Ask the oil, politely, to shuffle along.

If I were writing the headline I'd have led with the violence part first

Spent the day turning metal into more usefully shaped metal. 11/10, would recommend.

About this time 15 years ago I was sat in a broken down car on a motorway slip road on the way to a hospital to donate bone marrow to a stranger. I didn't find out until afterwards she was 4 years old.

The Scottish Parliament has voted in favour of the first part of a ban on Greyhound racing. Both of ours are ex racers, both wonderful and loving dogs. They love to run, they shouldn't be forced to for gambling.

Let me buy you a book. It will make us both happy.

Shut this horror experiment down.

It's not just my family, other people have shit families I actively avoid too.

Petition to rename Dubai to “the B Ark”.

Me, looking at the Epstein files: IS TONTY BLAIR IN THIS. Oh, there he is.

Most people we hear of leaving the BBC do so either in scandal or for a paycheck. To see it done for principle warms my heart. Having seen, listened to and read plenty of his I can safely say you'll not regret seeing him speak if you get the chance in the future.

We're watching the wholesale burning of every scrap of dignity afforded to trans people in the UK, their rights, their medical services, their employment, their place within society, their bodily functions. It is a disgrace, and a disgusting stain on the government and media of this country.

For anyone whose kids need to know why Santa isn't coming this year...

NEWS! Children in Need celebrates raising less than half the amount Michelle Mone still owes the government for faulty PPE

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

This holiday season, give Jeff Bezos and Amazon the gift of zero dollars. 🥰

Anyone up for a game of spicy jenga?

Go see John, he's fabulous live.

Protest once, don't get what you want... give up? This nonsense from the home secretary is authoritarian shite with dire consequences. Sod this.

David Tennant gets bloody everywhere.

Just seen Self Esteem in Edinburgh, my god that woman and her backing vocalists can sing. Epic gig.

Can't believe I'm reading about people openly calling for the killing of the PM in London today. Thank FUCK they didn't back action in Palestine, they might have been arrested.

NOTHING will prepare you for this 45-second story arc. From "I'm just doing this because I love the flag, it's totally grassroots, and I'm not part of anything political"... to who actually gave him the flags the night before. Anyone who believes it is an innocent movement needs to see this.

Just for a second, take a step back, and remember that these are the actions of a 56 year old man towards a 17 year old girl.

Enjoyed @soozuk.bsky.social at the fringe this afternoon- if you're about tomorrow, queue early to get in!

BREAKING: IDIOT SAYS STUPID THING, PRESS REPORT STUPIDITY I guess WOMAN WHO PLED GUILTY TO STIRRING UP RACIAL HATRED DISAGREES WITH SENTENCE isn't as snappy

First game of #RWC2025 and the US don't deserve the scoreline but some absolutely class rugby.

This is also the plan Rowling suggested for taking pics of people they think are trans in bathrooms. It's a scary radicalisation, but the journo and political people seem deadly silent on it.

So if we all go dick about at Trumps golf courses we'll have them shut down by a judge...?

Jim would like you all to have a good morning. And he demands cuddles, too.

The State of Palestine must be recognised now — not bargained over. No conditions, no delays. Here’s why 👇

OnlyMans? Preytreon? MSMen Messenger...?

I want to tell you something about my Doctor Who book. If you open it, you'll find it's dedicated to Katrina. Katrina was a friend of mine with profound intellectual disability, which came bundled with a whole bunch of physical disabilities. 1/

I live near a load of them and, unsurprisingly, am not dead.

What would an illegitimate concern about migration look like or is everything legitimate now?

Viktor Orban banned pride events in Hungary, the people took it as a challenge and just had the largest pride march in their country's history.

Time spent stripping elderflowers: 50 minutes. Fingers crossed this wine works!

aI wILl SaVe hUMaNiTy latest:

If you're taking the dogs out, keep them cool!

By this metric I'm not white British. Yay! Born here to white parents, but my mum happens to be an immigrant.

Gentle reminder to anyone who needs it today: The more you use technology to replace the things you used to do for for yourself, the less you will be able to do them. That goes for writing, walking, thinking, communicating, making things, and all the things humans used to be pretty good at.

Biggest Doctor Who take: Ncutis wardrobe is the best of all, and they saved the best for this episode.

I just found an A4 print of my two Zaphods picture. If you want it Follow, Like, Repost and Reply with your favourite Hitchhiker's quote. #TowelDay UK only because postage.

Stupid hay. Stupid fever.

Hey @biggreenbooks.bsky.social, As I got a book from a stranger a few weeks ago (thanks @wheatles.bsky.social!) I'm up for buying a stranger a book this week.

The Prime Minister imitating Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech is sickening. That speech fuelled decades of racism and division. Echoing it today is a disgrace. It adds to anti-migrant rhetoric that puts lives at risk. Shame on you, Keir Starmer.

"Island of strangers"? How about we look at what good immigration has brought to the UK, starting with MY MOTHER. She wants to come back to live here again next year, will she be allowed...? She's an economically inactive old foreigner, if we're playing by your rhetoric, Kier.

Walked some greyhounds. 11/10 way to spend a Sunday.

30 mins walk has cooked poor Flick

Coolest part of my day: two birdwatchers telling us to watch as an Osprey lifted a trout of the water we'd just been swimming in.