Wes M
@twmble.bsky.social
Norn Irish Newburian. (Dr_star_T from elsewhere)
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I'm forever reminded that I'm not truly British because I constantly forget to forget about Northern Ireland
What Americans don't understand is 'crassly forgetting Northern Ireland' is a core part of British culture, like cueing and only being able to communicate via laconic understatement.
No. No. It's absurd enough to think this for Americans, but fucking Brits!? Do you not know your own history!? Part of the country was in a civil war!
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I'm forever reminded that I'm not truly British because I constantly forget to forget about Northern Ireland
Maybe you'd like 30 seconds of Leon purring? Maybe you would.
November 17, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Maybe you'd like 30 seconds of Leon purring? Maybe you would.
This should be taught in Media courses about how to rig a poll to imply exaggerated unfinished ignorance to get headlines. Worked well, but the poll results are a bit silly.
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
This should be taught in Media courses about how to rig a poll to imply exaggerated unfinished ignorance to get headlines. Worked well, but the poll results are a bit silly.
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It's an effort to reduce the number of boys going to the yard.
November 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
It's an effort to reduce the number of boys going to the yard.
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Poulnabrone • The Burren
Situated in the heart of the Burren, Poulnabrone is one of Ireland's earliest dated megalithic tombs.
During excavations, the co-mingled remains of at least 36 individuals were recovered from the tomb chamber, largely dating from c.3800–3200 BC.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
Situated in the heart of the Burren, Poulnabrone is one of Ireland's earliest dated megalithic tombs.
During excavations, the co-mingled remains of at least 36 individuals were recovered from the tomb chamber, largely dating from c.3800–3200 BC.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
November 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Poulnabrone • The Burren
Situated in the heart of the Burren, Poulnabrone is one of Ireland's earliest dated megalithic tombs.
During excavations, the co-mingled remains of at least 36 individuals were recovered from the tomb chamber, largely dating from c.3800–3200 BC.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
Situated in the heart of the Burren, Poulnabrone is one of Ireland's earliest dated megalithic tombs.
During excavations, the co-mingled remains of at least 36 individuals were recovered from the tomb chamber, largely dating from c.3800–3200 BC.
#Ireland #SpéirGhorm
"Your phone's been stolen, eh? Well, I've just got a nice cup of tea here, so here's a crime number, please claim on the insurance...yes, I know, you can track it to a house nearby, but there's literally nothing we can do...."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Hertfordshire police admit unlawful arrest of couple in school WhatsApp row – report
Force said to have agreed to £20,000 payout to parents who complained about daughter’s school in Borehamwood
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"Your phone's been stolen, eh? Well, I've just got a nice cup of tea here, so here's a crime number, please claim on the insurance...yes, I know, you can track it to a house nearby, but there's literally nothing we can do...."
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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🎵 …couldn’t bescape if I bonted to 🎶
November 16, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🎵 …couldn’t bescape if I bonted to 🎶
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Prime example of why the contract between the public and the police is breaking down, regardless of long term crime trends. Thames Valley Police don’t even think it’s their job to investigate this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kidlington fly-tipping: Criminals dump mountain of waste in field
The enormous pile of rubbish is called an
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Prime example of why the contract between the public and the police is breaking down, regardless of long term crime trends. Thames Valley Police don’t even think it’s their job to investigate this. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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"The populist thrives in an environment where people act on their intuitions; so does the scammer. This doesn’t mean every populist is a con artist, but it does mean that they are likely to package their message in a similar way" on.ft.com/49j3ND2
By @timharford.ft.com
Vindicates a 2015 tweet! 1/
By @timharford.ft.com
Vindicates a 2015 tweet! 1/
How populism became popular
It appeals more to a way of thinking than to a set of ideas — but is it just wrong?
on.ft.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:45 AM
"The populist thrives in an environment where people act on their intuitions; so does the scammer. This doesn’t mean every populist is a con artist, but it does mean that they are likely to package their message in a similar way" on.ft.com/49j3ND2
By @timharford.ft.com
Vindicates a 2015 tweet! 1/
By @timharford.ft.com
Vindicates a 2015 tweet! 1/
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[movie studio]
ME: BUT HOW DOES THE INVISIBLE MAN KNOW WHEN TO STOP WIPING?
TOUR GUIDE: *into walkie talkie* code orange, he’s back.
ME: BUT HOW DOES THE INVISIBLE MAN KNOW WHEN TO STOP WIPING?
TOUR GUIDE: *into walkie talkie* code orange, he’s back.
November 10, 2025 at 6:57 PM
[movie studio]
ME: BUT HOW DOES THE INVISIBLE MAN KNOW WHEN TO STOP WIPING?
TOUR GUIDE: *into walkie talkie* code orange, he’s back.
ME: BUT HOW DOES THE INVISIBLE MAN KNOW WHEN TO STOP WIPING?
TOUR GUIDE: *into walkie talkie* code orange, he’s back.
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I can draw this cartoon for you, using as few lines as possible.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I can draw this cartoon for you, using as few lines as possible.
www.worldofmoose.com/products/min...
www.worldofmoose.com/products/min...
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I think banning it would be bad, because:
1. It would backfire domestically
2. It would backfire HUGELY internationally
3. Democratic governments shouldn’t ban social platforms.
BUT: they really, *really* should stop using it.
1. It would backfire domestically
2. It would backfire HUGELY internationally
3. Democratic governments shouldn’t ban social platforms.
BUT: they really, *really* should stop using it.
genuinely hard to think of another single move the UK govt could do that would do as much good as banning twitter. it's the poison at the root of so much ill
November 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I think banning it would be bad, because:
1. It would backfire domestically
2. It would backfire HUGELY internationally
3. Democratic governments shouldn’t ban social platforms.
BUT: they really, *really* should stop using it.
1. It would backfire domestically
2. It would backfire HUGELY internationally
3. Democratic governments shouldn’t ban social platforms.
BUT: they really, *really* should stop using it.
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"Change will only come if both the BBC board and the politicians that ultimately appoint that board realise that the corporation’s problems in News are fundamentally about money and competence" - think that's bang on from @stephenkb.bsky.social
To fix the BBC, focus on competence and cash
Corporation fails to learn from criticism, while politicians have consciously reduced its scope for quality journalism
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
"Change will only come if both the BBC board and the politicians that ultimately appoint that board realise that the corporation’s problems in News are fundamentally about money and competence" - think that's bang on from @stephenkb.bsky.social
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It's very bizarre that the UK is one of the few democracies which to my knowledge still imposes religious tests on office holders.
Catholic & Jewish Prime Ministers still aren't allowed to formally advise the Monarch around appointments for the Church.
I asked the cabinet office about this 👇
Catholic & Jewish Prime Ministers still aren't allowed to formally advise the Monarch around appointments for the Church.
I asked the cabinet office about this 👇
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 AM
It's very bizarre that the UK is one of the few democracies which to my knowledge still imposes religious tests on office holders.
Catholic & Jewish Prime Ministers still aren't allowed to formally advise the Monarch around appointments for the Church.
I asked the cabinet office about this 👇
Catholic & Jewish Prime Ministers still aren't allowed to formally advise the Monarch around appointments for the Church.
I asked the cabinet office about this 👇
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Another huge victory for mad shrieking about irrelevant rubbish
November 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Another huge victory for mad shrieking about irrelevant rubbish
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The Romans called the town Ivybridge because the name Forth Bridge was already taken.
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The Romans called the town Ivybridge because the name Forth Bridge was already taken.
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I think we can all agree that you can publish a game-changing bit of science (especially if you have more than a bit of help with the tricky crystal structures) but also be a massive fucking prick. We contain multitudes, yeah?
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I think we can all agree that you can publish a game-changing bit of science (especially if you have more than a bit of help with the tricky crystal structures) but also be a massive fucking prick. We contain multitudes, yeah?
Guardian app continues to add some spice to the news.... Quite the post-politics career for Nicola.
November 7, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Guardian app continues to add some spice to the news.... Quite the post-politics career for Nicola.
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[Uilleann Pipes Blaring]
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
[Uilleann Pipes Blaring]
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Wow, Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke at the Ashmolean in Oxford is amazing! To see the paintings and other art works that are the album covers, I am blown away. Esp. Kid A, Moon Shaped Pool, The King of Limbs and The Smile. Also: take the audio guide. It is so worth it
September 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Wow, Stanley Donwood and Thom Yorke at the Ashmolean in Oxford is amazing! To see the paintings and other art works that are the album covers, I am blown away. Esp. Kid A, Moon Shaped Pool, The King of Limbs and The Smile. Also: take the audio guide. It is so worth it
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My latest: Move over bat tunnel, here’s the wild story of how HS2 were forced to build a multi-million pound bridge for a road that… doesn’t actually exist.
How HS2 built a bridge to nowhere
A state-of-the-art road bridge has been built deep in the heart of rural Buckinghamshire. Designed to carry traffic over the HS2 railway, there's just one tiny problem - there's no actual road.
martinrobbins.substack.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:16 AM
My latest: Move over bat tunnel, here’s the wild story of how HS2 were forced to build a multi-million pound bridge for a road that… doesn’t actually exist.