Mark Allan

Don’t WANT to play with army men now! Want BALLROOM! buff.ly/A1rX3kf

Jaysus, just realised that next year I'll have been working in this industry for 40 DAMN YEARS 🫠

The House of Lords Digital & Communications Committee just published their report on AI, copyright & the creative industries, and their conclusions could not be clearer.

🧵 1/5

MYTH: As commander-in-chief, Trump has the authority to take military action. FACT: It is unconstitutional for a U.S. president to declare war without the approval of the Knesset.

Trump’s War On Iran: Myth Vs. Fact https://theonion.com/trumps-war-on-iran-myth-vs-fact/

That really is quite the mic drop, man dig the Labour party a hole in the ground, they're fucking done.

The goal is to leave every person better than you found them.

Well after a conversation there I looked up the 4 British Values and it seems that a large proportion of Westminster would fail a citizenship exam (notably any recent Home Secretary).

🎉 Extra Date Added!

We are delighted to announce that Brian Bilston, Twitter’s unofficial Poet Laureate, is returning to Seamus Heaney HomePlace for an extra night on Saturday 7th November 2026.

🎟 Tickets on sale now > tinyurl.com/ykjn5a2t

I do wish ordering a new thing wasn't such a prerequisite to finding the old thing I'd lost.

Labour Accused Of By-Election Dirty Tricks Over 'Fictitious' Tactical Voting Group A leaflet sent out on the eve of the crunch poll has sparked a furious backlash.

NEW: Labour embroiled in dirty tricks row on eve of Gorton and Denton by-election.

The party has put out a leaflet saying "Tactical Choice" say voters should back them to beat Reform.

Only, Tactical Choice don't appear to exist.

Story 👇

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...

‘Abolish ICE’, ‘Caleb Chilliams’ Among Winners of Annual Snowplow Naming Contest The other winners of the fourth annual contest were Stephen Coldbert, Pope Frío XIV, The Blizzard of Oz, Svencoolie and Caleb Chilliams, Chicago officials announced.

BREAKING: A push to name one of Chicago’s snowplows “Abolish ICE,” clearly linking the humorous pun to efforts to oppose President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort, won the city’s annual snowplow naming contest, officials announced. @wttw.bsky.social

To celebrate what would have been his 100th birthday, this was when the Art of Noise met the great comedian, actor, raconteur and performance artist Kenneth Williams, who once said he hated innuendo. If he saw it in a script, he whipped it out immediately.

Will that was a truly sinful lie in. Think I might have got myself a little run down ...

TIL the US constitution literally has an amendment intended to prevent what ICE are doing from happening.

Only 3 tries behind! #EngIre #believe

I am pleased that all my friends are happy ... #EngIre

Aide Wearily Begins 5th Explanation Of Why Trump Can’t Pardon Prince Andrew

Aide Wearily Begins 5th Explanation Of Why Trump Can’t Pardon Prince Andrew https://theonion.com/aide-wearily-begins-5th-explanation-of-why-trump-cant-pardon-prince-andrew/

No vehicles were harmed in the making of this video.

The UK has announced plans to fast-track legislation requiring “age verification for VPN use”. The correct term, however, is not age verification but identity verification. A law like this would require everyone to identify themselves in order to use a VPN. This would pose a risk to whistleblowers, violate human rights, and represent yet another step toward an authoritarian society.

Mullvad is a brilliant VPN provider and I'm glad they are calling this out. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's proposals to enforce identity verification on VPN providers is a nightmare for whistleblowers.

Four panels that show a woman gradually transforming into a pirate in each panel new restrictions to her streaming service are listed such as this streaming service will now have ads. This show isn't available on this streaming service. This show is only available for rent or purchase this show requires an add-on subscription. Gradually the woman goes from looking like a regular person then she has an eyepatch the next panel she has a pirates shirt and jacket the last panel. She has a pirate hat.

My evolving relationship with streaming. 🏴‍☠️

Day of the pancake and year of the horse 🥞🐴. Most auspicious!

Marcus du Sautoy on stage in the Whitla Hall. The slide shows the cover of A Mathematician's Apology alongside the quote "A mathematician like a painter or poet is a maker of patterns. I am interested in mathematics only as a creative art".

Jim Al-Khalili on stage in the Whitla Hall. The screen shows the title slide of his presentation "Quantum 2.0 - From 'spooky' physics to technological revolution"

Alice Roberts on stage in the Whitla Hall. The slide shows a small stone engraved with a cross next to a measuring stick

Marcus du Sautoy, Jim Al-Khalili and Alice Roberts one after the other, each giving a fascinating talk (did you know Jackson Pollock's work is fractal in nature?). Extremely solid day at @niscifest.bsky.social all round 🧠

Scotland turned up, England didn't. #ScoEng

WTAF #ScoEng

Better. #ScoEng

Well this isn't going perfectly. #ScoEng

Ah, yet another reason to tell Sir Jim to fuck the fuck off.

The Science of AuDHD with Prof James Brown | NI Science Festival

Going to nisciencefestival.com/event/the-sc... tonight. Wonder if they'll repeat everything several times for the benefit of those who keep zoning out.

Post a banger that isn't in English. music.youtube.com/watch?v=RsLw...

I'm GenX. We grew up in an all-print world. We read really fast. So, my Millennial and GenZ peeps, I beg you for the love of Bananarama, please just send me the article and not the TikTok of the dude talking about the article. In Prince's funky name, amen.