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This is it. That was it.
We're all fucked.
The consequences of that little spat will dictate our lives in myriad ways for decades
We're all fucked.
The consequences of that little spat will dictate our lives in myriad ways for decades
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HUR special forces wrote the names of fallen Ukrainian athletes known as Angels of Sport on a combat helmet backing the protest against the IOC disqualifying athlete Heraskevych for his memorial helmet.
February 13, 2026 at 7:49 PM
HUR special forces wrote the names of fallen Ukrainian athletes known as Angels of Sport on a combat helmet backing the protest against the IOC disqualifying athlete Heraskevych for his memorial helmet.
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was Pam Bondi trying to un-hibernate Auto-Tune the News?
February 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM
was Pam Bondi trying to un-hibernate Auto-Tune the News?
This is a great thread but really needs @cjayanetti.bsky.social to come along and tell us we're all old
February 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
This is a great thread but really needs @cjayanetti.bsky.social to come along and tell us we're all old
I would like Arsenal to score a goal
February 12, 2026 at 9:39 PM
I would like Arsenal to score a goal
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Jim Ratcliffe should pay his taxes like the rest of us or shut up.
February 12, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Jim Ratcliffe should pay his taxes like the rest of us or shut up.
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You gotta admit, the staffers in the background keeping it real are the best part.
February 12, 2026 at 6:12 AM
You gotta admit, the staffers in the background keeping it real are the best part.
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This is an extraordinary interview in which the former FCDO perm sec basically tells No 10 not to appoint Antonia Romeo to be cab sec, and that they should talk to him about her record.
‘Due diligence vitally important’ in next top civil servant appointment – Lord McDonald
www.channel4.com/news/due-dil...
www.channel4.com/news/due-dil...
‘Due diligence vitally important’ in next top civil servant appointment – Lord McDonald
Another high profile departure from No 10 in the wake of the Mandelson scandal is due to be Britain's top civil servant.
www.channel4.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:42 PM
This is an extraordinary interview in which the former FCDO perm sec basically tells No 10 not to appoint Antonia Romeo to be cab sec, and that they should talk to him about her record.
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one thing that comes across in these clips is that bondi is totally out of her depth. just an absolute lightweight. barely sentient.
holy shit -- Bondi's new tactic is refusing to answer Democratic questions, then using time during the next Republican questioner to smear the previous Democratic member and accuse them of being complicit in violence crimes
February 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
one thing that comes across in these clips is that bondi is totally out of her depth. just an absolute lightweight. barely sentient.
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She spent the whole morning performatively screaming at Congressmen, but this image of Bondi saying nothing and refusing to turn around will be the only real takeaway from her testimony today.
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 6:31 PM
She spent the whole morning performatively screaming at Congressmen, but this image of Bondi saying nothing and refusing to turn around will be the only real takeaway from her testimony today.
Pam fucking Bondi
If anything, the South Park guys were too kind on here
If anything, the South Park guys were too kind on here
February 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Pam fucking Bondi
If anything, the South Park guys were too kind on here
If anything, the South Park guys were too kind on here
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This carved rock may have been a board game, according to a study in which AIs played out thousands of games with slightly different rules against each other to reproduce which moves might have led to the wear and tear seen on the board. 🧪 🤖 🎲
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
Is this carved rock an ancient Roman board game?
The lines worn into an engraved limestone object from the Netherlands are consistent with the idea that it was a Roman game board, according to an AI analysis
www.newscientist.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:02 AM
This carved rock may have been a board game, according to a study in which AIs played out thousands of games with slightly different rules against each other to reproduce which moves might have led to the wear and tear seen on the board. 🧪 🤖 🎲
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
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My thread when Wormald was appointed. Looks like the negatives outweighed the positives for Starmer in the end.
Chris Wormald - the balance sheet. In favour:
1. vastly experienced (much, much more than Case). Run two v big budget depts. also held senior role in what is now MHCLG; done time at the centre as head of EDS and heading Clegg office. former head of policy profession.
1. vastly experienced (much, much more than Case). Run two v big budget depts. also held senior role in what is now MHCLG; done time at the centre as head of EDS and heading Clegg office. former head of policy profession.
February 10, 2026 at 12:24 PM
My thread when Wormald was appointed. Looks like the negatives outweighed the positives for Starmer in the end.
February 9, 2026 at 8:34 AM
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Just beyond parody at this point
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Just beyond parody at this point
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Five years ago I caught my dumbest ban
February 8, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Five years ago I caught my dumbest ban
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BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid fall-out from the Mandelson scandal
February 8, 2026 at 2:13 PM
BREAKING: Morgan McSweeney quits as Keir Starmer's chief of staff amid fall-out from the Mandelson scandal
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So, first of all, of course it was Trump.
But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.
But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.
February 6, 2026 at 5:36 PM
So, first of all, of course it was Trump.
But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.
But even if they were telling the truth, "We give staffers who post videos of the Obamas as apes access to the agenda-setting, decree-sending, market-moving account of the president of the United States" is not the exculpatory statement they think it is.
Someone should ask Tim Scott what his top 3 or 5 most racist things he's seen are.
His quote clearly implies he has a hierarchy or list of this stuff.
His quote clearly implies he has a hierarchy or list of this stuff.
Trump posts racist video about the Obamas.
Karoline Leavitt dismisses criticism as "fake outrage."
Tim Scott calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House."
White House deletes video.
@ericalgj.bsky.social @bellakwai.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Karoline Leavitt dismisses criticism as "fake outrage."
Tim Scott calls it "the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House."
White House deletes video.
@ericalgj.bsky.social @bellakwai.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/u...
Trump Deletes Racist Video of Obamas After Outcry
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Someone should ask Tim Scott what his top 3 or 5 most racist things he's seen are.
His quote clearly implies he has a hierarchy or list of this stuff.
His quote clearly implies he has a hierarchy or list of this stuff.
When I was younger I was really very left wing
Then sometime around the time that bbc doco on the Elizabeth Line came out, I reached peak centrist dad.
Now im pretty sure 16 year old me would suggest I just calm down the rhetoric a bit.
Then sometime around the time that bbc doco on the Elizabeth Line came out, I reached peak centrist dad.
Now im pretty sure 16 year old me would suggest I just calm down the rhetoric a bit.
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
When I was younger I was really very left wing
Then sometime around the time that bbc doco on the Elizabeth Line came out, I reached peak centrist dad.
Now im pretty sure 16 year old me would suggest I just calm down the rhetoric a bit.
Then sometime around the time that bbc doco on the Elizabeth Line came out, I reached peak centrist dad.
Now im pretty sure 16 year old me would suggest I just calm down the rhetoric a bit.
I think he might be racist.
February 6, 2026 at 5:43 PM
I think he might be racist.
In space, no one can hear you scream...
We urgently need to research how humans can reproduce in space, scientists say trib.al/r82rLTu
We urgently need to research how humans can reproduce in space, scientists say
Process of having children beyond Earth is no longer science fiction and has shifted ‘from abstract possibility to practical concern’, researchers say
trib.al
February 6, 2026 at 9:03 AM
In space, no one can hear you scream...
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the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
What I love about this transporter bridge is that it is from a time when what was going over the river was less important than what was going along it
February 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM
What I love about this transporter bridge is that it is from a time when what was going over the river was less important than what was going along it
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I can’t stop watching this at the moment
Feel like I haven’t left the 90s. Why did we bother with the bits in between
m.youtube.com/watch?si=xG2...
Feel like I haven’t left the 90s. Why did we bother with the bits in between
m.youtube.com/watch?si=xG2...
Mike Skinner Backstage Peter Mandelson Went Mad | Turn The Page Live | The Streets
YouTube video by stan tonkin
m.youtube.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:05 AM
I can’t stop watching this at the moment
Feel like I haven’t left the 90s. Why did we bother with the bits in between
m.youtube.com/watch?si=xG2...
Feel like I haven’t left the 90s. Why did we bother with the bits in between
m.youtube.com/watch?si=xG2...