Jimbo

Reminder that in the UK an incoming radical, populist government would have immediate access to immense, unchecked executive power.

And the current government is doing nothing to protect us from that.

I agree - Hamnet is excellent, beautifully written, filmed and acted, about love and loss … and Shakespeare as a human being rather than some kind of demigod

Now playing - Haze - Daniel Avery on Cantilever

But not just the rigidity, it's a point of principle that we don't elect a prime minister, we elect local MPs, and how parliament organises itself can change between elections.

Cosplay, now playing on Cantilever 🎵

Really enjoyed this episode with Jon Mackenzie. Interesting to hear different and nuanced thinking on tactics since the launch of the pod.

Why it's time to stop saying the c-word when talking about suicide

The word 'commit' is tied to criminal acts. Suicide has been legal for more than 60 years, but our language hasn't changed.

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that could transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC

Wonderful news. A salutary reminder of the absolute benefits of scientific progress, and the absolute evil of conspiracist bollocks.

Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Hogs of War - Wikipedia

Hogs of War had the brilliant Rick Mayall commentating: "straddling the field like a colossus!"

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The hounding of asylum seekers is an organic reaction by concerned locals which by unhappy coincidence happens at the exact times and places nominated online by far right groups.

mRNA vaccines can be quickly programmed based on viral genomic sequence. It’s like anti-viral software updates IRL. That quick and nimble nature is what makes them so useful.

The UK has only one land border, the one with Ireland. Despite this, UK media enjoys being ignorant about Ireland. I haven’t read this as it’s too early in the century to flambé my brain with stupidity. So just from this screen shot - the terrorists were in this case, British! …

From the World Cup logo to new club crests, soccer designs are losing an edge Two designers from different eras reflect on the changing look of soccer through logo design

Football logos and crests design

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In honour of the gig I'm going to tomorrow'

The Limoncelloheads.

This is what I meant to do.

FFS! Epic fail. 😂

Ok, for each retweet I’ll provide one insight, fact, or opinion on unconventional naval warfare, like submarines, explosive boats, special forces or crazy ideas

0/n 🧵

Premier League clubs land new deals with gambling sponsors despite looming ban

11 of the Premier League's 20 clubs will start the new season with a front-of-shirt gambling sponsor, and no club has abandoned betting firms.

Once again, I will be the curmudgeonly political scientist who points out that the problem with every one of these “🇨🇳 will take over the world because ____” predictions is that every problem of corruption, debt, & authoritarianism everyone is now worried about in 🇺🇸 is orders of magnitude worse in 🇨🇳.

Line up of yesterday's defeat to Huddersfield.

Lineup of May's victory against Huddersfield.

Ten different players, two very different results a few months apart.

I was excited about all the new signings and then reality comes in and what did I expect with a huge turnover in playing staff?

I was allowed to camp in the garden when young. One night I had freed myself of the cloth. As I sat there naked a fly landed on the tip of my todger. Whilst I could have removed it, I didn't. I let it walk about on my plonker. Felt nice. I think about that fly sometimes.

If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.

United are special but perhaps in a different way to this definition...

Japan discovers object out beyond Pluto that rewrites the Planet 9 theory PLUS: Perplexity AI scores 360-million-customer win in India; Australian billionaire’s political party suffers data breach, won’t contact victims; and more Asia In Brief  Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory last week announced the discovery of a small body with an orbit beyond Pluto’s, and scientists think its presence means the “Planet 9” theory should be revisited.…

Japan discovers object out beyond Pluto that rewrites the Planet 9 theory

In 2021, Biden admin awarded Kerr County TX $10m in American Rescue Plan Act funds, which could have been used for flood prevention infrastructure. But commissioners, facing political pressure from conservative residents, opted not to pursue warning system. www.texastribune.org/2025/07/10/t...

Strong Gulf of America vibes here.

As welcome as a cold bucket of sick.