Charles Stewart
@charlescharles.bsky.social
Former research engineer, former corporate treasurer, recent MA Classics and Ancient History. I block for rudeness, idiocy and whataboutery, even if it's not directed at me. South Oxfordshire, UK
more good content! imagine publishing content that's just nice! reveals a little bit about having fun on the internet! people just doing things because they can and the internet was nice!
ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · 3d agothis owns www.inverse.com/input/cultur...
Cameron - Oxford May - Oxford Johnson - Oxford Truss - Oxford Sunak - Oxford Starmer - Oxford Burnham - Cambridge Change is possible!!
I just heard someone call Trump’s speech The Pettysburg address and now I have to go lie down 🤣🤣💀
Colombia v Switzerland being referred to as Charlie v The Chocolate Factory.
"Belgium. Bull-gium. I said to JD, who the hell ever heard of Bullgium? They say our Great Country has 35 times the population. Only a stupid person would say they should have the same number of players on the Pitch as the mighty U S of A! Right, Gianni? Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
All over Norway, sports journalists are preparing for Saturday by working up their own updated versions of, you know, THAT quote.
No one's ever made a jelly in the shape of Donald Trump before so I feel like I'm setting a really bad president.
Just checked my local authority library service (Oxfordshire). Yup. Excellent.
Duncan Weldon@duncanweldon.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt’s worth checking if your local library service offers press reader. Mine does. So that’s today’s editions of pretty much most of what I ever need free.
The tribes of Britain c. 540 in the time of Gildas.
The Delphic Oracle told King Croesus of Lydia that if he attacked Persia "a great empire will fall." He saw this as a prediction of victory and attacked. It was his own great empire that fell.
the Norwegian campaign against enshittification is pretty great tbf vimeo.com/1168468796
The Ensh*ttificator
Digital products and services keep getting worse. In the new report Breaking Free: Pathways to a fair technological future, the Norwegian Consumer Council has delved…
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From the archive, 2 years ago: most PMs are remembered for one thing, and it is still not clear in Rishi Sunak's case independent.co.uk/voices/rishi...
This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump Has a Recipe for War and Corruption, Not Peace
Who would benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
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Called in to my local [insert brand of car] main dealer to book a service. Lady at reception told me I could only do it by phone. She did offer me a seat while I phoned the actual building I was in.
Ulrike Franke@rikefranke.bsky.social · 9mo agoWe went to a Parisian museum the other day where the staff could only check tickets but not sell tickets so we had to buy them on our phones outside in the rain (and of course you had to create an account etc etc) and I really thought I was going crazy.
"We always think about America’s postwar role in Europe as an act of great generosity, the defense of allies from Soviet aggression. But by putting democracy at the center of our international identity, we also helped strengthen our own political system" www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Beacon of Democracy Goes Dark
For nearly 250 years, America promoted freedom and equality abroad, even when it failed to live up to those ideals itself. Not anymore.
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Please consult your outrage calendars for the correct type of fury to display, everyone. I want you all to be limbering up for poppy outrage, just a few weeks away now.
Katie Martin@katie0martin.ft.com · 11mo agomince pies and santa nonsense in the supermarkets already - we must be c two weeks away from loons shouting about how you cAn'T sAy HaPpY ChRiStMaS any more because of ThE wOkE
Whether or not you agree with the suggested action (I'm inclined to) this is an excellent exposition of just how bad things have got www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
Opinion | Stop Acting Like This Is Normal
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Far be it from me to be a Conspiracy Theorist, but WHERE ARE the Random Capitalisations???
PatriotTakes 🇺🇸@patriottakes.bsky.social · 11mo agoTrump goes on rant about how the limestone he selected for the White House was damaged and how he looked up video surveillance footage to blame a contractor. Trump says he will now charge the contractor for the damage.
I know it's a critical meeting but ... the bling. Sums up the man and his attitude to the office.
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more.
Peter Jukes@peterjukes.bsky.social · last yr.Our life is like a play. In our 20s and 30s we’re hoping to make a grand entrance. In our 40s and 50s trying to stay on stage. And in our 60s and 70s hoping to make a graceful exit
I HAVE NOW RESTORED THE ROMAN EMPIRE. THERE IS A BEAUTIFUL CEASEFIRE IN ITALY THERE IS NO WAR WITH THE GOTHS AND THERE IS UNIVERSAL PROSPERITY, ANYBODY SPREADING RUMOURS ABOUT A plague IS WRONG, THER IS ALSO NO HERESY ANYMORE ALL IS ORTHODOX THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER, YOUR EMPEROR
Another excellent visualisation from Prof Hawkins
Ed Hawkins@edhawkins.org · last yr.Wherever you live in the world, your climate is getting warmer. 21st June is #ShowYourStripes day when we encourage everyone to use the warming stripes graphics to talk about climate change and how we are all already experiencing the consequences. Download your stripes: www.ShowYourStripes.info
The curious thing about this is that, unlike many of Trump's claims, every true believer with a MAGA cap and F-150 pickup must be able to see for him/herself that this is untrue. Are they willing to deny the evidence of their own eyes and ears?
Axios@axios.com · last yr.Last week, Trump triumphantly announced, "Gasoline just broke $1.98 a Gallon" even as the average price at the pump was $3.18. Fact check: Gasoline did touch $1.98 briefly in April, but not at any gas station in the country.
I googled "houses that look surprised" and I'm glad I did.
