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Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 14h ago

🚨 NEW: Zack Polanski has called for Andy Burnham to make fossil fuel companies pay for the cost of wildfires

Being on holiday is great and all, but there's something to be said for the muscle memory of knowing exactly where the tea bags, mugs and the switch for the kettle are without looking.

This definitely seems like a strong endorsement

William Gibson@greatdismal.bsky.social · 2w ago

www.youtube.com/watch?v=g79G...

Why is the American squad called the United States Mutant Ninja Turtles?

Grungehamster@grungehamster.bsky.social · 3w ago

The weird part of my brain is imagining him claiming he is issuing an executive order confirming USMNT were the superior team this year and as such he is keeping the trophy for himself.

A standoff just occurred here

Getting what3words vibes from this takeaway menu

Just put LBC on, casually expecting @mrjamesob.bsky.social and ooh it's Bobby Jenrick. Torn between "fuck off" and "let's hear him try to defend the Farage and other Reform UK scandals"

Sack her, bin her policies, eject her into the outer darkness. The worst case of Home Office brain I’ve ever seen

Sunder Katwala (sundersays)@sundersays.bsky.social · last mo.

Since PM resigned, Home Office blitzing media 1030pm nightly Thursday: "Govt ramps up use of military barracks to house asylum seekers" + Home Sec tells No 10 Immig Minister should be sacked. Friday: New safe routes to save asylum system Tonight: "Asylum seekers to pay towards accomodation costs"

Tell you what I love. Those adverts where the person pretends to be talking to a smart speaker. Need more of those types of ads.

So apparently windows can spontaneously explode when they get too hot. Who knew?!

Listening to the musicality of variable speed hammer drills and wondering if anyone has composed a piece with them. The SDS Symphony Orchestra

Currently part way through getting a partial garage conversion to a 'utility / home office' and all I can think of is how this might feature in a future #DuvetKnowItsChristmas skeet to @rhodri.biz

Working in IT, it's so frustrating to see so many great / hilarious names & usernames whilst being professionally bound to never discuss them publicly (for obvious reasons. )

Nigel Farage fails to quash 'he's an actual reptile' rumours

this is british culture. whenever anyone asks show them this. its settled.

Henry Mance@henrymance.ft.com · 2mo ago

This is an embarrassing image for the UK. A self-respecting British fox should be dragging Binface's contents out over the stage

If we can extend this to drinks, I'd vote for Whisky. Do I want to drink expensive soily water? No I do not. It tastes better if you add a bit of non-soily water? No it does not!

Brendel@brendelbored.bsky.social · 2mo ago

What’s the most widely enjoyed food that you can’t stand, not because of allergies or anything but just because you hate it?

My daughter has essentially taught herself to crochet watching YouTube, which ironically means she now spends much less time on 'screens' and more time with wool and crochet hook in hand. This sledgehammer to crack a nut approach is a real shame for all the good educational content out there.

An enterprising teenager is vibe coding a new app called YouWhat as we speak, serving YouTube videos over WhatsApp

Heather Burns@heatherburnstech.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Official gov statement with details is now up www.gov.uk/government/n... "We do not intend for messaging services like WhatsApp and Signal to be included in the social media ban."

Can I just say that after paying over £500 to get planning permission to put a window in my garage so I can use it as an office, I'm over the moon at the thought of paying the same again to make sure it meets building regs 😩

Condemning riots isn't enough. We need policy action, including an immediate appraisal of X as a vehicle for coordinating far-right disorder. And we need political leadership, to challenge white nationalism as an idea, not to validate it daily and then complain when it turns violent.

I appear to have picked entirely the wrong weather to decide to swap my watch to my left wrist.

Stormy Sky on World Meteorological Day

ALT: Stormy Sky on World Meteorological Day

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Took longer than Duke Nukem Forever

81-year-old developer makes sequel to ZX Spectrum classic after 40 year wait

A classic UK video game from the 80s is about to become the most belated sequel ever, thanks to one of the original programmers.

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Just did a pub quiz where the extra challenge was hearing the questions.

british fan chat

What number did you end up being this weekend? 🥵

Colleague shared a lovely note on the intranet about his Hajj experience and it was so full of love, peace and joy that... well, "Be excellent to each other" was the message I took from it.

Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure: Be Excellent

ALT: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure: Be Excellent

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Well up for this but... how many by-elections will it take for him to actually get a seat? Imagining a scenario 2 years from know where the last Labour MP has finally stepped down, Burnham has got in on a pity vote, we've got a massive Reform majority, with a new Labour leader in charge of...himself

Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 3mo ago

🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham is now odds on to become the next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Pink Stuff, obvs

Sky News@news.sky.com · 3mo ago

What are the four ways Labour could remove the PM?

Feeling a bit dazed, like the day after Brexit referendum. Like these Reform voters can't all have been misled. There really is a big chunk of my fellow countryfolk who were just looking for someone to legitimise their racism 😔

I make that 0.1 Scaramucci

Reform Party UK Exposed@reformexposed.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Reform UK Councillors Gone: Updated Jay Cooper has been sacked following his election for holocaust denial.