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?
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...
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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
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
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
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.
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...
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.
Sorry but look at the size of this asparachungus
May 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Sorry but look at the size of this asparachungus
Reposted by Theo Bird
*very* cheeky of the Guardian to illustrate this with a picture of Farthing Down, a site of special scientific interest and thus absolutely not the sort of horrible scrubland the mayor's talking about here
Sadiq Khan to announce plans to build houses on London green belt
Sadiq Khan to announce plans to build houses on London green belt
Mayor to make major policy shift and say scale of housing crisis requires breaking taboo
Sadiq Khan is announcing plans to build on parts of London’s green belt, in a dramatic shift in housing policy aimed at tackling “the most profound housing crisis in the capital’s history”.
In a major speech on Friday, the mayor of London is expected to say the scale of the challenge, which could need about 1m new homes built in the next decade, requires a break from longstanding taboos. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
*very* cheeky of the Guardian to illustrate this with a picture of Farthing Down, a site of special scientific interest and thus absolutely not the sort of horrible scrubland the mayor's talking about here
Reposted by Theo Bird
I don't know if I am just getting older or what but when I saw that the new pope was 69, my first thought was "lol nice" but my second thought was "damn, that's a young pope."
May 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I don't know if I am just getting older or what but when I saw that the new pope was 69, my first thought was "lol nice" but my second thought was "damn, that's a young pope."
A lot of discussion about what name the new Pope will take.
A small part of them must be tempted to go with Pope Muhammed for chaos purposes.
A small part of them must be tempted to go with Pope Muhammed for chaos purposes.
May 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
A lot of discussion about what name the new Pope will take.
A small part of them must be tempted to go with Pope Muhammed for chaos purposes.
A small part of them must be tempted to go with Pope Muhammed for chaos purposes.
Omg Starmer on the phone constantly name checking him Donald is toe curling
May 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Omg Starmer on the phone constantly name checking him Donald is toe curling
BREAKING: US-UK trade pact will leave the 10% US tariff in place - CNN
These tarriffs are not a bargaining tool, they are an ideology. Trump genuinely believes a trade deficit with another country is always a bad thing. At some point in the coming months Americans will face the music on this.
These tarriffs are not a bargaining tool, they are an ideology. Trump genuinely believes a trade deficit with another country is always a bad thing. At some point in the coming months Americans will face the music on this.
May 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
BREAKING: US-UK trade pact will leave the 10% US tariff in place - CNN
These tarriffs are not a bargaining tool, they are an ideology. Trump genuinely believes a trade deficit with another country is always a bad thing. At some point in the coming months Americans will face the music on this.
These tarriffs are not a bargaining tool, they are an ideology. Trump genuinely believes a trade deficit with another country is always a bad thing. At some point in the coming months Americans will face the music on this.
Much of this article is bleak but this part might actually be the worst. Just people asking ChatGPT who they are lol
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
May 8, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Much of this article is bleak but this part might actually be the worst. Just people asking ChatGPT who they are lol
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
“When you’re ready for your child to stop being a child, give them a smartphone”
We face a mammoth task as a society trying to reduce smartphone use in children, but I not only think it's possible, I think it's a societal necessity.
#smartphonefreechildhood
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
We face a mammoth task as a society trying to reduce smartphone use in children, but I not only think it's possible, I think it's a societal necessity.
#smartphonefreechildhood
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘The crux of all evil’: what happened to the first city that tried to ban smartphones for under-14s?
It’s a year since teachers in St Albans asked parents not to give younger children smartphones. How successful have they been? What do the kids think about it? And has it made the adults think about t...
www.theguardian.com
May 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
“When you’re ready for your child to stop being a child, give them a smartphone”
We face a mammoth task as a society trying to reduce smartphone use in children, but I not only think it's possible, I think it's a societal necessity.
#smartphonefreechildhood
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
We face a mammoth task as a society trying to reduce smartphone use in children, but I not only think it's possible, I think it's a societal necessity.
#smartphonefreechildhood
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...