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#LunchDishesInASongOrMovie
πΆ Oliver's Sarnie is on its wayπ΅
Thereβs a live page here on the absolutely massive fire near Glasgow Central train station. In terms of practical travel news, the station is shut and closed βuntil further noticeβ. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd...
Reddit screenshot from Glasgow thread. Bright flames rising out the side of a Victorian building.
Video screenshot from Reddit. Building is now a shell with flames visible in every window.
The roof has collapsed embers rise into the night sky.
The fire at Glasgow central station is utterly devastating. Shops, homes and our transport link to England are being wiped out.
I am amazed by the limited news coverage.
Whenever I left a door open, my mum would ask if I was born in a barn, which is odd because you'd think she'd remember something like that.
This is wonderful
I'm a sucker for really good interactive science visualizations.
Check out this one that lets you explore a map of the known universe. It's beautiful, engaging, and very well done.
mapoftheuniverse.net
Almond trees bloom in the orchards of Darkoush, west of Idlib Governorate, Syria.
I cannot afford to send you any more Post Cards as I have only a 1/- left.
When you have a 97% consensus against your preferred outcome, I don't think the answer is "consult harder" www.ft.com/content/e759...
Water firms sent bailiffs to tens of thousands of homes for debts under Β£1,000.
Exorbitant water bills. One-third covers interest & dividend payments
Companies paid over Β£85bn in dividends, borrowed billions to pay. Sewage dumped in rivers, fines waived. No bailiff ever sent. No exec punished
Interesting...
The potential for the Iran War to lead to the extreme destabilization of Iraq, up to and including something like civil war or even Iranian incursions over the border, has been an under-discussed element of the current crisis.
SpaceX probably has revenues of less than $20bn and loses money after the merger with xAI, but is targeting a $1.75 TRILLION IPO.
So Alphaville got two experts to go through how Musk will probably try to pull off what could be the biggest bagholder operation in history. www.ft.com/content/5bf1...
In any scenario, the people of Iran are in for a very hard time.
thanks so much my friend!
Restored Peatlands Could Become Carbon Sinks Within Decades eos.org/articles/res...
"Isaria Anael Meli has been looking for his grandfather's remains for more than 6 decades. He believes the skull ended up in a Berlin museum after his grandfather, Mangi Meli, along with 18 other chiefs and advisers, was hanged by a German colonial force 123 years ago."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
Good news! Walesβ largest rewilding site - landscape scale - is moving closer to a reality. All in collaboration with the community, recognising the connections between people and place.
youtu.be/G7bccswJYQQ?...
Getting so small he'll soon rename it The Washington Postcard
High court rules ban on Palestine Action is unlawful
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live...
Minnesota Dakota and Lakota people, across from the Whipple building, Minnesota πππΌππΌππΌππΌ
Photo by photographer Rob Wilson of a single small but intensely stormy-looking cloud hovering over Ailsa Craig, Scotland.
...and it regularly creates its own weather, to spectacular effect.
This pic is from photographer Rob Wilson, who has cornered the market in taking Ailsa Craig weather pics: www.robertkwilson.com/photographs/...
And weirdly enough...
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There are times when keeping quiet would serve some people very well indeed.
A screenshot of two adjacent posts. The top one, from Rose, reads βLord, please grant me the patience and forbearance of the parent I just saw, walking along with their toddler playing the most challenging, atonal stream of unceasing free jazz on a kazooβ. The bottom one, from Ink Radio, reads βone of music's quiet tricks is that you don't have to speak the language to feel the weight of it. free jazz figured that out a long time ago.β
Perfection
"Do as I say not do as I do."
Reform, like MAGA are hypocrites seeking to control every aspect of other people's lives whilst they seek power and money. π€¬
the BBC had a podcast episode about Nathan Gill www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...