John Deans
@jjbillyd.bsky.social
Pearls before swine (no, not you).
Silent blank-paper protest in Oxford today. Plenty of police, including cameras.
November 18, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Silent blank-paper protest in Oxford today. Plenty of police, including cameras.
And this is the chai part
November 17, 2025 at 10:41 PM
And this is the chai part
40% of America's young women would rather live somewhere else, compared to 19% of young men. Stark.
November 14, 2025 at 6:03 PM
40% of America's young women would rather live somewhere else, compared to 19% of young men. Stark.
Today of all days, this really isn't very uhm leadershipy.
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Today of all days, this really isn't very uhm leadershipy.
The BBC should not be "negotiating" with Trump, who was impeached and indicted for leading an insurrection. They took a dubious editorial shortcut to illustrate a truth.
November 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The BBC should not be "negotiating" with Trump, who was impeached and indicted for leading an insurrection. They took a dubious editorial shortcut to illustrate a truth.
*Is* Emmental festive, though?
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
*Is* Emmental festive, though?
More catastrophic advice for the season
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 AM
More catastrophic advice for the season
Come on, Steve! This sentence should clearly be: "She had a hunch, and a Plantagenetically test it."
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Come on, Steve! This sentence should clearly be: "She had a hunch, and a Plantagenetically test it."
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
"Also not Trump's fault"
October 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"Also not Trump's fault"
Hergé's (bitingly anti-soviet) first Tintin outing nailed the dupes
October 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Hergé's (bitingly anti-soviet) first Tintin outing nailed the dupes
Tricky last turn in Guess Who
October 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Tricky last turn in Guess Who
If you ever feel life's difficult, spare a thought for those who have it so much worse, like poor Cameron here.
October 20, 2025 at 2:20 PM
If you ever feel life's difficult, spare a thought for those who have it so much worse, like poor Cameron here.
Interesting article, but it's impossible to read that "row" to rhyme with "roe", isn't it?
'He brings in the bronzes, moaning
"You belong to me, I believe"
And someone says "you're in the wrong place, my friend
you'd better leave.
And no-one has to think too much
About Restitution Row"
'He brings in the bronzes, moaning
"You belong to me, I believe"
And someone says "you're in the wrong place, my friend
you'd better leave.
And no-one has to think too much
About Restitution Row"
October 12, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Interesting article, but it's impossible to read that "row" to rhyme with "roe", isn't it?
'He brings in the bronzes, moaning
"You belong to me, I believe"
And someone says "you're in the wrong place, my friend
you'd better leave.
And no-one has to think too much
About Restitution Row"
'He brings in the bronzes, moaning
"You belong to me, I believe"
And someone says "you're in the wrong place, my friend
you'd better leave.
And no-one has to think too much
About Restitution Row"
To the artist all is permitted. Unfortunately Drake suing just kind of reinforces the conclusion that he brought a grunt to a wordfight.
October 10, 2025 at 10:23 AM
To the artist all is permitted. Unfortunately Drake suing just kind of reinforces the conclusion that he brought a grunt to a wordfight.
I enjoyed this article. But I think the negatives here have got slightly snarled and might benefit from an edit? I think you're talking about a price to pay by people with a bit more money for the benefit of those near minimum wage (rather than those same people having to pay the price)
October 3, 2025 at 8:55 AM
I enjoyed this article. But I think the negatives here have got slightly snarled and might benefit from an edit? I think you're talking about a price to pay by people with a bit more money for the benefit of those near minimum wage (rather than those same people having to pay the price)
Trump recently (more or less) tweeted the cover art.
September 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Trump recently (more or less) tweeted the cover art.
I once found Joffrey in a Casablanca room service menu, about to push another princeling off her bike.
September 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
I once found Joffrey in a Casablanca room service menu, about to push another princeling off her bike.