Tom Rawstorne
@rawsty.bsky.social
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Journalism-loving journalist with a lifelong love of cricket, a new-found penchant for padel and an interest in rural affairs and politics.
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Can’t help but worry for Malala’s fellow bong users, thinking, ‘shit, I’ve killed Malala!’
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The Grand Old Duke of Nought
The Grand Old Duke of Nought
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"A 9 year-old girl has disappeared after using a moisturiser that makes you look 10 years younger."
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Learned that an anonymous outside expert on submersibles did an interview with the OceanGate Titan investigation, and they released a transcript, with all the names redacted. The first line of his first answer? "I'm sure you're familiar with my film Titanic."
Just seen someone describe Robert F Kennedy Jr as ‘Ball-sac face’ and well…
Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall (not) inherit the rare earth
How do you get a squirrel out of a wood burner?
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From FB:

Had the worst day ever. I paid a joiner to build me a double bed and he's done a bunk.

It's just one thing on top of another.
Start off sensible...and then...
Love the replies to this
Despite my determination to join the AI world my only interaction thus far with the new world has been to ask Google AI how to turn off Microsoft Co-Pilot AI in Word because it was doing my head in.
Great. Adieu Sky for now
Why the fxxx do we all sit around tutting when companies like Jaguar and M&S are hit by hackers, inflicting £100m + damage - where’s the response? Take them out a la cartel boats
What’s the best way of watching the England cricket this winter - what’s the NZ tour on and Ashes? Do I need Sky cricket subscription??
Havianas should release a flip flop called The Trump in honour of his ever-changing position on Ukraine
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What rot. Aside from it being very funny it doesn't exactly speak well of someone's judgment, trustworthiness, or morals that their previous job was being a woo merchant claiming they could enlarge breasts with the power of their mind.
"what a magnificent moment, Raif" - might have that as a tattoo...
Oi, Martin Daubney. Get your tanks off Partridge's lawn.
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There are bigger things going on in the world but this was great FOI work by Andrew Ellson of the Times about how TfL chose not to not to release a study showing LTNs did not cut car use. www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
TfL suppressed report showing LTNs don’t cut car use
Sadiq Khan and his mayoral officials have spent years saying low-traffic neighbourhoods deter motorists
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