Vernon Baseley

Rail operations specialist. Editor of Outre-Manche blog. Very rarely here now. Find me instead on Bluesky as @vernonbaseley.bsky.social

[Vernon Baseley @VernonBaseley]

What we're up against:

[Philosophy Matters @PhilosophyMttrs]

#2 : The Modern Condition

[Meldrew Point @MeldrewPoint]

Happy Meldrew Point Day, Missy Elliott! You have reached 19,537 days old and have hit your Meldrew Point - the age of Richard Wilson on the day One Foot In The Grave was first aired on Jan 4, 1990. I don’t believe it!

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

BREAKING:

The Chinese vessel Yi Peng 3 has been chased, intercepted, and boarded by Danish Navy vessel Y311 Søløven after the Chinese vessel destroyed 2 undersea telecom cables linking Finland-Germany and Sweden-Lithuania.

The vessel sailed from Russia & the captain is Russian

[The okayest poster there is @ok_post_guy]

RFK Jr saying he never knew anybody who was autistic as a kid is particularly galling considering his aunt Eunice founded a day camp for kids with autism in 1962 and founded the Special Olympics in 1968

Just a completely dishonest POS

[Alex Taylor @AlexTaylorNews]

Speaking of news, here's the BBC sounding all surprised that it's finally dawned on the Bank of England Governor (who, we hear, has been "shy" of mentioning Brexit🤡) that putting up trade barriers with your biggest trade partner means you do less trade with it

Fancy that !🤡

[Navy Lookout @NavyLookout]

🇷🇺Russian "research vessel' / spy ship Yantar currently loitering over underwater infrastructure in the Irish Sea off the Isle of Man. (Monitored by P-8A aircraft and possibly HMS Iron Duke)

The vessel switched on AIS briefly this afternoon.

Great OSINT work by @auonsson

[A. W. kraft @Daddykraftss]

Assume price of bleach shares now rocketing

[Patrick Walsh @Walsh_e_Patrick]

Yulia Navalnaya receiving the Magnitsky Courage Under Fire Award from Vladimir Kara-Murza at the Magnitsky Human Rights Awards in London tonight.

A bittersweet hurrah @yulia_navalnaya

#magnitskyawards

[Joshi Herrmann @joshi]

Brilliant piece by @DAaronovitch for @_TheLondoner about his family, the nostalgia for poverty and how a highly influential study has distorted our view of the 'close knit' communities of old London.

https://t.co/RgOtzBetj2

[Jeremy @JDJ_901]

Palestinian Americans that voted for Trump because they didn’t like the Biden administration’s stance on Palestine will have a rude awakening very soon.

“There is no such thing as the West Bank” - Trump’s new Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee

[John Crace @JohnJCrace]

It appears that Nigel Farage and Richard Tice are now paid up MPs for Donald Trump

[François Valentin @Valen10Francois]

Every time I hear bad news about crime in Europe I remember that America has it a million times worse

Not one EU country would make the US top 20

[Joan Smith @polblonde]

When my mother was in hospital shortly before she died, three doctors filled out DNR forms without speaking to her or any member of the family. No one tried to ascertain her wishes or mine. Why would assisted suicide work any better.

[Rory Stewart @RoryStewartUK]

Perhaps some of the people so certain that Trump’s victory is a victory for common sense would care to explain this man to whom Trump promised “control of public health agencies”

[ALASTAIR CAMPBELL @campbellclaret]

Fantastic answer @tomhanks to @TheRestHistory … it could be called “friend of Bill” (look it up if unaware)… AA is one of the greatest examples of two people - Bill and Bob - starting something and it becoming a remarkable global life saving movement which outlived founders

[(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges]

Something people are missing. The one constant about Donald Trump is that he eventually falls out with and dispenses with every senior ally. In four years time Elon Musk will not be in his camp. It's simply a matter of time.

[Jeremiah Johnson 🌐 @JeremiahDJohns]

From the incredible blog Chinese DoomScroll:

If you ever see a disaster in China where exactly 35 people die, it's because 36+ means the mayor gets fired. It's fascinating in a horrifying way how authoritarian systems always develop their own unique post-truth quirks.

[Gérard Araud @GerardAraud]

Waltz won’t decide. In a Trump administration, only one person decides…

[DG MEME 🇪🇺 @meme_ec]

The same in Brussels, if it's rush hour...

[Gérard Araud @GerardAraud]

What are today thinking Arab-Americans who have voted for Trump?

[BusAndTrainUser @BusAndTrainUser]

One last ride with @megabusuk …. while I can.