Tim Riley
@timriley.bsky.social
Reading. Writing. Sub-optimal parenting.
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What's happening in the US right now can, and if these people are elected will, happen here.
Suella Braverman, "There is a very strong case to increase the powers of any immigration enforcement officers that we deploy"
"At the moment they're hamstrung by human rights laws, by health and safety laws, by all sorts of needless and obstructive bureaucracy"
"At the moment they're hamstrung by human rights laws, by health and safety laws, by all sorts of needless and obstructive bureaucracy"
January 27, 2026 at 10:45 PM
What's happening in the US right now can, and if these people are elected will, happen here.
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“The brave men and women of ICE and the U.S. Border Patrol are doing their best to carry out these executions in a safe and professional manner,” said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem Calls On Minneapolis Residents To Stop Obstructing Murders
WASHINGTON—Urging locals to “fully cooperate” with federal agents, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called on Minneapolis residents Monday to stop obstructing murders. “The brave ...
theonion.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
“The brave men and women of ICE and the U.S. Border Patrol are doing their best to carry out these executions in a safe and professional manner,” said Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
Ian McEwan at St Martin-in-the-Fields, talking about writing, climate change, Philip Larkin, the value of solitude and the case for optimism.
January 27, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Ian McEwan at St Martin-in-the-Fields, talking about writing, climate change, Philip Larkin, the value of solitude and the case for optimism.
Four years to the day since I had London's biggest cheese toastie. Still digesting it.
January 27, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Four years to the day since I had London's biggest cheese toastie. Still digesting it.
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If you don't own a piece of music that Sly Dunbar played on, there's something missing in your life. RIP.
January 26, 2026 at 4:42 PM
If you don't own a piece of music that Sly Dunbar played on, there's something missing in your life. RIP.
I think whoever chooses these knew exactly what they were doing when they chose this one.
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
I think whoever chooses these knew exactly what they were doing when they chose this one.
Went to see Julian Barnes. Interviewed by some chap called Ian McEwan.
January 20, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Went to see Julian Barnes. Interviewed by some chap called Ian McEwan.
Went back to Lee Miller at Tate Britain, this time early enough to actually get near the pictures.
January 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Went back to Lee Miller at Tate Britain, this time early enough to actually get near the pictures.
Well, this was a nice surprise. A roomful of Josef Koudelka's pictures at Tate Modern.
January 14, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Well, this was a nice surprise. A roomful of Josef Koudelka's pictures at Tate Modern.
The optimum ratio of custard to pudding, courtesy of Sunsnacks, Lisson Grove.
January 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM
The optimum ratio of custard to pudding, courtesy of Sunsnacks, Lisson Grove.
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the post I put up upon hearing the news of Bowie's death. The comment section became a document of people dealing with grief, sadness, bewilderment. I'm glad I could give them a place to mourn; it felt like the blog's ultimate purpose: bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/d...
David Robert Jones, 1947-2016
Goodbye. If you need a place to talk, here it is. Be nice to each other.
bowiesongs.wordpress.com
January 10, 2026 at 2:15 PM
the post I put up upon hearing the news of Bowie's death. The comment section became a document of people dealing with grief, sadness, bewilderment. I'm glad I could give them a place to mourn; it felt like the blog's ultimate purpose: bowiesongs.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/d...
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Posted this a few times on the Bowie anniversary but not over here so here’s one of my favourite tributes of that day, from the organist at Kelvingrove Museum.
January 10, 2026 at 12:07 PM
Posted this a few times on the Bowie anniversary but not over here so here’s one of my favourite tributes of that day, from the organist at Kelvingrove Museum.
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We are off to see David Bowie tonight, so I'll let you know what he's like live.
January 10, 2026 at 10:42 AM
We are off to see David Bowie tonight, so I'll let you know what he's like live.
Looks like Turner. Painted by Constable.
January 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Looks like Turner. Painted by Constable.