Paul D

Gah, I'm away that weekend although not yet confirmed whether we leave Friday night or Sat morning. Will definitely try to make it if I can though

And tbc (and I am sure this was the point you were making so apologies for reiterating but just wanted to spell it out) that is *why* he is doing this, because he thinks it will help him become leader. And sadly he's probably right. As well as far right

Article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gerg74y71o

Article: https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/immigration/exclusive-inside-the-diss-hotel-a-refugees-view-of-the-anti-refugee-crowd-outside/

How BBC presents the anti-migrant hotel protests vs how we do at @bylinesnetwork.co.uk

BBC lead with a Reform UK voter saying "We are not happy with these men in this hotel because we fear for our children”

We tell of the refugee children inside the hotel terrified by chants of “send them out!”

This might be aimed at asylum seekers, but in approach and language - especially the parts about the safely of his daughters and not wanting newly-arrived immigrants as neighbours - it’s pretty much indistinguishable from the BNP-style open racism of the 70s and 80s.

If you're pro Putin. You support murdering cunts.

If you're pro the current Israeli government. You're support murdering cunts.

If you're pro Hamas. You support murdering cunts.

Stop waving fucking flags and start fucking thinking you stupid cunts.

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The guy in the middle is a *very* messy eater

Wondering if ChatGPT will be able to turn my father over so he doesn’t get bedsores or indeed stop him from decatheterising himself again.
Fuck off back to oblivion you sentient haystack.

Oh this looks amazing (adds to ever-growing list)

*Barbury. FFS

Tough on self grown vegetables, tough on the causes of self grown vegetables

Looking for translators for Pompeii: The Legacy!

If you're passionate about languages, Roman history & indie games, I’d love your help.
(Languages & details below 👇)

#GameDev #IndieDev #Localization #WishlistWednesday

Misty Sunday morning on Liddington Castle Aug 2025

Sunny Sunday evening on Barbury Castle Aug 2025

A misty Liddington Castle on Sunday morning, a sunny Barbary Castle on Sunday evening - starting and finishing the day with Hillforts is doing Sunday right! #HillfortsWednesday

Lord Dannatt urged ministers to crack down on Palestine Action at request of US firm Police officer was concerned ex-army chief, a Teledyne adviser, sought to have ‘input’ into factory attack investigation

Another deeply concerning allegation, the latest in a long line of apparent commercial and political lobbying against protest movements, some of which has led to the extremely repressive legislation we now face.
Powerful lobbyists are the bane of democracy.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

This is one of the greatest threads of all time, on this or any other site, truly a κτήμα εσ αει

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Will he be barking at it?

David Squires on … the story of England winning Euro 2025 Our cartoonist looks at how the Lionesses retained their crown as European champions

Here’s this week’s cartoon for @sport.theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/football/pic...

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups Reports detailing killing of children and elderly, forced displacement and starvation likely to add to pressure for action * Middle East crisis – live updates Two leading human rights organisations based in Israel, B’Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights, say Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza and the country’s western allies have a legal and moral duty to stop it. In reports published on Monday, the two groups said Israel had targeted civilians in Gaza only because of their identity as Palestinians over nearly two years of war, causing severe and in some cases irreparable damage to Palestinian society. Continue reading...

Israel committing genocide in Gaza, say Israel-based human rights groups

Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse

Now widely portrayed as having “legitimate grievances”.

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

These fucking people

UN human rights chief criticises 'disturbing' Palestine Action ban Volker Turk urges the UK government to lift the

Mebbes it my age but no fucking Labour government should be getting criticised by a UN Human Rights representative.

This is not what Eddie Marsan and Caitlin Moran promised us

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Typo for poisoned?

But they won't

An AI slop factory apparently tried to rewrite our article about AI not replacing workers en masse, but hit the paywall... so just summarised the paywall. If this is the robot that takes my job I'll be v embarrassed

If it's toddlers we're talking about, visual/aural is the least of your worries. The olfactory strikes are the killer #DrippingNappies

Coloured pencil illustration. A Native American mother and daughter sit watching a ballgame. The mother is cheering with one arm in the air and the other around her daughter. Her daughter is eating popcorn out of a ceramic jar. The mother wears a white turban, turquoise earrings, and a shell necklace with pendants. She has red body paint on her stomach. Her daughter wears a red poncho. On the right is a standing man and on the left an old man sitting wrapped in a blanket. In the distance are mounds, pit houses, cacti and mountains.

Coloured pencil illustration. A Turkish woman dressed in a bright red and golden robe sits playing chess at a table. Her pieces are green and her opponent’s are brown. Behind her is a richly carved wall with panels of painted marble. The view out the window shows mountains in the distance. The woman has a black and gold hat studded with gold, pearls and turquoise, as well as gold and turquoise jewellery. She has a confident grin on her face.

Photo. A copy of Scottish Studies volume 39 is on a wooden table. There is a seashell next to it. The cover shows a photo of herring gutters working from the Scottish Fisheries Museum. This volumes contains my first published academic article from 2022.

Photo. A white woman with wavy blonde hair and big sunglasses smiles. She is standing in a cloister of Utrecht Cathedral - garden plants and Gothic architecture are visible behind her. She is standing with a cane and wearing a blue jacket.

New pinned post!

Hi everyone, I'm Meg! I draw women who lived all around the world 1000 years ago for my Women of 1000 project. womenof1000ad.weebly.com

Meanwhile, my PhD research is about music in the lives of Scottish & Irish herring gutters. blogs.ed.ac.uk/s1848641/

Happy to be here! 🏳️‍🌈

Liddington Castle Hillfort N Wiltshire shrouded in early morning low cloud July 2025

Liddington Castle shrouded in early morning low cloud earlier this week #HillfortsWednesday

I'd like to live in a country that's better than it has been throughout most of my adult life and I'd say the closest we are to achieving that right now is probably with Zack Polanski.

If this is what the modern Green Party is, then let's get after it.