JayEsstoo
@js2.bsky.social
Ageing IT dunce.
A tough old bird so I'm told.
#ActuallyADHD at age 56, mourning the life I cd hv had.
Prolly autistic too.
Less "Suaviter in Modo", more "Fortiter in Re"
ID not verified so cant do DMs
#allotment #campervan #TogetherWeAreStrong
A tough old bird so I'm told.
#ActuallyADHD at age 56, mourning the life I cd hv had.
Prolly autistic too.
Less "Suaviter in Modo", more "Fortiter in Re"
ID not verified so cant do DMs
#allotment #campervan #TogetherWeAreStrong
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JayEsstoo
@js2.bsky.social
· Aug 2
Anyone do #colouring in?
As in #colouringbooks etc?
If so wd you pay a Ko-fi for a PDF download of a few #doodles to colour in?
I been doing 2 #doodleart classes/week since 2021, got loads sketchbooks full.
ChatGPT suggests selling PDFs of them to fund getting some printed as a colouring book.
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As in #colouringbooks etc?
If so wd you pay a Ko-fi for a PDF download of a few #doodles to colour in?
I been doing 2 #doodleart classes/week since 2021, got loads sketchbooks full.
ChatGPT suggests selling PDFs of them to fund getting some printed as a colouring book.
1/2
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Do you see the problem here
The average fat cat boss of a FTSE 100 company will have raked in more by midday today than a typical worker can expect all year.
Average fat cat boss to earn more by midday today than typical worker all year
www.mirror.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Do you see the problem here
Private equity (aka rich men getting richer by looting long standing successful businesses) is the scourge of today's society. So many of our high street names lost bcos of them.
They wield so much power & can buy political influence so there's nothing to stop this happening.
They wield so much power & can buy political influence so there's nothing to stop this happening.
Private equity owned Claire's and The Original Factory Shop to enter administration.
Years of under-investment and cash extraction take toll.
Private equity continues to devour high street.
Years of under-investment and cash extraction take toll.
Private equity continues to devour high street.
Two major UK chains plunge into administration putting 2,500 jobs at risk
Claire's and The Original Factory Shop are set to enter administration, putting around 2,500 jobs at risk of redundancy, after their owner reported 'an alarming drop-off in pre-Christmas footfall'
www.mirror.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Private equity (aka rich men getting richer by looting long standing successful businesses) is the scourge of today's society. So many of our high street names lost bcos of them.
They wield so much power & can buy political influence so there's nothing to stop this happening.
They wield so much power & can buy political influence so there's nothing to stop this happening.
I've never been a fan of Emily Thornberry but got to give her credit for having the balls to be honest & say what everyone else is thinking. No doubt there'll be some form of censure or punishment for her by PM or PLP.
But good on her, she's probably quite correct.
But good on her, she's probably quite correct.
January 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I've never been a fan of Emily Thornberry but got to give her credit for having the balls to be honest & say what everyone else is thinking. No doubt there'll be some form of censure or punishment for her by PM or PLP.
But good on her, she's probably quite correct.
But good on her, she's probably quite correct.
A gentle stroll along sea front with friend from local #autistic group on a stunning day; clear, sunny, v cold & icy but no wind & I've never seen the sea so still & flat.
So refreshing to have like minded company & clear direct unambiguous communication -"Nice Xmas?", "No, it was crap"😁
So refreshing to have like minded company & clear direct unambiguous communication -"Nice Xmas?", "No, it was crap"😁
January 5, 2026 at 4:39 PM
A gentle stroll along sea front with friend from local #autistic group on a stunning day; clear, sunny, v cold & icy but no wind & I've never seen the sea so still & flat.
So refreshing to have like minded company & clear direct unambiguous communication -"Nice Xmas?", "No, it was crap"😁
So refreshing to have like minded company & clear direct unambiguous communication -"Nice Xmas?", "No, it was crap"😁
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After invading Venezuela Trump threatens Colombia.
Describes Cuba as “ready to fall”, reasserts desire to take control of Greenland.
Threatens action against a number of other countries, including Mexico and Iran.
The 1930s being repeated, Trump building the US Reich.
archive.ph/rmtmG
Describes Cuba as “ready to fall”, reasserts desire to take control of Greenland.
Threatens action against a number of other countries, including Mexico and Iran.
The 1930s being repeated, Trump building the US Reich.
archive.ph/rmtmG
Trump Suggests U.S. Could Take Action Against More Countries
www.nytimes.com
January 5, 2026 at 10:18 AM
After invading Venezuela Trump threatens Colombia.
Describes Cuba as “ready to fall”, reasserts desire to take control of Greenland.
Threatens action against a number of other countries, including Mexico and Iran.
The 1930s being repeated, Trump building the US Reich.
archive.ph/rmtmG
Describes Cuba as “ready to fall”, reasserts desire to take control of Greenland.
Threatens action against a number of other countries, including Mexico and Iran.
The 1930s being repeated, Trump building the US Reich.
archive.ph/rmtmG
And back from private equity companies who now own a large part of the UKs infrastructure, & whose greed for more is driving the poverty & social probs we now have.
These companies are hand in pocket with influential politicians, many of them funding political activity & influencing govt policy.
These companies are hand in pocket with influential politicians, many of them funding political activity & influencing govt policy.
January 5, 2026 at 10:26 AM
And back from private equity companies who now own a large part of the UKs infrastructure, & whose greed for more is driving the poverty & social probs we now have.
These companies are hand in pocket with influential politicians, many of them funding political activity & influencing govt policy.
These companies are hand in pocket with influential politicians, many of them funding political activity & influencing govt policy.
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Asset-stripping
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn by selling supermarkets, petrol forecourts, distribution centres.
Companies deliberately loaded with debt.
Sale and leaseback of supermarkets increases offshore controllers' profits, reduces UK tax liability.
archive.ph/6McJ4
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn by selling supermarkets, petrol forecourts, distribution centres.
Companies deliberately loaded with debt.
Sale and leaseback of supermarkets increases offshore controllers' profits, reduces UK tax liability.
archive.ph/6McJ4
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn in property deals
Proceeds from supermarket, warehouse and petrol station sales have been used to cut debt accrued in leveraged buyouts
www.ft.com
January 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Asset-stripping
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn by selling supermarkets, petrol forecourts, distribution centres.
Companies deliberately loaded with debt.
Sale and leaseback of supermarkets increases offshore controllers' profits, reduces UK tax liability.
archive.ph/6McJ4
Asda and Morrisons’ private equity owners raise £6.5bn by selling supermarkets, petrol forecourts, distribution centres.
Companies deliberately loaded with debt.
Sale and leaseback of supermarkets increases offshore controllers' profits, reduces UK tax liability.
archive.ph/6McJ4
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THIS is why we have the situation we have! The bloody press! We need responsible journalism not click bait FFS! Raging here 🤬
80% of Mumsnet users do not intend to vote Reform.
But @lbc.co.uk is dedicating an entire hour on how "mumsnet users are turning to Reform"
But @lbc.co.uk is dedicating an entire hour on how "mumsnet users are turning to Reform"
January 5, 2026 at 9:59 AM
THIS is why we have the situation we have! The bloody press! We need responsible journalism not click bait FFS! Raging here 🤬
9mnths ago i moved from rural Cumbrian village with harsh winters & much snow & ice, to coastal town further south with much milder climate.
"It never snows here", they said...
Town centre car park is like an ice rink 🙄 It doesnt get direct sun this time of year so it'll stay like an ice rink.
1/
"It never snows here", they said...
Town centre car park is like an ice rink 🙄 It doesnt get direct sun this time of year so it'll stay like an ice rink.
1/
January 5, 2026 at 10:03 AM
9mnths ago i moved from rural Cumbrian village with harsh winters & much snow & ice, to coastal town further south with much milder climate.
"It never snows here", they said...
Town centre car park is like an ice rink 🙄 It doesnt get direct sun this time of year so it'll stay like an ice rink.
1/
"It never snows here", they said...
Town centre car park is like an ice rink 🙄 It doesnt get direct sun this time of year so it'll stay like an ice rink.
1/
Took dog out into car park & wandered round visibly, didn't engage with the kids, someone else said they'd had a load of abuse. Then they started messing with a car so I rang 101. Kids had gone by time police arrived. But police think it's same ones who'd caused trouble in town earlier today.
Snowing ☹️ V unusual where I am. Just a dusting but enough to be PITA esp if it freezes.
Group of youths in car park throwing snowballs & & pushing others around, bumping into cars etc.
Having to stand on flat balcony watching as they're around my van. Can't go in shower while they're there 🤬
Group of youths in car park throwing snowballs & & pushing others around, bumping into cars etc.
Having to stand on flat balcony watching as they're around my van. Can't go in shower while they're there 🤬
January 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Took dog out into car park & wandered round visibly, didn't engage with the kids, someone else said they'd had a load of abuse. Then they started messing with a car so I rang 101. Kids had gone by time police arrived. But police think it's same ones who'd caused trouble in town earlier today.
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Historic and unprecedented heat wave with June-like minimum Temperatures in SE Europe and North Africa (see previous post).
Records fell allover the area.
Max Temperatures up to 33C in Algeria,but it will be much hotter next days up to 35C.
Expect an avalanche of records next week.
Records fell allover the area.
Max Temperatures up to 33C in Algeria,but it will be much hotter next days up to 35C.
Expect an avalanche of records next week.
HISTORIC EVENT -HUNDREDS OF RECORDS
Absolutely insane event ongoing in the Mediterranean
Records are being smashed with huge margins in Algeria,Greece,Turkey,Macedonia,Bulgaria,Albania
TROPICAL NIGHTS >1000m asl in Algeria
MINIMUMS up to 19C in Turkey,17C Balkans
Updates later
Absolutely insane event ongoing in the Mediterranean
Records are being smashed with huge margins in Algeria,Greece,Turkey,Macedonia,Bulgaria,Albania
TROPICAL NIGHTS >1000m asl in Algeria
MINIMUMS up to 19C in Turkey,17C Balkans
Updates later
January 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Historic and unprecedented heat wave with June-like minimum Temperatures in SE Europe and North Africa (see previous post).
Records fell allover the area.
Max Temperatures up to 33C in Algeria,but it will be much hotter next days up to 35C.
Expect an avalanche of records next week.
Records fell allover the area.
Max Temperatures up to 33C in Algeria,but it will be much hotter next days up to 35C.
Expect an avalanche of records next week.
2026 will be the year the world changes irrevocably in so many ways. And so many of us are powerless to stop bad stuff happening.
Wtf has happened with humans in past 20yrs to get to this? - such suffering, wars, intolerance, entitlement, greed, disregard for the planet.
We're self destructing.
Wtf has happened with humans in past 20yrs to get to this? - such suffering, wars, intolerance, entitlement, greed, disregard for the planet.
We're self destructing.
Historic and unprecedented heat wave with June-like minimum Temperatures in SE Europe and North Africa (see previous post).
Records fell allover the area.
Max Temperatures up to 33C in Algeria,but it will be much hotter next days up to 35C.
Expect an avalanche of records next week.
Records fell allover the area.
Max Temperatures up to 33C in Algeria,but it will be much hotter next days up to 35C.
Expect an avalanche of records next week.
HISTORIC EVENT -HUNDREDS OF RECORDS
Absolutely insane event ongoing in the Mediterranean
Records are being smashed with huge margins in Algeria,Greece,Turkey,Macedonia,Bulgaria,Albania
TROPICAL NIGHTS >1000m asl in Algeria
MINIMUMS up to 19C in Turkey,17C Balkans
Updates later
Absolutely insane event ongoing in the Mediterranean
Records are being smashed with huge margins in Algeria,Greece,Turkey,Macedonia,Bulgaria,Albania
TROPICAL NIGHTS >1000m asl in Algeria
MINIMUMS up to 19C in Turkey,17C Balkans
Updates later
January 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
2026 will be the year the world changes irrevocably in so many ways. And so many of us are powerless to stop bad stuff happening.
Wtf has happened with humans in past 20yrs to get to this? - such suffering, wars, intolerance, entitlement, greed, disregard for the planet.
We're self destructing.
Wtf has happened with humans in past 20yrs to get to this? - such suffering, wars, intolerance, entitlement, greed, disregard for the planet.
We're self destructing.
Snowing ☹️ V unusual where I am. Just a dusting but enough to be PITA esp if it freezes.
Group of youths in car park throwing snowballs & & pushing others around, bumping into cars etc.
Having to stand on flat balcony watching as they're around my van. Can't go in shower while they're there 🤬
Group of youths in car park throwing snowballs & & pushing others around, bumping into cars etc.
Having to stand on flat balcony watching as they're around my van. Can't go in shower while they're there 🤬
January 4, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Snowing ☹️ V unusual where I am. Just a dusting but enough to be PITA esp if it freezes.
Group of youths in car park throwing snowballs & & pushing others around, bumping into cars etc.
Having to stand on flat balcony watching as they're around my van. Can't go in shower while they're there 🤬
Group of youths in car park throwing snowballs & & pushing others around, bumping into cars etc.
Having to stand on flat balcony watching as they're around my van. Can't go in shower while they're there 🤬
Back in the flat. I'd forgotten what a mess I'd left it in. Only had to do 2 trips to unload, the 2nd with my granny shopping trolley. Mobile signal still 💩 so no videos to watch tonight g it might take 15 mins to post this. Got an hour to wait for a shower.
I really really don't want to be here.
I really really don't want to be here.
January 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Back in the flat. I'd forgotten what a mess I'd left it in. Only had to do 2 trips to unload, the 2nd with my granny shopping trolley. Mobile signal still 💩 so no videos to watch tonight g it might take 15 mins to post this. Got an hour to wait for a shower.
I really really don't want to be here.
I really really don't want to be here.
I don't know much about international business these days but this thread theory seems entirely plausible to me & v alarming.
This is potentially more catastrophic on a worldwide level than the soviet threat in the 80s. As a teenager then, I still remember the scary public info films on TV.
This is potentially more catastrophic on a worldwide level than the soviet threat in the 80s. As a teenager then, I still remember the scary public info films on TV.
A very long and important THREAD -
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.
And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.
Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/
January 4, 2026 at 3:47 PM
I don't know much about international business these days but this thread theory seems entirely plausible to me & v alarming.
This is potentially more catastrophic on a worldwide level than the soviet threat in the 80s. As a teenager then, I still remember the scary public info films on TV.
This is potentially more catastrophic on a worldwide level than the soviet threat in the 80s. As a teenager then, I still remember the scary public info films on TV.
I've been waiting for this for all over Xmas but the Truckers Restaurant has been closed till this weekend.
Roast beef dinner £10.50 (with 3 good slices of beef)
Worth every penny & a 20 mile round trip. Best meal I've had in weeks.
Roast beef dinner £10.50 (with 3 good slices of beef)
Worth every penny & a 20 mile round trip. Best meal I've had in weeks.
January 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I've been waiting for this for all over Xmas but the Truckers Restaurant has been closed till this weekend.
Roast beef dinner £10.50 (with 3 good slices of beef)
Worth every penny & a 20 mile round trip. Best meal I've had in weeks.
Roast beef dinner £10.50 (with 3 good slices of beef)
Worth every penny & a 20 mile round trip. Best meal I've had in weeks.
Thick ice on windscreen this morning.
Just realised, having taken dog out for a walk, that it's on the inside not the outside!
Still Oc in the cab, still probably at least -2c outside. But sun starting to give a bit of warmth & it's melting a bit altho van still in shade from trees.
Just realised, having taken dog out for a walk, that it's on the inside not the outside!
Still Oc in the cab, still probably at least -2c outside. But sun starting to give a bit of warmth & it's melting a bit altho van still in shade from trees.
January 4, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Thick ice on windscreen this morning.
Just realised, having taken dog out for a walk, that it's on the inside not the outside!
Still Oc in the cab, still probably at least -2c outside. But sun starting to give a bit of warmth & it's melting a bit altho van still in shade from trees.
Just realised, having taken dog out for a walk, that it's on the inside not the outside!
Still Oc in the cab, still probably at least -2c outside. But sun starting to give a bit of warmth & it's melting a bit altho van still in shade from trees.
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Scarborough this afternoon resembling a Lowry painting -Winter wonderland
January 3, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Scarborough this afternoon resembling a Lowry painting -Winter wonderland
Watching the Wolf Super Moon through the roof light in the van 😍
Can see it much better than in the photos.
Need a better camera & need to clean the roof light.
But what a treat to lie in bed & see the moon above you.
Can see it much better than in the photos.
Need a better camera & need to clean the roof light.
But what a treat to lie in bed & see the moon above you.
January 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Watching the Wolf Super Moon through the roof light in the van 😍
Can see it much better than in the photos.
Need a better camera & need to clean the roof light.
But what a treat to lie in bed & see the moon above you.
Can see it much better than in the photos.
Need a better camera & need to clean the roof light.
But what a treat to lie in bed & see the moon above you.
Last night in the van for this trip ☹️
And the coldest so far. Deep frost & frozen puddles already.
18C in van after a drive round to pick up a takeaway & then heater on.
Pizza, chips & pop while rewatching a fave classic Gen X film from my youth.
Dopamine rush 👍
And the coldest so far. Deep frost & frozen puddles already.
18C in van after a drive round to pick up a takeaway & then heater on.
Pizza, chips & pop while rewatching a fave classic Gen X film from my youth.
Dopamine rush 👍
January 3, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Last night in the van for this trip ☹️
And the coldest so far. Deep frost & frozen puddles already.
18C in van after a drive round to pick up a takeaway & then heater on.
Pizza, chips & pop while rewatching a fave classic Gen X film from my youth.
Dopamine rush 👍
And the coldest so far. Deep frost & frozen puddles already.
18C in van after a drive round to pick up a takeaway & then heater on.
Pizza, chips & pop while rewatching a fave classic Gen X film from my youth.
Dopamine rush 👍
It's like the ultimate Bond villain. Almost too bad to be believable.
January 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
It's like the ultimate Bond villain. Almost too bad to be believable.
By eck, its a lovely day but the wind is biting.
Tide is in & both beach & van still in shadow so we'll wait till later for a beach walk.
There was frost last night after all, I thought we'd escaped it being so close to sea.
Heater in van has been on 3 times already this morning due to wind chill.
Tide is in & both beach & van still in shadow so we'll wait till later for a beach walk.
There was frost last night after all, I thought we'd escaped it being so close to sea.
Heater in van has been on 3 times already this morning due to wind chill.
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
By eck, its a lovely day but the wind is biting.
Tide is in & both beach & van still in shadow so we'll wait till later for a beach walk.
There was frost last night after all, I thought we'd escaped it being so close to sea.
Heater in van has been on 3 times already this morning due to wind chill.
Tide is in & both beach & van still in shadow so we'll wait till later for a beach walk.
There was frost last night after all, I thought we'd escaped it being so close to sea.
Heater in van has been on 3 times already this morning due to wind chill.
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The UK is a bizarre country where its seen as just fine & normal for people to sleep in tents in the freezing cold. Temperatures to hit -4 this week
But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical
But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical
January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The UK is a bizarre country where its seen as just fine & normal for people to sleep in tents in the freezing cold. Temperatures to hit -4 this week
But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical
But the idea Billionaires could be less rich. Not poor, not struggling, just a bit less rich, this is seen as extreme and radical
A bit like replacing Johnson with Truss...
Replacing Sir Keir Starmer with Wesley Streeting would be like gently heating the milk even though you know it's gone off.
January 3, 2026 at 6:38 AM
A bit like replacing Johnson with Truss...
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There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.
NEW: People are using Elon Musk's chatbot, Grok, to alter images to depict real women being sexually abused, humiliated, hurt, and even killed.
futurism.com/future-socie...
futurism.com/future-socie...
Grok Is Being Used to Depict Horrific Violence Against Real Women
People are asking Elon Musk's Grok chatbot to alter images to depict women being sexually abused, humiliated, and even killed.
futurism.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:18 PM
There is, to my mind, no justification for the continued use by the UK Government of X as a platform for official comms. There hasn't been for some time, in fact, but if the latest developments around AI-generated image abuse and CSAM don't change the policy I really don't know what will.