Read this and have a think. It's important. With a sharing link for 3 non-subscribers to the FT. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

Recording everything we see and do constantly? It’s giving fascism, not fashion It’s just been revealed Meta is planning to make the glasses “continuously record audio while taking photos every few seconds” without any warning light* Literally NO ONE asked for this #noncegoggles *Source: the FT

I don’t think the Luddites were exercised by innovations in transport, & the only mention of them is in the title, not in the quotes by Lucas. But this is a good excuse to plug the Luddites episode from the excellent Origin Story podcast, by @iandunt.bsky.social & @dorianlynskey.bsky.social

Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface

In light of the police announcement that the killing of Ann Widdecombe is not being treated as terrorism, an explanation of what that means 🧵 It means that at this stage, there is no evidence to show it meets the UK's legal definition of terrorism, which in the case of murder would require...

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Once that happens, something changes. Power can survive anger, it can survive hatred, but has a much, much harder time surviving ridicule. We are now at the point where we’re all laughing at Farage and co - and I wish we had all done so far sooner.

Please @ZackPolanski.bsky.social Stand down too & embarrass him

It is obvious now that the Parliamentary Commissioner was about to throw the book at Farage so he’s decided to circumvent that formal punishment by resigning. However Farage could be stopped in his tracks - read this:

Infamy! Infamy! They've all got in in for me! etc etc.

Donald Trump has no shame, but Folarin Balogun is a class act. He spoke to Belgian head coach, Rudi Garcia, after the match. Garcia said of Balogun "He came to talk to me. I really liked that. It is not his fault. He is not the one to blame. That's what I told him." H/T @resistrebelrevolt.net

@whalepetunias.bsky.social "Belgium!"

VAR, huh, yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, uhh VAR, huh, yeah What is it good for? Absolutely nothing Say it again, y'all VAR, huh (good God) What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, listen to me, oh

"Day 142, orbit 2197 — Sunday morning science with Sophie, episode 11: the importance of onboard ventilation
 Fun fact: there are extra fans around the exercise areas 🏋🚴🏃, because that’s where our breathing is at its heaviest!", by @esa.int astronaut Sophie Adenot. #εpsilon 🎥 ESA/NASA

In this remarkable image of white supremicists on a subway train in Washington I see cowards afraid to show their faces and a strong woman who shouldn't have to put up with this shit. (Photo: Cheney Orr - Reuters)

can’t believe a narcissist is being so publicly humiliated by a reflecting pool

Sunday: removing organic Oxford Ragwort before the organic hay (and all the organic flowers) are harvested for the organic cows to produce their organic milk. Might have got a bit carried away describing the food chain, there. Oxford Ragwort contains a cumulative poison, hence its removal.

Here's an interesting #YachtWatch: the yacht GRACEFUL, rumored to be one of Putin's personal yachts, is on the move! And it is accompanied by a Russian navy ship. Currently just north of Denmark and heading into the North Sea. 1/

Show me some love people!! New website full of free stuff, and a chance to win a free miniature painting. Don’t say I don’t treat you well 😜 janinaramirez.co.uk

Let's take a look at this claim as "revealed" by the Daily Mail. TLDR - It's taken them a reeeeeally long time to "reveal" this law 😜 So what's the reality behind this headline? 🧵 1/23

I can't with these videos of Russians standing in fuel lines whining, "But why are they bombing us? What did we doooooo?" ​You invaded a sovereign state. You destroyed the peaceful lives of 40 million people. You leveled our towns and cities.

It's not easy being meme-d. #Oh-Gee-I-See-Algae 👀

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit having perception of a passport’s primary purpose… #WelcumbIsSpelledA”B”—NotALotOfPeopleKnowThat #Go,Donny,Go,Go…DonnyB.Goode🎶

On March 26, 2026, during a debate on violence against women in Germany’s Bundestag, left-wing MP Kathrin Gebel was repeatedly interrupted by AfD MP Martin Reichardt. She responded: “Mr. Reichardt, the clitoris has 3,000 nerve endings, and you’re still more sensitive. That’s quite an achievement.”

Lösungen für alle Probleme

Long shot, but if anyone in North #Oxford has lost a tortoise with a surprising turn of speed in the heat, do get in touch..

This is why cities need trees. Hard surfaces and parked cars can reach extreme temperatures, while shaded grass and tree-covered areas stay dramatically cooler. This is the urban heat island effect in one image: hard surfaces absorb and radiate heat, while vegetation and shade reduce it.

*Whispers* Amazon doesn't need your money, but your local independent bookstore does.

It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23

GP on the BBC this morning parroting the oft-heard “stay indoors between 11 and 3 because the sun is hottest then”. The sun is *most intense* then, that’s the time of day you’re most at risk of sunburn. The hottest part of the day is usually between 4-6. Thinking you’re safer at 5 is daft.

Have you ever noticed the minerals and rocks displayed along the Hintze Hall balconies? 🪨 Take a look at their colours and shapes during your next visit!

Happy Father's Day 🖤

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.4 – new pics released.

No Equality Act. All new family rights in the Employment Rights Act scrapped. But, a “Women and Motherhood Protection Act” From a party of misogynists with links to MAGA christofascists and anti-abortionists. Just call it the Gilead Act and be done with it. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ref...

UFOS ARE REAL!!!

I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +

Nigel's [Parody] Notebook is here parodypm.substack.com?r=8zs1b&utm_...

Nightmare for a friend of mine in London. Please share.

My biggest editing client has officially replaced me with an LLM, meaning I am now functionally unemployed. If any of you need a proofreader or copy editor and value having a human being who can tell right from wrong doing the job, let me know?

The Marcels of the Backrooms remind you that shelter kitties need our help. Please donate if you can! givebutter.com/mollys-birth...

There are, in my view, 25 things everyone needs to understand in light of recent events: 1) Those out in our communities last night were not protestors, but organised far right extremists. 2) Their actions align with fascist ideologies. 3) So yes: these are fascist practices on our streets. 🧵

Leaving Woodside I love the overlooked Croydon Tram network. Here's a shot of a Tram departing from Woodside Tram Stop.

ESA are doing better and Sophie posts every week from the ISS, sometimes in French, sometimes English - bsky.app/profile/expl...