Antony 'Dop' Shepherd
@ajshepherd.bsky.social
Was @AntonyShepherd over there, also Dop in places. Likes messing with old cameras when I get the chance.
Starmer: Let's halt the rise of the far right by giving them what they want. Then they'll be satisfied and go away.
December 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Starmer: Let's halt the rise of the far right by giving them what they want. Then they'll be satisfied and go away.
Email from Netflix, saying "We’ve recently announced that Netflix will acquire Warner Bros.,"
I guess they're still negotiating for the Warner Sister, Dot.
I guess they're still negotiating for the Warner Sister, Dot.
December 6, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Email from Netflix, saying "We’ve recently announced that Netflix will acquire Warner Bros.,"
I guess they're still negotiating for the Warner Sister, Dot.
I guess they're still negotiating for the Warner Sister, Dot.
Pshaw! If it doesn't have the Dave Prowse voice track I'm not interested!
IT’S HAPPENING! The original theatrical version of Star Wars is coming to theaters in 2027: youtu.be/qfXvdFcvhNY?...
IT'S HAPPENING! The Star Wars THEATRICAL EDITION is Coming to Theaters!
YouTube video by Star Wars Explained
youtu.be
December 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Pshaw! If it doesn't have the Dave Prowse voice track I'm not interested!
Hey let's have some good news for a change.
Red squirrels have expanded their range across the Highlands by more than a quarter after a 10-year reintroduction programme moved hundreds to new homes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Red squirrels have expanded their range across the Highlands by more than a quarter after a 10-year reintroduction programme moved hundreds to new homes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Red squirrels expand across Highlands after 10-year reintroduction drive
Rewilding charity helps bolster Scottish stronghold of species that once came close to extinction in UK
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Hey let's have some good news for a change.
Red squirrels have expanded their range across the Highlands by more than a quarter after a 10-year reintroduction programme moved hundreds to new homes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Red squirrels have expanded their range across the Highlands by more than a quarter after a 10-year reintroduction programme moved hundreds to new homes.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In today's fresh hell Streeting picks up the Reform songbook and has decided that while some people are having a tough time of it these days, it's his job to find out how to make their lives so much harder. Then blame it on those evil doctors who diagnose people's problems rather than ignoring them.
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 AM
In today's fresh hell Streeting picks up the Reform songbook and has decided that while some people are having a tough time of it these days, it's his job to find out how to make their lives so much harder. Then blame it on those evil doctors who diagnose people's problems rather than ignoring them.
n the supermarket and thinking "Why would anyone buy a 7-pack of 'chocolate flavoured' Clubs, when they could buy an 8-pack of Tunnock's Caramel Wafers WHICH ARE CHEAPER instead?".
Just before putting a pack of Caramel Wafers in my basket.
Yum.
Just before putting a pack of Caramel Wafers in my basket.
Yum.
December 3, 2025 at 1:36 PM
n the supermarket and thinking "Why would anyone buy a 7-pack of 'chocolate flavoured' Clubs, when they could buy an 8-pack of Tunnock's Caramel Wafers WHICH ARE CHEAPER instead?".
Just before putting a pack of Caramel Wafers in my basket.
Yum.
Just before putting a pack of Caramel Wafers in my basket.
Yum.
“This progress should be celebrated as a timely reminder of what can be achieved when the international community works together to address global environmental challenges,” said Rouil.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hole in Antarctic ozone layer shrinks to smallest since 2019, scientists say
EU’s Copernicus monitoring service hails ‘reassuring sign’ of progress observed this year in hole’s size and duration
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
“This progress should be celebrated as a timely reminder of what can be achieved when the international community works together to address global environmental challenges,” said Rouil.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
At the OBR it was assumed that the pre-publication uploads would not be generally accessible because “even though the URL could be guessed because it followed a clear pattern from previous EFOs, the protections provided on WordPress would ensure it could not be accessed”.
Oh dear. Oh deary me!
Oh dear. Oh deary me!
December 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
At the OBR it was assumed that the pre-publication uploads would not be generally accessible because “even though the URL could be guessed because it followed a clear pattern from previous EFOs, the protections provided on WordPress would ensure it could not be accessed”.
Oh dear. Oh deary me!
Oh dear. Oh deary me!
What, no “Party McPartyface”?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana’s Your Party reveals shortlist for official name
Leftwing party asks members to pick between Your Party, Our Party, Popular Alliance and For The Many
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
What, no “Party McPartyface”?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Rummaging through my archives on USB drives I came across this video clip. NB: Contains swearing, for obvious reasons!
November 26, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Rummaging through my archives on USB drives I came across this video clip. NB: Contains swearing, for obvious reasons!
Whoa, I can't remember the last time I had a bottle of wine with an actual cork, so I had to go get my corkscrew.
November 24, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Whoa, I can't remember the last time I had a bottle of wine with an actual cork, so I had to go get my corkscrew.
Tracking site shows delivery 'two stops away' and in the street just round the corner from my house.
A few minutes later, it's still two stops away but getting further and further away. Quite a distance now.
A few minutes later, it's still two stops away but getting further and further away. Quite a distance now.
November 22, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Tracking site shows delivery 'two stops away' and in the street just round the corner from my house.
A few minutes later, it's still two stops away but getting further and further away. Quite a distance now.
A few minutes later, it's still two stops away but getting further and further away. Quite a distance now.
Imagine for a moment that if Labour had won the 2019 election, and handled Covid even half as badly as the Tories did, then today the right-wing press would be calling for public executions in Parliament square shown on all channels.
But instead they're heavily defending their boy Johnson.
But instead they're heavily defending their boy Johnson.
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Imagine for a moment that if Labour had won the 2019 election, and handled Covid even half as badly as the Tories did, then today the right-wing press would be calling for public executions in Parliament square shown on all channels.
But instead they're heavily defending their boy Johnson.
But instead they're heavily defending their boy Johnson.
Healey is now taking questions.
Q: How close are are we to war?
Once again I am reminded of this skit from The Day Today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3BO...
Q: How close are are we to war?
Once again I am reminded of this skit from The Day Today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3BO...
The Day Today - WAR!
YouTube video by Jmagunda
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Healey is now taking questions.
Q: How close are are we to war?
Once again I am reminded of this skit from The Day Today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3BO...
Q: How close are are we to war?
Once again I am reminded of this skit from The Day Today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3BO...
Not posting images of that fell batrachian visage here but if you see the front pages of both the Guardian and the Mirror, they're doing good work today.
November 19, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Not posting images of that fell batrachian visage here but if you see the front pages of both the Guardian and the Mirror, they're doing good work today.
Ah, "too big to fail", right?
November 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Ah, "too big to fail", right?
Browsing Prime Video I spotted they had "Cannibal: The Musical", with all the visual 'quality' of a much-rented VHS tape, pretty much like the last (and first) time I saw it, when it was still called "Alferd Packer: The Musical".
An entertainingly daft musical pastiche.
"Let's build a snowman..."
An entertainingly daft musical pastiche.
"Let's build a snowman..."
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Browsing Prime Video I spotted they had "Cannibal: The Musical", with all the visual 'quality' of a much-rented VHS tape, pretty much like the last (and first) time I saw it, when it was still called "Alferd Packer: The Musical".
An entertainingly daft musical pastiche.
"Let's build a snowman..."
An entertainingly daft musical pastiche.
"Let's build a snowman..."
“Then he said I’d have to take off the top or cover it up because it was an image of the devil and it might offend people in the abbey.”
What century is this again?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
What century is this again?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
‘Demonic’ Wind in the Willows jumper banned from Westminster Abbey
Woman told to remove or cover up garment featuring 1908 illustration of Pan lest it offend worshippers
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
“Then he said I’d have to take off the top or cover it up because it was an image of the devil and it might offend people in the abbey.”
What century is this again?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
What century is this again?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Streeting denies plot to oust Starmer: "It's just purely coincidental that I'm sharpening these knives", he said.
November 12, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Streeting denies plot to oust Starmer: "It's just purely coincidental that I'm sharpening these knives", he said.
Having discovered last week that "Edge of Darkness" had been put in iPlayer and not having seen it for aaaaages I just finished watching it today.
They really don't make 'em like that any more.
They really don't make 'em like that any more.
November 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Having discovered last week that "Edge of Darkness" had been put in iPlayer and not having seen it for aaaaages I just finished watching it today.
They really don't make 'em like that any more.
They really don't make 'em like that any more.
"The company mistakenly included documents indicating it had been transacting with entities based overseas, sources said. Details were written in white text on a white background but were spotted by staff at the regulator."
Someone thought they'd never see that!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Someone thought they'd never see that!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Paperwork blunder by UK bookmaker reveals possible illegal offshore operation
Gambling Commission may launch inquiry after finding potentially incriminating evidence hidden in documents, sources say
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:40 AM
"The company mistakenly included documents indicating it had been transacting with entities based overseas, sources said. Details were written in white text on a white background but were spotted by staff at the regulator."
Someone thought they'd never see that!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Someone thought they'd never see that!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Watched the new Frankenstein yesterday and I do think the Creature totally comes across as a mopey goth.
November 8, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Watched the new Frankenstein yesterday and I do think the Creature totally comes across as a mopey goth.
My new gas cooker, like my air fryer, comes from the Disaster Area school of control design.
There are black pointers on black knobs, and unless viewed from the right angle under the right lighting it's less than obvious what the setting is.
There are black pointers on black knobs, and unless viewed from the right angle under the right lighting it's less than obvious what the setting is.
November 8, 2025 at 11:17 AM
My new gas cooker, like my air fryer, comes from the Disaster Area school of control design.
There are black pointers on black knobs, and unless viewed from the right angle under the right lighting it's less than obvious what the setting is.
There are black pointers on black knobs, and unless viewed from the right angle under the right lighting it's less than obvious what the setting is.