Reposted by ioChris Terry-Enescu @cjterry.bsky.social · 1hThe number of times I've seen calling an unnecessary early election backfire at this point has gotten me all 215129 151
Reposted by ioElizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 4hReading books about history is so helpful for perspective because you realise that you actually are basically one of the luckiest people in human history (as are all middle class and above people in the west) 511913 119
Reposted by ioWildPartyInviteDecliner @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 53m“Obama disrespected the sacred institution that is the Cheesecake Factory” is a real blast back to 2011, if you Zoomers were wondering what the before times were like. 835255 352
Reposted by iopixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 2hOh you want me to go see the movie everyone is talking about? Go see it at a cinema? The place where they literally drive a train at you?? not gonna happen lol 😂 1386894 868
Reposted by ioJohn Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 4hThe French army once had a marching-band-battle with one hired by Adolph Sax. Sax was trying to prove that the Saxophone was the perfect combat music/marching instrument. As military instruments and music was where all the money was. the French military band establishment were trying to stop him. 612034 120
Reposted by ioJulianna 💎 @batariangal.eurosky.social · 23h--The #BSGOTYs2026 nomination round: 1999-- Please nominate up to five games from 1999 to advance to the ranked ballot For what counts, see: bsky.app/profile/bata... You are not restricted to games included on the grid, here is a fuller list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po... 31238 31
io @j-amakusa.eurosky.social · 5hAge of Empires 2 Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri Pharaoh Heroes of Might & Magic III 020 2
Reposted by ioDr Stylite @columnist.bsky.social · 6hWow his position on the EU has really hurt his polling 916223 162
Reposted by ioJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 6hIt is a mark of how far politics has fallen that, when a prime minister says he wants to make the argument for something potentially unpopular, there's a chorus of gasps and cheers. He's not done anything! This is not a high bar to clear! And yet. 61188 118
Reposted by ioMartin Concagh @mconcagh.bsky.social · 13hAll the discourse about James Bond being a hopelessly outdated relic of the Cold War has to contend with the fact that the best James Bond film was released in 1995. 611512 115
Reposted by ioBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 12hOh it's "always" wrong to cheat on your wife? What if it makes me a better surgeon, which ultimately saves lives 28112461 1.1K
Reposted by ioBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 11hWe're going to hollow out every industry and the few remaining ones will be evil. Everyone will be miserable but a few horrible assholes will be trillionaires so it's worth it 241528186 1.5K
Reposted by ioDefence Scheme Enjoyer 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱🇲🇽🇵🇸 @maxp94.bsky.social · 15hThe idea of ‘the 99%’ is among the worst things to ever happen to progressive political ideology 1263 26
Reposted by ioCookie Policy @cheatlines.co · 14h👇(thank you again to @marlo.ooo for making me Aware of this) 727543 275
Reposted by ioJordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 17hLord, I see what you have done for others....... 1143 14
Reposted by ioBeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 16hI Stuck My Hand in a Blender And Now I Don't Have a Hand 1492287 922
Reposted by iokoyorin @koyorin.bsky.social · 16hi recently cleared dragonsong's reprise ultimate with my friends, and i drew this commission from a group member to commemorate our clear! super proud of everyone i raided with, it was awesome! // #FFXIV #FF14 13539121 539
Reposted by iojosh terry @joshterry.bsky.social · 23/10/2026Turns out, they do build statues of critics 12995168 995
Reposted by ioNovember Kelly @postoctobrist.bsky.social · 20hthere’s a certain genre of image 331837252 1.8K
Reposted by ioHell Frasier: Bloodline @babadooknukem.bsky.social · 24/10/2026We tried "everyone is entitled to an opinion" for three straight decades and all we have to show for it is four thousand cases of measles and a death cult running the government. It's time for people who don't know what they're talking about to shut the fuck up. 4071151930 7.1K
Reposted by ioDes Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 24/10/2026The Akira Kurosawa film Ran is on iPlayer, if you need to just shut your brain off this weekend I recommend his films and just have the storms blowing in the background. 34210 42
Reposted by ioThomas I-G @thomasig.bsky.social · 24/10/2026I'm sorry, but this is such bollocks. Are they seriously suggesting *a quarter* of all tourists would not visit the UK because of a tax which nearly every other European country (not to mention nearly every US state) has? Give over... 2218735 187
Reposted by ioChris Kluwe, adjudicated poaster @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 24/10/2026There was a fucking hole in our planet’s *atmosphere* Like a legit, no joke, “this will unravel our entire ecosystem” hole in the world, and then we fixed it by working together across national and political lines As a species we decided, “we will survive” Let’s do that some more 176147963090 14.8K
Reposted by ioJohn Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 24/10/2026thinking today about all the brave umamusume that died needlessly in the Charge of the Light Brigade. 3322 32
Reposted by ioTyron @tyron.bsky.social · 24/10/2026affordable premium range stuff in supermarkets, and London 3693 69
Reposted by ioJohn Rain🥇 @johnrain.co.uk · 24/10/2026The way the “Cliff Richard has discovered reggae” is being reported feels like an update from the game Civilisation. 1220631 206
Reposted by ioJohn Bull @garius.eurosky.social · 24/10/2026shoutng at my cats because they're not wearing poppies 820612 206
Reposted by ioAlex @heard-a.bsky.social · 24/10/2026I've just noticed that DB has started selling National Rail tickets. This makes it the only place (alongside RailEurope possibly?) that you can buy Leeds-Köln in a single transaction. The UK advance singles appear to have a bit of a mark-up. @jonworth.eu @seatsixtyone.bsky.social 8539 53
Reposted by io👹 Sarky 🐻🆖 @sarkyfancypants.bsky.social · 22/10/2026Outta my sight, scrub 101171424894 17.1K
Reposted by io"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 23/10/2026Well, after a shipping delay getting the shelves and then a water leak which required the basement to get refloored and then that taking forever, I have *finally* put up my new bookshelves and reshelved almost all of my books. Leaving a fair bit of room for expansion, as you see. 193408 340
Reposted by ioRhiannon 🇵🇸 hire me! commission me! @rhithewitch.bsky.social · 24/10/2026shit comes from ass 1435 43
Reposted by ioJohn Self @john-self.bsky.social · 23/10/2026“The pope then addressed the Lord directly, stating that if you try to kill a loyal servant by giving them lung cancer, you’d better not miss.”theonion.comIncreasingly Healthy Pope Asserts He Will Soon Be Strong Enough To Battle GodVATICAN CITY—In the latest sign that his health continues to improve, Pope Leo XIV declared Friday in an address to Catholics around the world that he would soon be strong enough to battle God. “To th... 1357 35
Reposted by ioCoach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 23/10/2026Potato chip flavor variety, the only true measure of where we are as a civilization 1640628 406
Reposted by ioMikhail Gorbaechev @mikhailgorbaechev.bsky.social · 23/10/2026Food, man. Restaurants are unbelievably good now. 601671105 1.7K
Reposted by ioBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 23/10/2026I'm sorry a piano fell on your head, would it help if I told you that statistically it's very unlikely for that to happen 361881176 1.9K
Reposted by iom@thew @tweetpotato314.bsky.social · 16/10/2026audiophiles are like i came as soon as i heard 2567241910 6.7K
Reposted by ioMartin Concagh @mconcagh.bsky.social · 23/10/2026There is *so* much less air pollution in big cities. 411459149 1.5K
Reposted by ioabsolem @absolem0.bsky.social · 22/10/2026Me, delusional: what if they let us choose the bird (I know they won't) #ffxiv 42848503 848
Reposted by ioJW Mason @jwmason.bsky.social · 23/10/2026Now that's what I call a lede. ftav.substack.com/p/of-spacex-... 227444 274
Reposted by iodr. rich traditions, JD @helldude.bsky.social · 23/10/2026i wonder what percentage of the electorate now understands that this man and maybe 75 other people like him are actively trying to destroy our lives. that he is the biggest national security threat we have faced, even moreso than bin laden or whoever. its got to be dawning on more and more people 502736676 2.7K
Reposted by io"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 23/10/2026The collapse of academic history is a part of this trend - if you dig into the original report, "History & Related Fields dropped from a peak of 7,496 [dissertations per year] in 2015 to 3,583 by 2025, a contraction of 52% in a single decade." Which of course mirrors the trend in academic jobs. 17389102 389
Reposted by ioAlexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 23/10/2026Not the top Steam review of Dressmaker making me cry this morning! 105207075939 20.7K
Reposted by ioThe Crusader Project @crusaderproject.bsky.social · 23/10/2026This is an amazingly sad story of complete incompetence and institutional unwillingness to take responsibility for anything. @garius.eurosky.social 54121 41
