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The Conservative immigration proposals cannot be allowed to stand without a profound and widespread statement of moral condemnation inews.co.uk/opinion/tori...

Excellent thread as always from Emma

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

Why are the American president's claims about autism the first item on British news bulletins?

He's not our president, the advice doesn't apply here and he's not presented any evidence to support his assertions.

So why spread these claims? What make this the biggest story in the UK?

Silhouette illustration in black ink. An apple tree stands in the centre of the composition on a grassy mound surrounded by celebrating figures: on its left, a goose and two dancing children, one holding a tambourine. On the right, a young woman with a flute, a fawn, and a rabbit.

It's the first day of astronomical autumn. 🍂

The apple tree. Ink on Saunders Waterford HP.

A piece I did back in 2014 as a sample for Crabtree & Evelyn on an apple wassail theme. In the event, C&E decided on a different direction and I didn't get the gig (boo). Still, I got an artwork out of it.

Really pleased you’re getting sorted, take care x

Hi Martin, as someone who’s mum died of a heart attack that she insisted was heartburn, please get this checked, just to make sure you’re ok x

YouTube video by Pulp - Topic My Lighthouse (Remastered)

Jarvis Cocker is 62 today. He's 19 here.
youtu.be/mimTbzWkps8?...

Cartoon of many small birds resting on the branches of a tree Caption reads "...then swerve up sharply to the right, veer left a bit, swooping low..."

In case you’ve ever wondered how they do it…

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🎶 'Alas, what hast thou done?
Thou art a pynke ponye girle
Yn the daunse at the clubbe!'
'Nay, modir! Ich am but seekinge mirthe
On the stage yn myne heeles
It ys wher Ich belonge:
Downe at the
Pynke Ponye Clubbe!
Ich shal keepe on daunsinge,
Downe yn West Hollywoode'
[lute solo] 🎶

An oak tree that looks very annoyed

NEVER EVER ANNOY AN OAK TREE

Allotments in Manchester's Piccadilly Gardens, 1947 (Manchester Libraries).

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Teachers are so often a glue that holds society together.

YouTube video by Love - Topic Andmoreagain (2015 Remaster)

#5albums50s60sfinal
Love - Forever Changes (1967)
A truly great album top spot contender.

Orchid 7

The world needs more Prefab Sprout. That's it, that's the message for today's choice: open.spotify.com/track/2HgD9I...

Discworld QOTD, from Men at Arms

Save theatre, libraryes, parkes, indie bookestores, museums, cinema, local restaurantes, coffee shoppes, meetinge places, qualitye public educacioun, communitye marketes, lyve musique, weirde places, goode places. All the thinges that corporate logic ys so eager to distorte and remove.

"Your dad shouts at hotels."

Genius.

"Amber Hollow" This morning, in a lane near Glastonbury Tor.

Aug 24th! St. Bartholomew's Day and weather patterns of St. Swithin's Day,the proverb stated, "St Bartholomew's mantle wipes dry, all the tears that St Swithin can cry," implying Bartholomew's Day could bring relief from excessive rain predicted by St. Swithin's Day. #Folklore

This.

Vance wasn’t here for a holiday.

IT'S THEM! THE 30-50 FERAL HOGS!

AS THE LEGENDS FORETOLD!

Apologies for the 'Reform' sharing, but this is a thread of yikes.
Starts bad.
Gets worse.
Then you get the the fourth entry in this thread, and it becomes a whole heap of *yikes*

The U.K. Online Safety Act was (avowedly, as revealed in a recent High Court case) “not primarily aimed at protecting children” but at regulating “services that have a significant influence over public discourse.”

And thou mayest aske thyself, 'How do Ich werke thys?'
And thou mayest aske thyself, 'Wher ys that large destrier?'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my beautiful castle!'
And thou mayest telle thyself, 'Thys nys not my swift goshawk!'

This is amazing. And the story about him linked in the comments is equally awesome. History through individual stories is often glorious.

Reasons to join the dark druids:
- everyone looks good with antlers
- black is a flattering shade
- tea parties with the twig witch
- learn to craft beautifully cursed jewelry
- work under the stars and sleep on a bed of moss

How brilliant is this www.weregildcalculator.com