and that is how they save money. Vile people.

24.12.2025 17:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The ancient tradition of burning a Yule Log To most modern Britons the words ‘Yule Log’ probably bring to mind that masterstroke of marketing that has enabled supermarkets to sell an ordinary chocolate roulade (with the addition of a plastic sp...

I wrote about Yule Logs for @thespectator1828.bsky.social: “While the Yule Log may have pagan origins, it is perhaps better understood as the wooden equivalent of a goose or turkey – a special treat for the Christmas season, relieving the misery of midwinter.” spectator.com/article/the-... 🪵

24.12.2025 10:59 — 👍 35    🔁 8    💬 3    📌 2

I know funding for local councils and for heritage locations is more than a little tight, but we need public spaces even more now. www.change.org/p/save-banbu...

24.12.2025 16:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sign the Petition Save Banbury & Museum and Gallery: Urge Cherwell to source alternative funding

There's currently a massive existential threat to a museum in my hometown. We're hoping that online voices will help protect Banbury Museum from being defunded and shut down. This is a really special place to me & to my family, I'd appreciate help!

www.change.org/p/save-banbu...

24.12.2025 11:05 — 👍 35    🔁 23    💬 2    📌 0

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Stamp shape on a red, sparkly background. Small Christmas-themed stamps adorn the outside. Wording reads: Collect stamps and raise money for the ME Association. Any and all stamps wanted. Collect throughout the year and then send. MEA logo.

IMAGE DESCRIPTION: Brown envelope on a red, sparkly background. Address on the envelope is: ME ASSOCIATION, PO Box 16992, Sutton Coldfield, B73 9YA. Wording reads: Please note that this is different to the ME Association's charity address. MEA logo.

Stamp Collection - Please don't forget to keep collecting stamps for the ME Association this Christmas!

Simply cut or gently rip used stamps from their envelopes, taking care not to damage the stamp.

#pwME #MECFS #MyalgicE #MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #LongCovid

17.12.2025 14:10 — 👍 7    🔁 9    💬 1    📌 0

New discovery: Roman-era marble bathtub dating 1st c. AD reused as fountain trough unearthed in Ephesus.
The discovery was made during excavations, offering rare insight into how luxury household objects were adapted for practical use in later phases of the city

www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/roma...

17.12.2025 20:53 — 👍 123    🔁 30    💬 1    📌 1

I've been failed by the NHS and a number of its processes don't work well, but I still defend it because it's still the best form of overall healthcare there is.

17.12.2025 19:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Morons gathering

Hymn books handed out by robinson

Tommy Robinson and his far right goons are holding a carol service to honour the birth of a displaced Middle Eastern refugee who started a religion that explicitly emphasized a belief in universal love, peace and tolerance over earthly nations and division.

Dimmer than broken Christmas tree lights

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So evocative

11.12.2025 12:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Very pleased to find they are on BSky.

08.12.2025 11:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

I missed my carefully crafted corner of Twitter and finally decided to join the BSky gang.

01.12.2025 11:05 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0