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· Nov 16
Baby Edgar & baby Oisín for you, in case you missed them. I fell for Edgar's ferocious glare & Oisín's "well, that's another fine mess you've gotten me into" face right away.
Oisín, when he wants my spot on the sofa
November 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Oisín, when he wants my spot on the sofa
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🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 47,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 50,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 7:51 PM
🚨WOW! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 47,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 50,000 tonight. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Threads heard my concerns & offered me a 17 y/o cat with stage one ckd. Thanks. That doesn't bring back awful memories from this time of year 7 years ago at all.
Fuck's sake, threads. Podcasters I watch announced on threads that their lovely cat has died, so I commented to say sorry for their loss. Now, all my threads notifications are dead cat notices from totally random people I've never heard of. Dudes, dead cat posts aren't my hobby, ffs. Ease up.
November 25, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Threads heard my concerns & offered me a 17 y/o cat with stage one ckd. Thanks. That doesn't bring back awful memories from this time of year 7 years ago at all.
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Still 20% off everything in my shop for a couple of weeks (I think I set it to run to 7/12). Sadly, UK buyers only now.
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Fluf...
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Fluf...
November 23, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Still 20% off everything in my shop for a couple of weeks (I think I set it to run to 7/12). Sadly, UK buyers only now.
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Fluf...
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/Fluf...
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soylent green but with muppets: thread
November 25, 2025 at 3:38 AM
soylent green but with muppets: thread
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
November 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
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Cycling to the local community garden to collect some apple juice... and spotted a random chunk of Hadrian's Wall outside Kwik Fit. Unexpected encounters with bits of Roman archaeology in everyday locations is one of my favourite #TinyJoys of living in this area.
November 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Cycling to the local community garden to collect some apple juice... and spotted a random chunk of Hadrian's Wall outside Kwik Fit. Unexpected encounters with bits of Roman archaeology in everyday locations is one of my favourite #TinyJoys of living in this area.
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A small but significant step: Dutch national broadcaster NOS is leaving X.
“The volume of hateful comments and disinformation on X is enormous and flows freely. This also applies under our own posts, meaning we unintentionally contribute to their spread”
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
“The volume of hateful comments and disinformation on X is enormous and flows freely. This also applies under our own posts, meaning we unintentionally contribute to their spread”
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
NOS plaatst vanaf vandaag geen nieuwsberichten meer op X - Over NOS
De NOS en Nieuwsuur (NOS/NTR) zijn gestopt met posten op X. Het platform past niet meer bij onze visie op...
over.nos.nl
November 25, 2025 at 11:13 AM
A small but significant step: Dutch national broadcaster NOS is leaving X.
“The volume of hateful comments and disinformation on X is enormous and flows freely. This also applies under our own posts, meaning we unintentionally contribute to their spread”
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
“The volume of hateful comments and disinformation on X is enormous and flows freely. This also applies under our own posts, meaning we unintentionally contribute to their spread”
over.nos.nl/nieuws/nos-p...
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Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
November 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Are you a PhD student & interested in using museum collections in your teaching or research?
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
We're running a *free* doctoral training programme for students at any institution to learn about working with collections.
Find out more:
collections.reading.ac.uk/whats-on/
There's a bewildering amount of choice. How much would I even need to buy? And is it really necessary when he's been industriously burying all year?
Considering getting winter squirrel food for industrious squirrel to reward his year-round industry after watching him gnaw on a seed pod
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
There's a bewildering amount of choice. How much would I even need to buy? And is it really necessary when he's been industriously burying all year?
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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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Do a vulgar roast… use forbidden words
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Do a vulgar roast… use forbidden words
Considering getting winter squirrel food for industrious squirrel to reward his year-round industry after watching him gnaw on a seed pod
November 25, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Considering getting winter squirrel food for industrious squirrel to reward his year-round industry after watching him gnaw on a seed pod
"Shhh. I'm busy doing important things"
(Reminder: the big floof weighed in at 3.8kg last month)
(Reminder: the big floof weighed in at 3.8kg last month)
November 25, 2025 at 10:07 AM
"Shhh. I'm busy doing important things"
(Reminder: the big floof weighed in at 3.8kg last month)
(Reminder: the big floof weighed in at 3.8kg last month)
Someone is pretending he's forgotten his eyedrops are overdue
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Someone is pretending he's forgotten his eyedrops are overdue
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Spouse and I were at a little shop that sold homemade goods.
Spouse: I want one of those shark-shaped cookies! They're calling out to me.
Shopkeeper: Those are dog biscuits.
Spouse: ...They LIED TO ME
Spouse: I want one of those shark-shaped cookies! They're calling out to me.
Shopkeeper: Those are dog biscuits.
Spouse: ...They LIED TO ME
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Spouse and I were at a little shop that sold homemade goods.
Spouse: I want one of those shark-shaped cookies! They're calling out to me.
Shopkeeper: Those are dog biscuits.
Spouse: ...They LIED TO ME
Spouse: I want one of those shark-shaped cookies! They're calling out to me.
Shopkeeper: Those are dog biscuits.
Spouse: ...They LIED TO ME
All I've got (because we're not American and prone to doing weird things with turkey) is the year all our dog's Christmases came at once when the roof slid off the gingerbread house onto his waiting head. He'd kept the faith & he was duly rewarded.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
All I've got (because we're not American and prone to doing weird things with turkey) is the year all our dog's Christmases came at once when the roof slid off the gingerbread house onto his waiting head. He'd kept the faith & he was duly rewarded.
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Spotted in ancient forests of China. 💚
This wild giant panda was observed by rangers from 50 metres away. They managed to get some fantastic footage showing pandas’ tree climbing behaviour!
This wild giant panda was observed by rangers from 50 metres away. They managed to get some fantastic footage showing pandas’ tree climbing behaviour!
November 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Spotted in ancient forests of China. 💚
This wild giant panda was observed by rangers from 50 metres away. They managed to get some fantastic footage showing pandas’ tree climbing behaviour!
This wild giant panda was observed by rangers from 50 metres away. They managed to get some fantastic footage showing pandas’ tree climbing behaviour!
It's not actually Trump who gains from an uneducated electorate. He'll be dead before plans to make the electorate even more poorly educated really kick in. He's about pushing short-term, brutal hatred. It's Miller & co who gain over the next 25-30 years from destroying education in America
For Trump to succeed he needs an uneducated electorate who will believe his lies. Pay attention to what he’s doing.
The Dumbing Down of America
It’s as easy as G-O-P
steady.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:37 AM
It's not actually Trump who gains from an uneducated electorate. He'll be dead before plans to make the electorate even more poorly educated really kick in. He's about pushing short-term, brutal hatred. It's Miller & co who gain over the next 25-30 years from destroying education in America
Has anyone ever looked into whether there's a connection between America's bizarre & usually (messy and/or dangerous) disappointing turkey defrosting & cooking practices and its descent into fascism?
showed up at a friend's parents house. his mom greeted us at the door with "your father is out back cleaning a biohazard situation around the hot tub. he tried using it to thaw the turkey. it exploded. we're having all sides."
man has a math PhD.
man has a math PhD.
yes, hello, I would like to place an order for everyone’s funniest stories of holiday food-related family grudges / drama / chaotic incidents / lore
I feel like we need this
I feel like we need this
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Has anyone ever looked into whether there's a connection between America's bizarre & usually (messy and/or dangerous) disappointing turkey defrosting & cooking practices and its descent into fascism?
Gary, you absolute legend among cats.
Amazing, no notes, I do not desire to learn anything else about this story, for it would only detract from the perfection on this headline.
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Gary, you absolute legend among cats.
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40,000 years ago, a hungry wolf approached a campfire…
November 25, 2025 at 2:21 AM
40,000 years ago, a hungry wolf approached a campfire…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:28 PM
An additional piece of advice for knitters & crocheters is to review patterns that work & upload your projects with photos so new pattern writers get feedback that distinguishes them from AI slop patterns
AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here's why that's happening and what can be done about it.
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
#AI #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArt #Copyright
www.plagiarismtoday.com/2025/11/24/t...
#AI #Knitting #Crochet #FiberArt #Copyright
The AI Invasion of Knitting and Crochet
AI has been infiltrating knitting and crochet spaces, filling them with useless patterns. Here’s why that’s happening and what can be done about it.
www.plagiarismtoday.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:56 AM
An additional piece of advice for knitters & crocheters is to review patterns that work & upload your projects with photos so new pattern writers get feedback that distinguishes them from AI slop patterns
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Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
A Disabled Child’s Mom Reported Him Missing. He Was Locked Away by Federal Immigration Authorities for 48 Days.
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old who has an intellectual disability, walked away from his mom’s fruit stand in October. Houston Police called ICE.
thebarbedwire.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Emmanuel, a 15-year-old with intellectual disabilities, wandered away from his mom’s fruit stand in October.
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...
She reported him missing to Houston police. But instead of reuniting them, the city turned him over to ICE.
“They’re failing all of us,” his mom said.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/11/24/d...