Hey California! Be careful this election because the big money creeps are trying to trick you (again).
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Edits things; WSET Diploma student (very lapsed); knitter; food and wine lover. A worrier. Also dances a bit. The Xitter account masquerading as me is probably a bot. I’m not there
I want to hear more about the second of these writing sessions
Error type: shopping in foreign. Triturado means crushed - or in this case sieved. One to remember. It’s okay cos it was for a sauce, but …
Anyone got any ideas what to do with almost three small heads of lettuce? We are travelling tomorrow lunchtime and have already had salad today
This is a really interesting read. Sets out clearly some of the issues in front of the world right now - and they may not be the issues we want to face
Sam Freedman@samfr.bsky.social · 4w agoNew post out: The battle over the Strait of Hormuz combined with the Houthis capturing the coast of Yemen, is putting severe strain on the global economy. We have an alarming guest post from a leading maritime expert on how bad things could get. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/houthis-ho...
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
It's amazing how often you think: someone should have proofread that. An otherwise fairly standard and boring lease but I hope no one has to rely on these provisions
There's an argument for calling them masked thugs, because that is factually true. There's an argument for calling them pathetic cosplaying loser incels, also true, and laughing at them damages their tough-guy self image and hurts recruitment. There is no argument for calling them protesters.
This is interesting. You get assigned to being born at a random place and time in history, to see what a typical person's life might have been like then. Unfortunately I was born in 1403 in the valley of Mexico and died at age 4 from dysentery.
Any Human Ever
One life, drawn at random from all who have ever lived.
anyhumanever.com
Love the flag, hate the country.
The Cosplay Patriots
MAGA and Reform hate their countries
chadbourn.substack.com
I appear to have accidentally invented the bubble and squeak omlette. It's nicer than you might imagine, unless you hate any of the ingredients
Chat shit, get commissioned 💪🏻😅 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Farage has turned Clacton into a human zoo. Here’s the truth about what’s happening here | Sarah Elizabeth Cox
When I moved to the town in 2022 I loved the beach walks, cheap drinks and panoramic coastal views. Now it feels like a never-ending circus, says historian Sarah Elizabeth Cox
theguardian.com
If one day my voice goes quiet, Please remember how hard I fought to keep it alive. I was scared. I was tired. Sometimes I was falling apart. But somehow, I still found reasons to believe in another morning🇺🇦 #ukraine #ukrainians #ukrainiangirl #ukrainerussiawar #ukraineunderattack
Our Christmas tree has done enormously well out on the balcony - after repotting - with some help fromour neighbour chucking a bucket of water over it occasionally when we're away. I fear that Heatwave 4 (or is it 5) may do for it, poor thing
Let's be clear. Gay men can be misogynists, they can have male privilege, our experiences are not the same as women. But we are not heterosexual men either. We do not experience being a man in the same way straight men do, society reminds us of that on a daily basis. 7/
In other news: stopped by two charming Japanese (I think) kids. Thought they might want directions. The young woman wanted to 'practise' her presentation on something to do with a heavenly mother in the bible. I did explain it wasn't written in modern Hebrew but couldn't really advise otherwise.
I'm not sure, but I think I was just lightly cat-called, if that's still a thing. And odd, to happen to a slightly overweight over 60.
Yesterday evening we went for a pint and met an acquaintance. Had another and there was sky water on the way home. Support your local hostelry - it makes rain!!
This is very good, and also quite scary. I do wonder if we are already too far down the road to stop it all - I very much hope not. Thank you
Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · 2mo ago“The Third World War is already underway, has been for a while, but remains unrecognised because it doesn’t follow the patterns we know.”
Call from hospital at 10 mins to taxi to cancel / reschedule physio. Lovely woman, apologetic and very keen to rebook for this afternoon - if that would be convenient for me. I did not say: 'Yes, fine! but get off the phone, I need to cancel my cab'. Then she rang back cos the first slot had gone
Happy Trans+ Pride Day to London and a very merry fuck you to transphobes! I wish each and every person the day that they deserve.
To every trans Londoner: this city is yours too. Today we celebrate London Trans+ Pride and reaffirm a simple truth: you should be free to live as yourself, without fear or prejudice. You are loved. You are wanted. You belong here.
In a bid to keep the two sides of my work life separate I’ve set up @infinitemonkeyshq.bsky.social A place for writers of all kinds, readers and viewers too. Things I’ve learned on the road to getting published, my work made for TV, talk about the craft, tips, news and intel, reviews. 1/2