Joe McIntyre 🏳️🌈
@jgmcintyre.theultraworld.org
Read the fine print before you subscribe. Early 60s. Living in the UK. Married to @simon.theultraworld.org Happy; employed; sarcastic. Like Number 6, my life is my own - so are my views.
There may be cat pix.
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There may be cat pix.
https://flickr.com/jgmcintyre
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Been here for a while. Now formally moving on from the increasingly toxic environment of the 🐦 app.
So, hello! I'm Joe. Living in the UK, working in IT. Married to my long suffering husband @simon.theultraworld.org. I don't post as much as I could, but love to read about others.
Glad to be here!
So, hello! I'm Joe. Living in the UK, working in IT. Married to my long suffering husband @simon.theultraworld.org. I don't post as much as I could, but love to read about others.
Glad to be here!
March 8, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Unbelievable that Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK.
We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man.
Agree? Add your name to the petition today:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man.
Agree? Add your name to the petition today:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
Unbelievable. Keir Starmer has handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and should not go ahead.
This is the...
you.38degrees.org.uk
March 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Unbelievable that Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK.
We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man.
Agree? Add your name to the petition today:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man.
Agree? Add your name to the petition today:
you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
I've been considering what to do with my work Twitter account for some time. The general environment on that platform is hugely at significant odds with both my professional and personal beliefs.
So it's gone.
So it's gone.
February 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
I've been considering what to do with my work Twitter account for some time. The general environment on that platform is hugely at significant odds with both my professional and personal beliefs.
So it's gone.
So it's gone.
chng.it/RrkNkwXwdx
Help the Royal Horticultural Society in its fight for compensation following impactful works on the A3 and M25.
Help the Royal Horticultural Society in its fight for compensation following impactful works on the A3 and M25.
Sign the Petition
Compensate the RHS for £6m charity losses caused by the A3/M25 roadworks
chng.it
January 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
chng.it/RrkNkwXwdx
Help the Royal Horticultural Society in its fight for compensation following impactful works on the A3 and M25.
Help the Royal Horticultural Society in its fight for compensation following impactful works on the A3 and M25.
I realise that it's politics, but what a refreshing stance. "We're in the middle of a war but, hey, you guys need help and we're here to give it". Right after Junior Cheeto tries to make your country into the boogeyman.
#hurrahforukraine #takingthehighroad
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#hurrahforukraine #takingthehighroad
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Zelenskyy offers Ukraine’s help to fight California wildfires after Trump Jr post
Ukrainian president says 150 firefighters are ready to be deployed, days after Donald Trump Jr accused LA’s fire department of donating supplies to Ukraine
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I realise that it's politics, but what a refreshing stance. "We're in the middle of a war but, hey, you guys need help and we're here to give it". Right after Junior Cheeto tries to make your country into the boogeyman.
#hurrahforukraine #takingthehighroad
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#hurrahforukraine #takingthehighroad
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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The Mail and Telegraph showing us what they are: Ignorant, misleading and prejudiced publications - appealing to the very worst of us. Sad.
this kind of obviously biased headline is so frustrating when MSM is fighting for credibility
1) New Year’s Honours list is nominated by public not by political leaders
2) Khan has won three elections so the average Londoner clearly doesn’t think he’s a failure
1) New Year’s Honours list is nominated by public not by political leaders
2) Khan has won three elections so the average Londoner clearly doesn’t think he’s a failure
December 31, 2024 at 8:46 AM
The Mail and Telegraph showing us what they are: Ignorant, misleading and prejudiced publications - appealing to the very worst of us. Sad.
Those grey misty days between Christmas and New Year. A time when you forget which day is which and the hardest choice is which leftovers to eat. There's no name for it in the UK, though someone described it as Betwixtmas. The Norwegians call it Romjul or Mellomjul apparently. I like that.
December 27, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Those grey misty days between Christmas and New Year. A time when you forget which day is which and the hardest choice is which leftovers to eat. There's no name for it in the UK, though someone described it as Betwixtmas. The Norwegians call it Romjul or Mellomjul apparently. I like that.
Blimey, the BBC Red Button are serving it up real today...
December 25, 2024 at 7:29 PM
Blimey, the BBC Red Button are serving it up real today...
Ah Christmas Day. The only time of the year when you are allowed to eat Turkish Delight before breakfast.
December 25, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Ah Christmas Day. The only time of the year when you are allowed to eat Turkish Delight before breakfast.
Latest Apple advert:
Sarah has just received a badly worded phishing email that purports to come from her boss. Thanks to Apple Intelligence she has installed ransomware on her laptop which will bring the company to a standstill...
This really should not be a selling point for your products...
Sarah has just received a badly worded phishing email that purports to come from her boss. Thanks to Apple Intelligence she has installed ransomware on her laptop which will bring the company to a standstill...
This really should not be a selling point for your products...
December 21, 2024 at 2:11 AM
Latest Apple advert:
Sarah has just received a badly worded phishing email that purports to come from her boss. Thanks to Apple Intelligence she has installed ransomware on her laptop which will bring the company to a standstill...
This really should not be a selling point for your products...
Sarah has just received a badly worded phishing email that purports to come from her boss. Thanks to Apple Intelligence she has installed ransomware on her laptop which will bring the company to a standstill...
This really should not be a selling point for your products...
Terrifying, not least because the three laboratories that were able to test were all closed down by 2021 for reasons of expense. So either it was Tories cutting at public services or failed private enterprise. Both are unacceptable when the public are at risk.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
‘Brexit problem’: UK tap water safety at risk after testing labs shut down
Exclusive: EU countries will share laboratory capacity but UK rules mean products cannot be tested abroad
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Terrifying, not least because the three laboratories that were able to test were all closed down by 2021 for reasons of expense. So either it was Tories cutting at public services or failed private enterprise. Both are unacceptable when the public are at risk.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ever had one of those days...?
a man is standing in a cave looking at a monster
Alt: A mooncalf, which resembles a giant caterpillar with bright red eyes crashes it's head into a rock wall, while a single Victorian astronaut cowers away - from The First Men in the Moon (1964)
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Ever had one of those days...?
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This needs to be said, loud, and often.
November 25, 2024 at 5:20 PM
This needs to be said, loud, and often.
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Quelle surprise...
"Most farmland isn’t bought by farmers"
"Most farmland isn’t bought by farmers"
Most farmland isn’t bought by farmers
Enjoyed working on this deep dive into the financial realities of farming with @ben-spencer.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/article/bbc6...
Enjoyed working on this deep dive into the financial realities of farming with @ben-spencer.bsky.social
www.thetimes.com/article/bbc6...
November 25, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Quelle surprise...
"Most farmland isn’t bought by farmers"
"Most farmland isn’t bought by farmers"
But... But... Inheritance Tax is so mean...
Anyone want to bet that the driver loves a bit of vintage Top Gear and thinks that Clarkson is a role model for his kids...?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Anyone want to bet that the driver loves a bit of vintage Top Gear and thinks that Clarkson is a role model for his kids...?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Police investigate tractor that created ‘devastating’ wave in flooded UK town
Vehicle drove water into businesses in Tenbury Wells, which local people say smashed windows and opened doors
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2024 at 8:46 PM
But... But... Inheritance Tax is so mean...
Anyone want to bet that the driver loves a bit of vintage Top Gear and thinks that Clarkson is a role model for his kids...?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Anyone want to bet that the driver loves a bit of vintage Top Gear and thinks that Clarkson is a role model for his kids...?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
You can tell that Patricia Greene is not around to play Jill Archer at present. Not a mention of Stir Up Sunday this week or the annual preparation of puddings and cakes. Unless of course they squeeze it into this evening's 15 minutes between snips at and defense of inheritance tax... #thearchers
It’s #StirUpSunday, the traditional day to make your Christmas cakes and puddings, and when my Ultimate Christmas Pudding is, from year to year, #RecipeOfTheDay. Traditionally, also, you’re meant to stir from east to west, but I can’t say I quite manage that! www.nigella.com/recipes/ulti...
Ultimate Christmas Pudding
I don’t deny it: there is something unattractively boastful about calling one’s own recipe “ultimate”. But having soaked my dried fruit for this pudding in Pedro Ximénez — the sweet, dark, sticky sher...
www.nigella.com
November 24, 2024 at 1:46 PM
You can tell that Patricia Greene is not around to play Jill Archer at present. Not a mention of Stir Up Sunday this week or the annual preparation of puddings and cakes. Unless of course they squeeze it into this evening's 15 minutes between snips at and defense of inheritance tax... #thearchers
There is no better way to spend the afternoon.
Powell and Pressburger alert!
A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946), one of the most inventive and headily romantic films ever made, is on BBC Two today at 12.35 and BBC iPlayer. See thread for some background to the iconic stairway to heaven and its impact on wider culture.
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A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH (1946), one of the most inventive and headily romantic films ever made, is on BBC Two today at 12.35 and BBC iPlayer. See thread for some background to the iconic stairway to heaven and its impact on wider culture.
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November 24, 2024 at 11:00 AM
There is no better way to spend the afternoon.
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Rare photo of the Milky Way seen from the surface of Mars
November 24, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Rare photo of the Milky Way seen from the surface of Mars
Strands #259
“Would you look at that?”
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Well, that's not too bad.
“Would you look at that?”
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Well, that's not too bad.
November 17, 2024 at 10:46 AM
Strands #259
“Would you look at that?”
🔵🔵🔵🔵
💡🔵🔵🟡
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Well, that's not too bad.
“Would you look at that?”
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Well, that's not too bad.
As promised. Blue Sky, meet Djinn.
November 16, 2024 at 3:49 PM
As promised. Blue Sky, meet Djinn.
So, this is happening
November 16, 2024 at 2:34 PM
So, this is happening
Introduce yourself with:
One book: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
One movie: A Matter of Life and Death
One album: The Golden Age of Wireless by Thomas Dolby
One TV show: Doctor Who
One game: Scrabble
One book: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
One movie: A Matter of Life and Death
One album: The Golden Age of Wireless by Thomas Dolby
One TV show: Doctor Who
One game: Scrabble
November 16, 2024 at 1:42 AM
Introduce yourself with:
One book: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
One movie: A Matter of Life and Death
One album: The Golden Age of Wireless by Thomas Dolby
One TV show: Doctor Who
One game: Scrabble
One book: The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
One movie: A Matter of Life and Death
One album: The Golden Age of Wireless by Thomas Dolby
One TV show: Doctor Who
One game: Scrabble
Been here for a while. Now formally moving on from the increasingly toxic environment of the 🐦 app.
So, hello! I'm Joe. Living in the UK, working in IT. Married to my long suffering husband @simon.theultraworld.org. I don't post as much as I could, but love to read about others.
Glad to be here!
So, hello! I'm Joe. Living in the UK, working in IT. Married to my long suffering husband @simon.theultraworld.org. I don't post as much as I could, but love to read about others.
Glad to be here!
November 16, 2024 at 1:25 AM
Been here for a while. Now formally moving on from the increasingly toxic environment of the 🐦 app.
So, hello! I'm Joe. Living in the UK, working in IT. Married to my long suffering husband @simon.theultraworld.org. I don't post as much as I could, but love to read about others.
Glad to be here!
So, hello! I'm Joe. Living in the UK, working in IT. Married to my long suffering husband @simon.theultraworld.org. I don't post as much as I could, but love to read about others.
Glad to be here!
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Before the internet kittens had to call everyone individually to explain how small and cute they were. Ca. 1920 - 1935. collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/597342
February 18, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Before the internet kittens had to call everyone individually to explain how small and cute they were. Ca. 1920 - 1935. collection.powerhouse.com.au/object/597342