Terry O'Connor
@osteoconnor.bsky.social
Old bloke in Yorkshire, interested in wildlife, gardening, books, classical music, archaeology, cats. Often muddy. Born at 313ppm.
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Amazing: “But the Kennedy Center is not the current owner of trumpkennedycenter.org or trumpkennedycenter.com — because back in August, comedy writer Toby Morton registered those two domain names, expecting Trump and his allies to add Trump’s name to the D.C. landmark.”
Comedy Writer Bought ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ Domain Names, Anticipating President Would Rename Institution After Himself: ‘Satire Became Unavoidable’
In August, former 'South Park' writer Toby Morton registered 'TrumpKennedyCenter' domain names, anticipating that Trump would add his name to the D.C. landmark.
variety.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Amazing: “But the Kennedy Center is not the current owner of trumpkennedycenter.org or trumpkennedycenter.com — because back in August, comedy writer Toby Morton registered those two domain names, expecting Trump and his allies to add Trump’s name to the D.C. landmark.”
Sometimes simple things are funniest.
December 26, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Sometimes simple things are funniest.
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"One of my friends was like, 'should we be doing this?' And I said, 'we just drove from London to do this. We're here now, we're gonna do it'," he said.
This attitude has killed many in the hills and on the water. If in doubt about it being safe don't do it. You can always give it a go another day
This attitude has killed many in the hills and on the water. If in doubt about it being safe don't do it. You can always give it a go another day
This is something a lot of Mountain Rescue teams are seeing across the UK. Many people don't realise how quickly conditions can change and how challenging peaks and fells can be.
BBC News - Spate of mountain rescues involving young men sparks concern
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Spate of mountain rescues involving young men sparks concern
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Overconfident' young men prompt multiple rescues from Yr Wyddfa
Llanberis Mountain Rescue Team say winter weather can turn a manageable day extremely dangerous.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 5:52 PM
"One of my friends was like, 'should we be doing this?' And I said, 'we just drove from London to do this. We're here now, we're gonna do it'," he said.
This attitude has killed many in the hills and on the water. If in doubt about it being safe don't do it. You can always give it a go another day
This attitude has killed many in the hills and on the water. If in doubt about it being safe don't do it. You can always give it a go another day
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Rare sighting of a “bagel and cream cheese” mushroom. 🍄🟫
December 26, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Rare sighting of a “bagel and cream cheese” mushroom. 🍄🟫
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My son bought me what I thought was a drill. Turned out to be a toblerone gaffer-taped to a bottle of Bailey’s.
December 26, 2025 at 12:52 PM
My son bought me what I thought was a drill. Turned out to be a toblerone gaffer-taped to a bottle of Bailey’s.
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THREAD.
The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.
1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.
The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.
1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.
November 17, 2025 at 8:17 AM
THREAD.
The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.
1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.
The definitive list of the absolute best interdimensional portals I have photographed on walks in the British countryside.
1. Gateway To The Land Of Leaping Dogs.
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One of the two human evolution news roundups I wrote to close out the year! 🧪🏺
10 things we learned about our human ancestors in 2025
Findings about our human ancestors continue to surprise us, especially those from 2025.
www.livescience.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
One of the two human evolution news roundups I wrote to close out the year! 🧪🏺
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THREAD.
A selection of haunting encounters I have had with folk horror creatures and ghosts during walks in the British countryside.
You will find the full descriptions of these disturbing incidents in the alt text.
1. Weeping Fence Banshee.
A selection of haunting encounters I have had with folk horror creatures and ghosts during walks in the British countryside.
You will find the full descriptions of these disturbing incidents in the alt text.
1. Weeping Fence Banshee.
December 26, 2025 at 10:47 AM
THREAD.
A selection of haunting encounters I have had with folk horror creatures and ghosts during walks in the British countryside.
You will find the full descriptions of these disturbing incidents in the alt text.
1. Weeping Fence Banshee.
A selection of haunting encounters I have had with folk horror creatures and ghosts during walks in the British countryside.
You will find the full descriptions of these disturbing incidents in the alt text.
1. Weeping Fence Banshee.
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Boxing Day hunts are happening, and while bellowing wankers gallop through the shires in search of creatures to slaughter, I hope entire families of urban foxes stroll through the tranquil town streets, gorging on post-Christmas delicacies scavenged from their upturned bins.
December 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Boxing Day hunts are happening, and while bellowing wankers gallop through the shires in search of creatures to slaughter, I hope entire families of urban foxes stroll through the tranquil town streets, gorging on post-Christmas delicacies scavenged from their upturned bins.
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THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
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The President of the United States is very seriously mentally ill, and elected Republicans are so afraid of him that they won’t do or say anything about it.
December 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The President of the United States is very seriously mentally ill, and elected Republicans are so afraid of him that they won’t do or say anything about it.
Fifteen of those twenty years were spent writing unsuccessful grant applications.
You can tell that LotR was written by an academic because Gandalf disappears for like 20 years doing research to answer a single question.
December 26, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Fifteen of those twenty years were spent writing unsuccessful grant applications.
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It's Boxing Day. I, and a crack commando unit of journalists, have been condemned to producing the world's leading financial newspaper in just a handful of hours. I do not want to hear the words "Donald Trump has posted on Truth Social"
December 26, 2025 at 8:27 AM
It's Boxing Day. I, and a crack commando unit of journalists, have been condemned to producing the world's leading financial newspaper in just a handful of hours. I do not want to hear the words "Donald Trump has posted on Truth Social"
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Don't think I've seen this in previous years - an annual round up of #archaeology on the BBC website!
Good to see ' #treasure ' not being centre stage for once.
...also interesting to note that cash value is only mentioned in relation to the #detecting finds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good to see ' #treasure ' not being centre stage for once.
...also interesting to note that cash value is only mentioned in relation to the #detecting finds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Old loo and evidence of murder among archaeological finds of 2025
Other finds include a Bronze Age coffin and human remains thought to belong to shipwreck victims.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Don't think I've seen this in previous years - an annual round up of #archaeology on the BBC website!
Good to see ' #treasure ' not being centre stage for once.
...also interesting to note that cash value is only mentioned in relation to the #detecting finds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good to see ' #treasure ' not being centre stage for once.
...also interesting to note that cash value is only mentioned in relation to the #detecting finds.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Why is AAR (Amino Acid Racemisation; by implication #palaeoproteomics) so often overlooked for #geochronology?
New paper by @neaarlab.bsky.social, using Bithynia snails 🐌 to date the last 1Ma: 4 new reference sets for climate & Quaternary Science 🌍
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-396
New paper by @neaarlab.bsky.social, using Bithynia snails 🐌 to date the last 1Ma: 4 new reference sets for climate & Quaternary Science 🌍
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-396
December 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Why is AAR (Amino Acid Racemisation; by implication #palaeoproteomics) so often overlooked for #geochronology?
New paper by @neaarlab.bsky.social, using Bithynia snails 🐌 to date the last 1Ma: 4 new reference sets for climate & Quaternary Science 🌍
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-396
New paper by @neaarlab.bsky.social, using Bithynia snails 🐌 to date the last 1Ma: 4 new reference sets for climate & Quaternary Science 🌍
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/5-396
Sad that this is necessary, but good that it's happening.
A new captive-breeding programme for Twite in England has produced its first young in captivity and could begin releasing birds into the wild in 2026, in a bid to halt the species' severe decline:
Twite conservation project aims for releases of captive-bred birds
A Twite captive-breeding project in Staffordshire has raised young birds in captivity and is evaluating potential release sites in England for 2026 to bolster the rapidly declining breeding population.
bit.ly
December 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Sad that this is necessary, but good that it's happening.
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The Onion, non-stop winning
December 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The Onion, non-stop winning
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It is a common misconception, but Oliver Cromwell did not actually ban Die Hard from being a Christmas movie during the 1650s.
December 25, 2025 at 4:20 AM
It is a common misconception, but Oliver Cromwell did not actually ban Die Hard from being a Christmas movie during the 1650s.
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Abolish the House of Lords, RT if you want it gone.
Tear it down.
Tear it down.
December 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Abolish the House of Lords, RT if you want it gone.
Tear it down.
Tear it down.
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If there's a hell below, we are all going to go, but particularly people who go into physical bookshops and find a book they want then look it up on Amazon and buy it cheaper there instead.
December 25, 2025 at 7:39 AM
If there's a hell below, we are all going to go, but particularly people who go into physical bookshops and find a book they want then look it up on Amazon and buy it cheaper there instead.
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On this day long ago a child was born, who by the age of 30 would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton, born Dec. 25th 1642. 😂
Credit: Neil Degrasse Tyson.
Merry Festive season everyone, have a fabulous day. Do eat and drink too much, I sure will.
Credit: Neil Degrasse Tyson.
Merry Festive season everyone, have a fabulous day. Do eat and drink too much, I sure will.
December 25, 2025 at 8:24 AM
On this day long ago a child was born, who by the age of 30 would transform the world. Happy Birthday Isaac Newton, born Dec. 25th 1642. 😂
Credit: Neil Degrasse Tyson.
Merry Festive season everyone, have a fabulous day. Do eat and drink too much, I sure will.
Credit: Neil Degrasse Tyson.
Merry Festive season everyone, have a fabulous day. Do eat and drink too much, I sure will.
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Morning! For everyone who's not feeling it today, this is for you.
It's one day, you got this & there's loads of us here with you. Hollah if you'd like a chat, or have a read through #JoinIn posts.
(P.s. ignore the 'having a wonderful Christmas' social media posts... they're mostly fibs!! 🤣)
It's one day, you got this & there's loads of us here with you. Hollah if you'd like a chat, or have a read through #JoinIn posts.
(P.s. ignore the 'having a wonderful Christmas' social media posts... they're mostly fibs!! 🤣)
December 25, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Morning! For everyone who's not feeling it today, this is for you.
It's one day, you got this & there's loads of us here with you. Hollah if you'd like a chat, or have a read through #JoinIn posts.
(P.s. ignore the 'having a wonderful Christmas' social media posts... they're mostly fibs!! 🤣)
It's one day, you got this & there's loads of us here with you. Hollah if you'd like a chat, or have a read through #JoinIn posts.
(P.s. ignore the 'having a wonderful Christmas' social media posts... they're mostly fibs!! 🤣)
Happy Christmas
Nadolig llawen
Nollaig shona
Joyeux Noël
Etc
☺️
Nadolig llawen
Nollaig shona
Joyeux Noël
Etc
☺️
December 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Happy Christmas
Nadolig llawen
Nollaig shona
Joyeux Noël
Etc
☺️
Nadolig llawen
Nollaig shona
Joyeux Noël
Etc
☺️
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Done yiz a ghost story for Christmas, because I'm good like that. charlieconnelly.substack.com/p/the-unburd...
The Unburdening of Frank Mitchell
A Ghost Story for Christmas
charlieconnelly.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Done yiz a ghost story for Christmas, because I'm good like that. charlieconnelly.substack.com/p/the-unburd...
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If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.” https://cnn.it/4b6g3rd
Oklahoma instructor removed from teaching for failing a Bible-based gender essay | CNN
The University of Oklahoma has removed an instructor who was accused by a student of religious discrimination over a failing grade on a psychology paper in which she cited the Bible and argued that promoting a “belief in multiple genders” was “demonic.”
cnn.it
December 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you’re wondering why your friends in academia are a little on edge right now, it’s because an eighteen-year-old who hasn’t done the reading, doesn’t look at the assignment, and has does no critical thinking skills more complex than “because I think it’s in the Bible” can literally end your career