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In 2009, a small brewery in a small Dutch town hosted a small beer festival (maybe 100-200 people).
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#Borefts #BoreftsBierFestival
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#Borefts #BoreftsBierFestival
Inspired by this let's take a Journey through my Borefts life.
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Definitively one of the most momentous events in legal history. It should be a public holiday.
Today is the 5th anniversary of the release of the infamous #Lawyercat video, which I posted roughly thirty minutes after the start of the second impeachment trial. Who would have thought it would have such a lasting impact on the world! Happy Lawyercat Day for all who celebrate!
Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!
February 9, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Definitively one of the most momentous events in legal history. It should be a public holiday.
and that's what I've long said is Britains problem . Far too many and not just the retired hate to see anyone get anything their not getting .no matter how little the need it nor how much the other might
The thing is he's not pitching this to people who work, he's pitching this to retired people who are furious that other people might get marginally better working conditions than they had.
BREAKING: Nigel Farage calls for an end to working from home and the focus on work-life balance
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
"People aren't more productive working from home - it's a load of nonsense”
Whatever you do JUST DON’T VOTE REFORM!
February 9, 2026 at 7:53 PM
and that's what I've long said is Britains problem . Far too many and not just the retired hate to see anyone get anything their not getting .no matter how little the need it nor how much the other might
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February 9, 2026 at 7:01 PM
its all because politics became a 'career' ir stepping stone rather than a vocation
Nobody voted for Tim Allan. Or McSweeney. Or Cummings.
Why is the functioning of our democracy so dependent upon people that literally nobody voted for?
Who are these goons? Who empowered them? And why? What's their agenda? Who pays them?
The way it is is not the way it should be.
Why is the functioning of our democracy so dependent upon people that literally nobody voted for?
Who are these goons? Who empowered them? And why? What's their agenda? Who pays them?
The way it is is not the way it should be.
Tim Allan may be getting less attention than Morgan McSweeney, but his links raised serious questions - and they’re part of the wider pattern of questionable appointments.
This isn’t really about individuals.
It’s about the state of the Labour Party.
news.sky.com/story/invest...
This isn’t really about individuals.
It’s about the state of the Labour Party.
news.sky.com/story/invest...
February 9, 2026 at 7:49 PM
its all because politics became a 'career' ir stepping stone rather than a vocation
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
thats just effectively saying our system is corrupt
February 9, 2026 at 7:20 PM
thats just effectively saying our system is corrupt
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Today is the 5th anniversary of the release of the infamous #Lawyercat video, which I posted roughly thirty minutes after the start of the second impeachment trial. Who would have thought it would have such a lasting impact on the world! Happy Lawyercat Day for all who celebrate!
Happy #Lawyercat Anniversary for all who celebrate! It's been four years since the kitten appeared in my Zoom courtroom, and I released the 48 second video that made the whole world laugh. Here is the full video showing the big reveal at the end (in two parts because Blue sky). Enjoy!
February 9, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Today is the 5th anniversary of the release of the infamous #Lawyercat video, which I posted roughly thirty minutes after the start of the second impeachment trial. Who would have thought it would have such a lasting impact on the world! Happy Lawyercat Day for all who celebrate!
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Des was a man of many layers. Years after the event, I discover my first interaction with him was buying the 12” remix of Charlton Heston by Stump - that was him, as half of the Irresistible Force. He made the Popbitch newsletter as Secretary of the Ramblers Association (moor, geddit?) 1/2
Terribly sad to hear of passing of Des de Moor, an absolute gentleman, kind & generous. Talented writer of award-winning books inc. his comprehensive Cask, London's Best Beer & Pubs. Des conducted historic pub tours of London sharing his passion & knowledge. You will be missed RIP
February 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Des was a man of many layers. Years after the event, I discover my first interaction with him was buying the 12” remix of Charlton Heston by Stump - that was him, as half of the Irresistible Force. He made the Popbitch newsletter as Secretary of the Ramblers Association (moor, geddit?) 1/2
absolutely what I've bwen saying Starmers labour looks and feels like We just want our turn at the trough . tye same freebies , the same commercial interests . the same dodgy funding , and absolutely power over principles
The departure of Morgan McSweeney exposes Starmerism for what it is: a political project built on deception, created by people guided only by an insatiable desire for power, and a belief in their own invulnerability.
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-purge-...
graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-purge-...
The Purge That Devoured Its Architects
The same shameless tactics that Starmer used to purge the left are now destroying his project from within.
graceblakeley.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
absolutely what I've bwen saying Starmers labour looks and feels like We just want our turn at the trough . tye same freebies , the same commercial interests . the same dodgy funding , and absolutely power over principles
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Seem to have picked up a few Edinburgh followers. 👋🏾
Might be a good time to post this @pelliclemag.com article about a great pub in Leith
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...
Might be a good time to post this @pelliclemag.com article about a great pub in Leith
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...
Problems All Left Alone — The Persevere, Leith — Pellicle
When I walk into a near-empty Persevere on a drizzly Leith weekday, its vastness swallows me up like a whale. Moments later, when I gingerly take my pint of Newbarns Pale Ale to the table and sit in ...
www.pelliclemag.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Seem to have picked up a few Edinburgh followers. 👋🏾
Might be a good time to post this @pelliclemag.com article about a great pub in Leith
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...
Might be a good time to post this @pelliclemag.com article about a great pub in Leith
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2025/3/...
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This is why I try to discourage everyone from visiting the US, be it for leisure or business. Being white, or having correct and valid paperwork, doesn't mean you'll be safe.
And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:02 AM
This is why I try to discourage everyone from visiting the US, be it for leisure or business. Being white, or having correct and valid paperwork, doesn't mean you'll be safe.
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Absolutely wild that these fuckers who have been in the Labour inner circle for 20+ years are all acting like Mandelson being associated with a notorious sex trafficking nonce and just generally being a massively dodgy slimy corrupt individual is Brand New Information.
Baroness Jacqui Smith says its easy with hindsight to condemn the decision to appoint Mandelson.
Everybody knew that Mandelson had stayed at the mansion of a convicted paedophile. I guess Smith doesn't have a problem with that.
Everybody knew that Mandelson had stayed at the mansion of a convicted paedophile. I guess Smith doesn't have a problem with that.
February 9, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Absolutely wild that these fuckers who have been in the Labour inner circle for 20+ years are all acting like Mandelson being associated with a notorious sex trafficking nonce and just generally being a massively dodgy slimy corrupt individual is Brand New Information.
im sad to hear of the passing away of Caroline Debenham later today
Having never ventured into a gym in my entire 63 years (apart from school PE 🤢) I'm about to leave for my induction session at the local gym. If I don't return please say nice things about me.
February 9, 2026 at 10:41 AM
im sad to hear of the passing away of Caroline Debenham later today
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As promised, here’s the first part of the three part ‘mini-documentary’ I captured during a two-day visit to Thornbridge last October. Soon to be followed by a podcast and write up, also.
February 9, 2026 at 8:53 AM
As promised, here’s the first part of the three part ‘mini-documentary’ I captured during a two-day visit to Thornbridge last October. Soon to be followed by a podcast and write up, also.
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Oborne couldn't be more right about this bit:
"Yet more shocking was the withdrawal of support for Labour’s candidate in Clacton, paving the way for a smooth victory for Nigel Farage and the synchronised dog-whistle attacks against Britain’s vulnerable Bangladeshi community."
"Yet more shocking was the withdrawal of support for Labour’s candidate in Clacton, paving the way for a smooth victory for Nigel Farage and the synchronised dog-whistle attacks against Britain’s vulnerable Bangladeshi community."
February 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Oborne couldn't be more right about this bit:
"Yet more shocking was the withdrawal of support for Labour’s candidate in Clacton, paving the way for a smooth victory for Nigel Farage and the synchronised dog-whistle attacks against Britain’s vulnerable Bangladeshi community."
"Yet more shocking was the withdrawal of support for Labour’s candidate in Clacton, paving the way for a smooth victory for Nigel Farage and the synchronised dog-whistle attacks against Britain’s vulnerable Bangladeshi community."
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I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 AM
I'm hardly the first person to note this, but it's enormously instructive that our President and his followers saw the message "THE ONLY THING MORE POWERFUL THAN HATE IS LOVE" and understood it, correctly, as an attack on them
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Labour are *desperate* for Reform to win Gorton, otherwise their whole narrative fails:
"Vote for us even though we did a bunch of horrible stuff you hate and that wasn't in our manifesto, but which lobbyists for the genocide industry and Epstein class bribed us to do
Otherwise Reform will get in"
"Vote for us even though we did a bunch of horrible stuff you hate and that wasn't in our manifesto, but which lobbyists for the genocide industry and Epstein class bribed us to do
Otherwise Reform will get in"
February 9, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Labour are *desperate* for Reform to win Gorton, otherwise their whole narrative fails:
"Vote for us even though we did a bunch of horrible stuff you hate and that wasn't in our manifesto, but which lobbyists for the genocide industry and Epstein class bribed us to do
Otherwise Reform will get in"
"Vote for us even though we did a bunch of horrible stuff you hate and that wasn't in our manifesto, but which lobbyists for the genocide industry and Epstein class bribed us to do
Otherwise Reform will get in"
remarkable that some of them are old enough to remember 6 years ago.
Yes, god help we risk a floundering government that feels like no one is in charge.
February 8, 2026 at 7:18 PM
remarkable that some of them are old enough to remember 6 years ago.
heh @lucympowell.bsky.social given bookies show greens with better chance of winning dont you think labour should stand down
February 8, 2026 at 3:12 PM
heh @lucympowell.bsky.social given bookies show greens with better chance of winning dont you think labour should stand down
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Filton Acquittals Demolish Starmer and Cooper Lies About Palestine Action
despite the state taking every possible precaution to ensure that the state got its convictions in this show trial, the jury refused to find that trying to stop Genocide is a crime
www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
despite the state taking every possible precaution to ensure that the state got its convictions in this show trial, the jury refused to find that trying to stop Genocide is a crime
www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
Filton Acquittals Demolish Starmer and Cooper Lies About Palestine Action - Craig Murray
As the trial finished at Woolwich Crown Court of the six Palestine Action activists who entered the Filton factory to destroy Israeli killer drones, Starmer, Cooper, Lammy and Mahmood are left bereft ...
www.craigmurray.org.uk
February 8, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Filton Acquittals Demolish Starmer and Cooper Lies About Palestine Action
despite the state taking every possible precaution to ensure that the state got its convictions in this show trial, the jury refused to find that trying to stop Genocide is a crime
www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
despite the state taking every possible precaution to ensure that the state got its convictions in this show trial, the jury refused to find that trying to stop Genocide is a crime
www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/202...
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Lucy Powell has turned off replies/quotes on this post where she tells Zack Polanski to stand down in Gorton & Denton. I think this is tactically disastrous...if the Greens get one more vote than Labour on Feb 26th it'll just invite endless requests for LABOUR to stand down in future (from me).
February 8, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Lucy Powell has turned off replies/quotes on this post where she tells Zack Polanski to stand down in Gorton & Denton. I think this is tactically disastrous...if the Greens get one more vote than Labour on Feb 26th it'll just invite endless requests for LABOUR to stand down in future (from me).
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no but srsly it's great having the adults back in the room
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
no but srsly it's great having the adults back in the room
the thing is i don't belive resignations any more we all know given a few months once things have died down they often get back as nothing was actually learned or thought wrong . it was all just performative
Morgan McSweeney’s resignation won’t save Keir Starmer.
Making a sacrificial lamb of his chief of staff cannot erase the Prime Minister’s own failure of judgement in appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
Responsibility rests with the PM.
Making a sacrificial lamb of his chief of staff cannot erase the Prime Minister’s own failure of judgement in appointing Peter Mandelson as US ambassador.
Responsibility rests with the PM.
February 8, 2026 at 2:54 PM
the thing is i don't belive resignations any more we all know given a few months once things have died down they often get back as nothing was actually learned or thought wrong . it was all just performative
GNU des de moor
February 8, 2026 at 2:45 PM
GNU des de moor