Andy
@andyhar.bsky.social
Software engineer, Irish boy in Manchester, former poster
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I can’t stop laughing about “and from New Jersey”
February 10, 2026 at 10:58 PM
I can’t stop laughing about “and from New Jersey”
Going on strike because your colleague doesn't know who Mariah Carey is so gay-coded.
Journalists from RaiSport are protesting after a series of embarrassing mistakes by commentator Paolo Petrecca during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
Who's Mariah Carey? Italian journalists to strike after commentator's blunders at opening ceremony
Journalists from RaiSport are protesting after a series of embarrassing mistakes by commentator Paolo Petrecca during the Winter Olympics opening ceremony.
bit.ly
February 10, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Going on strike because your colleague doesn't know who Mariah Carey is so gay-coded.
ooookay this is bants
Huge breaking news. Anas Sarwar is going to call for Sir Keir Starmer to quit. Emergency press conference at 2.30pm. Follow @heraldscotland.bsky.social live blog here www.heraldscotland.com/news/2583840...
Anas Sarwar to call for Keir Starmer to stand down as Prime Minister
Anas Sarwar is set to address reporters in Glasgow city centre this afternoon.
www.heraldscotland.com
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
ooookay this is bants
Oh, he's cooked.
Keir Starmer does not plan to resign today, says his spokesman.
He's "concentrating on the job at hand," he says
He's "concentrating on the job at hand," he says
February 9, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Oh, he's cooked.
Paying 14.99 a month and only being able to download 100 things should radicalise you, smh
February 9, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Paying 14.99 a month and only being able to download 100 things should radicalise you, smh
This is the kind of thing you build in Cities Skyline in a three-day game binge
Other issues with this, but those are not all *British* cities.
Makes total sense for a man who worked on The Line to think this is cool though.
(So many engineering problems too obvs - Beaufort's Dyke just for starters 💥💣💥).
www.dezeen.com/2026/02/06/t...
Makes total sense for a man who worked on The Line to think this is cool though.
(So many engineering problems too obvs - Beaufort's Dyke just for starters 💥💣💥).
www.dezeen.com/2026/02/06/t...
Chris Williamson proposes Neom-informed Loop to connect northern British cities
Chris Williamson has proposed linking nine northern British cities with The Loop – a raised high-speed railway informed by Neom's megacity The Line.
www.dezeen.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:21 PM
This is the kind of thing you build in Cities Skyline in a three-day game binge
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psssttt... you can just abolish the lords
February 3, 2026 at 9:39 AM
psssttt... you can just abolish the lords
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Instead of conferring titles, gongs and baubles and then demanding those titles, gongs and baubles be removed…
…perhaps as a modern, mature polity we should have far fewer titles, gongs and baubles in the first place.
…perhaps as a modern, mature polity we should have far fewer titles, gongs and baubles in the first place.
February 2, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Instead of conferring titles, gongs and baubles and then demanding those titles, gongs and baubles be removed…
…perhaps as a modern, mature polity we should have far fewer titles, gongs and baubles in the first place.
…perhaps as a modern, mature polity we should have far fewer titles, gongs and baubles in the first place.
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Drug laws have never stopped people from using drugs.
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Drugs policy approach needs to change, Zack Polanski says
The Green Party leader of England and Wales says there needs to be a
www.bbc.co.uk
February 2, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Drug laws have never stopped people from using drugs.
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
They've stopped people from using drugs safely.
It's time to legalise *and* regulate.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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tag yourself i’m I AM MANOEUVRING WITH DIFFICULTY
January 29, 2026 at 6:41 PM
tag yourself i’m I AM MANOEUVRING WITH DIFFICULTY
I *looooove* messy media gossip. But good on the @manchestermill.bsky.social for actually calling it out
This is incredibly petty by @manchestermill.bsky.social - it was obviously done without my knowledge
manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...
manchestermill.co.uk/why-the-mill...
Why The Mill will be republishing ‘MEN Premium journalism’
How a publicly-funded scheme is being misused
manchestermill.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 8:13 AM
I *looooove* messy media gossip. But good on the @manchestermill.bsky.social for actually calling it out
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Here you go Pam Bondi www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
Best gas masks
“How did these people go out and get gas masks?” AG Bondi asked.
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Here you go Pam Bondi www.theverge.com/policy/86857...
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The government’s suggestion that rolling out 20 minute courses on writing “AI“ prompts, sponsored by Google, Microsoft and Amazon, is somehow comparable to the founding of the Open University (the Wilson government‘s, & Jennie Lee’s, proudest achievement), is an insult to our human intelligence.
January 28, 2026 at 8:37 AM
The government’s suggestion that rolling out 20 minute courses on writing “AI“ prompts, sponsored by Google, Microsoft and Amazon, is somehow comparable to the founding of the Open University (the Wilson government‘s, & Jennie Lee’s, proudest achievement), is an insult to our human intelligence.
What *exactly* is the government to gain here? Legitimately asking.
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 8:59 AM
What *exactly* is the government to gain here? Legitimately asking.
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my game based on Ireland's favourite deli sandwich, the Chicken Fillet Roll, was praised by players and fellow devs for its unusual food focus & strong writing
if you wanna check it out, it's a free, text-based game with a branching narrative made in Twine
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill... #gamedev
if you wanna check it out, it's a free, text-based game with a branching narrative made in Twine
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill... #gamedev
Chicken Fillet Rolls by Úna-Minh Kavanagh
What happens when you get 145 chicken fillet rolls?
unaminh.itch.io
January 27, 2026 at 4:04 PM
my game based on Ireland's favourite deli sandwich, the Chicken Fillet Roll, was praised by players and fellow devs for its unusual food focus & strong writing
if you wanna check it out, it's a free, text-based game with a branching narrative made in Twine
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill... #gamedev
if you wanna check it out, it's a free, text-based game with a branching narrative made in Twine
unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill... #gamedev
I love her so much tho so deserved
Carol Kirkwood leaving BBC Breakfast has initiated a BBC Breaking News alert.
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I love her so much tho so deserved
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This is Edie. She takes approximately 3 to 7 business days to eat a piece of cheese. She and her four teeth cannot be rushed. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: littleediethechi)
January 24, 2026 at 3:34 PM
This is Edie. She takes approximately 3 to 7 business days to eat a piece of cheese. She and her four teeth cannot be rushed. 13/10 #SeniorPupSaturday (IG: littleediethechi)
'it is not surprising suella defected because, as we can all tell, she is clinically insane'
The first paragraph of the Conservative Party response to Suella Braverman's defection:
“It was always a matter of when, not if, Suella would defect. The Conservatives did all we could to look after Suella’s mental health, but she was clearly very unhappy."
“It was always a matter of when, not if, Suella would defect. The Conservatives did all we could to look after Suella’s mental health, but she was clearly very unhappy."
January 26, 2026 at 4:08 PM
'it is not surprising suella defected because, as we can all tell, she is clinically insane'
Okay but like… at this point the attack line has to be ‘sure it’s all the same people who fucked it the first time’
New: Nigel Farage unveils Suella Braverman, former Home Secretary, as his latest defector
January 26, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Okay but like… at this point the attack line has to be ‘sure it’s all the same people who fucked it the first time’
yeah, focussed on being losers
January 26, 2026 at 9:08 AM
yeah, focussed on being losers
Ah so nobody there is gonna vote for Labour, perfect 👌
NEW: Andy Burnham *blocked* from standing in the Gorton and Denton byelection. Of nine voting members on NEC group was 8-1 against him.
January 25, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Ah so nobody there is gonna vote for Labour, perfect 👌
This is why I can’t play UK geo-guesser. Those purple bins in Liverpool give the game away 💀
The investigation was also peak Britishness.
"First, we identified the design of the rubbish bins visible in some of the TikToks, which confirmed which council area the video had been filmed in."
"First, we identified the design of the rubbish bins visible in some of the TikToks, which confirmed which council area the video had been filmed in."
This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
January 25, 2026 at 8:56 AM
This is why I can’t play UK geo-guesser. Those purple bins in Liverpool give the game away 💀
awfully relevant times rn
Forget parties for your 18th and 21st — the landmark birthday to celebrate now is your 30th
The rise and rise of the big 30th birthday party
www.thetimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 10:45 AM
awfully relevant times rn
Hey, we should probably ask Mancs if *they* want Burnham to be an MP because to be frank, he’s doing quite alright as my mayor imo
January 23, 2026 at 10:33 AM
Hey, we should probably ask Mancs if *they* want Burnham to be an MP because to be frank, he’s doing quite alright as my mayor imo