John B
@johnb78.bsky.social
Yes, that one. British by birth, Australian by choice. Saying things; around the place. On the land of the Gadigal people of the Eora nation. He/him.
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John B
@johnb78.bsky.social
· Jan 6
Personal favourites, no objective claims:
Best album of 2025: Suede | Antidepressants
Honourable mentions: Wet Leg, Jim Bob, Last Dinner Party, Pulp
Best song of 2025: Pulp | Grown-Ups
Honourable mentions: catch these fists [WL], Second Best [LDP], Trance State [Suede], Do Things My Own Way [Sparks]
Best album of 2025: Suede | Antidepressants
Honourable mentions: Wet Leg, Jim Bob, Last Dinner Party, Pulp
Best song of 2025: Pulp | Grown-Ups
Honourable mentions: catch these fists [WL], Second Best [LDP], Trance State [Suede], Do Things My Own Way [Sparks]
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One of my favourite things is when journalists attack people for never running a proper company, having a real job etc.
Given the amount of briefing against Miliband in the RW media, they must view him as a serious threat. No wonder The Times is praising McSweeney's political acumen, since he's managed to undermine Labour support and agitated for Miliband to be moved.
February 15, 2026 at 9:21 AM
One of my favourite things is when journalists attack people for never running a proper company, having a real job etc.
I want the objectors here to be boiled in oil. I want them to be torn apart with red hot pincers. Even more draconianly, I want them to be forced to move to a suburb 50km from the CBD with no public transport and give their fucking house to someone who appreciates it archive.is/202602150241...
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February 15, 2026 at 8:48 AM
I want the objectors here to be boiled in oil. I want them to be torn apart with red hot pincers. Even more draconianly, I want them to be forced to move to a suburb 50km from the CBD with no public transport and give their fucking house to someone who appreciates it archive.is/202602150241...
Deranged screeds like this really make highlight how David Graeber was the most toxic "left wing" voice of the last 50 years www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/02/vote...
Voters quiet quit democracy morphed into toxic management
This week’s news that Sussan Ley has been rolled by Angus Taylor has largely been met by yawns. Who really cares? Nobody in their right mind thinks the Liberals are anywhere near being able to return ...
www.macrobusiness.com.au
February 15, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Deranged screeds like this really make highlight how David Graeber was the most toxic "left wing" voice of the last 50 years www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/02/vote...
America really is a more alien culture than you can imagine, even when adjusting for how much you think you can imagine
Okay. Totally off the wall with this one. But this is third time today I’ve read someone making this comment and it just always reminds me of this story and cracks me up!
February 15, 2026 at 8:00 AM
America really is a more alien culture than you can imagine, even when adjusting for how much you think you can imagine
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was looking for something else and found this important post deep in my files
February 15, 2026 at 5:09 AM
was looking for something else and found this important post deep in my files
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At this point I think the next non Republican president actually needs to put every single Trump official in a Nuremberg trial that ends with John C Woods so what Obama is saying he wouldn't do is them getting off lightly. He's too civil.
@barackobama.bsky.social: "When I was POTUS, I suppose I could have simply unilaterally ordered the military to go into some red state and harass and intimidate a governor or cut off funding for states that didn't vote for me... but that is contrary to how I think our democracy is supposed to work."
February 15, 2026 at 6:34 AM
At this point I think the next non Republican president actually needs to put every single Trump official in a Nuremberg trial that ends with John C Woods so what Obama is saying he wouldn't do is them getting off lightly. He's too civil.
Sydney/Canberra
NYC bus ad: Every member of my polycule has this new app!
DC bus ad: The Lockheed Martin Mk 9 Childkiller Missile uses AI to keep America safe
DC bus ad: The Lockheed Martin Mk 9 Childkiller Missile uses AI to keep America safe
February 15, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Sydney/Canberra
It's incredibly funny that he's such a tool that they've booted him *despite* being a massive Donny simp
#BREAKING 🚨 Former Queensland Senate candidate Drew Pavlou claims he has been "deported" from the US, where he travelled after saying he would move into Billie Eilish's mansion
"I spent 30 hours trying to explain my shitposts were a joke...I guess I am just a BAD GUY"
"I spent 30 hours trying to explain my shitposts were a joke...I guess I am just a BAD GUY"
February 15, 2026 at 7:01 AM
It's incredibly funny that he's such a tool that they've booted him *despite* being a massive Donny simp
We need a special investigation into Hasan Piker's underpants to determine whether this is true
Scrolled up in that thread and someone actually said “Hasan is the closet thing to Che Guevara in our time” and I’m dying. Begging my internet leftists to please read a book
February 15, 2026 at 6:57 AM
We need a special investigation into Hasan Piker's underpants to determine whether this is true
Getting the RNC account to call Trump a paedo is absolute superpower areas from Omar
absolutely *incredible* scenes on vichy twitter
February 15, 2026 at 6:53 AM
Getting the RNC account to call Trump a paedo is absolute superpower areas from Omar
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absolutely *incredible* scenes on vichy twitter
February 12, 2026 at 2:56 AM
absolutely *incredible* scenes on vichy twitter
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sadly the world Communist killing record continues to be held by Communist countries by a long, long distance.
The United States has killed more communist than any other currenly existing countries on earth
February 15, 2026 at 4:13 AM
sadly the world Communist killing record continues to be held by Communist countries by a long, long distance.
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Since this person brings up lived experiences as a trans person I am going to just state, Texas is fucking 100 times worse than California on trans stuff and I hate being in Texas. The absolute huge gap between availability of care here and the care my trans friends in blue states get is huge.
Conveniently enough, Noé has blocked me!
Weird how that keeps happening.
And evidently nothing was different between red states and blue. Wild.
Weird how that keeps happening.
And evidently nothing was different between red states and blue. Wild.
February 15, 2026 at 5:39 AM
Since this person brings up lived experiences as a trans person I am going to just state, Texas is fucking 100 times worse than California on trans stuff and I hate being in Texas. The absolute huge gap between availability of care here and the care my trans friends in blue states get is huge.
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I've read my grandfather's diaries, written in the 1960's, and I can assure you that his generation of conservatives did not see the Beatles as part of western civilization. The phrase "jungle rhythm" appeared several times.
Reading Marco Rubio’s speech about how “western civilization” is about embracing God, rejecting the foolish ideal of cosmopolitanism, and celebrating the genius of bands like The Beatles who were founded by the guy who wrote that song about a world with no countries or the concept of heaven & hell.
February 15, 2026 at 4:45 AM
I've read my grandfather's diaries, written in the 1960's, and I can assure you that his generation of conservatives did not see the Beatles as part of western civilization. The phrase "jungle rhythm" appeared several times.
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the account which posted this appears to be an AI agent farming karma before it turns into an advertising bot
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 4:36 AM
the account which posted this appears to be an AI agent farming karma before it turns into an advertising bot
Based on the 2024 election, B is clearly the actually true answer
hello and welcome to the political genius exam. here is question one. which is a more compelling message:
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
- the president is sending armies to occupy cities and kidnap and kill people and your town could be next
- a meal at the cheesecake factory that previously cost $100 now costs $104.9
Romance alert: Trump's reckless tariffs have Valentine’s Day costs up across the board:
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
Roses 🌹16.6%
Chocolates🍫 18.7%
Ribeye 🥩 25.4%
Restaurant meals 🍽️ 4.9%
February 15, 2026 at 5:49 AM
Based on the 2024 election, B is clearly the actually true answer
Both more realistic and funnier than the story itself as far as AI dystopia tales go
the account which posted this appears to be an AI agent farming karma before it turns into an advertising bot
lol this is gonna burst so fucking hard
February 15, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Both more realistic and funnier than the story itself as far as AI dystopia tales go
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I am gonna go out on a limb and say that a Jersey dude so horrified that he went to his first protest and is trying not to cry on camera has a pretty good chance of staying radicalized. And that while Bluesky loves to pick apart things like this, this kinda video moves the needle for OTHER dudes.
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 PM
I am gonna go out on a limb and say that a Jersey dude so horrified that he went to his first protest and is trying not to cry on camera has a pretty good chance of staying radicalized. And that while Bluesky loves to pick apart things like this, this kinda video moves the needle for OTHER dudes.
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straight out of those Civil War histories where some ill informed white Union soldier got a view of slavery up close and became hyper abolitionist in an instant
Yesterday morning kids were sent running from their bus stop in panic because ICE showed up. This guy at today’s ICE Out of Lindenwold protest is a must watch 😭. @maddow.bsky.social
February 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM
straight out of those Civil War histories where some ill informed white Union soldier got a view of slavery up close and became hyper abolitionist in an instant
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reading about the effects of cutting USAID. i think a painting of elon musk should be hung in public for everyone to see. a painting of elon musk should be put up against a wall and shot with a nice camera
February 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
reading about the effects of cutting USAID. i think a painting of elon musk should be hung in public for everyone to see. a painting of elon musk should be put up against a wall and shot with a nice camera
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Posts like this, ROYALLY fuckin irritate me. Like, I think the majority of these things should happen. AND the popularity of these things are VASTLY overestimated by people:
- Pew found only 58% of people think taxes for individuals over $400k should be raised. That number is 63% with businesses.
- Pew found only 58% of people think taxes for individuals over $400k should be raised. That number is 63% with businesses.
February 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Posts like this, ROYALLY fuckin irritate me. Like, I think the majority of these things should happen. AND the popularity of these things are VASTLY overestimated by people:
- Pew found only 58% of people think taxes for individuals over $400k should be raised. That number is 63% with businesses.
- Pew found only 58% of people think taxes for individuals over $400k should be raised. That number is 63% with businesses.
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One reason I keep saying that Trump's departure won't end our fascism problem is that every Republican presidential aspirant (even those who 10 years ago were "normal") are talking like twitter nazis now
The Rubio speech really is appalling, and if you haven’t read it yet, you should.
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February 15, 2026 at 2:02 AM
One reason I keep saying that Trump's departure won't end our fascism problem is that every Republican presidential aspirant (even those who 10 years ago were "normal") are talking like twitter nazis now
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that's all well and good, but we can't exactly do much with it if your country elects the sociopath party every 4-8 years
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Democrats seek to reassure Europe about post-Trump America
Opposition politicians flocked to a summit in Munich to offer an alternative to America First - and stake a claim as future party leaders.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM
that's all well and good, but we can't exactly do much with it if your country elects the sociopath party every 4-8 years
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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the worst people on the site (including that dipshit Gallifreyan Jedi dude) are so mad at this because it is so damn true
February 15, 2026 at 1:41 AM
the worst people on the site (including that dipshit Gallifreyan Jedi dude) are so mad at this because it is so damn true