Groucho Merckx
@grouchomerckx.bsky.social
Mostly cat pictures. 🇵🇸 Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. He/him
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Fun fact: Gordon Lightfoot wrote the song first, and then sank the Edmund Fitzgerald himself in what has come to be recognized as one of the first viral marketing stunts
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Fun fact: Gordon Lightfoot wrote the song first, and then sank the Edmund Fitzgerald himself in what has come to be recognized as one of the first viral marketing stunts
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stan rogers' shipwreck song was so inspiring it saved a man's life in an actual shipwreck, hard to beat that
 At seven o'clock that morning a Coast Guard helicopter spotted him and pulled him to safety. 19 Only three men of the thirty-four who had been aboard survived the wreck. After his ordeal, Cusick wrote a letter to Stan Rogers telling him what](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sd7g4tvhirjb32cufgxgkdvx/bafkreidtlrhwthqs662nnaxn56lbyshaq47wa4vygfyaa5sjbvyf3i5xza@jpeg)
November 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
stan rogers' shipwreck song was so inspiring it saved a man's life in an actual shipwreck, hard to beat that
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I’m old enough to remember when the Director General of the BBC categorically didn’t resign after one of its flagship politics shows literally photoshopped Jeremy Corbyn with a Soviet hat and painted red with the Kremlin in the background like some kind of Cold War-era communist mural.
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I’m old enough to remember when the Director General of the BBC categorically didn’t resign after one of its flagship politics shows literally photoshopped Jeremy Corbyn with a Soviet hat and painted red with the Kremlin in the background like some kind of Cold War-era communist mural.
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Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Solar’s price drop is astonishing: panels are now 98% cheaper than when I first analyzed them in 2004.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
Today, building a fence with solar can be cheaper than using wood.
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I'm sure I signed a similar petition last year and the year before. Still, never mind, here's another one.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: Limit the sale of fireworks to those running local council approved events only
Ban the sale of fireworks to the general public to minimise the harm caused to vulnerable people and animals. Defenceless animals can die from the distress caused by fireworks.
I believe that permitt...
petition.parliament.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I'm sure I signed a similar petition last year and the year before. Still, never mind, here's another one.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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I absolutely snorted out loud in an important, quiet historic reading room. And then had the giggles for 5 minutes. Fingle rows of tentaculated fuckers!
November 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I absolutely snorted out loud in an important, quiet historic reading room. And then had the giggles for 5 minutes. Fingle rows of tentaculated fuckers!
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Lest we also forget the contribution of the BBC's ex-political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, as the official stenographer for the Cummings/Johnson political project. An absolutely extraordinary state of affairs for the supposedly impartial national broadcaster.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/cum...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/cum...
Cummings says he only dealt with Laura Kuenssberg and refuses to disclose text messages to journalists
Dominic Cummings said it was crazy that the PM and himself had so much power.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lest we also forget the contribution of the BBC's ex-political editor, Laura Kuenssberg, as the official stenographer for the Cummings/Johnson political project. An absolutely extraordinary state of affairs for the supposedly impartial national broadcaster.
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/cum...
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/cum...
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LOL, of course the thing that topples the most right-wing leadership of the BBC in my lifetime is lèse majesté to the Orange King.
This tells you everything you need to know about the extent of far right capture of both the UK's public-service broadcaster & the incumbent govt of toadying lackies.
This tells you everything you need to know about the extent of far right capture of both the UK's public-service broadcaster & the incumbent govt of toadying lackies.
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
LOL, of course the thing that topples the most right-wing leadership of the BBC in my lifetime is lèse majesté to the Orange King.
This tells you everything you need to know about the extent of far right capture of both the UK's public-service broadcaster & the incumbent govt of toadying lackies.
This tells you everything you need to know about the extent of far right capture of both the UK's public-service broadcaster & the incumbent govt of toadying lackies.
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This is great to see.
Phillips is completely snookered by @zackpolanski.bsky.social by knowing his history and explaining it clearly and concisely and in enough detail to snuff out Phillips' attempted Culture War attack.
Phillips is completely snookered by @zackpolanski.bsky.social by knowing his history and explaining it clearly and concisely and in enough detail to snuff out Phillips' attempted Culture War attack.
Trevor Philips, "What is the implication of the white poppy?"
Zack Polanski, "The white poppy began after WWI, mainly from women's groups, who talked about peace and antifascism"
"So on the same day we remember the fallen, it's also about looking to the future and saying, we want a world of peace"
Zack Polanski, "The white poppy began after WWI, mainly from women's groups, who talked about peace and antifascism"
"So on the same day we remember the fallen, it's also about looking to the future and saying, we want a world of peace"
November 9, 2025 at 10:42 AM
This is great to see.
Phillips is completely snookered by @zackpolanski.bsky.social by knowing his history and explaining it clearly and concisely and in enough detail to snuff out Phillips' attempted Culture War attack.
Phillips is completely snookered by @zackpolanski.bsky.social by knowing his history and explaining it clearly and concisely and in enough detail to snuff out Phillips' attempted Culture War attack.
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In 2015 45% of the railways in India were electrified. A decision was made that year to make it 100%. Ten years later they’ve reached 98%.
Govt scraps all electrification investment. Midland Main Line to stay forever diesel Leicester Nottingham Derby Sheffield. Hugely embarrassing and inexplicable
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
www.ft.com/content/5ecd...
UK transport secretary says full electrification of railways ‘not affordable right now’
Heidi Alexander says focus will be on other projects such as HS2
www.ft.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
In 2015 45% of the railways in India were electrified. A decision was made that year to make it 100%. Ten years later they’ve reached 98%.
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I am hearing there’s a political campaign against the BBC by cynical liars and frauds who don’t care what’s real and only want to destroy it, and I can say: LOL too bad lads, you could not possibly more deserve to get wrecked by the wingnuts and cranks you were once so happy to promote.
November 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I am hearing there’s a political campaign against the BBC by cynical liars and frauds who don’t care what’s real and only want to destroy it, and I can say: LOL too bad lads, you could not possibly more deserve to get wrecked by the wingnuts and cranks you were once so happy to promote.
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Unless there's an unbreakably valid safety reason why not, all button-operated pedestrian crossings should activate the lights in pedestrians' favour instantly when pressed.
November 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Unless there's an unbreakably valid safety reason why not, all button-operated pedestrian crossings should activate the lights in pedestrians' favour instantly when pressed.
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what star wars really need is a HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER style submarine thriller
November 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
what star wars really need is a HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER style submarine thriller
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If we could place a 2000km wide black disc on Mars, we could turn the whole thing into a giant poppy. Surely this is the incentive the British space industry needs?
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
If we could place a 2000km wide black disc on Mars, we could turn the whole thing into a giant poppy. Surely this is the incentive the British space industry needs?
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you should get a do-over if you're sick on your birthday and the entire weekend after it. like a game getting rained out
November 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
grumpily, sneezily seconded
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November 8, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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PUTTICE [put•is], PUTTAS [put•us] sb. A weasel; a stoat.
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
PUTTICE [put•is], PUTTAS [put•us] sb. A weasel; a stoat.
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If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
June 2, 2025 at 6:30 AM
If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”
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One of the worst features of the 21st century discourse is the "complex problems require complicated solutions" trope. The solutions are generally, at heart, simple. Carrying them through tends to require strategy, planning, leadership, advocacy, persistence, resources. Oh, and courage.
Darren knows that come the next election, Bristol is turning even more Green.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:22 PM
One of the worst features of the 21st century discourse is the "complex problems require complicated solutions" trope. The solutions are generally, at heart, simple. Carrying them through tends to require strategy, planning, leadership, advocacy, persistence, resources. Oh, and courage.