Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzDaniel Lambert @daniellambertwines.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Both of these points are now facts. Government revenue is down 7% on excise receipts since the change and wine businesses are spending a lot more on “managing” the new system, which everyone I talk to describes as a nightmare. Once again none of this needed to happen with zero benefits achieved. 1171
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzDaniel Lambert @daniellambertwines.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Now here is the link to the actual data. This data show as i forecasted and warned several times that the fundamental changes and increases would damage not only government revenue but would place a further unworkable burden on wine imports forever. www.gov.uk/government/s...gov.ukAlcohol Bulletin commentary (May 2025 to July 2025) 1182
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzDaniel Lambert @daniellambertwines.bsky.social · 23/10/2025For those that have followed me from Twitter you will recall I put out many threads on the lunacy of the plan by Rishi Sunak to make the excise tax system for Alc be based on the strength rather than volume. This subtle change was devastating for the wine industry with yet more UK Brexit red tape. 412937
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzMalcolm Noble @malcolmjnoble.bsky.social · 23/10/2025Absolutely no contest. 151
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzFaust-Bot @faust-bot.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Mit Eifer hab' ich mich der Studien beflissen; Zwar weiß ich viel, doch möcht' ich alles wissen. 0113
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzJonathan Edwards @jonathanreports.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Scoop: Trump has started demolishing the White House's East Wing facade to build his ballroom. The president had claimed construction of the $250 million building wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. /W @ddiamond.bsky.social wapo.st/4hqBNiUwapo.stWhite House begins demolishing East Wing facade to build Trump’s ballroomThe president had claimed construction of the $250 million ballroom wouldn’t ‘interfere’ with the existing White House structure. 84335671707
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 21/10/2025Exclusive: A group of big banks is struggling to put together a $20 billion loan to Argentina without leaving themselves on the hook to the virtually bankrupt countryon.wsj.comU.S. Banks Are Hunting for Collateral to Back $20 Billion Argentina BailoutAmerican banks are looking for assets or guarantees from the U.S. government that would back a private-sector loan to support Argentine President Javier Milei. 3111182
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Oh my GOD. 1173985862
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzJaclyn A. Siegel, PhD @jacasiegel.bsky.social · 19/10/2025This is extremely troubling news for those of us who conduct human subjects research. 45326
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzRick Burin @rickburin.bsky.social · 19/10/2025I know he admires Harold Wilson, but the figure he most reminds me of is Frank Spencer 1161
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzYashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 19/10/2025NEWS Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile meeting on Friday, warning Putin had said he would “destroy” Ukraine if it did not agree. The meeting between the two descended many times into a “shouting match”, with Trump “cursing all the time.”on.ft.comTrump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by RussiaUS president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting 63351123
Malcolm von Schantz @mvonschantz.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Pilots and Flight Attendants Sending Free Food to Air Traffic Controllers During Shutdown - Business Insider www.businessinsider.com/atc-air-traf...businessinsider.comPilots and flight attendants are sending free food to air traffic controllers. They're not getting paid during the shutdown.Airline pilots and flight attendants are sending food to air traffic control towers around the US, as workers aren't getting paid during the shutdown. 032
Reposted by Malcolm von Schantzderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 17/10/2025heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god 17644968010185
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzWilliam Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 18/10/2025[Exit King.] 6075492029
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzJames Ball @jamesrball.com · 18/10/2025I still have no idea what Number 10 was thinking intervening over policing. If they ‘win’ the standoff, Keir Starmer personally owns any incident that happens around the match. And he’s broken the precedent of interfering in operational matters, and so will be asked to do so relentlessly. 1231502347
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzSamuel Pepys @samuelpepys.bsky.social · 18/10/2025Intent upon my workmen, especially my joyners, who will make my dining room very pretty. 0353
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzBenjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 18/10/2025Happy Lenya's birthday to all who observe! 810911
Reposted by Malcolm von Schantz Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 16/10/2025They're selling regular index cards, but because they call them "analog cards" it's $100. 2223730
Malcolm von Schantz @mvonschantz.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Binge watching White Lotus Season 3 on the plane. Struck by how odd it is that the camera lovingly lingers on sensual image of every water drop, flower, lizard, candle, and wine glass — but how odd how every one of the many servings of Thai food that are being consumed is being blurred out. 020
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Right now, all over Britain, drunk robins are dismantling the system and making up their own rules. 817722
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzFaust-Bot @faust-bot.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Ach, Ihr versteht mich nicht! 0197
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzPete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Confirms what I’ve been telling Strangers On The Internet for years - the idea that Sweden is a super expensive place is a 90s hangover. It isn’t. 152
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzSteve Bullock @guitarmoog.bsky.social · 15/10/2025The unification of the English kingdoms was, largely, a mistake. 4163
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzHadas Weiss @hadas.bsky.social · 12/10/2025journal that took 16 months to review your manuscript when it wants something from you 5602
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzAnonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 15/10/2025After the West failed to stop Israel from bombing all of Syria's armaments and withheld support early on for the new government, Syria is now normalizing relations with Russia in an effort facilitate the handing over of Assad and revive preexisting trade & military agreements. 1330898
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzThe Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 15/10/2025NEW Trying to make sense of the nonsensical decision to drop the Chinese spying prosecutions How the positions of neither the CPS nor the government stand up to scrutiny By me emptycity.substack.com/p/trying-to-... 1922885
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzDavid Varela @writingstudio.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Spotted near Russell Square today. 620745
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzLuke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 15/10/2025kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school 12573251656
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzMꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 15/10/2025Just tried to go to a cafe, the doors were open so we went in. They said, Sorry, we don’t open until 10, can you wait outside please? I checked the time, it was 9.59. That level of unwelcoming pettiness is not a place I want to spend any time. 10374535
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzBadlands 🇪🇺 @badlands.bsky.social · 14/10/2025#Römischer #Grabstein in #NewOrleans gefunden. Ein kniffliger Fall für die #Provenienzforschung #Antike #Romderstandard.atRömischer Grabstein in einem Garten in New Orleans ausgegrabenEin Paar stieß bei Gartenarbeiten hinter ihrem Haus in Louisiana auf eine 1900 Jahre alte Marmorplatte. Ihre Herkunft konnte bis Italien zurückverfolgt werden. Wer sie in die USA brachte, bleibt jedoc... 182
Malcolm von Schantz @mvonschantz.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Things I should have thought about years ago but only just learnt: 1. Legionella is much less of a problem in home boilers but the risk is not 0 2. To be safe, a home boiler's hot water should be set to at least 50°C 3. Turning down the hot water when going away is not as smart as I thought it was 120
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 13/10/2025At the other end of the spectrum, when my dad was ~17 he did well in an event for young chemists and the prize was a trip to an asbestos factory. 1414713
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzFinancial Times @financialtimes.com · 14/10/2025 How Brexit drained the Tories’ talent pool on.ft.com/4qarx21 | opinionon.ft.comHow Brexit drained the Tories’ talent poolThe party can’t keep expecting successful people to pretend that leaving the EU was a good idea 1115133
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzDavid Benedict @eggsbened.bsky.social · 13/10/202563 years ago tonight Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? exploded on to Broadway. Uta Hagen played Martha and when she left the show she was replaced by, um, Elaine Stritch. Can you imagine? You don’t have to because 11 years later she recorded the whole damn thing. AND HERE IT IS. youtu.be/sx2qZmT4lGcyoutu.beWhos's Afraid of Virginia Woolf Act 1 (Elaine Stritch)YouTube video by Vodka Stinger 45817
Reposted by Malcolm von Schantzbleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 13/10/2025If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies. 1505235984819
Malcolm von Schantz @mvonschantz.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Well... that was heartbreaking youtube.com/watch?v=aWXs...youtube.comLa forza del destino • Pace, pace mio Dio (Lise Davidsen)YouTube video by Jon 130
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzDiscontinued FoOoOods! 👻🎃 @discontinuedfoods.bsky.social · 21/03/2025Maple Bacon Pop-Tarts (2016-2016): Smoky, salty, bacon-flavored pastries, filled with a maple-brown sugar-pancake syrup flavored filling, and topped with vanilla icing and bacon bits-style sprinkles 2131539
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Not fair on ChatGPT which would never use four clichés in the space of two sentences. 1018219
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/10/2025On this date, Matthew Shephard died 27 years ago. He was beaten, tortured, and left for dead on fence for being gay. Please keep him and his wonderful mother Judy in your thoughts. And let's all work for a world where such horrific things do not happen to anyone. ❤️🏳️🌈 811306078288
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzHenry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 13/10/2025The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage. Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w... 1081564861
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzMichel Lacombe @michellacombe.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Julius Caesar conquered Gaul in 51 BC and died in 44 BC, therefore all of Asterix's adventures took place over the course of less than seven years, probably much less since Asterix's chieftain was at the battle of Alesia, were it is probable Asterix and Obelix's fathers died. In this essay, I will 842675
Malcolm von Schantz @mvonschantz.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Not exactly a damsel in distress scenario, because it's still unseasonally mild and sunny outdoors. But I still moved it into the conservatory, probably most of all to get to enjoy the fragrance from a dozen blooms flowering all at once. 070
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzJim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 11/10/2025You might have heard of 'dark kitchens' when a row of sheds in a car park churn out food for Deliveroo. They're unpopular and low margin. So the next big thing in London food is 'host kitchens' where local pubs, restaurants and kebab shops cook for big brands. www.londoncentric.media/p/host-kitch...londoncentric.mediaWhy your next upmarket Deliveroo might be made by your local kebab shop"On one hand, it’s a lifeline... But on the other hand, it’s a harbinger of doom.” 711348
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 12/10/2025One of the blissful things about being in Canada was the lack of pharmaceutical ads. It’s amazing how many other products exist in the world- chocolate! Laundry detergent! - that you can hear about if you’re not being told about medullary thyroid cancer 1001674183
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 10/10/2025All my comics have happy endings! 151149367
Malcolm von Schantz @mvonschantz.bsky.social · 12/10/2025'Their resilience is a lesson to us all': The maritime lions hunting seals on the beach - BBC Future share.google/keiQ1rLOLlio...share.google'Their resilience is a lesson to us all': The maritime lions hunting seals on the beachIn Namibia, a group of desert lions have left their traditional hunting grounds for the Atlantic coast and are now thriving as the world's only maritime lions. 020
Reposted by Malcolm von SchantzPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 12/10/2025Private equity wrecked UK high street, says Iceland Foods boss PE model - low wages, cut staff/investment, high debt, profiteering, tax abuse. PE devoured Debenhams, Maplin, Byron Burger, Cath Kidson, Comet, Flybe, Poundworld, Toys R Us. Controls care homes, vets, supermarkets. archive.ph/tJVkVthetimes.comPrivate equity has wrecked the high street, says Iceland bossRichard Walker says private buyers take out costs and fail to invest then sell to the highest bidder in a cycle that makes retailers steadily worse 32520265