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Is there a small sci-fi freak in your house? - The Starless and Black Intergalactic Detective Agency is open for business this Christmas.
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Morning Bluesky.
Here’s some art by Ralph Steadman.
Here’s some art by Ralph Steadman.
June 20, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Morning Bluesky.
Here’s some art by Ralph Steadman.
Here’s some art by Ralph Steadman.
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Imagine if all those who are silent about the terrible evil being committed in Gaza spoke up www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Imagine if all those who are silent about the terrible evil being committed in Gaza spoke up | Owen Jones
No crime in history has been so well documented by its victims. And yet inaction and censorship reign, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones
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March 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Imagine if all those who are silent about the terrible evil being committed in Gaza spoke up www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Greenpeace Trial in North Dakota Concludes. The Coming Verdict Could Be Devastating for Environmental Advocacy and Free Speech Rights oneearthnow.substack.com/p/greenpeace...
Greenpeace Trial in North Dakota Concludes. The Coming Verdict Could Be Devastating for Environmental Advocacy and Free Speech Rights
An independent trial monitoring committee has expressed serious concerns with the trial proceedings in a case that is an “attack on the First Amendment.”
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March 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Greenpeace Trial in North Dakota Concludes. The Coming Verdict Could Be Devastating for Environmental Advocacy and Free Speech Rights oneearthnow.substack.com/p/greenpeace...
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Beware the Ides of March...
March 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Beware the Ides of March...
I have detected the first smelly bin of Spring
March 8, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I have detected the first smelly bin of Spring
Do you remember those kids who used to ring doorbells and then run away before anyone could answer? They all grew up to become Amazon delivery drivers.
February 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Do you remember those kids who used to ring doorbells and then run away before anyone could answer? They all grew up to become Amazon delivery drivers.
Our first Christmas without cats for many years and yet, mysteriously, our low hanging tree decorations still keep ending up on the floor #gointothelightcharlie
December 25, 2024 at 9:58 AM
Our first Christmas without cats for many years and yet, mysteriously, our low hanging tree decorations still keep ending up on the floor #gointothelightcharlie
Is there a small sci-fi freak in your house? - The Starless and Black Intergalactic Detective Agency is open for business this Christmas.
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December 17, 2024 at 11:12 AM
Is there a small sci-fi freak in your house? - The Starless and Black Intergalactic Detective Agency is open for business this Christmas.
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The mind of a child is a wonderful thing...
December 17, 2024 at 10:58 AM
The mind of a child is a wonderful thing...
Christmas robins in a food processor - you're welcome
December 17, 2024 at 10:56 AM
Christmas robins in a food processor - you're welcome
Is there a small sci-fi freak in your house? - The Starless and Black Intergalactic Detective Agency is open for business this Christmas.
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December 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Is there a small sci-fi freak in your house? - The Starless and Black Intergalactic Detective Agency is open for business this Christmas.
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Who would have guessed this was a Christmas movie?
December 14, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Who would have guessed this was a Christmas movie?
What writers do to relax...
December 14, 2024 at 7:19 PM
What writers do to relax...
Possibly one of the worst conceived restaurant names ever
December 13, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Possibly one of the worst conceived restaurant names ever
Ugg became increasingly vocal about the need to "regain control of our borders"
December 12, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Ugg became increasingly vocal about the need to "regain control of our borders"
Write infrequently, when genius strikes you, preferably only ever whilst reclining on a Persian rug in Provence #badwritingtips
December 12, 2024 at 3:32 PM
Write infrequently, when genius strikes you, preferably only ever whilst reclining on a Persian rug in Provence #badwritingtips
The Swahili version of the Kenyan Highway Code refers to a roundabout as a 'keepy lefty' - which makes Swahili about the best language ever
December 12, 2024 at 3:29 PM
The Swahili version of the Kenyan Highway Code refers to a roundabout as a 'keepy lefty' - which makes Swahili about the best language ever
"Reluctantly Brian had to admit that, on this occasion, he had been out-vogued"
December 6, 2024 at 11:28 AM
"Reluctantly Brian had to admit that, on this occasion, he had been out-vogued"
What was your best question from a school visit - mine was 'do you type each copy yourself?'
December 5, 2024 at 5:36 PM
What was your best question from a school visit - mine was 'do you type each copy yourself?'
There's a bird in my garden that sounds exactly like a car alarm. I can't imagine what evolutionary advantage it gets from this.
December 5, 2024 at 5:34 PM
There's a bird in my garden that sounds exactly like a car alarm. I can't imagine what evolutionary advantage it gets from this.
Anyone else in North London have fond memories of 'veneer of the week'?
December 5, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Anyone else in North London have fond memories of 'veneer of the week'?
December 4, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Surely our greatest inventor?
December 4, 2024 at 3:30 PM
Surely our greatest inventor?
You know how the USS Enterprise hails a new planet and just one guy picks up? Who would that be if aliens hailed the Earth?
December 4, 2024 at 3:27 PM
You know how the USS Enterprise hails a new planet and just one guy picks up? Who would that be if aliens hailed the Earth?