Fifteen minutes before the President announced he was pausing strikes on Iran, somebody moved $500 million in oil futures. Somebody knew. Somebody told them. Or somebody is them.
New piece ↓
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Fake Daily mail headline. We blame migrants so you don’t blame billionaires
Vibes.
Can you imagine the headline: 'Attempted murder arrest after knife hits pedestrian on Argyll Street'? No, of course you can't. Because no sub would ever write that!!
Why traditional British newsagents are having to diversify. 👇
BBC News - Why traditional British newsagents are on their last legs - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Constantly reminded of this Ted Chiang passage on capitalism, technology and progress from the New Yorker whenever I see the tech “elite” snowflaking about criticism.
Such a gorgeously sad song
youtu.be/9lrBzgahGWA?...
The video of our most recent talk is now available:
Race, Obsolescence and the Management of 'Surplus' Populations in Postwar Liverpool, by @samwetherell.bsky.social of the University of York
youtu.be/QjPKfJjtn3c?...
I have 2 of these Preston bus station butter dishes for sale, handmade by a professional potter (not me). Choice of 2 colours.
£130 each.
Admire the Brutalist masterpiece whilst buttering your toast.
DM me for orders.
Keir Starmer shocked and appalled to find he is actually prime minister, we can reveal, after aides went to great lengths to keep true reason for July 2024 house move from him.
And the woman did speak unto the hound, saying, What do you mean, normal men, and the hound answered the woman, saying, We are just innocent men. And great was her emotion
Everyone is now banned from using the expression "on speed dial", I decree it. Update your cliches.
Round 2 of our new Microgrants program is now open! These seed grants of up to $300 USD support exploratory projects, archival travel, or digital tool subscriptions. The deadline for this round is May 15. More information and application info can be found on our website: rs4vp.org/awards/micro...
duolingo teaching me how to say “i was surprised the music was really good” in german
me exactly one percent of the time when someone tells me to come check out their friends band
Pete Hegseth quoted a fake Bible verse from the Tarantino movie Pulp Fiction yesterday during a Pentagon prayer service
Ash heaps, Thorpe Marsh Power Station, South Yorkshire, April 2025.
Habitation: a collective reading on the theme of 'land, class, nature' with Angelina D’Roza, Steve Ely, Pete Green, Rob Hindle, Chris Jones, Fay Musselwhite.
Tuesday 21 April
The Harlequin, 108 Nursery St, Sheffield, S3 8GG
Free entry, all welcome. Book here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/habitation...
Requiem for Whoever It’s time now to sleep for the long day is through, and bright shine the stars in memory of you, as you slip from this realm into another but still in our hearts, dear precious a) lover b) family member c) friend or d) business associate (please delete as appropriate). We will carry you with us, your sun will not set – after all, is there anyone here who could ever forget your a) thirst for adventure b) generous spirit c) good sense of humour or d) love of test cricket. You were unique; a one-off. But now sadly missed. You were cherished by all – for who could resist your a) infectious laughter b) pale blue eyes c) pencil moustache or d) powerful thighs.
You taught us so much about what’s right and what’s true, and I would like to think I’ve inherited from you your a) deep sense of justice b) pursuit of perfection c) devilish good looks or d) record collection. Without you this planet is a shabbier place. It’s empty and pointless. A profound waste of space. For cruel Death snatched you from us a) far too soon b) after a good innings or c) last Tuesday afternoon and so it is that we are gathered here together to pay our respects and say goodbye to whoever in this beautiful a) crematorium b) sacred site or c) suburban back garden in the middle of the night, and know that all of us here wish you the best as you begin your new journey a) to eternal rest b) to a heavenly realm of joy unalloyed or c) kicking and screaming into the void. Brian Bilston
Today’s poem is called ‘Requiem for Whoever’.
It’s one of my more tender, thoughtful poems, as I attempt to gain a small share of the lucrative funeral poetry market.
Of course there's another area (other than migration) where dodgy advisers coach people on what to say to obtain a benefit: tax. But BBC doesn't run this kind of exposé on them and nor is there the unspoken inference that all taxpayers are dodgy and all those who provide tax advice are criminals
In 2001, the term "accident" was banned in BMJ publications. Unintended injuries & deaths are due to the actions of people. The RoSPA report demonstrates that the implementation of austerity, for example, has caused, not only suicides and disease, but also unintended yet foreseeable deaths
So much good ‘stuff’ getting done under our Labour Government. Rarely acknowledged in our media. Share far and wide let’s do their job for them. These announcements are in last 24 hours!
#DoingTheMediasJob
#LaboursAchievements
#FixingBritain
This is the lowest figure since records began in 2013 and, for men, the first time the figure has dropped below 50.
I don't know, actually. He showed it on a Powerpoint during his talk.
Does anyone have insight into how “Proquest Biographies” of authors/historical figures are created? I’ve copied a (paywalled) link to one example below
This is the resource one of my grad students believes used/stole his dissertation research—they’re encyclopedia-style but include zero citations
It wasn't unique to Rochdale. Simon has a supernatural rabbit map of England.
It was being used to frighten children into being good as late as the 1920s (including one child in New Jersey)
Cover of booklet, The Dreaded Baum Rabbit: Rochdale's Phantom Bunny, with linocut of sinister rabbit in a graveyard
Watching an interesting talk by folklore historian Simon Young about Rochdale's 18C/19C supernatural creature, the Baum Rabbit
Handwritten page at the beginning of a book. A commencing date of June 30th: 1813 and some page numbers are given.
In a new blog, Reader Services Assistant Bruce Wilkinson uses 18th- and 19th-century ledgers to trace the global connections of merchants from Blackburn. With the help of books and online resources, he has learned more than he was expecting.
First in a four-part series: https://ow.ly/zp2Z50YH5bT
Think of it this way: using ChatGPT is like employing a scheming eunuch whose obsequious lies will make your life difficult and embarrassing.
