Every toddler instinctively knows that going floppy is the best form of passive resistance. Unless they're being strapped into a pushchair, when planking is ultra-effective.
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Every toddler instinctively knows that going floppy is the best form of passive resistance. Unless they're being strapped into a pushchair, when planking is ultra-effective.
This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".
![One of Britain’s most senior police officers has launched an angry tirade against Extinction Rebellion protesters going “all floppy” when they get arrested. Sir Stephen House, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the tactic of going limp was a “flipping nuisance” as it required extra officers to drag protesters away. House told a London assembly police and crime committee hearing: “We have asked them to stop being floppy. And that might seem like a silly thing to say, but when we arrest them and pick them up, they go all floppy, which is why you see four or five officers carrying them away. It’s a complete waste of officers’ time, and a complete pain in the neck.” Extinction Rebellion: how successful were the latest protests? Read more House also expressed annoyance at how the tactic made the police look heavy-handed. He said: “The problem with them going floppy and four offices carrying them away [is that it] looks to the general public like police are overreacting here. We’re not making them go floppy. They’re just sort of being a nuisance.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7uvcqt45oqlutlrtgx7bpodq/bafkreie7yqxb4cj2t4gxftiqsno5wgk2kczb5vbtj7wh2b2u5sjtqtdrku@jpeg "Click to view full size")
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Fin.
I used to wake up in time for Sailing By and the shipping forecast but now 4extra is available I listen to that instead ;)
Post a link when it's available!
Any number that does not absolutely fucking break them is not high enough
This would appear to be counterproductive for a country looking to attract inward investment on the back of high tariffs.
I did not know this!
With old buildings there's very much a desire to show additions as being new & separate via use of design and materials. Maybe they could paint all the grafted on bits of museum statues a different colour or something?
This is how 2 year olds walk when they've already been...
Her justification for doing it (it's so different people stop to explore) is very intriguing and she seems to have made a good living out of it for the last 15+ years.
Driver steals cyclists bar camera (the subheadline is wrong) - presumably because they didn't like what had been recorded. www.theargus.co.uk/news/2543596...
Anyone with a 3-0 clean sweep accumulator must be spitting nails!
Guys, another luxury yacht just bit it off the coast of Turkey, again, and all I have to say is, HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
The secret to reigning in out of control Aldi cashiers flinging shopping at you at 70mph is to hide a loose banana in your shopping every 6-7 items or so. That way they have to manually enter the code each time. Check mate Aldi.
Well at least her gaff in Hove won't have any negative associations with this whole episode for her now she'll be spending a lot more time there. (I think she's been harshly treated for what seems to be a mistake)
I include a patch of uranium-238 in all the Discogs parcels I send via Evri now so the recipient can tell how long their LP's have been kicking around a warehouse in Watford before delivery.
Every true patriot's dream: The sale of their country to a foreign government.
1970's building and transport priorities/choices excellently rendered.
There may be a support group.
Workers and unions everywhere should be doing this. Enough is enough. Shut it all down.
This might be important to some people
Local jackdaw(?) worked out he can cling on to/hover next to the bird feeder for a few seconds and peck out a load of bits that fall down where it can then eat them at leisure. The magpie has spotted this and now lurks underneath which pees the jackdaw off. (pics through kitchen window) #birds
On the same day in the Telegraph:
![The Telegraph Rayner tax scandal - £40k tax dodge - Statement Angela Rayner dodges £40,000 stamp duty Deputy Prime Minister reduces tax bill for Hove flat by declaring it as her main residence [Photo: Angela Rayner pictured at the weekend in Hove, where she has just bought a flat Credit: Dan Charity/The Sun on Sunday] Robert Mendick Chief Reporter. Amy Gibbons Political Correspondent 29 August 2025 8:57am BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreihe5mm7nwmwvzhtgadmsafyvsaxhrufuai2d2j2rju5zt6g2lytea@jpeg "Click to view full size")
![The Telegraph Money > Property > Second homes How to avoid tax on your second home From stamp duty to council tax, shield your wealth from Labour's tightening net [Photo of houses around a bay - Areas such as Cornwall have added a premium to council tax bills for second homes Credit: iStockphoto] Fran Ivens Senior Money Writer 29 August 2025 1:21pm BST](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2kf2qj56o2vq7jfaq4x4ogp6/bafkreieuwgc2vsmyfcctmf4cnpcqckij2pqdk2gmzajpnihrsqyqmzyr5e@jpeg "Click to view full size")
The best two from the hundred+ images taken today of the many Sand Martins whizzing through the strong wind at Castle Water, Rye Harbour Nature Reserve. @sussexwildlife.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtNX... Turn it up, Jim Bob gets it - Art!
Our local church flies a Flag of St George year round. I'm on the verge of suggesting they switch to a Sussex Flag to avoid exactly this misinterpretation.
"UK government trial of M365 Copilot finds no clear productivity boost" www.theregister.com/2025/09/04/m...
'Shows promise' was what my PE teacher used to say about my pitiful 'achievements' in whatever sport I was least worst at.
Even after four summers here, Alaska can still manage to surprise me in my last few hours here. The clearest view of Mt. Drum I've ever seen. Most days you wouldn't even know there's a mountain there it's so gray.
Oh, and when it flashes up a symbol to show which way the route is going for a roundabout, it shows the route going round the roundabout, the wrong way.
That's more than a cosmetic/usability issue!
As a historian of computing, can confirm, this is exactly what happened
They'll struggle to move it to being a Christmas movie franchise like Die Hard was.
I don't want to get all FB "Do you remember?" but crikey, Unifix!
We're not falling behind, just following a different path.
Missouri man is being harassed by his city for… growing sunflowers on his tidy and well-trimmed lawn. He collects varieties and likes to attract pollinators, the absolute maniac. This is an extreme version of pretty typical US anti-gardening behavior. Lawn is god. youtu.be/HCS2b-a9DX4
Rayner, Rayner, tax evader! To steal an historic Thatcher meme.
From what I've seen they are genuine 'miracle drugs' for a lot of people who've struggled with weight management for decades. Because they are so recently in widespread use I'm not certain what happens once people move to a 'maintenance' dose and then stop - lifetsyle changes will be needed, I think
People are now paying up to £300/month for this drug. If they were asked to pay that much in tax to create an environment they did not feel they had to drive everywhere in there would be outrage.* *I realise that obesity is complex and access to a more active lifestyle is not a panacea.
Alt text: This is a screenshot from an article here: www.insurancetimes.co.uk/builder-pays... detailing fraudulent insurance claims by Billy Cooper claiming he could not work due to injuries recieved in a car crash.
If they say who it'll provide a useful list of businesses to avoid giving money to.
It's really a miracle he can make it up a flagpole!
Is it “slightly warmer clothes”?
I only got the special envelopes, never had a job with a proper pay packet but my dad did. Coming home on a Friday with that square envelope and dividing the cash up into separate piles. Villains must rue that don't get to do payroll jobs any more.
“This is the inevitable result of Elon Musk’s changes to X: he has outsourced moderation to the UK’s police forces – and unsurprisingly, they are bad at it. They are having to make decisions, and use the blunt instruments of the law, because Musk is refusing to use the many tools available to him.”
Holy God this is incredible
"Oh no, I've Defected to reform"
Peak pub roof.
Looks like US spec? I think we're limited to 350w?
Yes. But also: "Aaargh! My eyes!"
Heaven Knows I'm Stationery Now. #SmithSmiths
Something a bit different..
He didn't have a le
Fluffy looking egret.
That's a hell of a lot of DEI to cut
Lorelei King as Wonder Woman, no-brainer casting choices here.
Those yellow mains converter boxes always make me feel like something serious and professional is being done :)
Evening walk. Cloud projecting beam of rainbow at the ground.
For over a decade, The Clink Charity has helped prisoners retrain in catering, upskilling them and reducing reoffending. With its flagship restaurant at HMP Brixton facing closure, I've written to @MoJGovUK urging them to give full and fair consideration to their renewal bid.
From the way Bill Watterson drew Calvin's dad biking you know he experienced all of this first hand.
Hand portable void.
does anyone want to see a little series of videos made on our #allotment yesterday?. Loads of veggies (and flowers) still 🌱 2/
Going to confuse a few people.
They want a particular outcome and they know who to ask to get it. Fuxxake.
I feel it’s important to once again remind everyone that the greatest movie ever made was released in 1908 and everything else is just battling for distant second youtu.be/qApoxM41NGQ
Harry Kane Cables - for those who rarely get the plug in the socket with their first shot.
I'm always having to explain to people the difference between slurs - which frequently constitute hate speech - and insults, and how those of us who work in DEI have nothing against the latter (though if I were going to go to court over it, I'd hope to have used something more creative than this).
< £20k seems to be becoming a space more UK car suppliers are looking to step into, particularly with 'city' EV's - small, short-mid range batteries etc. A welcome alternative to 2.5 tonne SUV's.
In today's 'you could buy a car for that!'* we have: *yes, you could also buy this bicycle for the same sum.
V&A?
Worth reading the whole thing, it's really well structured and written. Conclusion: "It is truly a pity that Ryanair's communications and institutional relations policy appears to be governed by hypocrisy, rudeness and blackmail."
It sounds like Spanish national airport operator AENA is very much over Ryanair and MOL. Haven’t seen something this… forthright in quite some time, and goodness me, forthright it is. www.aena.es/en/press/sta...
The finest response I've seen so far.
Footnote: Chris Southall was also partly responsible for this unimprovable preview image
I'm all for a full day of rain, it's what September's about. What I object to is getting a full day's rain delivered in three randomly spaced torrential downpours lasting ten minutes each.
It just needs to occasionally cut to some increasingly stressed character from a sit-com behind the wheel to achieve perfection.
I let out several different audible “NO”s during this video incredible stuff, you gotta watch the whole thing
The state of the foliage around their high street sign in the image being some sort of metaphor for growth?
Word of the day is ‘tamalou’: a French name for an older person who no longer greets their friends with ‘how was your holiday?, but with ‘t’as mal où ?’, ‘where does it hurt?’. There follows an enthusiastic account of aches and pains and doctor’s appointments.
Schools continue to exclude/seclude children with neurodiversity for not wearing correct uniform despite *knowing* the cause. Everyone hides behind 'the rules', fears any permitted breach of them will cause universal rebellion. (not making any assumptions about Graeme, it just reminded me)
Co-morbidity becomes a thing as issues start arriving concurrently rather than the previous, and sensible, consecutively.
So I think that in part you're right - the approach of creating traffic via divisive reporting and sensationalism is one approach that has been widely adopted by nationally owned sites but there are alternative routes being used susccesfully and both allow informed coverage of important local issues
From my local experience, @bhcitynews.bsky.social deliver quality news without the puff. The other, @brightonargus.bsky.social, has *a lot* of padding but also covers 'hard news'. Both use excellent coverage by @bhdemocracynews.bsky.social but also have their own staff covering non LA local stories.
I’ve read this about five times now and well up every time. May we all strive to be a Miss Webster in the world
Maverick music icon @tanitatikaram.bsky.social is coming to the shop for an intimate performance following the release of 'LIAR: Love Isn't A Right'. Bag an album bundle and pop down to witness this very special solo set! link.dice.fm/q8f9133e04ed
I'm becoming increasingly irritated by people on here outrage farming by posting X screenshots without naming the person involved and thus slipping past my mute lists.
How good do people think this is going to be? It kickstarter funded at nearly six times it's target. Work released to date has been great and I'm looking forward to receiving my copy - have a look and order one for yourself!
Sorry, was going to reply when I first saw this but found some other things to do.
Sunrise over the compass stone this morning on Glastonbury Tor.
I’ve learned so much from listening to In Our Time. Obviously, I’ve forgotten it all immediately, but that’s not the point.
A lot of emotions cross her face during that 15 seconds.
I was so mean girl gleeful when I saw this house. AHA! I WILL RIP THIS TO SHREADS I thought, look at this goofy ball house Legion of Doom shit. Then I looked inside, and fell in love. I really like the design elements and the decor choices (wallpaper, tile, etc) www.zillow.com/homedetails/...?
When I was at Anglia TV about 25 yrs ago, a girl in our office sent out a team email that said, “It’s been a crap Monday, who wants to come to my flat for a smoke?” Sadly she sent it to everyone in ITV. Melvyn was one of the first to reply with “That sounds lovely but sadly I’m filming in Newcastle”
