Ken Seaton
@apriliaken.bsky.social
Not nearly as much fun as I’d like to be.
Un verre de Côtes du Rhône svp
Retired journalist thanking the personnel manager who strongly advised paying into a pension when I was 20
Un verre de Côtes du Rhône svp
Retired journalist thanking the personnel manager who strongly advised paying into a pension when I was 20
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ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
January 24, 2026 at 4:22 AM
ICE attacked an observer after they tailed a group of clergy on a spiritual pilgrimage.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Our digital producer @sam.vp just so happened to be with the clergy on their journey. He spoke with the observer who was attacked and others who witnessed the assault.
Petition to force automatic by-election if an MP changes party has hit more than 94,000 signatures.
Just a few more needed to reach 100,000 and ensure petition will be considered for debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Just a few more needed to reach 100,000 and ensure petition will be considered for debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Petition to force automatic by-election if an MP changes party has hit more than 94,000 signatures.
Just a few more needed to reach 100,000 and ensure petition will be considered for debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Just a few more needed to reach 100,000 and ensure petition will be considered for debate in Parliament
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Worth re-reading this fine and chilling FT mag piece from Helen Warrell on the reality of Arctic warfare.
It’s the fourth in an insightful series on the challenging environment - but couldn’t foresee Trump’s blustering to US Nato allies over Greenland.
Well done FT!
www.ft.com/content/76fd...
It’s the fourth in an insightful series on the challenging environment - but couldn’t foresee Trump’s blustering to US Nato allies over Greenland.
Well done FT!
www.ft.com/content/76fd...
Meet the warriors trying to teach the west how to fight in the Arctic
Melting sea ice, rising tensions and the relearning of what it will take to master the art of Arctic warfare
www.ft.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Worth re-reading this fine and chilling FT mag piece from Helen Warrell on the reality of Arctic warfare.
It’s the fourth in an insightful series on the challenging environment - but couldn’t foresee Trump’s blustering to US Nato allies over Greenland.
Well done FT!
www.ft.com/content/76fd...
It’s the fourth in an insightful series on the challenging environment - but couldn’t foresee Trump’s blustering to US Nato allies over Greenland.
Well done FT!
www.ft.com/content/76fd...
Where’s the slapping penguin GIF when you need it?
January 20, 2026 at 10:20 PM
Where’s the slapping penguin GIF when you need it?
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If you make your money by working you pay twice the rate of tax as someone who uses money to make money - there’s nothing right or fair about that - it can't be justified. Our tax rules were written by people with money - for people with money.
buff.ly/nRpjFq0
buff.ly/nRpjFq0
January 19, 2026 at 11:38 AM
If you make your money by working you pay twice the rate of tax as someone who uses money to make money - there’s nothing right or fair about that - it can't be justified. Our tax rules were written by people with money - for people with money.
buff.ly/nRpjFq0
buff.ly/nRpjFq0
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Question in Copenhagen: why is Trump focussed on a Russian threat that doesn't exist (in Greenland) as opposed to one where it does (Ukraine)?
January 19, 2026 at 10:46 AM
Question in Copenhagen: why is Trump focussed on a Russian threat that doesn't exist (in Greenland) as opposed to one where it does (Ukraine)?
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Bye bye salt, soda ash, ammonia and many other basic chemicals
news.sky.com/story/why-en...
news.sky.com/story/why-en...
Why this could be final nail in coffin for an industry that was once pride of UK's economy
Much has come and gone in Britain's industrial history.
news.sky.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:16 AM
Bye bye salt, soda ash, ammonia and many other basic chemicals
news.sky.com/story/why-en...
news.sky.com/story/why-en...
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Are you in a functional relationship with your debt? 3 questions to find out…
And if you’re not, where to get help.
Courtesy of @thismorningitv.bsky.social
And if you’re not, where to get help.
Courtesy of @thismorningitv.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Are you in a functional relationship with your debt? 3 questions to find out…
And if you’re not, where to get help.
Courtesy of @thismorningitv.bsky.social
And if you’re not, where to get help.
Courtesy of @thismorningitv.bsky.social
Has anyone *ever* managed to “tear here” and get a pack of Cathedral City Cheddar to open easily (or at all)?
January 9, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Has anyone *ever* managed to “tear here” and get a pack of Cathedral City Cheddar to open easily (or at all)?
Whatever happened to Neil Gaiman?
When I came to Bluesky first he seemed to be a one-man content creator with thousands of comments
When I came to Bluesky first he seemed to be a one-man content creator with thousands of comments
a scooby doo cartoon with the caption looks like we got ourselves a mystery !!
ALT: a scooby doo cartoon with the caption looks like we got ourselves a mystery !!
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Whatever happened to Neil Gaiman?
When I came to Bluesky first he seemed to be a one-man content creator with thousands of comments
When I came to Bluesky first he seemed to be a one-man content creator with thousands of comments
If you’ve used the deep-fake, porn-ridden alt-right site in the past…
January 7, 2026 at 5:41 PM
If you’ve used the deep-fake, porn-ridden alt-right site in the past…
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Maybe throw some venture capital at this rather than at A.I. autocomplete chat bots.
Anti-Aging Injection Regrows Knee Cartilage and Prevents Arthritis
A treatment that blocks an age-related protein restored cartilage in aging and injured joints by reprogramming existing cells rather than using stem cells. Researchers at Stanford Medicine report that...
scitechdaily.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Maybe throw some venture capital at this rather than at A.I. autocomplete chat bots.
Surely President Macron can afford a better wig!
Président Macron peut certainement s'offrir une meilleure perruque !
Président Macron peut certainement s'offrir une meilleure perruque !
January 7, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Surely President Macron can afford a better wig!
Président Macron peut certainement s'offrir une meilleure perruque !
Président Macron peut certainement s'offrir une meilleure perruque !
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…and seizing 2 especially shitty golf courses in Scotland…
January 6, 2026 at 9:28 PM
…and seizing 2 especially shitty golf courses in Scotland…
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NEW: last night, the US govt launched an assault on the ‘global censorship industrial complex’, aka European tech researchers/campaigners.
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
A message to America: we are not your enemy
Last night, the US launched an all-out assault on the "global censorship industrial complex", I respond with some deep breaths, solidarity and a vibey video (it's all I have)
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
NEW: last night, the US govt launched an assault on the ‘global censorship industrial complex’, aka European tech researchers/campaigners.
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s a deeply chilling move & speaks as to why we need international solidarity more than ever.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
This is excellent! Thanks Sofie (and Helen Bluestocking Lewis, who pointed me to it)!
renewal.org.uk/blog/mr-blob...
renewal.org.uk/blog/mr-blob...
Mr Blobby patriotism
Over recent weeks I have found myself thinking about the country we live in, what it feels like and what I like, and love, about it.
I guess I found myself thinking about this because of the summer w...
renewal.org.uk
December 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This is excellent! Thanks Sofie (and Helen Bluestocking Lewis, who pointed me to it)!
renewal.org.uk/blog/mr-blob...
renewal.org.uk/blog/mr-blob...
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The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
December 19, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The story of Farage and Putin, told by British-Ukrainian soldier Shaun Pinner on a destroyed apartment block in Kyiv.
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How pleasingly ironic it would be for the British Broadcasting Corporation to remind Americans what the First Amendment is all about. The BBC may be about to lose a director general, but it still has a spine. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
The BBC has no choice but to teach Trump a lesson about free speech
The corporation may have lost a director general, but now needs to prove it still has a spine
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
How pleasingly ironic it would be for the British Broadcasting Corporation to remind Americans what the First Amendment is all about. The BBC may be about to lose a director general, but it still has a spine. www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
You know you’re getting old when… defeated by a pack of cheddar cheese!
Thanks Saputo for the test of strength 😩
www.cathedralcitycheddar.com
Thanks Saputo for the test of strength 😩
www.cathedralcitycheddar.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
You know you’re getting old when… defeated by a pack of cheddar cheese!
Thanks Saputo for the test of strength 😩
www.cathedralcitycheddar.com
Thanks Saputo for the test of strength 😩
www.cathedralcitycheddar.com
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This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This is a really appalling editorial error on BBC Question Time
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
"Apparently one in three children don't speak English as a first language, why does this matter?"
Chair says "have English as a second language"
Caption changes the meaning entirely
"Don't speak fluent English"
I knew you needed deep pockets to be a football supporter but yikes!
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
World Cup ticket prices: Fifa's prices a 'monumental betrayal' says Football Supporters Europe
Fans' group Football Supporters Europe says it is
www.bbc.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I knew you needed deep pockets to be a football supporter but yikes!
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
www.bbc.com/sport/footba...
Waiting for the sun to go down in Giens, looking across to the little Porquerolles (or Porquerolinos, I guess)
December 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Waiting for the sun to go down in Giens, looking across to the little Porquerolles (or Porquerolinos, I guess)