649, as long as you don’t start on yourself, 648 if the speaker also stays out of it. Now, those numbers are starting to look manageable

Nothing annoys me more in this discourse than the term "having a little flutter" which suggests that the typical gambler is a person who just put a tenner on the Grand National rather than - as we know - people who have an addiction fuelled by companies that specialise in human misery.

Yes is winning on 58%

Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU.

Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well...

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Newcastle's castle was built in 1080 by William the Conqueror's eldest son Robert Curthouse. It is by no stretch of the imagination a "new castle"> Geordies should stop living in the past. Boody, Chesvegas

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Many Popes Have Been Entangled in Politics. Here Are 5 of Them.

exhausted historian of christianity screaming into the void, once again: christianity has never been apolitical. to wit: jesus was executed by the roman state.

True but after years with a crappy Dyson I appreciate how good the Shark is every time (sad I know)

Judge John Deed - Colin Baker, David Tennant, Peter Capaldi, Lenny Henry

+ Arabella Weir

Plus Davids Tennant & Banks

The Bill - Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker, Jo Martin

1980s Arthurian legend meets computer game development, The One Game?

When I started legal blogging I thought it would be a little bit of contract law or libel law, and the occasional judicial review with constitutional implications.

Now: a constant stream of constitutional crises, fundamental human rights abuses, and war crimes and other crimes against humanity.

Tbf he has looked like no. 2

a group of cartoon characters are standing next to each other and one of them is saying go forth and spread the word ALT: a group of cartoon characters are standing next to each other and one of them is saying go forth and spread the word

Remember that Nigel Farage is Donald Trump's biggest supporter.

Remember that Nigel campaigned for Trump and even wants to mimic all his policies.

This is the sort of insanity Reform want to bring to the United Kingdom.

The Crow soundtrack is an all time great. There’s a lot of innocent people..

Came here for this, the Guardian sportswriters are the worst

I truly love this.

Interesting hearing David Remnick interview John Lithgow on the New Yorker podcast today and both agreed that Rowling is bafflingly cruel and prejudiced. I feel this is a normal mainstream opinion at last. (Yes you can still criticise Lithgow for accepting the Potter TV gig)

Woodworking by Emily St James Genderqueer by Maia Kobabe Herculaneum by Grace Byron Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki The Pairing by Casey McQuiston Paul takes the form of a mortal girl by Andrea Lawlor Summer Fun by Jeanne Thornton

The lilac people by Milo Todd Stag dance by Torrey peters So many stars by caro de robertis Marsha by tourmaline

Lots of posting about Harry Potter and not supporting JK Rowling today but better yet, why not support trans stories?

Here’s options from a fantasy/sci-fi music to a smutty enby romance to a hopeful trans coming of age to nonfiction about black & brown queer elders

Hilarious but also sad

Really enjoyed Project Hail Mary, good adaptation of a great book. Tried to think of another actor who could’ve carried the film as the sole actor for most of the movie. Came up with Peter Dinklage and would now love to see that version.

I only know Al Nash, and would watch it for him alone - so funny.

Trump Had No Plan B for Iran And it shows.

Trump’s Plan A was to hit Iran hard, watch the theocrats flee, and then hand power to a government of his own choosing. Should such things not come to pass, Plan B was … well, apparently, there was no Plan B.

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

Spending £600 mil is easy, improvement is the tricky bit

Aye, that’s the Howe that should walk

Before Eddie we were humped off the likes of Leicester. Progress is never a straight line #NUFC

Quite remarkable that Chelsea breaking rules to sign seven players (+ three unknown) who during their respective times at the club helped win a Champions League, the Europa League twice, two Premier League titles, two FA Cups and a League Cup didn't merit a points deduction

We want ten (agg or on the night, either’s gravy)