All gardening this weekend was closely supervised

Chernobyl's last wedding: The couple who married as a nuclear disaster unfolded

When you’ve got United in the 21st century at 8pm and vigils in the 14th century at 5am

I can't stop laughing at this post. It's perfect.

Echo meets her fate When Narcissus rejects her: Repeat after me.

I hadn't seen this before. This is pretty remarkable. Earth and Moon in one NASA photo. ht @astrokatie.com

There’s actually a theory of toxic management on that. If you want to disseminate difficult things but don’t want it to be challenged, release late on a Friday. By Monday most folk will have calmed down a bit and the immediate anger will be just part of the rest of the unhappy work environment.

www.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/local-n... Yep, this is what i share the house with

PLEEEASE stop saying "passed".

Toad wrote on a piece of paper: A LIST OF THINGS TO DO TODAY. Then he wrote: WAKE UP

Then Frog and Toad ate a big breakfast. And after that, they spent a fine, long day together.

I have deleted my original debunk of this story as it appears it is actually an amalgamation of 2 stories... (Don't let anyone tell you I'm not prepared to be corrected!!) So let's look at them individually: We'll start with the photo... So what's going on? 🧵1/12

I know this has circulated with alacrity recently, so you may have already seen it, but if you haven't... WOW BOY HOWDY it's the most useful thing. Thank you cardcatalogforlife.substack.com -- this is a very very very helpful public service: cardcatalogforlife.substack.com/p/google-has...

It's basically: make yourself attractive to women in a way that wins the approval of other men. If you just wanted to appeal to women *directly* & you didn't care about other men, you'd probably just, I dunno, develop a sense of humor or interest in other people or something. Learn how to cook.

“The NHS was on the verge of “collapse” during the pandemic and was only saved by the sacrifices of its staff, the Covid-19 Inquiry has found.” apple.news/AaiB9rEInQC-...

OK. I'm gonna do something here with this discourse, and it's not ~really~ about cars. It's about the mindset of "I deserve this" and how that preempts the logic parts of the brain in ways which can hurt you. Here's a crotchety old man thread: (1/10)

Contemporary landscape painter Sarah Jane Brown captures the dramatic beauty of her home on the Pembrokeshire Coast, West Wales #WomensArt

Friends want your happiness & best. Sometimes that means telling you a truth you'd rather not hear. Sometimes that means not sharing your view, but adding perspective. Sometimes that means lifting you up from where you chose to sit down. Bc it's just not a good place for you. #GoodMorning, everyone

We have awarded these people contracts in the Ministry of Defence. What the fuck are we doing.

Urge everyone to spare 20-something minutes of their day to watch this. Peter Oborne is an old-school journalist of sound principle. These are the real facts that he makes clear here. Not the propaganda we're being force-fed. #iran #israel youtu.be/4BlXzB8E8h4?...

Whatever you personally think of trans people, in general young people are much more accepting and supportive of trans people than older people are. Many of them have close friends who are trans. Most really don’t think things like the toilet issue are problems.

IN THE SILENT FOREST You could Hear a Pine drop

Had to share my blue pea & lime soda from this morning. The absolute theatrics of science as the blue pea juice turns purple.

BlueSky your watch for today is the nineties UK TV version of Macbeth for schools. Starring Shaun Pertwee, Greta Scacchi and Shane Ritchie (among others). It is the most nineties Shakespeare adaption ever. And i have unironically loved it since it first aired. youtu.be/xiKaGQmYo0A?...

Other work of the Ladybird artists. ‘February Fill Dyke’ Artist: Rowland Hilder

Not a day goes by when I don't quote #RedDwarf in some way. But despite so many to choose from, the iconic line from the show that best sums up Rob Grant's legacy is obvious "And the moral of the story is, "Appreciate what you've got", because basically, I'm fantastic." #RIPRobGrant

The process that led to the Holocaust didn't start with killing people. First it made them non-people. Then it killed them.

This is brilliant.

Good luck to everyone who thinks the NHS or social care works without immigration. If people choose to come here to work in these sectors the least we can do is let them bring their kids and partners so they can enjoy some quality of life because god knows it’s not the pay and hours they’re enjoying

…imagine believing that anyone working under current working conditions in the NHS hasn’t earned it.

'Red on the Cuillins' by Pam Carter, painter who was known for her Scottish landscapes #WomensArt

The meanings of seven different types of animal poop in English… 7. Apeshit = angry 6. Batshit = unhinged 5. Bullshit = lies (or unfair) 4. Horseshit = bigger lies (or totally unfair) 3. Chickenshit = cowardly 2. Dogshit = inferior quality 1. Catshit = what you do when someone throws a ball at you

‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how #climatecrisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk - As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions #flooding 2/2 www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Today is Candlemas If you have not cleared all your Christmas decorations by today, a demon hiding behind them will cause dire mischief in your house for the rest of the year. See my popular post on this: emptycity.substack.com/p/twelfth-ni...

Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers. This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder. Auschwitz took time.

They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue. The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue. Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue. Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.

Here’s where you’ll be able to find us on Saturday for Mark Jones Day of Dance! We’re really looking forward to performing with some amazing Molly sides 🤍🖤 #ely #mollydancing #folk #folkdance #markjones

Aurora Coolness xkcd.com/3196/

Dear British folk. The US Republicans actively voted for this. This is why it is not acceptable to appease the imbecilic populism of the Tory party or the active positions of Reform. If you let the vile messages sit unchallenged, they become normalised in parties that can be elected.

Great comment by @helensalisbury.bsky.social in this week's BMJ and one that far too many NHS managers, leaders and politicians miss entirely: doi.org/10.1136/bmj.... ...

“Don’t ask” From the Private Eye archive. Issue 711, March 1989.

I’ve found Sundays can be stranger days than usual in Social Media. So photos of @pigdykemolly.bsky.social dancing at Whittlesey #strawbear festival yesterday. #mollydancing #traditional #folklore

Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.

Here is our schedule for Strawbear 2026! We’re looking forward to seeing you all there 👀🖤🤍 #mollydancing #strawbear #whittlesey #folk #morrisdance

How likely is ‘likely’? Does ‘likely’ have a higher probability than ‘probable’? I put together a quick quiz so you can see how you interpret probability phrases, then see how you compare with others: probability.kucharski.io

Yes, hello? I don’t think 2026 is working properly. I’d like to cancel my free 5 day trial please.

Walked along the Nene today in the hope of finding something remarkable in the sun. It was still Peterborough, though.