People I know quit after concussion-gate & the consistent coddling of wife beaters (if they're talented enough). Me, I quit as a kid when my hometown team got rid of a bunch of my fave players.

tl;dr- "Outrage and spectacle spread faster than rigour. Content that provokes emotion is amplified. Material that demands context or deliberation is buried."

From the middle of a fascinating post here: bsky.app/profile/elio...

Humanity isn’t a cost-benefit exercise. We need to push forwards as a species

We need to push forwards as a species. Life isn’t just a cost-benefit exercise.

Good one.

ICE Agents Detain Newlywed Spouse of Soldier Training to Deploy

This is not who we should be—but ICE is so desperate for stats they detain a woman who is legally applying for her green card, a scholarship college student who teaches Sunday School. Trump would have us believe he’s taking criminal aliens off the streets. It’s a lie www.nytimes.com/2026/04/05/u...

The golden age of corporate profits

(see also: corruption)

I definitely buy based on size, as I go out with a book in my back pocket or my jacket pocket, and they’re not particularly large.

Trump Announces 10 Percent Tariff on European Countries in Standoff Over Greenland

Trump’s DOJ still hasn’t complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act www.nytimes.com/2026/01/17/u...

Artemis II: Nasa's mega Moon rocket arrives at launch pad Final preparations now get underway for the first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years.

Despite US politics being a total clusterfuck, this is an incredible development. It will be the first time anyone under the age 54 will have been alive to see a Lunar mission. Part of the spacecraft was also built by the European Space Agency. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

headline that reads "two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds" followed by the hotdog "we're all trying to find the guy that did this" meme, where here the hotdog guy is labelled the telegraph, the times, the daily mail, gb news, the express and the sun

ultimate = last in a series

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propreantepenultimate = fifth-to-last in a series

Nottingham rail station

Vat and Fiddle pub

Castle Rock Brewery

Notts a few nights ago

Had this exact experience myself. I finally turned around and said “Look buddy, we’re trying to get through this course so we can all leave. Why don’t you save it until afterwards?”

He huffed & puffed but shut up. WIN!

I'm only half-joking when I say that maybe this is the way to tackle older Faragist men: Get a smart attractive younger woman to listen to them and then charmingly point out why they're wrong.

Legend.

This is a hands on way to fight masked ICE agents- straight outta Philly!

Excellent! Trying to track down the vinyl version of this for my DJ nights!

Old pals City Mouse @citymousepunk.bsky.social & Kicked In The Teeth join Scene Killers at The Mist Rolling Inn in 2 weeks! Advance tickets still available! #citymouse #kickedintheteeth #scenekillers #mistrollinginn #nottinghampunk

One of the US’s only transportation triumphs!

These plants can kill sign on the Poison Garden in Alnwick Gardens

Gates of the Poison Garden in Alnwick Gardens

Nasty, deadly plants in the Poison Garden at Alnwick Garden

Refreshing mobile bar next to the Poison Garden

Poison Garden - all deadly plants from around the planet- this weekend!

g.co/kgs/5ow3A5L

Next 2 shows I’m putting on! @ritesofhadda.bsky.social & @humantoys.bsky.social - that’s yer June & July sorted!

Aaaaaaaand cancelled due to circumstances outside of my or the bands control.

As an outsider watching this, I gotta wonder how Brexit got over the line & more importantly, why this crap's still in effect. (Yes, I know the US said to the UK, "Brexit? Hold my beer," & elected Trump, but that's another episode)

File under (head in hands): They've gotta fly to Brazil or SoCal for the jets' 3 month regular service & UK pilots need to retake all of their qualifications to fly in the EU.

File under face-eating leopards…

New sign: ¡Muy peligroso!

This is Saturday- it’ll be a belter!