Reposted by RupertSimon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social · 10hWishing Alan Garner a very, very happy 92nd birthday. 618852 188
Reposted by RupertNiall Ó Conghaile @nialloconghaile.bsky.social · 16/10/2026This definitely seems to be a prevalent view among some in leadership positions in the UK From @almagroschool.bsky.social macdonnchada.substack.com/p/why-cant-t... 5216 21
Reposted by RupertJames @northamptonian.bsky.social · 16/10/2026Show me a picture on your phone that has your energy but isn’t a selfie 031 3
Reposted by RupertThe Volatile Mermaid @ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Bro, if your doctor is doing a cognitive test every time you get a physical, there’s a reason for that, and it’s not because you keep acing them. 762412405 2.4K
Reposted by RupertMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Zelenskyy: “I thank His Majesty King Charles III for the audience. It is important for me to have the opportunity to personally thank him for his unwavering support for Ukraine. We appreciate all the assistance provided by the United Kingdom.” 492043399 2K
Reposted by RupertJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 14/10/2026And. Here. They. Come. 1273014552 3K
Reposted by RupertGary Longsine 📱 @arbiteriapetus.bsky.social · 14/10/2026All y'all gonna miss Pax Americana and the post World War II international order, when it's gone. Take a few moments for tea with Sarah C.M. Paine. youtu.be/_hBd8w-Hlm4youtu.beAvoiding WW3, War Over Taiwan & the Future of Europe | Sarah Paine Interview (Part 2)YouTube video by Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl 112 2
Rupert @roopth.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Might as well give them a ring while you're feeling at your best, what's the worst that can happen? 020 2
Reposted by RupertNoel Casler Comedy @noelcaslercomedy.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Imagine working for Starlink in TX, CA & WA, going home to your own family at night knowing the product Musk sold to Ukraine for battlefield Wifi use is now being turned off so Putin can murder children in Kyiv. There must be some kinda ‘paper trail’ in your offices. Leak it now. 211401617 1.4K
Reposted by RupertJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Goodnight Blue Sky 3491394 913
Reposted by RupertLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 13/10/2026This 16th-century German lock uses a hidden keyhole cover designed to confuse thieves. IG: @cassaforte_peter_antique_safes Wahlwiller, Netherlands 31772111 772
Reposted by RupertChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 13/10/20261/ Restoring Yandex's damaged data centres will take at least six months and cost billions. Disruption is already severe; Russian manufacturers and distributors face imminent disaster due to Ukraine's strikes causing the collapse of the state-operated goods tracking system. ⬇️ 751835488 1.8K
Reposted by RupertJonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Enjoy the “interruption” 375125351791 12.5K
Reposted by RupertKaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 12/10/2026EU Foreign Ministers just adopted nearly 1,600 new sanctions listings targeting Russia’s military-industrial complex. This is the single largest expansion of our sanctions list since Russia started its war. Europe is again showing a united front. 31734195 734
Reposted by RupertMei 🪽 @meidotwav.bsky.social · 02/09/2026treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence. 50169345556 16.9K
Reposted by RupertAnand Menon @anandmenon.bsky.social · 09/10/2026An announcement. There will be plenty of time to reflect on what we've achieved, and on the fantastic colleagues who have helped us achieve it. But for now, sad news ukandeu.ac.uk/announcement... 1/2 6143082 430
Reposted by Rupertnicky woolf @nickywoolf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026"palantir's tom watson" what a fucking embarrassment 0121 12
Reposted by RupertOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 07/10/2026So, happy 363rd anniversary to this entry from the Diary of Samuel Pepys, who had gone to bed the three previous nights “in some pain”, “in great pain”, and “beginning to be troubled with wind as I used to be” 1116922 169
Reposted by RupertPaul Mainwood @paulmainwood.bsky.social · 08/10/2026When Dracula gives you bad directions. 011 1
Reposted by RupertPookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 09/10/2025There needs to be a new Nobel prize, given out for people who worked on something, realized it was evil and could in the world that actually exists only possibly ever be used for evil, and then stopped working on it. 620222 202
Reposted by RupertPetrus Crinitus @petruscrinitus.bsky.social · 05/10/2026As the ad in the butcher's window said: "You've read the book, You've seen the film, Now try the pie." 153 5
Reposted by RupertGraeme Swanson @swansonian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I used to think in old age Cleese had turned into Basil Fawlty but I now realise he's turned into the Major. 3217 21
Rupert @roopth.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Well. You say that. But only the other day they found Mumm-Ra the Ever-Living 010 1
Reposted by RupertDavid Anderson @bricksilk.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Letter printed in The Times today 8595241 595
Reposted by RupertAntigone @antigoneinthebes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026People don’t realize how serious the situation is. 391533373 1.5K
Reposted by RupertSean Jones KC @seanjones.org · 03/10/2026I am not very worried about about the Tory Tapestry’s misuse of “doth”. What worries me much more is this sequence of panels which seems to show a small boat full of brown-skinned people followed by a plague of rats running riot and then a lot of dead white people labelled tax payers. 37526176 526
Rupert @roopth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026"Everyone! It's an emergency - downstairs meeting room, stat!" 010 1
Reposted by RupertNosferaPru @prufrockluvsong.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Child Me would be very surprised to learn Adult Me eats brussel sprouts on purpose. 7496262 962
Rupert @roopth.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Presumably a team meeting, perhaps checkpointing the progress of a key project 110 1
Reposted by RupertMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Most TV is just this now. 17572771995 7.3K
Reposted by RupertRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156165195566 16.5K
Reposted by RupertIt's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I'm not the youngest person in the world, or the most accomplished, but at least my memory is going so I can't recall where I was going with this 414238 142
Reposted by RupertAlice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Reform want to indoctrinate our children. Freedom of (and from) belief is a human right. humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...humanists.ukReform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymnsReform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave... 2991861564 1.9K
Reposted by RupertNatasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I’m not for one second suggesting that hard right parties are using the funding they get to buy bot farms to try and influence public opinion via social media BUT there are an extraordinary number of obvious-if-you-know-what-to-look-for bots on Instagram churning out Reform and Restore slogans. 615632 156
Reposted by RupertJohn Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 24/09/2026Everyone, stop what you are doing. I've discovered there is a politician called Teresa May running for city council in British Columbia. And this is from one of her campaign videos. Never have two people with the same name had such different vibes. 59741124 741
Rupert @roopth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026It fell off because his hands are shrinking so quickly now 020 2
Rupert @roopth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Well, if I may, the lady who has cruelly taken your likeness doesn't seem to oppose sorting people by the same metric 110 1
Reposted by RupertHoward Eissenstat @heissenstat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026So far as I can tell, US options in the Gulf are as follows. 1. Land War 2. Give up on U.S. hegemony in the Middle East. It's been our policy since the mid-Seventies. Time for a change. 3. Pretend that we haven't lost and muddle on, at a cost of a couple of billion per week. 1114932 149
Reposted by RupertAndrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Has anyone done a comparison between current existential fear about AI and the psychological impact of the nuclear bomb in the post-war years? 11152 15
Reposted by Rupertlukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Me: I’d like a slice of pizza Server: that comes with three sides Me: I know what shape it is 130133112145 13.3K
Reposted by RupertGlennyrodge @glennyrodge.bsky.social · 16/09/2026BREAKING NEWS: Ed Sheeran adds Piddington to his list of tour dates. 1111424 114
