Tim Blackler
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Innocence and arrogance entwined,
In the filthiest of minds.
In the filthiest of minds.
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Perchta from Germanic folklore visits houses during the 12 Days of Christmas. She leaves silver coins for those who have been good, and slits the bellies of those who have not, stuffing them with straw. #FolkloreThursday
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Perchta from Germanic folklore visits houses during the 12 Days of Christmas. She leaves silver coins for those who have been good, and slits the bellies of those who have not, stuffing them with straw. #FolkloreThursday
This one's easy I love a bit of Bauhaus, especially Kandinsky 1916
December 10, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This one's easy I love a bit of Bauhaus, especially Kandinsky 1916
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I quit a large multinational as my manager was terrible. He gave me a rush project in my last fortnight, so I decided to write in in FORTRAN 77 (an approved language at the time). No-one else in our team knew it, so it had to be rewritten delaying the project. Boss got no bonus.
December 7, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I quit a large multinational as my manager was terrible. He gave me a rush project in my last fortnight, so I decided to write in in FORTRAN 77 (an approved language at the time). No-one else in our team knew it, so it had to be rewritten delaying the project. Boss got no bonus.
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There is a serious, principled case for a codified constitution, for some of the reasons George sets out.
But botching together a constitution to stop Farage - a constitution that could not command widespread support and that was widely seen as rigged - would deepen our problems, not resolve them.🧵
But botching together a constitution to stop Farage - a constitution that could not command widespread support and that was widely seen as rigged - would deepen our problems, not resolve them.🧵
We're facing a political emergency: a high likelihood of an shamelessly authoritarian government in 2029. So we urgently need this basic safeguard: a codified constitution.
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column explains what we're missing and why it's so important.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation | Goerge Monbiot
It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
There is a serious, principled case for a codified constitution, for some of the reasons George sets out.
But botching together a constitution to stop Farage - a constitution that could not command widespread support and that was widely seen as rigged - would deepen our problems, not resolve them.🧵
But botching together a constitution to stop Farage - a constitution that could not command widespread support and that was widely seen as rigged - would deepen our problems, not resolve them.🧵
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OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
September 30, 2025 at 11:24 PM
OpenAI employees are very excited about how well their new AI tool can create fake videos of people doing crimes and have definitely thought through all the implications of this
Ruin a book with a Car:
The Remains of the Dacia
The Remains of the Dacia
Ruin a book with a car:
The Famished Rolls
The Famished Rolls
Ruin a book with a car:
Lady Chatterley’s Lada
Lady Chatterley’s Lada
September 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Ruin a book with a Car:
The Remains of the Dacia
The Remains of the Dacia
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Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
August 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Reform UK, which has a grand total of four MPs, was just given an uninterrupted platform for an hour and a half on the BBC and Sky News channels, in order to talk about its plans for mass deportations
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
When was the last time the Greens (with four MPs) or the Lib Dems (with 72) were given the same?
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Opinions are like arseholes, everyone's got one and no one wants to wake up and see Nigel Farage's.
STOP TELLING ME WHAT NIGEL FARAGE HAS SAID I SIMPLY DO NOT WANT TO KNOW
August 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Opinions are like arseholes, everyone's got one and no one wants to wake up and see Nigel Farage's.
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RIP Terence Stamp. Goodbye General Zod, Chancellor Valorum, Jor-El in Smallville, and Prophet of Truth in Halo 3.
Terence Stamp was also in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Red Planet, Last Night in Soho, Miss Peregrine, Big Eyes, Alien Nation, Wall Street, and many more movies.
He was 87.
Terence Stamp was also in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Red Planet, Last Night in Soho, Miss Peregrine, Big Eyes, Alien Nation, Wall Street, and many more movies.
He was 87.
August 17, 2025 at 3:07 PM
RIP Terence Stamp. Goodbye General Zod, Chancellor Valorum, Jor-El in Smallville, and Prophet of Truth in Halo 3.
Terence Stamp was also in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Red Planet, Last Night in Soho, Miss Peregrine, Big Eyes, Alien Nation, Wall Street, and many more movies.
He was 87.
Terence Stamp was also in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, Red Planet, Last Night in Soho, Miss Peregrine, Big Eyes, Alien Nation, Wall Street, and many more movies.
He was 87.
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Subtext of this story is that the villagers made a mistake because the Scouts were Scots.
Similar to the narrative of Rupert Lowe and his misidentified charity rowers.
Maybe we need to be asking why they these vile opinions have been normalised in the first place.
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
Similar to the narrative of Rupert Lowe and his misidentified charity rowers.
Maybe we need to be asking why they these vile opinions have been normalised in the first place.
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
Angry locals from Welsh town under investigation for online comments after mistaking youth group for asylum seekers
Gwent Police has launched a probe into "inappropriate and offensive" comments made online
news.sky.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Subtext of this story is that the villagers made a mistake because the Scouts were Scots.
Similar to the narrative of Rupert Lowe and his misidentified charity rowers.
Maybe we need to be asking why they these vile opinions have been normalised in the first place.
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
Similar to the narrative of Rupert Lowe and his misidentified charity rowers.
Maybe we need to be asking why they these vile opinions have been normalised in the first place.
news.sky.com/story/bluesk...
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Village idiots verbally abusing an influx of "illegal immigrants" at a campsite in Newbridge, Wales
They were a group of Scouts from Scotland
Anti-immigrant rhetoric has consequences
Statement from Scouts Cymru
"We are aware of a racially aggravated incident targeting under-18s"
They were a group of Scouts from Scotland
Anti-immigrant rhetoric has consequences
Statement from Scouts Cymru
"We are aware of a racially aggravated incident targeting under-18s"
August 12, 2025 at 5:22 AM
Village idiots verbally abusing an influx of "illegal immigrants" at a campsite in Newbridge, Wales
They were a group of Scouts from Scotland
Anti-immigrant rhetoric has consequences
Statement from Scouts Cymru
"We are aware of a racially aggravated incident targeting under-18s"
They were a group of Scouts from Scotland
Anti-immigrant rhetoric has consequences
Statement from Scouts Cymru
"We are aware of a racially aggravated incident targeting under-18s"
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Breaking: Autistic community preemptively rejects David Walliams
June 12, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Breaking: Autistic community preemptively rejects David Walliams
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Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
June 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Someone else said something very similar to this the other day, but.
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
May 31, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Someone else said something very similar to this the other day, but.
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
It really burns me that our (millennials') generation was legally terrorized for like, downloading Radiohead discographies
But we're supposed to be ok with billionaires stealing human intellectual output in its entirety bc AI
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It is the Hackney Half Marathon today and this catsitting flat is right on the route, so I will be on the balcony cheering everyone on
🏃♀️🏃 👏🏻
🏃♀️🏃 👏🏻
May 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
It is the Hackney Half Marathon today and this catsitting flat is right on the route, so I will be on the balcony cheering everyone on
🏃♀️🏃 👏🏻
🏃♀️🏃 👏🏻
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1804. Oceans are now Battlefields.
In the South China Sea a British convoy worth almost £1bn today is spotted by the French.
It should be a massacre.
Instead, Commodore Nathanial Dance is about to defeat a French battle squadron using some paint and the most overplayed hand in #navalHistory. /1 🧵
In the South China Sea a British convoy worth almost £1bn today is spotted by the French.
It should be a massacre.
Instead, Commodore Nathanial Dance is about to defeat a French battle squadron using some paint and the most overplayed hand in #navalHistory. /1 🧵
May 2, 2025 at 10:32 AM
1804. Oceans are now Battlefields.
In the South China Sea a British convoy worth almost £1bn today is spotted by the French.
It should be a massacre.
Instead, Commodore Nathanial Dance is about to defeat a French battle squadron using some paint and the most overplayed hand in #navalHistory. /1 🧵
In the South China Sea a British convoy worth almost £1bn today is spotted by the French.
It should be a massacre.
Instead, Commodore Nathanial Dance is about to defeat a French battle squadron using some paint and the most overplayed hand in #navalHistory. /1 🧵
I'm just watching the first episode of Season 2 and I'm getting real Conspiracy vibes #Andor
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspir...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspir...
Conspiracy (2001 film) - Wikipedia
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April 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I'm just watching the first episode of Season 2 and I'm getting real Conspiracy vibes #Andor
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspir...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspir...
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Honestly, such grim news from UK Supreme Court. We're going the way of US & everyone should be concerned.
Just let people live their quiet lives - just like they did before Wicked Witch & her flying goblins got all exercised about things that don't concern them.
Thoughts & big hugs to all xx 🏳️⚧️
Just let people live their quiet lives - just like they did before Wicked Witch & her flying goblins got all exercised about things that don't concern them.
Thoughts & big hugs to all xx 🏳️⚧️
April 16, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Honestly, such grim news from UK Supreme Court. We're going the way of US & everyone should be concerned.
Just let people live their quiet lives - just like they did before Wicked Witch & her flying goblins got all exercised about things that don't concern them.
Thoughts & big hugs to all xx 🏳️⚧️
Just let people live their quiet lives - just like they did before Wicked Witch & her flying goblins got all exercised about things that don't concern them.
Thoughts & big hugs to all xx 🏳️⚧️
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Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
April 14, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Your regular reminder that almost everything Trump is getting away with is not because of presidential strength, but because of congressional weakness and judicial deference.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
The constitutional tools are already there to fix this, but those who can fix it are refusing to do so.
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tech bro is short for technically broken
April 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
tech bro is short for technically broken
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If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
March 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
If Trump can disappear green card holders for protesting war, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.
If he can disappear visa holders for criticizing him, he can disappear you.
If he can disappear asylum seekers for tattoos, he can disappear you.
We must speak out now — before there is no one left to speak out.