P. Thomas Johnson 🇬🇧🇨🇦 🤝 🇺🇦

@ptomj.bsky.social

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Appointments: * Andy Burnham - prime minister * John Healey - chancellor of the exchequer * Ed Miliband - foreign secretary * Shabana Mahmood - home secretary * Louise Haigh - first secretary of state and chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster * Wes Streeting - defence secretary * Angela Rayner - housing secretary * Alex Norris - lord chancellor and justice secretary * Miatta Fahnbulleh - energy secretary and net zero secretary * Lucy Powell - education secretary * Yvette Cooper - health secretary * Heidi Alexander - transport secretary * Pat McFadden - work and pension secretary * Angela Eagle - environment, food and rural affairs secretary * Stephen Kinnock - Wales secretary * Sir Chris Bryant - Northern Ireland secretary * Douglas ALexander - Scotland secretary * Alan Campbell - leader of the House of Commons and lord president of the council * Baroness Smith of Basildon - leader of the House of Lords and lord privy seal * Emma Reynolds - chief secretary to the Treasury * Ellie Reeves - attorney general * Anneliese Midgley - chief whip * Bridget Phillipson - women and equalities minister * Kanishka Narayan - minister for artificial intelligence (attending cabinet) * Hamish Falconer - intergovernmental relations and European relations (attending cabinet) * Matthew Pennycook - minister of state in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (attending cabinet) "This article will be updated as further appointments are announced."
"Lmao. Celebrating Spaniards are coming into a British bar in NYC and the English are saying viva Espana and celebrating with them" "Hahaha amazing"
"Today's kids will never know how to play Minesweeper - because neither did we" Below is a screenshot of the old Windows game, Minesweeper
Crying behind the mask meme - a cartoon of someone enraged and in tears wears a mask of a smiley face
A Basque burnt cheesecake in a springform tin, with the greaseproof paper coming up the side. The top is a rich, deep, dark golden-brown colour
The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt For Gollum Director Andy Serkis Says AI Will Be Used To De-Age Characters
The Independent: Researcher claims he's found King Alfred the Great under a car park in Winchester
Post from Bluesky (ID cropped so as not to incite pile-ons): I don't have a problem with anyone being vegan. I DO, however, have a problem with vegans harassing people who eat meat and dairy and also ragebaiting on social media that eating meat and dairy products makes someone a "bad person." I swear some people will never beat the allegations.
A plate of homemade fish and chips; two pieces of crispy battered tilapia with lemon wedges at the top; a pile of golden thick-cut twice-cooked chips, homemade mushy peas, and homemade tartare sauce
Kevin Schofield sharing an article from the Huffington Post on X: "Nigel Farage Says He is Being Treated Like 'A War Criminal' By The Media"
Samson Sliteye, responding to a thread about Iranian nuclear facilities: "what if they [Iran] load it onto ballistic missiles and shoot them towards israel? no nukes, just highly enriched uranium. even if israel shoots the missiles down, itll cover all of israel in a fine layer of highly enriched uranium"
Samson Sliteye on Bluesky, replying to a thread about Iranian nuclear facilities being targeted/hit: "What if they load it onto ballistic missiles and shoot them towards israel? no nukes, just highly enriched uranium. even if israel shoots the missiles down, itll cover all of israel in a fine layer of highly enriched uranium
A photograph of Sam Neill, New Zealand actor, speaking at the 2022 Arts Foundation Icon Whakamana Hiranga Awards in Wellington.
New York Times Music on Twitter, Jun 30, 2018: Tech elites are attending so-called songversations, gatherings that combine philosophical rap sessions with improvised music, run by a ukelele-strumming songstress who describes herself as a "heartist"
A bowl of roastes soffrito pasta; the sauce is a golden-orange colour & clings to the penne, toppef with a bit of parmesan.
A screenshot of this same post by Mueller, She Wrote, but instead of displaying Norway flags, it just displays the country code "NO" so it just says "NONONONONONONONONONO"
A post showing Norway facing England in the World Cup 2026 quarterfinal, with the caption "Oh shit. Norway is coming to finish what they failed to complete in 1066!" A reply reads: "They'll [Norway] lose. Then England will rush south to lose to France. It's written on a tapestry."
A man looks pensively into a mirror. The caption reads: "Did I just argue with a JOKE? Part of a Bluesky Educational Series"
A photograph of a recreation of a Viking longship, oars deployed into the water, sail furled and tucked away
A screenshot of a YouTube video from an old C-Span video from 1980. The man speaking is named "Gary SIck" a professor at Columbia University, and Former NSC Staff
According to legend, a Norwegian Viking Berserker (the shirtless fellow with the double-handed axe toward the top-right of the painting) held up the Anglo-Saxon English Army at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. The Viking army under the fearsome Harald Hardrada had invaded to claim the throne of England after the death of Edward the Confessor. The Anglo-Saxon king, Harold Godwinson, rushed north to Stamford Bridge (near York) so fast that the Viking army was caught unawares, unprepared, and without its armour. According to legend, a single Viking warrior held up the Anglo-Saxon army by blocking the bridge, buying time for the Viking army to form up for battle. He allegedly cut down dozens of Anglo-Saxon warriors, until he himself was killed when an English soldier drifted under the bridge in a barrel, and thrust his spear up between the slats, into the warrior's groin. The Anglo-Saxon army crossed the bridge, and engaged Hardrada's army. After a vicious battle, the Viking army was annihilated, but the Anglo-Saxon army suffered heavy casualties.
A Hawaiian pizza (ham and pineapple), cut into sixths
Coby DuBose / DuBose Defense (verified - because of course) on X: "You totally misunderstand the insane body control it takes to be an NFL football player. And you wrongly believe soccer has some mystical quality that makes it different [while believing NFL has some mystical quality that makes it different]. Jammar Chase could be "Mbappe" but bigger. If he had played soccer from birth."
Coby DuBose / DuBose Defense (verified - because of course) on X: "Every four years we take the best 11 athletes in every other country and put them up against the 4000th best athletes in America, and see if we can win. It's a crazy exercise."
Ed K (verified - because of course) on X dot com "So Belgium beat the US at a kids [sic] game. Do you have one of these? Of course you don't ." (note that the period or full stop should not be separated by a space from the last word of the sentence) Below is a GIF of a US aircraft carrier, because what else would a very stable, not childish, strong boy post?
Rachel Reeves on Twitter: "I will accept Nigel Farage's request to be appointed Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead. It is a farce and a desperate distraction, and the people of Clacton deserve better. But if he wants to spend the summer arguing with a bin, I won't stop him."
A young kid fast asleep against the Oval Office desk
Amicus curled up and content on my bed. The Sun beams in through the window, lighting him in a golden glow
A birthday card that reads "You must be sixteen. Happy birthday" The handwritten message reads: "To Amicus, Happy Birthday! Have a lovely day. Love from Dad, Paul, Josie, & Gypsy xxxxx"
(This one is my housemate) - Amicus, the grey tabby, curled up with his paw reaching over my housemate's shoulder. His eyes are firmly shut, fast asleep, his mouth slightly agape. My finger is touching his toe beans, blissfully unaware.
A grey tabby cat, curled up on my stomach, with his paw reaching over my side, clinging on as if hugging me. His face is buried in my pajamas, eyes firmly closed with contentment.
Transfer News Live Donald Trump: "I didn't know what the hell a red card was. When I found out, I said, 'You gotta be kidding!'" Below is a photo of Trump and his court jester sycophants
Bosnian Football (verified) Twitter account: "I guess you can almost break someones leg and be good guys. This is crazy stuff!!" This was then quote tweeted by the USMNT Only (verified) account: "Go home bro y'all not at the party anymore"
WSJ: "This Simple White Line Is America's Greatest Unsung Innovation"
Maple syrup shortbreads: A circular plate on a glass table. On the plate sits an array of maple syrup shortbreads, in the shape of maple leaves. The top and bottom have icing that spells out "CANADA" while all the others have "159" on them; the age Canada turned today, marking 159 years since Confederation in 1867.
More maple shortbreads, except the icing for the numbers & letters are more defined
A wooden table with 31 maple shortbreads, each in the shape of a Canadian maple leaf. On each one is red-white-red alternating icing that reads "159". On the bottom row are 6 that spell out Canada; the first three in red, the last three in white.
A screenshot of Andrew Lincoln from The Walking Dead, looking rather bemused as the caption reads "(zombies banging)"
Article from The Telegraph "Downing Street fails to fly England flag for World Cup games" The photo shows Downing Street decked out in England flags
Giant thumbs up meme template. The person on the top left says: "I cringe at sex scenes in movies!!" A person from the crowd in the second panel gives them a huge thumbs up, and then goes back to talking with the crowd.
The Sun 'It nearly killed him but he's no paedophile.' The image is of a man and a woman, the overlay text is: 'I stood by my husband after he spent hours watching child abuse online'
The Newsreader from the HBO series Rome, dressed in a red & burgundy toga, holding a hand in the air to command attention
Diego Luna as Cassian Andor. His flight suit has a red band across the top from shoulder-to-shoulder, with black below, highly reminiscent of the Star Trek DS9-era Starfleet uniforms.
Did I just argue with a joke? Part of a Bluesky Educational Series. A man stares pensively into a mirror, his hand on the glass.
Did I just argue with a joke? Part of a Bluesky Educational Series. A man stares pensively into a mirror, his hand on the glass.
Did I just argue with a joke? Part of a Bluesky Educational Series. A man stares pensively into a mirror, his hand on the glass.
Did I just argue with a joke? Part of a Bluesky Educational Series. A man stares pensively into a mirror, his hand on the glass.
Did I just argue with a joke? Part of a Bluesky Educational Series. A man stares pensively into a mirror, his hand on the glass.
"It is the position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics that appropriately planned vegetarian, including vegan, diets are healthful, nutritionally adequate, and may provide health benefits for the prevention and treatment of certain diseases. These diets are appropriate for all stages of the life cycle, including pregnancy, lactation, infancy, childhood, adolescence, older adulthood, and for athletes. Plant-based diets are more environmentally sustainable than diets rich in animal products because they use fewer natural resources and are associated with much less environmental damage. Vegetarians and vegans are at reduced risk of certain health conditions, including ischemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, certain types of cancer, and obesity"
Either way, there is a strong sense that a Burnham-led government will be female-dominated. One senior figure in the party even describes Burnham as "Labour's first woman prime minister." This is not a revelation about his policy on self-ID for trans people, but reflects his interests. "The reason Labour have always craved, but also been cautious about, a female leader is because, in a Labour government, she could have an unashamedly female agenda, focused on health, education, family finances and issues like safer streets, social care, online safety for kids, that are disproportionately important to women. [This would be] unlike the Tories' female leaders, who are under internal pressure - and the weight of history - to show how tough they are on traditionally male issues. Along comes Andy, surrounded by female advisers and backers, but more importantly, genuinely passionate about all those traditionally female-oriented issues, and much less so with the bombs and budgets. So could we finally see what Labour has failed to deliver all these years - a female PM in all but sex?
A glass bowl of my Mexican-style vegetable stew, a glass of black cherry pop, and a glass plate of tortilla bread with glorious leopard spots
A white plate of mac & cheese; elbow macaroni covered in silky sauce, with a crust of browned melted cheddar, parmesan, and seasoned breadcrumbs
Aaron Rupar on X: Kilmeade to an agreeing Markwayne Mullin: "In Belfast they're standing up because their leaders have let them down. They're trying to take their country back. They want to label them as racist. ALl they want to be is Irish. They want Ireland back. And that is what we've been time. I see a lot of the same fights here."
1. Terrorism: Interpretation. (1) In this Act "terrorism" means the use or threat of action where - (a) the action falls within subsection (2), (b) the use or threat is designed to influence the government or an international governmental organisation or to intimidate the public or a section of the public; and (c) the use or threat is made for the purposes of advancing a political, religious, racial, or ideological cause (2) Action falls within this subsection if it - (a) involves serious violence against a person, (b) involves serious damage to property, (c) endangers a person's life, other than that of the person committing the action, (d) creates a serious risk to the health and safety of the public or a section of the public, or (e) is designed seriously to interfere with or seriously to disrupt an electronic system. (3) The use or threat of action falling within subsection (2) which involves th euse of firearms or explosives is terrorism whether or not subsection (1)(b) is satisfied. (4) In this section - (a) "action" includes action outside the Untied Kingdom, (b) a reference to any person or to property is a reference to any person, or to property, wherever situated, (c) a reference to the public includes a reference to the public of a country other than the United Kingdom, and (d) "the government" means the government of the United Kingdom, of a Part of the United Kingdom or of a country other than the United Kingdom
Tommy Robinson meets Elon Musk's father: 'We're going to cause some trouble' Pair filmed at Moscow hotel as far-Right activist proclaims that Russia is 'not the enemy of Britain'
A photograph of the political pustule that is Donald Trump. Off to the left is a grey box with "News Lady Zeey" written in it. The bottom two-thirds is a large negative space with this text: "I'm an Australian watching America, and I want to be precise about something. Trump is not the disease. He is the permission slip. The disease is a political culture that spent decades teaching millions of people that cruelty means strength, ignorance means authenticity, wealth means wisdom, and accountability means persecution. That's why removing one man will not fix this. The machinery that produced him is still running. It was running before him. It will run after him. - @athestadam"
Scientists make sourdough bread using yeast found in 5,000-year-old mummy
Lyndsey Fifield on X: I bucked all advice from my friends (and resisted my conservative bias) and decided to fully trust the Times journalists. As they left my home they asked that I not talk to any other outlets and I insisted then and repeatedly over the following weeks that I would keep my word and only share this story with them. But then the weeks dragged on. They kept coming back to us saying the editors needed more. I needed to go on the record (okay). We need more screenshots (okay). I met every bench mark they set, eager to provide more sources or evidence as needed. After the story went up I began to ask them ... wait, where are the stories from the other women? Where are their accusations of sexual assault? Why am I the focus? Why are there 11 paragraphs dedicated to detailing my work history (more than has been published about Graham's by far)? Why does it say "nobody could corroborate" when I offered them sources that COULD corroborate? Why did they include an out of context quote from a friend joking "do not call Graham" after I called off my wedding? (Because she knew I would never). Where were the screenshots they'd said they would use? Or the mention that I'd supported local democrats and that most of my family (and husband) are liberal? The editors said it was too much, they explained. The Times also failed to include any mention that I DID confide in multiple friends through the years that Graham had been abusive - long before he was running for office. Those friends confirm they told the Times so.
Seth Abramson on Bluesky: Graham Platner is an extremely imperfect person and candidate, but the corporate media feeding frenzy that's emerged to try to sink him as [sic] grotesque. I know this because I've done a deep dive on his past and therefore know how many claims being casually bandied about are false."
Sociological Neuropathist on X: "The progressive movement will end up being mostly male bc patriarchy-upholding white female social norms are predominate among liberal-left women now. Few seem to have real fight. AOC did once, but she's suffered so many misogynistic attacks from the right. Is she out of juice?" Quoting Zaid Jilani: "Ro Khanna and Bernie are doing a great job of defending Platner. Where is AOC?"