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Inspired by this let's take a Journey through my Borefts life.
In 2009, a small brewery in a small Dutch town hosted a small beer festival (maybe 100-200 people).

Thread.

#Borefts #BoreftsBierFestival
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Starmer's Labour would rather spend £millions
defending Israeli genocide from critics
than tackling poverty

meme via Jen Bo
February 17, 2026 at 8:44 AM
sesame Street really was a miracle of programming
Rev. Jesse Jackson's "I *am* somebody..." remains one of the all-time great pieces of 20th century rhetoric / agitprop

And he could deliver it at a Black separatist meeting, the Democratic National Convention, or on god-blessed Sesame Street (see below 🥹)

RIP to the Voice of the Voiceless
February 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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“…they don’t know why.”

It’s a complete fucking mystery isn’t it, bellends.
February 17, 2026 at 8:41 AM
@mdf200.bsky.social ohh no they've achieved 80s technology
I'm sure 'Look Mum, No Computer' will be fantastic at Eurovision, but I feel they should have gone with Colin the Dalek's new act, 'Look Davros, a Computer'

#DoctorWho #Eurovision
February 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM
ohhh fuck off
Meta has patented AI that can run a dead person's account, continuing to post and chat on their behalf

It can message and video call by replicating a user's online behavior using their past data
February 17, 2026 at 11:31 AM
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Happy 12-year anniversary to my favourite broadcast subtitle mistake

And a happy year of the whores to you all
February 17, 2026 at 9:25 AM
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They released this like this

Why would anyone ever drive a car by people who do not Look At MEASUREMENTS
February 17, 2026 at 10:25 AM
absolutely stoked that i translated this windings word in @guymontgomery.bsky.social spelling bee .
February 16, 2026 at 8:32 PM
i recommend Guy Mont Spelling bee if you haven't seen it, for light silly tv
February 16, 2026 at 8:04 PM
i find pieces like this facinating . (just like epstein and mandelsons) they act like it's a surprise. im not even remotely surprised. brewdog were masters of self promotion . that's exactly what efp was. anyone investing in it for anything other than the discount or a wild punt was a fool.
February 16, 2026 at 7:45 PM
in fact if you haven't seen the show you must start now . you owe yourself a better future
One of the best sf shows ever made, Babylon 5, is being released on YouTube by Beyond Infinity in collab w/ WB. And it's upscaled!

One ep every few days.

Seasons 3-4 are masterpieces, but if you've never seen the show, you can start now!

youtu.be/Y235YEQstLo?...
Babylon 5 | Full Episode | The Gathering: Season 1, Episode 1 | Beyond Infinity
YouTube video by ClipZone: Beyond Infinity
youtu.be
February 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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LET’S HEAR IT FOR ‘DEFEND OUR JURIES’! - Jonathon Porritt

“I’ve been in this world of radical campaigning, on and off for 50 years. I’ve never experienced anything quite like this. It has moved and inspired me in a way I still can’t quite make sense of.”

jonathonporritt.com/defend-our-j...
jonathonporritt.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:34 PM
😍😍😍😍😍
My own answer is the Meat-Shaped Stone from the National Palace Museum in Taipei. It's a piece of jasper from the qing dynasty that looks like pork belly.
February 16, 2026 at 6:52 PM
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Since an under-16 social media ban seems all but inevitable in the UK, I have to again ask what the govt thinks it is that children and teens ought to be doing instead.

Much of this debate is driven by Jonathan Haidt, whom I'm not very fond of. But even Haidt raises this question in his book.
February 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Once again Zack Polanski and the Greens call it for what it is.

'Authoritarianism'

We've seen it with Palestine Action, Lammy's plan to curb Jury Trials....they keeps telling us what they are.
We should listen.

#ukpol #ukpolitics #Labour #localelections #ZackPolanski #gpew #greenparty #labour
February 16, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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For years I got told off for suggesting the far right were errrrrrrr … a bit far right …. We never learn it seems
February 16, 2026 at 4:13 PM
February 16, 2026 at 3:55 PM
i have found the Slay the spire #boardgame infinite loop..and down the transient goes
February 16, 2026 at 2:27 PM
have to say i never understood why anyone thought brewdog was a good investment. i know absolutely I did ok from my 1 original share. but i never expected to see a return on it. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
BrewDog sale plan leaves some ‘equity punk’ investors steaming
About 220,000 people could be left empty-handed if a deal prioritises the company’s private equity backer
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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If children were more politically active they would be quite pissed to be told that their screen time is “the most urgent public health issue” while the largest measles outbreak since the vaccine sweeps their schools because of conspiracies that the adults in their life believed from social media.
February 16, 2026 at 7:52 AM
absolutely this
Brewdog, and more specifically founder James Watt (whose awfulness became more obvious over time) fell in love with their own legend.

They believed Brewdog represented a unique brand vibe and range of beers which had CREATED the market gap, rather than just been right-place-right-time to fill it /2
February 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
until the US fixes their broken date system , im not gonna worry about any of their other funny ways
Celsius is the scientist temperature measurement in that it’s the most conceptually coherent , Fahrenheit is the engineer temperature measurement in that it’s actually optimized to be useful for it’s main use case of communicating everyday temperatures.
February 16, 2026 at 9:31 AM
ouch
VIEWER'S COMPETITION SHORTLIST: we're posting two fave #ceefauxviewerscompetition entries each weekday and will count up the most likes/comments/reshares in 24 hours. 12/20 by @chairofthebored.bsky.social
February 16, 2026 at 9:26 AM
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February 16, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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My ex broke up with me because of my erectile dysfunction. Still. No hard feelings.
February 15, 2026 at 10:58 PM