We absolutely need to stop pandering to right-wing populist 'small-boat' drivel.

Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus OREM, UT—As law enforcement officials search for a person of interest in the assassination of 31-year-old Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk, witnesses on the scene at Utah Valley University ad...

Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus

Leave her alone. She’s living her truth. Just like the trans people she supports so passionately.

What a way spoil a beautiful part of the world this summer.

I would like to live
Like a river flows.
Carried by the surprise
Of its own unfolding.

//John O’Donohue
#lyrikfredag

Any chance you could update your website to stop simply supporting T'witter' and Facebook share functions?

What a wonderful moment in #Synod .The terrible "Issues in Human Sexuality" document has been consigned to the recycling bin with huge support across the Synod, in all Houses and constituencies. Glimmers of hope.

Making the wealthy pay is essential to tax justice It appears that the tax gap will leave the news this week. The Public Accounts Committee has published a new report in the issue in which they say: HMRC has no overview of an individual’s total wealt...

There's much talk of a wealth tax at present, but there's strong evidence to suggest that the wealthy are already not paying all the tax that they owe. It's time to get that right before ever thinking about taxing wealth. www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2025/07...

Good.

Riddled with loopholes Big money donors have an outsize impact on UK politics at the expense of individual voters. The Government must step up and defend the integrity of our elections. Sign the letter.

Big money donors have an outsize impact on UK politics at the expense of individual voters. The Government must step up and defend the integrity of our elections. Sign the letter. secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/167495/...

A British Trump tribute act could snatch power in the UK Without a constitution for protection, British politics is vulnerable to its own version of extremism

Could it happen here? Could a Donald Trump tribute act sweep into power in the UK and trash the existing order? “We’d need solid stone defences. And we don’t even have paper,” writes @arusbridger.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...

Alternatively, 'merum stercus tauri' - complete and utter bullshit.

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic NO Nigel Farage - the vaccine rollout was not helped by Brexit

If UK news shows are going to give Nigel Farage a platform to spout this absolute boll**** about Brexit & the vaccine rollout (unchallenged) I’ll happily come back every week to correct it

We cannot allow them to rewrite history.

If you agree share this FACT CHECK widely
youtu.be/MUrf7addcTA?...

Google Maps to rename 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America' for US users Google Maps will change the name of "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" once it is officially updated in the U.S. Geographic Names System, it said in an X post on Monday.

@googlesearch.bsky.social , how pathetically far you have fallen since the beautiful days of ‘Don’t be evil’. www.reuters.com/world/us/goo...

euphoric photo of dolphins jumping under a rainbow

this is how it feels to reach 30 MILLION users!!!

Hi DeepSeek

Pathetic.

YouTube video by Washington National Cathedral 1.21.25 Sermon by The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde

Humility. Wisdom. Courage. Love. Brilliance. Listen to this. Then listen again. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwwa...

Best thing I’ve done today? Delete Twitter.

Douglas Murray: Saving the west, one polemic at a time Over many years, the writer has built a huge following as a darling of the global illiberal right. His intellectual journey is a reproachful mirror fo...

“Looking back at Douglas Murray’s public career, what is striking is how little the core of his thinking has evolved. Instead, it has calcified, expressing itself in an ever-belligerent posture of ethnic and cultural chauvinism”— @jamesbloodworth.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...

The New Rasputins Anti-science mysticism is enabling autocracy around the globe.

If you’re struggling to understand the forces shaping our world today, this may help …

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

2024 In Review - Bluesky It’s been a big year for Bluesky! Let's take a look back at everything that’s happened in the past year.

What a year! Bluesky opened its doors just last February. Since then, we opened federation, launched video, rolled out trending topics, and a whole lot more.

Happy New Year, and here’s to a great year ahead! 🎉

Hi, I’m God.

Bluesky is now over 26 MILLION users.

Congrats, Bluesky!

We no longer walk the earth with wonder. We have purchased the fatal ticket. Instead of being guests of the earth, we are now crowded passengers on the runaway train of progress and productivity; the windows are darkened and we can no longer see out. The gadgets and games in each compartment are quite fascinating. There is constant theatre. Public relations experts offer sensational help in manicuring the image and searching out the best sound-bite. Even if we wanted to alight, no-one seems to be able to stop the train. We desperately need to retrieve our capacity for reverence. Each day that is given to you is full of the shy graciousness of divine tenderness. It is a valuable practice at night to spend a little while revisiting the invisible sanctuaries of your lived day. Each day is a secret story woven around the radiant heart of wonder. We let our days fall away like empty shells and miss all the treasure. By poet and philosopher, John O'Donohue from his book, 'Eternal Echoes: Exploring Our Hunger to Belong'.

John O'Donohue on reverence.

What a passage.

A couple of quick tips for bluesky newbies. There aren't the same algorithms here so you need to post/repost lots and follow plenty of people, otherwise it will feel quiet at first. Check out who other people are following to find your Twitter friends. 😘