This post is the sign you’ve been waiting for to get into painting miniatures in 2026. Don’t worry about your skill level, or learning the lore, or having to play the game after - I promise you, you will thoroughly love the journey of simply painting a mini. It’s also so therapeutic. Do it :)

He isn't "losing" this money. This is called "paying tax like a responsible citizen and not hiding your money offshore" and we need to start recognising and applauding it.

There’s a reason @morecivilized.bsky.social describe Zeb and Rex as uncles… I love being an uncle

@bloodandmud.bsky.social magnificent opening to the latest pod. Hope you and @joshgardner.bsky.social and families have a great Xmas

Shit. Literally one day older than me. S2 of The Wire is magnificent, and his portrayal of a guy falling apart from his need to be what he was expected to be was real powerful. How sad

Stupid Lore Sunday A Gitmas Carol The night before Hades, and Ghaz had a nap, He liked to feel refreshed before a big scrap, Bob Snatchit, the git, had been booted right out, Complainin’ ‘bout his favourite grot havin’ gout? 1/

It became a lot easier for me to explain why I don’t use AI when I realized that it’s more akin to a tertiary source; a tertiary source that pulls from questionable sources, mischaracterizes sources, or makes things up whole-cloth. Why would I rely on an inherently unreliable tertiary source?

the two genders: melee and ranged

Punching Nazis!

This. Red Roses are perhaps the best rugby union team that has ever played the game - they’re up there with 2015 ABs and 2019 Boks, and have revolutionised the game. Lionesses have done something the men’s team hasn’t in winning a comp outside of home. The Ryder cup team won while being shouted at?

I don't think the MoD has a Bluesky account, so resharing its X post here about Lance Corporal George Hooley. "Before his passing, Lance Corporal Hooley wrote a letter to his family and friends to be opened in the event of his death. At their request, we now share his words with you."

The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing. All from his movies.

The exciting return of the Challenged Cup!

I love a scrum, me. Especially a massive shove on. And even more when it’s against the head

Doing some mandatory training as is traditional this time of year. Our fraud and bribery training is covered with AI images. One of the things they say is culture is important in preventing fraud - so what about the culture of using stolen IP to generate the pics in the course?

@tomsbrown.bsky.social Ælfwald’s band were refused fine burial in enfolding earth Tide taken to salt barrows Sea-swallowed spears, sea-swallowed shields Drowned deep beyond the sun’s power to make shadows CC @gklomax.bsky.social

Bret Stephens can fuck off, then fuck off some more, then take a double dose of fucking off, before turning around. Can they still see the Atlantic? If so they’ve not fucked off enough and should fuck off again. The utter wankers There, have some Anglo-Saxon culture, you shits

Also, worth reading the judgement alongside Kelly vs Leonardo Ltd. This was a clearcut defeat for the transphobes, probably why it's gone massively undereported - assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69303e...

And the Tribunal has found, explicitly, that banning transwomen from women's spaces is not a requirement of the supreme court judgement. Which would imply by extension that the EHRC are lying.

Don't be fooled by the press. Peggie lost the tribunal on most substantive points and specifically anything trans related. The parts she won were process related; things like length of complaint handling. And some of the ways she expressed her 'gender critical' beliefs were legally unacceptable.

Now take 10 years to change 85% of the design and then cancel it!

This is a much better idea!

I am sure I will have thoughts about this, but for now, we are so back

On the WI and the Girl Guides, I do recognise they were under a lot of pressure. But I also recognise that so were the Quakers and they've refused to back down without, as far as I can see, any blowback apart from transphobes throwing temper tantrums.

Transphobes can afford to march across the country threatening to sue every institution they meet into submission. Parents of trans children daren't raise their heads for fear of a deluge of abuse and threats. Is this justice? Is this liberty?

Mini of the month - deep one herald Entry 5 by @hgraham.bsky.social

This amazing letter is why the current nonsense about setting STEM against humanities and the arts is so wrong headed

Mini of the month - deep one herald Entry 8 by @tharook.bsky.social Greetings! Serak the Preparer heralds your deliciousness!

Mini of the month - deep one herald Entry 9 by @tammi.bsky.social Squesh the Deep One Herald points out all the interesting things you can see before being sacrificed to the Master of the Deep.

Don't kill the part of you that's cringe, kill the part of you that cringes

This is a perfect @hookland.bsky.social nautical picture

Taiwanese ambassador to Finland performs with his metal band at Taiwan-Finland cultural event! 🤘✊️ That's what I call great ambassador

The Grey Council rocking up always makes me go ooooh #iykyk

This is a fab introduction to the Civil Wars. Pacy, intelligent and hugely entertaining

Awww, sad times, Abbey Dow has retired. Off to be an engineer, rather than the best winger in the world.

Streisand effect almost inevitable.

Imperial Gothic. #StarWars #Andor

This is really good!

All these grok things remind me of nothing more than the Arnold Rimmer song… youtu.be/E4TLto-nKfU?...

Halestorm rocked. Finishing on the last song at our wedding (Here’s to us) is always amazing

Bloodywood Fucking METAL That is all

Woooo! Bloodywood and Halestorm ready to rock and / or roll!

Additionally, hippos - despite being massive - have almost no fat on them. All of that impressive bulk is muscle. 2% body fat. Compare that to Elephants, which are around 8-10%, or rhinos, which are 10-20%. The average human is around 20-40%, for reference. They're *all* muscle.

Right. I need a person to help develop a logo for The Duelling Cages (me and my bro’s pod. It’s fun!). Any recommendations for people #Nerdling adjacent who do art commissions?

When Labour got in, I thought my regularly having to evaluate if I could balance my job and my conscience would stop. It’s got worse.

Every now and again I get people RTd into my feed going on about Labours achievements. Where are they today, as the Labour Home Secretary embraces xenophobia and gets support from Tommy Robinson and Carl Benjamin?

Episode 2 of my brother and my podcast, rating all the heresy people we want to is out! The Either, Tybalt Marr is our focus! Am really enjoying doing these, would love people to listen to us chatting open.spotify.com/episode/0Fjv...

Blatant breaches of employment law by Rockstar if this is right. They need to be given a kicking!