Hieronymus Bob
@hieronymusbob.bsky.social
I like to make things. Sometimes they are good.
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Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
December 13, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Learned today that “Galápagos” comes from a Spanish word for tortoise, meaning that “Galápagos Tortoise” is,
in fact,
a tortology
in fact,
a tortology
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Christopher Nolan should record a very serious version of the “Jingle bells, Batman smells” Christmas song.
December 13, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Christopher Nolan should record a very serious version of the “Jingle bells, Batman smells” Christmas song.
Saw the new Frankenstein, could've done without one of the characters saying "you're the real monster" audiences really shouldn't be treated as if they're stupid enough to need that pointed out (even if they are)
December 11, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Saw the new Frankenstein, could've done without one of the characters saying "you're the real monster" audiences really shouldn't be treated as if they're stupid enough to need that pointed out (even if they are)
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“Where we’re going we don’t need roads”
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
“Where we’re going we don’t need roads”
Oldboy. A truly awful film for truly awful people. If the octopus scene didn't make you hate it there is something seriously wrong with you.
Never mind movies you’ve watched multiple times, name a movie you’ve watched once and would never watch again.
December 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Oldboy. A truly awful film for truly awful people. If the octopus scene didn't make you hate it there is something seriously wrong with you.
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NHS leader calls for revival of mask-wearing amid ‘tidal wave’ of flu
NHS leader calls for revival of mask-wearing amid ‘tidal wave’ of flu
NHS Providers chief urges better infection control, while No 10 stresses choice and Kemi Badenoch warns against mask mandate
People experiencing flu or cold symptoms should wear a mask in public places as the UK grapples with a “tidal wave” of illness, an NHS leader has said.
Daniel Elkeles, chief executive of NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts, said the country is seeing a “very nasty strain of flu” that has occurred earlier in the year than normal, and face coverings should be worn on public transport, as during the Covid pandemic. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
NHS leader calls for revival of mask-wearing amid ‘tidal wave’ of flu
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The justice system has the opportunity to launch the funniest* investigation here
news.sky.com/story/badeno...
news.sky.com/story/badeno...
December 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The justice system has the opportunity to launch the funniest* investigation here
news.sky.com/story/badeno...
news.sky.com/story/badeno...
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Why does Starmer oppose the death penalty on basis mistakes are made, but not assisted dying? Does he really believe vulnerable people won't get sucked into a medically-assisted suicide they shouldn't be able to consent to?
My column @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
www.thenewworld.co.uk/sonia-sodha-...
My column @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
www.thenewworld.co.uk/sonia-sodha-...
November 18, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Why does Starmer oppose the death penalty on basis mistakes are made, but not assisted dying? Does he really believe vulnerable people won't get sucked into a medically-assisted suicide they shouldn't be able to consent to?
My column @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
www.thenewworld.co.uk/sonia-sodha-...
My column @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
www.thenewworld.co.uk/sonia-sodha-...
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I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
November 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I just don't need to know what the Telegraph has written about Dungeons & Dragons. It's a newspaper for people who are frightened of samosas.
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Kemi Badenoch is the Philomena Cunk of politicians, without the occasional accidental insight
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Kemi Badenoch is the Philomena Cunk of politicians, without the occasional accidental insight
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She is so profoundly intellectually incurious that I find myself fascinated how she ever learnt how to *speak*.
Also the Romans literally had a welfare system that included cash transfers for poor children. (And subsidised grain for low income workers...).
There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?
November 28, 2025 at 11:28 AM
She is so profoundly intellectually incurious that I find myself fascinated how she ever learnt how to *speak*.
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I think what this (widely shared among some people who follow me) attitude misses is that, of course, if you have a series of cowboy builders, you are going to be more and more irate as the process goes on.
The fact that every single PM this century has been more unpopular than the previous one shows that the electorate is impossible to please. We are simply predisposed to automatically hate every government no matter what. I don't know how that's sustainable long-term.
November 28, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I think what this (widely shared among some people who follow me) attitude misses is that, of course, if you have a series of cowboy builders, you are going to be more and more irate as the process goes on.
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The thing about "left on the economy, right on culture" is it's based on analysis of swing voters. Those voters are often low attention and their politics are often not especially coherent. Which is fine for them, it's not their job to run the country, but, you know, the government is
November 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
The thing about "left on the economy, right on culture" is it's based on analysis of swing voters. Those voters are often low attention and their politics are often not especially coherent. Which is fine for them, it's not their job to run the country, but, you know, the government is
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Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
November 24, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Founders on LinkedIn still seem to be struggling with the difference between telling people about their humble beginnings and admitting to straight up committing fraud.
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Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
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Someone really needs to explain the Striesand Effect to the BBC. And also tell them to stop being so pathetic.
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Someone really needs to explain the Striesand Effect to the BBC. And also tell them to stop being so pathetic.
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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The correct ranking of Star Wars Movie:
Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars
Return of the Jedi
The Last Jedi
Rogue One
Solo
Force Awakens
Rise of Skywalker
Revenge of the Sith
Phantom Menace
Star Trek: First Contact
The most annoying YouTuber on Earth playing Kotor 2
Attack of the Clones
Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars
Return of the Jedi
The Last Jedi
Rogue One
Solo
Force Awakens
Rise of Skywalker
Revenge of the Sith
Phantom Menace
Star Trek: First Contact
The most annoying YouTuber on Earth playing Kotor 2
Attack of the Clones
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The correct ranking of Star Wars Movie:
Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars
Return of the Jedi
The Last Jedi
Rogue One
Solo
Force Awakens
Rise of Skywalker
Revenge of the Sith
Phantom Menace
Star Trek: First Contact
The most annoying YouTuber on Earth playing Kotor 2
Attack of the Clones
Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars
Return of the Jedi
The Last Jedi
Rogue One
Solo
Force Awakens
Rise of Skywalker
Revenge of the Sith
Phantom Menace
Star Trek: First Contact
The most annoying YouTuber on Earth playing Kotor 2
Attack of the Clones
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Me after every social interaction
November 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Me after every social interaction
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tree posing my way out of this one ✨
November 22, 2025 at 12:12 AM
tree posing my way out of this one ✨
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Elon Musk’s toy propaganda tamagotchi Grok declaring him the best piss drinker of all time is a true highlight of 2025
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Elon Musk’s toy propaganda tamagotchi Grok declaring him the best piss drinker of all time is a true highlight of 2025
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Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers
Medical bodies warn that hostility towards migrants is behind a 26% rise in departures that imperils NHS
Record numbers of overseas-trained doctors are quitting the UK, leaving the NHS at risk of huge gaps in its workforce, with hostility towards migrants blamed for the exodus.
In all, 4,880 doctors who qualified in another country left the UK during 2024 – a rise of 26% on the 3,869 who did so the year before – figures from the General Medical Council reveal. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Overseas-trained doctors leaving the UK in record numbers