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These annoy me more than I can explain. And the ears on halloween cat and dog skeleton decorations. Peculiarly infuriating.

You couldn't make Father Ted today because it's already almost 3 and it takes more than a few hours to make a sitcom

JOB IDEA: One of those jesters that went around all 'remember sire, thou art mortal' but for reminding old men that the reason Thing X they made 40 years ago couldn't get made these days is, they could get funding for scripted comedy with no established IP or celebrity name attached, and we can't

My autoimmune system is such a drama queen.

*clears throat* AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

And this is why Ed Davey has to make announcements on log flumes - how can he compete when Farage lobs a hand grenade into the political debate and everyone seems to try to discuss it like it’s reasonable, not just bigoted hatred dressed up as an immoral and impractical policy.

The annoying thing here is that the Lib Dems talk policy quite a lot and get ignored by the media, which is what Davey's stunts were a response to in the first place. I don't think he's addicted to stunts. I'm sure he'd love it if his policies got covered www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

In one of those good news/bleak news moments, the EDI staff networks at work have been emailed about a new app that makes it easier to report hate crimes.

The idea that the combined MMR is dangerous but separately the vaccines are fine was created out of whole cloth by Andrew Wakefield, a disgraced former doctor who had a patent on a non-combined version of the MMR. We've known his research was bunk for almost 30 years.

Have Disney pulled the Indiana Jones movies for being mean to nazis yet?

Singing “Thyroid like a spacehopper” to myself to the tune of “Tiptoe through the tulips“. I probably should get my bloods done again.

The emergence of Fritzi and the Little Red Wagon of Great (Potential) Speed

Trans rights are human rights, but the bad news is people also hate human rights.

All UK HE news talks of contraction. Bronze TEF providers will be defunded. Research funding is to be more "targeted". Total continuation of the Conservatives' vision for HE, under Labour.

If QEII was still alive she’d have absolutely roasted Trump by now through the language of historically meaningful brooches.

He doesn’t look younger though, just really waxy.

Would watch.

🚨 THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨 We’ve just seen this, by creator “Menapian” - a 4,998-piece set of the Great Exhibition (1851) Crystal Palace - complete with a bonus Megalosaurus and Ichthyosaur… beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

Sneaking in nonsense business phrases should be encouraged.

Fenella Racist, the former Conservative Minister for Housing (6-9 October 2021), has sensationally defected to Reform UK. Racist, 52, who lost her seat to a Labour newcomer with a large face and a briefcase, said the Tories had lost sight of ordinary voters’ priorities, which is a code they use.

I definitely need a Thoth bag. Nerd life goals.

Maps used to be so much better in the old days, because they would show you where the monsters are. Now, we have to stumble upon them ourselves.

Obviously we all know Bluesky is a retirement home for elder millennials but, if you happen to know any 18-30 people who might like to take a shot at this, do pass it on!

Our latest blog post is up! In this post, Lilian @xlearn.bsky.social provides the key points for any university staff preparing to teach blind or partially blind students this academic year: blogs.york.ac.uk/digital-acce...

Folk song reflection of the day: if her neck really was “just like a swan’s“ I doubt they’d think her fair or handsome. Although they probably would write a song about her.

Monday.

Work training module advises counting to 6 as a way of calming down and responding rationally - and they are very much underestimating how long I can sustain complete panic.

There's no excuse of ignorance any more. Every single person on that fascist march knew who Tommy Robinson was and every single one of them knew why they were there. This isn't Brexit. People weren't conned. They willingly went out to join in, led by a five times jailed thug. Stop making excuses.

✨STREAMERS✨ Are you using a form of Closed Captions on your live streams? If not - is there any reason as to why you don’t have Closed Captions? As I struggle to hear more & more, the accessibility of peoples streams is becoming more limited too. #Accessibility #LiveStream #Gaming #Inclusivity

Palestine action got branded a terrorist organisation after one police officer got assaulted. 20 people we charged with assaulting police yesterday at 'Reclaim the Kingdom'.

This is totally how I'm going to respond from this point on...

Or, well-known Manchester lady who founded an amazing library ! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Sky News says police are "overwhelmed by the numbers". Met coped perfectly well with 2x as many at the pro-Gaza rally, 5x as many at the anti-Brexit march, and 15x as many at London Pride. They're not overwhelmed by the numbers. They're overwhelmed by the ratio of violent thugs in those numbers.

Melvyn Bragg reveals he stepped down from In Our Time to become a regular on Sesame Street.

The far right turnout today is much smaller than the number of people who came to protest at London Trans Pride this year, but the far right will of course get infinitely more press coverage.

mood

Nothing about us without us. Pretty sure this advice is without us.

Also I’m uncomfortable when these are described as political views - party politics should be about things like different theories of how to improve the economy, not whether certain groups of people can exist or have rights.

Ed Davey: “The facts don’t lie. The BBC is fuelling Reform’s rise by plastering Farage across our screens without providing the proper scrutiny the public deserves." Many have suspected this, but new academic study from Cardiff Uni shows it is fact. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/s...

this cat looks like one of the Old Master painters who's just slept with three servants, argued viciously with his annoying patron about the inferior ham he receives, and then painted his masterpiece out of spite

Discovering computer as an adult makes you go crazy. Discovering computer as a baby makes you go crazy. In all of human history, there will only ever be one generation to discover computer at the correct age: 13

Was at the DARCI conference the last two days, organised by @marianajlopez.bsky.social and the EAD and DARCI teams at Uni of York. It was a beautifully international and inclusive event, and it was so heartening to hear about so much positive research and creative projects.

#SciArtSeptember Day 12: wandering • My #SciArt #embroidery the wandering ghost (2024) is of the vagus nerve. Vagus is Latin for wandering.

Capitalization affects how people read hashtags or how people hear them on screen readers. Use #camelCase or #PascalCase in hashtags instead of lowercase. You could have #DoctorWhoRewatch ("Doctor Who Rewatch") or #doctorwhorewatch ("doctor whore watch.")

If you consider us (disabled people) from the get-go, you won’t have to worry about how to be inclusive later. Basically, you don’t have to get ready if you stay ready

Despite easily being the most British fighting vehicle ever developed, the mock-Tudor AT-AT programme was sadly cancelled due to budgetary concerns

Tiny, colorful baby scallops — a total cuteness overload in one dish! You might think, “This person posts the same creature every year!” But honestly, seeing the same life return year after year is something truly wonderful𓂃🫧‪

Timeline cleanse: ferret friends.