Animator, teacher, making a graphic novel serial of The Worst Journey in the World. "Commendably insane" – Francis Spufford | patreon.com/tealin | worstjourney.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/twirlynoodle.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/twirlynoodle.com/post/3muz4upja7k2sHow are we going to get a count on this if everyone quote-skeets the last person who quote-skeeted it? [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2026 13:28 +0000at://did:plc:jmwy7ec3npeulnotmonncdst/app.bsky.feed.post/3muz4upja7k2shttps://bsky.app/profile/twirlynoodle.com/post/3muyhdrkvgk2e"Lake Ontario is not suffering. It's a lake." https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/video/9.733510708 Sep 2026 07:03 +0000at://did:plc:jmwy7ec3npeulnotmonncdst/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyhdrkvgk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/twirlynoodle.com/post/3muwxytj63k2rHaving failed to rebalance the exchange rate by driving down USD ... My retirement savings are in Canada, so bring it on, economic genius. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:jmwy7ec3npeulnotmonncdst/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwxytj63k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/twirlynoodle.com/post/3muwfxabuvc26I don't understand why all these whiny pensioners with disposable income don't create a Dunkirk-style flotilla of their own to catch and return overcrowded and defenceless dinghies. Why get others to do their work for them? Lazy scroungers. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 11:32 +0000at://did:plc:jmwy7ec3npeulnotmonncdst/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwfxabuvc26https://bsky.app/profile/twirlynoodle.com/post/3muwfr2wny226Seems to me, what we need is a simple and clear definition of terrorism. How about "actions undertaken to induce a change in others' behaviour through fear"? Miraculously, that works for domestic abuse as well, which may explain the overlap.07 Sep 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:jmwy7ec3npeulnotmonncdst/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwfr2wny226https://bsky.app/profile/twirlynoodle.com/post/3muw6co4pn22dDo you have experience of isolation?* Would you like to help a PhD student with her research? Fill out the survey below! https://aut.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9WELQeSgJqBAQ6i *Literal – like farming, working on an oil rig, or in Antarctica; not, for example, growing up non-Mormon in suburban Utah07 Sep 2026 09:16 +0000at://did:plc:jmwy7ec3npeulnotmonncdst/app.bsky.feed.post/3muw6co4pn22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/twirlynoodle.com/post/3muu5au5ymk2cOK, I FINALLY found some peach Magnums so I can see what the fuss is about. Opinion: - nice - peaches and cream, kind of obvious - the real stroke of genius is pairing them with grapefruit for that bit of zing06 Sep 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:jmwy7ec3npeulnotmonncdst/app.bsky.feed.post/3muu5au5ymk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/twirlynoodle.com/post/3murd2mib3s2bFunny how so many people saw the societal status quo in V for Vendetta and went "yeah, looks nice, I'll have some of that."05 Sep 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:jmwy7ec3npeulnotmonncdst/app.bsky.feed.post/3murd2mib3s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/twirlynoodle.com/post/3muonpilkns2aI mean, yes, but also, as a professional artist, it's valuable to have insight on how the majority of your paying audience likely interface with your work. Even if you don't like it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 09:30 +0000at://did:plc:jmwy7ec3npeulnotmonncdst/app.bsky.feed.post/3muonpilkns2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/twirlynoodle.com/post/3mukrzuhjp22rI feel like... this should be bigger news? https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/unep-climate-paris-global-warming-9.732930502 Sep 2026 20:37 +0000at://did:plc:jmwy7ec3npeulnotmonncdst/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukrzuhjp22rhttps://bsky.app/profile/twirlynoodle.com/post/3mudenzvfn226You know how I keep going on about the US just enacting policies that were the right-wing Republican discourse in the 90s? Well here's a tight 30 on that, with receipts: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0030xhs The whole series is rather good, but this episode especially.30 Aug 2026 21:49 +0000at://did:plc:jmwy7ec3npeulnotmonncdst/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudenzvfn226