David
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@actualnames.bsky.social An example of the oddly rarer determinative nominism here:
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
@actualnames.bsky.social An example of the oddly rarer determinative nominism here:
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The power of Crufts compels you
November 27, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The power of Crufts compels you
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Randi Siversdatter Hendjob
Spouse
Norway, Church Books, 1797-1958
Spouse
Norway, Church Books, 1797-1958
a woman wearing glasses and a mask sits in a row with a sign that says visible where
Alt: Lauren Boebert wearing glasses and a mask sits in a row with a sign that says visible where
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Randi Siversdatter Hendjob
Spouse
Norway, Church Books, 1797-1958
Spouse
Norway, Church Books, 1797-1958
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Amen. A drum I have been banging in futility for a decade too!
The use of the word ‘Kamikaze’ to describe what are essentially propeller powered missiles is also insensitive and inappropriate. Kamikaze pilots were brainwashed, usually very young human beings.
The use of the word ‘Kamikaze’ to describe what are essentially propeller powered missiles is also insensitive and inappropriate. Kamikaze pilots were brainwashed, usually very young human beings.
The fact that we use the word “drone” to describe such insanely different objects has been driving me batshit since 2015 (and I need to redo this piece I wrote about this issue back in 2019):
faineg.medium.com/the-ascent-o...
faineg.medium.com/the-ascent-o...
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Amen. A drum I have been banging in futility for a decade too!
The use of the word ‘Kamikaze’ to describe what are essentially propeller powered missiles is also insensitive and inappropriate. Kamikaze pilots were brainwashed, usually very young human beings.
The use of the word ‘Kamikaze’ to describe what are essentially propeller powered missiles is also insensitive and inappropriate. Kamikaze pilots were brainwashed, usually very young human beings.
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
This may be the best thing I’ve ever seen.
November 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
This may be the best thing I’ve ever seen.
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Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
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“If you think this is overcrowded, wait until you see their trains”
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 1504, September 2019.
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 1504, September 2019.
October 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“If you think this is overcrowded, wait until you see their trains”
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 1504, September 2019.
From the Private Eye archive.
Issue 1504, September 2019.
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We are living in one of the stupidest times in history.
October 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
We are living in one of the stupidest times in history.
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We seem to have reached the ‘portraying the KKK in a negative light is controversial’ stage already.
Ubisoft canceled an ‘ASSASSINS CREED’ game set in the post-Civil War era
• Featured a Black Assassin who was formerly a slave
• Players would fight the emerging KKK
• Leadership canceled it after concerns with U.S. political climate & Yasuke backlash
(Source: www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...)
• Featured a Black Assassin who was formerly a slave
• Players would fight the emerging KKK
• Leadership canceled it after concerns with U.S. political climate & Yasuke backlash
(Source: www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...)
October 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We seem to have reached the ‘portraying the KKK in a negative light is controversial’ stage already.
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This is Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron and considered to be the first person to write a computer programme which was for Babbage's Analytical Machine. She died in 1842
In her honour, today is Ada Lovelace Day and is all about encouraging women and girls in mathematics, science and engineering.
In her honour, today is Ada Lovelace Day and is all about encouraging women and girls in mathematics, science and engineering.
October 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
This is Ada Lovelace, daughter of Lord Byron and considered to be the first person to write a computer programme which was for Babbage's Analytical Machine. She died in 1842
In her honour, today is Ada Lovelace Day and is all about encouraging women and girls in mathematics, science and engineering.
In her honour, today is Ada Lovelace Day and is all about encouraging women and girls in mathematics, science and engineering.
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I want to grow on here. If you enjoy what I (and we) do, please do recommend us. Much appreciated
October 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I want to grow on here. If you enjoy what I (and we) do, please do recommend us. Much appreciated
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
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It's a shame, because "When Labour negotiates Britain loses Kemi Badenoch" would have been a very strong message.
October 6, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It's a shame, because "When Labour negotiates Britain loses Kemi Badenoch" would have been a very strong message.
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ORGANISER OF THE RIYADH COMEDY FESTIVAL, PHONING COMEDIAN AT THEIR HOTEL: Shall I arrange a car to take you to the venue?
COMEDIAN: I'll just walk thanks
ORGANISER: So you'll beheading there soon
COMEDIAN: I was just planning to tell jokes, but if you double my fee again I'll consider it
COMEDIAN: I'll just walk thanks
ORGANISER: So you'll beheading there soon
COMEDIAN: I was just planning to tell jokes, but if you double my fee again I'll consider it
September 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
ORGANISER OF THE RIYADH COMEDY FESTIVAL, PHONING COMEDIAN AT THEIR HOTEL: Shall I arrange a car to take you to the venue?
COMEDIAN: I'll just walk thanks
ORGANISER: So you'll beheading there soon
COMEDIAN: I was just planning to tell jokes, but if you double my fee again I'll consider it
COMEDIAN: I'll just walk thanks
ORGANISER: So you'll beheading there soon
COMEDIAN: I was just planning to tell jokes, but if you double my fee again I'll consider it
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Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Nathan Gill is no fringe politician.
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales.
A Brexit Party MEP.
A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him:
"terrific," and "as honest as the day is long."
This is a MASSIVE story
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The same guy telling you Portland is war-ravaged, told you Mexico was going to pay for the wall and people were eating your pets in Ohio.
September 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The same guy telling you Portland is war-ravaged, told you Mexico was going to pay for the wall and people were eating your pets in Ohio.
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🇬🇧🏴 The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to eight bribery charges while an elected member of the European Parliament.
The charges relate to making favourable statements about Russia in exchange for money during his time as a member of the European Parliament.
The charges relate to making favourable statements about Russia in exchange for money during his time as a member of the European Parliament.
September 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🇬🇧🏴 The former leader of Reform UK in Wales, Nathan Gill, has pleaded guilty to eight bribery charges while an elected member of the European Parliament.
The charges relate to making favourable statements about Russia in exchange for money during his time as a member of the European Parliament.
The charges relate to making favourable statements about Russia in exchange for money during his time as a member of the European Parliament.
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Not a fan of any of this.
In 1935 German leadership called a surprise meeting and informed their previous oath to uphold the Weimar constitution was now void and they instead must swear a personal oath to the Führer. Many claimed they didn’t like the order, but they did it anyway.
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth orders rare, urgent meeting of hundreds of generals, admirals
The Pentagon has summoned military officials from around the world for a gathering in Virginia. Top generals and their staffs don’t know the reason for the meeting.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Not a fan of any of this.
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I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
September 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)
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Ever wondered where all the money went ?
September 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Ever wondered where all the money went ?