Patrick Stewart’s best piece of work (IMHO)👇 🔗 www.theguardian.com/culture/vide... via @theguardian.com

Fox: Why are you here this morning? Trump rally attendee: Well, in the late 70s, I was a little too young to go to South America for the Jonestown Massacre. But this is as close as I'll ever get, so that's why I'm here. There's nothing like seeing a cult right up front.

And this guy was brilliant.

Yesterday's snorkelling with the Denizens of the Deep

We know of 97 calves born in the wild to our ex-orphans. Some make the pilgrimage within hours of giving birth, walking back to the Reintegration Unit to introduce the baby to the Keepers who raised them. This is the moment Chaimu came back with her newest baby.

I went to Twitter HQ in San Francisco years ago & they had this in a framed triptych on the wall. ❤️

Wonderful news: Murera's given birth to a baby girl! Her daughter entered the world this morning and we’ve named her Mwezi, which means moon in Swahili. We're filled with joy and delighted to share Mwezi’s first moments with you. Congratulations Murera: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/murera

Watching a Magnificent Frigatebird hunting in the Galapagos right now. It's 0830 here, so breakfast.

Not a single news outlet has reviewed its coverage of Jason Arday, for accuracy or proportionality. Zero attempt to conduct any inquiry into the media’s role in his death. Instead, the industry has moved into self-congratulatory mode. This isn’t just tone deaf, it betrays a systemic failure

Intrigued to know which of these tricky tongue twisters he has trouble pronouncing Egypt Iran Turkey Iraq Saudi Arabia Yemen Syria Jordan United Arab Emirates Israel Lebanon Palestine Oman Kuwait Qatar Bahrain

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 4d ago

JD Vance says of the Middle East that it's "a region of the world made up of countries whose name I couldn't even pronounce"

Prints available in my shop of this one from last year. The perfect Christmas gift for the philosophically-inclined office wall . Limited edition, numbered and signed giclee art print - link to shop in bio. #philosophy

Gas prices are “temporarily” high, says the president. That’s because Republicans are temporarily in power. Vote.

Hello! It doesn’t cost anything to repost but it helps me spread the word about my small business. My online shop is full of bold & colourful prints, homewares and cards. I’m also available for freelance design work and art licensing. gailmyerscough.co.uk

#teamlowder

I have stockpiled: Trainers with no cushioning left of value Hand and eye cream (will be well moisturised when the AI overlords come for me) Black trousers (obvs) Spirits (I might have a snifter once a month) Notepads from conferences

Luci Gosling (it’s short for Lucinda)@lucigosling.bsky.social · 6d ago

Things I have inadvertently stockpiled: Notebooks Greeting cards The National Bag for Life Collection Contact lens cases Maldon sea salt Eyeshadow palettes Breton tops

pca.st/episode/4eeb... @mrjamesob.bsky.social really enjoyed this episode. Answer to you popstar question Dave Gahan and Shirley Manson please. Esp Dave Gahan x

Tony Hadley: “I Didn’t Think True Was a Single”

Tony Hadley went from borrowing £20 in the pub while appearing on Top of the Pops to fronting one of the biggest bands in the world. Then came the fallings-out, a bruising court battle and a journey…

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Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

HPV vaccine means young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death

A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.

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Michael Druker 🇨🇦@mdruker.app · last wk.

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

Well done

If it looks like an Amazon delivery and drives like an Amazon delivery, then it's an Amazon delivery, right? Not according to Amazon. Big companies like Amazon have built a vast network of subcontractors who deliver their packages while shielding them from accountability.

Somehow they know when it’s going to rain

Chaos in Washington The new Private Eye is out now.

Runaway AI poses a threat to us all. How humanity stays in control should be a priority for everyone Projection location: Slough, UK Narrated by @gavinesler.bsky.social

Mum the Americans are pretending we don’t have tumble dryers again

R@ersquare.bsky.social · 2w ago

“Say the line, Bart” 🎣

Barack Obama just delivered a blistering rebuke of Trump's actions against Ilhan Omar. This is worth reading in full.

Repeat after me: 1) PIP isn't an out of work benefit. It is a benefit paid to disabled people to pay for the extra costs of living with a disability. 2) Some PIP claimants work. Some PIP claimants will never able to work at all. 3) Impoverishing people doesn't get them closer to employment

The i Paper @theipaper.com · 2w ago

PIP claimants under 25 should lose benefits cash if they turn down work, voters say trib.al/DnSGWCV

Another Russian data center has migrated to the cloud.

Protesters in Ocean Beach, San Fransisco made a human banner on No Kings Day today to encourage people to vote early for the most consequential midterm elections in US history. Beautiful.

The PAWS

I genuinely saw this and thought “we’ve really moved a long way from slogans like ‘live, laugh, love’”