My absolute fav. The caption, the pose. The setting.

Cliff, shit, just remembered we need one more picture for the calendar. Fuck it just grab the Custard Creams and riff with it.

You maniacs.

It's always the ones you most suspect.

Something I can agree with with Anthony Hopkins here is that much neurodivergence IS normal behaviour , the problem arises because it is not considered normal behaviour in numerous work, social and general living situations - the rules are often set up by those who believe there is one correct way

We will fight them on the quiches

I understand this is about “parliamentary rules” but they are not fit for purpose

Life imitating art

Did the brief say 'spiralling circles' and yet what they wanted was a series of joined up loops? Glad the only ones with actual spirals won #GBBO

Video credit: itsjuliencohen

Description: "11 and 8-year-old prodigy sisters played Vivaldi Winter with me"

This is serious musical talent 🎻🎻🎹🎶🎵

#VivaldiWinter #Song #music #Piano #Violin #Instruments #Instrumental

Reform will have to reselect in Croydon, as their initial candidate for Mayor had been dead for 6 months when they selected her, Inside Croydon report

Being dead is one way to pass the social media vetting but was likely to get noticed eventually

insidecroydon.com/2025/08/27/f...

Village idiots verbally abusing an influx of "illegal immigrants" at a campsite in Newbridge, Wales

They were a group of Scouts from Scotland

Anti-immigrant rhetoric has consequences

Statement from Scouts Cymru

"We are aware of a racially aggravated incident targeting under-18s"

2000 years ago: the Romans would let an aqueduct destroy the Gardon Valley. We need clean water, but at what cost?

Budapest Pride 2025. Brave and powerful.

Morning

I have NEVER said that I am relieved my mum killed my dad.

This is a very clear distortion of my words and it is actual putrid bile.

I have contacted the Daily Mirror.

PREMIER INN, IF YOU ARE STAYING IN A HOTEL IT IS NOT A STAYCATION.

There are some days when the news can be overwhelming and leave you feeling sad and afraid. Today is one of them.
Try to remember that the good in the world has always outnumbered the bad, stroke a cat and enjoy the sunshine x
(Pic @imageplotter.bsky.social)

Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉

With the Tuam exhumation due to begin in mid-June, these are the over 800 most important people at the centre of this.

Found by Catherine Corless and shared with the world in 2014, it's taken 11 years to get to this stage.

#MotherAndBabyHomes

(Red = mothers)

[Accessible file version, see post 2]

This is all very entertaining, but our species is quite obviously doomed.

Today's Poll: If the govt needs to raise money and it were a hypothetical binary choice (it isn't) between raising taxes or cutting public spending... which'd you prefer it to do.

1️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/Anyf1K/1" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">I'm 45+: tax more
2️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/Anyf1K/2" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">I'm 45+: spend less
3️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/Anyf1K/3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">I'm under 45: tax more
4️⃣ <a href="https://poll.blue/p/Anyf1K/4" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">I'm under 45: spend less

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Please sign this

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AQA A Level Further Maths - Topic analysis from today's paper 1 (Excel file), and a student-friendly list of topics to revise for paper 2 (Word document)
wykecollege-my.sharepoint.com/:f:/g/person...
#ALevelMaths #MathsToday

“There’s mental scars which are so difficult to heal.”

A decade since coercive control became a crime, survivors are still left with scars no one sees.

🔺 Sussex: 7,000+ reports, just 3% charged

🔺 Surrey: 3,000+ reports, just 7% charged

This is why I continue to speak out.
Unacceptable failure ⬇️

No BBC a change of 7 degrees C is not a change of 45 degrees F, it's a change of 7x1.8 = 12.6 F.

Similarly a change of 13 degrees C is not a change of 55 degrees F, it's a change of 13x1.8 = 23.4 F

You don't need to add on the 32 when you're talking about *changes* in temp.