Jem Condliffe
@chloechadwell.bsky.social
Editor / MD of trad local weekly newspaper in Cheshire (UK). Drummer, dog owner, podcast fan. Also magazines, coffee, Motörhead, trees, rocks. Cheese. (Chloe Chadwell was the works slang for ‘it’s all good’ in the 1970s. No idea why).
So this aged well.
November 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
So this aged well.
Hey, @greenleejw.bsky.social - c 1800, transportee to Oz: “… our voyage was at an end … came about two miles from what is now known as Point Lonsdale. The Natives call that place Koonan, which means eels, that fish being in great abundance in almost all the streams running into Port Phillip.”
September 30, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Hey, @greenleejw.bsky.social - c 1800, transportee to Oz: “… our voyage was at an end … came about two miles from what is now known as Point Lonsdale. The Natives call that place Koonan, which means eels, that fish being in great abundance in almost all the streams running into Port Phillip.”
After years of cross breeding I have created a camouflaged dog.
September 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
After years of cross breeding I have created a camouflaged dog.
“Not supported by science” is a beat weak as a headline - Wakefield literally made it up. He paid random kids at a party for blood samples; science had nothing to do with it.
Trump rails against Tylenol but autism claims not supported by science
Trump rails against Tylenol but autism claims not supported by science
President’s announcement latest move in campaign that seeks to valorize the ‘natural’ – often at women’s expense
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2025 at 4:24 AM
“Not supported by science” is a beat weak as a headline - Wakefield literally made it up. He paid random kids at a party for blood samples; science had nothing to do with it.
Went to a funeral on Friday. Woman in front of me had an oxygen tube and was in a wheelchair, adorned with a big badge saying Karma. That seemed a little harsh.
September 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Went to a funeral on Friday. Woman in front of me had an oxygen tube and was in a wheelchair, adorned with a big badge saying Karma. That seemed a little harsh.
Just written a court case and said a woman was baled. Hay, that would probably stop her offending ….
September 8, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Just written a court case and said a woman was baled. Hay, that would probably stop her offending ….
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I painted this huge canvas yesterday 🎨
August 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I painted this huge canvas yesterday 🎨
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No wonder some days are not productive. Go on Wikipedia for legit work question, scan deaths and find myself reading the obit of a dead Catholic I’ve no interest in (RIP to him and all that). Came on here to post that observation and end up reading @fesshole.bsky.social for five minutes.
May 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
No wonder some days are not productive. Go on Wikipedia for legit work question, scan deaths and find myself reading the obit of a dead Catholic I’ve no interest in (RIP to him and all that). Came on here to post that observation and end up reading @fesshole.bsky.social for five minutes.
Now the eel headline, the headline that never dies, has inspired a poem!
Truly my best work, unfortunately. (thanks @patricvk.bsky.social for letting me know!)
maryoliversdrunkcousin.substack.com/p/cocaine-in...
Truly my best work, unfortunately. (thanks @patricvk.bsky.social for letting me know!)
maryoliversdrunkcousin.substack.com/p/cocaine-in...
Cocaine in the River Thames is ‘Another Problem Eels Don’t Need’ Says Expert
let the soft eel of your body snort what it snorts
maryoliversdrunkcousin.substack.com
May 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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when you're finally in bed after another exhausting day of pretending to be human:
a painting of a woman laying in a bed with a blue blanket and a white pillow
Alt: Gif with the painting of a woman laying in a bed with a blue blanket and a white pillow, there are three different cuts of the same painting, each getting closer to her face. She's seemingly exhausted and / or in distress.
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May 16, 2025 at 12:28 AM
when you're finally in bed after another exhausting day of pretending to be human:
Press release promoting a local talk: “No advance booing is required”. I think the only heading can be “Crap talk promise by history society”.
April 23, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Press release promoting a local talk: “No advance booing is required”. I think the only heading can be “Crap talk promise by history society”.
If only terrorists could be more like Pete Hegseth; it would make life a lot easier for security agencies. As it is, he just makes it easier for people who think the US government is run by idiots.
April 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If only terrorists could be more like Pete Hegseth; it would make life a lot easier for security agencies. As it is, he just makes it easier for people who think the US government is run by idiots.
I’m looking forward to Trump dumping Musk with a comment about “he’s not very smart”. I’d pay for tickets for that one.
April 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I’m looking forward to Trump dumping Musk with a comment about “he’s not very smart”. I’d pay for tickets for that one.
Another nice night to be out in the dark listening to vampire stories (while walking dog).
March 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Another nice night to be out in the dark listening to vampire stories (while walking dog).
Walking the dog in the dark on the golf course listening to a story about vampires is fine, until you think a flag is a person.
March 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Walking the dog in the dark on the golf course listening to a story about vampires is fine, until you think a flag is a person.
Europe has spoken ….
February 6, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Europe has spoken ….
First signs of spring
February 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
First signs of spring
Peaceful scenes in Amsterdam today, before 115 million worried Americans call to report *very* confused and irrational behaviour.
Amsterdam launches crisis line to report confused behaviour buff.ly/3Q1DV3v
Amsterdam launches crisis line to report confused behaviour buff.ly/3Q1DV3v
Amsterdam launches crisis line to report confused behaviour - DutchNews.nl
Amsterdam is launching a “one stop” crisis line so that worried residents can report confused or irrational behaviour. The telephone line – 020 552 5000 – has been set up after an analysis of the even...
buff.ly
February 3, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Peaceful scenes in Amsterdam today, before 115 million worried Americans call to report *very* confused and irrational behaviour.
Amsterdam launches crisis line to report confused behaviour buff.ly/3Q1DV3v
Amsterdam launches crisis line to report confused behaviour buff.ly/3Q1DV3v
Footpath like the Rio Grande this morning. #englishweather
November 24, 2024 at 10:08 AM
Footpath like the Rio Grande this morning. #englishweather
For every 100 times the news happens 20 seconds after you went to press is the one time the air ambulance lands outside the office on deadline day.
November 20, 2024 at 12:49 PM
For every 100 times the news happens 20 seconds after you went to press is the one time the air ambulance lands outside the office on deadline day.
It’s a beautiful morning; the dog walk has left me a little giddy with delight. I’m almost cheerful. Tempered the mood with some @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 10:34 AM
It’s a beautiful morning; the dog walk has left me a little giddy with delight. I’m almost cheerful. Tempered the mood with some @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social