Mitz
@mitzcrosswords.bsky.social
Crossword geek (Guardian crossword stats database), politics obsessive (but when the fun stops, stop), intolerant of intolerance. Appropriately butterfly mind - it flits about all over the place. The Archers is real life.
Sobering, harrowing documentary on the events of 9-11, including interviews with some of the survivors and some who lost loved ones. On that day, Trump bragged that his tower was now the tallest in the district. Just one of many things that should utterly disqualify him from any office.
Make your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title. Apes learn about tools. Millions of years later, a computer goes wrong.
Dr Chris Smith@spyhistorian.bsky.social · 4d agoMake your favorite film sound as boring as possible without giving away the title. Sewing enthusiast makes a new suit but attracts unwanted outside interest.
You know those hilarious memes where someone has let an AI label their map for them without checking it...?
Politico@politico.com · 6d agoTrump signs executive order renaming Lake Ontario as 'Lake America'
What is it with years ending in 6? 2006: Syd Barrett, Wilson Pickett; 2016: David Bowie, Prince; 2026: Dolly, Tim Curry. Not fair.
Oh FFS, now Tim Curry as well? Others may be heartily relieved, but I wish that there was photographic evidence of the time Mrs Mitz and I went with a friend as Frank, Magenta and Columbia to the RHShow in Piccadilly as teenagers. An absolutely wild night. RIP you sweet, sweet transvestite.
Tiny margins! Jaz Sawyers by 1cm in the long jump, Charlie Dobson by 0.03s in the 4x400 - well played Italy, but so close!
Niche Guardian Crossword stat alert claxon! The length of time between the first and last Bogus puzzle, Harpo's debut and his most recent puzzle and now Pangakupu's debut and today, is exactly the same: 1,624 days. Please now return to your happy, interesting lives.
Count Binface is the first parody candidate in British electoral history to retain his deposit. Every single one of the 9.5K votes he received is an utter embarrassment to the snake oil salesman, whose scrutiny now should be intensified.
Now then, where did I put that Parliamentary Standards Committee investigation? I knew it might still come in handy for something...
90% of the sun obscured. But several billion tons of exploding hydrogen and helium is still quite bright.
Iran’s LEGO mastermind is at it again😹
Any compulsory voting option should be accompanied by these changes: - proportional rep. - voting over weekends - 'none of the above' option - educational programming on all public service broadcasters to explain the role of councils & MPs - mail in voting for carers. Then can it be fairly enforced
Is Polanski advocating violence against Farage? Of course not - idiotic to even suggest it. Put he's supposed to be a skilled social media operator and it's infuriating that Reform have been given even a tiny glimpse of the moral high ground. Do better.
CORRECTION: In a post this morning, we attributed a quote to Reform UK councillor, Natalie King, saying she was “absolutely fumming”. This was inaccurate. Cllr King actually wrote that she was “literally fumming”. We regret the error.
Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · last mo.A Carterton town council election is being fought today with candidates competing with each other to oppose a School Streets scheme outside two primary schools. Conservative leader Liam Walker called it “draconian” while Reform councillor Natalie King said she was “absolutely fumming”.
This can't be spread widely enough. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
If you’ve heard that London is dystopian and dangerous – read this. It just isn’t | Sadiq Khan
Britain’s capital has faced social media, press and political attacks designed to make residents and tourists feel unsafe. Ignore that: we have the facts, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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A pedantic point, maybe: the article describes the UK passport as the 6th most powerful in the rankings. Um, no. It has the joint 6th highest score, but there are 32 countries with passports that have a higher ranking. Guess where most of those countries are... www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
How powerful is your passport? Explore the global rankings
A symbol of global inequalities and shifting geopolitical fortunes, some passports offer their holders far more freedom to travel than others
theguardian.com
Annual (and thusfar futile) plea to move Pi Day from March 14 to July 22 since 22/7 is closer to π than is 3.14.
Goodbye Mog absolutely broke me, but it's such an important book for kids to read and learn to deal with.
fesshole 🧻@fesshole.bsky.social · last mo.When my kids were small I regularly read them the Mog books by Judith Kerr. As a special treat I took them to an exhibition about the author, where all the Mog series was available. I discovered the final one is called "Goodbye Mog", where she dies. Had to be helped out in tears
NEW: Why would Nigel Farage & George Cottrell share the same lawyer? In @thenerve_news we revealed that the Reform donor under investigation by the NCA & the Reform leader under investigation by Parliamentary Standards share the same Carter Ruck lawyers. Why? 1/l
I just knew somehow it would be neither Miliband nor Mahmoud for no. 11! All the commentators forecasting doom for Burnham's premiership before it had started for choosing one or the other looking pretty silly.
I told you earlier in the tournament: Rooney has had a great World Cup. No time for the half time silliness and tearing Infantino off a strip for sartorial inelegance. Great one-two.
Trump: "Spain is a wasted cause. We don't want to do any trade business with Spain anymore, by the way. I'd like to cut it off. Spain is a terrible partner in NATO. Cut off all trade with Spain, please. Including visits. We don't want anything to do. They're hopeless. Bad people."
The world: "Thank fuck for that." Worst performance by a team in the final since Maradona's rabble in '90.
