Does one hear "tweets" emanating from the "X"? No. Does one hear "tweets" emanating from the Blue Sky? Yes. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘴.

I have another #buyastrangerabook to tell you about. @helenliz.bsky.social is offering to buy someone a copy of The Names by Florence Knapp. HL would like to note that the book has domestic violence, which some may wish to avoid. If you'd like a copy though, let us know. UK only.

Possibly the most insightful tweet of the year.

Just watched Star Wars. I was just thinking that the rebels didn't consider the economic consequences of defeating the Empire. All the businesses reliant on contracts with it. Shareholders dividends going rock bottom. Countless bankruptcies. The Hutts must have been seriously affected.

I had a bit of good news today. It's been a damned long time coming. So, y'know... yay.

This is Microsoft speak for "We're going to go for thin-client subscription models but because we're Microsoft we're going to arrive late to the party, do it badly, and charge more than anyone else." www.ign.com/articles/xbo...

It might be £6k at the moment, but this is the future of 3D printing. www.flashforge.com/pages/cj270?...

Succinct and accurate from SkyNews. Can't ask for more than that.

Kinkajou. Pronounced without emphasis on any syllable (like "peek-a-boo"), a cute woodland animal. Emphasize the 'a' (Kink-AA-joo), a Japanese monster. www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...

"83% of LLM users could not quote a single line from essays they had written minutes earlier. When the LLM group was forced to write without AI in a follow-up session, their brain activity did not bounce back to baseline; the researchers coined the term 'cognitive debt' for the lingering deficit."

This is very good from James: "... wherever you land on the matters of the harms of social media, a ban for teenagers is the wrong response. If the harms are overstated, the policy is unnecessary. If they are not, it is an abdication."

Dear Lordy McGodface, Childhood bone cancer: what's that about? Pain can be useful but usually it's not; why's that then? The lifespan of dogs; what the 𝘧𝘶𝘤𝘬 were you playing at? You haven't updated your holy books in a while; they don't mention the Internet at all... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Charles Mahoney (1903-1968) Ambleside, View from the Library Roof, c.1942. oil on canvas.

Damnit this I want to see, but it's not worth driving to Mansfield for. It's 𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 worth it, but not quite. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...

Woman Adopts Second Cat For First One To Terrorize While She At Work https://theonion.com/woman-adopts-second-cat-for-first-one-to-terrorize-whil-1833065011/

Russia have had a successful night of downing Ukranian drones; several of them were destroyed because cunning Russian defence planners had built an oil refinery right in their flight path. www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/202...

Fuck pineapple on a Pizza you philistine 😡

I may never stop laughing at this.

Eisenhower’s all-staff email ahead of D-Day:

When the cats got bored with our shit. www.houseandgarden.co.uk/article/when...

The future is bright, the future is... ... curvy brutalism, apparently. Yeah, no, it's shit. www.yankodesign.com/2026/06/05/e...

Where Hammer Gothic began! The @hammerfilms classic... THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957) tonight at 9:05pm #PeterCushing #ChristopherLee #HazelCourt #RobertUrquhart horror #TPTVsubtitles

Not now ancient microbes! arstechnica.com/science/2026...

When your real name makes choosing a rapper name pointless.

I strongly suspect the reason for this is British men. www.euronews.com/health/2026/...

"Japan is building a wind and solar hybrid platform in the open ocean — so the two technologies can share a single foundation and generate power around the clock. It produces a more consistent 24-hour electricity output than either technology alone #ActOnClimate #Renewables #ClimateActionNow

read discworld

Interestingly, section 94b of the guidance just reads "Shut the fuck up, Avi." www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

What was Asimov's first law of robotics?

"We believe it to be extremely intelligent," Fukushima Mayor Yuki Baba said. 𝘍𝘶𝘬𝘶𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘮𝘢. Has anyone checked to make sure it didn't walk out of the sea? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Transworld donated 10,000 copies of Unseen Academicals. Which feels like a very deliberate choice as the book, at its heart, is about characters growing and becoming more successful by embracing new things or by reading.

Oh shit. news.sky.com/story/intern...

What's that you say? Microsoft are acting like despicable greedy shits? I am 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥, I tell you. 𝘚𝘩𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥. www.techspot.com/news/112648-...

Lawfirm tries being compassionate towards staff; opts for new carpets instead. www.legalcheek.com/2026/06/slau...

I think Andrea is confusing "freedom of speech" with "speech without consequences". Still, at least we've found a way of getting her to leave a room, so that's something. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Trump Diverts All Science Funding Into Locating The Smurfs https://theonion.com/trump-diverts-all-science-funding-into-locating-the-smurfs/

My pinned post, featuring my favourite pastime and my favourite creature, is 3 likes away from a ton. Just thought I'd mention it.

I was raised on a dairy farm. People drinking raw milk are idiots.

When government thinks its role is to avoid making you feel badly about stupid things you did

A classic of the oeuvre.

Another #buyastrangerabook day offer from @carolinehooton.bsky.social ! Caroline has bought a copy of "Into the Groove" by Justin Lewis for me to give away. The ultimate celebration of 1980's music! If you'd like a copy, get in touch! UK only

There is no easily accessible GIF of the Ghostbusters NY sewer scene and I find this annoying. Anyway; that. (Yes, I know there are TMNT GIFs galore, but everyone will be soing that.)

Anyone else have troubles in the UK with NatWest getting replacement debit cards?

@wulfhelm.bsky.social please apply. Just for the interview if nothing else. "Do you have any experience in managing historic sites?" "That's a complicated question. First off, have you perchance noticed my hat...?"

The wannabe scifi writer in me cannot help but hope that this is how the Floating City Of New Atlantis starts. First, a temporary rope brdige between two vessels, so they can play cards and swap liquor. Then they become more permanent. Ships with helipads become hubs. A Council of Captains forms...