The incredible life of the ‘bird man’ refugee who brought tweets, chirps and trills to British radio
(Wonderful piece about a remarkable man. I had LP reissues of some of his bird recordings when I was a kid)
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...
'While I have seen many praising this event online, my own heart is filled with grief and lament. Not because the Bible is being read, but because of why it is being read and how it is being used'
Responding To The Entire Bible Being Read In D.C.
open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...
‘I suppose you haven’t any bedsteads?’ The strange world of early travel books
Before Google Maps, travellers had to rely on guides and phrasebooks that mixed useful advice with imperial arrogance and surreal oddities
open.substack.com/pub/thenewwo...
Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law, is leading U.S. diplomatic efforts with Iran while engaged in a lucrative, ongoing, multi-billion-dollar business relationship with the Saudi government. This brazenly corrupt arrangement is being ignored by most media outlets
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"Whatever you want is fine with me" is the laziest, most passive-aggressive way to get out of doing the work of decision making. Step up with an opinion or fuck right off.
The most famous football fan in the world
How Mark Goldbridge built his kingdom
manchestermill.co.uk/the-most-fam...
Dear Companies/Corporate Middle Managers.
Every single one of your AI helpdesk bots is FUCKING USELESS and not remotely fit for purpose.
But hey, Government and Corporates, by all means buy in to this technology and make everyone’s life a lot worse in ever single regard.
Luv The General Public
'As the UK celebrates the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth this week, her pristine legacy might ultimately be seen as a steaming pile of gilded ordure that threatens to bury her descendants'
The King, the Bling, and A Fraught State Visit
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The Tech Oligarch's Republic
A look at the Palantir manifesto, a logical conclusion of the War on Terror
www.forever-wars.com/the-tech-oli...
Lena Dunham and the Cautionary Tale of Chronic People-Pleasing
When wanting to be good winds up feeling very, very bad
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The horrors of the online “Rape Academy”
If you thought the rape of Gisèle Pelicot was a unique story, you were wrong
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The Tories (remember them?) and Mail go loopy over Erasmus+
Kemi Badenoch's party and the right wing paper are convinced the student exchange scheme is aimed at brainwashing four-year-olds
open.substack.com/pub/thenewwo...
England wildlife watchdog ‘has stopped designating special sites for protection’
Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
OK, so this is fucking scary. Especially as this company's got its claws into our government too ..
They Built the Tool. They Staffed the Government. Now they've published a Manifesto
open.substack.com/pub/thehuman...
Fear and loathing at the Hill Dickinson
Liverpool have won the first Merseyside derby at Everton’s new stadium. But the growing animosity between the fans threatens to divide the city
www.livpost.co.uk/fear-and-loa...
It must be a coincidence civil servants have created a national security scandal for the PM at the time he is trying to make it a crime for civil servants to use national security as a reason to lie
via @fleetstreetfox.bsky.social
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Did Pope Leo find his voice in Africa? Or did the world finally hear him?
apnews.com/article/afri...
Palantir manifesto described as ‘ramblings of a supervillain’ amid UK contract fears
Alarm caused by posts of Alex Carp, tech firm’s CEO, championing US military dominance and of AI weapons
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
There is something wrong with the asylum process for LGBTQ+ people – but it’s not fake claimants
theconversation.com/there-is-som...
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I was going for a walk along the canal path just now, and a man and a woman passed me, holding hands. I think I heard the woman say, "If I can't make it work with you, I might just have to give up on men entirely." Of course I thought of you right away!
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Man on a bus: She's grouchy.
Woman: Grouchy? She's pregnant! You been pregnant?
Man: No.
Woman: No? Then stop chattin' about it.
If you're heading to this in Shrewsbury then photography wizard Oliver Wilkins is doing tin type portraits. It's magic.
Yes, he made me pose like a camp cowboy. No it wasn't my idea. Yes, we were possibly high on developing fluid. Anyway, get yourself snapped if you're in the area!
I’m running a comics workshop on Wednesday evening in my hometown of Shrewsbury. It’s going to be fun! www.swanhillstudios.com/event-detail...
The countryside heading out from the west of Wolverhampton (Staffordshire/Shropshire) is glorious. I have taken advantage of the recent decent weather to head out there & explore a little on my bike (hybrid). Well worth it.
The latest newsletter from the Middle Marches Community Land Trust has dropped with lots of updates on the conservation work that's going on in the Shropshire hills 👇
Early evening looking over the #Shropshire #Wales border from the #LongMynd tonight. #ChurchStretton
