Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 2hThat four-pack image makes me think someone needs to commission Alvin & the Bearded Lizards 030
Reposted by Sam WilsonSam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 7h66. The aforementioned barnacle geese, due to definitely, absolutely, don't-ask-any-questions, being grown on trees inside barnacles, were classed by many Catholic priests (and some bishops) as suitable for being eaten during Lenten fasting days. "not being flesh because they are not born of flesh" 041
Reposted by Sam WilsonSam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 7h65. Before his accession to the Papacy, Pius II was sent on a secret mission to Scotland as a papal spy. The purpose of the trip is unclear, but whilst there he recorded seeing geese growing on trees inside barnacles. The barnacle geese myth was only disproven centuries later by Darwin (who else?) 121
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 7h66. The aforementioned barnacle geese, due to definitely, absolutely, don't-ask-any-questions, being grown on trees inside barnacles, were classed by many Catholic priests (and some bishops) as suitable for being eaten during Lenten fasting days. "not being flesh because they are not born of flesh" 041
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 7h65. Before his accession to the Papacy, Pius II was sent on a secret mission to Scotland as a papal spy. The purpose of the trip is unclear, but whilst there he recorded seeing geese growing on trees inside barnacles. The barnacle geese myth was only disproven centuries later by Darwin (who else?) 121
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 10hhmmm I wonder when the spousal exemption for rape was repealed 1211
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 15hI am always impressed by how many questions I am left with unanswered when I read press releases from the National Church Institutions. Considering our recent history, never mind our longer track record, on safeguarding, I am not filled with confidence at this announcement.churchofengland.orgDame Christine Ryan to step down as independent Executive Chair of the Safeguarding Structures Programme Board | The Church of EnglandDame Christine Ryan is to step down from her role as independent Executive Chair of the Safeguarding Structures Programme Board. 040
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 15hGlad it’s better than it could have been! Look after yourself 010
Reposted by Sam WilsonA Rachel for all seasons (she/her) @nerak3l.eurosky.social · 06/10/2026Masculinity so fragile you can see it from space 081
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 16hNot just the US. It was a worldwide search, with many Allied nations involved. Soil samples, breads, cheeses, and veg were sent in from as far as India & Australia. Yet ironically the strain that did the job was found just miles from the main laboratory coordinating the work (the NRRL in Peoria). 010
Reposted by Sam WilsonAdam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 17hA resource I hadn't come across (but based on the excellent Defence of Britain data - which recorded civil defence and anti-invasion structures from both World Wars), an interactive map of the data maintained by Steve Thompson. (to whom many thanks!):edob.mattaldred.comeDoB OnlineOnline viewer for the Extended Defence of Britain Database as maintained by Steve Thompson. View the interactive map, or search through the database for a particular record. 53514
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 17hI found this a couple of months ago when I visited someone who was staying in an old Palmerston fort. I should have shared it, because it’s really great! Glad you have 110
Reposted by Sam WilsonStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 06/10/2026One thing I find endlessly funny about the rise of AI is that it has revealed that there is a large number of people who believe that the reason they wrote essays at school or university is their teachers were desperately waiting for them to provide a definite answer to “Lear: what’s up with him?” 6756191214
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026I think you might have knocked at least two years off my life expectancy with this recipe 140
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 06/10/202664. In the 1970s, the US and the Soviets planned to have Apollo and Soyuz spacecraft dock together as a part of détente between the two nations. Engineers were tasked with creating an “androgynous” system for the spacecraft to dock because neither government wanted to be the female. 5173
Reposted by Sam WilsonSean Kemp @seankemp.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Yep, when I catch up with other former Lib Dem Spads we just sit around cackling about how we destroyed the Tories by making them compromise on key issues. ‘Wow we totally screwed their electoral chances for a decade’ we say as we laugh into our drinks. 1321834
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026His name is 90% of what I remember from A-level Government & Politics 140
Reposted by Sam Wilsontoilet bones @toiletbones.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Found the email I sent when I got accidentally added to the faculty listserv of an orthopedic surgery clinic and nobody would remove me so I sent this email to all faculty/staff/med students and they removed me almost immediately 188111343034
Reposted by Sam WilsonLiam Kirkaldy @liamkirkaldy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"It's more of a cormorant than a question", I say, with a wry smile, as my pet cormorant repeatedly dive bombs the panel, pecking at their eyes 215238
Reposted by Sam WilsonSte Jormur @stejormur.bsky.social · 06/10/2026static.klipy.comBrass Eye: One Thing I Did Want To HappenALT: Brass Eye: One Thing I Did Want To Happen 1318
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026My only comment on the missile defence stuff (apart from the Iron Dome not protecting against the kinds of missiles Britain would face) is that it should be called the *Britannic* Shield 050
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Ah this post (the image) reminds me so much of the book Outliers 000
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026getting switched with the tory one like Indiana Jones 050
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026All it took was a Japanese policeman attacking a Russian tsarevich who just wanted to admire his new dragon tattoo as he visited a lake 0130
Reposted by Sam WilsonAndy Craig @andycraig.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Constitution allows it. South Korea has proven it works. If you want to make impeachment viable—and so much else is pointless if you don't—then it can be done by a simple majority adopting a simple rules change: vote on the verdict by secret ballot.theunpopulist.netA Democratic Senate Should Adopt Secret Impeachment Ballots on a Priority BasisSuch a change, requiring no constitutional amendment, would free senators to vote their judgment instead of their fears 211460387
Reposted by Sam WilsonCiaran @ciaranmcgurdy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This isn't a particularly bad article on the subject, but it's kind of amazing how this conversation even needs to be had. Fans do not care about anything other than their team winning football matches. This clip remains the last word on morality in football 46310
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Just waiting for the measles to be confirmed (should be very soon) and then I’ll call the GP and see how the land lies 010
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Because J’s not had all the doses yet, it will mean 21 days stuck at home following exposure 5120
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026did the cap on the size of upstairs windows get repealed? Or is that still a thing 120
Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Sorry, I don’t know any more than that some people were trying to gather this data. I will mention it to my bishop, who leads the Ministry division. 040
![Hello Bone Colleagues,
I have invented a new type of ankle and I'm very excited to show it to you. Early raccoon trials suggest a 60% increase in scurrying speed and dramatic increases in fine motor banditry. I know we are not supposed to create super raccoons, but I think you'll change your mind and professional ethics when you see how cute they are. I believe we are on the cusp of a new era in advanced human scurrying because if medical science has taught me anything, it's that improvements in raccoons correspond 1:1 to improvements in humans.
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