David Firn
@davidfirn.bsky.social
Truth Nanny. Clean on Opsec. Have previously genetically engineered stuff and saved whales.
You could have a lot more houses if they were death traps, developers have confirmed.
The staircase safety rule costing the UK 90,000 new homes
The need for a second staircase, brought in by the Conservatives after the Grenfell Tower disaster, have frustrated housebuilders, who claim it is unnecessary
www.thetimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:46 AM
You could have a lot more houses if they were death traps, developers have confirmed.
And yet nowhere has emerged as a hotbed of squatting 🤔.
The super-rich are checking out of the capital because of tax rises, while disillusioned landlords are selling up due to the Renters’ Rights Act
Fleeing non-doms trigger £23m fall in prime London’s rental market
www.thetimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
And yet nowhere has emerged as a hotbed of squatting 🤔.
All very interesting but I'm fairly sure I'm British Legal Professionals adjacent because they post a lot of cat pics.
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
bluesky-map.theo.io
I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
All very interesting but I'm fairly sure I'm British Legal Professionals adjacent because they post a lot of cat pics.
What did he say, Peter?
February 8, 2026 at 1:34 PM
What did he say, Peter?
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Otherwise it's just ...
TV tonight: the return of a sparkling Scottish comedy
Nina has a big decision to make in the tummy-tickling show Dinosaur. Plus: the finale of hit prison drama Waiting for the Out. Here’s what to watch this evening
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Otherwise it's just ...
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Someone ought to persuade him to rename Washington ‘Trumpton’. It’d give us a laugh over here, anyway.
You want your Gateway project funding? Here’s the price. 🤡
@punchbowlnews.bsky.social
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February 5, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Someone ought to persuade him to rename Washington ‘Trumpton’. It’d give us a laugh over here, anyway.
[Insert Le Comte de Frou Frou joke here]
February 3, 2026 at 6:07 PM
[Insert Le Comte de Frou Frou joke here]
This perhaps a bit extreme, but there is nothing quite so disapointing as a martini made with ice that has sat on the bar for hours so that neither the liquid nor the glass is properly cold.
The hill I will die on: Martinis should be served with a sidecar, or not at all | Josh Sharp
The hill I will die on: Martinis should be served with a sidecar, or not at all | Josh Sharp
A sip in the glass and the rest in a little carafe, please – and make sure it’s ice-cold, otherwise it’s an absolutely degenerate drink, says comedian Josh Sharp
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:47 PM
This perhaps a bit extreme, but there is nothing quite so disapointing as a martini made with ice that has sat on the bar for hours so that neither the liquid nor the glass is properly cold.
Somewhere in Russia a bot farm is cranking out social media posts targeting disgruntled middle aged dealers who sold more gear before 15 minute cities. as.ft.com/r/96c273a8-0...
Bike lanes vs narcos: French mayors step up fight against drug gangs
[FREE TO READ] Growing problem sparks concern that far right could take advantage in local elections
as.ft.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Somewhere in Russia a bot farm is cranking out social media posts targeting disgruntled middle aged dealers who sold more gear before 15 minute cities. as.ft.com/r/96c273a8-0...
Bring me the sausage of Alfredo Garcia.
Harry Potter & The Deathly Sausage
January 29, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Bring me the sausage of Alfredo Garcia.
Tuition fees for A levels ?
2026: Labour Chancellor Rachel Reeves, "It is not right that people who don't go to university bear the cost for others to"
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
2020: That time Labour leader Keir Starmer said he would scrap university tuition fees
January 29, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Tuition fees for A levels ?
Hi. Personal Finance Desk? I've got this great case study for the investing a windfall special. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Wigan lottery winner, 80, helped build counterfeit drugs empire, court told
John Eric Spiby is one of four jailed for being part of gang running operation worth up to £288m
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Hi. Personal Finance Desk? I've got this great case study for the investing a windfall special. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Really enjoyed Arcadia at the Old Vic - even though the lighting desk had to be turned off and on again in scene seven. "Why can't you teach me to Walz?" "It's too dark" 10/10 ad lib. No notes.
January 29, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Really enjoyed Arcadia at the Old Vic - even though the lighting desk had to be turned off and on again in scene seven. "Why can't you teach me to Walz?" "It's too dark" 10/10 ad lib. No notes.
Your occasional reminder that some UK politicians think this is better than the NHS.
I was cleaning out some files just now, and came across something that I’m sure my European followers have probably never seen.
Behold, the 98-page itemized bill for my kid’s 3-month NICU stay.
(Lego Obiwan is there for scale.)
Behold, the 98-page itemized bill for my kid’s 3-month NICU stay.
(Lego Obiwan is there for scale.)
January 29, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Your occasional reminder that some UK politicians think this is better than the NHS.
I'm sure it was dark at 4:30 last time I looked.
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I'm sure it was dark at 4:30 last time I looked.
Your occasion reminder that my junta will strip the human rights of anyone who has advocated the removal of human rights.
Sarah Pochin: "Terrorists do not deserve human rights."
The entire post-WWII settlement, including the ECHR, was based around the fact that *everyone* has human rights and governments deciding who can and cannot have human rights is a very slippery slope.
The entire post-WWII settlement, including the ECHR, was based around the fact that *everyone* has human rights and governments deciding who can and cannot have human rights is a very slippery slope.
January 26, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Your occasion reminder that my junta will strip the human rights of anyone who has advocated the removal of human rights.
Well that's enough newswrangling for a weekend. A large drink is incoming.
January 25, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Well that's enough newswrangling for a weekend. A large drink is incoming.
Visual investigation
A city under siege: Minneapolis reels after another killing
[FREE TO READ] ICE could become the largest enforcement agency in the US, but critics say its behaviour is increasingly lawless
as.ft.com
January 25, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Visual investigation
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker, of course, and the end cannot be far. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can meme more.
January 25, 2026 at 12:20 PM
We shall stick it out to the end, but we are getting weaker, of course, and the end cannot be far. It seems a pity, but I do not think I can meme more.
Once dived on the main Sydney sewage outfall to take samples. Didn't see any sharks but very surprised none of us got sick. We knew when we were close because the water got warmer.
Could Sydney’s creaking sewage system be linked to the spate of shark attacks?
Could Sydney’s creaking sewage system be linked to the spate of shark attacks?
Experts say dirty waters can attract more sharks – but there are many other factors at play
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Fatberg the size of four buses likely birthed poo balls that closed Sydney beaches – and it can’t be cleared
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After four shark attacks in New South Wales in less than 48 hours, authorities on Tuesday urged beachgoers “just go to a local pool instead”.
Sydneysiders have heard similar warnings before – in the past, they’ve been issued for beaches polluted with faecal matter after heavy rains. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Once dived on the main Sydney sewage outfall to take samples. Didn't see any sharks but very surprised none of us got sick. We knew when we were close because the water got warmer.
Yeah 'could be' *yanks on the handbrake while turning the steering wheel*
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Yeah 'could be' *yanks on the handbrake while turning the steering wheel*
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I think this is the most important article I've written for a while: a trip to Sudan to report on the UN's refugee agency.
Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
as.ft.com/r/f137508d-d...
Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
as.ft.com/r/f137508d-d...
January 24, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I think this is the most important article I've written for a while: a trip to Sudan to report on the UN's refugee agency.
Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
as.ft.com/r/f137508d-d...
Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
as.ft.com/r/f137508d-d...
And did his Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our op ed page?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among the dark abandoned mills?
Shine forth upon our op ed page?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among the dark abandoned mills?
January 23, 2026 at 8:41 AM
And did his Countenance Divine,
Shine forth upon our op ed page?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among the dark abandoned mills?
Shine forth upon our op ed page?
And was Jerusalem builded here,
Among the dark abandoned mills?