Our neighbour is quite ill.
It happened fast.
Don’t dwell on practicalities.
Life can be suddenly consumed by practicalities.
That thing you always wanted to do?
Do it now. Quick.
It happened fast.
Don’t dwell on practicalities.
Life can be suddenly consumed by practicalities.
That thing you always wanted to do?
Do it now. Quick.
May 23, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Our neighbour is quite ill.
It happened fast.
Don’t dwell on practicalities.
Life can be suddenly consumed by practicalities.
That thing you always wanted to do?
Do it now. Quick.
It happened fast.
Don’t dwell on practicalities.
Life can be suddenly consumed by practicalities.
That thing you always wanted to do?
Do it now. Quick.
“On the practicalities of ethnic cleansing”
February 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“On the practicalities of ethnic cleansing”
In politics, we’re torn between ideals and practicalities, aspirations and realities, the world as we want it, and as we find it
But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge.
A rare moment of clarity and hope
But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge.
A rare moment of clarity and hope
July 7, 2026 at 10:54 PM
In politics, we’re torn between ideals and practicalities, aspirations and realities, the world as we want it, and as we find it
But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge.
A rare moment of clarity and hope
But one day a manifesto comes along that reconciles both in every pledge.
A rare moment of clarity and hope
Those planning to attack Farage’s policies to leave the ECHR and other human rights treaties on the practicalities might want to stop and think about how attacking Farage’s plans to leave the European Union on the practicalities worked out in 2016.
August 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Those planning to attack Farage’s policies to leave the ECHR and other human rights treaties on the practicalities might want to stop and think about how attacking Farage’s plans to leave the European Union on the practicalities worked out in 2016.
I’m loath to admit how many practicalities of giant balls I’ve been mulling over this morning.
May 10, 2026 at 2:17 PM
I’m loath to admit how many practicalities of giant balls I’ve been mulling over this morning.
The practicalities of magic (or ‘why witches ALWAYS have black cats’)
#Halloween
#Halloween
October 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The practicalities of magic (or ‘why witches ALWAYS have black cats’)
#Halloween
#Halloween
Possibly the stupidest idea I've heard in the last few months, which is saying something. Shows utter ignorance around practicalities regardless of the ethics/desirability.
Trevor Phillips proposes banning "remittances" (ie: imposing currency/exchange controls on international cash transfers by foreign nationals from Britain). He says this would disincentivise immigration, in a Times piece saying the Home Secretary needs to go [much] further
archive.ph/RlXPj
archive.ph/RlXPj
November 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Possibly the stupidest idea I've heard in the last few months, which is saying something. Shows utter ignorance around practicalities regardless of the ethics/desirability.
The practicalities of Hungary’s election may not matter as much as the psychological impact, say observers.
‘Orban constantly vetoes': Europe braces for Hungary election
The practicalities of Hungary's election may not matter as much as the psychological impact, say observers.
www.aljazeera.com
April 2, 2026 at 10:05 AM
The practicalities of Hungary’s election may not matter as much as the psychological impact, say observers.
Thank you @alicemydaughter for a copy of your brilliant book - Her Name Is Alice. A mother-daughter love story about fighting a world stacked against you. Super relevant. Send a copy to every politician in Britain ❤️✌️🏳️⚧️ alicemydaughter.bsky.social
February 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I don't think it's hyperbole to suggest Greta Thunberg is literally, in every meaningful way, tougher & a better leader than any elected official. Every single one. Some much more than others.
Methods, policy, practicalities, those are all beside the point. You need passion, drive & humanity
Methods, policy, practicalities, those are all beside the point. You need passion, drive & humanity
Greta Thunberg has just been released and she is back on the warpath, exactly like our leaders should be.
Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.
Israel will never silence her or the billions who oppose them.
October 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I don't think it's hyperbole to suggest Greta Thunberg is literally, in every meaningful way, tougher & a better leader than any elected official. Every single one. Some much more than others.
Methods, policy, practicalities, those are all beside the point. You need passion, drive & humanity
Methods, policy, practicalities, those are all beside the point. You need passion, drive & humanity
in the early 2000s Rebecca took the time to chat over IRC with a teenaged and gender-confused Me on the practicalities of transition - in a time where being out as trans online was something that could get you socially ostracized. I owe her a lot for that and only hope I can pay it forward.
November 17, 2025 at 10:29 PM
in the early 2000s Rebecca took the time to chat over IRC with a teenaged and gender-confused Me on the practicalities of transition - in a time where being out as trans online was something that could get you socially ostracized. I owe her a lot for that and only hope I can pay it forward.
Trump is obviously an idiot, but I am trying to understand the practicalities of imposing this tariff? It’s not like movies are shipped to the U.S. in tin cans any longer from other countries.
September 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Trump is obviously an idiot, but I am trying to understand the practicalities of imposing this tariff? It’s not like movies are shipped to the U.S. in tin cans any longer from other countries.
TL;DR it's stupid even before you start diving into the practicalities
July 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
TL;DR it's stupid even before you start diving into the practicalities
today’s word is ‘formication’ which is the clinical terms for the hallucination that bugs are crawling under, on, or out of your skin
“As the both of us worked out the practicalities of implanting spider eggs under her skin, she started experiencing formication.”
“As the both of us worked out the practicalities of implanting spider eggs under her skin, she started experiencing formication.”
I think I want to start a word of the day thread with a carefully curated word list and encourage people to reply using it in a sentence :)
today’s word is “vasoconstriction”
September 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
today’s word is ‘formication’ which is the clinical terms for the hallucination that bugs are crawling under, on, or out of your skin
“As the both of us worked out the practicalities of implanting spider eggs under her skin, she started experiencing formication.”
“As the both of us worked out the practicalities of implanting spider eggs under her skin, she started experiencing formication.”
i understand all the legislative practicalities but honestly the biggest obstacle to democratic presidents doing stuff has been the democratic party.
you can gnash teeth all you want but trump has shown us how much the dems just refused to do when they had power. and we should never accept it again
you can gnash teeth all you want but trump has shown us how much the dems just refused to do when they had power. and we should never accept it again
Someone asked me the other day, “If Trump can just do whatever he wants, then a Democratic president can too. why is Medicare for All impossible? Why are reparations impossible? Why is anything off the table?”
Trump bought stock in the UFC’s parent company while promoting fights set to take place at the White House on his birthday, HuffPost has learned
May 29, 2026 at 8:43 PM
i understand all the legislative practicalities but honestly the biggest obstacle to democratic presidents doing stuff has been the democratic party.
you can gnash teeth all you want but trump has shown us how much the dems just refused to do when they had power. and we should never accept it again
you can gnash teeth all you want but trump has shown us how much the dems just refused to do when they had power. and we should never accept it again
The thing with the “transwomen are not banned from competing they can participate in the open and male categories” lines that makes my blood boil is it never considers the practicalities of where and who I’m forced to compete with nor does it even consider my safety! Thats why it’s a defacto ban!
March 31, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The thing with the “transwomen are not banned from competing they can participate in the open and male categories” lines that makes my blood boil is it never considers the practicalities of where and who I’m forced to compete with nor does it even consider my safety! Thats why it’s a defacto ban!
When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...
Study confirms face masks' effectiveness in reducing disease transmission, calls for improved public understanding
Researchers reviewed the benefits, practicalities, and harms of masks and masking, finding that masks are effective in reducing respiratory disease transmission despite some adverse effects, and empha...
www.news-medical.net
November 28, 2024 at 7:39 PM
When the mask mandate was lifted from Mass General Brigham in May '23, hospital transmission of resp virus went up. When the mandate was re-instituted in Jan '24, infection rates went down. www.news-medical.net/news/2024052...
Natural Causes is a podcast about the politics and practicalities of going outside in a world on fire, hosted by @jamesstout.bsky.social. It approaches the outdoors, conservation, agriculture, food sovereignty, fire management and Indigenous land rights as interconnected issues.
August 17, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Natural Causes is a podcast about the politics and practicalities of going outside in a world on fire, hosted by @jamesstout.bsky.social. It approaches the outdoors, conservation, agriculture, food sovereignty, fire management and Indigenous land rights as interconnected issues.
I cancelled my NYTimes subscription. it’s a stupid breaking point to have chosen, but being fed an article on the practicalities of adding Trump to Mount Rushmore was just too much.
June 29, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I cancelled my NYTimes subscription. it’s a stupid breaking point to have chosen, but being fed an article on the practicalities of adding Trump to Mount Rushmore was just too much.
always felt in the wrong
Marguerite Duras, from ‘Practicalities’, tr Barbara Bray
Marguerite Duras, from ‘Practicalities’, tr Barbara Bray
December 1, 2024 at 5:10 PM
always felt in the wrong
Marguerite Duras, from ‘Practicalities’, tr Barbara Bray
Marguerite Duras, from ‘Practicalities’, tr Barbara Bray
We've had questions from three broadcasters so far, and they have all been about the practicalities and costs. None has asked about the legal/moral issue of retrospectively changing laws so huge numbers of people who have made their lives in the UK will be expelled.
February 23, 2026 at 11:54 AM
We've had questions from three broadcasters so far, and they have all been about the practicalities and costs. None has asked about the legal/moral issue of retrospectively changing laws so huge numbers of people who have made their lives in the UK will be expelled.
Jackson's goes back to practicalities "How does this work? How are we determining when, or whether, a newborn child is a citizen of the United States. ... are we bringing pregnant women in for depositions to figure this out?"
The SG says it'll be easy in many cases and if SSA is wrong they can sue.
The SG says it'll be easy in many cases and if SSA is wrong they can sue.
April 1, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Jackson's goes back to practicalities "How does this work? How are we determining when, or whether, a newborn child is a citizen of the United States. ... are we bringing pregnant women in for depositions to figure this out?"
The SG says it'll be easy in many cases and if SSA is wrong they can sue.
The SG says it'll be easy in many cases and if SSA is wrong they can sue.