Alan
@alanhazlie.bsky.social
Looking for an outlet for thoughts and discussions which isn’t a cesspit 😊
Twitter’s the worst by far, but I find the bigotry on Facebook the most perplexing. Folk gleefully banging out racist bile next to their full name, real face, home town, place of work, and photos of friends and family who stopped reading their posts a long time ago.
November 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Twitter’s the worst by far, but I find the bigotry on Facebook the most perplexing. Folk gleefully banging out racist bile next to their full name, real face, home town, place of work, and photos of friends and family who stopped reading their posts a long time ago.
Think I've booked tickets for the one event I'll be seeing at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Had to wait for some money to come in before I could book tickets, so all of the cheapest ones are gone, and the main sports only have Newton Mearns Money tickets left. Hopefully it'll be on the TV.
November 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Think I've booked tickets for the one event I'll be seeing at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Had to wait for some money to come in before I could book tickets, so all of the cheapest ones are gone, and the main sports only have Newton Mearns Money tickets left. Hopefully it'll be on the TV.
Made the mistake of logging onto Twitter for the first time in a while, to see if Shabana Mahmood had won them over in the replies. First two blue-tick replies I saw were just outright racism against her. Once again, mad that government officials are still using that site as their main social outlet
This is the Home Secretary's video about "why"
A government which had the principle of *defusing* the salience by getting a grip with control, while maintaining compassion, would not use the rhetorical devices here to stoke up the salience of the issue they hope to defuse
x.com/ShabanaMahmo...
A government which had the principle of *defusing* the salience by getting a grip with control, while maintaining compassion, would not use the rhetorical devices here to stoke up the salience of the issue they hope to defuse
x.com/ShabanaMahmo...
Shabana Mahmood MP on X: "On Monday, I will announce the most significant changes to our asylum system in modern times 👇 https://t.co/eXAVYdD4kD" / X
On Monday, I will announce the most significant changes to our asylum system in modern times 👇 https://t.co/eXAVYdD4kD
x.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Made the mistake of logging onto Twitter for the first time in a while, to see if Shabana Mahmood had won them over in the replies. First two blue-tick replies I saw were just outright racism against her. Once again, mad that government officials are still using that site as their main social outlet
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Can’t believe it’s Desert Bus time again.
Hey, come and hang out while we raise money for children in hospitals.
Going live in ~20 minutes, and then staying live for like a week.
DesertBus.org
Hey, come and hang out while we raise money for children in hospitals.
Going live in ~20 minutes, and then staying live for like a week.
DesertBus.org
Desert Bus 2025
A charity fundraising marathon in support of Child's Play Charity.
DesertBus.org
November 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Can’t believe it’s Desert Bus time again.
Hey, come and hang out while we raise money for children in hospitals.
Going live in ~20 minutes, and then staying live for like a week.
DesertBus.org
Hey, come and hang out while we raise money for children in hospitals.
Going live in ~20 minutes, and then staying live for like a week.
DesertBus.org
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OH NO IT HASN’T
Play for Today review – Channel 5 has turned wildly influential TV drama into banal pantomime
Play for Today review – Channel 5 has turned wildly influential TV drama into banal pantomime
This revival of the classic BBC drama strand is utterly lacking in the innovative spirit of the original. The next Dennis Potter might be out there somewhere … but they certainly aren’t here
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:31 AM
OH NO IT HASN’T
Sometimes the English language doesn't have strong enough words to describe how pathetic the Daily Mail's headlines are.
November 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Sometimes the English language doesn't have strong enough words to describe how pathetic the Daily Mail's headlines are.
The comments on this are full of dweebs going ‘Well, actually, she never said she was going to raise income tax, ackshually, so it’s not another U-turn, aachhsshhually, and it’s just an invention of the right-wing media, AACCKKHHSSSHHHUUAALLYYY!’
Can you OD on copium?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Can you OD on copium?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rachel Reeves backs off from plans to raise income tax rates in Budget
The chancellor had been widely expected to increase income tax rates, which would have broken a manifesto promise.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The comments on this are full of dweebs going ‘Well, actually, she never said she was going to raise income tax, ackshually, so it’s not another U-turn, aachhsshhually, and it’s just an invention of the right-wing media, AACCKKHHSSSHHHUUAALLYYY!’
Can you OD on copium?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Can you OD on copium?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Have really tried to cut down on buying pointless stuff (money concerns, rather than a personality improvement), but I saw this on eBay and loved it too much. The concept! The Fascinating Family Game! Stimulates Forecasting Pool Results! Love the wee quality control card. We used to be a country.
November 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Have really tried to cut down on buying pointless stuff (money concerns, rather than a personality improvement), but I saw this on eBay and loved it too much. The concept! The Fascinating Family Game! Stimulates Forecasting Pool Results! Love the wee quality control card. We used to be a country.
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I never understand when ads or spam or something begin with "Did someone say...???" No, no one said "discounted shipping." What a weird thing that would be to just say.
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I never understand when ads or spam or something begin with "Did someone say...???" No, no one said "discounted shipping." What a weird thing that would be to just say.
Did Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly remember that qualifying for the World Cup would probably involve travelling to the United States?
November 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Did Cristiano Ronaldo suddenly remember that qualifying for the World Cup would probably involve travelling to the United States?
I can’t believe it. Taskmaster, bloody hell.
November 13, 2025 at 10:07 PM
I can’t believe it. Taskmaster, bloody hell.
Be interested to know what percentage of voters can name their current MP.
“The Home Office said that less than 20% of voters can name their PCC, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood describing the system as a "failed experiment".”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“The Home Office said that less than 20% of voters can name their PCC, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood describing the system as a "failed experiment".”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Police and crime commissioners to be scrapped in England and Wales
The government says it will save £100m over this Parliament and less than 20% of voters can name their PCC.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Be interested to know what percentage of voters can name their current MP.
“The Home Office said that less than 20% of voters can name their PCC, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood describing the system as a "failed experiment".”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“The Home Office said that less than 20% of voters can name their PCC, with Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood describing the system as a "failed experiment".”
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gotta take the wins where you can get them these days. All aboard the Schadenfreude Express! Next Stop: Concrete Farmstead! Toot Toot!
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Gotta take the wins where you can get them these days. All aboard the Schadenfreude Express! Next Stop: Concrete Farmstead! Toot Toot!
The article’s telling me that male tennis players being forced to strip off to cool down is a bad thing. And for them, I guess it must be.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...
Tennis players facing the heat at Shanghai and Wuhan tournaments
After facing high temperatures on the Asian swing of the tennis tours, some players are questioning the sport's heat policies.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The article’s telling me that male tennis players being forced to strip off to cool down is a bad thing. And for them, I guess it must be.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis...
“Being repeatedly nominated for trials has taken its toll on some celebrities in the past. Gillian McKeith appeared to faint after she was voted to do her seventh trial in 2010.”
“Appeared to” is a fair shout.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“Appeared to” is a fair shout.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
I'm A Celebrity changes rules for bushtucker trials
Individual contestants cannot be voted to do every bushtucker trial for numerous days in a row.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“Being repeatedly nominated for trials has taken its toll on some celebrities in the past. Gillian McKeith appeared to faint after she was voted to do her seventh trial in 2010.”
“Appeared to” is a fair shout.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“Appeared to” is a fair shout.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Finally took the big step of accepting that the massive horde of carrier bags in the cupboard wasn't a long-term investment, despite some shops charging 40p each now, so off to the plastic recycling they went. RIP to some real soldiers.
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Finally took the big step of accepting that the massive horde of carrier bags in the cupboard wasn't a long-term investment, despite some shops charging 40p each now, so off to the plastic recycling they went. RIP to some real soldiers.
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nascar 25 game telling it like it is
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 PM
nascar 25 game telling it like it is
I see there's a big brouhaha about James Bond continuity again. Thought that all got sorted out back in 1969.
November 11, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I see there's a big brouhaha about James Bond continuity again. Thought that all got sorted out back in 1969.
I miss the days when crass commercial tie-in deals at least made sense.
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I miss the days when crass commercial tie-in deals at least made sense.
No part of me thought that it was too late, tbh. It’s not a hand-stitched sofa.
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 PM
No part of me thought that it was too late, tbh. It’s not a hand-stitched sofa.
Anyone who creates a 'totally free online tool' that isn't actually free, but doesn't tell you that until the very end of the process, deserves to find half a rat in everything they eat for the rest of time.
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Anyone who creates a 'totally free online tool' that isn't actually free, but doesn't tell you that until the very end of the process, deserves to find half a rat in everything they eat for the rest of time.
"You've either got patience or Prime."
So my choices are the ability to deal with the pressures and demands of the world with proportionate calmness, or the potential to further the death-march of rampant, aimless consumerism?
How soon can you deliver me that patience?
So my choices are the ability to deal with the pressures and demands of the world with proportionate calmness, or the potential to further the death-march of rampant, aimless consumerism?
How soon can you deliver me that patience?
November 11, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"You've either got patience or Prime."
So my choices are the ability to deal with the pressures and demands of the world with proportionate calmness, or the potential to further the death-march of rampant, aimless consumerism?
How soon can you deliver me that patience?
So my choices are the ability to deal with the pressures and demands of the world with proportionate calmness, or the potential to further the death-march of rampant, aimless consumerism?
How soon can you deliver me that patience?
Sky Sports adverts really desperate to get me to watch Matt Smith in The Randy Salesman Who Loved His Son, or whatever it’s called.
November 11, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Sky Sports adverts really desperate to get me to watch Matt Smith in The Randy Salesman Who Loved His Son, or whatever it’s called.
The key rule in sport is to always play to the whistle. Except on gridiron fumbles. That ball is live while the pile exists.
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The key rule in sport is to always play to the whistle. Except on gridiron fumbles. That ball is live while the pile exists.
Celebrate a what of what?! Jeez, that clock isn’t slowing down, is it?
November 10, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Celebrate a what of what?! Jeez, that clock isn’t slowing down, is it?