Phil Porter
@philipporter.bsky.social
Formerly philip_porter in the other place
Centrist dad. Mamil. #itfc.
Centrist dad. Mamil. #itfc.
Cheese-whiz-eating-surrender-monkeys
The Putin-Trump surrender plan is the end if European security. If you decided you didn’t care about Ukraine (I do, but just if) you should oppose with every fibre if you don’t want further Russian attacks on Europe.
It really is that simple.
It really is that simple.
Completely agree.
The fates of Ukraine and Europe are linked.
European security system will be destroyed without Ukraine.
The fates of Ukraine and Europe are linked.
European security system will be destroyed without Ukraine.
November 21, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Cheese-whiz-eating-surrender-monkeys
There are a fair few members of the cabinet with an eye on the top job.
Will one of them openly oppose this? Either from inside the cabinet, our outside?
Will one of them openly oppose this? Either from inside the cabinet, our outside?
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 AM
There are a fair few members of the cabinet with an eye on the top job.
Will one of them openly oppose this? Either from inside the cabinet, our outside?
Will one of them openly oppose this? Either from inside the cabinet, our outside?
One would think this stuff would concern Labour members should she stand for leader.
Shabana Mahmood tells Sunday Times it should take 20 years for somebody granted refugee status in UK to secure permanent status (ie, reapply 6 times) if came without permission.
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’
The home secretary is planning to introduce a 20-year wait for permanent stay to end a ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers
www.thetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
One would think this stuff would concern Labour members should she stand for leader.
Every time I’m surprised this sort of thing ends up decided by the judiciary, rather than by the legislature.
The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors to consider a longshot bid to overturn its decade-old same-sex marriage precedent, an appeal that is churning fear among some LGBTQ advocates.
The justices themselves have repeatedly signaled little appetite for reopening the landmark decision.
The justices themselves have repeatedly signaled little appetite for reopening the landmark decision.
Supreme Court to weigh longshot bid to overturn same-sex marriage precedent | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors Friday to consider a longshot bid to overturn its decade-old same-sex marriage precedent, an appeal that is churning fear among some LGBTQ advocates eve...
www.cnn.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Every time I’m surprised this sort of thing ends up decided by the judiciary, rather than by the legislature.
I’m overly annoyed that these nature valley boxes that are perfectly dimensioned for seven bars, only contain 5.
And don’t get me started on the fact that they call them 10-packs.
And don’t get me started on the fact that they call them 10-packs.
November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I’m overly annoyed that these nature valley boxes that are perfectly dimensioned for seven bars, only contain 5.
And don’t get me started on the fact that they call them 10-packs.
And don’t get me started on the fact that they call them 10-packs.
Oh. It’s about cycling
October 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Oh. It’s about cycling
I’m glad it isn’t just me. Might not be early onset Alzheimer’s after all
Tim Dowling: I love books – but can’t remember anything about the ones I’ve just read
Tim Dowling: I love books – but can’t remember anything about the ones I’ve just read
In bed I lie awake, staring at the books on my nightstand, trying to remember a single salient fact about any of them
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
I’m glad it isn’t just me. Might not be early onset Alzheimer’s after all
Visited Palermo Catacombs today. Like something out of an Indiana Jones film. Utterly weird. Do an image search if you have a strong stomach.
September 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Visited Palermo Catacombs today. Like something out of an Indiana Jones film. Utterly weird. Do an image search if you have a strong stomach.
I’m reading a sporting autobiography and it hasn’t been ghost-written. It isn’t bad. But I wish it had.
September 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I’m reading a sporting autobiography and it hasn’t been ghost-written. It isn’t bad. But I wish it had.
We are looking after this Spaniel. It is like having a two-year old that has eaten all the sugar and now has started on the red bull.
September 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We are looking after this Spaniel. It is like having a two-year old that has eaten all the sugar and now has started on the red bull.
Teacher: perhaps you could just try getting all the answers right?
September 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Teacher: perhaps you could just try getting all the answers right?
Went looking at properties.
One (vacant) house was full of clutter. Including this eyebrow-raising soft toy on the floor of the master bedroom.
One (vacant) house was full of clutter. Including this eyebrow-raising soft toy on the floor of the master bedroom.
September 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Went looking at properties.
One (vacant) house was full of clutter. Including this eyebrow-raising soft toy on the floor of the master bedroom.
One (vacant) house was full of clutter. Including this eyebrow-raising soft toy on the floor of the master bedroom.
Just go to the pub!
August 31, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Just go to the pub!
God. Is this going to increase the “please remember to like and subscribe” section even further?
Viewers have the opportunity to hype up to three videos per week for a favorite creator. This gives the video points, which helps it gain traction on a new, ranked leaderboard.
YouTube's 'Hype' feature that boosts smaller creators launches globally | TechCrunch
Viewers have the opportunity to hype up to three videos per week for a favorite creator. This gives the video points, which helps it gain traction on a new, ranked leaderboard.
techcrunch.com
August 26, 2025 at 3:57 PM
God. Is this going to increase the “please remember to like and subscribe” section even further?
Raining acorns (sound on)
August 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Raining acorns (sound on)
I know it isn’t the point, but this reminds me that that “it isn’t quarantine unless is comes from the quarant region …” is perhaps my all time favourite joke.
Partly because it arrived at such a grim time
Partly because it arrived at such a grim time
Really glad that our most prominent public intellectuals are still doing the "It's not fascism unless it comes from the Champagne region of 🇫🇷" thing, while Trump is setting up concentration camps, extorting universities, & doing this textbook dictator stuff 🤷♂️
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August 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I know it isn’t the point, but this reminds me that that “it isn’t quarantine unless is comes from the quarant region …” is perhaps my all time favourite joke.
Partly because it arrived at such a grim time
Partly because it arrived at such a grim time
I don’t think the hound appreciates the Cambridgeshire countryside
July 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I don’t think the hound appreciates the Cambridgeshire countryside
This is my entry for the dog-playing-in-a-pile-of-shit competition. I hope to win just for the size of the pile.
July 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This is my entry for the dog-playing-in-a-pile-of-shit competition. I hope to win just for the size of the pile.
We have a pigeon nesting in our car port. She’s been settled for a couple of days now so is presumably sat on eggs. I guess trying to keep them cool in this weather.
June 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
We have a pigeon nesting in our car port. She’s been settled for a couple of days now so is presumably sat on eggs. I guess trying to keep them cool in this weather.
This image haunts me.
“You know those precious moments you spend for a few fleeting months with your newborn? We can help distract you from those”
“You know those precious moments you spend for a few fleeting months with your newborn? We can help distract you from those”
June 11, 2025 at 9:16 AM
This image haunts me.
“You know those precious moments you spend for a few fleeting months with your newborn? We can help distract you from those”
“You know those precious moments you spend for a few fleeting months with your newborn? We can help distract you from those”
Reposted by Phil Porter
The expression is not “the proof is in the pudding”! It’s “the proof of the pudding is in the eating”—which, unlike the bastardized version, actually makes sense!
June 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The expression is not “the proof is in the pudding”! It’s “the proof of the pudding is in the eating”—which, unlike the bastardized version, actually makes sense!
Next up … drum solos
June 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Next up … drum solos
To spite me they’ve brought out another band member with an even bigger saxophone
June 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
To spite me they’ve brought out another band member with an even bigger saxophone