Andy Leask
@andyleask.bsky.social
Writer, educator, gamer, nerd.
Head of English - lover of literature, games and coffee, with a penchant for dabbling in edtech.
https://www.rookerypublications.com/
Head of English - lover of literature, games and coffee, with a penchant for dabbling in edtech.
https://www.rookerypublications.com/
Day 10 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
El Tolú, Colombia, light roast
Yum yum yum. Light, sweet, citrus notes... I wouldn't say I get lavender as such, more of a blossom honey, but it's a delicious, flavoursome brew.
El Tolú, Colombia, light roast
Yum yum yum. Light, sweet, citrus notes... I wouldn't say I get lavender as such, more of a blossom honey, but it's a delicious, flavoursome brew.
December 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Day 10 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
El Tolú, Colombia, light roast
Yum yum yum. Light, sweet, citrus notes... I wouldn't say I get lavender as such, more of a blossom honey, but it's a delicious, flavoursome brew.
El Tolú, Colombia, light roast
Yum yum yum. Light, sweet, citrus notes... I wouldn't say I get lavender as such, more of a blossom honey, but it's a delicious, flavoursome brew.
Reposted by Andy Leask
Remember the PM is a lawyer who formerly worked on Human Rights matters.
I'm not going to call him a Human Rights lawyer because that implies a moral and ethical commitment to those rights which he clearly did not hold.
Labour are now a right-wing party in the UK
#HumanRightsDay #LabourIsLost
I'm not going to call him a Human Rights lawyer because that implies a moral and ethical commitment to those rights which he clearly did not hold.
Labour are now a right-wing party in the UK
#HumanRightsDay #LabourIsLost
Human rights were built for hard times, not rewrites when it suits the Government.
Pushing to water down the European Convention on Human Rights on International Human Rights Day is a moral retreat, not a solution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pushing to water down the European Convention on Human Rights on International Human Rights Day is a moral retreat, not a solution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Starmer is lobbying Europe to join him in watering down the ECHR. This illiberalism will harm us all | Steve Valdez-Symonds
The prime minister and his counterpart in Denmark want a concerted effort to weaken human rights across Europe. This isn’t pragmatism – it’s cruelty, says Steve Valdez-Symonds, refugee and migrant rig...
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Remember the PM is a lawyer who formerly worked on Human Rights matters.
I'm not going to call him a Human Rights lawyer because that implies a moral and ethical commitment to those rights which he clearly did not hold.
Labour are now a right-wing party in the UK
#HumanRightsDay #LabourIsLost
I'm not going to call him a Human Rights lawyer because that implies a moral and ethical commitment to those rights which he clearly did not hold.
Labour are now a right-wing party in the UK
#HumanRightsDay #LabourIsLost
Reposted by Andy Leask
Reposted by Andy Leask
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
"I'm not in denial, I'm in open rebellion" damn that quote goes hard
Day 9 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Engenho, Brazil, dark roast.
Very nice: smooth, especially for a dark roast. It really does have a milk chocolate flavour with just a hint of pepper. Which may not sound nice, but is. I'm a fan of the micro fermentation process!
Engenho, Brazil, dark roast.
Very nice: smooth, especially for a dark roast. It really does have a milk chocolate flavour with just a hint of pepper. Which may not sound nice, but is. I'm a fan of the micro fermentation process!
December 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Day 9 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Engenho, Brazil, dark roast.
Very nice: smooth, especially for a dark roast. It really does have a milk chocolate flavour with just a hint of pepper. Which may not sound nice, but is. I'm a fan of the micro fermentation process!
Engenho, Brazil, dark roast.
Very nice: smooth, especially for a dark roast. It really does have a milk chocolate flavour with just a hint of pepper. Which may not sound nice, but is. I'm a fan of the micro fermentation process!
Day 8 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Ndaroini, Kenya, light roast
Hell yeah! This is my jam. Smooth, blackcurrant notes with a caramelly aftertaste. Lush. It does seem Kenyan light roasts are my go to just now!
Makes the parents' evening a bit more bearable! 🤓
@pactcoffee.bsky.social
Ndaroini, Kenya, light roast
Hell yeah! This is my jam. Smooth, blackcurrant notes with a caramelly aftertaste. Lush. It does seem Kenyan light roasts are my go to just now!
Makes the parents' evening a bit more bearable! 🤓
@pactcoffee.bsky.social
December 8, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Day 8 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Ndaroini, Kenya, light roast
Hell yeah! This is my jam. Smooth, blackcurrant notes with a caramelly aftertaste. Lush. It does seem Kenyan light roasts are my go to just now!
Makes the parents' evening a bit more bearable! 🤓
@pactcoffee.bsky.social
Ndaroini, Kenya, light roast
Hell yeah! This is my jam. Smooth, blackcurrant notes with a caramelly aftertaste. Lush. It does seem Kenyan light roasts are my go to just now!
Makes the parents' evening a bit more bearable! 🤓
@pactcoffee.bsky.social
Day 7 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Navarro, Bolivia, Medium Roast
A nice, smooth coffee this morning, with definite date notes.
Navarro, Bolivia, Medium Roast
A nice, smooth coffee this morning, with definite date notes.
December 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Day 7 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Navarro, Bolivia, Medium Roast
A nice, smooth coffee this morning, with definite date notes.
Navarro, Bolivia, Medium Roast
A nice, smooth coffee this morning, with definite date notes.
Day 6 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
El Aguacate, Honduras
This one is a mixed bag. I really do get the tasting notes (apricot/strawberry candy), but I don't love those flavours in coffee. A little too acidic for my tastes.
El Aguacate, Honduras
This one is a mixed bag. I really do get the tasting notes (apricot/strawberry candy), but I don't love those flavours in coffee. A little too acidic for my tastes.
December 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Day 6 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
El Aguacate, Honduras
This one is a mixed bag. I really do get the tasting notes (apricot/strawberry candy), but I don't love those flavours in coffee. A little too acidic for my tastes.
El Aguacate, Honduras
This one is a mixed bag. I really do get the tasting notes (apricot/strawberry candy), but I don't love those flavours in coffee. A little too acidic for my tastes.
Day 5 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Muthuthi-ini PB, Kenya, light roast.
Kenyan light roasts have been some of my favourite subscription coffees this year, and this one's not bad. A little too acidic for my tastes, at first at least, though it smooths out. Definitely one I'd like to try again.
Muthuthi-ini PB, Kenya, light roast.
Kenyan light roasts have been some of my favourite subscription coffees this year, and this one's not bad. A little too acidic for my tastes, at first at least, though it smooths out. Definitely one I'd like to try again.
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Day 5 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Muthuthi-ini PB, Kenya, light roast.
Kenyan light roasts have been some of my favourite subscription coffees this year, and this one's not bad. A little too acidic for my tastes, at first at least, though it smooths out. Definitely one I'd like to try again.
Muthuthi-ini PB, Kenya, light roast.
Kenyan light roasts have been some of my favourite subscription coffees this year, and this one's not bad. A little too acidic for my tastes, at first at least, though it smooths out. Definitely one I'd like to try again.
Reposted by Andy Leask
King Duncan: There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face.
DM: Give me an Insight check
DM: Give me an Insight check
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
King Duncan: There's no art to find the mind's construction in the face.
DM: Give me an Insight check
DM: Give me an Insight check
Day 4 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Colombia, Bolivia, medium roast.
This is more my style. Smooth, slightly sweet. I tested myself with the tasting notes, and I swear I said 'creamy toffee', which is literally what's printed. Definitely one to try again.
@pactcoffee.bsky.social
Colombia, Bolivia, medium roast.
This is more my style. Smooth, slightly sweet. I tested myself with the tasting notes, and I swear I said 'creamy toffee', which is literally what's printed. Definitely one to try again.
@pactcoffee.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Day 4 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Colombia, Bolivia, medium roast.
This is more my style. Smooth, slightly sweet. I tested myself with the tasting notes, and I swear I said 'creamy toffee', which is literally what's printed. Definitely one to try again.
@pactcoffee.bsky.social
Colombia, Bolivia, medium roast.
This is more my style. Smooth, slightly sweet. I tested myself with the tasting notes, and I swear I said 'creamy toffee', which is literally what's printed. Definitely one to try again.
@pactcoffee.bsky.social
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A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Day 3 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Recanto, Brazil.
A pretty bold dark roast, but with some nice subtle flavours in it. Definite hints of raisin. Pretty good, though I'm hoping for a lighter roast soon!
Recanto, Brazil.
A pretty bold dark roast, but with some nice subtle flavours in it. Definite hints of raisin. Pretty good, though I'm hoping for a lighter roast soon!
December 3, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Day 3 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Recanto, Brazil.
A pretty bold dark roast, but with some nice subtle flavours in it. Definite hints of raisin. Pretty good, though I'm hoping for a lighter roast soon!
Recanto, Brazil.
A pretty bold dark roast, but with some nice subtle flavours in it. Definite hints of raisin. Pretty good, though I'm hoping for a lighter roast soon!
Day 2 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Terras Altas, Brazil
This is fine. It's nice enough, but I don't get any of the tasting notes. It just tastes like coffee. I've had it before (last year's advent calendar and as a subscription) and I added more milk this time, which makes it slightly better.
Terras Altas, Brazil
This is fine. It's nice enough, but I don't get any of the tasting notes. It just tastes like coffee. I've had it before (last year's advent calendar and as a subscription) and I added more milk this time, which makes it slightly better.
December 2, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Day 2 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Terras Altas, Brazil
This is fine. It's nice enough, but I don't get any of the tasting notes. It just tastes like coffee. I've had it before (last year's advent calendar and as a subscription) and I added more milk this time, which makes it slightly better.
Terras Altas, Brazil
This is fine. It's nice enough, but I don't get any of the tasting notes. It just tastes like coffee. I've had it before (last year's advent calendar and as a subscription) and I added more milk this time, which makes it slightly better.
Day 1 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Buenos Aires, which is confusingly from Colombia, not Argentina. A very tasty medium roast. I've been favouring light roasts recently, but this is nicely full bodies but with some smoothness and complexity to the flavour.
Buenos Aires, which is confusingly from Colombia, not Argentina. A very tasty medium roast. I've been favouring light roasts recently, but this is nicely full bodies but with some smoothness and complexity to the flavour.
December 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Day 1 of my #PactCoffeeAdventCalendar
Buenos Aires, which is confusingly from Colombia, not Argentina. A very tasty medium roast. I've been favouring light roasts recently, but this is nicely full bodies but with some smoothness and complexity to the flavour.
Buenos Aires, which is confusingly from Colombia, not Argentina. A very tasty medium roast. I've been favouring light roasts recently, but this is nicely full bodies but with some smoothness and complexity to the flavour.
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Awwww yeah! Great to see these out in the world. Pick up a pdf here: floaker.itch.io
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Awwww yeah! Great to see these out in the world. Pick up a pdf here: floaker.itch.io
Highly recommend snagging a copy, it's great fun!
In honour of The Cunning Folks' favourite holiday, I've put 31 free copies of the game up on itch for anyone who would love to give it a go!
Now go cause some mischief and be sure to trick more than you treat! 🎃
emilygreymoore.itch.io/the-cunning-...
Now go cause some mischief and be sure to trick more than you treat! 🎃
emilygreymoore.itch.io/the-cunning-...
The Cunning Folk by Emily Greymoore
The Cunning Folk TTRPG: A Game of Mischief, Magic, and Revenge
emilygreymoore.itch.io
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Highly recommend snagging a copy, it's great fun!
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Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
October 20, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Oh nooooo, Lindsey Halligan, this is not how any of this works
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
(15 screens into a Signal exchange) www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...
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For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
Remember this, whenever someone says "alternative proteins - yuck!"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Beef, pork, chicken: the world loves cheap meat. If people knew what really goes in it, that love affair would be over | Devi Sridhar
Antibiotic use in farming is now rampant. How meat is produced in China may mean the drugs you need here won’t work, says Prof Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the University of Edinburg...
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:25 PM
For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.
Reposted by Andy Leask
Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury.
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
It hurt when I crashed my bike into a pothole – and it taught me the true price of austerity | George Monbiot
Fixing that hole could have cost under £100; the cost of not doing so is limitless. My prang highlights the neoliberal folly of false economies, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Keeping people in poverty is an expensive luxury.
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My column on the false economies of austerity, which costs us all a fortune. Despite the government's claims, austerity continues under Labour. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Boosting this again because clinically vulnerable people do not stop being vulnerable when the Government wants to save money.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people – keep covid boosters
'Protect the NHS' and 'Save Lives' by continuing to fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people, including most previously shielded as CEV, rather than limiting them to over-75s, care hom...
petition.parliament.uk
September 19, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Boosting this again because clinically vulnerable people do not stop being vulnerable when the Government wants to save money.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
September 20, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.
August 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.
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Reposting for friends across the pond
The Immeasurable Heaven has been out one month today, and I wanted to say a huge thank you for the support & love my weird tale from another galaxy has had so far.
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August 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Reposting for friends across the pond
This was a hoot! @tomtoner.bsky.social was great as always and the chat brought tons of brilliant ideas to bear. It's available to watch now, check it out. We're planning a part two, and I'm also thinking about how to adapt it for school...
Today's interactive world building workshop with @tomtoner.bsky.social will be wildly imaginative and loads of fun!
7pm UK / 2pm ET / 11am PT
youtube.com/live/Vrc8zEf...
2/5
7pm UK / 2pm ET / 11am PT
youtube.com/live/Vrc8zEf...
2/5
Extreme Wildcard Worldbuilding Workshop, with Tom Toner (ItR Special Episode 10:2)
Join us Inside the Rookery with for a special worldbuilding workshop with author Tom Toner.
For more on his most recent book, check here: https://www.simonandschuster.co.uk/books/The-Immeasurable-Hea...
youtube.com
August 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
This was a hoot! @tomtoner.bsky.social was great as always and the chat brought tons of brilliant ideas to bear. It's available to watch now, check it out. We're planning a part two, and I'm also thinking about how to adapt it for school...