Jane McCallion
@janemccallion.bsky.social
Deputy Editor at ITPro and co-host of the ITPro Podcast. https://www.itpro.com/uk/author/jane-mccallion
Opinions are my own, reposts are someone else’s.
Opinions are my own, reposts are someone else’s.
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Moss ball bug
It was itching my brain, I had to!
A green fluffball crawling out of the bushes. I'd love to see other artists take on this critter 👀🌿
It was itching my brain, I had to!
A green fluffball crawling out of the bushes. I'd love to see other artists take on this critter 👀🌿
February 10, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Moss ball bug
It was itching my brain, I had to!
A green fluffball crawling out of the bushes. I'd love to see other artists take on this critter 👀🌿
It was itching my brain, I had to!
A green fluffball crawling out of the bushes. I'd love to see other artists take on this critter 👀🌿
I’m on a bus that started at the train station and can confirm it also is not on fire, although it was v empty when it picked up by the Westgate.
February 10, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I’m on a bus that started at the train station and can confirm it also is not on fire, although it was v empty when it picked up by the Westgate.
Much like commercialised nuclear fusion and artificial general intelligence, it will be perpetually just round the corner.
February 10, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Much like commercialised nuclear fusion and artificial general intelligence, it will be perpetually just round the corner.
We’ll blow me down with a feather
AI isn’t making work easier, it’s intensifying it – researchers say teams are now facing 'unsustainable' workloads, cognitive strain, and higher levels of burnout www.itpro.com/business/bus...
February 10, 2026 at 12:08 PM
We’ll blow me down with a feather
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Something compelled me to make this
February 10, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Something compelled me to make this
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I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
February 10, 2026 at 6:10 AM
I tried to take a photo of a grasshopper on my windshield, but now it looks like a gigantic bug destroying the town.
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If you are using the phrase "full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism", especially if you are of the left, a loved one should take your phone off you and send you to Baden-Baden or somewhere for a month.
Yes, god help we risk a floundering government that feels like no one is in charge.
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
If you are using the phrase "full speed ahead to uber-woke, net-zeroist, rejoinerism", especially if you are of the left, a loved one should take your phone off you and send you to Baden-Baden or somewhere for a month.
If you’re feeling a little low on energy during your commute
February 8, 2026 at 4:50 PM
If you’re feeling a little low on energy during your commute
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It's a chance to fundamentally change the approach to governance and elections: to be clear about what the govt is trying to achieve and how it will do so, to stop alienating supporters and appealing to opponents.
February 8, 2026 at 3:52 PM
It's a chance to fundamentally change the approach to governance and elections: to be clear about what the govt is trying to achieve and how it will do so, to stop alienating supporters and appealing to opponents.
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this is a good question - anyone?
How is it POSSIBLE for a flight between two major European capitals to be delayed by THREE DAYS?
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 AM
this is a good question - anyone?
What is wrong with people?!
February 8, 2026 at 7:55 AM
What is wrong with people?!
What’s the interest on Plan 2? I’m on Plan 1 and the received wisdom was always to put money in a high-interest savings account rather than overpay if you you could afford to. I can’t think that would be the case now as interest is something like 7%, but sounds like Plan 2 have much worse…
February 7, 2026 at 10:27 AM
What’s the interest on Plan 2? I’m on Plan 1 and the received wisdom was always to put money in a high-interest savings account rather than overpay if you you could afford to. I can’t think that would be the case now as interest is something like 7%, but sounds like Plan 2 have much worse…
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The level of media coverage of this vs the WASPI situation is interesting, given they are both situations where the rules changed, and in one case frequently with virtually no notice.
(No amount of not buying avocado toast would have saved me as much money as simply being born 18m earlier.)
(No amount of not buying avocado toast would have saved me as much money as simply being born 18m earlier.)
“I graduated with £42,000 of debt and even though I’m paying it off, it’s now £72,000.”
It's truly an abomination: On a normal job you keep paying forever. 40 years!
“Why would I trust a government that mis-sold me a loan when I was a child?” is a very good question.
www.ft.com/content/7bf5...
It's truly an abomination: On a normal job you keep paying forever. 40 years!
“Why would I trust a government that mis-sold me a loan when I was a child?” is a very good question.
www.ft.com/content/7bf5...
February 7, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The level of media coverage of this vs the WASPI situation is interesting, given they are both situations where the rules changed, and in one case frequently with virtually no notice.
(No amount of not buying avocado toast would have saved me as much money as simply being born 18m earlier.)
(No amount of not buying avocado toast would have saved me as much money as simply being born 18m earlier.)
I do wonder how many of these accounts are effectively dormant – I have three on there, but none are in use.
UPDATE: I've had a response from the Cabinet Office!
"the statistics cited ‘19.2 million British citizens registered with X and 10.8 million families using the platform’ were provided by OmniGov, the government's media buying agency, who received this data directly from X itself."
"the statistics cited ‘19.2 million British citizens registered with X and 10.8 million families using the platform’ were provided by OmniGov, the government's media buying agency, who received this data directly from X itself."
February 6, 2026 at 10:48 AM
I do wonder how many of these accounts are effectively dormant – I have three on there, but none are in use.
I believe that was part of Ghislaine Maxwell’s role. She already had some connections courtesy of being Robert Maxwell’s daughter and was by all accounts very charismatic and personable whereas Epstein very much was not.
February 6, 2026 at 5:45 AM
I believe that was part of Ghislaine Maxwell’s role. She already had some connections courtesy of being Robert Maxwell’s daughter and was by all accounts very charismatic and personable whereas Epstein very much was not.
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I don't know who Anthropic's creative agency is, but they knocked this one out of the park.
Anthropic’s Super Bowl ad which criticizes AI chatbots that run ads (aka ChatGPT) just dropped. They aren’t pulling any punches and I love the song choice.
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 PM
I don't know who Anthropic's creative agency is, but they knocked this one out of the park.
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And that was Oxford based Grime newcomers "Mold on a Meatslicer" with their debut single "Red Star".
February 2, 2026 at 3:24 PM
And that was Oxford based Grime newcomers "Mold on a Meatslicer" with their debut single "Red Star".
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sorry to be sentimental but this is the most amazing heartwarming story
February 4, 2026 at 10:16 AM
sorry to be sentimental but this is the most amazing heartwarming story
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We regret to inform you that the secretive unregulated currency used to finance paramilitary groups, assassins and the mob was also used by an international nonce network
"We've basically funded an elite global pedophile ring since 2015. I feel sick."
Crypto Bros Nauseated After Realizing Bitcoin Itself Was Funded by Jeffrey Epstein
The crypto community is reeling from the discovery that Epstein was a huge backer of early Bitcoin efforts.
trib.al
February 4, 2026 at 10:39 AM
We regret to inform you that the secretive unregulated currency used to finance paramilitary groups, assassins and the mob was also used by an international nonce network
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went to watch Melania (2026) observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
February 1, 2026 at 10:48 AM
went to watch Melania (2026) observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Maybe the real antichrists were the (alleged) paedophiles he met along the way.
January 31, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Maybe the real antichrists were the (alleged) paedophiles he met along the way.
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People queueing halfway across a space not designed for a queue. People listening to music on their phones with all the attendant noise and distraction *for them*. People paying to go to the cinema to spend the whole time on their phones. Why?
January 31, 2026 at 6:36 PM
People queueing halfway across a space not designed for a queue. People listening to music on their phones with all the attendant noise and distraction *for them*. People paying to go to the cinema to spend the whole time on their phones. Why?
In the 2000s certainly as well — I’m relatively sure for me it was four core subjects and one elective each year!
January 31, 2026 at 5:36 PM
In the 2000s certainly as well — I’m relatively sure for me it was four core subjects and one elective each year!
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A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com.
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:38 AM
A recent cartoon for @newscientist.com.
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com
p.s. my new book of science cartoons, ‘Physics for Cats’ is out now. Links at www.tomgauld.com