Inspector Murph
@themurph.bsky.social
"All governments suffer a recurring problem: power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible" Frank Herbert
Racing turtles, the grapefruit is winning. Delete the wife. #RoughCollie
Racing turtles, the grapefruit is winning. Delete the wife. #RoughCollie
These are also things which people do to placate a prickly or thin skinned boss/colleague.
Stop assuming the issue is the employee.
About time managers & bosses started taking responsibility for the effects their shitty behaviour has on others
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Stop assuming the issue is the employee.
About time managers & bosses started taking responsibility for the effects their shitty behaviour has on others
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Can I just check - are my emails holding me back at work?! - BBC News
What impact is our email etiquette having on how we are perceived and even promoted at work?
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org
December 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
These are also things which people do to placate a prickly or thin skinned boss/colleague.
Stop assuming the issue is the employee.
About time managers & bosses started taking responsibility for the effects their shitty behaviour has on others
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Stop assuming the issue is the employee.
About time managers & bosses started taking responsibility for the effects their shitty behaviour has on others
www.bbc.com/news/article...
With years of waves of bank account closures - are the banks doing mass redundancies by stealth?
We have banking deserts now but this is making an entire workforce redundant.
We have banking deserts now but this is making an entire workforce redundant.
December 16, 2025 at 7:40 AM
With years of waves of bank account closures - are the banks doing mass redundancies by stealth?
We have banking deserts now but this is making an entire workforce redundant.
We have banking deserts now but this is making an entire workforce redundant.
Evidence Carney writes he own documents?
"He obviously picked up some pretensions while he was there," Prof Chambers said via email, but added: "So far, bless him, he has not resorted to 'gaol' for 'jail.'"
Er, we don't use "gaol".
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"He obviously picked up some pretensions while he was there," Prof Chambers said via email, but added: "So far, bless him, he has not resorted to 'gaol' for 'jail.'"
Er, we don't use "gaol".
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Linguists call out Canada's Carney for 'utilizing' British spelling - BBC News
A group of linguists are asking Prime Minister Carney to ditch British English in official documents, saying it is a matter of "pride".
www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Evidence Carney writes he own documents?
"He obviously picked up some pretensions while he was there," Prof Chambers said via email, but added: "So far, bless him, he has not resorted to 'gaol' for 'jail.'"
Er, we don't use "gaol".
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"He obviously picked up some pretensions while he was there," Prof Chambers said via email, but added: "So far, bless him, he has not resorted to 'gaol' for 'jail.'"
Er, we don't use "gaol".
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Murphy is finicky over food bowls. She uses lickimats.
1st #roughcollie to pick up her empty "bowl" aka lickimat & throw it at me. She even regularly lays on top of it.
She is as subtle as an ingrown toenail.
She also sits in front of me & stares/glares & kicks me.
Not subtle
1st #roughcollie to pick up her empty "bowl" aka lickimat & throw it at me. She even regularly lays on top of it.
She is as subtle as an ingrown toenail.
She also sits in front of me & stares/glares & kicks me.
Not subtle
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Murphy is finicky over food bowls. She uses lickimats.
1st #roughcollie to pick up her empty "bowl" aka lickimat & throw it at me. She even regularly lays on top of it.
She is as subtle as an ingrown toenail.
She also sits in front of me & stares/glares & kicks me.
Not subtle
1st #roughcollie to pick up her empty "bowl" aka lickimat & throw it at me. She even regularly lays on top of it.
She is as subtle as an ingrown toenail.
She also sits in front of me & stares/glares & kicks me.
Not subtle
I am used to having #roughcollies that are finicky over food in some way. Sometimes they've been at the 😱end of the picky scale while others have eaten most of their dindins with some extra random uh huh over weird stuff (what I thought was best case scenario).
But Murphy is 💯HOG. Quantity matters
But Murphy is 💯HOG. Quantity matters
December 15, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I am used to having #roughcollies that are finicky over food in some way. Sometimes they've been at the 😱end of the picky scale while others have eaten most of their dindins with some extra random uh huh over weird stuff (what I thought was best case scenario).
But Murphy is 💯HOG. Quantity matters
But Murphy is 💯HOG. Quantity matters
UK Air Chief Marshall & MI6 Chief explicitly warning of war/attacks/invasion by Russia & need for citizens to be prepared
I find myself ruminating on this possibility/preoccupied by thoughts of us getting nuked. I live too close to Faslane, my family right next to Army base. Keeps me awake at night
I find myself ruminating on this possibility/preoccupied by thoughts of us getting nuked. I live too close to Faslane, my family right next to Army base. Keeps me awake at night
December 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
UK Air Chief Marshall & MI6 Chief explicitly warning of war/attacks/invasion by Russia & need for citizens to be prepared
I find myself ruminating on this possibility/preoccupied by thoughts of us getting nuked. I live too close to Faslane, my family right next to Army base. Keeps me awake at night
I find myself ruminating on this possibility/preoccupied by thoughts of us getting nuked. I live too close to Faslane, my family right next to Army base. Keeps me awake at night
Donald Trump thinks no-one should tell the truth about Charlie Kirk being both murdered AND a piece of shit but then turns around & talks shit about Rob & Michelle Reiner being murdered.
Trump a hypocrite & lacking in any self-awareness. Quell surprise.
Just another day with the orange blancmange
Trump a hypocrite & lacking in any self-awareness. Quell surprise.
Just another day with the orange blancmange
December 15, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Donald Trump thinks no-one should tell the truth about Charlie Kirk being both murdered AND a piece of shit but then turns around & talks shit about Rob & Michelle Reiner being murdered.
Trump a hypocrite & lacking in any self-awareness. Quell surprise.
Just another day with the orange blancmange
Trump a hypocrite & lacking in any self-awareness. Quell surprise.
Just another day with the orange blancmange
Wish the tinkering with TV YouTube app would stop. Used to have to go above video to access channel, 👍👎bookmarks, CC.
Now all options are below. The channel & description are at the other end from everything else.
Might seem trivial unless your old firestick is laggy & ur short & longsighted 🤬🤬
Now all options are below. The channel & description are at the other end from everything else.
Might seem trivial unless your old firestick is laggy & ur short & longsighted 🤬🤬
December 15, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Wish the tinkering with TV YouTube app would stop. Used to have to go above video to access channel, 👍👎bookmarks, CC.
Now all options are below. The channel & description are at the other end from everything else.
Might seem trivial unless your old firestick is laggy & ur short & longsighted 🤬🤬
Now all options are below. The channel & description are at the other end from everything else.
Might seem trivial unless your old firestick is laggy & ur short & longsighted 🤬🤬
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Reposted by Inspector Murph
I'd add:
Benefits system is unnecessarily complicated
Arbitrary/opaque decisions
Continual DWP press releases/leaks of "but yeah but no but yeah but no but maybe" is intentionally confusing
DWP are allowed to make up/break rules as they please
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/scottish-and...
Benefits system is unnecessarily complicated
Arbitrary/opaque decisions
Continual DWP press releases/leaks of "but yeah but no but yeah but no but maybe" is intentionally confusing
DWP are allowed to make up/break rules as they please
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/scottish-and...
Scottish and UK governments are failing to uphold disability rights, says watchdog
The Scottish and UK governments are both failing to uphold the rights of disabled people in key areas, according to an annual report by Scotland’s human rights watchdog. Two of the 10 areas of “urg…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I'd add:
Benefits system is unnecessarily complicated
Arbitrary/opaque decisions
Continual DWP press releases/leaks of "but yeah but no but yeah but no but maybe" is intentionally confusing
DWP are allowed to make up/break rules as they please
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/scottish-and...
Benefits system is unnecessarily complicated
Arbitrary/opaque decisions
Continual DWP press releases/leaks of "but yeah but no but yeah but no but maybe" is intentionally confusing
DWP are allowed to make up/break rules as they please
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/scottish-and...
I'm still pissed about that disabled pet mini dinosaur getting gray goo'd
I blame @quinnsideas.bsky.social for putting The Killing Star on my radar🤪
I've discovered that I've a limit to apocolypse stories
Some apocolypses are a bit too apicalyptic
I draw the line at gray goo'ing pet mini dinos
I blame @quinnsideas.bsky.social for putting The Killing Star on my radar🤪
I've discovered that I've a limit to apocolypse stories
Some apocolypses are a bit too apicalyptic
I draw the line at gray goo'ing pet mini dinos
December 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I'm still pissed about that disabled pet mini dinosaur getting gray goo'd
I blame @quinnsideas.bsky.social for putting The Killing Star on my radar🤪
I've discovered that I've a limit to apocolypse stories
Some apocolypses are a bit too apicalyptic
I draw the line at gray goo'ing pet mini dinos
I blame @quinnsideas.bsky.social for putting The Killing Star on my radar🤪
I've discovered that I've a limit to apocolypse stories
Some apocolypses are a bit too apicalyptic
I draw the line at gray goo'ing pet mini dinos
This headline should be "dog owners pick up their dog's poo & attempt to dispose of it in bins"
I'm like "locals are picking up the poo. Whassa?"
I've reported the rampant dog poo problem where I live but it requires Dog Warden to leave his office so nothing happened
news.stv.tv/east-central...
I'm like "locals are picking up the poo. Whassa?"
I've reported the rampant dog poo problem where I live but it requires Dog Warden to leave his office so nothing happened
news.stv.tv/east-central...
Councillor's home pelted with dog poo after urging owners to dispose of mess in own bins
Carl John said he faced abuse after suggesting dog owners take poo bags home with them after bins were found to be overflowing in East Calder.
news.stv.tv
December 12, 2025 at 2:50 PM
This headline should be "dog owners pick up their dog's poo & attempt to dispose of it in bins"
I'm like "locals are picking up the poo. Whassa?"
I've reported the rampant dog poo problem where I live but it requires Dog Warden to leave his office so nothing happened
news.stv.tv/east-central...
I'm like "locals are picking up the poo. Whassa?"
I've reported the rampant dog poo problem where I live but it requires Dog Warden to leave his office so nothing happened
news.stv.tv/east-central...
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Hey all, I was on the @newscientist.com podcast chatting real and fake archaeology . Check it out here
youtu.be/o74w5rDpMXo?...
youtu.be/o74w5rDpMXo?...
Archaeologist Debunks Ancient Civilisation Myths
YouTube video by New Scientist
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Hey all, I was on the @newscientist.com podcast chatting real and fake archaeology . Check it out here
youtu.be/o74w5rDpMXo?...
youtu.be/o74w5rDpMXo?...
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#Archaeology New Scientist
and Archaeology with Flint Dibble
@flintdibble.bsky.social and @newscientist.com
Archaeologist Debunks Ancient Civilisation Myths
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o74w...
and Archaeology with Flint Dibble
@flintdibble.bsky.social and @newscientist.com
Archaeologist Debunks Ancient Civilisation Myths
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o74w...
Archaeologist Debunks Ancient Civilisation Myths
YouTube video by New Scientist
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
#Archaeology New Scientist
and Archaeology with Flint Dibble
@flintdibble.bsky.social and @newscientist.com
Archaeologist Debunks Ancient Civilisation Myths
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o74w...
and Archaeology with Flint Dibble
@flintdibble.bsky.social and @newscientist.com
Archaeologist Debunks Ancient Civilisation Myths
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o74w...
Stayed up till 1.30am listening to The Killing Star audiobook only to realise that the disabled pet mini dinosausar (the faithful family hound) is going to get grey goo'd. I can handle the annihilation of the Earth but I'm not listening to the family pet being dissolved by grey goo.
Sick fucks.
Sick fucks.
December 12, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Stayed up till 1.30am listening to The Killing Star audiobook only to realise that the disabled pet mini dinosausar (the faithful family hound) is going to get grey goo'd. I can handle the annihilation of the Earth but I'm not listening to the family pet being dissolved by grey goo.
Sick fucks.
Sick fucks.
Little Marco Rubio thinks it is time the EU stopped censoring US citizens's speech
🧐🧐
Oh, really? What's this then Marco?
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
🧐🧐
Oh, really? What's this then Marco?
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
www.independent.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Little Marco Rubio thinks it is time the EU stopped censoring US citizens's speech
🧐🧐
Oh, really? What's this then Marco?
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
🧐🧐
Oh, really? What's this then Marco?
www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...
Waaaaa waaaaaaa Musk is such a baby. He needs to go suckle on his mama's teet a bit more.
We need emojis of dymmies/pacifiers for these toddler billionnaires
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need emojis of dymmies/pacifiers for these toddler billionnaires
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elon Musk's X bans European Commission from making ads after €120m fine - BBC News
The EU regulator had fined the social media platform over its "deceptive" blue tick badges.
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December 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Waaaaa waaaaaaa Musk is such a baby. He needs to go suckle on his mama's teet a bit more.
We need emojis of dymmies/pacifiers for these toddler billionnaires
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We need emojis of dymmies/pacifiers for these toddler billionnaires
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I got a receipt this morning from Sainsbury's saying I have a grocery delivery tonight.
Bizarre as I moved the delivery (that was for 11am not tonight) to tomorrow. I have the email from moving the order. I have yesterday's text saying the order was 11am.
Where did this order come from?
Bizarre as I moved the delivery (that was for 11am not tonight) to tomorrow. I have the email from moving the order. I have yesterday's text saying the order was 11am.
Where did this order come from?
December 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I got a receipt this morning from Sainsbury's saying I have a grocery delivery tonight.
Bizarre as I moved the delivery (that was for 11am not tonight) to tomorrow. I have the email from moving the order. I have yesterday's text saying the order was 11am.
Where did this order come from?
Bizarre as I moved the delivery (that was for 11am not tonight) to tomorrow. I have the email from moving the order. I have yesterday's text saying the order was 11am.
Where did this order come from?
When it comes to rejection sensitivity I think it is critical for clinicians to rule out personality disorder first before moving to autism + ADHD. This article describes Cluster B Pads.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
What is RSD? The condition often linked with ADHD – and how to manage it
The term rejection sensitive dysphoria isn’t a formal diagnosis, but it’s gaining traction in both research and clinical work
www.independent.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 4:07 PM
When it comes to rejection sensitivity I think it is critical for clinicians to rule out personality disorder first before moving to autism + ADHD. This article describes Cluster B Pads.
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/h...
This is very odd. GPs don't diagnose psychiatric conditions. GPs use label "small d" depression & "small a" anxiety. Psychiatry diagnoses mental illness eg Major Depressive Disorder, Panic Disorder, & every other mood & anxiety disorder.
So, yes, there's a difference
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
So, yes, there's a difference
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'Life being stressful is not an illness' - GPs on mental health over-diagnosis - BBC News
Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org
December 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This is very odd. GPs don't diagnose psychiatric conditions. GPs use label "small d" depression & "small a" anxiety. Psychiatry diagnoses mental illness eg Major Depressive Disorder, Panic Disorder, & every other mood & anxiety disorder.
So, yes, there's a difference
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
So, yes, there's a difference
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#DWP shows clear evidence once again that they have zero interest in keeping disabled people in work or helping them into work. They only support Rachel Reeves misunderstanding of voluntary "fiscal rules"
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/unacceptable...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/unacceptable...
‘Unacceptable’ new figures show rejections of Access to Work claims have shot up this year
Ministers have been forced to admit that the proportion of Access to Work claims they are rejecting has leapt by more than a fifth this year, with disabled campaigners describing the figures as “un…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
#DWP shows clear evidence once again that they have zero interest in keeping disabled people in work or helping them into work. They only support Rachel Reeves misunderstanding of voluntary "fiscal rules"
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/unacceptable...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/unacceptable...
Streeting says "We must look at this through a strictly clinical lens to get an evidence-based understanding"
Streeting means: I've no evidence but it'd make my life easier if true
Increased ADHD rates are driven by diagnosis in women. Sex is protected characteristic
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Streeting means: I've no evidence but it'd make my life easier if true
Increased ADHD rates are driven by diagnosis in women. Sex is protected characteristic
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis
The health secretary said the aim was to tackle a rising demand for services and the increased pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Streeting says "We must look at this through a strictly clinical lens to get an evidence-based understanding"
Streeting means: I've no evidence but it'd make my life easier if true
Increased ADHD rates are driven by diagnosis in women. Sex is protected characteristic
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Streeting means: I've no evidence but it'd make my life easier if true
Increased ADHD rates are driven by diagnosis in women. Sex is protected characteristic
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Life fucking sucks right now. Why can't bluesky just give me posts about rough collies so I can pretend I'm in a field surrounded by hundreds of rough collie pups?
December 3, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Life fucking sucks right now. Why can't bluesky just give me posts about rough collies so I can pretend I'm in a field surrounded by hundreds of rough collie pups?