Having grown up with a wonderful dad I was blindly unaware just how acutely painful Fathers Day (and its build up) is for those whose dads are not. To those people, remember your dad does not get to define who you are and you are worthy of love and brilliant just as you are x

“amid growing concerns”

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.

Every day, a migrant saves someone's life in an operation, teaches a child, cleans a building, is a good neighbour or parent. That never leads the news. No gangs rush down streets thanking people who *might* be migrants. But as soon as an atrocity happens, all "migrants" are held responsible. 1/3

Night night

Don’t mind me. I’m just over here adding things I’ve already done on to my to-do list and then crossing them off again to make myself feel good

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I genuinely feel sick. A company reached out to me on IG, linking me to an AI version of myself. You can even ask "me" questions. They are also advertising it using an AI photo of me. They told me if I like it, they will give me free access... to my own fucking content that they stole. /1

On the grounds that there’s no bad time to share this video of a squirrel having a jolly good go, here’s this video of a squirrel having a jolly good go

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A very good afternoon to the absolute hero who organised and parked this beauty in the middle of little Tommy’s far-right hate march. ❤️

*skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* *skip* -me, in the car, after starting my favorites playlist

Thought this was a model response from @celiarichardson.bsky.social to a pretty harsh article in the Spectator about the National Trust

Ok. Someone needs to tell her that there is no such thing as “Take your kitten to school Day”..

Good luck to all you extraordinary marathon runners today! The most brilliant experience and one of the absolute best things I ever did. Stay hydrated and soak up all the crowd support. You are brilliant and you’ve got this- there is nothing like the feeling of achievement. Bloody well done!!

I am absolutely shite at recognising when someone is flirting with me. Like, comically bad at it. My mates would mock me about it. But something happened today that made me so happy. 1/?

Slowly edging closer.. Although I have to report that Willows tail was attacked shortly after this was taken and chaos ensued!

Coyote vs. ACME This looks like a lotta fun. www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-43...

It’s too much..😍

Ninja squirrel has literally unscrewed the lid of the squirrel-proof bird feeder to get to the nuts!

The ridiculousness continues. Same size as a pint glass. Too cute. Am achieving nothing.

Love Private Eye!

Good morning and goddamn it's a beautiful day iandunt.substack.com/p/orban-defe...

Went for a walk and a pint and spotted the best example of free will I've ever seen

Bluebell woods for anyone that doesn’t have one near them x

I’m really sorry I haven’t learnt my lines and am unable to do my job but there were difficult circumstances that made concentrating impossible..

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

Welcome Rosa! ❤️

"From out there on the moon, international politics look so petty. You want to grab a politician by the scruff of the neck and drag him a quarter of a million miles out and say, 'Look at that, you son of a bitch.'" ― Edgar Mitchell, Apollo 14 astronaut.

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

Good morning and Happy Nigella Day! Because all is briefly right with the world and as a special treat, it's free to read. www.ft.com/content/4819...

Back filming on #MidsomerMurders ❤️

"Magawa the "hero rat," whose work sniffing out landmines in Cambodia won him a medal for life-saving bravery, is retiring after a distinguished five-year career."

As @stephenkb.bsky.social says, I really think we oughtn't to be far off from a "turn your heating off a month early" public information campaign for this very reason.

One more week until this ridiculous cuteness joins our fam.

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes

One of my favourite facts is that the spiky tail of a stegosaurus didn't used to have a specific name, until Gary Larson published this Far Side cartoon, at which point "thagomizer" was adopted by paleontologists.

Urgh PLEASE STOP sending me the weird AF Heartbeat A.I. thing. I didn’t give permission for my image to be used and I don’t want to see old friends brought back from the dead with angel wings. It’s creepy

We are having a new addition to our family. I blame @davidmuttering.bsky.social entirely. She joins us in a few weeks. Meet Rosa

Umm. Whose bones?

Imagine the reaction in the US if ~175 schoolgirls had been killed by a targeted Iranian missile. (Or anyone's missile.) This is an atrocity.

The Birdcage opened thirty years ago today, so in its honor, I want to share one of my favorite stories about Mike Nichols that didn't make it into my biography. This is from an interview I did with Nathan Lane.

I’m always excited to announce that my take on that French classic, Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic, is #RecipeOfTheDay! Do make sure you have some good bread to go with it, though mashed potatoes could also be given serious consideration. www.nigella.com/recipes/chic...

Ian Huntley has died after being attacked in prison. There’s questions to ask but right now, let the media focus on his victims: 10 year old best friends Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, and their parents and siblings who must still endure a lifetime of grief. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Last year when I was checking into a hotel, the desk person was wearing Meta glasses. I kindly asked them to take them off. They were annoyed. I said, “I do not consent to you looking at my credit card and ID with Meta glasses on.” My instincts were correct: www.bbc.com/news/article...

No one is blaming the Conservative government who acted unlawfully under British laws And that is down to our highly partisan media landscape So keep those critical thinking skills sharp when you see headlines like this! Watch out for the red flags and ask all the right questions! 23/

“Elite human capital” Fucking hell.

Got an amaryllis bulb for Christmas. Such joy to watch it flower. Magnificent