David Firn
@davidfirn.bsky.social
Truth Nanny. Clean on Opsec. Have previously genetically engineered stuff and saved whales.
Police launch probe AFTER body of unidentified elderly woman is pulled from river in the Norfolk Broads. Thank you for your attention in this matter.
Body of unidentified elderly woman is pulled from river in the Norfolk Broads - as police launch probe into discovery trib.al/CptZ1Kz
Body of elderly woman is pulled from river in the Norfolk Broads
Emergency services were called to River Wavey, near picturesque Beccles Marshes, earlier today.
www.dailymail.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Police launch probe AFTER body of unidentified elderly woman is pulled from river in the Norfolk Broads. Thank you for your attention in this matter.
When you love Russia so much you larp as Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich.
Trump admits to taking more aspirin than his docs recommend: “They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood, and I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart. I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?”
What could possibly go wrong! (2/6)
What could possibly go wrong! (2/6)
January 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
When you love Russia so much you larp as Tsarevich Alexei Nikolaevich.
Presumably this is only the biology teachers
For many educators, school breaks are not real time off, but a time to supplement what they describe as insufficient wages that have not kept up with inflation.
That’s why some teachers say they have second jobs and spend breaks working.
That’s why some teachers say they have second jobs and spend breaks working.
A company is trying to unlock a key to aging, in a long-overlooked body part
A biotech start-up says the ovaries may hold clues to aging — a finding that could reshape IVF while opening a frontier in women’s health.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Presumably this is only the biology teachers
No. And how much is your water bill?
You be the judge: should my boyfriend change the way he showers?
Audrey thinks Noah doesn’t take bathing seriously enough. He says he’s a ‘quick-shower kind of guy’ but keeps himself clean. You decide whose argument scrubs up best
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:05 AM
No. And how much is your water bill?
Saw them at Lollapalooza in '97
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Saw them at Lollapalooza in '97
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.
December 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Hahahahahahahahahahahaha.
Men of a certain age who are not the least bit interested in what sort of dog is the most manly unusually distracted this morning, it has been claimed. (I mean look at that absolute floof)
Valerie Singleton’s railway rescue cats: ‘They’re an absolute delight’
On Blue Peter she took a lion for a walk and watched a baby elephant poo on the studio floor, but the presenter always preferred fluffy cats
www.thetimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Men of a certain age who are not the least bit interested in what sort of dog is the most manly unusually distracted this morning, it has been claimed. (I mean look at that absolute floof)
December 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I don't doubt he slagged them off but I very much doubt Trump has offered a detailed analysis and assessment of a creative work or a literary, philosophical, or political theory in his entire life.
“None of this is true,” a White House official said in response to a request for comment. “Just another desperate attempt by the failing Rolling Stone.”
More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
More: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 29, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I don't doubt he slagged them off but I very much doubt Trump has offered a detailed analysis and assessment of a creative work or a literary, philosophical, or political theory in his entire life.
What, had the curry sauce run out or something?
ketchup isn’t available, what are you putting on your fries?
December 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
What, had the curry sauce run out or something?
My origin story.
I burned though the learn-to-read books and moved onto natural history.
Then came The World About Us on tea time Sunday TV.
Cousteau made one episode and that dear reader is why I ended up studying plant sciences and learning to dive at university.
I burned though the learn-to-read books and moved onto natural history.
Then came The World About Us on tea time Sunday TV.
Cousteau made one episode and that dear reader is why I ended up studying plant sciences and learning to dive at university.
December 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
My origin story.
I burned though the learn-to-read books and moved onto natural history.
Then came The World About Us on tea time Sunday TV.
Cousteau made one episode and that dear reader is why I ended up studying plant sciences and learning to dive at university.
I burned though the learn-to-read books and moved onto natural history.
Then came The World About Us on tea time Sunday TV.
Cousteau made one episode and that dear reader is why I ended up studying plant sciences and learning to dive at university.
Alice?
One Nation's Barnaby Joyce says people who want to hurt Aussies should be 'sent back to wherever hell they came from' trib.al/NzTJkrn
Barnaby Joyce's harsh rally message to people who want to hurt Aussies
Barnaby Joyce had a stern message at a rally on Sunday.
www.dailymail.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Alice?
*Laughs in European*
December 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
*Laughs in European*
Counterpoint: at least it's not used to mean something other than what it means, unlike epicentre.
Is it time to retire the word ‘toxic’? It’s lost all meaning
Offices, political debates and even ex-lovers are now routinely labelled with the T-word. It’s a phenomenon experts call ‘semantic bleaching’
www.thetimes.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Counterpoint: at least it's not used to mean something other than what it means, unlike epicentre.
£20 to upgrade to first, you say? On an overcrowded train so late I will get more than that back on delay repay?
a baby is looking out of a window wearing a hat and holding a towel .
Alt: a baby is looking out of a window and throwing money gif
media.tenor.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
£20 to upgrade to first, you say? On an overcrowded train so late I will get more than that back on delay repay?
Paddington having a normal one.
December 27, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Paddington having a normal one.
Have never met a potato I didn't like.
Name your fav way to eat potatoes
December 26, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Have never met a potato I didn't like.
Unpredictions 2026: Labour makes concessions to the Red Wall, but not the Red Wall you were expecting.
December 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Unpredictions 2026: Labour makes concessions to the Red Wall, but not the Red Wall you were expecting.
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World champion shows jump in form on Colle de Rates compared to 12 months ago bit.ly/3MMSWbc
December 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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How did the USA lose its global hegemony?
Two ways. Slowly, then suddenly.
Two ways. Slowly, then suddenly.
Democratic senators urged President Trump on December 24 to reverse a recall of nearly 30 career ambassadors, warning the move leaves a dangerous leadership vacuum. The removals bring the number of empty US ambassadorial posts to well over 100, the senators said in their letter reut.rs/49g3uHp
December 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
How did the USA lose its global hegemony?
Two ways. Slowly, then suddenly.
Two ways. Slowly, then suddenly.
The people who stand eagerly at the gate before the incoming passengers are even off are standing at the gate before the passengers are even off, I can confirm.
December 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
The people who stand eagerly at the gate before the incoming passengers are even off are standing at the gate before the passengers are even off, I can confirm.
Single data point prone to survivorship bias, but I'm convinced A levels and university in her 50s followed by several decades with a mediaeval document translation group is what kept mum going so long.
December 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Single data point prone to survivorship bias, but I'm convinced A levels and university in her 50s followed by several decades with a mediaeval document translation group is what kept mum going so long.
Excellent Christmas hamper work, the Guardian.
My weirdest Christmas: I was 11 and braced for tension. Then I found my parents and step-parents in bed together
It was our first joint family Christmas, and I watched fearfully as my mum walked into the kitchen she had once called hers. The next 48 hours were full of surprises
www.theguardian.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Excellent Christmas hamper work, the Guardian.
Presents under the tree. Hot water bottle under the #DuvetKnowItsChristmas
December 24, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Presents under the tree. Hot water bottle under the #DuvetKnowItsChristmas