Serf
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I’m just a girl standing in front of a social media site, asking it not to turn to shit. Likes comedy, politics, art & nature.
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Never change, Scotland
September 3, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Never change, Scotland
I know he decided to disappear many years ago, but at least we knew he was out there, being silently brilliant. Damn.
Oh no. Tom Lehrer gone. At his great age, it’s not a tragedy, I know, but it just does feel bad not having his genius in the world.
July 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I know he decided to disappear many years ago, but at least we knew he was out there, being silently brilliant. Damn.
So much Honda love. 115k miles on my old Civic and it’s still the most reliable member of the household.
why did we let anyone other than the engineers of the noble honda civic even attempt building for space flight www.theverge.com/news/689183/...
Honda successfully launched and landed its own reusable rocket
Will SpaceX have more competition?
www.theverge.com
June 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
So much Honda love. 115k miles on my old Civic and it’s still the most reliable member of the household.
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Food bank charity Trussell Trust says in the last 5 years there’s been a 46% rise in emergency food parcels provided to families with children
New figures suggest 1.8 million were given out last year (compared to the year before that’s an 8% decrease)
New figures suggest 1.8 million were given out last year (compared to the year before that’s an 8% decrease)
May 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Food bank charity Trussell Trust says in the last 5 years there’s been a 46% rise in emergency food parcels provided to families with children
New figures suggest 1.8 million were given out last year (compared to the year before that’s an 8% decrease)
New figures suggest 1.8 million were given out last year (compared to the year before that’s an 8% decrease)
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They're talking about "water based" cooking now. Cooking things in water instead of oils. It's soup. They're making soup.
May 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
They're talking about "water based" cooking now. Cooking things in water instead of oils. It's soup. They're making soup.
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The Labour leadership, man. The frogs who boiled themselves.
May 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The Labour leadership, man. The frogs who boiled themselves.
Peak Oban.
May 10, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Peak Oban.
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I went to the Tate Modern yesterday. In the Rothko room with all the Serious Art Connoisseurs there was a ~5 year old kid who walked up to each painting, pointed at it and shouted 'RECTANGLE' at each one in turn, then left the room.
April 20, 2025 at 10:12 AM
I went to the Tate Modern yesterday. In the Rothko room with all the Serious Art Connoisseurs there was a ~5 year old kid who walked up to each painting, pointed at it and shouted 'RECTANGLE' at each one in turn, then left the room.
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So, wait. For basically ever, men were earning way more than their female counterparts, and the messaging was that women were "too emotional" or whatever. And the second women start earning more than men, men completely lose their shit and it's a "crisis" "gripping" them? What a bunch of losers.
Young women are now consistently earning more than their male counterparts for the first time, according to a report that warns of a social “crisis” gripping young men
The lost boys: how a generation of young men fell behind women on pay
www.thetimes.com
March 1, 2025 at 10:43 PM
So, wait. For basically ever, men were earning way more than their female counterparts, and the messaging was that women were "too emotional" or whatever. And the second women start earning more than men, men completely lose their shit and it's a "crisis" "gripping" them? What a bunch of losers.
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How do we respond to these times of global disorder? We are offering £2,500 for discussion papers of around 4,000 words on this topical theme. Deadline for proposals: 14th April. Please pass on to interested networks
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
February 28, 2025 at 4:50 PM
How do we respond to these times of global disorder? We are offering £2,500 for discussion papers of around 4,000 words on this topical theme. Deadline for proposals: 14th April. Please pass on to interested networks
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
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It’s almost as if somebody set Washington DC alight and you can see the flames from here
February 28, 2025 at 11:01 PM
It’s almost as if somebody set Washington DC alight and you can see the flames from here
The joy of not caring whether you’re good at something. Loved this story, even before the perfectly imperfect pots.
POTS! Look at my pots!
They are wonky, the sides and bottoms aren’t smooth, the glaze is uneven in places. I can see every flaw with every last one.
And I don’t care. Because they are mine and I made them with my paws.
They are wonky, the sides and bottoms aren’t smooth, the glaze is uneven in places. I can see every flaw with every last one.
And I don’t care. Because they are mine and I made them with my paws.
February 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The joy of not caring whether you’re good at something. Loved this story, even before the perfectly imperfect pots.
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The Recycling Factory offers a programme where you can send in used cartridges which will be converted into a donation to a charity of your choice, rather than further enriching the grasping monsters who sell printer ink for the price of liquid gold www.therecyclingfactory.com
Home | The Recycling Factory
www.therecyclingfactory.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:25 AM
The Recycling Factory offers a programme where you can send in used cartridges which will be converted into a donation to a charity of your choice, rather than further enriching the grasping monsters who sell printer ink for the price of liquid gold www.therecyclingfactory.com
Hat tip to the headline 👏
The framing of the shrew: California students photograph mammal never caught on film
The framing of the shrew: California students photograph mammal never caught on film
Three young scientists set traps to capture and film species of special concern in move that can help conserve the shrew
In a 7,000ft-high marshy spot in the cold, rugged eastern Sierra mountains, two groups of mammals scurried around at night. One was…
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Hat tip to the headline 👏
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I recently questioned #BBC political journalists’ approach to scrutiny of #Reform’s policies+said if #NigelFarage was not rigorously challenged until the run-up to the next election, it would be too late. It seems Wes Streeting agrees. It’s time for the BBC to step up, IMO. 👇🏻
January 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I recently questioned #BBC political journalists’ approach to scrutiny of #Reform’s policies+said if #NigelFarage was not rigorously challenged until the run-up to the next election, it would be too late. It seems Wes Streeting agrees. It’s time for the BBC to step up, IMO. 👇🏻
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Me: What a lovely sunny day!
The sun: May I demonstrate how filthy your house is?
The sun: May I demonstrate how filthy your house is?
January 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Me: What a lovely sunny day!
The sun: May I demonstrate how filthy your house is?
The sun: May I demonstrate how filthy your house is?
Good plan. A long hot soak in Cabin Pressure is what I need this week.
Strong move. This should be filed with The Goons and Round The Horne and The Burkiss Way and On The Hour in the 'All Time Greats' column. John Finnemore is one of the best writers of comedy of our time.
I’ve used my Audible credit to get series 1 of Cabin Pressure after meaning to listen to it for approximately 15 years. I need something nice but quality to listen to this afternoon when I’m recovering from being brutalised at the dentist and people I trust in these matters tell me it’s brilliant.
January 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Good plan. A long hot soak in Cabin Pressure is what I need this week.
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Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
January 21, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.
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I used to scratch my head as to how they all allowed the world to go to hell in a handbasket in the 1930s and why not enough was done to prevent it. We all know now.
January 20, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I used to scratch my head as to how they all allowed the world to go to hell in a handbasket in the 1930s and why not enough was done to prevent it. We all know now.
He’s perfect. I’m also pretty sure that he’s just finished a new album that he’d love you to listen to.
Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found
January 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
He’s perfect. I’m also pretty sure that he’s just finished a new album that he’d love you to listen to.