Ian Blackburn

Bizarrely the first song on my list is one I have never even heard of!

Apple Workout Buddy (just announced at #WWDC) sounds horrible to me. Honestly that sort of “you smashed it" motivation is very subjective and doesn’t work for me; I want details on how well I am executing a structured set, not that I’ve got a PR (never a training target) or what my avg HR is #Apple

Keep calm (but delete your nudes): the new rules for travelling to and from Trump’s America Many people have decided a trip to the US isn’t worth the risk after recent border detentions. But if you are going, what do you need to know? Immigration lawyers explain it all

Let’s say you’re a British citizen who has been outspoken, on social media and elsewhere, about your pro-Palestinian or anti-Trump views. Would it be a foolish idea to travel to the US right now? “I wouldn’t say ‘don’t come,’ but I’d say evaluate your risk”
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Broc, the Harris Hawk comes in for a landing at Leeds Castle Falconry Centre Ian Blackburn on Glass

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Toddy, the Red Kite, at Leeds Castle cloaked in his rich, golden plumage. Ian Blackburn on Glass

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Ian Blackburn on Glass Photography Community Ian Blackburn on Glass

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More of a reverse silhouette really. Ian Blackburn on Glass

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AI company logos look like buttholes. The Zune logo, when flipped, says something different. A Brazilian Institute of Oriental Studies is a stylized pagoda sillhouetted against the setting sun. Not! A history of anatomical logos 😂
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How to make great coffee with fewer beans, according to science — New Scientist Physicists have determined that the ideal technique for pour-over coffee can use up to 10 per cent fewer beans to make a cup just as flavoursome

I’m at a stage in my life where I find this really exciting ☕️ 😄How to make great coffee with fewer beans, according to science - New Scientist. apple.news/Am2QnvG4BTZO...

A four-panel political cartoon satirizes Donald Trump. In the first panel, he stands beside a blue-and-white porcelain vase and says, “Now is a good time to buy a dustpan and brush!” In the second panel, he smugly pushes the vase off its pedestal. In the third panel, Trump stands passively as the vase lies smashed, and sycophantic onlookers cheer, shouting phrases like “AMAZING!”, “Correct EVERY TIME!”, “How does he do it?”, and “Genius.” In the final panel, Trump walks away saying, “My friends will clean up…” as his supporters, one in a red MAGA hat, sweep and clean up the broken pieces while others count money. The cartoon satirizes Trump’s tendency to create crises and then either be praised for predicting them or leave others to clean up the mess.

Morten Morland’s Times cartoon: April 11, 2025 - The Times and The Sunday Times

Frank seemed happy with the goal last night 😂 #PUSB

They’re putting A1 in the classrooms. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon was on a panel to discuss artificial intelligence in the workforce — and pronounced “AI” as “A1” — like the steak sauce — when talking about teaching methods. That...

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Sunset in Headcorn Ian Blackburn on Glass

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Look the other way… Ian Blackburn on Glass

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The US is harming themselves with these tariffs.

Schumer: "They've actually put tariffs on penguins but not Putin."

This is high art

Liberation Day was Trump’s Liz Truss moment The US president has relentlessly attacked the institutions of American life. But there is one thing that he cannot defeat, because if it falls, it will take him – and the US – down with it

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Unbelievably my Tesco grocery bill is at least 50% higher than its ever been this week! They tell me “that’s how tariffs work”. Hogwash! I’m putting the tariff up to 65% with immediate effect. Also noticed many other suppliers are ripping me off with the same trade deficit! More to come…

Unbelievably my Tesco grocery bill is at least 50% higher than its ever been this week! They tell me “that’s how tariffs work”. Hogwash! I’m putting the tariff up to 65% with immediate effect. Also noticed many other suppliers are ripping me off with the same trade deficit! More to come…

A mallard duck stands proudly on top of a large, carved sculpture at Leeds Castle Ian Blackburn on Glass

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Humorous image of a sign saying I’m putting a 50% tariff on Tescos

Just realised I have spent loads of money at Tesco over the years but they have never bought anything from me which means there is a massive trade deficit so I am hitting them with a 50% tariff immediately. That’ll show em. #Trump #Tariffs

RFK Jr says they are poisoning us, influencers call them unnatural – but what is the truth about seed oils? The common cooking ingredient has sparked fierce debate since the US health secretary urged people to avoid it

Another example of crazy conspiracy theories ignoring science and truth. “The seed oil scare is all just gossip. It’s not based on any good science at all.”

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Great to hear Frank is loving it at Cov 👍 #PUSB (though maybe not surprising given the run we are on)

I don’t think I’ve ever heard Pete Buttigieg call something an “epic fuck-up”.

The incompetence of Pete Hegseth and the entire Trump administration is staggering. #Resist

Live video of Pete Hegseth admitting he is a "nobody". #FoxNews #Hegseth @theatlantic.com #MikeWaltz

I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what Trump did.

Pete Hegseth just added me to a Signal chat group called “Nuclear Code Bros 🇺🇸💪😘”