Ex-Civil Servant. Interests include global news, sustainability, the green transition, disinformation. I click "Like" to mark posts as read, sorry if I got your hopes up 🤷‍♂️ Spotify Premium is my fourth emergency service.https://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3mlv257m76s22This is it, this is peak Bluesky!15 May 2026 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv257m76s22https://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3mlnrk7tf2c23Team Miliband, anyone?12 May 2026 12:19 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnrk7tf2c23https://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3mldum422l226Are you fibremaxxing or proteinmaxxing or juicemaxxing? I'm saffronmaxxing 🤑08 May 2026 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldum422l226https://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3ml56cdhdyc2iElon Musk pretending to be his own mother on Twitter is a revelation.05 May 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml56cdhdyc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3mkdqutc6p22qA group of young men are having a very animated discussion about potatoes outside this bar, and to top it all, they’re Indian. Most cosmopolitan city on Earth, this.25 Apr 2026 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkdqutc6p22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3mjwyabsv3223BAN THIS SICK FILTH: people having telephone conversations on Underground carriages.20 Apr 2026 17:22 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwyabsv3223https://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3mjhbbyrykc2qFirst time observing someone under the influence of fentanyl in London 👀14 Apr 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhbbyrykc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3mjco7sczik22I have the sun shining on me, the sky is grey, rain drops falling, AND I just heard something that sounded like thunder.12 Apr 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjco7sczik22https://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3mjcdcgkfj22yThis is The Economist at its best: https://www.economist.com/britain/2026/04/05/britons-are-less-bored-than-they-used-to-be-this-is-bad12 Apr 2026 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcdcgkfj22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3mivryc4m5k2jI saw this reported on the BBC News website and yet I still needed to double-check it was genuine.07 Apr 2026 12:33 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivryc4m5k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3mhillk4nms2gThe fun police have made their presence known in the comments beneath this mouth-watering article. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Mar 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhillk4nms2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3m5bxk6hac22cOf all the commentary about the BBC I've seen in the past 24 hours, I haven't seen anyone refer to "Our BBC, Our Future", a survey conducted this year whose results were published relatively recently. https://www.bbc.co.uk/ourbbcourfuture/ Of 872,701 respondents:10 Nov 2025 15:42 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bxk6hac22chttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3m3zfhxlrb22pSaddened to discover that this artist, too, is entirely AI-generated.25 Oct 2025 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3zfhxlrb22phttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3m3mm7dd4v22bFrom the album art, I suspected this was AI, and the description of the song supports my suspicion... https://open.spotify.com/track/30qEMreUWWMtqO4EJsHZTS?si=0257553fa14b411120 Oct 2025 10:28 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3mm7dd4v22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3m2erhqemfk2rI listened to BBC Radio 4's Any Answers? programme this afternoon which focused entirely on the question "How do we ensure government promises of combating anti-semitism will match effective action beyond emergency statements?" posed on the earlier Any Questions? programme. There were several view..04 Oct 2025 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2erhqemfk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3lzen5rcnps2gToday I learnt... that "20/20 vision" is actually "6/6" here because the 20 refers to 20 feet and we use 6 as in 6 metres... After a lifetime wearing glasses, I finally understand...21 Sep 2025 19:33 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzen5rcnps2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3lxhxsf4nf22oBeing here live must have felt like a religious experience! https://youtu.be/rAOHJqJMYDA?si=f1BsKnxeslOawPPk28 Aug 2025 16:31 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxhxsf4nf22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3lwrl2tsc2c2310 out of 10 for this tool, which can remove likes at a rate of 4,000 per hour, as well as delete posts and reposts. bsky.jazco.dev/cleanup https://bsky.jazco.dev/cleanup19 Aug 2025 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwrl2tsc2c23https://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3lwesvzc6d225I listen to a radio show on Apple Music called Southern Craft Radio and this week one song verse in particular really surprised me, but on further investigation I appear to have got the complete opposite message of the song. https://genius.com/Googly-eyes-joy-oladokun-and-allison-ponthier-jesus-and-john-wayne-lyrics14 Aug 2025 17:01 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwesvzc6d225https://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3lun6oug6uc2s🤯 [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Jul 2025 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lun6oug6uc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3ludjxr7sa22wA reminder, if you need one, that in the UK you can report scam calls or text messages on 7726. https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/scam-calls-and-messages/7726-reporting-scam-texts-and-calls19 Jul 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ludjxr7sa22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3ltmylcueec24With apologies to the Fonz, but would Henry Stinkler be a good name for a dog?10 Jul 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltmylcueec24https://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3ltjtket5s22wThe Economist obituaries are some of the best in the business, and this one about the would-be heir to the Baskin-Robbins ice cream business is as good as any! https://www.economist.com/obituary/2025/07/03/john-robbins-had-serious-doubts-about-the-family-business09 Jul 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltjtket5s22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3lthdgzgnws25I can't believe I only just realised that Tía María means "Auntie Maria"...08 Jul 2025 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lthdgzgnws25https://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3lrsp7i7ppc2mWhat a comment! https://www.ft.com/content/eae5f7b2-5978-4e24-ad10-ec54d0345aaa17 Jun 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrsp7i7ppc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3lpzkew4yo22vFrom a survey on Generative AI through YouGov sent today.25 May 2025 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpzkew4yo22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3lo2ou6ja322iAccording to the International Energy Agency, Norway's energy mix in 2023 was 43.5% hydro, 25% oil, 16.2% gas, etc. whereas the UK's was 37.8% gas, 35.8% oil, etc. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Apr 2025 21:00 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2ou6ja322ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3lnlp3ktgss24💯 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2025 21:54 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnlp3ktgss24https://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3lnfpem7m7k2qI find it annoying that my local council refuses to accept recycling waste containing Tetrapak cartons, disposing of the entire waste bag as general waste if it contains any Tetrapak whatsoever, but refuses to provide a collection point for sending to the sole Tetrapak recycling facility in the UK.22 Apr 2025 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfpem7m7k2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jasdevsekhon.bsky.social/post/3lndxnvabrc2wI used to have a male friend who'd accuse me of hypochondria when I spoke about wanting to go see my GP about something. It absolutely is toxic masculinity that underpins some of the more extreme cases outlined in this article. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cg5q14qm0l2o21 Apr 2025 20:06 +0000at://did:plc:z7rn6gd2np477ps363de24fv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lndxnvabrc2w