Matthew Smith
@indigojo.bsky.social
Blogger at http://www.blogistan.co.uk/blog/
Photography at http://www.flickr.com/indigojo
Muslim from south-west London. Truck driver. Tweets (and blogs) on Muslim, disability, tech and road issues.
Photography at http://www.flickr.com/indigojo
Muslim from south-west London. Truck driver. Tweets (and blogs) on Muslim, disability, tech and road issues.
I have a blog post in the works about the Green Party Zionism/racism issue but the short version is:
The idea of a homeland or state for the Jews isn't racist.
The demand that someone else gives up their home to make way for it makes way for racism very easily.
The idea of a homeland or state for the Jews isn't racist.
The demand that someone else gives up their home to make way for it makes way for racism very easily.
October 5, 2026 at 8:27 AM
I have a blog post in the works about the Green Party Zionism/racism issue but the short version is:
The idea of a homeland or state for the Jews isn't racist.
The demand that someone else gives up their home to make way for it makes way for racism very easily.
The idea of a homeland or state for the Jews isn't racist.
The demand that someone else gives up their home to make way for it makes way for racism very easily.
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A cynical person might ask, of course, why are "young men of fighting age" wearing hijabs? 🧐
October 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
A cynical person might ask, of course, why are "young men of fighting age" wearing hijabs? 🧐
This story about a group of men at Cornell University getting away (or all but) with rape reminded me of a chain email I came across as a student in the mid 90s, when I was on a mailing list with a lot of American (mainly female) college students, and it came out of Cornell.
September 26, 2026 at 11:11 PM
This story about a group of men at Cornell University getting away (or all but) with rape reminded me of a chain email I came across as a student in the mid 90s, when I was on a mailing list with a lot of American (mainly female) college students, and it came out of Cornell.
Saw a short video where a lady filling up her motorbike in Glasgow is approached by a guy who warns her about bike thieves in the area, and the comments are full of ppl saying they didn't understand a word he said. The cam biker did understand.
September 26, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Saw a short video where a lady filling up her motorbike in Glasgow is approached by a guy who warns her about bike thieves in the area, and the comments are full of ppl saying they didn't understand a word he said. The cam biker did understand.
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💔 A message form Ahmed (1/2):
I am Ahmed from Gaza.
I lost my home, and my family and I live in a tent. Life is no longer the same, and every day has become a battle for food, water and basic needs.
chuffed.org/project/1696...
I am Ahmed from Gaza.
I lost my home, and my family and I live in a tent. Life is no longer the same, and every day has become a battle for food, water and basic needs.
chuffed.org/project/1696...
September 21, 2026 at 5:41 PM
💔 A message form Ahmed (1/2):
I am Ahmed from Gaza.
I lost my home, and my family and I live in a tent. Life is no longer the same, and every day has become a battle for food, water and basic needs.
chuffed.org/project/1696...
I am Ahmed from Gaza.
I lost my home, and my family and I live in a tent. Life is no longer the same, and every day has become a battle for food, water and basic needs.
chuffed.org/project/1696...
If you send your child to a school that you know is a dump, and you have alternatives, you've failed your child.
It's not a child's duty to fight adults' battles for them. It's the job of parents to give their own children the best start in life they can give them.
It's not a child's duty to fight adults' battles for them. It's the job of parents to give their own children the best start in life they can give them.
September 20, 2026 at 10:51 PM
If you send your child to a school that you know is a dump, and you have alternatives, you've failed your child.
It's not a child's duty to fight adults' battles for them. It's the job of parents to give their own children the best start in life they can give them.
It's not a child's duty to fight adults' battles for them. It's the job of parents to give their own children the best start in life they can give them.
If you've got more than one Mac and you want to update it to MacOS 27 without doing several huge downloads, follow the instructions in this forum post.
discussions.apple.co...
Substitute 27.0 for 15.3.2.
#MacOS27
discussions.apple.co...
Substitute 27.0 for 15.3.2.
#MacOS27
September 17, 2026 at 5:35 PM
If you've got more than one Mac and you want to update it to MacOS 27 without doing several huge downloads, follow the instructions in this forum post.
discussions.apple.co...
Substitute 27.0 for 15.3.2.
#MacOS27
discussions.apple.co...
Substitute 27.0 for 15.3.2.
#MacOS27
New post at Indigo Jo Blogs -- You & Yours romance scam: dump her! (On a BBC story about a man who didn't know he was being scammed.)
You & Yours romance scam: dump her!
All you’ll ever get from her … Last Monday on You and Yours (at 43:42), the BBC’s consumer affairs programme broadcast at noon Monday to Wednesday (it used to be every weekday, bu…
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September 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM
New post at Indigo Jo Blogs -- You & Yours romance scam: dump her! (On a BBC story about a man who didn't know he was being scammed.)
And as I clicked "send" on that last post, the charge went down to 99.
September 16, 2026 at 3:02 PM
And as I clicked "send" on that last post, the charge went down to 99.
I upgraded to iOS 27 yesterday and have just had it off charge for about an hour and the remaining charge is still showing 100%. That can't be right, surely? (iPhone 16e) #iOS27
September 16, 2026 at 3:01 PM
I upgraded to iOS 27 yesterday and have just had it off charge for about an hour and the remaining charge is still showing 100%. That can't be right, surely? (iPhone 16e) #iOS27
I was listening to the feature on the autistic man whose mum thought he was being scammed by a 'girlfriend' in South Africa and it's clear she is right. He's never seen her face nor heard her voice, and both she and her mum are "too shy" to do a video call.
September 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
I was listening to the feature on the autistic man whose mum thought he was being scammed by a 'girlfriend' in South Africa and it's clear she is right. He's never seen her face nor heard her voice, and both she and her mum are "too shy" to do a video call.
It’s also because she expressed sympathy with Lindsay Clancy which did not go down well with a lot of Restore supporters. This is what has led to both Orla Minihane’s and the Pink Ladies’ Twitter accounts closing.
EXCLUSIVE:
Restore party members and activists have spoken - on condition of anonymity because they are so frightened of their fellow members - of a 'hostile takeover' which risks turning the party into 'a revitalised British National Party'
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f77488c...
Restore party members and activists have spoken - on condition of anonymity because they are so frightened of their fellow members - of a 'hostile takeover' which risks turning the party into 'a revitalised British National Party'
www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/f77488c...
Exclusive: Restore’s rising star quit after supporters branded her a ‘mudblood’
Women’s safety spokesman abandoned party following abuse from members over her Irish roots
www.telegraph.co.uk
September 11, 2026 at 10:36 PM
It’s also because she expressed sympathy with Lindsay Clancy which did not go down well with a lot of Restore supporters. This is what has led to both Orla Minihane’s and the Pink Ladies’ Twitter accounts closing.
Just watching the Channel 4 Documentary about "Tommy Robinson" and what he does with his supporters' money.
When you raise money for a specific purpose, you agree to donate it to a charity in some way related to your appeal, if you cannot return the money to the donors.
When you raise money for a specific purpose, you agree to donate it to a charity in some way related to your appeal, if you cannot return the money to the donors.
September 10, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Just watching the Channel 4 Documentary about "Tommy Robinson" and what he does with his supporters' money.
When you raise money for a specific purpose, you agree to donate it to a charity in some way related to your appeal, if you cannot return the money to the donors.
When you raise money for a specific purpose, you agree to donate it to a charity in some way related to your appeal, if you cannot return the money to the donors.
Canadian motorcycles? Never heard of those, unless they're secondhand or it refers to bikes owned by Canadians.
US slaps import ban on Canadian alcohol, motorbikes and other goods
US slaps import ban on Canadian alcohol, motorbikes and other goods
US slaps import ban on Canadian alcohol, motorbikes and other goods
It is the latest strike in a long trade war, and comes as Canadian counter-tariffs on US goods come into force.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 9, 2026 at 4:07 AM
Canadian motorcycles? Never heard of those, unless they're secondhand or it refers to bikes owned by Canadians.
US slaps import ban on Canadian alcohol, motorbikes and other goods
US slaps import ban on Canadian alcohol, motorbikes and other goods
There's a song on YouTube called "You Can't Call a Nazi a Nazi (When You're On the Internet)" and it pretty much describes how timid people are with the masked thugs in black. When people dare to call them thugs, their supporters howl with outrage.
September 8, 2026 at 4:30 PM
There's a song on YouTube called "You Can't Call a Nazi a Nazi (When You're On the Internet)" and it pretty much describes how timid people are with the masked thugs in black. When people dare to call them thugs, their supporters howl with outrage.
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If anyone does decide to send money to that PayPal address, please let me know as she doesn’t use it very often so I’ll have to get her or my nephew to go in the account and make sure it’s sent direct to my bank.
Please share our funders. We’re incredibly desperate.
Please share our funders. We’re incredibly desperate.
If anyone wants to help us survive, here’s how:
1. Crowdfunder www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/need-money...
2. Wishlist items www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/...
3. Immediate financial support: mum has said ppl can help me via her PayPal: [email protected]. But pls LMK if used because she’s very sick
1. Crowdfunder www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/need-money...
2. Wishlist items www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/...
3. Immediate financial support: mum has said ppl can help me via her PayPal: [email protected]. But pls LMK if used because she’s very sick
September 6, 2026 at 10:24 PM
If anyone does decide to send money to that PayPal address, please let me know as she doesn’t use it very often so I’ll have to get her or my nephew to go in the account and make sure it’s sent direct to my bank.
Please share our funders. We’re incredibly desperate.
Please share our funders. We’re incredibly desperate.
Buried in the story: half of the suspects are European.
Sexual assaults in Ceuta happening almost every day, prosecutors say
Most migrants have returned to neighbouring Morocco, but as many as 5,000 remain in the Spanish exclave.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 1, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Buried in the story: half of the suspects are European.
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New photo collection: Wisley RHS Garden in Surrey, taken 21st August. This shows parts of the garden affected by the recent hot summer and drought; Wisley was one of the driest areas of the country until last week's rain.
Wisley RHS Garden, August 2026 | Flickr
Wisley RHS Garden is a 240-acre garden in Surrey, built up from an experimental garden founded in the 1870s. It includes a rock garden, a large glasshouse, a woodland, several ornamental ponds, and a library and laboratory (and several cafés) as well as a mock manor house that was built as a laboratory.
This visit was taken in mid-August after a two-month drought; Wisley was the driest place in the UK, having had no rain for the entire period until the week prior to my visit. The effect on parts of the garden was striking: the yellowed lawns, many of them fenced off, and the dry pond.
www.flickr.com
August 24, 2026 at 8:50 PM
New photo collection: Wisley RHS Garden in Surrey, taken 21st August. This shows parts of the garden affected by the recent hot summer and drought; Wisley was one of the driest areas of the country until last week's rain.
New photo collection: Wisley RHS Garden in Surrey, taken 21st August. This shows parts of the garden affected by the recent hot summer and drought; Wisley was one of the driest areas of the country until last week's rain.
Wisley RHS Garden, August 2026 | Flickr
Wisley RHS Garden is a 240-acre garden in Surrey, built up from an experimental garden founded in the 1870s. It includes a rock garden, a large glasshouse, a woodland, several ornamental ponds, and a library and laboratory (and several cafés) as well as a mock manor house that was built as a laboratory.
This visit was taken in mid-August after a two-month drought; Wisley was the driest place in the UK, having had no rain for the entire period until the week prior to my visit. The effect on parts of the garden was striking: the yellowed lawns, many of them fenced off, and the dry pond.
www.flickr.com
August 24, 2026 at 8:50 PM
New photo collection: Wisley RHS Garden in Surrey, taken 21st August. This shows parts of the garden affected by the recent hot summer and drought; Wisley was one of the driest areas of the country until last week's rain.
If you are talking about Muslim women in the UK and refer to the veil some of them wear over their face as the "burka", you are showing your ignorance. That term refers to two particular garments, neither of which are worn here. What is worn here is the niqaab.
August 24, 2026 at 7:36 PM
If you are talking about Muslim women in the UK and refer to the veil some of them wear over their face as the "burka", you are showing your ignorance. That term refers to two particular garments, neither of which are worn here. What is worn here is the niqaab.
If these people wanted to live in the south of France, there were more than 45 years when they could have done so before they deprived us all of that right. Some of us like a mild climate and don't like the heat.
That second pull-quote is hilarious. Does it not occur to them that those much hotter places *are themselves* also getting much hotter, with often horrifying results? And that this is part of an ongoing process, not an endpoint? It's like reasoning with a toddler.
August 17, 2026 at 4:24 PM
If these people wanted to live in the south of France, there were more than 45 years when they could have done so before they deprived us all of that right. Some of us like a mild climate and don't like the heat.
Anyone else notice that the government warning not to start fires made no mention of cigarettes?
Cigarettes have been the cause of major disastrous fires in the past, eg. Bradford stadium, King's Cross. #SevereAlert
Cigarettes have been the cause of major disastrous fires in the past, eg. Bradford stadium, King's Cross. #SevereAlert
August 15, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Anyone else notice that the government warning not to start fires made no mention of cigarettes?
Cigarettes have been the cause of major disastrous fires in the past, eg. Bradford stadium, King's Cross. #SevereAlert
Cigarettes have been the cause of major disastrous fires in the past, eg. Bradford stadium, King's Cross. #SevereAlert
Dear Government, it's not appropriate to send out a sudden, loud "severe alert" to tell people things they already know.
It's appropriate when the wildfire is down the road and we should pack a bag and prepare for evacuation.
It's appropriate when the wildfire is down the road and we should pack a bag and prepare for evacuation.
August 14, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Dear Government, it's not appropriate to send out a sudden, loud "severe alert" to tell people things they already know.
It's appropriate when the wildfire is down the road and we should pack a bag and prepare for evacuation.
It's appropriate when the wildfire is down the road and we should pack a bag and prepare for evacuation.
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Remember, do not look directly at the sun today. If I were you, I'd also give the express and mail a miss too.
August 12, 2026 at 6:18 AM
Remember, do not look directly at the sun today. If I were you, I'd also give the express and mail a miss too.