Just a quick one. The world’s most important & respected biological sciences journal is now on BlueSky. Follow them here: @nature.com

I flit between the two, I don’t post much but scroll to keep up with events. I’ve had a break from sm over Christmas & feel better for it. Here feels more balanced but many post more over there still so for now I’ll use both but this is more pleasant overall, and new people keep it fresh.

Good morning Mike, I’m awake and just about functioning. Pup walked & bloody elf moved… Things will pick up after a cuppa, I hope!

They should be careful what they wish for - but no doubt will blame it on the IHT changes rather than their beloved Brexit. Fucking morons.

Left: Richard Tice complains about the destruction of the UK car industry

Right: That time Patrick Minford told Rory Stewart that Brexit would destroy the UK car industry, "You are going to have to run it down.. It will be in your interest to do it.. These things happen"

It’s unfortunate that Dick is as thick as mince. Still, he’ll be heard by a bucket load of idiots who’ll all nod along, ignoring the ever growing elephant of Brexit in the room.

Just feeling heard & not shouted down, even if not in charge, is a very welcome change.

They had 14 years to sort it out - 14!!! Engineered a situation where their rich mates made loads of money from hotels & barges housing people in squalid conditions & people entitled to asylum got lost in the system, and now whinge & moan about it. Shitehawks the bloody lot of them!

The benefits bill is so high because we use it to fund low wages by employers and high rent by landlords.

Oh, and happy birthday!

It’s beautiful.

We have a live example of why they're called "pig-butchering" scammers! They're called that because they use the whole pig, ie, they don't just take a little money from their victims, they slaughter them and use them all. I'm gonna be slow on this thread because I'm doing exhaustive alt text, but:

Number of food bank users is shocking – but it's the tip of the hunger iceberg Sabine Goodwin, director of IFAN, asks what is next for Labour's manifesto commitment to end dependence on food banks.

“Number of people turning to food banks is shocking – but it's the tip of the hunger iceberg”

An important article from @sabinegoodwin.bsky.social

www.bigissue.com/opinion/food...

Slapps used to silence whistleblowers should be outlawed, says group of MPs Cross-party group cites legal threats used to hide Post Office Horizon scandal and allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed

Excessive legal threats (Slapps) used to silence those who tried to expose the Post Office Horizon scandal and allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed should be outlawed, a cross-party group of MPs have said
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

I couldn’t believe this tweet was real. I had to go to X to check.

Incredibly, it is real. Has the PM *no* awareness of the reputation of BlackRock?

Post by Charlotte Clymer: Every transphobic argument can basically be boiled down to: "I actually don't know the science at all or have a good argument here, but trans people challenge my long held view of the world and it's very uncomfortable and everyone should be expected to move around my discomfort."

This…this is it. In a nutshell, yes.

Sounds grim, hope the meds get you sorted soon.

I can’t believe the fathers of *grown adult me* turn up to do this with zero shame. Can’t imagine where Musk gets his arrogance and sense of entitlement from 🙄

it’s not “retreating into a bubble” to want to see posts by people you like and want them to see yours

Makes me wonder if I’m doing friendships incorrectly. Should I include a few loudmouth, thuggish, violent bores to join me & my lovely friends on a night out so that we don’t have to spend our evening having a really nice time? It’s a bit of a mad argument if you put it into real life instead of sm.

This is a very enjoyable read, I love a bit of nerdy knowledge!

Genius! Watching the rich try to work their way around that while being all “men of the people” would be amazing.

It decided to snow today when I was at work. All very exciting on the drive home but got to go sledging with the kids when I got home so we’re now ruddy cheeked & very happy with ourselves!

I don't blame the farmers.
I blame the Brexiters who stitched them up like kippers and the very same people who are now "backing the cause".... oh and the tabloid owning millionaires and their billionaire mates who have conned them into believing a whopping pack of lies.

Graph showing poverty levels including child poverty reaching 36%

Shocking news. 36% of UK children are living in poverty according to the latest Social Metrics Commission research (I am one of the Commissioners)
www.theguardian.com/society/2024...

Not at all suspicious. A surprisingly frequent occurrence in Russia.

Rapidly becoming the most overused word in the world