Since having pet rats, every time I see a post about rats taking over cities etc. I just think "oh look at the little cuties!". I never thought I'd fall for them this hard...

Made a map showing all the archaeological fieldwalking recorded on the Historic Environment Record, thought I might as well stick it on here. #Leicestershire #Rutland #Archaeology

@thebonuspoints.com science!!

If #archaeology is not political and relevant to the politics of today, then why the need to destroy it????? www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc... The frantic race to save historic treasures from Israeli bombs.

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

Here's an interview I did a while ago with Sam Lake and Marko Saaresto from Poets of the Fall, a.k.a. Old Gods of Asgard, about the origins of their partnership, which began with Max Payne 2's Late Goodbye.

Ooh gardening news returns...

@thebonuspoints.com cooking video please!

‘Sometimes I overshare’: Adam Buxton on fear, fun, finance – and falling out with friends

🧶 bayeux tapestry jumper is finished, blocked and sewn up! Please don’t ask me about weaving in ends I don’t want to talk about that right now. Probably my favourite thing I’ve ever knitted ever #showmeyourknits #knitsky #knitting

Just had the thought that it would be rather amusing if that Norton Disney lot who made the fuss over "their" dodecahedron being replicated tried to sue...er Disney over copyright 😁

almost 2 months after release, and we're at 20 000 home squeak home owners across Switch and Steam... thank you so much 😭!!

Lovely piece about the Glenfield cauldrons and the replica of one of them that's been in the news recently. Great to see the technical details of the make discussed too! 😊 #Archaeology 🏺 the-past.com/feature/taki...

Good morning! We just learned what happens to some of the tennis balls used at Wimbledon and it’s the cutest thing ever. Mouse houses! May you serve up some joy today! #SorrynotSorryfortheDadJoke www.countryliving.com/uk/wildlife/...

Don’t feel guilty about letting your kids game during the summer break – celebrate it

I had a preview of the new Roman Museum in Leicester tonight, now displayed in a modern way, highly recommend it to all, great to see objects from some digs I've been involved in, including the huge Stibbe mosaic & Iron Age sword - opens 26 July AD2025!

Reconstruction of the Pictish longhouse settlement at Lair, Glenshee, which spanned the C7-10th. The buildings were defined by turf walls, with cruck frames holding up thatched roofs. 📸AOC Archaeology #medievalsky

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Historic Environment Record record of the day: "A middle Bronze Age looped palstave was found in 'Big Happy Land' field in 1930."

I wrote something new for History Respawned today. It's a review of a new book about Red Dead, but it's really about academic writing and historical game studies as a field. Please read, but also know, I really really really really REALLY didn't want to write this review.

Ooh hadn't had garden news for a while!

@oliver-guy.co.uk Happy Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3+4 Day I guess..?

Cabinet meeting about the flag flying policy at Leicestershire County Council is today at 12.30. www.youtube.com/live/SyX9D4W...

It is SO MUCH COOLER today, hooray!

With all the stuff going on with Google and AI summaries etc I've decided to try the search engine Ecosia for a while... You can turn the AI stuff off and also they plant trees, which is good.

I hate it when I think "oh I must do that thing", pick up my phone, get distracted by a message or something, and can't remember what I was going to do. Grr.

Word of the day is ‘forwallowed’ (15th century): extremely weary from tossing and turning all night.

Mamdani must explain his tweet from 1740 BC claiming that Ea-nāṣir had "high quality copper"

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When it's hot and everyone has their windows open to try and sleep, I think it's unacceptable to play loud music into the early hours of the morning. Bleh.

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. ”Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, Lord of the Rings, or Marvel)

the goalie's kit is... something

From Chimpanzini Bananini to Ballerina Cappuccina: how gen alpha went wild for Italian brain rot animals

Bears eat week’s worth of honey after escape from Devon enclosure

I couldn’t review this because I played for 35 hours without getting past mission 8. There are around 40 missions. Look, I had a lot of roads to build www.theguardian.com/games/2025/j...

NEW MAP MEN VIDEO!!!! 🗺️ For a special treat, @markcooperjones.bsky.social and I went to Ordnance Survey to see how Britain's best maps are made. youtube.com/shorts/QeXK2...

Here's something a little older than usual for #MKMonday: The smithy of the Wolverton Carriage and Wagon Works, 1914.

Last Surprise is one of the most iconic tracks on the Persona 5 soundtrack, so it's only fitting that @joshuaiyer.bsky.social handle this track featuring lush string arranging featured in lounge music! Check out Joshua's Last Surprise on Bandcamp and streaming services: lnk.to/velvet-room #persona

Oh no, even worse than the font on my phone changing, Google Assistant has been replaced by Gemini! Nooooooooooooooo.

Special delivery for all Porters: a full rundown on the what happened in the first Death Stranding 📦 Prep for its June 26 launch with the full video: youtu.be/-58vDF0sw2U

It's excessively bothering me that my Samsung phone UI updated last night and the font on the always on display is different.

@thebonuspoints.com who wears it best, Joe or Rat? (Maybe I can get our Joe the rat to wear a hat, lol)

FBC: Firebreak launches in 24 hours. Are you ready to clean house? #FBCFirebreak

My saliva stone is now near the end of its journey so the doctor has told me to talk to the dentist as it is now a "mouth thing". Sigh.

Here's the online version of this: www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Thread for the @thebonuspoints.com boys!

Rare Hazel Dormice Reintroduced into Leicestershire This week over 20 rare Hazel Dormice have been reintroduced into a woodland location in Leicestershire. Learn more: www.naturespot.org/node/260135 Photo: Matt Parkins #Leicester #Leicestershire #environment #nature #UKWildlife

Woke up at 6am so I could log a message on the GP's online service before it hit capacity for the day. Have been put on the call list for Saturday. So that's my Saturday ruined. My much needed day of relaxing and being alone. Boooooo.