One of Elon Musk's most cryptic posts says this: "Whatever happens, we have got the spaceships, and they do not." We decode this here. It's a serious statement about the future he actually envisions: newrepublic.com/article/2119...

Emma Hilton's plans for policing women's access to services with a £1 cheek swab do not make women safe. It will simply place them under the microscope of scrutiny. medium.com/@geekonaleas...

Brexit cost 6% of UK economy, Bank of England company data suggests

Before and after.

Good morning. Pretty #wildflowers for you for #FlowersOnFriday. Added raindrops and hover fly for artistic feel. Butterflies are out in force on the meadow, unfortunately slugs are out in force in the garden. Hey ho let’s enjoy the sunshine.

Oh. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wowsers. Opens in November. www.cntraveller.com/article/the-...

If he doesn’t win something soon, I wonder whether Nigel Farage will retire to spend more time with other people’s money.

Other work by the Ladybird artists. ‘How Scenery Reveals the Nature of Soil’ (1949) Artist: SR Badmin

It gets better. His company’s name: Greenwater Services. Did he once pay a bribe to Jim Traficant: yes, of course

David Hockney (1937-2026) Jug with Flowers

Congratulations to Andy Burnham for winning The Masked Singer.

If you're heading out in the countryside this weekend, make sure you stay safe! We've found this great poster from 1979 with some great guidance.

Reform have now lost six by-elections in a row in England, Scotland and Wales. Their national poll rating is 26% – below Labour in 1983 – and Farage’s approval rating is -37. They’re very far from the voice of the people and need to stop being treated as such.

Driftwood dragon.

Oh. 160 Airmen down. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/u...

There was another one that was supposed to patrol the New York subway, replacing real police officers, and it ended up having to be *guarded* full time by two real police officers.

It’s been five years since Alex Jones lost InfoWars to the Sandy Hook families. As the verdict came down, he asked: “Do these people actually believe they’re getting any money?” He hasn't paid them a penny. Well, The Onion is going pay them anyway. The new InfoWars begins July 2nd at 8 p.m. ET.

Sarah Pochin is one of those terrifying people who has no idea how stupid she is or what words mean. But at least she’s unwittingly confirmed that the biggest threat to “our women” is wrapped in an England flag. Awkward for Reform.

A stormbeach concretion, shaped over time in the sedimentary layers of the Cliffs of Moher and polished smooth by Atlantic waves. County Clare, Ireland. Cormacscoast.com walking tours

Wtf

Men should not beat up women. Full stop. No excuses. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/reform...

I don’t think there’s enough of an outrage around the fact that the Iranian World Cup team is not allowed to stay in the US so they have to leave after every game and go to Mexico.

Update from Moscow, oil rain 🌧️🔥

Symbols can have such power.

Welcome to the UK, where soon 17-year-olds will be legally allowed to drive, join the army, work a full-time job, have sex and even vote but not watch YouTube past their bedtime.

This might be one of the funniest chart about energy scenarios I’ve seen. You can hardly see “actual” for gas

The second series of POV starts on Radio 4 tonight at 6.30pm - I'm in it plus loads of other great internet comedians. "Tune" in! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

San Lorenzo, Macau 1 Ron Sandford Scottish , b. 1937 Stamped with artist’s seal ,pen, ink and watercolour on paper ,

This Khmer lime pot in the shape of a rather cheeky-looking grinning cat, made in Thailand in the 11th–12th century (The Met) 🗃️

Cool venue does murder mystery evenings and folk singing, but with ai posters. Mmm. Interesting. Let's look for clues. Free bibles on the counter? Cash is king? Let's see who they follow on twitter. The world's nuttiest racists? No way!

Pixel Skylines - cityscapes in old video games. pixelskylines.tumblr.com So good

Adobe quietly injects AI content into user’s files, hikes prices Adobe Creative Cloud quietly injects AI generated alt text into users' files, sparking outrage.

This is a bit of a tragedy, especially after the total destruction of Newsnight. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/j...

I've spent the last two days at the Marchant Holliday School in Somerset. The boys here are currently out of mainstream ed, but they've all joined in, all enjoyed it. Their work is a triptych depicting the growth of a rose. (one boy added the butterfly 'life-cycle' too, can you spot it?) 😁 #edusky

THIS OFFER IS STILL UNCLAIMED It's Refugee Week this week, and for #buyastrangerabook day I'd like to offer out "When Stars are Scattered" by Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed. It's a brilliant graphic novel depicting a child's life in a refugee camp. If you'd like it, get in touch. UK only

"Those who dream by day know many things that are inaccessible to those who dream only by night." (Edgar Allan Poe, Eleanor) Art John Atkinson Grimshaw

I have another #buyastrangerabook offer for you all. @humanaqvi.bsky.social is offering to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £20! Any book at all (not just what's on my website). So, if there's something in particular you're after, just let us know. UK only

No child has gotten a gender dysphoria diagnosis in the past 2 years- this is part of a practice of denying young peoples identity long term and questioning people ARE NOT protected by the equality act. You cant get treatment if you can't get diagnosed. emiliabeckers.substack.com/p/how-the-nh...

According to an air traffic alert - there will be fireworks at the Barbican centre at some time between 10pm and 11pm this Friday (19th June). Brutal.

The Colour Club is a growing library of vintage colour theory books which you can view here & leaf through at pop up events. www.instagram.com/thecolourclub www.thecolourclub.co.uk

So according to @edzitron.com, OpenAI lost $38.5 billion dollars last year. THIRTY-EIGHT POINT FIVE BILLION DOLLARS lost on the inevitable technology that the whole world wants, that needs all those data centres, and which will solve all our problems.

1970s Italian schoolbooks featuring a graphic pencil and nib. www.presentandcorrect.com/products/a4-... 80 gridded pages.

Bailiffs can take your stuff for debt. So why aren’t they properly regulated? The majority of the 5m Eng/Wales people they visit have mental health problems. Yet there is no statutory regulation of such an invasive industry. The govt consulted, saying it wanted it, but then went quiet.

My contribution to last night’s Locally Sourced Comedy raffle - it’s the Trouserfox (the fox that’s mostly trousers)!

When people ask why I don't sound Scottish youtube.com/shorts/PWK44...

Rock doves or common pigeons (Columba livia) have a long history of coexistence with humans, kept as pets, meat and fertiliser and associated with various religious beliefs. However, the origins of their domestication have never been explored in detail 2/14