Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The House of Commons reconvenes on Tuesday to elect the speaker, after which MPs, old and new, will be officially sworn in, a process that can take several days."
https://www.theguardian.com/media/article/2024/jul/06/labour-starmer-rig...
"Each of these pre-eminent technologies shaped the societies that they enveloped. Print shaped the world for four and a half centuries, followed by broadcast, which ruled for 50 years or so. None of this would have surprised a biologist, who would see human culture as something that grows in an enveloping nutrient. Change the nutrient and you change the culture that grows in it."
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jun/29/closing-th...
"To make things worse, we also invented a technology that enables every Tom, Dick and mad Harry to publish whatever they like on opaque global platforms, which are incentivised to propagate the wildest nonsense. And to this we have now added powerful tools (called AI) that automate the manufacture of misinformation on an epic scale. If you were a malign superpower that wanted to screw up the democratic world, you’d be hard put to do better than this."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9gOQgfPW4Y
"Starmer’s first session answering prime minister’s questions, probably with Rishi Sunak putting the questions as leader of the opposition, has been pencilled in for 24 July, the week after the state opening of parliament on 17 July."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/07/commons-334-roo...
28 Comments
'Time for a few Zeds'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Still, I suppose there are a lot of unemployed ex-Tory MPs, so maybe they might like to retrain for the construction industry. I can just see Liz Truss as a plasterer. Jacob Rees-Mogg as a chippy."
Cottingham Day...
"The curfew announcement comes as Naidoc week celebrations kick off in the town of about 25,000, attracting about 5,000 visitors from across the NT, Western Australia and South Australia."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/08/less-is-more-ke...
lol
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8807nkvy2lo
"It is the second time a precious item has been taken from the caverns, after the fossilised tooth of an extinct shark was stolen last year."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUL_yawY6Ks
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/nov/08/kids-these...
'Ferroan Anorthosite'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"A cross-party group of councillors including the town’s charter mayor have called out several recent “stories in tabloid newspapers that disrespect our town” amid an effort to improve the resort’s image. It comes amid criticism that Scarborough has a “lack of investment” and “high rates of crime” as well as a “scarcity” of high street shops.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/21/ive-finall...
"“Everyone has a right to their opinion, but when I look out of my window to see the bay, I think it’s lovely.”"
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24534003.leaders-dismiss-unfair-tabloid...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwEMfLjxq8M
"But the scientists detected magnesium, which they believe was from deep inside the Moon, thrown up from the crash and propelled over the surface. Some of the villagers trapped in the quarantine zone have reignited an old pagan cult that dates back to the dissolution of the monasteries."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifARMmcqhD8
Fruit Bowls.
https://www.theguardian.com/games/article/2024/aug/21/atomfall-nuclear-c...
"Many site owners say they can’t afford to block Google’s AI from summarising their content. That’s because the Google tool that sifts through web content to come up with its AI answers is the same one that keeps track of web pages for search results, according to publishers. Blocking Alphabet Inc’s Google the way sites have blocked some of its AI competitors would also hamper a site’s ability to be discovered online."
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/20/techscape-elo...
The boating lake at Peasholm Park is beautiful.
https://peasholmpark.com/about/naval-warfare.html
One Day Rudders...
https://rove.me/to/england/peasholm-park-naval-battles
There was no Organist.
"Anthropic used pirated versions of their works and others to teach Claude to respond to human prompts."
lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0WMzi4jHJSE
https://newbyandscalby-tc.gov.uk/minutes-of-extraordinary-council-meetin...
Cold War Gymnastics.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/aug/20/anthropic-ai-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_xmujSyxkU
"Awkward, I admit, to have to take lessons in politics from the likes of Festival Director - Julian Caddy - is looking forward to a unique activity which invites attendees to share their memories of Scarborough in a Victorian Bathing Machine."
https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/scarborough-streets-bri...
About that Museums Collection.
Thou must not Swivel...
'Bowler Hats'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Hirata’s computer simulations confirm that may have been the case, with an asteroid thumping into Ganymede, causing it to swivel such that the impact site is always on the moon’s far side. Like the Earth’s moon, Ganymede is tidally locked to Jupiter, meaning it constantly shows the same face to the gas giant."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/sep/03/jupiter-moon-gan...
"We had a colourful clothes day when we asked people to dig out their most vibrant item and wear it about the town and people just loved it," she said. Pontins has previously said the call centre where the incidents took place had now closed."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpU0DZXTGA0
How Convenient.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2024/sep/03/how-powerf...
Now how's our little Alien's getting on ... ;-0
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvp91y637yo
Now How.
'Refractive Indices'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"It wasn’t them who had got things wrong. It was the electorate who had screwed up. All the Tories had to do was sit tight and wait for the country to come to its senses."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000v4h6
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSqqwv86Pts
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/sep/05/tories-not-inte...
"The action wasn’t restricted to the coast..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwZqUPzXypU
Not a good look for NYP is it?
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/sep/05/stonehenge-tale-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-b-runXWfs
Oh, That Demerger...
Brown Paper Bags.
A Society that cannot take care of its most Vulnerable is no such Society.
https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/new-tourism-partnership...
"The board is part of a national programme led by VisitEngland to strengthen destination management and unlock the full potential of the country’s visitor economy."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96ZVja1yPzU&ab_channel=ChloK
Bless.
'Does not Duck'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
""I know that not everyone in this hall or in the country will agree with every decision that I make. But I will not duck those decisions, not for political expediency, not for personal advantage… I did not take those decisions lightly, I will never take the responsibility of this office lightly," she says."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c05glg08712t
""I won't run a blind eye to rip-off artists and fraudsters, who used a national emergency to line their own pockets. I won't let them get away with it," she says to rapturous applause."
Thou must not Heckle...
""The age of trickle down, trickle out economics is over"."
Hmmm...
https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/sep/24/silk-roads-review-britis...
'Abnormal Loads'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
""We hope that everyone will get involved in tree planting. This is a way that you can become involved to help us on our way to net zero and enhance the natural environment that we all treasure. "
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly324ypeg9o
"Not only is this a great way to help the environment but it also brings communities together, provides educational opportunities, and improves the health and wellbeing of the people in our county. There's a wide variety of species available to choose from depending on the size of garden or whether the request is coming from an organisations."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/11/bella-ciao-resistance-anth...
"Species include Copse, Wild Privet, Crab Apple, Silver Birch, Wild Cherry, Native Harvest, and English Oak."
https://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/news/24634326.northumberland-county-cou...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjI5VNAevsw
https://www.channel5.com/show/pompeii-the-discovery-with-dan-snow
I'm expecting a Post Card.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cvg3zn97477o
https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/new-town-council-for-sc...
"When Keats came to Italy, Pompeii was a newly rediscovered site and archaeology had barely risen above the level of treasure-hunting."
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2024/oct/28/late-winter-sun-naples-po...
How Poetic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT0p5d0xZLs
https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/cheesemaking-by...
"Transforming base materials into gold was one of the elusive goals of the alchemists of yore. Now Professor Raffaele Mezzenga from the Department of Health Sciences and Technology at ETH Zurich has accomplished something in that vein. He has not of course transformed another chemical element into gold, as the alchemists sought to do. But he has managed to recover gold from electronic waste using a byproduct of the cheesemaking process."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdxvnwkl5kgo
Never, Mind.
'Sounds like a Plan'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp9zrg128get
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3a4OTh2Y8w
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/mar/24/end-of-an-era-for-b...
Yawwwnn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJL-lCzEXgI
https://news.sky.com/story/cyclist-creates-halloween-themed-ride-by-taki...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ebkj9x5Ko
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpvzn3vxlxno
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9z0e1Wm64M
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/oct/30/scare-tactics-scientists...
lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M43wsiNBwmo
"She thanks Bank of England staff for their help...."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw4ywl7w820o
Stranger Things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPudE8nDog0
"The chancellor has lifted employers' National Insurance Contributions, but the drop in the threshold at which businesses start paying it is pretty startling - from £9,100 to £5,000. It will raise £25bn, she says."
What staff, I see no staff...
"From 2028-29, personal tax thresholds will be uprated in line with inflation, she says."
This is a write old pen pushers punish the poor budget innit. Thresholds should be pushed out to £15k.
"Although increasing employers' National Insurance (NI) by 1.2%, and reducing the threshold at which employers pay it to £5,000 from £9,100 - the chancellor said she would extend the amount employers can claim back from their National Insurance bill from £5,000 to £10,500."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIs5StN8J-0
I would not recommend this to the House.
The sneakiest of stealth taxes...
Go Rishi...
Working people? Who are they then?
"Sunak says that, as Labour's plans became clear, survey after survey showed business confidence plummeting. He says the government's own assessment show its "French-style" labour laws will impose a £5bn cost on business. Tax rises on jobs and enterprise announced in the Budget will "hobble growth", he says."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N92SdfUyARg
"Taxes are going up across the board, Sunak says. Taxes will rise for small business owners, for the energy sector, for young couples saving for their first home, and for families, he says. “They’re taxing your job, they’re taxing your business, they’re taxing your savings. You name it, they’ll tax it," Sunak says."
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/oct/31/10-flops-that-became-classi...
Interesting.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw0dz3yyg23o
'Organic Frameworks'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
Never Count your Chickens...
"Just half a pound of the stuff may remove as much carbon dioxide as a tree can, according to early tests. Once the carbon is absorbed by the powder, it can be released into safe storage or be used in industrial processes, like carbonizing drinks."
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/11/27/angela-rayner-meets-pope...
"Following his Budget, the head of McVitie’s has said that it has been harder to understand what the case for investment in the UK is."
Broomsticks.
"We define political consciousness as a way of seeing, caring about and acting in the world. It is guided by a commitment to human rights and justice and an understanding of power and inequity in social, political and economic systems, relations and values."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/25/san-francisco-navy-lab-h...
The Ironic.
"“Speak not of the wild animal, lest he should appear,” because you're simply too afraid of seeing one. The name bear is a euphemism; it's a good word substituted for a bad one. It's probably the oldest known euphemism in world ."
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/nov/30/how-is-glitter-made...
Sleep Tight.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/nov/29/covalent-organic-fra...
Hmmm...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjbQEEdVcDI
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0qdj80py3no
lol
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/nov/29/houseplant-of-the-w...
Straight Face.
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/24759156.nandos...
The Silence.
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/understanding-plants/how-plants-breathe
"“There’s one thing for sure, whatever political position I hold, I will always fight for the coast and moors and the opportunities of the renewable sector.”"
Best not mention Harry Potter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52chF7DWJcY
""I always bring some different elements - improvisation, the piano, the flute, the jazz harmonisation - so that the music is going through another process of creolisation."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvg7vwlg8rmo
'Live Entertainment'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Coun David Jeffels said: “I’m very conscious that the sea level in Scarborough and Whitby is due to rise by just slightly over a metre by the end of this century.”"
https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/24766465.brunswick-shopping-centre-...
"Chris Bourne, the council’s head of harbours and coastal infrastructure admitted that in the past “we could kick the can slightly down the road” but said that deadlines for action were coming up quickly."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2024/dec/03/another-reset-has-labou...
"“It has done some coastal modelling looking at sea level rise across the whole of the Scarborough frontage from the Sea Life Centre right down to Holbeck – and that work will be coming forward very soon for consideration by members.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/03/a-dancer-dances-even-with-r...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdOinMZKqZE
"But he says it is impossible to point to one single reason behind the issue as each goat's story is different."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cpq9zv554ypo
""I don't think anyone thinks... there would be such need for a facility like this because goats are such a random animal."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c80l844x5pro
lol
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-24/penguin-tasmanian-town-celebrates...
Never Forgets.
https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/filey-remembers-histori...
Hmmm...
Oh that Mark Phillips.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyq5z5p20po
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYQLB-fnZT8&list=RDbYQLB-fnZT8&start_rad...
Gone Fishing.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgj1g37wp17o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZYzUnCOzLI&list=RDhZYzUnCOzLI&start_rad...
Thou must not Giggle.
Strange Times.
'Climate Moderation'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The root of the problems with the OSA is that it was framed and enacted by legislators who think that the “internet” consists only of the platforms of a small number of huge tech corporations. So they passed a statute that supposedly would deal with these corporate miscreants – without imagining what the unintended consequences would be on the actual internet of people using the technology for genuinely social purposes. And in doing so they have inadvertently raised the question famously posed by Alexander Pope in 1735 in his letter to Dr Arbuthnot: “Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?”"
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/24848641.york-north-yorkshire-can-tackl...
“We’ve already helped about 30 farmers build resilience and improve biodiversity so they can be much more environmentally-friendly."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDMCwSP5nf0
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/12/note-to-no-10-one-...
'Reserve Designs'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The Royal Mint had announced that the author of Nineteen Eighty-Four, Animal Farm and Coming Up for Air is to be honoured on a new £2 coin to coincide with the 75th anniversary of his death."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c99y0mp7p44o
"All these projects highlight one vivid point: that places not only need their own journalism, but can provide the audiences to support it."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fregObNcHC8
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/12/tech-barons-bbc-pl...
Never, Mind.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyFAnA9oPRE
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jan/11/why-we-cant-get-eno...
'Welcome, Approaches'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"As if he knows he can’t help making even the most interesting subjects just a wee bit dull. What should be engaging too frequently dies on the tongue. It’s his cross to bear. Integrity he can do with ease. Enthusiasm takes a little longer."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jan/13/ai-keir-starmer-sketch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMQegMnHIJ4
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/13/space-junk-rockets...
"Circular solutions include reuse, repair, recycling, eco-design, sustainable supply and responsible consumption."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zx8t9ty
Wheel Barrows.
lol
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg7zg9xkyl3o
'Heritage Locomotives'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Our products are essential to the continued operation of heritage locomotives, and nobody else makes what we make. Without our oilers, these magnificent machines would face costly and potentially unfeasible conversions. Our mission is to keep them running for future generations to enjoy.""
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/feb/25/vinyl-carver-lathe-cutters...
"One guy just looked up from the ice-cream momentarily and went back to his selection. Fresh people kept coming in to the shop. It’s amazing how fast an atmosphere can be determined, yet how little it interrupts anyone’s plans. “Weird vibe. Ah, heist in progress. But I still need hummus.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/25/starmers-message-after-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8_fLu2yrP4
"I’m not saying the bandits have a point, just that banditry is where we are"
https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/24954788.armstrong-oilers-unsung-he...
"Our mission is to keep them running for future generations to enjoy.""
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4apyYG5My0
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/26/what-i-have-learne...
'Pathways to Work'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions by Command of His Majesty"
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/pathways-to-work-reforming-b...
Hmmm...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/19/of-tinkerers-and-...
".. the fastest on the salt wins neither cheque nor trophy, only bragging rights ..."
A Smile a Day.
Oh I thought it said Late Gardener.
Never, Mind.
Aluminium Foil, Aluminium Foil ...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvgwzp2jpneo
https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/march-against-fracking-...
Bragging rights?
With over 400 objections filed documents I spose its just another excuse for a photo opportunity.
Mind apparently you can register as Anonymously.
Cold War Cold War.. ;-0
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/21/former-kgb-double-agent-...
Dear Maggie...
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/21/digested-week-mum-has-di...
Awe...
"All the audience had to do was stroll down to the botanical gardens and show up."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rP7gnE2QTN0
"Speaking about the potential disciplinary action, Myers said: "Those are the rules. I've missed three meetings on the trot. I'll have to make it work providing they don't sack me.""
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyr3nn7xgdo
One Day Rodders...
Trollolol.
'Flaming Typical'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said he was listening to the calls of protestors but suggested the city was "doing more here than anywhere else to support people facing homelessness"."
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/commentisfree/2025/mar/20/scatt...
Hmmm ...
""Stick some red spots on that and it would look like Toad from Mario Kart, wouldn't it?"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyrpyk5re8o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gC0eBiw6lg8
Daisy Dukes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3YyUcU6lU0
Bless.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62x110p392o
'Daffodils'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
That's the Spring Statement sorted :
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/25/pete-hegseth-journ...
Extract your own...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdphvuyaV_I
Just setting the Tone.... ;-0
""This moment demands an active government stepping up to secure Britain's future... We need to go further and faster to kickstart growth, protect national security and make people better off through our plan for change.""
Dunno why we have to have two statements... economies grow on certainties.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAZQaYKZMTI
Recessions? Moi? They thrive on organised chaos.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy83dp70773o
"As a Signaller you’ll need to react to changing situations, make quick decisions and stay calm under pressure. Every day, you’ll face new challenges, some you expect and others you don’t. This could be responding to an incident such as trespassers on the line; you could be taking a line blockage to allow track access for maintenance colleagues, or communicating with a train driver about a problem they’ve encountered."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG1NrQYXjLU
Apparently they are looking for more cybersecurity apprentices too... '-0
""For the Lakes this was an epic landscape conservation story covering almost 150 years before the modern protection of the National Park," a spokesman said."
Velcro.
"“It doesn’t hurt to have an executive member of North Yorkshire Council who can go back and talk to their colleagues on that executive.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/25/rachel-reeves-for-the-um...
lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF6JZsOv5BM
Keir Starmer says communities have spoken on 'fracking' and the answer is No.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/live/2025/mar/26/spring-statement-ra...
Oh.
"It has now set up and is monitoring a series of traps with cameras in an attempt to coax the tiny dog out of a very large search area, Gardner told Guardian Australia."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/26/miniature-dachshu...
Bones.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-max0wOTcuI
All the best things are Human.
A Smile A Day?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuOQXSyFcP0
I was just wondering what Variant we are all on now..
""If in doubt, say nowt" is how you might colloquially describe the approach, resisting the temptation to be drawn into commentary about the president's actions for fear of provoking a blast of his ire."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1jp6n82k4xo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKktu7j2j3A
Keep Busy.
"“There’s one of us objecting to it and then the AGC brings two KCs and a solicitor,” says Kelcher."
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/may/04/uk-gambling-firms-adopt-...
"Under the Gambling Act 2005, Labour’s landmark liberalisation of gambling laws that successive governments have begun to roll back, the Gambling Commission and local authorities must “aim to permit” gambling, meaning they are legally bound to err on the side of permissiveness."
Extract Your Own.
'Somin Sensible'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Even though Trump had been elected on a promise to impose tariffs, even though he had sent out the invitations to his White House launch party days in advance, everyone was caught off guard."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/apr/03/labour-tries-to-seem-in...
"It is believed the last time people ventured on to Heard Island was in 2016, when a group of amateur radio enthusiasts broadcasted from there with permission of the Australian government."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly8xlj0485o
"“He landed briefly for about five minutes, left the offerings on the shore, collected sand samples, and recorded a video before returning to his boat.”"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwyn98nkgpzo
Baldrick ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X23v5_K7cXk
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/03/us-tourist-arrested-for-la...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtVBCG6ThDk
They come in Threes...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL53EUbHazo
That new Co Op has me all confused ... it's all flashing lights and free Proseco.
Darn It.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/apr/04/elton-john-and-brandi-carl...
It's like 'Speed Shopping' in there.. ;-0
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cew011dqd02o
'Social Media'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
""Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?" he writes, letting people vote. After just over 23 minutes, about 260,000 people have already voted, with 84% saying "yes"."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cyvm2181lqvt?page=3
"“I’m very disappointed with Elon,” Trump said. “He had no problem with it. All of a sudden he had a problem, and he only developed the problem when he found out we’re going to cut the EV mandate.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/01/trump-drops-nasa-nominee...
"“I have gained a much deeper appreciation for the complexities of government and the weight our political leaders carry,” he posted. “It may not always be obvious through the discourse and turbulence, but there are many competent, dedicated people who love this country and care deeply about the mission.”"
https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Fool-Artificial-Intelligence-Ai-iZ/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKkxM1TSDd4
Wakey Wakey...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cyvm2181lqvt
Have they gone 'Beyond the Shoreline' yet?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c249rdlz6qpo
Best not mention Post Offices... I mean the price of Stamps these days...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4ftmOI5NnI
https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/25220532.north-yorkshire-council-ke...
Bless.
So Erm... why do postmen wear shorts?
lol
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/13/labour-hs2-money-r...
'No Glampin'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Asked how they will identify pirate shipwrecks, Kingsley said: “Generally, if you find a Dutch, English or French shipwreck, it has a very specific type of material culture on it. If it’s Spanish, it will have olive jars, a good marker. If it’s British, it may have Bristol or London tobacco pipes, for instance."
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/jun/20/glastonbury-tv-watc...
"Pirates didn’t keep journals listing their lawlessness. What happened in Nassau stayed in Nassau. If we want to discover the truth, we’re going to have to dive for it.”"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiC1rgCPmUQ&list=RDOiC1rgCPmUQ&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/19/expedition-new-providence-...
Apollo managed afiliates ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B67Zm5ZVMOI
lol
https://www.thisisthecoast.co.uk/news/local-news/barrowcliffs-big-goodby...
Social Tourettes? Moi?
https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/25241126.race-waves-returns-bridlin...
Always, reads the Comments...
Next Year Rodders... ;-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvQViPBAvPk
Best not mention Yurts.
The 'Ironic'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"A delivery rider with a good aim came to the aid of passengers trapped on a south London train as temperatures soared above 30C."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c4geprerz5jo
"“Back then, abstraction looked very different. The population was smaller, demand was lower, and the system worked for the time. But we’re now living in the digital age and we haven’t kept up.”"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yb9rvpTDIsg&list=RDyb9rvpTDIsg&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/22/opaque-outdated-wate...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOfZLb33uCg&list=RDlOfZLb33uCg&start_rad...
Thou must not Mown...
https://observer.co.uk/culture/photography/article/sun-sand-and-speed-ra...
Just checking me Diary.
Wotdoyamean I've got me weekends mixed up?
Oh Well.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/22/atomic-bomb-hiroshima-naga...
Never, Gives Up.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3rmjjgx6xo
"Then he said, very quietly: “Never again.”"
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25259021.yorkshire-veteran-car-run-apol...
Bronte & The Bronze?
I just thought I'd let that hang in the air... for a Moment.
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2025/jun/24/nazanin-zaghari-ratcliffe-d...
"Freedom does not come from bombs and brutality, nor from clever stunts for the cameras, it lies through human connection and empathy.”"
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/us-masked-thugs-sn...
Spa Towns.
I was just clearing my Desk top...
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/27/argentina-pat...
The Armada.
Oh Well.... there ya Go.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce3kenge1k9o
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/28/trump-threat-us-iran-war-a...
Sometimes, people tell Fibs.
https://www.scarboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk/the-council/meeting-calendar/m...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RGunY3OM4M
'Out of the Loop'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The odds of the space rock hitting Earth’s nearest neighbour have since risen to 4.3%, according to data from the James Webb space telescope."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/jun/23/giant-asteroid-could-cra...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpKxoiAj5K8&list=RDNpKxoiAj5K8&start_rad...
"So let’s start with one that’s soft on the inside, crisp on the outside and oozing melted cheese…"
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jun/23/forever-now-review-timeles...
Poem of the Meek.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/jun/23/poem-of-the-week-the-song-...
""It's really exciting how fast the space sector in our region has grown and how much faster it is likely to grow in the next few years with big organisations now taking a real interest in the area," she said."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4ge7e62ljwo
It's a real sign of Ambition...
The Quietly Annoyed.
'Smarty Pants'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The Richmond Boundary Walk, dating back to 1576, sees members of the local community, led by the town mayor, walk the boundary of the North Yorkshire town every seven ears. Together, they walk 14 miles, with the town crier making up to 18 proclamations along the route."
https://www.theguardian.com/media/2025/aug/28/bland-easy-to-follow-for-f...
Why indeed?
'... a Kylie Minogue CD, a solar-powered calculator and a passport.'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ykq-E_7TZA&list=RD6ykq-E_7TZA&start_rad...
Good Question.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79l0nlx02zo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWDNMmzvNB4&list=RD6ykq-E_7TZA&index=6&a...
https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/25422393.langdale-moor-fire-north-y...
Hmmm ...
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25419338.langdale-moor-fire-north-york-...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tto_nmsND_o&list=RDtto_nmsND_o&start_rad...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx29zp034vdo
Artificial Intelligence.
https://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/news/25424903.langdale-moor-fire-unexplo...
"Firefighters, farmers and gamekeepers have been working together to tackle the blaze on the North York Moors, which has closed roads, a campsite and diverted coast-to-coast walkers."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfzbVTQE3iw&list=RDDfzbVTQE3iw&start_rad...
"Meanwhile, North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service has said people living in the Langdale Moor area should prepare a grab bag if they are required to evacuate their home quickly."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c890jk8v5vlo
'Never Rest'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"If this sounds farcical, vaguely embarrassing for all concerned and massively irrelevant to your life, you would be right. But in between the first chapter and the last (or perhaps the penultimate, given the aftershocks still reverberating through No 10), the episode acted as a masterclass in the patterns that define the stakes of British politics and characterise the stakeholders. It is also a portent of the future."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/brain-flapping/2016/jan/26/earth-tot...
"The problem is that none of this has any connection whatsoever to the real world. Streeting, our new political behemoth, was voted back in on a dramatically slashed majority of just over 500 votes, and is leading an NHS reform process blasted as "chaotic and incoherent' by the Institute for Government."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc16Y9fiCvQ&list=RDHc16Y9fiCvQ&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/17/labour-briefing-of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BwzP1laWkQ&list=RD3BwzP1laWkQ&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/nov/16/is-there-a-dark-side-to-gr...
It's like Pandora's Box, innit...
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2059g6757qt
So, Erm...
Migrants don't like each other? Is that what she's trying to Say?
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/17/starwatch-trace-cetus-se...
It's a bit like South Cliff, innit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1at7kKzBYxI&list=RD1at7kKzBYxI&start_rad...
"Legislation there also allows for the seizing of assets at the border - including jewellery - though the Danish Immigration and Integration ministry told me this rarely happens."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cd9kwe27pvpo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr7pyggTmmY
"Every member was given the opportunity to stare him in the whites of his eyes."
Proudfoots are selling Kelloggs Frosties @ £ 2.50
I just thought I'd announce that...;-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BH-Rxd-NBo&list=RD6BH-Rxd-NBo&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/17/shabana-mahmood-puts-th...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIZdjT1472Y&list=RD3BwzP1laWkQ&index=3
""Don't let stories like this deter you. You just need to have some confidence in yourself and go for it.""
https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25634987.scarborough-town-council-full-...
"An amber weather warning has also been issued for Thursday, with the Met Office predicting that “as much as 15 to 25 cm” of snow could accumulate over the North York Moors."
Awwe...
'Easy Defections'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"Although the plant is inedible, researchers say the findings could be important for space exploration."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/20/moss-spores-survive-outs...
"Sometimes betrayed by a plume of steam emerging from the bubbling ground in the frozen forest, were once a rare occurrence in the boreal regions that stretch across the far north through Siberia, Canada and Alaska. But in a rapidly heating world, they are becoming increasingly common."
https://www.scarboroughtowncouncil.gov.uk/2025/11/rescheduled-council-me...
https://newsthump.com/2025/11/24/nigel-farage-unveils-new-reform-uk-bran...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMw7pmhdDvA&list=RDtMw7pmhdDvA&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/24/zombie-fires-arctic-...
Sterling.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ffbt-fPKDj8&list=RDFfbt-fPKDj8&start_rad...
It's Traditional.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/nov/26/quiet-divorce-why-p...
Hey, mebbe if we got some lego and built some mini futurists and started watering them sycamore gap style ... all ya would need is the puppets... I had to google Taupe.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/03/jared-isaacman-confidential-man...
lol
https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/ce8qelngjlro
'Shelf Removal'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"These stories may be the tip of the iceberg: we only know about them because they involve people who were prepared to talk publicly about being seized by ICE. They are generally young people who were held on suspicion of being in the US to work without the correct visa."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75ere6z4weo
"“There is all the incentive in the world to find a reason – any reason – not to let someone go.”"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_WSXXPQYeY&list=RDT_WSXXPQYeY&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/22/myth-monsters-and-making-s...
Hmmm ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IpOALbtWbM
https://www.theguardian.com/books/picture/2026/feb/22/tom-gould-on-wuthe...
I like waking up to a black fridge on me drive and a large lump on me head.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjmhl6EhnPA
Just for the Record.
"In total, this allowed Citizens Advice to bring in around £650,000 a year for energy funding in North Yorkshire, employing 20 individuals and running a countywide telephone service," she added.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn48wxx7e44o
lol
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cy7jnjz75e8t
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XP5oHL3zBDg&list=RDaVnE3HHbaQo&index=3
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy4ejqqe590o
'Green & Pleasant'
Submitted by Captain Qalypso on
"The Green Party's Hannah Spencer has won the Gorton and Denton by-election, becoming the first Green candidate to win a Westminster by-election - as well as the party's first ever MP in northern England."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8rjk02r0jt
"Our struggles might not be the same... but we stick up for each other," she tells the people of Gorton and Denton. "Earning your trust starts now," she says, adding that she will "work hard" for those who didn't vote for her too. She calls out "politicians and divisive figures" who she says "scapegoat" others, saying people have "underestimated how similar we all actually are". To those who feel "left behind", she says: "I see you and I will fight for you". Spencer then apologises to any customers who have booked her in for plumbing jobs. "I'm heading to Parliament," she says."
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/feb/26/martin-clunes-planning-b...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWDNMmzvNB4&list=RDjWDNMmzvNB4&start_rad...
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/feb/26/new-image-milky-way-galaxy
'Potential'
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
"The models suggested mountain building brought deep mantle rocks to the surface at just the right speed, where they reacted with water to release hydrogen, which subsequently accumulated in porous rock layers above."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/25/reality-life-cornwal...
"Last week the residents came together for a big barbecue, and Nicholls says she encourages people to plant gardens by their caravans, most of which have been bought very cheaply and are old and shabby."
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/24/nasa-rover-detects-poten...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzcNYKcR70g
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/24/mountains-unlock-hydroge...
""Everything's been done as it should be.""
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkWQDDv_qdg&list=RDRkWQDDv_qdg&start_rad...
"He added: "If I have to, I'll get rid of everything and just live in a tent, but I'm staying - the only way I'm leaving is in a box.""
https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/your-council/councillors-committees-and-me...
Bless.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gypz4j99yo
"If it was a BIC biro which costs around 35p that would be 365 UFO shares."
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/26279878.terry-deary---find-reall...
""From the peasants to the slaves, the martyrs to the mutineers, Revolting celebrates the resilience and determination of those who dared to challenge the status quo through the ages.""
Enjoy your Jolls.
'More or Less'
Submitted by Captain Qahn on
"Many employers use artificial intelligence (AI) systems to screen applications before a human lays eyes on them."
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jun/25/andy-burnham-trump-eyel...
"Imagine if a male politician had described a woman in the same way."
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c30y6dmzmqpo
"... from the Industrial Revolution, the trade union and co-operative movements and the suffragettes, this place has always fought for progress."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEMIKBiDHeo&list=RDlEMIKBiDHeo&start_rad...
""You'll have some knocks in life, but don't take it personally, it's normal."
A Strawberry Moon.