Reposted by David GilesStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comMark Zuckerberg is leading us a merry dance: the Stephen Collins cartoonWhatever next … 511532
Reposted by David GilesStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 02/10/2026 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...theguardian.comUnlikely revolutionary Mr Rogers will lead the uprising: the Stephen Collins cartoonWhere’s Fred Rogers when you need him? 310732
Reposted by David GilesDan Waddell @danwaddell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Looks like Oasis won’t be the only second division act to play at the Etihad next summer, eh lads? 15411
Reposted by David GilesSharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com · 22/09/2026A landlord making £100,000 a month says young people have “no excuse to be poor”. Excellent. I love financial advice. Gather round, children, let's examine how he himself stopped being poor. metro.co.uk/2026/09/20/i...metro.co.ukI’m a landlord making £100,000 a month — young people have no excuse to be poorSamuel bought his first home aged 17 with a 100% mortgage. 59548220
Reposted by David GilesRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Fixed that story about Sir Jim Ratcliffe on the BBC. 18751215
Reposted by David GilesJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 18/09/2026my brilliant colleague @robertshrimsley.bsky.social on the threat from Elon Musk’s X platform www.ft.com/content/f270... 6528171174
Reposted by David GilesJohn Robb official @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Samira Ahmed: A Hard Day’s Night – book review 'Samira Ahmed's A Hard Days Night book finds fresh new angles on classic film and band' louderthanwar.com/samira-ahmed...louderthanwar.comA Hard Days NightS S 2116
Reposted by David GilesZach Everson @zacheverson.com · 17/09/2026New: Trump called crypto "thin air." Last year, he reported $1.4 billion in income from it. Buyers of his crypto? They're an estimated $4.7 billion underwater. I made an 8-bit game out of it— 📈 Play as Trump: you cannot lose money. 📉 Play as an investor: you cannot win.thinairrealmoney.com‘THIN AIR,’ REAL MONEY — The Trump Crypto GameAn 8-bit game about real money. Play as Trump: you only make money. Play as an investor: you only lose. Every figure is drawn from Public Citizen's report and the sources it cites. 531636569
Reposted by David GilesSimon Gosden @simongosden.bsky.social · 13/09/2026A philanthropic gift is a new hospital ward, it’s a CAT scanner, it’s a new library, it’s a school swimming pool it’s not funding fascism. 48653204
Reposted by David GilesThe English Oak Project @thekentacorn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026You need a Goblin Mode when you own Ancient Woodland It’s impossible to stay clean, even in Summer, and you have to ignore the looks from people when you rock up with half a tree in your hair and clothes 🌳 21446
Reposted by David GilesJosiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Politico: "The latest Private Eye pulls various data together to suggest the Rachel Reeves agricultural inheritance tax changes might be having the intended impact: pushing tax-avoiders out of farmland and making it more affordable for real farmers." (Cont.) 14977325
Reposted by David GilesAlex Hern @hern.bsky.social · 08/09/2026It's finally happened: the improved quality of machine transcription and the greater ability to extract value from unlabelled data means "your tech is eavesdropping on you for marketing purposes" has crossed from "false conspiracy theory" to "true and concerning" www.theverge.com/tech/991190/...theverge.comLG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standbyGamers Nexus comes for LG again. 14540361754
Reposted by David GilesSarah Dempster @dempster2000.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The first rule of Norman Collier club is ou alk ut orm er club. 1843188
Reposted by David GilesNaomi Smith @pimlicat.bsky.social · 03/09/2026One minute he's all in favour of global trade deals, the next he's hating on China's automotive sector. For a man who spends more time in Dubai than his boss does in Mar-a-Lago, it's hard to take his patriotism seriously. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...mirror.co.ukTice opens Reform conference with China dig despite party merch being made thereEXCLUSIVE: Nigel Farage's number two, Richard Tice, opened Reform UK's conference in Birmingham by having a dig at China - while standing yards from a merch stand selling goods made there 215741
Reposted by David GilesMatthew Willis (Naval Air History) @navalairhistory.com · 06/09/2026Contrast the police statements about the Dover blockade yesterday with the Just Stop Oil protests in 2022 9528284
Reposted by David GilesAlasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The king's adviser is actually a nice guy: 6957211590
Reposted by David Giles𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 06/09/2026🇹🇭Nene Royal🇹🇭 doing Metallica's Master of Puppets. She's pretty damn good. Only 16 but you'd think she's a seasoned rock goddess with how confident she blasts through it. 🤘🤘🎸 31265931595
Reposted by David GilesAlias Messier @amampersand.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Last week, I provided students with my Reasons to Hate AI mini comic, & now you can have it, too. Thanks to @nsousanis.bsky.social for suggestions & so many for the accumulated info, esp. @emilymbender.bsky.social, @alexhanna.bsky.social, @karenhao.bsky.social , @dairinstitute.bsky.social. 518371
Reposted by David GilesBen Miller @extinctmonsters.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The internet was absolutely a mistake but this is one of like five admissible pieces of evidence that it’s good actually 328999
Reposted by David GilesAndy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 31/08/2026This record's about as Heavy Metal as Bad News arguing over the number of sausages served in a motorway service area all day breakfast, but who cares when it's one of the best pop 45s ever released. And it's total pop, written by the same person who wrote So You Win Again for Hot Chocolate.- 1511412
Reposted by David GilesNathan Ley @nathanley.com · 27/08/2026Councillors! MPs! I wrote a reference you can use anytime someone absent mindedly shouts "blocked drains!!!" from their keyboard! cllrdrnathanley.substack.com/p/why-our-st...cllrdrnathanley.substack.comWhy our streets may flood this winter, and it won't be because of the council's 'blocked drains'The uncomfortable truth of what a baked summer does to a wet autumn 43110
Reposted by David GilesLord Arse But Even More Scary 🕹️ @lordarse.com · 25/08/2026Jet Set F*ckin' Willy (Sir Clive's Endless Nightmare Mix) Lord Arse (2024) CRANK IT UP TO 11! 45114
Reposted by David GilesAlasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Every vintage gameshow: 641811374
Reposted by David GilesGlen Wilson @glenglenglen.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Does every UK train operator send out riddles about your future journeys with them or is it just a Trafnidiaeth Cymru thing? 3029976
Reposted by David GilesRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026BLOG POST: Every day there's some news story or other that makes me realise we're living in a sci-fi future. What's weird is how life just goes on. precastreinforced.co.uk/2026/08/16/n...precastreinforced.co.ukNew WorldsDon’t let the absence of a flying car in your garage distract you: we are definitely now living in a version of the future out of J.G. Ballard or William Gibson. Every day I notice a news story tha… 43415
Reposted by David GilesSir Basil @sirbasil.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I don't think there should be a defibrilator on Snowdon. And that's a hill I'm prepared to die on 693338695
Reposted by David GilesRay Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026“Old Hollywood loved to build Londons... Cedric Gibbons created one at MGM for David Copperfield, directed by George Cukor in 1935... Parts of that set, later known as ‘Copperfield Court’ or ‘Copperfield Courtyard’, were used in other productions, including on TV, for years to come.”precastreinforced.co.ukThese other Londons: the imagined city of the backlotsLondon, like New York, is often too busy, and too much in flux, to play itself on film. So, time after time, filmmakers rebuild it on backlots – with varying degrees of accuracy. Each of these othe… 12513
Reposted by David GilesBoothby Graffoe @boothbygraffoe.bsky.social · 09/08/2026The Clacton on Sea by-election boasts a record number of candidates, some with names even more ridiculous than their reputations, like Howling Laud Hope, Nick the incredible Flying Brick, and Laurence Fox. It reads less like a ballot paper and more like a psychiatrist's to-do list. 35713
Reposted by David GilesEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Do you want to hazard a guess at what this “jaw-dropping” list of freebies included? What luxuries asylum seekers might be being given “for free” in Thetford? Xboxes? Plasma TVs? iPhones? Ferraris? Let's take a look👀 🧵 1/22 671255656
Reposted by David GilesChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Stoppe callinge them Data Centers and starte callinge them slop hellmouths 431575
Reposted by David GilesBen Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Latest @theguardian.com cartoon www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comBen Jennings on southern Europe’s wildfires – cartoonFirefighters in France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before a fresh heatwave begins in the middle of the week 24416
Reposted by David GilesDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I have a modest proposal for a new tax. It involves a deck of cards and a monkey throwing darts. Here are the rules: 41885384
Reposted by David GilesTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 26/07/2026My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com 281275423
Reposted by David GilesAndrea Grimes @andreagrimes.com · 24/07/2026number one, i am glad that if anyone on earth is rich enough to turn down some blood money, it's Weird Al, and number two, I'm glad the guy who is rich enough to be loud as fuck about turning down some blood money is Weird Alvariety.com‘Weird Al’ Yankovic Turned Down Million-Dollar Offer to Perform in Saudi Arabia: ‘I Don’t Need to Take Any Money if It Makes Me Feel Icky’'Weird Al' Yankovic revealed he turned down a seven-figure offer to perform at the state-sponsored Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia. 111198275
Reposted by David GilesLarry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026"Larry likes his breakfast at 9, brunch at 1030 and lunch at noon with plenty of snacks in between. The rest of the job is a doddle" 343376531
Reposted by David GilesOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Well, happy 80th birthday, Derek Griffithsyoutu.beVimto Advert 1982 featuring Derek GriffithsYouTube video by Martin Potter 817040
Reposted by David Gilesmaura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I respect France's commitment to not working on a holiday. 114111472404
Reposted by David Gileschristhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I made this because as far as I can see nobody else has? 442214550
Reposted by David GilesThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 10/07/2026How not to be rude in 2026theguardian.comHow not to be rude in 2026Do you keep your headphones on at the checkout? Or chat people up then never follow through? You need our expert guide to the new social faux pas – and how to avoid them 4257
Reposted by David Gilesc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Timeline cleanse: You're watching Mei & Kira, two sea otters (Enhydra lutris) at the Toba Aquarium in Japan, help clean the pool area after playtime. The reward is an ice treat. Enrichment activities like this promote mental wellness. Let's talk about the SUCCESS of sea otter conservation. 402742983
Reposted by David GilesJessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026NEW - Rachel Reeves said she will "accept Nigel Farage’s request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead." "It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better. "But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him." 30797169
Reposted by David GilesJason Scott @textfiles.com · 03/07/2026I'll summarize this: Mamdani asked NYers to keep air conditioning at 78 degrees. A wave criticism hit online. A MSNBC broadcast pointed out the US Department of Energy recommends that 78 degree figure. Immediately after, the US Department of Energy deleted 6,000 web pages related to energy saving. 8883364112527
Reposted by David GilesThere Must And Shall Be Aspirin @boscobel1975.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Hydration break. 0414
Reposted by David GilesDr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Today's the day! The heat has relented and Reform finally have their chance to persuade King's Lynn and West Norfolk' Council to turn their back on climate action I'll be live-tweeting from the debateeastangliabylines.co.ukHeatwave halts Reform bid to scrap climate emergencyA council debate on scrapping West Norfolk's climate emergency was postponed after extreme heat made the chamber unusable 419488
Reposted by David GilesRob Turpin 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️⚧️ @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Love this game… but blimey it’s humbling me every day. anthropeum.comanthropeum.comAnthropeumA daily game that challenges our understanding of human cultures. Ten objects. 5,000 years of human history. Guess where and when each artifact was made. See how you rank. 2327
Reposted by David GilesEmma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 24/06/2026It was inevitable, wasn't it🙄 Of course the Telegraph would run with something like this👇 So let's remove some of the rose-tinted spectacles and also look at some of that data comparing 1976 with modern heat waves Because the 1976 nostalgia porn is wearing a bit thin at this stage 🧵1/23 16531861761
Reposted by David GilesMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 23/06/2026At the risk of igniting a public debate about the design… we prepared for days like this. There are now more than 100 water fountains all over the city, and 4,000 water refill points. Fill up. Stay hydrated. 901410307
Reposted by David GilesChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026(•_•) <) )╯Publique fundinge / \ \(•_•) ( (> for the artes and humanityes / \ (•_•) <) )> doth benefit everyone! / \ 2517138