Tom Adams
@tomadam.bsky.social
Ella Baron's chilling reflection on the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapollis.
Ella Baron on the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis – cartoon
The 37-year-old nurse was shot dead by federal agents on Saturday
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Ella Baron's chilling reflection on the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapollis.
"They drive around looking and hoping that someone will provoke them. Sooner or later, someone always obliges. [...] And on those days when no one offends, well, there is always random violence, isn't there?"
Apt description of MN now.
Except it's from The Kite Runner, and describes the Taliban.
Apt description of MN now.
Except it's from The Kite Runner, and describes the Taliban.
January 25, 2026 at 8:20 PM
"They drive around looking and hoping that someone will provoke them. Sooner or later, someone always obliges. [...] And on those days when no one offends, well, there is always random violence, isn't there?"
Apt description of MN now.
Except it's from The Kite Runner, and describes the Taliban.
Apt description of MN now.
Except it's from The Kite Runner, and describes the Taliban.
Um. Isn't that £5k supposed to be spent on, you know, educating the child?
I know I'm in danger of reductio ad absurdam, but if you spend £5k on marketing to gain £5,500 in central funding, but now have an extra child to teach, that's not a win, is it?
I know I'm in danger of reductio ad absurdam, but if you spend £5k on marketing to gain £5,500 in central funding, but now have an extra child to teach, that's not a win, is it?
January 15, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Um. Isn't that £5k supposed to be spent on, you know, educating the child?
I know I'm in danger of reductio ad absurdam, but if you spend £5k on marketing to gain £5,500 in central funding, but now have an extra child to teach, that's not a win, is it?
I know I'm in danger of reductio ad absurdam, but if you spend £5k on marketing to gain £5,500 in central funding, but now have an extra child to teach, that's not a win, is it?
I agree, so long as housing density isn't at the expense of community spaces.
We've had lots of new housing in N. Bristol (which is good), but in a quest for density (and it's friend, profit) the developers have forgotten things like retail space, green space, restaurants, cafes, room for clubs...
We've had lots of new housing in N. Bristol (which is good), but in a quest for density (and it's friend, profit) the developers have forgotten things like retail space, green space, restaurants, cafes, room for clubs...
"With housing, more density means more community"
A mum at one of the many kids parties I went to today told me she'd read an article a few years ago and this really stood out to her. It's cos a parent not from Oxford asked me how we managed to have such a brilliant load of local shops (1/3)
A mum at one of the many kids parties I went to today told me she'd read an article a few years ago and this really stood out to her. It's cos a parent not from Oxford asked me how we managed to have such a brilliant load of local shops (1/3)
January 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I agree, so long as housing density isn't at the expense of community spaces.
We've had lots of new housing in N. Bristol (which is good), but in a quest for density (and it's friend, profit) the developers have forgotten things like retail space, green space, restaurants, cafes, room for clubs...
We've had lots of new housing in N. Bristol (which is good), but in a quest for density (and it's friend, profit) the developers have forgotten things like retail space, green space, restaurants, cafes, room for clubs...
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I think it's very important that Rupert Lowe's "Million Nonce March" gets widespread media coverage. Critical to amplify diverse voices.
We go live to the Protect our girls crew, unsure what they are doing
January 10, 2026 at 2:05 PM
I think it's very important that Rupert Lowe's "Million Nonce March" gets widespread media coverage. Critical to amplify diverse voices.
I know a child, born in France, who came to the UK aged 5, speaking no English.
They are now 7 and are as fluent as any child you could meet. I wouldn't know English was their 2nd language if i hadn't been told.
The BBC would suggest this child "doesn't speak English fluently".
They are now 7 and are as fluent as any child you could meet. I wouldn't know English was their 2nd language if i hadn't been told.
The BBC would suggest this child "doesn't speak English fluently".
This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
December 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I know a child, born in France, who came to the UK aged 5, speaking no English.
They are now 7 and are as fluent as any child you could meet. I wouldn't know English was their 2nd language if i hadn't been told.
The BBC would suggest this child "doesn't speak English fluently".
They are now 7 and are as fluent as any child you could meet. I wouldn't know English was their 2nd language if i hadn't been told.
The BBC would suggest this child "doesn't speak English fluently".
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I really love everyone that says "Duolingo is rubbish because it doesn't teach as well as a human".
Of course it doesn't. That's not what it's for. And it's £90 for 5 people per year! How much in person tuition are you expecting for that!
DL doesn't teach you to fluency - that's not its goal.
Of course it doesn't. That's not what it's for. And it's £90 for 5 people per year! How much in person tuition are you expecting for that!
DL doesn't teach you to fluency - that's not its goal.
December 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I really love everyone that says "Duolingo is rubbish because it doesn't teach as well as a human".
Of course it doesn't. That's not what it's for. And it's £90 for 5 people per year! How much in person tuition are you expecting for that!
DL doesn't teach you to fluency - that's not its goal.
Of course it doesn't. That's not what it's for. And it's £90 for 5 people per year! How much in person tuition are you expecting for that!
DL doesn't teach you to fluency - that's not its goal.
Is it too early for the greatest Christmas mash-up of all time?
It's never too early.
It's never too early.
Schubert-Carey - All I Want for Christmas is Erlkönig
YouTube video by OCPiano
youtu.be
December 2, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Is it too early for the greatest Christmas mash-up of all time?
It's never too early.
It's never too early.
I don't know what time you record, @andrewhunterm.bsky.social , but The Naked Week has one job this week.
Show the necromanced potato that some parts of the BBC do still have a spine!
Show the necromanced potato that some parts of the BBC do still have a spine!
The important bit about this story - in reality the only important bit because nothing here is new - is that it delivers to an audience previously unaware of it a truth about the BBC's relationship to power: craven. www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith Lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I don't know what time you record, @andrewhunterm.bsky.social , but The Naked Week has one job this week.
Show the necromanced potato that some parts of the BBC do still have a spine!
Show the necromanced potato that some parts of the BBC do still have a spine!
A little bit of analysis I've done shows that the salary sacrifice changes in the budget today fall most heavily in those between 20-60k, and much less on those above, both in absolute and % terms.
This is because NI falls to 2% above ~50k so the impact of the additional NI to pay is much smaller
This is because NI falls to 2% above ~50k so the impact of the additional NI to pay is much smaller
November 26, 2025 at 10:40 PM
A little bit of analysis I've done shows that the salary sacrifice changes in the budget today fall most heavily in those between 20-60k, and much less on those above, both in absolute and % terms.
This is because NI falls to 2% above ~50k so the impact of the additional NI to pay is much smaller
This is because NI falls to 2% above ~50k so the impact of the additional NI to pay is much smaller
When people say "but the flag is just a symbol of England / the UK" this is the kind of thing that makes me uneasy.
National pride is great. Getting a nativity scrapped because you've become convinced any compassion to foreigners is inherently wrong is definitely not.
National pride is great. Getting a nativity scrapped because you've become convinced any compassion to foreigners is inherently wrong is definitely not.
Scottish school cancels Christmas play after ‘racist and abusive’ messages
Show at Cauldeen primary school in Inverness had included a scene explaining hardship faced by Syrian refugees
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 PM
When people say "but the flag is just a symbol of England / the UK" this is the kind of thing that makes me uneasy.
National pride is great. Getting a nativity scrapped because you've become convinced any compassion to foreigners is inherently wrong is definitely not.
National pride is great. Getting a nativity scrapped because you've become convinced any compassion to foreigners is inherently wrong is definitely not.
Genuinely scary to see the impacts of legal threats from abroad leading to censorship of our national broadcaster.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Genuinely scary to see the impacts of legal threats from abroad leading to censorship of our national broadcaster.
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Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round
The rationale here is incredible. The industry says its lobbying has prevented a "tick box exercise".
That's where you rubber stamp something without having done anything meaningful or effected any change, right?
So, like classing new houses as 'green' without basic stuff like swift boxes, then?
That's where you rubber stamp something without having done anything meaningful or effected any change, right?
So, like classing new houses as 'green' without basic stuff like swift boxes, then?
Swifts have declined 70% since 1994.
They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites.
A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings.
The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it.
Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
They fly from Africa to breed here, only to find we've blocked their nest sites.
A £35 swift brick nest box was proposed for all new buildings.
The construction industry lobbied Labour to block it.
Biodiversity sustains life. Labour sustains economic power.
November 8, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The rationale here is incredible. The industry says its lobbying has prevented a "tick box exercise".
That's where you rubber stamp something without having done anything meaningful or effected any change, right?
So, like classing new houses as 'green' without basic stuff like swift boxes, then?
That's where you rubber stamp something without having done anything meaningful or effected any change, right?
So, like classing new houses as 'green' without basic stuff like swift boxes, then?
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Mais ce type est complètement givré !
@franceinfo.fr : vous savez que ce type suggère que nos enfants devraient entretenir une relation de dépendance affective avec des iA ? Ce qui est un danger dénoncé par tout les spécialistes ?
@franceinfo.fr : vous savez que ce type suggère que nos enfants devraient entretenir une relation de dépendance affective avec des iA ? Ce qui est un danger dénoncé par tout les spécialistes ?
Laurent Alexandre, suite : “Ce qui important, c’est d’apprendre aux enfants à bien utiliser ChatGPT pour s’augmenter avec l’IA.”
“Avoir une relation quasi amicale avec ChatGPT quand on a des échanges permanents avec lui, c’est un peu normal.”
“Avoir une relation quasi amicale avec ChatGPT quand on a des échanges permanents avec lui, c’est un peu normal.”
November 1, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Mais ce type est complètement givré !
@franceinfo.fr : vous savez que ce type suggère que nos enfants devraient entretenir une relation de dépendance affective avec des iA ? Ce qui est un danger dénoncé par tout les spécialistes ?
@franceinfo.fr : vous savez que ce type suggère que nos enfants devraient entretenir une relation de dépendance affective avec des iA ? Ce qui est un danger dénoncé par tout les spécialistes ?
Just listened to the first episode of Coining It. Enjoyable, and I shall be coming back for more.
But, @lewisgoodall.com , what the heck is so weird about eating mushrooms raw from the fridge?
Did not expect my snacking habits to come under fire this evening 😅
But, @lewisgoodall.com , what the heck is so weird about eating mushrooms raw from the fridge?
Did not expect my snacking habits to come under fire this evening 😅
Couldn’t be more thrilled that my new documentary podcast series Coining It, is now top of the Apple series and show charts. Testament to the peerless teams at Free Turn and Global.
If you haven’t listened yet to this incredible tale, you can via @globalplayer.com or wherever you get your podcasts
If you haven’t listened yet to this incredible tale, you can via @globalplayer.com or wherever you get your podcasts
October 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Just listened to the first episode of Coining It. Enjoyable, and I shall be coming back for more.
But, @lewisgoodall.com , what the heck is so weird about eating mushrooms raw from the fridge?
Did not expect my snacking habits to come under fire this evening 😅
But, @lewisgoodall.com , what the heck is so weird about eating mushrooms raw from the fridge?
Did not expect my snacking habits to come under fire this evening 😅
I don't even live in London and I'm tempted to subscribe.
Partly because it looks like a well researched newspaper full of interesting stories.
But mostly to see if this article capitalises on the rich seam of pun-potential in a story about snails and shell companies.
Partly because it looks like a well researched newspaper full of interesting stories.
But mostly to see if this article capitalises on the rich seam of pun-potential in a story about snails and shell companies.
I think this is the weirdest story I've ever reported. www.londoncentric.media/p/terry-ball...
The snail farmer of London, his mafia friends, and a £20m vendetta against the taxman
Terry Ball runs elaborate mollusc-based tax avoidance schemes that are costing London councils millions of pounds. Yet when London Centric tracks him down, an even stranger story emerges.
www.londoncentric.media
October 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I don't even live in London and I'm tempted to subscribe.
Partly because it looks like a well researched newspaper full of interesting stories.
But mostly to see if this article capitalises on the rich seam of pun-potential in a story about snails and shell companies.
Partly because it looks like a well researched newspaper full of interesting stories.
But mostly to see if this article capitalises on the rich seam of pun-potential in a story about snails and shell companies.
Best line: "I'm not Jo Swinsoning this!"
Partly because it made me chuckle. Partly because it summed up the extremely pragmatic approach Zac takes.
He knows his objectives, but he also knows the fastest way achieve them isn't always to go straight at them.
Very interested to see where it goes.
Partly because it made me chuckle. Partly because it summed up the extremely pragmatic approach Zac takes.
He knows his objectives, but he also knows the fastest way achieve them isn't always to go straight at them.
Very interested to see where it goes.
October 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Best line: "I'm not Jo Swinsoning this!"
Partly because it made me chuckle. Partly because it summed up the extremely pragmatic approach Zac takes.
He knows his objectives, but he also knows the fastest way achieve them isn't always to go straight at them.
Very interested to see where it goes.
Partly because it made me chuckle. Partly because it summed up the extremely pragmatic approach Zac takes.
He knows his objectives, but he also knows the fastest way achieve them isn't always to go straight at them.
Very interested to see where it goes.
A classic bit of internet fun.
And the post this is a reply to and the subsequent discussion is a great thread that's well worth reading.
And the post this is a reply to and the subsequent discussion is a great thread that's well worth reading.
kate winslet… what can't she do
October 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
A classic bit of internet fun.
And the post this is a reply to and the subsequent discussion is a great thread that's well worth reading.
And the post this is a reply to and the subsequent discussion is a great thread that's well worth reading.
Pleased to see Lewis's comment. Seeing nothing in mainstream newspapers, podcasts or TV news, I've been thinking 'wait, am I now part of the 'only-get-news-from-the-internet' crowd? Am I down the conspiracy rabbit hole?'
Hope this gets more coverage soon so I can prove I haven't gone full truther.
Hope this gets more coverage soon so I can prove I haven't gone full truther.
There really hasn’t been as much coverage of Musk’s state capture as there should have been across the British media in last 24 hours. Not so on News Agents. Here’s today’s episode with 20 mins on the subject. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Trump's hundred million dollar condom claim
Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 04/02/2025 · 28m
podcasts.apple.com
February 5, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Pleased to see Lewis's comment. Seeing nothing in mainstream newspapers, podcasts or TV news, I've been thinking 'wait, am I now part of the 'only-get-news-from-the-internet' crowd? Am I down the conspiracy rabbit hole?'
Hope this gets more coverage soon so I can prove I haven't gone full truther.
Hope this gets more coverage soon so I can prove I haven't gone full truther.
We got @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social's 'Sticky McStickstick' from the library this week.
What a fabulous homage to the NHS and the people that work there, all wrapped up in a story that can be loved by a three year old (particularly when Sticky hides in the washing machine).
What a fabulous homage to the NHS and the people that work there, all wrapped up in a story that can be loved by a three year old (particularly when Sticky hides in the washing machine).
February 3, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We got @michaelrosenyes.bsky.social's 'Sticky McStickstick' from the library this week.
What a fabulous homage to the NHS and the people that work there, all wrapped up in a story that can be loved by a three year old (particularly when Sticky hides in the washing machine).
What a fabulous homage to the NHS and the people that work there, all wrapped up in a story that can be loved by a three year old (particularly when Sticky hides in the washing machine).
Is this supposed to be Stewart Lee style, where the irony/dry humour builds from gentle to deafening until it becomes clear it's actually arguing *against* the position it sets out?
Either way, it's terrible. Imagine being William's family and having to read it.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
Either way, it's terrible. Imagine being William's family and having to read it.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
If there’s one thing new dads don’t need, it’s more time off work
I go to the office to escape the confines of childcare – I don’t need more paternity leave
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 2, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Is this supposed to be Stewart Lee style, where the irony/dry humour builds from gentle to deafening until it becomes clear it's actually arguing *against* the position it sets out?
Either way, it's terrible. Imagine being William's family and having to read it.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
Either way, it's terrible. Imagine being William's family and having to read it.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02...
Worrying undertone here that there's an "academic argument against DEI" on the basis of individual competence.
DEI means casting the net wider to reach people in demographics that wouldn't normally apply.
It reduces bias and increases quality by seeking excellent candidates from all walks of life.
DEI means casting the net wider to reach people in demographics that wouldn't normally apply.
It reduces bias and increases quality by seeking excellent candidates from all walks of life.
NEW: Weekend News Agents
Trump politicises a national tragedy within seconds. Why can he not help himself? Because it’s intrinsic to his politics of aggression and blame.
PLUS you asked me why the Greens don’t get more coverage. We try and answer.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Trump politicises a national tragedy within seconds. Why can he not help himself? Because it’s intrinsic to his politics of aggression and blame.
PLUS you asked me why the Greens don’t get more coverage. We try and answer.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Trump politicises a national tragedy
Podcast Episode · The News Agents · 31/01/2025 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
February 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Worrying undertone here that there's an "academic argument against DEI" on the basis of individual competence.
DEI means casting the net wider to reach people in demographics that wouldn't normally apply.
It reduces bias and increases quality by seeking excellent candidates from all walks of life.
DEI means casting the net wider to reach people in demographics that wouldn't normally apply.
It reduces bias and increases quality by seeking excellent candidates from all walks of life.
Who new that Angela had so much say over the crucial trade infrastructure of the American continent!?
I'm blaming @jonsopel1.bsky.social, @maitlis.bsky.social and (because why not) @lewisgoodall.com for missing my target run pace today because I had to stop and laugh at this little blooper.
I'm blaming @jonsopel1.bsky.social, @maitlis.bsky.social and (because why not) @lewisgoodall.com for missing my target run pace today because I had to stop and laugh at this little blooper.
January 30, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Who new that Angela had so much say over the crucial trade infrastructure of the American continent!?
I'm blaming @jonsopel1.bsky.social, @maitlis.bsky.social and (because why not) @lewisgoodall.com for missing my target run pace today because I had to stop and laugh at this little blooper.
I'm blaming @jonsopel1.bsky.social, @maitlis.bsky.social and (because why not) @lewisgoodall.com for missing my target run pace today because I had to stop and laugh at this little blooper.
I can't say whether these two things are linked.
But it's clear that Musk and Trump want (as Zuck once did) to "move fast and break things".
Today is a tragic warning that, when you're running a country rather than a corporation, the things that break are people's lives.
But it's clear that Musk and Trump want (as Zuck once did) to "move fast and break things".
Today is a tragic warning that, when you're running a country rather than a corporation, the things that break are people's lives.
Elon Musk, who has not been elected or officially appointed to any office, successfully pushed the FAA Administrator to resign 9 days ago.
January 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I can't say whether these two things are linked.
But it's clear that Musk and Trump want (as Zuck once did) to "move fast and break things".
Today is a tragic warning that, when you're running a country rather than a corporation, the things that break are people's lives.
But it's clear that Musk and Trump want (as Zuck once did) to "move fast and break things".
Today is a tragic warning that, when you're running a country rather than a corporation, the things that break are people's lives.