Tom Hawkins
@nekomatic.bsky.social
Wait, what are you doing here? Who let you in?
I don’t think it’s 2, but I’d watch the six-part drama series of it
Scientifically speaking, there are only two possible explanations:
1. Voting Remain was good for your health
2. Someone is methodically hunting down and slaying Leave voters
1. Voting Remain was good for your health
2. Someone is methodically hunting down and slaying Leave voters
At least 2.5x the number of those voting leave Vs remain are now worm food.
Thanks
Thanks
December 10, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I don’t think it’s 2, but I’d watch the six-part drama series of it
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hi the person you have emailed is not entirely visible at the moment
December 9, 2025 at 11:16 PM
hi the person you have emailed is not entirely visible at the moment
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The great thing about comics is they get to play with wild, imaginative ideas that could never happen in the real world, like "too much garlic".
December 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The great thing about comics is they get to play with wild, imaginative ideas that could never happen in the real world, like "too much garlic".
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The logical extension of "education is a moral good" is students occasionally having to take a class they hate.
The logical extension of "school is a pipeline to industry" is kids spending four years watching Amazon training videos before being sent into the fulfillment mines.
I know which I prefer.
The logical extension of "school is a pipeline to industry" is kids spending four years watching Amazon training videos before being sent into the fulfillment mines.
I know which I prefer.
December 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
The logical extension of "education is a moral good" is students occasionally having to take a class they hate.
The logical extension of "school is a pipeline to industry" is kids spending four years watching Amazon training videos before being sent into the fulfillment mines.
I know which I prefer.
The logical extension of "school is a pipeline to industry" is kids spending four years watching Amazon training videos before being sent into the fulfillment mines.
I know which I prefer.
iPhone has decided that CHO… sorry, Chorlton, should always be auto corrected to CHORLTON
I know the place has an inflated sense of its own importance but come on!
I know the place has an inflated sense of its own importance but come on!
December 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
iPhone has decided that CHO… sorry, Chorlton, should always be auto corrected to CHORLTON
I know the place has an inflated sense of its own importance but come on!
I know the place has an inflated sense of its own importance but come on!
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The whole of my life, the anti consumerist, anti corporate, anti capitalist message was that we all “owned too much stuff”. But it turns out that owning stuff can actually be both a comfort and a rebellious act, because making you rent it keeps you on a much shorter leash, at their whim.
December 9, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The whole of my life, the anti consumerist, anti corporate, anti capitalist message was that we all “owned too much stuff”. But it turns out that owning stuff can actually be both a comfort and a rebellious act, because making you rent it keeps you on a much shorter leash, at their whim.
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Imagine you're running a university module on active travel. What would you include in the first lecture?
For me, I'd include two related things:
- motornormativity is ingrained in society
- most highway infrastructure is *car* infrastructure
@ianwalker.bsky.social
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
For me, I'd include two related things:
- motornormativity is ingrained in society
- most highway infrastructure is *car* infrastructure
@ianwalker.bsky.social
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Imagine you're running a university module on active travel. What would you include in the first lecture?
For me, I'd include two related things:
- motornormativity is ingrained in society
- most highway infrastructure is *car* infrastructure
@ianwalker.bsky.social
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
For me, I'd include two related things:
- motornormativity is ingrained in society
- most highway infrastructure is *car* infrastructure
@ianwalker.bsky.social
@rantyhighwayman.bsky.social
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If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
www.independent.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
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So, some people here are concerned with the sentence in this document that, "it will not be possible to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus, and it would be a waste of public health resources and capacity to attempt to do so" - what does it this mean? 🧵/1
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/fr...
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/fr...
NHS England » Framework for managing the response to pandemic diseases
NHS England » Framework for managing the response to pandemic diseases
www.england.nhs.uk
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 AM
So, some people here are concerned with the sentence in this document that, "it will not be possible to halt the spread of a new pandemic virus, and it would be a waste of public health resources and capacity to attempt to do so" - what does it this mean? 🧵/1
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/fr...
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/fr...
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Most households subject to the two-child limit already have at least one adult in work.
Of the minority of households that are not in work, more than nine-in-ten have a child under three or a disabled family member with additional care needs, making any return to the labour market challenging.
Of the minority of households that are not in work, more than nine-in-ten have a child under three or a disabled family member with additional care needs, making any return to the labour market challenging.
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Most households subject to the two-child limit already have at least one adult in work.
Of the minority of households that are not in work, more than nine-in-ten have a child under three or a disabled family member with additional care needs, making any return to the labour market challenging.
Of the minority of households that are not in work, more than nine-in-ten have a child under three or a disabled family member with additional care needs, making any return to the labour market challenging.
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I would worry more about the implications of guillotine jokes by working people if I weren't so worried about the fact that when rich people call for mass executions they aren't joking at all.
A Palantir billionaire just called for public hangings.
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
“It's time to bring back masculine leadership to protect our most vulnerable,” writes Joe Lonsdale.
This is where Silicon Valley authoritarianism is heading:
www.thenerdreich.com/joe-lonsdale...
Joe Lonsdale Calls For Public Hangings
Silicon Valley radicalization escalates
www.thenerdreich.com
December 7, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I would worry more about the implications of guillotine jokes by working people if I weren't so worried about the fact that when rich people call for mass executions they aren't joking at all.
Afternoon in that Liverpool
December 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Afternoon in that Liverpool
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My friend's son was hit by a car whilst cycling yesterday outside Swindon. He is seriously injured. The car sped off and the police are looking for witnesses, particularly those with dashcams.
Please do share the article below if you're local to that area:
Please do share the article below if you're local to that area:
Cyclist suffers serious injuries in suspected hit and run on busy road
A cyclist suffered potentially life changing injuries in a suspected hit and run near Swindon.
www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My friend's son was hit by a car whilst cycling yesterday outside Swindon. He is seriously injured. The car sped off and the police are looking for witnesses, particularly those with dashcams.
Please do share the article below if you're local to that area:
Please do share the article below if you're local to that area:
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The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
December 6, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The Nobel Prize committee should announce the World Cup winner tomorrow
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And Labour looks at that and says "clearly the most pressing and serious problem to solve there is the fact that the underpaid nurse is from Lebanon and not Luton." I simply do not understand how you can believe that unless you're racist.
December 5, 2025 at 10:12 AM
And Labour looks at that and says "clearly the most pressing and serious problem to solve there is the fact that the underpaid nurse is from Lebanon and not Luton." I simply do not understand how you can believe that unless you're racist.
Today in I Bet Nobody Else On This Train Has This On Their Headphones
December 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Today in I Bet Nobody Else On This Train Has This On Their Headphones
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www.timeanddate.com/calendar/rep... I don't know who needs to hear this, but 1998 had the same dates on the same days as 2026 will, and there are myriad craptastic 90s calanders on ebay for your enjoyment.
I've personally ordered a 1998 Star Trek original series one for myself but you do you 😘
I've personally ordered a 1998 Star Trek original series one for myself but you do you 😘
Repeating Calendar – years equal to 2026
Find calendar years that start on the same day and have the same number of days as 2026 or any other year
www.timeanddate.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:02 AM
www.timeanddate.com/calendar/rep... I don't know who needs to hear this, but 1998 had the same dates on the same days as 2026 will, and there are myriad craptastic 90s calanders on ebay for your enjoyment.
I've personally ordered a 1998 Star Trek original series one for myself but you do you 😘
I've personally ordered a 1998 Star Trek original series one for myself but you do you 😘
Ffs, reeled in by a good story again it looks like
December 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Ffs, reeled in by a good story again it looks like
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It really feels like everyone had written a "bond market vigilantes destroy flailing Chancellor who is the new Liz Truss" piece and is really spitting mad that they had to throw it away
December 2, 2025 at 11:51 AM
It really feels like everyone had written a "bond market vigilantes destroy flailing Chancellor who is the new Liz Truss" piece and is really spitting mad that they had to throw it away
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Don't Panic: Britain is not broken. The UK can do better, but we shouldn't be too gloomy about things. If you look at the stats, there's a lot to be happy with (including how happy we are): adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/d...
Don’t Panic: Britain is not broken – adamcorlett.com
adamcorlett.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Don't Panic: Britain is not broken. The UK can do better, but we shouldn't be too gloomy about things. If you look at the stats, there's a lot to be happy with (including how happy we are): adamcorlett.com/2025/11/30/d...
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Sought and found asylum in the UK
R.I.P. Tom Stoppard, playwright most famous for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Born Tomas Straussler in Czechoslovakia he fled his home during the Nazi occupation and found refuge in Britain at the age of eight. He later discovered all four of his grandparents had died in the Holocaust.
Sir Tom Stoppard, playwright famed for his wit and depth, dies at 88
Winning an Oscar for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love, he captivated the hearts of audiences for more than six decades.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Sought and found asylum in the UK
I loved The Angry Corrie and once got a letter published in it, probably by means of employing the phrase ‘the time-honoured practice of sheep-to-sheep navigation’. RIP.
Very sorry to hear that Dave Hewitt died earlier this week, the man behind The Angry Corrie hillwalkers fanzine and a great account of walking the Scottish watershed, a nice bit of writing which you can read (and other of his work) here web.archive.org/web/20060923...
TACit Press Home Page
web.archive.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I loved The Angry Corrie and once got a letter published in it, probably by means of employing the phrase ‘the time-honoured practice of sheep-to-sheep navigation’. RIP.
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So it looks like Rachel Reeves has *not* abolished or cut back the cycle to work scheme. Perhaps she has read the Treasury's own 2023 assessment of the scheme, which found that in terms of creating modal shift, and thus boosting public health, it is very, very effective.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
Evaluation of the Cycle to Work Scheme: quantitative and qualitative research
www.gov.uk
November 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
So it looks like Rachel Reeves has *not* abolished or cut back the cycle to work scheme. Perhaps she has read the Treasury's own 2023 assessment of the scheme, which found that in terms of creating modal shift, and thus boosting public health, it is very, very effective.
www.gov.uk/government/p...
www.gov.uk/government/p...
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And yet the person literally responsible for maintaining law and order is going around claiming that the sort of people who cause headaches for their entire community are actually the beating heart of their community, driven to unfortunate but understandable despair bc there are too many immigrants
November 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
And yet the person literally responsible for maintaining law and order is going around claiming that the sort of people who cause headaches for their entire community are actually the beating heart of their community, driven to unfortunate but understandable despair bc there are too many immigrants