Broken Biscuits

For the love of god, why doesn’t someone at #Starbucks teach their staff how to make coffee?

This is like luke warm, brown water. #coffee

The front of the Daily Telegraph website for 22 July 2025. Two royal stories, two about Rachel Reeves, one about Afghans 'tricking' the system and non-doms.

Today's breaking news.

#DailyTelegraph readers must have a very strange view of what's important in life.

The grammar police have started arrested people for signs like the one I held on our last demo. It'll be an interesting test of the law, because "I support Palestine. Action is needed now" is an expression of opinion. It would make no sense without the full stop.
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Watch as an activist is arrested in Glasgow for displaying a sign reading 'genocide in Palestine, time to take action'

'We're not terrorists', he said as he was taken away by police

Morrisons aren’t going to win any clear labelling awards here. Not surprisingly we thought this pack contains 100% British Butter. It’s such a cynical move.

#morrisons #clearlabelling

Bear in mind that if you held up a sign saying "I support genocide", you would not be arrested under the Terrorism Act.

Amazing job for a young journo…

Striking images capturing the 'dark underbelly of America' Why legendary crime photographer Weegee offers a crucial lens to understand the American psyche.

BBC: Striking images capturing the 'dark underbelly of America' bbc.com/reel/video/p...? @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social #photojournalism #journalism #photography

It is World Baking Day! Photograph of pastry chef Franz Bremer by August Sander, 1928, maybe my all-time favorite vocational portrait:

My wife found that the thick soled version (that’s probably not the actual name) made all the difference.

Oh, can I rub ink into my eye too?

A Pinsta pinhole photograph of the Fish Pye Pottery studio, St. Ives, Cornwall. Harman Direct Positive paper, developed on site. Flipped to reflect reality.

#pinsta #pinhole #fishpye #stives

This is not the Labour Party I thought I was voting for.

This is not the Labour government I thought I was voting for.

The Crisis of American Leadership Reaches an Empty Desert Photographs from the humanitarian disaster in Sudan and Chad

THE CRISIS OF AMERICAN LEADERSHIP REACHES AN EMPTY DESERT
In Chad, 3,500 Sudanese refugees arrive daily - fleeing violence in Darfur.
Many are hungry & dehydrated but aid cuts mean little awaits them.
My dispatch with @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @theatlantic.com
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A pinhole photograph of Mount Zion Coffee, St Ives, Cornwall. The best coffee in St Ives by a country mile!

A Pinsta pinhole photograph shot of Mount Zion Coffee, St. Ives, Cornwall. Probably the best coffee in St. Ives (they're not quick). Harman Direct Positive paper, developed on site.
#pinsta #mountzioncoffee #stives

A Pinsta pinhole photograph of fishing boats shot in St. Ives harbour, Cornwall. The images of the boats are blurred, because of the movement of the sea captured by the long exposure.

A Pinsta pinhole photograph shot in St. Ives harbour, Cornwall.

#pinsta #pinhole #stives

Every book published in the United States is sent to the Library of Congress. Also, if you are under 16 you cannot use the reading room or order books.

A Pinsta pinhole photograph of the Porthminster Beach Cafe, St Ives, Cornwall.

Pinsta pinhole, Porthminster Beach, St Ives. Cornwall. Developed on site.

#pinsta

Everything Is the ‘Twitter Files’ Now The State Department is using Elon Musk’s playbook.

Trump's State Dept collects data on alleged critics, with the intention of smearing them

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#KierStarmer #Labour #BrokenBiscuit

He certainly didn't need to come to this Indian Restaurant on a cold, windy Thursday evening in March. He spoke about the attack at Westminster the day before, human rights, the future of the Labour Party, opportunity, deprivation, helping others and making a difference for the better."

However, when you hear a politician with conviction talk with passion about their party, the country and changing the world for the better, it's difficult not to be just a little optimistic.

Keir Starmer didn't need to become an MP - I'm sure it wasn't for the money.

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Here's part of a post I wrote back in March 2017. I'm honestly not sure how I feel about it now...

"It's very easy to be cynical about politics and politicians, I've certainly been guilty of the that myself."

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This essay traces the long and turbulent history of American booksellers who have faced censorship, harassment, and even violence for defending the freedom to read. Through vivid anecdotes and historical cases-from undercover stings in the early 1900s and legal battles over “obscene” literature, to FBI surveillance of Black bookstores and bomb threats against feminist and LGBTQ+ shops-the author illustrates how bookstores have repeatedly become battlegrounds in the fight for civil liberties and free expression. Despite intimidation from both government and private groups, booksellers have pushed back, shaping legal precedents and rallying communities to defend First Amendment rights. The essay ultimately calls on readers to recognize bookstores as “arsenals of democracy” and to support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.

Booksellers have faced censorship and harassment defending the freedom to read. Celebrate your local bookstore and support their ongoing role in safeguarding intellectual freedom.

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#BookstoreDay

YouTube video by BBC Comedy Greats Nicola Meets with the Guardian | The Thick of It | BBC Comedy Greats

I've signed up to @carolecadwalla.bsky.social Substack, which I'd recommend. She mentions this clip from 'The Thick of It' filmed at The Guardian; it's still bloody brilliant.

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The Observer | News, culture and style Independent journalism | News, culture & style | Investigations, analysis, features, ideas, recipes, newsletters & podcasts that make sense of the world

As The Observer, the world's oldest Sunday newspaper, launches its first issue under new owners, Tortoise Media, there's something strangely missing from its website - news.

Is The Observer set to be a current affairs magazine?
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#theobserver #newspaper #tortoisemedia