I’m a nurse. I used to see almost entirely Daily Mail or Sun newspapers being read on the ward, (south of England of course). But they used to read it once and then put it down and get on with their day. Now they sit and endlessly scroll through this stuff, like ducks being fed for foie gras.
Blurry photo over the top of a laptop screen of a dog staring intently at the taker with an, “it is time for my walk, what are you doing?” expression.
They missed a trick not putting cameras in the back of laptops. The dog always turns away if you try to take a photo, thereby I’m always missing his best expressions. This one is “you were supposed to take me out 20 minutes ago”.
Put in the postcode of your local hospital and see how much of its money goes to private companies to profit.
www.nhsprofitmap.org.uk
See also railway announcements (GWR especially) and customer service lines. I call them the Virgin Media voice.
A gray cat, suspended in midair over a bathtub, limbs splayed out, realizes she has made a poor choice.
Please enjoy this amazing freeze frame from Liara’s bathtub incident last night
Imagine trying to tell off THE POPE for talking theology. And doing that in public.
The arrogance is breathtaking. The danger in such a person wielding so much power is too.
One for London to follow!
*JD Vance at his next confession*
"forgive me father for I have sinned"
*curtain draws back to reveal a smiling Pope Leo*
"go on"
A stop-the-car moment to photograph this greeting to Nigel Farage on his rather unspectacular visit to Shetland today.
Apologies to any frogs offended. 🐸
BREAKING: Following the American threat of an “Avignon Papacy,” Robert Kennedy has begun a Diet of Worms
Watching ‘High Society’ on BBC2 right now, which is a great movie in so many ways, but Seth Lord is such an insufferable misogynist prick, I always imagine Mrs Lord wanting to smash his face in at the “most wives don’t realise that their husband’s philandering has nothing to do with them” speech.
I think pretty much everyone hates these things. Good to see a city councillor standing up against them.
Your regular reminder that dehumanizing the people who are dehumanizing others isn’t how we’re gonna get to liberation.
We have to live into the world we want to create.
Still going on now, to our shame. Think of those pictures of kids living in mould-covered flats that have been in the news in the past few years.
It was a strong competition
One of the greatest bollard walks in history.
#WorldBollardAssociation
Mmm, lime marmalade. I wish someone would make a tarter version of it, rather than just the Robinson’s stuff.
these women are all the best of Britain 🫡✊🇬🇧
This is a good move, but I don't see why ANY foreign donations should be accepted, certainly not £100,000 worth. The domestic donations cap should be that, including from businesses. A level playing field for all political parties, not a situation where only the rich succeed.
Satirical £16 note. It includes a picture of Margaret Thatcher in a hard hat with a 'Dole Not Coal' badge, wearing a 'Woman Opposed to Women Against Pit Closures' t-shirt; a drawing of John Harris's famous image of a mounted riot police officer hitting a woman with a baton at Orgreave; and the text 'The Capitalist State promises to withhold from each miner the sum of Sixteen Pounds. London From the N.C.B. and H.M. Government M. Thatcher Chief Executioner'.
'Dole Not Coal'
The effects of the 1984/5 Miners' Strike are still felt in former coalfield communities
Campaign material from the dispute, including leaflets, pamphlets and other publicity material produced by community groups and the NUM, is online at cdm21047.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...
'Heroes of Liberty'. Jesus wept.
photo from website of young girl sitting in bed, grinning, whilst reading said 'Margaret Thatcher' book.
From their website: bedtime stories for children! I wonder, does it include the term 'Milk Snatcher' anywhere?
That bit at the side, "the things I love are not at home" has lived rent-free in my mind ever since I first saw it years ago.
@jakevig.bsky.social Unbelievable first us UKers now this...
An illuminating article by Beth Parks: 'Iooking at the educations and opportunities of three important male physicists — James Clerk Maxwell, Robert Millikan, and Albert Einstein — and comparing them to those of their female peers.'
🧪 #WomenInSTEM
At the risk of stating the fucking obvious the USA entered the first world war in 1917 and the second in late 1941.
Looks like a really poor Jean-Luc Picard wannabe.
BPAS have a slogan ‘We Trust Women’.
Half of the population shouldn’t have to be in a constant fight for agency over their own bodies.
This is excellent news. And if London can do it, other UK cities need to swallow their excuses, grow some courage and make the changes.
@southamptoncc.bsky.social
