Jeremy Smith

Thank you! I’ve never been entirely sure which bit the lede was

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If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.

Have I Got Phobia For You Bringing attention to the often harmful practices of our mainstream media. Thankfully the days of vile hostility against gay people are now more or less over, but, reading today’s newspapers, there’s ...

Well this is depressing and familiar >>

I scored 90% on Have I Got Phobia For You. Test yourself here www.higpfy.co.uk

Just in case it is any use at all - I try and down a can of coke and a banana as soon as I can, and some neurofen express in hopes of staving off any headachey follow-up. My working theory it's triggered by a combination of dehydration and stress - still TBC

Thanks - I had assumed this was completely out of the question given Amazon’s latest changes, and this looks pretty doable

Very happy with my Kobo Libra, which can also borrow library ebooks (though the selection for SFF is usually minimal)

[Scene is the entrance cabin to a NATIONAL TRUST PROPERTY AND GARDENS] 1 NATIONAL TRUST EMPLOYEE [inside cabin]: Hello there 2 [A young family - two parents two kids - have arrived at the front desk]. DAD: Hi - do you have an activity trail, for the kids? 3 NT EMPLOYEE: Of course – you’re just in time for the Autumn Gammon Trail! 4 MUM: That sounds fun, doesn’t it kids? 5 NT EMPLOYEE [handing an activity sheet and pencils to the kids]: Every autumn, the Reform Trust gammons flock back to the National Trust for the AGM. Just follow the trail round the grounds, and see how many you can spot! 6 NT EMPLOYEE [hearing something in the gardens]: Listen - that's their call [Calls emanating from the landscape]: tut-tut woke-woke 7 NT EMPLOYEE [showing the family an apparently empty fenced enclosure with some bushes in]: They are extremely sensitive and fragile... But you can bring them out of hiding if you put a little sign down mentioning slavery. 8 KIDS [pointing]: There they are! [Some little red faced PEOPLE wearing Barbour jackets and gilets emerge cautiously from the bushes. They are creeping towards a TINY SIGN in the middle of the enclosure]. [Little people noises]: woke-woke tut-tut woke-woke 9 [Close-up of the TINY SIGN - we can read that it says]: Slavery had a bit to do with building this massive house. [Noises from the little people again as they inspect the tiny sign]: tut-tut woke-woke 10 MUM [pointing]: What's that one doing there? NT EMPLOYEE: Oh, that's so sweet… 11 [We see that one of the people is sat on a rock, with a little laptop open on a tree stump, and they are furiously typing away]. NT EMPLOYEE: I think he's writing a column for the Daily Telegraph… 12 [We see close up to the little person’s screen, it is a word document reading]: Are National Trust scones secretly WOKE? [ends]

If you're a National Trust member, it's that time of year again: Midnight tonight is the deadline. It's a shame people have to keep doing this to keep a toehold on historical truth in this country, but here we are. Voting link: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/who-we-are/a...

A newspaper full page ad with a brightly colored burst of exploding powder, Adobe logo in the corner, copy reading “experience the magic of buying new software every month forever”

Print edition @theonion.com ads don’t miss

Grandpa Simpson yelling at a cloud

Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!

I was told Disco Stu did not advertise

Humble Comic Bundle: Roll for Initiative with Kieron Gillen by Image Comics Dive into one of comics’ most creative minds with our Kieron Gillen bundle, featuring The Wicked + The Divine, and more! Pay what you want and support BINC!

Oh there's a @kierongillen.bsky.social Image Comics Humble Bundle going right now, featuring all our Image work together as well as DIE and The Power Fantasy!

www.humblebundle.com/books/roll-f...

Tickets Alert: Evening opening of Severndroog Castle Severndroog Castle, a tall folly in southeast London that offers clear views across the city, is going to trial an evening opening of its rooftop viewing platform.

Severndroog Castle, a tall folly in southeast London that offers clear views across the city, is going to trial an evening opening of its rooftop viewing platform.

www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...

A Waterstones ad featuring Nine Goblins, which you can preorder for 25%! Neat!

UK readers, we got a coupon thing!

Are you a student in #Scotland?

You could enter our infographic competition & win a lovely bundle of books related to maths, stats, biology & fiction by Scottish authors.
Closing date 10th October at midnight. Enter here:
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Please share! #MathsWeekScot

The Third Reich Trilogy Buy books online and find book series such as The Third Reich Trilogy written by Richard J. Evans from PenguinRandomHouse.com

There is no story in 20th century history more important to understand than Hitler’s rise to power and the collapse of civilization in Nazi Germany. Richard J. Evans, one of the world’s most distinguished historians, has written the definitive account:

www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/DXG/t...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

One of the unexpected things I've learned from my advocacy for trans people is how malignant parts of the State can be, how it can misuse data for positively evil purposes. It's taught me people can't be safe with a digital ID card and so I've signed this. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.

They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.

sheet of stamps in a 5 by 4 grid. Each shows a female postal deliverer walking her route and delivering mail, through the grid of a small town's streets. Each panel includes her interacting with different residents of the town, including children on the way to school, people shopping, and more. Different parts of the town show each of the four seasons

Behold a lovely stamp sheet by Chris Ware ...

... where each stamp shows a moment in the day of a postwoman

apparently it's the first time anyone has tried to tell a story with a stamp sheet

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I’m convinced that’s not Oxford, but the image looks strange anyway. Is the bench on the right turning into a Lovecraftian monster?

Next time, it’s all yours ;)

(Sorry, have always wanted to do that)

It’s not unusual

SO PLEASED

I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️

"Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"

Oriel College reveals new details about Cecil Rhodes exhibition featuring art by Zimbabwean sculptors - Oriel College Today Oriel College reveals new details about an upcoming exhibition on Cecil Rhodes

Excited to see this. It will open at Oriel on Oct 3rd for a week and a bit (open to the public and free) before moving across the street for the rest of Michelmas term at St Mary’s the University Church (still free, longer opening hours).

www.oriel.ox.ac.uk/news/new-det...

YouTube video by Elle Cordova Em dash on ChatGPT allegations

JUSTICE FOR THE EM DASH

(from @ellecordova.bsky.social)

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Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage at a rally with a big flag

Nigel Farage, leader of the seventh largest party in Oxfordshire, has used a speech at London Oxford Airport in Kidlington to announce a plan for “a five-year emergency programme to identify, detain and deport illegal migrants”.

If you have an emergency phone you don't want someone to find out about, please be aware that this is happening soon.

Cover to THE ADVENTURE OF THE DEMONIC OX: A Penric & Desdemona Novella by Lois McMaster Bujold

Oo oo oo oo oo oo oo!

This came out last month and I missed it. New Penric: Always a cause for celebration.