Seeing as it's #AdaLovelaceDay18, I thought I'd share a story I came across earlier.

Toby Young MA(Hons) Medieval History here. Since 600 AD: - Fresians invaded taking York and East Anglia; - Danes invaded and were ceded the Danelaw for settlement; - Danes invaded again 1014-16, conquered England; - Normans invaded 1066, conquered England. independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-n…

John O'Connell You missed this one...

PepsiCo is a great example of a morally bankrupt company hiding behind a facade of “responsibility”. Pepsi operates 19 plants and employs about 60,000 people in russia. 1/n

4/ Such sudden silence from the so-called "peace doves" is not surprising. They have never been genuinely interested in peace but rather in Ukraine's capitulation and the secession of Ukrainian lands to Russia. Where are these voices now, calling for the war to end in Kursk?

Would anyone question a white man's qualifications to be President if he had been a District Attorney, the Attorney General of any state, a US Senator, and the Vice President? When you tell me it's not racism or misogyny, it is. Even if you don't know it is.

Ashworth will offer tips for his brand of "sore losing", presumably.

Solidarity with Virginia Woolf and her summer writing goals

The thing is, women’s sport has always been based on sex. Woman is a sex based category of human beings. Literally the only reason for the category is sex based. It’s only because some men are claiming to be women & taken seriously that we’re in this ridiculous zeitgeist.

This is squarely in the "I'm very intelligent" meme category.

10. Those eyes. "Fidelity" by Briton Rivière (1840–1920)

Compare this to Trump. Kamala Harris giving public speaking advice to a group of girls. She’s genuine and cares. She’s compassionate and relatable.

Niall Ó Conghaile 🇪🇺 Why I think the UK will never rejoin the EU. hayest.substack.com/p/sunday-scrib…

Oasis Just saying! Kudos to whoever made this! 😂#Oasis #oasis2025 #reunion

Exhibit 1. How native speakers (mostly Brits) kill effective internal communication at global companies.

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The real heart of Italy lies in its unknown marvels. Here are 20 forgotten masterpieces that will touch your soul. 🧵

That would be Sir Dyson with the Order of Merit, of course. One of the best there is. 🤷