Absolutely this. Even worse when kids rock up in football kits because a footballer ‘wrote’ a kids book.

British Australian dual citizen here! Voting in Aus also mandatory which most seem to think is just as, if not more important for keeping out the lunatics

But sad that so few people approved of scrapping the two child limit for child benefit.

Love this. Also points for not being one of the six film and tv versions of P&P.

It would legally impossible but I’d love a database that can tell you that. In the meantime Anti Fascist Black Metal Network on instagram do good recommends for bands that are actively not wrong uns

Think you should revive your classic PE Teacher costume

Oh I’m aware of the context of your comment. I’m just saying, if we fined them say, everything, when they pulled shit like this, it would be fun

Depends how much you fine them surely?

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The Boring Fund will be open for applications in November.

If your small UK charity needs (up to) £200 to cover something boring like insurance or web hosting, take a look.

They welcome donations too.

Ninth Rain

National Treasure

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD!

CAT PICTURES FOR THE CAT NET!

I’m so over teaser campaigns. Just show me your line up/collection/album/film or come back when you have something substantial to tell me. Assuming I’ve not already forgotten or blocked you out of irritation.

As a Brit who’s lived in Aus for 20+ years I simply cannot believe they use the C word less than the Uk. I include myself in this.

Superman Twonks

Pratchett
Adams
Aaronovitch
Abercrombie

‘Unimaginable horrors’: more than 50,000 children reportedly killed or injured in the Gaza Strip Statement by UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, Edouard Beigbeder

Imagine a football stadium full of maimed and dead children — the cumulative horror in Gaza is hellish
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Love it when I get super worked up about ticket buying, ready the second they go on sale and then later realise it’s only me and 3 IT guys who care about that band and I could’ve bought the tickets way later and still been good

I’m actually a big fan of the Bond is a hyper masculine emotional cripple take so I’d be a bit miffed to see a return to what went before.

And Greg, if you dont already know Lars you may enjoy his work. He’s my regular source of quality metal recommendations

Also would pop in a word for Homeschool History, a BBC podcast by @gregjenner.bsky.social although I gather he’s working on a new kids pod too

Greening Out from Nat Geo Kids. My kid has been listening to it every night for about 4-5 years now (he is 10)

How is it 13 degrees but feels like 5? This app is just nonsense now

Oh bravo on the Dorothy L Sayers

Gwyn fyd Alban Arthan - happy Winter Solstice to those of us in the Southern Hemisphere. May the Light of Arthur grow brighter with each coming day

But in a good way?

I learned from the master

Close all curtains in the day, wet towel over a fan, cold showers before bed

As I am also *cough* years old I can’t even remember what happened from the rewatch 3 years ago, nor would I remember if I’d watched it last week tbf, but that sounds about right