Edward Joyner
@edwardjoyner.bsky.social
Countertenor lay clerk & uni fundraiser. Love the Guardian, Waitrose, cats, cricket, Campari, Italy. Australian. Cathedral music & liturgy geek.
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Happy Four Seasons Total Landscaping Day to all who celebrate. Five years now since the funniest political moment of my entire life.
November 7, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Happy Four Seasons Total Landscaping Day to all who celebrate. Five years now since the funniest political moment of my entire life.
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[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!
November 5, 2025 at 7:22 PM
[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!
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The name Manfred is the human equivalent of Spongebob
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The name Manfred is the human equivalent of Spongebob
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Interesting piece: if Tesla collapses Musk’s entire empire could come crashing down because of the way he’s structured the companies’ finances.
This Is How Tesla Will Die
The vultures are circling the tech giant.
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November 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Interesting piece: if Tesla collapses Musk’s entire empire could come crashing down because of the way he’s structured the companies’ finances.
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After David Monteith, Dean of Canterbury, writes about what the decisions of the House of Bishops over LLF means as a gay man, another dean, Mark Oakley of Southwark, adds his own voice of protest and hope. Standing ovation! Like & share, please. youtu.be/LLM_J8YH8Fk?...
The Dean's Sermon
YouTube video by Southwark Cathedral
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October 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
After David Monteith, Dean of Canterbury, writes about what the decisions of the House of Bishops over LLF means as a gay man, another dean, Mark Oakley of Southwark, adds his own voice of protest and hope. Standing ovation! Like & share, please. youtu.be/LLM_J8YH8Fk?...
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/2 The Roberts Court 6-3 majority is best understood not as a genuine or legitimate independent adjudicatory body but as a ceremonial adjunct to the Trump government, like a First Lady or a second-born prince in a constitutional monarchy.
October 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
/2 The Roberts Court 6-3 majority is best understood not as a genuine or legitimate independent adjudicatory body but as a ceremonial adjunct to the Trump government, like a First Lady or a second-born prince in a constitutional monarchy.
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BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
NEW: Pope Leo Set To Break Up Opus Dei
If Pope Leo does indeed approves a plan that effectively dissolves Opus Dei’s structure, it would be the most significant internal action of his short pontificate to date.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:15 PM
BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV is set to effectively disband Opus Dei in the coming weeks.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
This would be the most sweeping internal reform of his pontificate — and a dramatic continuation of Pope Francis’s legacy.
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The absolute bloody vandalism of austerity in one chart. Good analysis of the overall picture here.
October 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The absolute bloody vandalism of austerity in one chart. Good analysis of the overall picture here.
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*Properly* closing down Russian civil aviation and airspace strikes me as entirely justified while Ukraine is unable to use its own.
October 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
*Properly* closing down Russian civil aviation and airspace strikes me as entirely justified while Ukraine is unable to use its own.
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every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
every single tech idea is like “soon our robots will be capable of playing catch with your kid, freeing you up to spend more time working on your employers’ spreadsheets”
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What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.
October 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.
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“Parliament had turned over its constitutional authority to Hitler and thereby committed suicide, though its body lingered on in an embalmed state.”
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 331)
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 331)
“.. Inside the White House, top advisers joke that they are ruling Congress with an “iron fist,” according to people who have heard the comments. Steve Bannon, the influential Trump ally, likened Congress to the Duma, the Russian assembly that is largely ceremonial.”
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October 11, 2025 at 2:22 AM
“Parliament had turned over its constitutional authority to Hitler and thereby committed suicide, though its body lingered on in an embalmed state.”
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 331)
Shirer, William L. The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich (p. 331)
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This strikes me as a pretty major Brexit shift from Starmer.
Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.
Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.
October 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This strikes me as a pretty major Brexit shift from Starmer.
Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.
Perhaps the beginning of 'Brexit is sh1t and has caused real economic damage'.
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Polanski expertly dismantling the "rich people will move if we tax them" narrative, while Denham nimbly demonstrates how very patriotic such people are.
Former Head of Comms for the IEA, Annabel Denham, says the super rich will leave if we have a wealth tax.
Yes, the very same IEA that brought us Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget. 🤦🏽♂️
Green Party leader Zack Polanski explains that their taxable assets can’t leave. #bbcqt
Yes, the very same IEA that brought us Liz Truss’ disastrous mini budget. 🤦🏽♂️
Green Party leader Zack Polanski explains that their taxable assets can’t leave. #bbcqt
October 10, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Polanski expertly dismantling the "rich people will move if we tax them" narrative, while Denham nimbly demonstrates how very patriotic such people are.
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All these people really want is to pay no taxes and be treated with floor scraping deference. Everything else is just bullshit in pursuit of that goal.
Party donor Nick Candy says "I cherish the values we grew up with here in the West. But today you are more likely to find the values we grew up with in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.’
Via Sam Leith in the Spectator
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Via Sam Leith in the Spectator
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...
October 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
All these people really want is to pay no taxes and be treated with floor scraping deference. Everything else is just bullshit in pursuit of that goal.
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
Another LNER journey just absolutely packed with endlessly repetitive announcements
September 25, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Another LNER journey just absolutely packed with endlessly repetitive announcements
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I think much of the English right built their identity on Brexit, which they never believed in their wildest dreams would happen, but when they got it they realised it solved absolutely nothing, left them bereft of ideas and office, and now they’re thinking, “ah, f—k it, let’s try revolution.”
August 10, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I think much of the English right built their identity on Brexit, which they never believed in their wildest dreams would happen, but when they got it they realised it solved absolutely nothing, left them bereft of ideas and office, and now they’re thinking, “ah, f—k it, let’s try revolution.”
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Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up theonion.com/austral...
August 5, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Australia Admits All Those Animals Made Up theonion.com/austral...
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Oh my… Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell just corrected Trump’s math on national television, live, and called out his disinformation.
July 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Oh my… Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell just corrected Trump’s math on national television, live, and called out his disinformation.
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should a brown man be mayor? We asked a eugenicist
July 4, 2025 at 1:36 AM
should a brown man be mayor? We asked a eugenicist
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It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
June 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
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"When it comes to .. unidentified foraged mushrooms, I want to be free to form a relationship with a local wood spirit, look him in the eyes, finger his mulch, and then decide if I feel safe to eat the toadstools from his glade."
“When it comes to .. raw milk, I want to be free to form a relationship with a local farmer, look him in the eyes, pet his cow, and then decide if I feel safe to drink the milk from his farm.”
— Casey Means, Trump’s latest surgeon-general nominee.
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— Casey Means, Trump’s latest surgeon-general nominee.
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Trump Picks a ‘MAHA’ Movement Leader for Surgeon General
The president said he would nominate Dr. Casey Means, a California doctor and wellness influencer, to be the next surgeon general.
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May 8, 2025 at 8:29 AM
"When it comes to .. unidentified foraged mushrooms, I want to be free to form a relationship with a local wood spirit, look him in the eyes, finger his mulch, and then decide if I feel safe to eat the toadstools from his glade."
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Can we just spare a thought, too, for the official end of News Corp as a political force. No one outside an aging political class pays any attention to them.
May 3, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Can we just spare a thought, too, for the official end of News Corp as a political force. No one outside an aging political class pays any attention to them.