Reposted by BurgessSamuel Pepys @samuelpepys.bsky.social · 11hHaving my belly full, away on foot to my brother’s, all along Thames Streete, and my belly being full of small beer, I did all alone, for health’s sake, drink half a pint of Rhenish wine at the Still-yard, mixed with beer. 7435 43
Reposted by BurgessJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 9hfascinating that Reform's priority seems to be going to war with ITV over its documentary rather than cracking down on the root problem www.ft.com/content/3d67...ft.comReform reports ITV to police over undercover documentaryZia Yusuf says tactics behind programme that showed party councillors making sexist and racist comments may have been illegal 4143198 431
Reposted by BurgessND Stevenson @gingerhaze.bsky.social · 20/10/2026Hatecrimed while doing research 6918114 918
Reposted by BurgessNaomi O'Leary @naomiohreally.bsky.social · 15hEfforts to pin blame for France's unrest on the hard left movement of Jean-Luc Mélenchon may be part of a strategy to try to prevent him making the second round of the French presidential election, which polls suggest he would lose, drastically, to Le Pen www.irishtimes.com/world/europe...irishtimes.comWill French unrest benefit Marine Le Pen’s presidential run?For moderate political forces, it is all about preventing the hard-left from getting into the presidential second round 2105 10
Reposted by BurgessThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 17hNEW The curious incident of the settlement of the Olly Robbins claim How the government paid a large amount to get rid of a clever judicial review By me, at the Empty City Substack emptycity.substack.com/p/the-curiou...emptycity.substack.comThe curious incident of the settlement of the Robbins claimHow the government paid a large amount to get rid of a judicial review 610640 106
Reposted by BurgessKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 20/10/2026BREAKING WSJ: Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of the military-grade version of Starlink that Ukraine relied on.wsj.comExclusive | Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown That Blindsided UkraineThe SpaceX founder authorized the move and has been discussing Ukraine with Trump, but the president has denied ordering the restrictions. 77458322561 5.8K
Burgess @burgess.eurosky.social · 20/10/2026How ungrateful! It gave her the opportunity to work with the legend himself James Corden. 000 0
Reposted by BurgessThe Onion @theonion.com · 19/10/2026Protestors Criticized For Looting Businesses Without Forming Private Equity Firm First theonion.com/protestors-criticized-… 64131484092 13.1K
Reposted by BurgessAlex Says Stuff @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 19/10/2026Napoleon "fixed" France by leaving it a country so beaten and broken it was forced to accept back the same royal family it had deposed and guillotined two decades earlier. 1537563 375
Reposted by BurgessAlice Bennett @aliceponderland.bsky.social · 19/10/2026I desperately want one of these - museum gift shops need to up their game for replicas of objects featuring weird little guys and cute animals through history. 36312 63
Reposted by BurgessThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 19/10/2026NEW A detailed look at the Sally Rooney and the Faber book withdrawal Explaining a commercial-legal decision by a major publisher, and how a major author agreed to it At the Empty City substack (£) emptycity.substack.com/p/a-detailed...emptycity.substack.comA detailed look at the Sally Rooney and the Faber book withdrawalExplaining a commercial-legal decision by a major publisher, and how a major author agreed to it 36628 66
Burgess @burgess.eurosky.social · 18/10/2026In retrospect, the marriage of Michael Gove and Sarah Vine was always doomed. 0170 17
Reposted by Burgessfesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 18/10/2026Went to a student party in St Hughes College, Oxford in the mid 1990s. A random petite blonde girl I didn't know invited me to go and "frolic on the lawn". I don't really remember her name or what she looked like, but I am now perpetually worried I may have snogged Liz Truss. 4444619 446
Reposted by BurgessJack Serle @jackserle.bsky.social · 18/10/2026Check out this carrot that really needs a wee. 1627 62
Burgess @burgess.eurosky.social · 18/10/2026Another badly behaved Donald @actualnames.bsky.social 020 2
Reposted by BurgessMarc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 18/10/2026Today in 1216 saw the death of King John, arguably the worst king ever to rule England. A tyrant, a coward, a liar and a traitor, contemporaries accused him of cruelly persecuting his enemies and sexually assaulting the women at his court. Some quotes from the chronicles: 1214153 141
Burgess @burgess.eurosky.social · 17/10/2026static.klipy.comLovejoy UnimpressedAlt: Lovejoy Unimpressed 010 1
Reposted by BurgessBill Childs @billchilds.bsky.social · 17/10/2026I did not know that some states permit one guy to run against himself, but with a hat and without glassesmdcp.nwaonline.comMeet the Candidates: Cupps, Foster run for District 158 seat | McDonald County PressTwo candidates will face off on the Nov. 3 ballot for the Missouri House of Representatives District 158 seat, responsible for representing about a third of McDonald County, and all of Barry County, i... 1282007316 2K
Reposted by BurgessShona Murray @shonamurray.bsky.social · 17/10/2026www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comPolice assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser's wifeDowning Street says Sarah Helm, the wife of Jonathan Powell, "does not represent the government in any capacity". 032 3
Reposted by BurgessCat Neilan @catneilan.bsky.social · 17/10/2026Exclusive: Reform mayor Luke Campbell is under police investigation for allegedly cyberflashing a female member of staff Campbell, an Olympic gold boxer, is accused of having shown a a senior female officer four fully “naked and sexualised images” of himself observer.co.uk/news/nationa...observer.co.ukReform mayor under police investigation for alleged cyber...Luke Campbell, an Olympic gold medallist boxer and rising star in Nigel Farage’s party, is accused of showing naked pictures of himself to female colleague 58500301 500
Reposted by BurgessAnon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 16/10/2026£10 spent on benefits isn't just £10 lost, it's £10 that will then be spent on food, or rent which keeps circulating in the economy. £10 given to big businesses in a tax cut just ends up in a profit margin, or a millionaire shareholders pocket. Its likely never spent again. 1457482 574
Reposted by Burgess814bleedingrose.bsky.social @814bleedingrose.bsky.social · 16/10/2026 1575695986 5.7K
Reposted by BurgessDr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 16/10/2026The whole Arday scandal and the reaction to it makes perfect sense when you assume that, for those responsible, the death of a young black person of some modest prominence and influence was a good outcome, they're glad it happened, and would like to do it again. 7343143 343
Reposted by BurgessPhil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Employers worldwide are pulling back on AI as they navigate a flood of errors and low-quality work that sap employee time, raise privacy and security risks, and drive up coststheguardian.comCompanies rushed in on AI. Now some are pulling backRapid AI adoption left workers cleaning up a flood of errors and low-quality work 13837521122 3.8K
Reposted by BurgessEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 15/10/2026So they're at it again 🙄 Torturing valid HMRC data to create wildly misleading headlines, designed to invoke fear and anger about immigrants. Same old, same old... (and you'll see just how old shortly!) 🧵1/28 29751376 751
Reposted by Burgess9to5Linux.com @9to5linux.com · 15/10/2026#Ubuntu 26.10 Official Flavors Are Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New 9to5linux.com/ubuntu-26-10... #Linux #OpenSource9to5linux.comUbuntu 26.10 Official Flavors Are Now Available for Download, This Is What’s New - 9to5LinuxUbuntu 26.10 official flavors are now available for download, so here's a look at what's new in Kubuntu, Xubuntu, Lubuntu, and others. 0153 15
Reposted by BurgessFull Fact @fullfact.org · 15/10/20267/ Read more about our methodology and key findings here:fullfact.orgWrong on Sunday, right on Monday. Why AI chatbots have a confidence problem – Full FactThis is the first in a series of reports on the work of Full Fact’s Public Interest AI Trust Benchmark. 4154 15
Reposted by BurgessFull Fact @fullfact.org · 15/10/20261/ For 10 weeks, our fact checkers and data scientists asked five leading AI chatbots the same 22 questions every day: Gemini 3.1, ChatGPT, Grok, DeepSeek and Claude. None repeated the core misinformation they were tested on. But we found several points of failure 🧵 33524 35
Reposted by BurgessJennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Honeybees deemphasize potential ‘misinformation’ in their waggle dances www.scientificamerican.com/article/hone...scientificamerican.comBees dance harder when they know they’re rightConfident bees work harder to convince their peers of tasty treats 1377 37
Reposted by BurgessWill Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Next time Jim Ratcliffe pontificates about how to run the country, people should remember he doesn't even know how to run a football club...theguardian.comMartínez has drawn back the curtain on Manchester United’s ruinous ownership | Jonathan LiewDefender may not be blameless in team’s struggles but his criticism goes to the heart of what has gone wrong at the club 612732 127
Reposted by BurgessThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 15/10/2026NEW Sally Rooney and Faber are not overreacting in withdrawing books from the UK market Their interpretation of Section 15 of the Terrorism Act is not fanciful By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...prospectmagazine.co.ukFaber withdrawing Sally Rooney's books from the UK is no overreactionTheir interpretation of Section 15 of the Terrorism Act is not fanciful 20535258 535
Reposted by BurgessLouise Murphy @louisemurphy.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Most people agree PIP could work better: spending on the benefit is rising fast, yet many claimants are let down by poor-quality decision-making. We surveyed over 2,500 PIP recipients. Here are five common myths about PIP reform, and the hard truths behind them. 🧵resolutionfoundation.orgHard truths • Resolution FoundationThis report examines how Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in England and Wales should be reformed to better meet its aim: to contribute to additional costs of disability to enable disabled people… 31510 15
Reposted by BurgessLucy Fishwife 🥐 @lucyfishwife.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Not here to cosmetic surgery shame, but surely all those horrific MAGA women have enough money to get it done by somebody halfway competent 8467 46
Reposted by BurgessOliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 15/10/2026Perhaps when Kyiv is done working with the World Bank to combat corruption and create accountability, it could teach the US official how to do it? www.ft.com/content/5435... 0449 44
Reposted by Burgessfesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 15/10/2026At senior IT person had a word with me about a file on my network storage called "Kill List.txt" that only listed names of colleagues. I explained that they were the ones who've touched my laptop screen with their greasy hands. He suggested I move the list elsewhere. 1428011 280
Reposted by BurgessJulie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Being GenX/Millennial is such a trip. In our lifetimes, we saw people our age getting wild criminal penalties for pirating music and now have to sit and watch as companies gobble up our work with impunity. 100134663989 13.5K
Reposted by BurgessZoë Grünewald @zoegrunewald.bsky.social · 15/10/2026This is why it’s a fallacy that white supremacists protect women. Women are expendable property to use as they wish. They only care about “other” men taking what’s theirs. 422533 225
Reposted by BurgessCouncil Estate Media @councilestatemedia.uk · 15/10/2026You can buy books from Ian Brady, Charles Bronson, and the Kray twins in the UK, but you can't buy books from Sally Rooney because she opposes Israel's genocide. She should've done something respectable like serial killing and her books would be fine. 6321131 321
Reposted by BurgessAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/10/2026If Putin stops fighting, the war ends. If Zelensky stops fighting then his country will be occupied, leaders murdered, language banned, businesses stolen, children kidnapped. That's what happens in Russian-occupied Ukraine. 11971152629 7.1K
Reposted by BurgessNeville Morley @nevillemorley.eurosky.social · 15/10/2026Highly politicised actions, 2026 UK edition: donating to the RNLI and buying Sally Rooney books. 03717 37
Reposted by BurgessJen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Still trying to understand how Napster got shut down, but Anthropic is going public and still hasn’t paid us authors yet after stealing our work. 16899502212 10K
Burgess @burgess.eurosky.social · 14/10/2026static.klipy.comBoris Johnson Gives Thumbs UpAlt: Lying Boris Johnson Gives Thumbs Up 160 6
