Mark Morton
@bustingmychops.com
gov.uk content designer. Previously a quarter of a century in charity digital. Proud supporter of Nacoa UK. Posts about charity, tech, dyspraxia and cats. He/him. I also am @markontrains.bsky.social where I talk about railway journeys I make.
I can’t speak a word of Welsh but I absolutely want to watch this.
NationCymru@nation.cymru · 2d agoStar Wars is to be dubbed into Welsh for the first time, with a cast of leading Welsh actors bringing the iconic 1977 film to life yn Gymraeg ahead of its 50th anniversary
This is the literal definition of terrorism.
Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · 2d agoLeaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.
According to www.worldometers.info/world-popula... the population of the UK passed 70 million today.
Horse owners, animal staff, neurodivergents, veterans, humans – finally, a consultancy on fireworks! www.gov.uk/government/c...
Fireworks and pyrotechnics in the UK
We are seeking views on the regulation of pyrotechnics and fireworks in the UK.
gov.uk
Farage is polling third, where there are only two candidates.
#WalkmanInMyHead is now playing ‘Fergus Sings the Blues’ by Deacon Blue
What kind of sociopath has EVER looked at a PDF document and said to themselves, "This could be a podcast?"
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"The internet has become so obsessed with outcomes that it's forgotten that creative people actually love creating things." -Susannah Freisen
A fun thing I can do is create test users in the preview database. This is what AI thinks today’s new creation Pomodoro Waitrose looks like.
In a non-jury trial, 3 accused have been found non guilty of the murder of my good friend Lyra McKee. Judge argued that guilt couldn’t be beyond a reasonable doubt. We always needed someone to testify. It never happened. Everyday I think of how much we’ve lost. Her courage and talent. Her laugh.
Three men found not guilty of murdering journalist Lyra McKee
Three men have been cleared of murdering journalist Lyra McKee.
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How many of these include post offices that will now also disappear?
Unofficial Guardian (UK) Bot@guardian-uk-rss.bsky.social · last mo.Up to 150 former WH Smith stores to close as high court approves restructure
Minnie the Minx takes on Mayor Brown's new ballroom in this week's Beano. Any similarities to any ballrooms, living or dead, are purely coincidental. Script by me, art by Laura Howell.
The National Grid report a record power use dip at 0039 this morning. Millions of viewers watching a thrilling penalty shootout in the Germany-Paraguay match make sure they turn off their TVs before ‘Mrs Brown’s Boys D’Movie’ came on.
If you use Gmail, you need to read this. Google’s AI, Gemini, can read your emails, attachments, bank statements, etc. For many, this feature was switched on without consent. Here's how to turn it off 🧵 1/
I wish there was a way to convey the hilarity of a comedy show. But you really had to be there. I lied about being a vicar and loudly suggested (to the hilarity of the audience) that the demonym for people from Canterbury was simply the first syllable of the city’s name. Whilst in said city.
“The obvious conclusion is that Brexit made Britain ungovernable.”
Jonn Elledge@jonnelledge.bsky.social · last mo."Politicians are often hated by their enemies. Keir Starmer went out of his way to be hated by his friends, too."
Jesse Owens was acknowledged by Hitler at the 1936 Berlin Olympics. But he was snubbed by US President Franklin Roosevelt who only invited white Olympians to the White House. www.britannica.com/story/was-je...
Was Jesse Owens Snubbed by Adolf Hitler at the Berlin Olympics? | 1936, Nazism, Handshake, & Franklin D. Roosevelt | Britannica
After the 1936 Olympics in Berlin ended, stories claiming that Owens had been snubbed by Hitler circulated widely. What actually happened is complicated.
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Hello. Are you a human musician? Are you a composer? Are you in a band? Solo performer for hire? Librettist? Producer? Something else? If so, then I would really like you to tell me about your music. Please feel free self-promote below. Links and/or descriptions of your work welcome.
I’ve just been to the most northerly station on the Northern Rail network.
Mark on Trains@markontrains.bsky.social · last mo.#AllTheStations number 645: Chathill. The most northerly Northern Rail station. An incoming service from Newcastle and back, once in the early morning and one in the early evening. The man in station house came out and passed the guard cold drinks. Probably for him and the driver to share.
Happy Pride to this Caravaggio self-portrait that made one man so gay he had to go to the hospital
It’s only a USB port if it’s on the left side of your device, otherwise it’s a USB starboard.
