Today was the 5th hottest day on record in the UK.
Beating the 6th hottest day on record set on June 22nd 2026 by 0.1c.
5 of the 6 hottest days ever in the UK have happened since 2019, the other was 2003.
Have now left Twitter (unless they remove the creepy Hand Motion / Biometrics / Selfie crap). Giving them a photo of your left palm? What the hell is this.
every time some tech psycho giddily says unemployment could hit 30% soon I'm like ok man and then what. what happens after that usually. how about I give you fifteen minutes to skim wikipedia and then you can get back to me. its fine i'll wait
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
Just finished the delightful The Golden Mole by Katherine Rundell, a wonderful miscellany of wonderful animals, and really beautifully written. I learned that a wombat can run faster than Usain Bolt, that the Golden Mole is iridescent even though it's blind, and that seahorses can change colour.