Resisting the urge to spend days, possibly weeks trawling Google Maps for the location of this photograph. Probably taken in the late 60s/early 70s around the North East London/Essex border. Anyone have any ideas? I think it might be where my Uncle George lived if that's any help. Nice picture.
I am also struck by the memory that when Corbyn bought up the need for a decent bus network across the U.K. at PMQS he was laughed at. amp.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Every time I cram myself onto an expensive, antiquated and rammed train in the UK, I think about the time a Labour leader tried to bring attention to how shit the UK's rail system is and the commentariat spent two weeks poring through CCTV trying to prove that there were in fact seats on that train
Nothing but respect for whatever neighbor had to have broken out a ladder to add the googly eyes to this tree, which went from being a little sad and creepy to having impeccable muppet vibes.
6yo: do we vote for who's the king Mom: no, baby. That's the problem with monarchy. kings are king because of who their parents are. If you have a good king then that's fine but if you have a bad king, there's nothing you can do about it. 4year old: UNLESS YOU KILL THE BAD KING
Some heavy duty supply chain risk in Helene:
I always thought the mines in Spruce Pine, NC made kitchen countertops. TIL they made the Palomar Observatory, and pretty much every modern computer chip:
The processor that makes your laptop or cell phone work was fabricated using quartz from this obscure Appalachian backwater.
Do what you want with this info, as well: Instagram recently made it so that links shared from their platform are unique to you. This means if you have an anon bluesky/twitter, but use ur real name on insta (like me), posting insta links is doxxing yourself 🤡 help.instagram.com/259984870683...
Rosie Duffield's resignation is going down with her constituents about as well as you might expect... Locals are asking her to stand down and enable a by-election "With the greatest respect Rosie, I voted for the Labour Party, not for you personally."
