Chris Ward
@mostxlnt.com
Writer since I was 6. Earned my living writing for 25 years. Now teach for a living & write for fun in the South of France. @mostxlnt everywhere. mostxlnt.com for longer meanderings. Naive art, landscapes, beaches, opera esp. Mozart, cook, pride.
We just submitted our official feedback on the EU’s proposed Passenger Package: erpu.eu/files/erpu_p... 3 key points: 1. We support the “sharing obligation”. 2. We oppose the “single platform / transaction” requirement. 3. We need clarity on how rights will be realised at the point of disruption.
Another panel done! I've coloured up to the very edge of London, as it was in 1746. This latest panel shows Mile End and Stepney Church surrounded by fields. (High-res and article in comments.)
This concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.
punkitt ‼️🧣@punkitt.bsky.social · 12mo agomucho texto i know but i wanted to write a lil thing about how u can treat yourself nice!!
The US Government is now outright lying to the world. This is not just misleading, it's an out and out lie. Vaccines do NOT cause autism, full stop. This is beyond disgraceful. First measles, now this crap all over again. They are trying to actively kill their citizens.
Matthew Gertz@mattgertz.bsky.social · 2w agoReal, real bad. www.cdc.gov/vaccine-safe...
"Me, I'm just a lawnmower. You can tell me by the way I walk." I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) - Genesis. Never bettered.
Secret Drug Addict@scrtdrugaddict.bsky.social · 2w ago
….daaaaaaaaang
Anupama Ranawana@msamrc.bsky.social · 3w agoIncredible statement from the Church in Wales on the ignominious Code of Practice: "The Church in Wales will not use equality law exemptions to exclude trans people from our worship, our sacraments, our pastoral care, or our common life." www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-...
Starmer Revisited – Where Did It All Go Wrong? The bonus episode is out now! As Starmer steps down and Andy Burnham steps up, @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social perform the autopsy. Listen / watch ➡️ linktr.ee/originstoryp...
Those who claim that banning adolescents from social media is “The answer “ don’t understand the problem. Such a ban is just the “something” they say we must do when they are wilfully refusing to look seriously at the issue.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago‘Social media bans are likely to make things worse’: psychologist Candice Odgers on kids, tech and mental health
“Verify your age” The first newspaper I worked for had a flatbed hot metal printing press.
Kate Bevan@katebevan.com · 3w ago"Verify your age" I wrote my degree dissertation on a typewriter
This is absolutely disgraceful. Shame on the Labour government for doing this. And shame on all who continue to support them in their philistinism, bigotry, racism and pandering to the far right.
Rachel Pope@prehistorian.bsky.social · 4w ago“In a letter to the Office for Students, which distributes the funding, Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, said funding should no longer be given to support nursing, computing, history, creative arts, performing arts, archaeology, and geography courses.” removepaywalls.com/https://www....
Same here. 👍 🇺🇸
Kathy Mortensen 🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇺🇸 💙@kathyswords.bsky.social · last mo.#DOOR I stand with Major Waton #Impeach #Convict #Remove His bluesky handle @defendersofourrepublic.org His substack substack.com/@defendersof... We support him! Thank you for your courage! #pinks #proudblue @citizensimpeachment.com
Oh this is so sad: Om Malik has passed away. I met him quite a few times back in the day and have been enjoying his recent newfound writing creativity. RIP OM.
Om Malik, 1966-2026
Om Malik passed away on June 24, 2026, at Stanford Hospital after a long health journey with his heart. He was surrounded by family and friends. We invite you to share your remembrances of Om in th…
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formally launching my "Burnham is a symptom not a solution" take if your Labour party finds itself turning to Andy Burnham and going ohhhhhh should we maybe go for him instead then that means your Labour party is feeling poorly and must be tended to, don't ignore the Burnham warning signs
There'll probably be 10 prime ministers at the cenotaph in November. Extremely silly, but not as silly as the fact that it's possible, maybe even likely, that Liz Truss will ultimately spend more remembrace days at the cenotaph as a former PM than she had days as prime minister.
Oh good grief. Talk about 'coronation'. This is ridiculous. Why go and look at the arrivals board at the station when you can use your helicopter?
So if - thank goodness- Wes isn't going to challenge Andy, does this mean that we're now vibe coding our Prime Minister?
Looks like the Guardian subs are even more on holiday than usual. Every single article about The Resignation is just filled with basic typos and errors. Nice to see them upholding their usual standards in a fast moving news environment.
No emergency podcasts out yet? I'm very disappointed, I need to know what middle-aged white men think I should think.
And this is exactly why the kids aren't reading HP or getting HP merch (they took it surprisingly well, tbh! K1 then went on the offensive and protested at school that using HP in English class was inappropriate given that the author was harming friends of his).
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 2mo agoHere's JK Rowling comparing trans people to nazis and then calling them fetishists.
The Labour Government already has plenty of powers it could use to regulate social media. It just chooses not too. And it continues actively promotes X/Twitter by making it its only social media platform. Shame on the Labour Government and all who blindly support them.
A teen social media ban is an admission of total and utter failure to govern online spaces
The UK government is currently calling for steps that fall short of a teen social media ban. Here's why it shouldn't take the next step.
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The government needs to understand that it can't just vibe code new laws without scientific backing, especially laws which will do active harm to many young people. There's a VERY strong case for much stronger regulation of social media platforms, but this government hasn't the courage to do that.
Petition: Do not ban social media for under 16s
I think the government shouldn’t ban social media for under 16s. This is because for many young people social media is how they communicate with their friends. Some people view social media as a lifel...
petition.parliament.uk
This is very bad apart from a couple of the recommendations at the end, which have little to do with the rest of the piece. Citing Haidt as evidence for what you're spouting is just rubbish, he's a bigger idiot than both those below.
Iain Mansfield@igmansfield.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe social media ban doesn’t have to stop every under 16 from using social media - if it stops most of them using it, and causes those who still do to use it less, that's a big win. 10 responses to common objections to the ban. www.edrith.co.uk/p/social-med...
The average terror suspect arrested in England and Wales is now a white woman in her 50s as a result of the Palestine Action ban Almost 2,800 arrests were made for supporting the group in 6 months - surpassing the number of terror suspects detained in the previous decade inews.co.uk/news/politic...
Palestine Action terror ban remains in place after Home Office wins appeal
Government's decision to proscribe group 'struck a fair balance', Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr tells Court of Appeal
inews.co.uk
Did an AI write this?
Met Office - weather and climate@metoffice.gov.uk · 2mo agoHow can AI make weather information more useful? In Government Transformation Magazine, Met Office's Dr Edward Steele shares how AI could help create more tailored, decision-focused forecasts, while keeping reliability and trust at the centre Read: www.government-transformation.com/data/case-st...
