Paul S
@revporl.bsky.social
Library worker, OU student, deaf, sober, cats, parkrun, Labour + Coop, cycling, books, films, prog, boxing, motorbikes, games about flying in the sky or space, general midlife crisis vibes.
Imagine if the extent of political corruption in the UK and the US was just "Some rice" 🤣 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Japanese minister resigns after saying he doesn’t buy rice because he gets it free
Taku Etō’s remarks drew fury as cost of rice has nearly doubled in a year amid soaring food prices
www.theguardian.com
May 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Imagine if the extent of political corruption in the UK and the US was just "Some rice" 🤣 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Check out Women In Revolt at the Whitworth if you're local. Absolutely brilliant exhibition. So much nostalgia! ❤️
March 7, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Check out Women In Revolt at the Whitworth if you're local. Absolutely brilliant exhibition. So much nostalgia! ❤️
Netflix introduces a timely new category.
March 2, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Netflix introduces a timely new category.
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I found the internet exemplified in as few words as possible:
February 28, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I found the internet exemplified in as few words as possible:
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I'll be talking about Manchester and Salford's history from the Romans to today at the Friends of Salford Museums' AGM, Weds March 19th 1.30pm, Salford Museum and Art Gallery. £10 to join. fsma.uk/events/
February 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
I'll be talking about Manchester and Salford's history from the Romans to today at the Friends of Salford Museums' AGM, Weds March 19th 1.30pm, Salford Museum and Art Gallery. £10 to join. fsma.uk/events/
This is the internet we've ended up with. I remember the early days of the www, the sense of potential seemed endless, despite the relatively shonky tech. All that potential squandered through laziness. If we'd have all learned to use it properly, we wouldn't have all these harmful platforms.
Ghey is a fervent if at times reluctant campaigner against the excesses of Big Tech: “Yes, someone had killed my child, but something else had been killing my child for a while beforehand," she says, speaking of her daughter's severe smartphone addiction.
The two deaths of Brianna Ghey
In her powerful memoir Under A Pink Sky, Esther Ghey writes her daughter was being killed by social media long before her murder.
www.newstatesman.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:15 AM
This is the internet we've ended up with. I remember the early days of the www, the sense of potential seemed endless, despite the relatively shonky tech. All that potential squandered through laziness. If we'd have all learned to use it properly, we wouldn't have all these harmful platforms.
If only!
February 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
If only!
This Saturday if you're near Stretford, should be ace thestretfest.co.uk
The StretFest
A free community-run festival taking place across your favourite venues and spaces in Stretford
thestretfest.co.uk
February 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This Saturday if you're near Stretford, should be ace thestretfest.co.uk