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brokenmarrow.bsky.social
@brokenmarrow.bsky.social
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My 2025 audit:
1. I was wrong about Starmer - I thought there was more there than there is; his failure to kick back hard against racists, bigots and xenophobes has been a huge failure, morally and politically.
2. I was absolutely right about how the second Trump presidency would play out.
December 28, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Ukip Farage: "Brexit will make farmers rich!"

Farmers: "Let's vote for Brexit!"

Brexit: *shafts farmers all across Britain*

Reform Farage: "Reform will make farmers rich!"

Farmers: "Let's vote for Reform!"
a man with a beard is touching his forehead with his hands
ALT: a man with a beard is touching his forehead with his hands
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The *best* thing about this, is people who work heavily physical jobs, agreeing with it.

"I SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO RETIRE AND SHOULD STILL BE BRICKLAYING AT 85. ANYTHING ELSE IS COMMUNISM."
Not everyone has the luxury of sitting in front of a microphone in their basement spouting a few hours of fascist bullshit a few times a week.
December 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Late December, 2023: "next year is going to be batshit nuts."

Late December, 2024: "next year is going to be batshit nuts."

Late December, 2025: "next year is going to be batshit nuts."

(Could we have a year off from the batshit, please?)
December 28, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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There's an article in the Times today assessing Reform's future electoral prospects.
It refers to Farage's "quirky band of followers". They mean "racists, cranks and Putin apologists" obviously. But for whatever reason, they won't say it.
December 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Trump's insane social media rants are essentially, Vogon poetry.
December 28, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Also bedtime 😊
December 27, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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Russia just bombed the main highway leading into Kharkiv - heavy traffic with families returning home after Christmas - cars are burning with people in them.

And we discuss signing something with them?
December 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Nonsense, of course.

I'm rural, and the government does neglect rural areas, but the tiny minority of forelock-tuggers here who support hunts and the rich psychopaths who participate, should not be supported by any government.
December 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Bloody awful Christmas. Practically everything that could have gone bad, went that way.

But it prompts you to have a look at other awful Christmas experiences online and then you realise your awful Christmas wasn't *that* awful, after all...😂
December 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Hear that fellas? No dessert if you want to be manly man!
December 25, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I see people are having a bit of a whinge about this years Ghost Story for Christmas.

I really enjoyed it.

Creepy, atmospheric and superbly acted.

But yes - maybe it is time to let someone other than Mark Gatiss have a pop. That's fair enough.
December 24, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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“Like prime, but with human beings”
December 24, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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Fine, whatever, this random cat is your new god of the winter solstice
December 24, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Trump, Rogan, Theo Von and their whole podcast shiteverse...

Stupid people who made millions of other stupid people feel validated, by the collective celebration of stupidity they broadcast.

This concludes my Christmas message for 2025.
December 24, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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No notes.
Absolutely magnificent stuff.
I like that every iteration of the Tory party since I’ve been aware has had its own version of Sir John Hayes, a point of surety in an uncertain world
December 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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I think it's sweet that the oldest surviving printed book in the world - the Diamond Sutra - is also the oldest creative work explicitly released into the public domain, with a colophon at the end that says it was created for universal free distribution.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond...
Diamond Sutra - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
It's the most wonderful time of the year...

#ghoststoriesforchristmas

youtu.be/ibCjH0xtNMM?...
The Stalls of Barchester (1971) Clip | Ghost Stories for Christmas: Volume 1 BFI Blu-ray
YouTube video by BFI
youtu.be
December 23, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The rambling, narcissistic nonsense is nothing new. It's been his style for decades.

The real tragedy is that millions of Americans were just fine with a moronic, walking personality disorder in the WH (twice) simply because he validated their prejudices and their own lack of intelligence.
He adds, “there will be extremely lethal lasers - more complicated than anywhere in the world”, and these will look good “because he is a very esthetic person”. “It will be also very AI controlled”.
It’s 100x the power of massive ships we had years ago. Next week he’ll meet contractors in FL.
December 23, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Sluggish speed, incoherent and deeply insecure steering and weapon systems, hull painted bright orange.

A worldbeater, for sure.
December 23, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Not really surprising for a PM whose only guiding principle seems to be 'the status quo is pretty cool, tbh'
December 21, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It will. And Farage will be delighted
It is, of course, just the latest attempt to cow the global media. It's a shake-down. It worked for a couple of US broadcasters, and now he's ramping up.

I hope the BBC doesn't cave.

It probably will.
December 16, 2025 at 10:52 AM