Rhys Sharrem

Overt racism on our streets, flags as threats, Reform strutting around like they’re in power already, toxic radicalisation by Musk on X, politicians howling to leave the ECHR and to hell with the consequences…
How can the govt just meekly nod along?
FFS and for all our sakes, stand up to this shit.

A man with a spectacular 1970s mullet, wearing big wellies and a v-neck jumper over a T-shirt, looks at camera as he stands on a boat which is itself standing on the muddy bottom of an empty canal. He is holding up an enormous wooden plug on a long chunky chain

Today is the 47th anniversary of this clearly unimprovable photo, from a story so absurd that it shouldn’t be true, but is: the day a team of workers from British Waterways pulled the plug out of the Chesterfield Canal, and all the water emptied out

What does Bono do when his soup is too hot?
He takes some from The Edge.

Venn diagram with Bono in the left circle, an oboe in the right, and a bonobo in the centre.

Venn diagram

This is incredible

Political Scientists Reassure Americans That Stripping Minorities Of Citizenship Usually Where Descent Into Fascism Peters Out theonion.com/politic...

Halcyon and On and On — Drinking, Ageing, and The Green Goddess in Blackheath, London — Pellicle I have a simple, beautiful dream for my dotage. It entails being able to walk from my home to a brown pub that sells brown beer. I sit on a stool at the bar. Behind it, a much younger person smiles, s...

Welcoming @vincerai.bsky.social to the Pellicle crew—his honest and humourous take on beer consumption and pub communities as a 60+ year old is beautifully refreshing in this week's story.

It's also the story of @thegreengoddesspub.bsky.social! Dig in 🌿🍃

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Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

JK Rowling naming an Italian

"You're not my surreal Dad!"

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Well done u guys.. 👏

Number crunching: Ticketmaster’s donation to Music Venues Trust v compensation package of Ticketmaster CEO Michael Rapino

From the new Private Eye, in shops now.

I knew one day I’d have to watch powerful men burn the world down – I just didn’t expect them to be such losers

Can a headline alone be eligible for a Pulitzer?

I’ve a lot of respect for the off license near my flat, who’ve tackled Dry January head on with a ragged cardboard sign which simply reads BOOZE JANUARY.

I've logged in! I'll check in on my next visit

I'm a CAMRA member and I had no idea this was a thing.

How should we go about scoring your excellent cask beer with What Pub? Is there an app? I'm assuming this scoring is more than checking into Untappd

Doing shopping every week: Do we need tinned tomatoes? Not sure. Better get some.

Putting away shopping: Oh, look, we've now got 48 tins of tomatoes.

Colin Farrell's transformation into the penguin is remarkable

Big fan here

Went for a walk earlier and took this picture. Have a good one, everybody.

The little boy from the Snowman has destroyed the snowman with

That ending gets me every time…

They're writing these posts, they're getting them wrong, they haven't worked out the flow of the song

My hand attaching some holly to my hallway - each of the leaves of the aforementioned holly contain an image of the character Bowser, King of the Koopas.

🎶 Deck the halls with…

it’s beginning to look a lot like shitscram

You better watch out
You better not cry
You better not pout
I'm telling you why, Santa Claus despises weakness

An Amazon listing for ‘Felt Robins Hanging Decorations’

This was the reason HR issued Batman a formal warning

Just the other day, I was buying two of the same book, in the bookshop, as pressies. The lady asked me if I was sure I needed two and I said yes, I'm going to read it twice. She just looked at me.

There's some gold on this thread. I love a dad joke ❤️😂