PAGE: Sussex doth return! GUARD: Do not jest. Lest the prince hear such words and sep'rate head from chest PAGE: T'is true! GUARD: Speak quieter then. And hope the thread of fate can mend a brother's bond become undone PAGE: And if not? What of this land? GUARD: Then pray to God. But look to Anne.

[wife after leaving our friend emily’s party] emily texted that her body wash is missing [knowing full well I smell of hibiscus] emily and her stories

"the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second best time is today" Me on the floor rocking, sweating: "Oh hell oh god I'm so far behind on tree"

It's that day again #alevels

Super hyped to come on here tomorrow and tell all the 38 year olds not to worry if their results are bad.

PJ Holden@pauljholden.com · last wk.

big day tomorrow, youngest son gets AS level results and we find out if he's going to uni...

my new ai device will sit in a beer garden that backs onto a small river and drink three to five pints on a sunny late summer afternoon for you, leaving you free for more meetings and business calls

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Vast and Trunkless Leg of Stone, Standing in the Desert from classic poem Ozymandias.

if they're drinking nounwine it's fantasy. if they're snorting a verb it's sci fi

Given we are approaching that time of the year, my big piece from years back on the 1983 Cold War Crisis (and the role of Stanislav Petrov in it) over onto authory as a free-to-read. Over the years, the myth of what happened has been simplified. The reality was scarier. Because: Ronald Reagan.

The Day the World Didn’t End

At the height of the Cold War, with alarms screaming, one Soviet officer stopped to think. It cost him his career. It may also have saved the world. The morning of the 26th September 1983 had started ...

authory.com

There once was a man called Rod Liddle Who sat to the right of the middle The fucker's now dead And I have just read That if he was a teacher he'd diddle

Sam@samomar.bsky.social · 2w ago

Here's some of his work

Harrison Ford, the actor behind loveable scoundrels Han Solo and Indiana Jones, started his career as an on-set carpenter. That makes him a roguelike deckbuilder.

Date: What do you do? Me: I'm a kleptozoologist Date: Isn't it cryptozoologist? Me, stuffing my pockets with lobsters from the tank: that's a common misconception

Sure, Jared Leto is a creep with multiple allegations to his name over the course of two decades, but you have to understand that he's also a mediocre actor who's a nightmare to work with and whose movies are critical flops that don't make money.

So glad I will get to experience watching The Odyssey as someone who doesn’t care that it’s a poem or whatever, you won’t catch me caring about its faithfulness, I will simply be whispering to the person next to me “that’s the horse” when the Big Wooden Horse appears

It is very hot already today. A heat that saps all energy. Not that that'll stop me. #parkrun Bonus photo from the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

a good piece of advice i once got is to disregard any despairing thoughts about the trajectory of your life that you might have after 9 PM. those are the night thoughts and we do not speak of them

Hi, vernacular architectural historian here! So what’s happened here is basically yeah that’s a gate to hell

Dave Gilbert@wadjeteyegames.com · 4w ago

Found this gate in York. It had a standard lock, plus a padlock and a chain holding it shut. It was very very securely closed. The only thing on the other side is a blank wall. The only conclusion I can make is that this is a magic portal to hell.

She's built like a steakhouse but she handles like a bistro.

Chris Vannini@chrisvannini.com · 4w ago

What's a Futurama line that lives forever in your head? Mine is, "Oh, a lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm My Own Grandpa."

Holy shit, THAT is a fucking LEDE

Dead Carl@deadcarl.bsky.social · 4w ago

The piece is by @ekesa.bsky.social and is darkly comedic, especially if you (like me) don’t know all that much about Clavicular www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/07/21/i...

I think it's very, very important to not drag people like Laura for engaging in genuine introspection. Accepting that you were wrong and being open about that is to be celebrated, regardless of who is doing it. Applauding people for changing their minds encourages others to do the same.

Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 4w ago

Update from Ukraine.

This account is fake, it's one that's been regularly renamed several times since 2025 - it started as @vatican-news.bsky.social! From Clearsky: clearsky.app/downingstree...

UK Prime Minister Updates@downingstreet.bsky.social · last mo.

A very warm welcome to Downing Street, Prime Minister Andy Burnham.

#parkrun tourism today. Aberdeen is now my most northerly parkrun.

The History of The British Isles 789AD-1066AD

Alistair@perivale.bsky.social · last mo.

Oh it’s the bit where England pisses around while Norway attacks. I don’t like this bit, this bit sucks

I *told* you not to put the red robin in the wash with the white robin, but did you listen? And now here we are.

america.is.not.free@antifapatriot.bsky.social · last mo.

Pink Robin native to southeastern Australia 📷: Deepak Karra #birds

Can't get over how tragic it is that King Henry VIII missed out on potatoes by just a few brief years. He would have bloody loved chips. 😞

Everyone should read this thread. It is our version of Francis Scott Key’s poem that would eventually become the US national anthem, bombs bursting in air and all…

Laura Jedeed@laurajedeed.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Hi hello I was going to do a full thread on the Great American State Fair later but it seems I'm starting early: why in the fuck are PragerU, Patriot Academy, and other far right groups the ENTIRETY of the Department of Education booth