Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 4hWhy don't they split BBC news and documentaries from entertainment and just fund news? At least they wouldn't have to run constant ads for their meh shows 020
Reposted by LoisLuke Ontario @coolhand.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I have no idea if this is true but the collage kills me 341341274
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 22hNeed to make a voodoo doll of Michael luvvie Testicle if he doesn't get off the screen 000
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Middlemarch loobies sound like Edinburgh gumbies - or maybe gumbies were UK-wide 000
Reposted by LoisAsh @queerash.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Kemi: We will introduce a quadruple lock, where the pension will go up by net migration Farage: We will introduce a quintuple lock, where the elderly may kill one immigrant per year 0395
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Have to say, Burnham is so far better than I expected as PM which is a first in four decades 080
Reposted by LoisPostcard From The Past @pastpostcard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026It is so healing here; the rock is like the womb of the Earth, soaking up and lifting away pain and worry. I love you. 213727
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Aussie mates were on LSD in St James's Park and became fascinated by Admiralty Arch, until they were lifted by Special Branch and taken to Paddington Green. That's a bad trip 010
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not sure if I can watch Pointless any more until Michael Bollock leaves, luvvie 010
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Just shown this to husband, former chief sub at the Indy. Speechless 140
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Not surprising - most kids I know are choosing small cities instead such as Brighton, Bristol or Norwich 000
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Finally reading Middlemarch. Feel like I've known even minor characters all their lives 120
Reposted by LoisIan Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I could quote pretty much this entire article by @mjrobbins.com on the bizarre psychology of the AI apocalypse freaks, but you should just read it instead. Such a relief to see someone express my feelings so eloquently. martinrobbins.substack.com/p/the-ai-apo... 40403110
Reposted by LoisSardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 25/09/2026‘To Hell with Hitler’, 1940 www.loc.gov/item/2006680... 211520
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026We had a hatch - I thought it was for keeping things out of reach of the dog. And a wrought-iron screen on the other side separating the 'dining area' from the living room, york stone fireplace the lot 020
Reposted by LoisCiaran Martin @ciaranm.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ok if I achieve nothing else today I got the phrase “cult of the machine gods” into a live BBC interview 5573
Reposted by LoisSK @sk-76.bsky.social · 23/09/2025"Angelo, Celia, and Mrs. Demitero, Greek Americans. Celia was kidnapped by gypsies in Little Rock, Arkansas, and found in Thornton, Illinois, after eleven months." (1907) Photo: Chicago History Museum 1193
Reposted by LoisGPWigglesworth @gpwigglesworth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I would bet money that the people who made this did not realise that is a picture of Virginia Woolf (am in musee macanique in SF). 1125
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026OH on train: 'I'm too tall to do skimpy. Wtf is smack and squeeze? You're mentally ill' Feel old. 010
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026First record I bought - I'd forgotten this beautiful sleeve. Love the Rennie Mackintosh font 040
Reposted by LoisJim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Rory Stewart turning to stare weirdly at @pronouncedalva.bsky.social on Newsnight last night 7641982
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026 Ex-army headmaster made the whole school do an assault course in their underpants, every single day 040
Reposted by LoisLeigh Jones @leighsus.bsky.social · 23/09/2026On BBC payscales it costs the same to employ ten "normal" journalists as it costs to employ one Chris Mason. Unrelated: there's an all-staff call tomorrow for BBC Local to find out where the next round of cuts are happening. 04519
Reposted by LoisDirk Maggs @dirkmaggs.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Dave Gibbons making this point about Lichtenstein made me very happy. 1128472
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Found mum's set of Marguerite Patten recipe cards from 1967 and I cannot wait for the next outbreak of food discourse. Cottage cheese salmon mould or fiesta tart, tag yourself 021
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Granny watching Simon King on Shetland: 'Big softy' 'Stupid man'. May exp lain why she married a complete sh we eyit 001
Reposted by LoisJamie Muir @jamiembrixton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The beach huts at Southwold. 1130234
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Went to a yoga class that the teacher claimed was inspired by Ganesh. Then somehow cut myself on a broken basket in Waitrose. Staff member who brought me a plaster was called Ganesh 030
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Maybe Edinburgh university could sell some of its huge property portfolio 030
Reposted by LoisMark Hebden @unionlib.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Scotland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Huh? Wales: We want to leave the UK BBC: What? Northern Ireland: We want to leave the UK BBC: Lolz Some shithole in Oxfordshire: We want to leave the UK because racism BBC: REPORT THE HELL OUT OF THIS #Piddington 7233441003
Reposted by LoisAdam Roberts @adamroberts.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It is the worst of times— I can’t believe—this quote Confusing—the one who rhymes With the one—actually wrote 3141
Reposted by LoisSexy Plato's Cave @andrewblair.co.uk · 16/09/2026The arts industry in the UK: we contribute so much money to the economy but we are dying, please help Lisa Nandy: Village Parish Council: we held a pretend referendum Lisa Nandy: I'm listening 171189400
Reposted by Loisderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 15/09/2026A friend of mine works in AI and thinks bad things are about to happen. He sold his home and moved his family out the country. He said that if you own a home in a walkable San Francisco neighborhood near a taqueria with good veggie options, you should sell your home for super cheap right now. 978897866
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Skool sausages only once a week. Blimey. I once ate only cake for about a year 010
Reposted by LoisCasmilus @casmilus.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Apparently they have banned visitors from taking pictures as it was slowing down the circulation too much. So this now becomes an historical document of a practice that has already passed away discontinuednotes.com/2026/09/10/t...discontinuednotes.comThe Visitor ExperienceOn Saturday 5th, in the afternoon, I went to the British Museum to see the new Bayeux Tapestry exhibition. This was a “Family and Friends Testing Day” which a friend of mine had a spare… 142
Reposted by LoisJeremy Allen @jeres.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I've not actually read the article yet but this picture of a two year old Alexei Sayle is still the best thing I've seen all weekend www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... 720549
Lois @loismcewan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Things I was frightened of as a child: Spaceships landing in the back garden and the aliens coming in the window Snakes under the bed Doctor Who theme music Burglars Ketchup Screaming skeletons Nazis Witches The Dark 🌑 030
