Hi! I'm British, I like music (grime, garage, hip-hop, R&B, and more!). I like art, culture, history, politics, & doomscrolling memes.
Also a touch of programming :)
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Today I learned @lemmy.ml TIL a fleet of electric taxi cars was first introduced to London, UK in 1897
Reddit Migration @kbin.social Squabbles, another recent reddit alternative, seems to be taking the doomed "free speech" path
Today I learned @lemmy.ml TIL of Naba Baongo II, a sub-national monarch in Burkina Faso. In 2015, he played a key role in ending a military coup in the country peacefully, without any bloodshed. His kingdom is 528+ years old
Fediverse @lemmy.ml Canvas -- Lemmy's r/Place -- Happening this weekend!
Fediverse @kbin.social Canvas -- Lemmy's r/Place -- Happening this weekend!
Today I learned @lemmy.ml TIL in the 17th century, the San people in Southern Africa created rock art depicting colonial ships and colonists following first contact
Today I learned @lemmy.ml TIL of Taos Pueblo, a Native American 'Pueblo' built between 1000CE and 1450CE, containing some of the oldest continuously inhabited houses still occupied in the US
Memes @lemmy.ml It's the rain
Today I learned @lemmy.ml TIL in 1956, Malta had a referendum on whether or not it wanted to be fully integrated with the United Kingdom. 76% voted 'Yes'. The referendum result was ignored. In 1964 Malta gained independence
Today I learned @lemmy.ml TIL in 2013, an Italian mafia "Ndrangheta" made more money than McDonald's and Deutsche Bank combined (€53bn / £44bn)
Today I learned @lemmy.ml TIL of Supai, Arizona, the only place in the US where mail is still delivered by mules. The community has been referred to as "the most remote community" in the contiguous United States
Today I learned @lemmy.ml TIL that following the Roman departure from Britain (410 CE), systematic construction of paved highways in the UK did not resume until the early 18th century
Videos @lemmy.world Zambia’s 70s Psych Rock Scene Produced The Catchiest Rock Anthems
Technology @kbin.social CityFibre Officially Launch 2.5Gbps FTTP Home Broadband Tier
Videos @lemmy.world The Happy Dictator (2007) [47:54] (A look at Turkmenistan under former dictator "Turkmenbashi", known for his outlandish policies)
Memes @lemmy.ml Oh yes
Videos @lemmy.world The Greatest Knight That Ever Lived: William Marshal
Gaming @kbin.social PS2’s Two Towers was the coolest way to miss the whole point of the Lord of the Rings
Today I learned @lemmy.ml TIL of COCONUTS-2b, a giant gas planet that takes over 1 million years to orbit around its star
Today I learned @lemmy.ml TIL India still officially recognises 5 sub-national monarchies, known as the 'Kings of Dangs'. They receive payment from the government every year during Holi
hexbear (a leftist instance) was defederated recently. lemmygrad.ml is "under discussion".
lemmy.ml has too many general users thesedays imo, it would be very major to block it.