András Forgács W
@andraswf.bsky.social
Hungarian-born British screenwriter.
Same hat size as Ralph Fiennes, same shoe size as Anthony Eden
As seen on the Bird App
A national security threat, according to Donald Trump
IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3416508
Same hat size as Ralph Fiennes, same shoe size as Anthony Eden
As seen on the Bird App
A national security threat, according to Donald Trump
IMDb https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3416508
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*serious person nodding* good public transport prevents cranky early morning poasting. it's just one of the many ways trains and busses are a public good.
But seriously if you want me to stop poasting this early, run some fucking trains
November 11, 2025 at 6:25 AM
*serious person nodding* good public transport prevents cranky early morning poasting. it's just one of the many ways trains and busses are a public good.
In my twenties and early thirties I was still trying to cling to a lifestyle of long nights at bars drinking and writing long after it stopped working for me
Fascinating to break this down and understand what stage of brainworms the Spectatorati are at now.
November 11, 2025 at 6:02 AM
In my twenties and early thirties I was still trying to cling to a lifestyle of long nights at bars drinking and writing long after it stopped working for me
But seriously if you want me to stop poasting this early, run some fucking trains
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 AM
But seriously if you want me to stop poasting this early, run some fucking trains
The Hungarian foreign minister, who advocates zero tolerance for anti-Semitism, met with a Lithuanian politician who is under criminal investigation for openly anti-Semitic statements, writes 444.hu. Žemaitaitis’ remarks have been condemned by Israel, Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.S.
Lithuania: The Political Rise of an Antisemite by Dr. Carl Yonker - Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry
The October 2024 parliamentary elections in Lithuania marked a shift in the country’s political landscape. The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (LSDP), under the leadership of Vilija Blinkevičiūtė...
cst.tau.ac.il
November 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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It’s honestly kind of shocking we haven’t had one of these yet.
Now I want a big budget James Cameron movie about the Edmund Fitzgerald
November 11, 2025 at 5:16 AM
It’s honestly kind of shocking we haven’t had one of these yet.
this bothers me more than it should
"total backwater"
You really don't have to be cunt about this, Jamelle
You really don't have to be cunt about this, Jamelle
incredible that these guys have a massive hard on for a country that, if it were a state, would rank behind kansas in terms of wealth and which would be a total backwater if it weren’t economically integrated with more functional countries
November 11, 2025 at 4:55 AM
this bothers me more than it should
To mark the first anniversary of The Whip's UK cinema release, Jonathan Armandary's score is now available on vinyl for the first time.
Performed by the Fames Project, each record is lathe cut on demand by elasticStage.
Out now: elasticstage.com/workbus/rele...
#thewhipfilm #filmmusic
Performed by the Fames Project, each record is lathe cut on demand by elasticStage.
Out now: elasticstage.com/workbus/rele...
#thewhipfilm #filmmusic
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 AM
classic of the genre of "4AM posts"
I should make túrós csusza
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 AM
classic of the genre of "4AM posts"
no lies detected
Josie and the Pussycats (2001) is better than Game of Thrones.
November 11, 2025 at 4:36 AM
no lies detected
when I see things like that I always wonder, how much of this is a chicken-or-egg problem: is this because these are the types of shows that get commissioned or is this because these are the types of shows y'all watch and nothing else
There are only two kinds of crime shows:
- Bummertown
- Rogue Genius Detective
- Bummertown
- Rogue Genius Detective
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 AM
when I see things like that I always wonder, how much of this is a chicken-or-egg problem: is this because these are the types of shows that get commissioned or is this because these are the types of shows y'all watch and nothing else
I've been long been bothered a line of reasoning which has been designed to appeal to your empathy
This is how the arseholes launder their obviously unpalatable ideas. The fertile ground for "legitimate concerns"
This is how the arseholes launder their obviously unpalatable ideas. The fertile ground for "legitimate concerns"
The problem I usually have with this is sometimes the absolutely most appalling inhuman treatment of people is masquerading as "policy trade-off" these days, see for example immigration
country violently allergic to acknowledging the existence of policy trade-offs, and steadfastly convinced that this allergy is virtuous and even a skeptical rejection of the powers that be instead of a prolonged temper tantrum by the most privileged people to ever live on this earth
November 11, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I've been long been bothered a line of reasoning which has been designed to appeal to your empathy
This is how the arseholes launder their obviously unpalatable ideas. The fertile ground for "legitimate concerns"
This is how the arseholes launder their obviously unpalatable ideas. The fertile ground for "legitimate concerns"
The problem I usually have with this is sometimes the absolutely most appalling inhuman treatment of people is masquerading as "policy trade-off" these days, see for example immigration
country violently allergic to acknowledging the existence of policy trade-offs, and steadfastly convinced that this allergy is virtuous and even a skeptical rejection of the powers that be instead of a prolonged temper tantrum by the most privileged people to ever live on this earth
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The problem I usually have with this is sometimes the absolutely most appalling inhuman treatment of people is masquerading as "policy trade-off" these days, see for example immigration
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Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Wait do I have it correct that Joyce Carol Oates said Musk was a shell of a man with no joy in his life and he totally saw it and said "No I'm not" and now he's searching the titles of different movies he likes and replying "great movie"
this guy really wants me to run for Mayor of London
Beyond the convictions for violence, the fraud, bankruptcy and racism, the man is remarkably stupid
November 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
this guy really wants me to run for Mayor of London
if you pee bleach, you should immediately seek medical help
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
if you pee bleach, you should immediately seek medical help
that's not soho, that's fucking Tottenham Court Road you absolute melt
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
that's not soho, that's fucking Tottenham Court Road you absolute melt
Jonathan did a lot better than I would have done, I'd have placed an axe in the middle of his forehead with some considerable force
"You, like Nigel Farage, are simply lying about what the ONS says."
I somewhat lost my patience with Reform Councillor Bill Piper here.. (from about 1h 27 min in)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
I somewhat lost my patience with Reform Councillor Bill Piper here.. (from about 1h 27 min in)
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Stephen Nolan - 08/11/2025 - BBC Sounds
The day's main news stories, topical debate and interviews.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Jonathan did a lot better than I would have done, I'd have placed an axe in the middle of his forehead with some considerable force
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Once you finally receive your passport
November 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Once you finally receive your passport
Abolish the fucking Home Office
passport: approved! it's taken almost 10 years to hit this point and a frankly baffling amount of money. we will be celebrating this victory, and never forget: abolish the home office
what's it like inside your head?
November 10, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Abolish the fucking Home Office
but the question remain, who does Tim Davie will regenerate as?
Can’t believe Disney have pulled all their money out of Tim Davie.
Here’s hoping they go back to a Director General with smaller scale stories, set mainly in Broadcasting House, and bring back some classic old baddies, like the National Viewers And Listeners Association.
Here’s hoping they go back to a Director General with smaller scale stories, set mainly in Broadcasting House, and bring back some classic old baddies, like the National Viewers And Listeners Association.
November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
but the question remain, who does Tim Davie will regenerate as?
I trace this panic back to the East German swimmers in the 70s and 80s
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
Olympics organisers moving towards blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport
The International Olympic Committee is moving towards a blanket ban on transgender women from women's sport, Sky News understands.
news.sky.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I trace this panic back to the East German swimmers in the 70s and 80s
We've got Australian style points based immigration system and now we're getting a Danish style asylum system
We have thought of nothing and we're already out of ideas
We have thought of nothing and we're already out of ideas
Reports suggest that the UK plans to emulate Denmark's migration system
@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social argues that "research from the country suggests that drawing lessons from the Danish migration policy should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians."
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@kristinabsimonsen.bsky.social argues that "research from the country suggests that drawing lessons from the Danish migration policy should be done with caution and involves pitfalls for British politicians."
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Denmark’s migration policy – an example to follow? - UK in a changing Europe
Kristina Bakkær Simonsen explains why countries feel they have something to learn from Denmark's strict migration policy, but argues that there are many key pitfalls.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 AM
We've got Australian style points based immigration system and now we're getting a Danish style asylum system
We have thought of nothing and we're already out of ideas
We have thought of nothing and we're already out of ideas
I read the treaty text because I'm a nerd. You should read the treaty text because you are a journalist
We're not the same
We're not the same
'I read this treaty because I'm a nerd! Not because I think scrutiny matters! Don't hurt me!'
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I read the treaty text because I'm a nerd. You should read the treaty text because you are a journalist
We're not the same
We're not the same
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'If both sides are criticising me, I must be doing something right,' I warble, as I run babytalk opinion on the BBC News website.
November 9, 2025 at 11:39 PM
'If both sides are criticising me, I must be doing something right,' I warble, as I run babytalk opinion on the BBC News website.