Cal

@calum-harris.bsky.social

20+ years in social care and staffing in Scotland. One man and his dogs. He/Him. I swear on Bluesky as it's me, not my company that I speak for. My company is much more polite.

"Which number is bigger, Winston?" And Winston knew it was the blue number, the blue number on the left had always been bigger. Daddy Trump would make it all ok soon, the numbers would be better, he always does that for his followers. Just follow his final, most essential command.

Qualification Breakdown for England and Wales by pop. Level 4 or above (Degrees and higher): 33.8% Level 3 (2+ A-levels or equivalent): 16.9% (highest qualification) Level 2 (5+ GCSEs or equivalent): 13.4% Level 1 (1–4 GCSEs or equivalent): 9.6% No formal qualifications: 18.2%

Genuinely wondering - you know when the weather cools down a bit (hopefully) in the autumn? How do we remind people - who have short memories - how much of a struggle this summer was for so many people and that scientists are saying future summers will likely be even worse?

Our village WhatsApp is very active at the moment. We could all suddenly see and smell smoke. We’re just hearing about a fire in Wales. 40-50 miles away. Welcome to 2026. And no, this in NOT like 1976. It’s much much hotter.

It was illegal to cross wherever you wanted because the automotive industry ran a very well-backed, organized campaign to make "jay-walking" a thing - even supplied ready-to-print accident reports for the newspapers. Before that it was automobile drivers responsibility to avoid hitting pedestrians.

“Did Mitch win his primary?” “No, sir. He’s still dead.” “How about Lindsey?” “He’s still dead too, sir.” “At least Amir Hassan won, right?” “No, sir. He lost to the guy who dropped out last month.” “The Mexicans only gave us one good word, and that’s siesta. Very few people know that.”

My question to climate deniers is: What kind of scientist do you think it was that made all the records in 1976 that you cling to as some sort of safety rope?