Libby, the local celeb cat who lives near our Aldi. She’s totally fine btw and when conscious she will demand affection from *everyone*.

This may be the autism coming to the forefront, but people choosing to sit next you in the office and proceeding to loudly sniff the entire day is *peak* torture for me. The urge to passively aggressively throw a tissue packet at them is very high.

Max was lovely too!

@mikebrooks668.bsky.social was lovely in Nottingham today.

What’s it like in your head?

The average age of Birmingham is 34. I’m 34. And yet I’m getting grey tufts of hair. I’m FINE.

Ice cream truck occasionally goes up our street with music playing and stops near our house. I had a mad rush to get wallet and keys before they left. They must have sat there for 20 seconds and then moved on. Day ruined.

I’m looking into buying our first car and I know almost nothing about cars. So naturally I’ve sought the advice of my Mum and it’s going very well.

so were they just lying about having written the kier starmer christmas special?

I’ve gone off Owen Jones a bit the last few years as he’s become increasingly click-baity. But this is on point youtu.be/EVaC7Et8AWQ?...

What do you mean I’m supposed to work on the British sacred holiday of prime minister resignation day which comes round quicker every year

Womp womp.

Man who lied his way to the top of the Labour Party and then sought to gradually dispense with any sort of worthwhile principle he claimed to have in the name of acquiring national office turns out to be a shit Prime Minister. Who’d have thought this would’ve happen?

Has akehurst exploded yet

I try not to get too much into telling people what they should/shouldn’t do but the fact that supposedly left wing people are still on X posting and arguing is crazy to me, like “it’s important for me to sit and drink in this pub owned by a racist pedo supporting trillionaire”

Reading the Count of Monte Cristo for the first time. I keep forgetting the author is French and that he leans HARD in the human need and right for on demand wine.

I take a passing interest in the World Cup. I can enjoy it in the comfort of my own home with the right people. However, the absolute best thing about the World Cup is that no one comes into the office the day after an England game. Absolute bliss.

I do feel some sympathy here. Gen Alpha have only ever known phones/iPads as their primary source of entertainment. It’s difficult to imagine anything different. My understanding is that the ban is a step in the right direction. Social media is largely peak brainrot.

Forgetting my towel when I cycle into the office is peak undignified.

In more upbeat news, we have apples!

My MP and this government continuing to be cowards.

From a few days ago. These are cute. I even got to donate a book I had finished. Thankfully on my bike commute into the city centre, so hopefully the first of many.

Piranesi is pretty damn good and I’m looking forward to listening to this while I work today. Also, I’m actually ahead of the podcast schedule for the first time since Starship Alexandria’s inception, so win-win 😂

Map Men book is on point.

Our wedding venue of Highbury Hall is naturally full of delights.

This is pretty much how all my fav queer venues operate already.

When done right, May is the best.

Based @greenparty.org.uk

Free will is a great thing.

when farage takes power remember that this labour government did not just "leave the door open" for them, but actively, maliciously, passed some of the most openly fasicst discriminatory law dreamed up in parliament

@matthaig.bsky.social was a delight.

I was on the fence about the Greens contesting the by-election. But first ditching PR and now this. What’s the point of Burnham even becoming PM?

Streeting on 4% Lol.

I Shall Wear Midnight - Terry Pratchett Children of Time - Adrian Tchaikovsky Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

I’ve been going through paperwork for the wedding. Particularly around suggested readings for during the ceremony. They certainly have, options.

Fun fact, I briefly met Streeting when I was 18 at a Labour Party poster unveiling during the 2010 election (everyone has made mistakes in their pasts). He seemed weirdly obsessive and sycophantic even then.

Daily reminder that Streeting is an opportunist who doesn’t really believe in anything and as a gay man fine to throw the trans community under the bus to further his own personal career. He will offer no substantive change and Reform will continue its rise.

New research shows that more people abandoned Labour because they were too tough on immigration - and because of their support for Israel - than because they were too soft on immigration.

of course all the chaos is funny and I'm glad that Keir Starmer, a bad person, is having a bad time. but jfc what a waste of two years, what a waste of a majority, what a waste of a once in a generation window to improve things. and now it's just 24/7 infighting, briefing, backstabbing. pathetic

When given the choice between a emboldened fascist movement and a rising left-wing alternative, centrists will choose the former. Every. Single. Time.

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From the Birmingham election results: STOP THE COUNT

Based on the past week, I think it is clear that Labour, the Tories, the media, and the police don't care if you vote Reform. But they DO care if you vote Green. They're happy for a vote of fear and hate. They're scared of hope.

The Tories are redundant. Labour is facilitating genocide, throwing trans people under the bus and continuing Tory austerity. Reform are now the open party of billionaire tax dodgers. And the Lib Dems, exist. Vote @greenparty.org.uk!

Set my phone to have an in-built limit of an hour a day across nearly all social medias. 10/10 would recommend. Most social medias are complete wank for me and were absolutely no good for my mental health.

It’s nice to realise I can look good.

Fuck the Tories, fuck Reform and in my case in Brum, fuck most of the transphobic and homophobic Independent candidates. Vote @greenparty.org.uk!

I love it when the BBC directly favours one party over another.