I think you can get the measure of the deadness of someone's soul from the fact they kick up a stink about [checks notes] autistic kids wearing ear defenders

1920s juries were not taken to crime scenes and so the murder scene of Emily Kaye in an Eastbourne bungalow was brought to them in 1924 thanks to the craft skills of PC Edward Er Onan Shelah (1890-1962) at Brixton Police Station. #CM150 #Museum30 #making #truecrime

Correctly, I think the Labour Party is best understood as the performance of a centre left political party put on by several political strategists but (unwittingly) in a manner akin the producers.

Three mince pies stacked on top of each other with star-shaped pastry lids.

Be honest - you've had a mince pie already, haven't you.

Tegg's Nose Stargazing - 29th November 2025 Join with Macclesfield Astronomical Society for an evening of astronomy.

Upcoming event: Tegg's Nose Stargazing - 29th November 2025. Join Macclesfield Astronomical Society for an evening of astronomy. There will be talks suitable for all levels of interest and (if the weather is clear) a chance to observe the sky through their telescopes. https://bit.ly/3WN4vRu

A black and white photo of the site with various aerials and trailers, c. summer 1948. Caption reads: 'Jodrell Bank: The Accidental Observatory / Jodrell at 80 / Livestream.'

🎟️ Last chance to get livestream tickets!

Travel back in time in this Thursday's Heritage Lecture, where Professor Tim O'Brien, Director of Jodrell Bank Centre for Engagement, will share the fascinating – and unlikely – story of how the observatory came to be: https://ow.ly/Fgu350Xq3iv

Free to read. on.ft.com/4nVSV1w

elmo from sesame street is making a funny face with his big eyes . ALT: elmo from sesame street is making a funny face with his big eyes .

OK no more editing of Trump. Broadcast every stumble, every nonsensical ramble and brain fart. No more tidying him up or explaining him. Instead of commentary, just replace every reporter with this GIF every time he does anything:

"I'm selling the mirror, mother!"

One of the greatest two minutes of television ever broadcast.

This is an ArtoTrainer. The equipment is used alongside an online course designed for those who start in arthroscopic surgery, which allows them to perform the first basic manoeuvres of arthroscopy such as arthroscopic knots.

NEW PODCAST ALERT! 'Uprising: The Civil Wars' is the new show from historian @rebeccarideal.bsky.social, @historyextra.bsky.social and @histfest.bsky.social — we're very excited as our members provided some of the 'historical' voices for this series! Check it out: play.megaphone.fm/quvuyhkqs66t...

Once Upon a Time in the North

Hope you don’t mind me sharing this again. I’m just so excited to share this brand new podcast series produced by @histfest.bsky.social for @historyextra.bsky.social

Listen wherever you get your podcasts (here’s the Spotify link spotify.link/hxH97mL4PXb )

‘I have it in my blood and brain … I still haven’t been able to shake this nightmare off.’ How voices from a forgotten archive of Nazi horrors are reshaping perceptions of the Holocaust The Ravensbrück archive reveals how being a survivor of the camps did not always entail innocence.

Never forget. Never again.

The Lovell Telescope in the early winter daylight, covered in snow against a blue sky.

❄️ There’s a chill in the air, the nights are drawing in, and the festive season is just around the corner...

Need some cosy events to get you in the spirit? Let the stars align with our magical winter programme: https://ow.ly/wN7g50XcYkY

📸: Dr Anthony Holloway

#JodrellBank

Why do so many medieval church doors have iron studs on their exterior face?

1/7
📷 - All Images of South Door at St Mary's, Derwen, Denbighshire

Probably a coincidence, but I notice that today’s #NoKings protest falls on the anniversary of the death of one of the worst kings of all time, King John, so here’s a short thread. 1/7

Yes, that was a strange noise.

No, we’re not going to check.

Ohhhhhhh
The grand old Duke of York
He borrowed 12 million quid
He gave it to someone
He’d never ever met
and for something he never did

You know how billionaires end up with severe cognitive deficits as a result of becoming surrounded by yes men who constantly tell them their every idea is genius? What if we made a bot that just does that to everyone. I think that would be a good idea.

The thing is, if you genuinely believed that preteen girls are old enough to be mothers while males in their thirties are too young to comprehend fascism, then you logically wouldn't trust men to be responsible for anything more consequential than a balloon animal, let alone a government

When you decide to draw a zebra but rely on secondhand accounts, Antonio Tempesta c. 1650 (Rijksmuseum)

Humanwatch arrives on BBC Radio 4 tomorrow at 11.15pm. Listen to new Springwatch Parody featuring the following:
Gareth Waugh
Marjolein Robertson
Phil Ellis
Katia Kvinge
Alison Spittle
@alisonspittle.bsky.social

Dramatic DHL A300 Tailstrike at London Heathrow Airport #avgeek #aviation

Black-and-white picture of two children playing in woodland. Also in the picture, there are 12 hidden animals including an owl, a bat and a squirrel.

An observation test for you - for your inner 8 year-old

“The artist has hidden 12 things in this picture. How many can you find?”

Treasure magazine, 1964
Official answers coming soon

(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one? 🙏)

Stamp duty the bane of our lives, agree young people in deprived areas buff.ly/PpGu6Wl

May 2015. David Cameron was Prime Minister, UK an EU member, Barack Obama was US President, and this male Marsh Tit hatched in Monks Wood. Colour-ringed 28 August 2015. Photo 2 April 2016. Observed every year since. @martamaziarz.bsky.social & I saw him again today, 10 yrs 5 mo old, still surviving.

You never know what will appear in our #iciwestonpointstudios photographic negatives. This charming photo of a room in a Swedish designed #lundbydollshouse from 1980. The photo was taken due to the #vivelle (fabric) being manufactured by ICI #iciarchives #dollshouses

This is a great piece of local journalism - about all those flags going up in Brum.

Some interesting details.