo-Nazi, Matthew Gravill, ex Buckingham Palace warden guiding visitors around state room whilst also acting as an underground organiser of an International fascist group Who does the security vetting news.stv.tv/world/reveal...

This is an appalling judgment to read. Two Chief Constables found in contempt of court for misleading the court about the existence of video footage. But this was only discovered when the matter made it to the Court of Appeal. Incredible perseverance. www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWC...

Maximus Decimus Meridius Snuggles was never quite the same after he had past life regression therapy.