I dunno. Project Cumulus triggered enough trouble from the conspiracy nuts last time, don't think we want to go there again.

James Ball@jamesrball.com · 6h ago

JUST MAKE IT COLD AND RAINY YOU METEOROLOGICAL FUCKS

"need you to get Kemi out there defending a neo-nazi" "yes my master" "say it proper" "nice one, top one, sorted lad" "bangin"

Felicity, Felicity, you fill me with electricity....

Spooky Sara (end of summer madness)@pashion.bsky.social · 22h ago

My first encounter with Ray Bradbury was the Martian Chronicles miniseries. I loved it , and to this day I'm miffed there are no canals on Mars nor martians racing their land yachts.

Ned Raggett@nedraggett.bsky.social · yesterday

Back in 1979 or so (fourth grade) I remember our teacher Mrs. Wentz read all of _The Martian Chronicles_ to us over the course of some weeks. (This was before the Rock Hudson miniseries I'll add.) Heady stuff, but I'm glad of it. Of course, this story always sits with me. Today is August 4, 2026.

Plus ça change. When the Establishment continues to eulogise utter shits, what hope for our society? youtu.be/8vrQS10cb0A?...

oswald mosley

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Leo Enright@ollopa11.bsky.social · 2d ago

I am saddened by the tone of commentary in this place about my former BBC colleague. The level of vitriol seems more suited to the other place. I worked with Rod at the Today programme. He took no prisoners, but he was witty and personally capable of genuine warmth. My sympathy to his family.

Rod Liddle has died.

Windsor Davies as Sergeant Major: Oh Dear

Alt: Windsor Davies as Sergeant Major: saying Oh Dear how sad Never mind

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Hear me out, but I really don't think we should be giving the Home Office access to nuclear weapons.

Ed Wilson@eddwilson.bsky.social · 2d ago

"a Reform government will put an end to the split between the Royal Navy, Border Force, the Coastguard, and the Home Office by establishing one joint command under one commander" Including aircraft carriers and Trident submarines? See page 8 and ask questions from there. #WATO

Would I Lie to You? (16th September 2011). Did Terry Wogan deliberately set fire to his colleague's scripts when they were live on air?

Sigh, 6Music news providing free publicity for Reform and Farage again. Stupid fuckers.

Spydere Man, Spydere Man Doth al things a spydere kan Sondry webbes he kan weaven Thieves lyke flyes he kan cacchen Lo! anon cometh Spydere Man!

Reading in the garden with these furry idiots.

Ich thynke but litel of a Mondaye bleake Tuesday grey and Wednesdaye eke Thursdaye Ich care not for thee Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love [extendid lute riff] Mondaye thou kanst fall awaye Tuesdaye, Wednesdaye, myne herte slaye No mirthe ys founde upon Thursdaye Yet Fridaye Ich am yn love

In a first for our garden, there's a hummingbird moth doing the rounds of all of Nic's flowers.

Fun fact: the scientist who discovered the automotive uses of tetraethyl lead was also the guy who invented CFCs.

Otto English@ottoenglish.bsky.social · 6d ago

In 1965 a guy called Clair Patterson who had successfully worked out the age of the Earth... revealed that in the process he'd found out that a thin layer of lead covered the planet and it was there in everything from dandruff to water to plants and people's skin... guess what...2/3

Just back from picking my wife up from Reading town centre. In the centre of Reading, lashing with rain , streets awash as the drains are temporarily overwhelmed. Then, get to Junction 11 of the M4 and nothing, dry as a bone. The showers are heavy and very isolated!

thys nys no partye! thys nys no disco! thys nys no jestinge arounde! thys nys no taverne! nor roade-syde playhous! Ich ne have tyme for that nowe!

Stares in outsourcing.

Rachel Coldicutt@rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social · last wk.

So one of the problems of announcing policies via social video is that you end up saying stuff like this

Today experienced the 24th day of year hitting 30C in London. For perspective in whole of 1980s we had 21 days.

The Office: Woman Holding 'HOT' Sign

ALT: The Office: Woman Holding 'HOT' Sign

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I have a modest proposal for a new tax. It involves a deck of cards and a monkey throwing darts. Here are the rules:

...a few years ago we did some Zippy content and were contacted by Tom Hayes, regular listener of the pod and son of Geoffrey. He informed us that Zippy and George were happily living out their retirement with Tom's mum following the passing of his dad in 2018... 2/3

Here we go again And here in Reading, no forecast for rain any time soon!

Met Office - weather and climate@metoffice.gov.uk · last wk.

Another heatwave is on the way for parts of the UK this week, but the heat will be brief in most places🌡️ Take a look at the forecast maximum temperature over the coming days👇

I an willing to help with the washing up but without using my hands. Or soap. Or water www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Kemi Badenoch tells PM not to raise taxes to fund social care

In a letter to the PM, the Conservative leader offers to work with him on adult social care reform.

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Kemi is not a serious politician if she thinks any kind of solution can be done with no extra money. My late parents both needed extra care. It was largely self funded and it was f*cking expensive. It's not going to be fixed with the pocket change down the back of the sofa.

Joshua Murray-Nevill@joshuamurraynevill.bsky.social · last wk.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... How decent of her, she'll work with him to find a solution, while explicitly ruling out the only possible solutions.

In Asimov's Foundation, it was knives nit cutting and the air con breaking down. I bet the idea of the dildos being toasted never occurred to him 😂

David Burbach 🇺🇸@dburbach.bsky.social · 2w ago

There was a lot of talk about future drone warfare when I was a RAND fellow 30 years ago, but degrading civilian morale by singeing an adversary's mail order dildo supply was not something that came up

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Neuromancer — Official Teaser | Apple TV

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You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.

George had gone and won himself some medals at the Home International Regatta, which is nice.

We're just at the end of your last ten year plan. Not gonna lie, the results ain't that great.

Went up to London yesterday to watch my son's graduation at the London School of Economics.

Covered by the Wedding Present in the Hit Parade album, which is stuffed full of lovely covers. youtu.be/C6rO3TCbmP8?...

Pleasant Valley Sunday

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Carole King@carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 2w ago

Repost @mickydolenz: This month in 1967, @themonkees released “Pleasant Valley Sunday.” Written by the extraordinary Gerry Goffin and Carole King, the song reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 11 in the U.K. And somehow, it still feels just as much fun to sing all these years later.