Theo Bird
@theonlybird.bsky.social
Meandering musings of a millenial.
Brit. Fungi enthusiast. IPA skeptic. Proponent of active travel, walkable cities and public transport. I follow politics in the same way I enjoy the odd horror film.
Brit. Fungi enthusiast. IPA skeptic. Proponent of active travel, walkable cities and public transport. I follow politics in the same way I enjoy the odd horror film.
Why have these filled croissants never caught on in the UK when they are such obviously delicious processed food?
September 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Why have these filled croissants never caught on in the UK when they are such obviously delicious processed food?
You'd think he'd be proud of his Lebanese heritage given it has lots of blossom trees and no crocodiles
August 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
You'd think he'd be proud of his Lebanese heritage given it has lots of blossom trees and no crocodiles
There really is no moral justification whatsoever for mined blood diamonds now, on an environmental or humanitarian level. As technology advances, industries die. There would be nothing sad about De Beers or Rio Tinto doing a Blockbuster.
www.ft.com/content/2a8d...
www.ft.com/content/2a8d...
How the diamond industry lost its sparkle
The explosion of lab-grown stones from China has shaken up the sector, leaving established players struggling for relevance
www.ft.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
There really is no moral justification whatsoever for mined blood diamonds now, on an environmental or humanitarian level. As technology advances, industries die. There would be nothing sad about De Beers or Rio Tinto doing a Blockbuster.
www.ft.com/content/2a8d...
www.ft.com/content/2a8d...
Self sufficiency is achievable if you lock in
July 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Self sufficiency is achievable if you lock in
What's going on with my "mallards" and, in some cases, "grebes?"
July 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
What's going on with my "mallards" and, in some cases, "grebes?"
Forget Drake's fake abs - a gin collection of Bombay, Hendricks, Plymouth and Tanqueray for a man worth half a yard is funny to me
June 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Forget Drake's fake abs - a gin collection of Bombay, Hendricks, Plymouth and Tanqueray for a man worth half a yard is funny to me
Raye should headline in 2027 #Glastonbury
June 28, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Raye should headline in 2027 #Glastonbury
Mark is right. In the Netherlands they are so confident that their nuclear waste is safely stored that you can go and visit it in a museum: www.covra.nl/en/radioacti...
The art of preservation - COVRA N.V.
www.covra.nl
June 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Mark is right. In the Netherlands they are so confident that their nuclear waste is safely stored that you can go and visit it in a museum: www.covra.nl/en/radioacti...
The time will pass anyway. If we don't start building now we'll be saying 10 years too late again in 2035.
June 10, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The time will pass anyway. If we don't start building now we'll be saying 10 years too late again in 2035.
Perhaps a boring decision but a great one. Not only the right direction with nuclear but Rolls Royce being a British company for investment and infrastructure security.
June 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Perhaps a boring decision but a great one. Not only the right direction with nuclear but Rolls Royce being a British company for investment and infrastructure security.
Utrecht is how cities should be
May 31, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Utrecht is how cities should be
Reposted by Theo Bird
Truly one of the dumbest people ever to hold public office
NBC News - Format modifications being considered for the top-secret President’s Daily Brief, to make it more appealing for Donald Trump, include a video version that would look and feel like a Fox News broadcast. www.nbcnews.com/politics/nat...
Gabbard considering ways to revamp Trump's intelligence briefing
One idea is to make the briefing, which according to his schedule Trump has been taking less often than his predecessors, a video that looks like Fox News.
www.nbcnews.com
May 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Truly one of the dumbest people ever to hold public office
No idea but can't deny he has aura
May 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
No idea but can't deny he has aura
Make politics fun again
May 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Make politics fun again
I thought this mandatory 2 pits would make it more exciting but somehow it's worse haha.
I mean personally I'd just scrap Monaco, but if not, can the solution to avoid a situation like last year just be that teams can't pit during a red flag? #MonacoGP
I mean personally I'd just scrap Monaco, but if not, can the solution to avoid a situation like last year just be that teams can't pit during a red flag? #MonacoGP
May 25, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I thought this mandatory 2 pits would make it more exciting but somehow it's worse haha.
I mean personally I'd just scrap Monaco, but if not, can the solution to avoid a situation like last year just be that teams can't pit during a red flag? #MonacoGP
I mean personally I'd just scrap Monaco, but if not, can the solution to avoid a situation like last year just be that teams can't pit during a red flag? #MonacoGP
But also like... AI is clearly really powerful, and for better or worse it isn't going anywhere, so I want to do my best to understand it. What Google announced yesterday was honestly quite extraordinary.
Am I missing all the AI chat on Bluesky somewhere or is there a genuine aversion to it here?
Am I missing all the AI chat on Bluesky somewhere or is there a genuine aversion to it here?
May 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
But also like... AI is clearly really powerful, and for better or worse it isn't going anywhere, so I want to do my best to understand it. What Google announced yesterday was honestly quite extraordinary.
Am I missing all the AI chat on Bluesky somewhere or is there a genuine aversion to it here?
Am I missing all the AI chat on Bluesky somewhere or is there a genuine aversion to it here?
I'm not necessarily saying that is a bad thing. I find the constant sound of AI Bros larping on about how their terrible AI picture is 'making art accesible' pretty exhausting.
May 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I'm not necessarily saying that is a bad thing. I find the constant sound of AI Bros larping on about how their terrible AI picture is 'making art accesible' pretty exhausting.
I find the difference between X and Bluesky on the topic of AI truly staggering.
On X, I can't scroll for a minute without seeing someone talking about AI. The lastest models, comparisons, job losses, benefits, covering all companies from Google, OpenAI or Anthropic.
On Bluesky? Crickets.
On X, I can't scroll for a minute without seeing someone talking about AI. The lastest models, comparisons, job losses, benefits, covering all companies from Google, OpenAI or Anthropic.
On Bluesky? Crickets.
May 21, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I find the difference between X and Bluesky on the topic of AI truly staggering.
On X, I can't scroll for a minute without seeing someone talking about AI. The lastest models, comparisons, job losses, benefits, covering all companies from Google, OpenAI or Anthropic.
On Bluesky? Crickets.
On X, I can't scroll for a minute without seeing someone talking about AI. The lastest models, comparisons, job losses, benefits, covering all companies from Google, OpenAI or Anthropic.
On Bluesky? Crickets.
Also if news starts spreading that there are 'no repercussions' for missing Klarna payments I can see this spiralling fairly fast
May 19, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Also if news starts spreading that there are 'no repercussions' for missing Klarna payments I can see this spiralling fairly fast
Turns out a predatory business model of pushing loans on broke people might not be most stable
www.ft.com/content/6c4b...
www.ft.com/content/6c4b...
Klarna’s losses widen after more consumers fail to repay loans
‘Buy now, pay later’ group’s weaker results come as concerns rise about the financial health of US consumers
www.ft.com
May 19, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Turns out a predatory business model of pushing loans on broke people might not be most stable
www.ft.com/content/6c4b...
www.ft.com/content/6c4b...
Hahaha anything is possible
May 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Hahaha anything is possible
With every fibre of my body I hope this is true. It's almost too on the nose for the Onion.
As part of the red-carpet treatment, Saudi officials arranged for a fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit to accompany President Trump during his stay.
According to local reports, the unit was set up near the Saudi Royal Court.
According to local reports, the unit was set up near the Saudi Royal Court.
May 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
With every fibre of my body I hope this is true. It's almost too on the nose for the Onion.
I remember when any reusable water bottle was the 'Eco-friendly' option.
I am massively pro-environment, but where does the purity end? I fear a constant push for eco-perfection puts swathes of people off doing anything altogether.
I am massively pro-environment, but where does the purity end? I fear a constant push for eco-perfection puts swathes of people off doing anything altogether.
May 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I remember when any reusable water bottle was the 'Eco-friendly' option.
I am massively pro-environment, but where does the purity end? I fear a constant push for eco-perfection puts swathes of people off doing anything altogether.
I am massively pro-environment, but where does the purity end? I fear a constant push for eco-perfection puts swathes of people off doing anything altogether.