Rob
@rotster.net
Hummus-loving plant-botherer.
Dedicating my life to ensuring that Liz Kendall never achieves Inbox Zero.
He/him.
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Dedicating my life to ensuring that Liz Kendall never achieves Inbox Zero.
He/him.
lnk.bio/rotster
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Reform’s previous leader in Wales has just been jailed for 10 years after admitting to being a Russian asset.
December 31, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Reform’s previous leader in Wales has just been jailed for 10 years after admitting to being a Russian asset.
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I wish I was going into 2026 with the optimism of Deirdre Barlow, but tbh, I mostly think it’s going to be pretty awful in many ways. I’ll try my best to be optimistic, though.
December 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I wish I was going into 2026 with the optimism of Deirdre Barlow, but tbh, I mostly think it’s going to be pretty awful in many ways. I’ll try my best to be optimistic, though.
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NEW | It’s finally here…
The 25 Worst Columns of 2025, Part Five: Second World War Brain, Imaginary Theme Parks, and Sympathy for Andrew
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-25-wor...
The 25 Worst Columns of 2025, Part Five: Second World War Brain, Imaginary Theme Parks, and Sympathy for Andrew
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-25-wor...
The 25 Worst Columns of 2025, Part Five: Second World War Brain, Imaginary Theme Parks, and Sympathy for Andrew
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Possibly. Will you wish you'd forgotten this final painful pentalogy of bad columns? Definitely.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:46 AM
NEW | It’s finally here…
The 25 Worst Columns of 2025, Part Five: Second World War Brain, Imaginary Theme Parks, and Sympathy for Andrew
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-25-wor...
The 25 Worst Columns of 2025, Part Five: Second World War Brain, Imaginary Theme Parks, and Sympathy for Andrew
brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/the-25-wor...
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My friend just sent this and i had to share
December 31, 2025 at 8:26 PM
My friend just sent this and i had to share
Did you know that classical music is big in Wales?
Except Bach.
Except Bach.
Who is a chicken's favourite composer?
Bach. 🐔
Bach. 🐔
December 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Did you know that classical music is big in Wales?
Except Bach.
Except Bach.
Pie and mash is a good, solid New Year’s Eve supper.
December 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Pie and mash is a good, solid New Year’s Eve supper.
Oh, just in case you were wondering, the Easter bunnies are already out…
December 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Oh, just in case you were wondering, the Easter bunnies are already out…
Normal en-suites are, frankly, an abomination (I have a strict ‘2 door’ rule), but this?! Jesus H. Christ.
December 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Normal en-suites are, frankly, an abomination (I have a strict ‘2 door’ rule), but this?! Jesus H. Christ.
I don’t know anything about the science of this, but my gut feeling is that it is a fucking terrible idea.
UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space
A factory in space has been switched on and has reached temperatures of about 1,000C.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I don’t know anything about the science of this, but my gut feeling is that it is a fucking terrible idea.
UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK company sends factory with 1,000C furnace into space www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Wow, there went 365 days of sharing queer history a day at a time!
I discovered that you lot LOVE hearing about Lesbian Activists, trans trailblazers and the quiet philanthropy of beloved pop icons.
Here's the whole year in 60 seconds.
I discovered that you lot LOVE hearing about Lesbian Activists, trans trailblazers and the quiet philanthropy of beloved pop icons.
Here's the whole year in 60 seconds.
December 31, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Wow, there went 365 days of sharing queer history a day at a time!
I discovered that you lot LOVE hearing about Lesbian Activists, trans trailblazers and the quiet philanthropy of beloved pop icons.
Here's the whole year in 60 seconds.
I discovered that you lot LOVE hearing about Lesbian Activists, trans trailblazers and the quiet philanthropy of beloved pop icons.
Here's the whole year in 60 seconds.
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If you haven’t already, check out Jack’s year-long thread of queer history. So many fascinating stories proving that “we have always been here”.
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🎉🎊👏
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🎉🎊👏
Wow, there went 365 days of sharing queer history a day at a time!
I discovered that you lot LOVE hearing about Lesbian Activists, trans trailblazers and the quiet philanthropy of beloved pop icons.
Here's the whole year in 60 seconds.
I discovered that you lot LOVE hearing about Lesbian Activists, trans trailblazers and the quiet philanthropy of beloved pop icons.
Here's the whole year in 60 seconds.
December 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
If you haven’t already, check out Jack’s year-long thread of queer history. So many fascinating stories proving that “we have always been here”.
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🎉🎊👏
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🎉🎊👏
2pm and waiting for the car to de-ice 🥶
December 31, 2025 at 1:55 PM
2pm and waiting for the car to de-ice 🥶
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Respectfully this means you lied in your interview. And now are backtracking cause people are calling out your lie.
The dishonesty is what is killing Labour. Do better, it is embarrassing to the Society to launder falsehoods.
And once again, the term populism is a gift to the far right:
The dishonesty is what is killing Labour. Do better, it is embarrassing to the Society to launder falsehoods.
And once again, the term populism is a gift to the far right:
December 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Respectfully this means you lied in your interview. And now are backtracking cause people are calling out your lie.
The dishonesty is what is killing Labour. Do better, it is embarrassing to the Society to launder falsehoods.
And once again, the term populism is a gift to the far right:
The dishonesty is what is killing Labour. Do better, it is embarrassing to the Society to launder falsehoods.
And once again, the term populism is a gift to the far right:
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New extra demonic looking Blair-head just dropped
December 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
New extra demonic looking Blair-head just dropped
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1,157 people have just been announced as receiving honours in the New Year Honours list.
Here’s why Benjamin Zephaniah turned down his OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2003.
Here’s why Benjamin Zephaniah turned down his OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2003.
December 31, 2025 at 12:36 PM
1,157 people have just been announced as receiving honours in the New Year Honours list.
Here’s why Benjamin Zephaniah turned down his OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2003.
Here’s why Benjamin Zephaniah turned down his OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2003.
Social media reminding me of the time my parents gifted me cocktail stirrers (with little plastic fruits on the end of them) for Christmas and tried to remove the price tag…
December 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Social media reminding me of the time my parents gifted me cocktail stirrers (with little plastic fruits on the end of them) for Christmas and tried to remove the price tag…
A full year of queer history complete ! Well done @jackshoulder.bsky.social! X
#TodayInQueerHistory
December 31 (1969)
Acting troupe The Cockettes make a splash with a debut show at San Francisco's Palace Theatre. Combining drag, fashion, performance, glitter and rhinestones the group gained a huge fan base.
Notable alum include the divine Divine and disco diva Sylvester.
December 31 (1969)
Acting troupe The Cockettes make a splash with a debut show at San Francisco's Palace Theatre. Combining drag, fashion, performance, glitter and rhinestones the group gained a huge fan base.
Notable alum include the divine Divine and disco diva Sylvester.
December 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A full year of queer history complete ! Well done @jackshoulder.bsky.social! X
Oh,it’s lovely and sunny outside. Should have opened the curtains sooner!
December 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Oh,it’s lovely and sunny outside. Should have opened the curtains sooner!
You have to ask whether Joe got where he is today through skill, talent, insight, keen intellect and study or by being Harriet Harman’s son. Until that question is answered, doesn’t really feel like I need to give too much credence to his opinions.
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society
Zack Polanski offering voters fantasy solutions, says head of Fabian Society
Joe Dromey, head of the Labour thinktank, urges his party to take on the ‘twin populisms’ of Reform UK and the Greens
The Green party leader, Zack Polanski, is offering voters “unicorns” and Labour must confront his “fantasy” solutions such as the idea that a wealth tax would fix the public finances, according to the Fabian Society’s general secretary, Joe Dromey.
Much of the government’s fire is trained on Nigel Farage. But in an end-of-year interview, the head of Labour’s internal thinktank urges his party to take on the “twin populisms” of Reform and Polanski. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 31, 2025 at 9:06 AM
You have to ask whether Joe got where he is today through skill, talent, insight, keen intellect and study or by being Harriet Harman’s son. Until that question is answered, doesn’t really feel like I need to give too much credence to his opinions.
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EXCEPTIONAL 👏
Harvey Price time then.
In 2016, I had an ill fated stint as the Social Media Producer on Loose Women on ITV. It was a disaster, I should never have applied for the job, I certainly shouldn’t have been given it. I could do the actual job standing on my head, but the politics of the place…woof.
In 2016, I had an ill fated stint as the Social Media Producer on Loose Women on ITV. It was a disaster, I should never have applied for the job, I certainly shouldn’t have been given it. I could do the actual job standing on my head, but the politics of the place…woof.
December 31, 2025 at 8:14 AM
EXCEPTIONAL 👏
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Happy NYE, everyone! ⌛🍾🎆🪩👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
We've had a fantastic 2025, posting Museum Bums every day on BlueSky and Instagram. Here are your top 9 favourite posts of the year!!
You've really picked some corkers, well done 😁
We've had a fantastic 2025, posting Museum Bums every day on BlueSky and Instagram. Here are your top 9 favourite posts of the year!!
You've really picked some corkers, well done 😁
December 31, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Happy NYE, everyone! ⌛🍾🎆🪩👍🏛️🍑 #MuseumBums
We've had a fantastic 2025, posting Museum Bums every day on BlueSky and Instagram. Here are your top 9 favourite posts of the year!!
You've really picked some corkers, well done 😁
We've had a fantastic 2025, posting Museum Bums every day on BlueSky and Instagram. Here are your top 9 favourite posts of the year!!
You've really picked some corkers, well done 😁
There were 4 unfair dismissal judgements during the last round if redundancies, costing the university nearly a quarter of a million just in compensation, let alone the amount they must have spent in attempting to defend the claims.
Leicester VC Prof Nishan Canagarajah gets a knighthood.
A tribunal ruled three academics were unfairly dismissed during the same period and redundancies loom.
Universities need investment and government intervention, not gongs.
A tribunal ruled three academics were unfairly dismissed during the same period and redundancies loom.
Universities need investment and government intervention, not gongs.
December 30, 2025 at 11:23 PM
There were 4 unfair dismissal judgements during the last round if redundancies, costing the university nearly a quarter of a million just in compensation, let alone the amount they must have spent in attempting to defend the claims.
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Leicester VC Prof Nishan Canagarajah gets a knighthood.
A tribunal ruled three academics were unfairly dismissed during the same period and redundancies loom.
Universities need investment and government intervention, not gongs.
A tribunal ruled three academics were unfairly dismissed during the same period and redundancies loom.
Universities need investment and government intervention, not gongs.
December 30, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Leicester VC Prof Nishan Canagarajah gets a knighthood.
A tribunal ruled three academics were unfairly dismissed during the same period and redundancies loom.
Universities need investment and government intervention, not gongs.
A tribunal ruled three academics were unfairly dismissed during the same period and redundancies loom.
Universities need investment and government intervention, not gongs.