Ian Walden

I'm vaguely thinking of the escalator scene from the film "A Matter of Life and Death" and maybe the escalator decided - nope, you're going the wrong way, you should be on the down escalator

It's a conspiracy!! The spokesbarbie said so... Oh, wait, it was a Trump staffer... should they still be fired and invesigated?

Even worse, one socket only a couple of inches above the surface of the desk/dresser, so you can't get a charger in if it faces down (well, at least here, with our 3 pin plugs that only go in one way)

Absolutely

MyTinyViolin...

And local to us... well, if you exclude the 1/2 mile of water between us and the island that costs £80 to traverse on the car ferry...

And now I'm thinking of Asimov's Foundation series. Given the actions of MAGA right now, maybe it's time we established a foundation of sorts to preserve the information that the government is trying to eradicate.

Bet Chuck didn't comment about his suit either

Telegraph Road - dire straits

If I were a satire writer, I think I'd have to hang up my pen, because I could never top any of the stuff going on now.

hahahahahaahahahahahahaha... breathe... hahaahaha

Love me some Hildegard...

The Guardian view on musical tastes: beware the algorithm comfort zone | Editorial Editorial: Human creativity is more powerful than any machine but it still needs analogue nurturing in the digital age

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Hey, Trump, why aren't you down there helping by tossing them rolls of paper towels or something?

Ryanair calls for limit of two alcoholic drinks at airports in Europe Airline asks authorities to impose new curbs as it seeks to recover €15,000 in costs related to diverted flight

I'm in favour of this. I like a drink, but it has been many years since I got pissed. I enjoy a drink, but I don't enjoy being drunk. And I would be pissed off if I had to share a flight (or worse, as in this case, have it diverted) with some drunker asshole.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...

No Trousers Tube Ride brings carnival of underwear to London Underground Annual fun event sees bare-legged passengers sporting array of underwear styles and colours

Sounds like one of those bad dreams that comes up every so often...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

If at night ye dare to roam along the twisted, witch's backbone, avert thy gaze, meet not her eye, or cursed thy life & soon to die. #comingofagehorror #urbanlegends #InTheEighties #murdermystery #paranormal #mystery #horror #horrorauthor #mysterywriter #booksky #witches #witchesofbluesky #crows

The fascists can fuck off, and I'm not going to let them drive me out.
Oh, and if you're adding me here, identify yourself as I may not recognise your username.

Much as I despise what the Zuck is doing to FB, I don't intend to depart. My posts are friends only, I ignore any posts that appear in my feed that aren't from friends - sponsored ads, "suggested for you" etc . And, if fascist lies starts turning up, I will "note" the shit out of that stuff.

To see how Trump will control the US media, look at Viktor Orbán’s Hungary | Owen Jones Meta looks to be following X’s tilt towards the right. It leaves the way open for an insidious hollowing out of democracy, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Just in case you weren’t worried yet

Cockney influences found in Scotland, Australia and New Zealand, says expert Linguistics professor says London dialect is most likely to be spoken in Essex, but aspects have traversed the globe

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

I rummage through others people’s clothing looking for items I can sell

Could be worse, rather that than the pilot saying it

Jimmy Carter, former US President, dies aged 100 The former US president

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ce...
RIP
A man who lived his faith

@ellen safely arrived at hotel in Philadelphia

So far as I can see, I can block accounts but it’s not clear if that stops them seeing my posts. Can I reject their follow? Obs I can choose to not follow back, but that’s not the same as dropping them as followers

Ok, what’s with all the random followers? Various accounts I don’t recognise turning up and following me. Somebody who seems to be selling recreational pharmaceuticals, another, house plants…

A small favour - recent new followers, please leave a comment here saying where you know me from or why you followed me. I might not necessarily recognise your name here.

And barely 2