Beau
@drbeaubeaumont.bsky.social
Lapsed historian, having the best mid-life crisis. Personal account: all the stupid opinions expressed are entirely my own, and nobody else's. he/him
He’s basically Stanley Johnson.
November 26, 2025 at 7:45 AM
He’s basically Stanley Johnson.
Joke’s on you, Rachel Reeves: I’ve already spaffed every penny I own on Black Friday stuff.
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Joke’s on you, Rachel Reeves: I’ve already spaffed every penny I own on Black Friday stuff.
Football though, isn’t it?
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Football though, isn’t it?
“Because god knows, we need costly distractions in the media more than ever…”
Leavitt on Trump's boat strikes: "You can expect to see those strikes continue"
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“Because god knows, we need costly distractions in the media more than ever…”
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R.I.P. TrumpCare (2:12 pm, November 24, 2025 - 2:14 pm, November 24, 2025)
You will not be mourned.
You will not be mourned.
absolutely incredible -- CNN host introduces a segment about Trump's "new healthcare proposal," but less than two minutes later breaks into her script to announce "breaking news" that Trump's healthcare proposal is being postponed
November 24, 2025 at 8:59 PM
R.I.P. TrumpCare (2:12 pm, November 24, 2025 - 2:14 pm, November 24, 2025)
You will not be mourned.
You will not be mourned.
Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United: a team so bad that Everton got bored of beating them, so started beating one another instead.
November 24, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United: a team so bad that Everton got bored of beating them, so started beating one another instead.
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Best football stat of the season:
Only three players touched the ball fewer times in the first half than Joshua Zirkzee (16) and one of them played nine minutes and another was sent off for hitting their team-mate.
Only three players touched the ball fewer times in the first half than Joshua Zirkzee (16) and one of them played nine minutes and another was sent off for hitting their team-mate.
November 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Best football stat of the season:
Only three players touched the ball fewer times in the first half than Joshua Zirkzee (16) and one of them played nine minutes and another was sent off for hitting their team-mate.
Only three players touched the ball fewer times in the first half than Joshua Zirkzee (16) and one of them played nine minutes and another was sent off for hitting their team-mate.
However bad your day is looking, at least you haven’t woken up today to be reminded by the internet of that time eight years ago when you completely imagined a terrorist attack in Selfridges.
Happy Monday, Olly Murs.
Happy Monday, Olly Murs.
November 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
However bad your day is looking, at least you haven’t woken up today to be reminded by the internet of that time eight years ago when you completely imagined a terrorist attack in Selfridges.
Happy Monday, Olly Murs.
Happy Monday, Olly Murs.
Too. Many. Books?
That’s not a term I’m familiar with.
That’s not a term I’m familiar with.
Twitter accounts are based in Russia. BlueSky accounts are based in homes with, frankly, too many books, plants, obsolete cables, and pieces of rustic pottery, that could do with a bit of a tidying up, to be honest.
November 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Too. Many. Books?
That’s not a term I’m familiar with.
That’s not a term I’m familiar with.
Saw the second Wicked movie earlier, and the standout performance is unquestionably that of Ariana Grande’s eyelashes, which in the sequel seem to occupy about 40% of every scene that she’s in.
a woman in a pink dress is hugging another woman in a green dress
ALT: a woman in a pink dress is hugging another woman in a green dress
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Saw the second Wicked movie earlier, and the standout performance is unquestionably that of Ariana Grande’s eyelashes, which in the sequel seem to occupy about 40% of every scene that she’s in.
Reposted by Beau
Merry Extra Large Pork Pie
November 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Merry Extra Large Pork Pie
On Doctor Who Day, let’s have your favourite Earth-2 Doctor.
(This feels like a no-brainer…)
(This feels like a no-brainer…)
November 23, 2025 at 12:42 PM
On Doctor Who Day, let’s have your favourite Earth-2 Doctor.
(This feels like a no-brainer…)
(This feels like a no-brainer…)
Irrespective of your political opinions on this topic, I think we can all agree that title is absolutely world-class punning.
Today at 1.30pm for anyone interested.
Me and @caitlinsmith.bsky.social have teamed up to make another BBC Radio 4 documentary. If At First You Don't Secede asks if there is any way through the current impasse on independence. It's on this coming Sunday (November 23) at 1.30pm if you fancy a listen. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
November 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Irrespective of your political opinions on this topic, I think we can all agree that title is absolutely world-class punning.
Hmm, I wonder what’s happening back over on Twi… oh my dear sweet lord.
November 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Hmm, I wonder what’s happening back over on Twi… oh my dear sweet lord.
Building a squad of Saturnine Terminators.
Sometime you need to use a scalpel. Sometimes you just need to use a Bosch.
#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity #HorusHeresy
Sometime you need to use a scalpel. Sometimes you just need to use a Bosch.
#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity #HorusHeresy
November 23, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Building a squad of Saturnine Terminators.
Sometime you need to use a scalpel. Sometimes you just need to use a Bosch.
#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity #HorusHeresy
Sometime you need to use a scalpel. Sometimes you just need to use a Bosch.
#Nerdlings #WarhammerCommunity #HorusHeresy
Of all the unexpected wins in our species’ history, just imagine for a moment being the human who thought that they’d overcooked the bread, only to discover seconds later that they’d accidentally invented toast.
a toaster is holding a cup of coffee next to a slice of bread and a slice of butter
ALT: a toaster is holding a cup of coffee next to a slice of bread and a slice of butter
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Of all the unexpected wins in our species’ history, just imagine for a moment being the human who thought that they’d overcooked the bread, only to discover seconds later that they’d accidentally invented toast.
I see the Postecoglou Effect is finally starting to kick in at Nottingham Forest.
November 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I see the Postecoglou Effect is finally starting to kick in at Nottingham Forest.
Don’t bring my mother into this.
November 23, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Don’t bring my mother into this.
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November 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Even before you see a picture of Zak in this article, you know exactly what Zak is going to look like.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Do mushroom and protein 'functional' coffees have health benefits?
Mushroom and ashwagandha coffees are spreading from health stores to UK high streets.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Even before you see a picture of Zak in this article, you know exactly what Zak is going to look like.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I can see how she was an absolute shoe-in for the role.
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I can see how she was an absolute shoe-in for the role.
I think I know what Arne Slot’s getting for Christmas…
The sack.
The sack.
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
I think I know what Arne Slot’s getting for Christmas…
The sack.
The sack.
That’s a big boast, Olympus.
November 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
That’s a big boast, Olympus.
A genuine lifesaver if you ever happen to get bitten by Ed Sheeran.
November 22, 2025 at 3:33 PM
A genuine lifesaver if you ever happen to get bitten by Ed Sheeran.