I only found out recently, but apparently that isn’t religious in origin!

The only time I’ve had to pray or say grace before a meal has been in the States, and it’s happened to me more times than I really feel comfortable with.

Yeah, he absolutely deserves it. Terrific player who, with a little bit more luck, should have more majors under his belt.

Oh boy, do I want Rose to do this! ⛳️ #TheMasters

This is very funny but not true. That 51% v 47% split was from 30 Jan. it’s held relatively steady in the last week or so.

Haha, definitely!

Yeah, I’ve definitely enjoyed the Mars seasons less. It sort of has the late GoT issue of, snap, and a character has miraculously got from Earth to Mars. But it’s still a superior drama.

Definitely the best of the season so far

Rewatching Lethal Weapon 4 and had forgotten the immigration storyline. At one point Murtaugh asks, “what happened to ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free’?”

The brilliant Richard Richle replies, “Now it says, ‘we’re closed’.” Not much has changed in 28 years

City to beat Chelsea every time.

Watched it this afternoon. It’s emotional!

And a City victory over Chelsea tomorrow 🤞

Totally with you. There’s no merit to any City victory. Plus it’s nice that only Liverpool have been able to stop Pep’s City once he found his groove.

😂

Ha, yeah that’s fair enough. I’m sure he won’t repeat 2011 😉

It was spectacular. The only downside is it feels over as a contest, and I’d love to see a repeat of the battle between Rory and Rose

It’s a screenshot of the Bluesky skeets in the Gift Links/Gift Articles feed. It shows one post from the Globe and Mail where the image didn’t work, and one from the NYT where it did. Sadly that means we have to look at a side profile shot of Donald Trump with his hair combed over and slicked back like a 60s Teddy Boy, only without an ounce of the style or cool

Yeah, from the gift links feed 30 mins ago, one worked and one didn’t.

It’s a known bug they’re working on:

bsky.app/profile/josh...

Marjorie Taylor Greene says Republican Party needs to ‘burn to the ground’ Greene called for a new age for the Republican Party, claiming Trump had created a ‘cult’

Once MAGA stalwart Marjorie Taylor Greene says it’s time for the Republican Party to ‘burn to the ground’

Season 21, Episode 1 - 'Cube is good.' | Full Episode YouTube video by Taskmaster

Look it’s me in my favorite show. And again I must stress: I am NOT doing this show because of Jason. I was a fan before him.

Thrilled to be on my favorite show with people I genuinely love. Alex is there as well.

youtu.be/oRfHA2d3DhM?...

@druckmann.bsky.social let @keefstuart.bsky.social write a Last of Us novel, please!

It’s a screenshot from the BBC News live blog. It reads: Here is the 10-point plan, according to an Iranian state broadcaster: 1. Complete cessation of the war on Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen 2. Complete and permanent cessation of the war on Iran with no time limit 3. Ending all conflicts in the region in their entirety 4. Reopening the Strait of Hormuz 5. Establishing a protocol and conditions to ensure freedom and security of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz 6. Full payment of compensation for reconstruction costs to Iran 7. Full commitment to lifting sanctions on Iran 8. Release of Iranian funds and frozen assets held by the United States 9. Iran fully commits to not seeking possession of any nuclear weapons 10. Immediate ceasefire takes effect on all fronts immediately upon approval of the above conditions

The BBC has a slightly different list.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c5...

A very welcome distraction!

The internet should exclusively be used for people writing stuff like this. Brilliant.

The alphabet and numerals 0-9 in the Artemis mission typeface

Just so you know what kind of dork I am: I was looking at the Artemis II mission stuff and said to @kaylahornbrook.bsky.social, “The cutaway in those letters in the bottom left corner definitely means something super specific…”

Boiling A Frog (Jack Parlabane Book 3) Boiling A Frog (Jack Parlabane Book 3) eBook : Brookmyre, Christopher: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

Boiling A Frog is a Kindle Daily Deal today.
NB. This is not a recipe book.
www.amazon.co.uk/Boiling-Frog...

Passchendaele - GoodBooks YouTube video by ilovegoodbooks

Of all the bands that tried to break through in the post-Britpop wilderness of mid-2000s guitar bands, GoodBooks are the ones I am most disappointed did not make it. Hard to believe I watched them play Passchendaele live 20 years ago… youtu.be/n-5cApzDUXQ?...

It’s so nice to see Wirtz and Hugo linking up again. It feels like a long time since we’ve seen it.

336 - The 3.5 Percent Rule - Erica Chenoweth (rebroadcast) | You Are Not So Smart If you want to create a movement that can change the national status quo, you don't need half the country, you only need 3.5 percent of the population to join – but there are some caveats.

Really timely re-release of @davidmcraney.bsky.social’s brilliant You Are Not So Smart podcast with @chenoweth.bsky.social. #NoKings feels so close to 3.5%. Also makes the key point that the likes of the odious MTG opposing the US government really helps. Stoking division works both ways.

[Scene is a TV news DEBATE FORMAT like Newsnight or Laura K. In the studio, NIGEL FARAGE is a guest on one side, and the GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF ENGLAND is the other guest.] 1 FARAGE: It's simply outrageous! 2 FARAGE: Replacing Sir Winston Churchill on the £5 note with a badger is woke madness. 3 BANK OF ENGLAND GOVERNOR: Mr Farage, I can assure you that I and my colleagues at the Bank of England have listened to your concerns, 4 GOVERNOR: And we have gone to great length to ensure that the badger is, in fact... 5 GOVERNOR: ...Anti-woke. [The £5 note appears on the screen behind him. It shows a badger, with a black military cap on its head - looking suspiciously like a Nazi SS officer's cap.] 6 [Beat of Nigel Farage reacting silently to the image on screen] 7 FARAGE: The badger is anti-woke. 8 GOVERNOR: Indeed! [Pointing at the design on the screen] If you look down the bottom we've included a quote from him... 9 [Close up of the quote at the bottom of the new £5 note, which reads]: "It's not racist to be concerned about immigration, Carol" - The Anti-Woke Badger 10 FARAGE: The badger... said that? GOVERNOR: It's a comment he posted on Facebook. 11 FARAGE: Well he's quite right! It's not - 12 [Farage pauses again, distracted by the image on the screen] 13 FARAGE: What's with the hat? GOVERNOR: He's into history. [ends]