Max Sang
@maxsang.bsky.social
Programmer, ex-physicist, musician, photographer, etc. London now, previously Manchester, Geneva & Munich. Yeah, that guy. Once upon a time I was https://twitter.com/max_sang Also at https://mastodon.online/@max_sang
small, single corridor shopping centre in Stevenage Old Town. Called the 'Magnet centre' after the family that owned the land. odd nik-nak and dress shops... ...and in the mid-90s briefly, hidden at the back, the town's first comic shop. we discovered it as teens. it was like finding heaven /1
ashley fairbanks@ziibiing.com · 16h agotell me about your town’s weird mall
Trivago should do an advert where Klopp comes over and tells Slot that he overpaid for Isak.
Diane Abbott is readmitted to the Labour Party and then promptly humiliates herself by coming out with this offensive Putin-apologist drivel. bsky.app/profile/luke...
Luke Turner@luketurner.bsky.social · 4d agoDiane Abbott here speaking at a Stop Some Wars rally, calling Putin's continuing brutal war against Ukraine "the NATO campaign against Russia". FFS. youtu.be/SMBjoiMskxA?...
Whoa I nearly missed this. Fans of electronica who live near London - do not pass up the opportunity to see this incredibly creative guy.
Robert Henke@roberthenke.bsky.social · 5d agoFIRST LIGHT. Premiere : November 7. Barbican Concert Hall, London roberthenke.com
An artist on insta has ground up hundreds of diazepam to make yellow paint. If you're mentally ill, this is worse than watch watching the KLF burn a million quid.
🧵On @thenewsagents.co.uk yesterday, school closures and the lab leak theory were offered as two examples of legitimate questions that were hard to ask. Both have in fact been asked constantly since 2020. But here's a thread on why I think they were wrong and dangerous on school closures 1/12
Conti's Cafe, Lampeter. 1933-2026. More or less as it was when I was there. This photo's from 2008 but before it was renovated, so it's pretty much as I remember it. Home to a jukebox with a ferociously warped copy of Taja Sevelle's Love Is Contagious & vendor of the best coffee in West Wales. -
christ if that’s not a metaphor for our times
So, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
Our last, best chance to cool the Earth
We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has pl...
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Thinking of my colleague and former head of chambers. Rajiv, you live and breathe the motto 'do right and fear no one' but this must be unimaginably stressful. An absolute disgrace that the state is prosecuting w defence lawyer for doing his job.
Amnesty International UK@amnestyuk.bsky.social · last wk.For the first time ever in our country's history, a barrister is facing contempt proceedings over the content of their closing speech. It is seriously concerning and entirely disproportionate. Rajiv Menon KC is facing up to two years in prison for the way he defended his client.
Found out today that my neighbour's rather concerned about a prowler, according to his diary.
This summer has made it abundantly clear that we need rewetting across all landscapes, varied habitats, firebreaks and a recalibration of what we use water for, and in ireland, a massive growth and restoration of our degraded ecosystems like bog and wet woodlands that are naturally fire resistant
you can just say he imposed a tariff. for anyone new to covering trump: you don't have to include the lie part. there's no need to give the benefit of the doubt to people that repeatedly lie.
It's funny how no-one ever asks where the money is coming from when you announce a cut in immigration.
I'm not posting Odyssey memes because one must be wary of GIFs bearing Greeks.
Just back from a joyous @wearejames.bsky.social gig in Galway. Always tricky in a small town without a critical mass of superfans but they gathered the crowd in their arms and carried us to a special place. I'll sing myself to sleep.
Buses, famously for the richer classes and upper orders.
U.S. Military To Test Troops’ Testosterone Levels https://theonion.com/u-s-military-to-test-troops-testosterone-levels/
NEW Stewart Lee column Stewart Lee on Nigel Farage vs Count Binface “A comedy writer with a refuse receptacle on his head may be the only thing that stands between Britain and fascism. He’s just the man for the job”
Have you tested your smoke alarm lately? We recommend testing them once a week and you should have one installed per floor of your home.
“There! Quick, Larry! Look! … Was I kidding? … That sucker’s longer than the boat!”
Friend of mine once asked for "Boiled egg and soldiers" in a cafe and they didn't know what he meant. He explained that it was a boiled egg and toast and he got this.
