Mark Elliott
@thatmarkelliott.bsky.social
Music, cycling, political and other random ramblings. Work: computer scientist/language tester/psychometrican in some order. Once drew trees and was told it was "better than felling them", which is a start, I guess. Views my own, cat photos will happen.
I think I'm beginning to see why Gianni Infantino gets on so well with Donald Trump.
‘Fifa Super League’: Infantino discussed having governing body’s name on European breakaway
A document has shown how Fifa staff were involved in the European breakaway and that the global governing body was prepared to sideline member associations
theguardian.com
You're going to love the product, you're going to love the price. You may not be so keen on the shipping costs, though.
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 10h ago$SPCX - SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS
We are pleased to put the iconic Volcanic Ashes trophy 'up for grabs' when we take on the MCC from 14-16 August. Set in a base of basaltic rock, the trophy contains real volcanic ash. Win or lose, it will remain in our triple glazed case in our cricket museum in Reykjavík, under permanent guard.
When he's forced to withdraw from this role as well, she's going to appoint him to the House of Lords, isn't she?
Badenoch gives former neo-Nazi advisory role after he withdraws as Tory candidate
Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who was convicted of harassing Jewish MP, says Badenoch has asked him to work with party’s culture and integration commission
theguardian.com
"Parking Nazis" was supposed to be a warning, not an instruction manual.
Chris Terry-Enescu@cjterry.bsky.social · 14h agoIt's OK for criminal ex-neo Nazis to run your bins is a hell of a line.
There's a Czech saying about precisely this: "Nejsem tak bohatý, abych si mohl kupovat levné věci." "I am not so rich that I can buy cheap things."
katie@supermathskid.bsky.social · yesterdayokay now he's gone too far
This is only the case because True Brexit has never been tried.
Resolution Foundation@resolutionfoundation.org · yesterdayA decade after the Brexit vote, the UK has lost its trading edge in goods faster and more broadly than any G7 peer. How can we boost goods exports and regain our trading edge?
Agree with this, and I think that both sides of the independence debate(s) should. The union must be a voluntary one, and we've seen that the lack of a settled independence mechanism is destabilising and anti-democratic at the moment: it relies on the whim of the Westminster government at the moment
I don't know anything about this, but what sort of world do we live in when Irvine Welsh is Scottish, Mike England is Welsh, Jill Ireland was English and Killian Scott is Irish?
‘Am I 68? 69?’ Irvine Welsh on growing old, getting clean, bashing out his new novel – and flirting with guns
Three decades after he channelled his heroin addiction into the cult classic Trainspotting, the Scottish author has discovered the joys of yoga, breathwork and standing desks. But is he quite as ‘Zen’...
theguardian.com
Anyone know a reliable builder in the Sefton Park area. Have been very badly let down. Job is to finish off kitchen and refurbish bathroom. Cat and I are currently living in a building site. 👷♂️
Doing Origin Story reveals a few core narratives in history. One is: "This thing didn't really matter until right-wing journalists and activists twisted it into a moral panic that destroyed people's lives for no good reason and then moved on"
New Channel 4 documentary, The Great Death Myth?, seeks to determine whether death is a genuine physical disorder, or whether they're just asleep.
Dr Dean Burnett@drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 3d agoOnly just found out about this For the record, you don't get multiple genetic markers and one of the most effective medications known to science with 'social constructs' Channel 4, this is, in scientific parlance, an absolute fu*king disgrace that will genuinely endanger lives #c4 #ADHD
I once went up Snowdon and it was really cloudy at the top and I couldn't see anything. Rubbish – won't be going back there.
Warycat@warycat.bsky.social · 3d agoTo pick '10 best piers' others have to lose. There are about 50 left, excluding Scottish steamer piers. I visited Southen pier and it is the longest but there's nothing at the pier head to tempt me back!
The focus of the Nighthawks zine will be very different to my other work. The photos are only the starting point and it’s for the viewer to use their imagination and create their own stories about each scene. It’s deliberately ambiguous.
Davenant 📸@marcdavenant.bsky.social · 3w agoOur new Nighthawks zine will be available next month.
A "Britain's Top 10 piers" that doesn't feature Brighton or Southend? This is pure ragebait.
10 of Britain’s best piers for dining, nightlife and good old seaside fun
From Blackpool to Bournemouth, these quintessentially British institutions celebrate a lot more than fish and chips and amusement arcades
theguardian.com
"At least the camera was in the right place," mutters Tom Pidcock under his breath.
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · 6d agoImagine winning/losing by this margin. 🤯
This post and its follow-up (68% say Charles is doing a good job as king) interest me, because I'd like to see the contingency table; I think I'd personally be "good job", all things considered, but most definitely "abolish". I suspect I might be quite lonely in my little off-diagonal cell, though.
YouGov@yougov.co.uk · 7d ago64% of Britons believe the UK should continue to have a monarchy Should continue to have a monarchy: 64% (no change from 13-14 April) Should have an elected head of state: 23% (-1) yougov.com/en-gb/articl...
It’s the 81st anniversary of the sinking of the USS Indianapolis, and there’s only one way to mark that, obviously
Jaws (1975) - The Indianapolis Speech Scene (7/10) | Movieclips
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Not 100 years ago, but: - laying bricks to build the wall around Broadmoor - working on the railways - working downstairs at Blenheim Palace in the kitchen
Revan@revan.eurosky.social · 7d agoEnough “what would you do on the commune questions” If you got sent back 100 years and were given your grandparent’s job, what are you doing?
I'm enjoying the timing of these revelations – one every few days, keeping the attention of what's happening and making sure that people have time to digest each before the next one drops. Don't want to burn through them all at once or they might all get lost in "one scandal".
Revealed: George Cottrell transferred $2m to his mother days before her donations to Reform UK
Exclusive: Sources say Fiona Cottrell told bankers the transfers, received 24-72 hours before her donations to Reform, came from her son
theguardian.com
Yesterday I learned that during appeasement French journalists mockingly called Chamberlain Monseur J'aime Berlin, which is exceptional work. Well done France.
Ri Chun-hee is currently cringing at this.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Hannity: "My President, Lindsey probably has a heavenly version of Mar-a-Lago. It may even be a little bigger. I wouldn't be surprised if he added one big beautiful ballroom and an arch somewhere on the property. Because he would want to obviously duplicate his dearest friend in life. You."
If Andy Burnham is really serious about both localism and music, his next signature policy is obvious: Make Radiohead Berkshire Again
I find this simultaneously tragic – a bleak testimony to the devastation of Gaza, and inspirational – a tale of the human spirit's raw refusal to yield. Good luck, Ibrahim al-Dabba, and may you be an example to us all.
From 400 hives to 35: the Gaza beekeeper refusing to let war end his life’s work
Ibrahim al-Dabba continues to care for his colonies despite losing his home and most of his hives and equipment
theguardian.com
Much to unpack here, starting with Philp's assumptions that the French Navy: 1) Knew who he was 2) Knew what he was doing 3) Cared about what he was doing 4) Might think stopping what he was doing was worth causing a diplomatic crisis with one of France's closet allies. Truly remarkable self-regard
Conservative MP accuses French navy of firing shots near him in Channel
Chris Philp says patrol vessel may have been trying to stop him highlighting the small boats crisis
theguardian.com
Interviewer: list five words that describe your character Me: I left it at home.
✨🌊 s e a ⛵️ w i t c h✨@infiniteishq.bsky.social · last wk.Interviewer: list five words that describe your character Me: Why isn’t this done yet?
Starting to feel a bit less special that Zack once (maybe twice, even?) liked my BSky post 🥹
Alex Selby-Boothroyd@alexselbyb.bsky.social · last wk.What, this guy?
