When you're in a hole, dig faster 😂

Shacks at Pamet Head - 1937 https://botfrens.com/collections/173/contents/3104286

Any guesses as to which politician? I don't have enough fingers and toes to count the possibilities 😂 Meanwhile, in Wales, the Government is seeking to make lying by politicians a criminal offence. Which apparently undermines "free speech", if you're a politician who lies...

Wow...

While purporting to care deeply about the funding of other organisations and the importance of free speech, Lord Young's FSU won't reveal who funds the er ... Free Speech Union Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...

🔴 Last week the Free Speech Union got a High Court writ to prevent the publication of a list of its donors So we decided to investigate who *does* fund Toby Young's outfit Wanna see? 🫣 New on Democracy for Sale: democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...

Meanwhile, the high heidyins of Edinburgh University think Scotland should ditch free education to put more money in their coffers

🚨🇪🇺 Brexit WOW moment 🇪🇺🚨 The Brexitgraph Telegraph published a full-blown obituary for Brexit: 📉 GDP down 8% 📉 Investment down 18% 📉 Productivity down 4% 📉 Employment down 4% ❌ No trade benefits ❌ No regulatory freedom ❌ No upside whatsoever Do you agree it’s time to end Brexit?

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of Christ Church, Oxford The College is also Oxford Cathedral, which overlap is also a feature of some ancient Arabic-world universities, such as Fez If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm

If any competing countries fans are banned then the tournament is over! Football is described as more than a game, it’s a universal language. Trump destroys anything he doesn’t understand! World Cup chaos after Trump bans visa applications from 15 competing nations apple.news/Aw3bcRsSiQJO...

Here's a #HigherEducation cigarette card showing the arms of the then University of Bombay, now the University of Mumbai This is a spin-off from #HigherEducationPostcard

Which member of The Broons had the widest mouth? Maw

#OtD 15 Jan 1934 the UK tabloid the Daily Mail published an article 'Hurrah for the Blackshirts!' supporting Oswald Mosley's fascist movement. Written by Viscount Rothemere, whose family still own the Mail, its politics haven't really changed much stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8672...

My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left. See? We just need to talk to each other.

The attitude of "We are reporters, we simply parrot what is presented to us, not journalists who might look at what they've been presented with and go "WTF is this nonsense, I have a few questions?"" has absolutely killed news media as anything other than a PR outlet for the bad guys.

Why risk it when you can watch at home? The FA should organise big screens in communal areas so the fans can have a fab time without the risks posed by ICE

Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds

Politicians: don't use AI to make your maps.

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of Corpus Christi College, Oxford The odd structure in the middle of the quad is the Pelican Sundial, which dates from 1579 If you like this image, please repost it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm

I hope her life was full of joy and laughter, richly deserved for the bravery she showed.

RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'

Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen: "If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU." "Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.

Five years on I still think this deserved to do better.

New Star Wars movie idea: 12 Angry Men, but it's all Wookies and no subtitles.

Far too many talented artists here. Time to redress the balance. This is called A Woman Surprised By A Wasp.

UKIP are seeking to adopt a Nazi style Iron Cross as their electoral emblem. It's verified within the thread. What's scary is not that they espouse those views - thinking people already know that - but that they're confident to display it so openly 😕

Hit them where it hurts, Occupy banks, credit card Companies, driveways. #Haikufeels #occupy #haiku #senryu #poem #writing #writingcommunity

I have always thought it was a corruption of Daffyd #EveryDaysASchoolday

We used to do real science

The state of Trump’s USA shows what happens when lies go unchecked… We can’t have that here For the first time in years, we have a shot at stopping that culture from taking root A LAW IS ON THE TABLE TO MAKE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENCE FOR POLITICIANS TO DELIBERATELY LIE

Big/bad news for consumers. Google is out today with an announcement of how they plan to integrate shopping into their AI offerings including search and Gemini. The plan includes “personalized upselling.” I.e. Analyzing your chat data and using it to overcharge you. 1/2

Reform unveiled their latest Conservative recruit Nadhim Zahawi - unfortunately he forgot to delete his old tweets accusing Farage of racism...

Cotton Traders appealing to the Kirsty-Noem wannabe market Yikes

An earlier featured role than Home Alone 2?

In the old days, good writers got famous for selling books. Nowadays, bad writers sell books by being famous.

This provides an excellent analysis from a long term law enforcement officer who once was actually hit by a car from someone fleeing and what they think of the actions of the person who killed Renee Good. It’s factual, provides a detailed analysis and objective. Take a moment to listen.

Take that far right nutters. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

There's always a tweet ...

Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.

100% this!👇

We're a' Jack Tamson's bairns ❤️

Some archeologists spend time digging up carnyces. Others address the question "How can I hearten the troops against invasion armed only with a Henry Hoover?" Which kind are you?

I previously worked with young pregnant women and know from that experience that this extra barrier works against their equal right to access a legal service. Please sign and share

Please read this. The UK political & media establishment is asleep at the wheel. We have made ourselves wholly dependent on a Trump ally for our national security at the exact moment Trump is threatening to invade a NATO ally open.substack.com/pub/broligar...

The new game my 11-y-old learned at a friend's house today is "Powerpoint karaoke." Kids get ChatGPT to make up a Powerpoint deck, then they have to present it as though they know what it's about. On the up side, I suppose learning to bullshit convincingly in a work setting is a skill, but ... fuck.

Apparently Trump has floated the idea of moving World Cup matches to other stadiums. Possibly from Democrat states to Republican states to "punish" Democrats. He is corrupt AF, so it could just be whoever pays him most. You'd have to be bonkers to risk travelling there 😕

Gestapo: Did you do this? (Gestapo points to 'Guernica') Picasso: No, you did.

“Move fast and break things” is the philosophy of a bull in a china shop just like its partner, “growth for its own sake,” is the philosophy of a cancer cell.