LOLGreece
@lolgreece.bsky.social
The real LOLGreece. Greek, Brit, dad of two, onetime economist and policy analyst, recovering startup guy.
Polite reminder that you can be a Zulu king and a racist idiot all at once. www.bbc.com/news/article...
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's speech - and why it has foreigners in South Africa worried
The Zulu king was trying to calm anti-migrant feelings but ended up using a highly derogatory phrase.
www.bbc.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Polite reminder that you can be a Zulu king and a racist idiot all at once. www.bbc.com/news/article...
This article is giving me all the red flags possible www.bbc.com/news/article...
January 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
This article is giving me all the red flags possible www.bbc.com/news/article...
who the hell does this. just make meatballs
The extent to which demand for first world lifestyle content outstrips supply *truly* can't be overstated. Endless, ENDLESS column inches, both physical and digital, MUST be filled, which necessarily means you'll have people saying any old shit, such as "burgers are for sharing".
January 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
who the hell does this. just make meatballs
This WaPo post is bizarre. Look at the mental gymnastics around the notion of expropriation. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Trump says Venezuela stole U.S. oil, land and assets. Here’s the history.
The government of the oil-rich nation took control of its petroleum industry in 1976, nationalizing hundreds of private businesses and foreign-owned assets.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
This WaPo post is bizarre. Look at the mental gymnastics around the notion of expropriation. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Creepy LinkedIn, creepy.
Also. Repeating my name as a means of deepening brand engagement got dropped from call centre scripts and email templates 5 years ago. Because it was creepy and annoying.
Also. Repeating my name as a means of deepening brand engagement got dropped from call centre scripts and email templates 5 years ago. Because it was creepy and annoying.
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Creepy LinkedIn, creepy.
Also. Repeating my name as a means of deepening brand engagement got dropped from call centre scripts and email templates 5 years ago. Because it was creepy and annoying.
Also. Repeating my name as a means of deepening brand engagement got dropped from call centre scripts and email templates 5 years ago. Because it was creepy and annoying.
But surely the Picts were coloured? Right?
I'll get my coat.
I'll get my coat.
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
But surely the Picts were coloured? Right?
I'll get my coat.
I'll get my coat.
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Do Australian Senators have to have an annual medical and psychological health test, if not, maybe it's time to introduce it. ⬇️
As this is absolutely batshit crazy stuff 🤪 #auspol
As this is absolutely batshit crazy stuff 🤪 #auspol
November 7, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Do Australian Senators have to have an annual medical and psychological health test, if not, maybe it's time to introduce it. ⬇️
As this is absolutely batshit crazy stuff 🤪 #auspol
As this is absolutely batshit crazy stuff 🤪 #auspol
Rare dystopia blind spot for me: neural organoids www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/n...
November 8, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Rare dystopia blind spot for me: neural organoids www.statnews.com/2025/11/06/n...
Is the BBC really oblivious to the optics of this? www.bbc.com/news/article...
Martine Croxall broke rules over 'pregnant people' facial expression, BBC says
The BBC newsreader was reading out a news bulletin about research on groups most at risk in UK heatwaves.
www.bbc.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Is the BBC really oblivious to the optics of this? www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The Persuaders have been reading Jonathan Birch's The Edge of Sentience, and they will be asking which animals are conscious and what policies we should adopt to minimize animal suffering. Live tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1pm EST, 6pm GMT!
www.youtube.com/live/J9ueoVk...
@petemandik.bsky.social
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@petemandik.bsky.social
5: Animal consciousness
What is like to be a bat, a rat, or a cat in a hat? Another case for The Persuaders! Keith and Pete have been reading Jonathan Birch's 2024 book The Edge of Sentience, and they will be asking which an...
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November 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The Persuaders have been reading Jonathan Birch's The Edge of Sentience, and they will be asking which animals are conscious and what policies we should adopt to minimize animal suffering. Live tomorrow (Tuesday) at 1pm EST, 6pm GMT!
www.youtube.com/live/J9ueoVk...
@petemandik.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/J9ueoVk...
@petemandik.bsky.social
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Two violent attacks on a customs official and a customs broker have confirmed warnings by European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kοvesi about organized crime networks operating at Greece’s biggest port. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1285507...
Key figures in EU customs fraud probe under attack from thugs | eKathimerini.com
Two violent attacks on a customs official and a customs broker have confirmed warnings by European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kοvesi about organized crime networks operating at Greece’s biggest port.
www.ekathimerini.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Two violent attacks on a customs official and a customs broker have confirmed warnings by European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kοvesi about organized crime networks operating at Greece’s biggest port. www.ekathimerini.com/news/1285507...
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The students of Saint Joseph Catholic school in Hanover apologized, saying they didn‘t realize the significance of the float and that it won’t be used again in part because they now understand it is inappropriate and in part because it is running third for the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine
Evidently there was an Auschwitz-themed float in a Halloween parade in Pennsylvania.
The float was for a Catholic school, and to their credit the church immediately disavowed it.
Thing is, I don’t think high school kids did this entirely on their own. I’m guessing parents had to be involved.
The float was for a Catholic school, and to their credit the church immediately disavowed it.
Thing is, I don’t think high school kids did this entirely on their own. I’m guessing parents had to be involved.
November 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The students of Saint Joseph Catholic school in Hanover apologized, saying they didn‘t realize the significance of the float and that it won’t be used again in part because they now understand it is inappropriate and in part because it is running third for the Democratic Senate nomination in Maine
If I didn't know they'd already identified the Windy Point Jane Doe this would challenge my beliefs
October 21, 2025 at 2:59 PM
If I didn't know they'd already identified the Windy Point Jane Doe this would challenge my beliefs
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You can tell Joe is a poster by the fact that he knew the furry website was where to post this
Glad to have a safe haven like Bluesky sometimes. Have been getting harassed non-stop by bullies on Twitter for suggesting that so-called "adults" should grow up, and stop celebrating Halloween for two weeks straight.
October 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
You can tell Joe is a poster by the fact that he knew the furry website was where to post this
October 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Even in this place, I feel the sheer scale of foreign aid being demolished isn't fully appreciated. As it stands, it is perhaps *the* most catastrophic change to preventable deaths in our lifetimes, and the salience - even in presumably friendly spaces - is basically zero
apnews.com/article/myan...
apnews.com/article/myan...
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
apnews.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Even in this place, I feel the sheer scale of foreign aid being demolished isn't fully appreciated. As it stands, it is perhaps *the* most catastrophic change to preventable deaths in our lifetimes, and the salience - even in presumably friendly spaces - is basically zero
apnews.com/article/myan...
apnews.com/article/myan...
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τρομερά δυνατά στιγμιότυπα, έχω συγκινηθεί
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
τρομερά δυνατά στιγμιότυπα, έχω συγκινηθεί
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Εκπληκτικές φωτογραφίες στο παρακάτω λινκ, η καλτίλα σε επίπεδα που δύσκολα αντέχονται
Η πρώτη μέρα λειτουργίας του Μετρό στην Αθήνα (35 σπάνιες φωτογραφίες) | LiFO
Ο κόσμος που είχε επισκεφθεί ως το μεσημέρι το νέο δίκτυο του μετρό, είχε φτάσει το 1.000.000.
www.lifo.gr
October 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Εκπληκτικές φωτογραφίες στο παρακάτω λινκ, η καλτίλα σε επίπεδα που δύσκολα αντέχονται
This is a cool study, I'm even willing to tolerate the inevitable nationalist fist-pumps in the press for insights like this
The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals | Science | AAAS share.google/qxru6WzugaZH...
The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals | Science | AAAS share.google/qxru6WzugaZH...
The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals
Analysis connects Greeks to the famed Mycenaeans and Minoans
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October 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This is a cool study, I'm even willing to tolerate the inevitable nationalist fist-pumps in the press for insights like this
The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals | Science | AAAS share.google/qxru6WzugaZH...
The Greeks really do have near-mythical origins, ancient DNA reveals | Science | AAAS share.google/qxru6WzugaZH...
There was a cohort of comedians that the BBC decided, ten years ago, to invest in along their entire careers as the resident funnymen and -women. They were, indeed, in everything whether they fit or not. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Romesh Ranganathan starring in Woman in Mind and the risks of overexposure
The comic says he understands why people feel they see a lot of him, but jokes: "I do say no to stuff."
www.bbc.com
October 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
There was a cohort of comedians that the BBC decided, ten years ago, to invest in along their entire careers as the resident funnymen and -women. They were, indeed, in everything whether they fit or not. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Stamp duty the bane of our lives, agree young people in deprived areas buff.ly/PpGu6Wl
October 8, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Stamp duty the bane of our lives, agree young people in deprived areas buff.ly/PpGu6Wl
Damn right. No Chad needs to take a Beta's money like that
October 8, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Damn right. No Chad needs to take a Beta's money like that
Love how the British transport police took a look at stats showing boomers are horrified by the low % of crimes ever solved and thought, let's piss off young professionals too.
Bikes stolen at train stations after being left for more than 2 hours will not be investigated share.google/FlEzTTxNYY05...
Bikes stolen at train stations after being left for more than 2 hours will not be investigated share.google/FlEzTTxNYY05...
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October 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Love how the British transport police took a look at stats showing boomers are horrified by the low % of crimes ever solved and thought, let's piss off young professionals too.
Bikes stolen at train stations after being left for more than 2 hours will not be investigated share.google/FlEzTTxNYY05...
Bikes stolen at train stations after being left for more than 2 hours will not be investigated share.google/FlEzTTxNYY05...