It's always satisfying when the algorithm performs a bit of serendipitous juxtaposition! @the-tuc.bsky.social @effinbirds.bsky.social #serendipitousjuxtaposition

I'm often more of an observer than a commentator on social media, but today I just feel like saying this:

If you're interested in the economy & the politics that surround it, go follow @richardjmurphy.bsky.social now if you aren't already. His YouTube videos have become part of my morning routine.

I'm sure that this sort of thing is considered #relatable content for the average Torygraph reader!

I managed to get one from someone else and am already here, if that helps, mighty Bretwalda?

Grandiloquent Word of the Day - Sepia-toned graphic in baroque Victorian typeface with pen-and-ink drawing of an old-timely politician giving a speech with his hand in the air for emphasis

Lexiphanicism [LEKS-ih-FAN-ih-siz-im]
(n.)
-Use of excessively learned & bombastic vocabulary/phraseology in a pretentious, showy fashion

“Lieutenant Larry Longshort’s lexiphanicism leaves his listeners lost in a labyrinth of lofty lexemes & longing for lucid language.”

My book:
bit.ly/GWOTDbook

Was it a breakfast buffet?

Hello, @bsky.app!

I'm glad to have made it here while the site's still got a bit of that 'new app' smell!

Why, it's almost as if I, a random follower of yours who is a total stranger to you, doesn't automatically have your complete, unwavering trust now that you've allowed me into this walled garden with its radiant, azure firmament! 🧐

I am shocked - SHOCKED, I say - at your quite sensible question! 😆