Clive Mitchell

Now that he’s started a war, I’ve completely forgotten that he’s a pedophile.

Carvin' up the world

Board of Pieces

Donald Trump's FIFA Peace Trophy forms the stem of an atomic mushroom cloud.

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

One of the reasons I find buildings like the Flatiron so fascinating is they bring that divide between the inside (safe, warm, known) and the outside (the chaotic unknown) starkly to the fore. It's like The City and The City.

The Board of Pieces

Oh Joy

Government of Jersey The Assisted Dying Citizens' Jury will take place via online sessions in Spring 2021. The Jury will be selected at random and will demographically represent the Island's population

A lot of coverage today in the UK about the passing of the Jersey legislation on assisted dying. But in the coverage I’ve seen there’s no mention of the Citizens’ Jury on Assisted Dying which played a role in the broader public engagement process 👉🏼 www.gov.je/Caring/Assis...

The secrecy of the ballot matters

Those on X with racalised and radicalised view using anecdotes about family voting do not mean that they want Asian women's autonomy to express their own vote; they mean they don't want Asians to be voters, and need mass deportations

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A despicable slur from Goodwin. He should be ashamed of himself; but of course he'll resist the shame. He's deliberately cast himself into the pit of hatred.

A big +1 from me. Absolutely critical that we shout loudly and regularly about how brilliant the UK's electoral system is. Impartial, professional, and free of partisan nonsense.

Chris Mason bangs on about Labour's right and left flanks. I don't think that has anything to do with the outcome of the by-election. imo it's poor public services, stuttering economy, and because we feel fractious and brittle in our political selves. #r4today

ALT text: genuine* Telegraph opinion piece from Allister Heath
"How World at One became the ultimate tool for the Left to destroy our liberties"

*not really

#wato

It is!

After your ears have unlocked the full power of schwa, they can then grasp an even greater English sound: schwi.

OMG!

More datapoints for how the Home Office views the British people only as subjects of the Crown rather than citizens of a democracy
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That man destroyed my job (the Audit Commission), altho silver lining was an entirely new career direction which is still with me now.

"banana" has two schwas!! Love it.

Really enjoying @dannybate.bsky.social's "Why Q needs U".

Why was I never told about the schwa! The most common vowel sound in English, it has no specific letter (A, E, I, O, and U can all be sounded as schwa). Now I'm seeing it EVERYWHERE.

Fascinating stuff.

join my UFO cult. we don't believe in anything, you just show up each Sunday with a hot dish and a drawing of your favorite spaceship and we all compliment each other's drawings. and if the dish is bad we sacrifice you to Zaxxxxar

"I have neither eyes to see nor tongue to speak, but if you nab the bastard now you'll be doing us all a favour"

Slime-mould slop. Brainless, live in organic-rich environments, definitely NOT harmless to humans.

It seems to me that those in favour of #AssistedDying are wanting people to decide for themselves, whilst those opposed are wanting to decide for them.

#r4today

Me too. I only came to it quite recently. I could barely speak when I got to end of A Wizard, knocked all the wind out of me.

Lovely to hear the shout out to Le Guin's A Wizard of Earthsea on #r4today. One of the very best books I've read. Deceptively simple (a short story about a wizard), it's got enormous power to move, written in Le Guin's wonderful prose.

Glad to spot your post. I really enjoyed Against Constitutional Originalism (and I'm completely lay when it comes to the law), so will make this my next read.

South Korea court cites Charles I precedent to convict Yoon of insurrection South Korea court cites Charles I precedent to convict Yoon of insurrection Court links ancient treason doctrine to modern verdict as Jee Kui-youn hands Yoon life sentence for Dec. 3 martial law

Absolutely fascinating to see the trial of Charles I cited in modern day South Korea.

Be interesting whether the regicide could ever be used as a precedent in an English court though...

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