Jon
@jev42.bsky.social
For every act of mindless, hateful, cowardly cold blood, there’s a hundred acts of kindness, caring, bravery and love
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Jon
@jev42.bsky.social
· Dec 18
I'm going to do a thing I just made up over the next few days
Watch this space for #5by5by5 - 5 things by 5 people 5 times before 2025. Bonus points if it's sanbout what you did in 2024 but it doesn't really matter if it is.
Watch this space for #5by5by5 - 5 things by 5 people 5 times before 2025. Bonus points if it's sanbout what you did in 2024 but it doesn't really matter if it is.
Well, would you look at that, two of my favorite podcasts get a crossover. That's a lovely thing to find out at the end of a very very long day :)
Listen with horror as Gone Medieval, one of the foremost English-language podcasts about medieval history, of which I've been a loyal listener for years, is now invaded by linguistics, thanks to yours truly.
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/kh/podcast/m...
Podlink: pod.link/1564113746/e...
Apple: podcasts.apple.com/kh/podcast/m...
Podlink: pod.link/1564113746/e...
Medieval Roots of The Modern Alphabet
Podcast Episode · Gone Medieval · 05/12/2025 · 49m
podcasts.apple.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Well, would you look at that, two of my favorite podcasts get a crossover. That's a lovely thing to find out at the end of a very very long day :)
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#cloudflare resolved but we're still seeing users having sporadic issues all over the world.
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
#cloudflare resolved but we're still seeing users having sporadic issues all over the world.
Has anyone ever, and I do mean ever, bought a #TV #streaming service because of a button on their remote control?
November 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Has anyone ever, and I do mean ever, bought a #TV #streaming service because of a button on their remote control?
So much of life in the UK is accepting insane illogical nonsense.
Two facts that I think show this in sharp relief:
1. The treatment of Prince Andrew.
2. Season tickets don't save you money and weren't designed to. They were standardized by British Rail in the 1970s to make tickets less confusing.
Two facts that I think show this in sharp relief:
1. The treatment of Prince Andrew.
2. Season tickets don't save you money and weren't designed to. They were standardized by British Rail in the 1970s to make tickets less confusing.
October 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
So much of life in the UK is accepting insane illogical nonsense.
Two facts that I think show this in sharp relief:
1. The treatment of Prince Andrew.
2. Season tickets don't save you money and weren't designed to. They were standardized by British Rail in the 1970s to make tickets less confusing.
Two facts that I think show this in sharp relief:
1. The treatment of Prince Andrew.
2. Season tickets don't save you money and weren't designed to. They were standardized by British Rail in the 1970s to make tickets less confusing.
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God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
October 15, 2025 at 10:28 PM
God, Slavery, and Early Christianity is out in the real world with @universitypress.cambridge.org!
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
I have some extra, so retweet this by the end of Oct. 19 if you’re interested in receiving a copy!
Book info here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/g...
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Theres going to be a lot of nonsense going around about ID cards in the coming months, if there isn't already. Check my timeline for two takes worth reading (one for, one against).
September 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Theres going to be a lot of nonsense going around about ID cards in the coming months, if there isn't already. Check my timeline for two takes worth reading (one for, one against).
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How the government's new digital ID will work… and why I’ve changed my mind on ID cards (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/how-the-uk...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/how-the-uk...
How the government's new digital ID will work
And why I've changed my mind on ID cards
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 5:35 AM
How the government's new digital ID will work… and why I’ve changed my mind on ID cards (FREE TO READ!)
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/how-the-uk...
takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/how-the-uk...
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'Rather than addressing the fundamental problems with existing verification systems, the Britcard threatens to digitise and amplify the very hostile environment policies that created these problems in the first place'
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
The Britcard – progressive or concerning? | British Politics and Policy at LSE
The Government is considering Labour Together's proposal to introduce mandatory digital ID cards in an effort to tackle irregular migration. There are problems with that.
blogs.lse.ac.uk
September 28, 2025 at 10:03 AM
'Rather than addressing the fundamental problems with existing verification systems, the Britcard threatens to digitise and amplify the very hostile environment policies that created these problems in the first place'
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandp...
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UK recognition of the State of Palestine was a promise made to my great grandfather decades ago. While on its own, recognition won’t solve anything without further action, it is a down payment on peace. Today we have just a little more hope, and hope is contagious.
📻 on BBC world service this AM:
📻 on BBC world service this AM:
September 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
UK recognition of the State of Palestine was a promise made to my great grandfather decades ago. While on its own, recognition won’t solve anything without further action, it is a down payment on peace. Today we have just a little more hope, and hope is contagious.
📻 on BBC world service this AM:
📻 on BBC world service this AM:
Blah blah orange guy behind big walls blah blah
But amidst the drone of nothing to say this article wins.
☆☆☆☆☆ No notes.
"Little tip: if you tell a Maga supporter that his huge flag only has 49 stars on it, he’ll still be counting them half an hour later."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
But amidst the drone of nothing to say this article wins.
☆☆☆☆☆ No notes.
"Little tip: if you tell a Maga supporter that his huge flag only has 49 stars on it, he’ll still be counting them half an hour later."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Superfans descend on Windsor to enliven Trump’s festival of nothing
With US president hidden from public view, media focuses instead on peripheral sideshow of clowns drawn by state visit
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Blah blah orange guy behind big walls blah blah
But amidst the drone of nothing to say this article wins.
☆☆☆☆☆ No notes.
"Little tip: if you tell a Maga supporter that his huge flag only has 49 stars on it, he’ll still be counting them half an hour later."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
But amidst the drone of nothing to say this article wins.
☆☆☆☆☆ No notes.
"Little tip: if you tell a Maga supporter that his huge flag only has 49 stars on it, he’ll still be counting them half an hour later."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Slightly dimish a book:
- The hitch-hikers guide to the delta quadrant
- The breeze in the willows
- The chief of the rings
- 1982
- The hitch-hikers guide to the delta quadrant
- The breeze in the willows
- The chief of the rings
- 1982
Slighty diminish a book:
• A Clockwork Satsuma
• The Adequate Gatsby
• A Clockwork Satsuma
• The Adequate Gatsby
Slightly diminish a book:
Reasonable Expectations.
Reasonable Expectations.
September 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Slightly dimish a book:
- The hitch-hikers guide to the delta quadrant
- The breeze in the willows
- The chief of the rings
- 1982
- The hitch-hikers guide to the delta quadrant
- The breeze in the willows
- The chief of the rings
- 1982
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All hail! SPINAL TAP name checks US in this magnificent article in THE GUARDIAN. Spoiler-we're cited in the very last quote!
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
‘Our songs last three minutes but they feel like an hour’: the return of Spinal Tap – an exclusive that goes up to 11!
Over 40 years since This Is Spinal Tap was mistaken for a comedy, its hard-rocking subjects are back for a legally obligated final gig. Our writer smells the glove
www.theguardian.com
September 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
All hail! SPINAL TAP name checks US in this magnificent article in THE GUARDIAN. Spoiler-we're cited in the very last quote!
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/se...
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August 24, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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Damn....Utah clownin.😂😂
July 21, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Damn....Utah clownin.😂😂
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Media commentators across Britain have reacted with outrage to something said by an Irish rap group named after the practice of shooting people in the knees.
[From issue 1649, May 2025]
[From issue 1649, May 2025]
June 29, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Media commentators across Britain have reacted with outrage to something said by an Irish rap group named after the practice of shooting people in the knees.
[From issue 1649, May 2025]
[From issue 1649, May 2025]
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BREAKING: MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The #AssistedDyingBill will now proceed to the House of Lords. A landmark victory for compassion, dignity, and choice.
June 20, 2025 at 1:30 PM
BREAKING: MPs vote to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The #AssistedDyingBill will now proceed to the House of Lords. A landmark victory for compassion, dignity, and choice.
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My friend @harrym.com is selling a bunch of stuff from his workshop – I know I'm followed by a bunch of nerdy, maker types, so have a look:
www.harrym.com/studio
www.harrym.com/studio
Harrym's workshop sale
www.harrym.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
My friend @harrym.com is selling a bunch of stuff from his workshop – I know I'm followed by a bunch of nerdy, maker types, so have a look:
www.harrym.com/studio
www.harrym.com/studio
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does everybody know about my favorite website, the embroidery tips page that forgot to close its <h3> tags
Embroidery Trouble Shooting Page
Embroidery Trouble Shooting Answers to all your questions about Embroidery problems
web.archive.org
October 25, 2024 at 3:39 PM
does everybody know about my favorite website, the embroidery tips page that forgot to close its <h3> tags
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Oh, I should tell you that these two copies of Tina by Niall Harbison are SIGNED.
Twenty quid (free P+P).
If you'd like one, DM me.
(congrats to my marketing department for shoehorning this book buying opportunity into a post about eight rolls of sticky tape and a stapler. Top work)
Twenty quid (free P+P).
If you'd like one, DM me.
(congrats to my marketing department for shoehorning this book buying opportunity into a post about eight rolls of sticky tape and a stapler. Top work)
May 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Oh, I should tell you that these two copies of Tina by Niall Harbison are SIGNED.
Twenty quid (free P+P).
If you'd like one, DM me.
(congrats to my marketing department for shoehorning this book buying opportunity into a post about eight rolls of sticky tape and a stapler. Top work)
Twenty quid (free P+P).
If you'd like one, DM me.
(congrats to my marketing department for shoehorning this book buying opportunity into a post about eight rolls of sticky tape and a stapler. Top work)
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A fantastic offer on the audio edition of my book - 70% OFF! The Science of Weird Shit: Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal url:https://www.audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/promotedBook/751944/science-of-weird-shit-why-our-minds-conjure-the-paranormal?refId=187441
April 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A fantastic offer on the audio edition of my book - 70% OFF! The Science of Weird Shit: Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal url:https://www.audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/promotedBook/751944/science-of-weird-shit-why-our-minds-conjure-the-paranormal?refId=187441
I have an Aeneas joke but you probably already know it.
I had an Odysseus joke, but it took ten years, cost me everything, and no one laughed when I finally made it home.
I had an Eurydice joke, but looking back on it, I shouldn’t have
April 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I have an Aeneas joke but you probably already know it.
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There are dozens of us
April 6, 2025 at 1:38 AM
There are dozens of us