Good morning Bluesky ☀️ My grandad told me he saw the Titanic - from the outset he warned all the people that the ship would sink, but nobody listened to him. He knew he was right and didn't give up. He warned them again & again, until eventually they kicked him out of the cinema.
Chris
@chrsphr.uk
Mostly Scottish. Map lover, lithophile, tech person and discoverer of many lichens. Vitreous lustre, poor cleavage. he/him 🏳️🌈 📍Edinburgh
I am super honoured to have worked with @linuskarp.bsky.social and @suddenlyjoseph.bsky.social on this timely, brave, and important story about an attack, the ways in which the LGBTQ community are being let down, and why joy is the ultimate response to intolerance www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what...
An unprovoked attack left me feeling unsafe in the city I call home
Linus Karp thought London was a beacon of tolerance, but an assault in broad daylight left him reeling
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I am going to be spending the rest of my day and possibly my week thinking about "Werner the Herzog" and quite frankly it's the last thing I needed
Juro que tem dias que eu acordo pensando nisso aqui:
It’s one week until the eclipse! You’ve still got time to sort out your glasses! Many good brands available, just make sure they have the ISO 12312-2 international safety standard! www.theastroholic.co.uk/august-solar...
August Solar Eclipse Prep!
On August 12, 2026, Iceland and Spain will experience a total eclipse of the Sun. I have been asked by a few people for advice and suggestions about glasses and locations for the eclipse, so here are ...
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this isn't very popular to say, but for me personally, it was good that i had unrestricted internet access when i was a minor. i was aware of what i was doing and enjoyed it. i don't look back on it and go "well that was a mistake", i look back on it and wish i could do it for the first time again
did piers morgan get visited by three ghosts or something
Piers Morgan talks about Ariana Grande: “I've no idea what's going on with Ariana Grande but I do know, after spending a random evening with her in a Beverly Hills restaurant a few years ago, that she's a genuinely great person: intelligent, funny, engaging, and of course, supremely talented...”
Lads trip to Budapest off the table for Netanyahu then
BREAKING: The newly elected Prime Minister of Hungary announced that Netanyahu will be arrested if he enters Hungary.
he didn't say that btw, this is just someone quoting from a headline without actually reading the content. If you listen to this (actually really good) interview, he's got some really good thoughts on the future of bsky www.theverge.com/podcast/9743...
Bluesky’s new CEO wants to grow it all
Bluesky is many different things in a trenchcoat.
theverge.com
The new CEO of Bluesky wants to change Bluesky from being a leftist bubble. The thing is, there’s nothing wrong with being a leftist bubble: the idea that everything has to be all-encompassing and suitable for everyone is a trap. 🧵 1/4
Dreamt last night I cycled home half drunk from a night out on a Lime bike and now I've woken up knowing I'll chase that feeling again forever
no cheating post your lock screen
no cheating post your lock screen
Can't believe that GWR store their crew in a little cupboard on their trains.
I'd never celebrate Rod Liddle's death. But I am celebrating having to never again see any of Rod Liddle's writing
and when Dora saw the breadth of her domain she wept, for there were no more worlds to explorer
airbnb I’m staying at unintentionally created the toughest punk album cover of 2027
more than 100 events now, but still almost all UK!
A few years ago I started a site to gather all the UK prides and put them together on a map.... well I finally sat down and finished it this weekend It's a little out of date, so I added the ability to submit new routes pridemap.mcneill.fyi
maybe the ONS should include a small boat crossing in their basket of goods inflation calculations so they can report headline inflation as going downb