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Pretty crazy how important the blockade of a trade route is right now

Play For Today

Every other year, ‘Play for Today’ by Belle and Sebastian sneaks up on me in a playlist, and I can’t helping grinning like a maniac for the first thirty seconds. Even in public.

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Rugby Union Weekly - Can England avoid their worst-ever Six Nations?

Wondering if the Law applies to podcast titles, @ianbetteridge.com?

#sixnations

It is!

England rugby union team 'We believe in the plan: England vow to double down on kick-heavy style against France

I mean, at this point I’m looking for an ‘SBorthwick’ account on Polymarket that was set up in January 2026. #sixnations

“It might work for us” meme

News in from my brother - England are reported to be ‘doubling down’ on their kicking game… #sixnations

A dog and a small toy donkey on a chair.

I’m totally here for this new buddy cop show.

Three Leonardo di Caprio memes: Watching Scotland beatFrance Watching Italy beat England Realising you might need to support England next weekend

Yep, pretty much. #sixnations

Supply Chain Breakdown YouTube video by Eric Drass

this one is fun - thanks to @willsh.bsky.social for the guitar licks!

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Do those Dubai exiles have to come back here? I mean, they’re going to cross multiple safe countries before they get here…

I received letters and everything. Thought I’d done it for two companies, turns out there was another step (I forget what now). But a complete car-crash from a user perspective.

It will never not fustrate me that the Tories havent faced any consequences for how they systematically underfunded our forces - all while claiming to be a party serious about defense.

And now they want us to get involved in a random, pointless war, shredding what little equipment we have.

a man drinking from a cup in front of a wall that says guinness on it Alt: The Gregor Townsend gif you’ve always wanted

PSA: I uploaded this to Tenor a few weeks back, and now it’s the first GIF you find when searching for ‘Gregor Townsend’ in Bluesky. #sixnations

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This ends this week’s instalment of ‘making supermundane public goods’.

*Narrator*

“It was an omen.”

#sixnations

Oh my word. Just incredible.

Jesus. Never in doubt. Obvs. #sixnations

A sign outside a pub - “Please note Due to a technical problem we are not able to show the England v Italy rugby game today. Apologies for any inconvenience caused.”

I’m not saying it’s definitely an omen, but… #sixnations

A painting of an eye

Found on the 13yo’s floor, half scrumpled and discarded. Oh to be so good at art that this is disposable… 🤣

The moon, from a field in Sussex

Seven small pieces of card on a hitch surface, each with a list of ingredients.

The collection of @willsh.bsky.social Artefact Cards I have in the kitchen for mini recipe reminders.

A bench for J R Tolkien

A bench for J R Tolkien

Saw this in Oxford today. Some folk probably think it’s a nice thing to do. I just think it’s a bit of a….

….Tolkien gesture.

First butterfly of the year spotted in Oxford. And it’s a yellow one.

“…as everyone knows, if the first butterfly you see is yellow the summer will be a happy one.”

Tove Jannson, ‘Finn Family Moomintroll’

More yep.

Just a few tadpoles…

Jayme Lawson from Sinners hit the nail on the head and said how I felt with the whole BAFTAs situation.

Something stinks around this… CEO & CFO of City & Guilds charity sell it to an organisation headquartered in Cyprus, start working for that company after the sale, and get massive bonuses.

Thank you!

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

What’s the betting Anthropic registers in another country before the year’s out?