Ferdinand

A very happy Independence Day to my American friends! May better fortune lie ahead for you!

A very happy St Patrick's Day to all my friends - Lá fhéile Pádraig sona daoibh.

Ah come on now, Google - stop messing.

A very happy New Year to all!

Happy Christmas! I enjoy your jokes!

Happy Christmas to all my friends.

This, apparently, was my idea of a political cartoon in 1964 (when I was 10). I'm not absolutely sure what message was intended!

Oh, that's something for me to worry about then... 😀

I think that the Supreme Court cannot, and will not, go against an explicit provision of the Constitution.

Ah, he’s up against something here that isn’t really malleable.

No, that’s wrong. Article 5 of the US Constitution requires a 3/4 majority in both houses of Congress for a repeal of any part of the constitution, and moreover requires a majority of states to approve as well. Trump cannot actually do this.

It’s not freezing outside so that’s a win!

One would have expects it to suggest "Genesese", surely.

Good morning.

Just had a quick look back at my Twitter feed, and absolutely all my “notifications” now are from hard right fruitcakes I don’t follow. It really is a cesspit.

Alas, yes. Their "community standards" department does not, I suspect, have actual people working in it, and every complaint has a standard answer, which is "no violation detected".

Absolutely right.

Bluesky implements a 'more aggressive' impersonation policy Bluesky has updated its policy to address its impersonation problem.

This is extremely important. The nice people (or probably, bots) at #Facebook recently told me that someone impersonating me, using my photo, does not violate their community standards.
www.engadget.com/apps/bluesky...

It appears that in the UK we are expected to enjoy new US-style oligarchy. It is suggested that Mr Musk intends to buy the next general election for Mr Farage. Oh dear.

Anyway your church does look good!

I have made my peace with versus populum. It’s what I am expecting in most churches where I celebrate. I just prefer ad orientem.

It does look nice - though a bit of me will always prefer ad orientem.

😂

Roast pheasant this evening. Love the taste but feel sad for the pheasant…. 🙂

Genau so mache Ich das für meine Partnerin.

Yes, I hate that.

Maybe. But on the other hand I don’t follow people who in their accounts solely retweet stuff. I want to have some sense of what they themselves think.

Oh, interesting - I was wondering whether to watch it, and now... probably won't.

Those are fair points. I suppose my worry is that untruth travels faster now than it used to. Ah, we must hope that we will find a way to manage that.

I think that's right. The correct model is an anti-bureaucratised publicly accountable model in the state sector.