Occasional Thoughts
@occasionalthoughts.bsky.social
Dad of one, husband to none. Mature student studying for a degree. Occasional thinker of deep thoughts and permanent thinker of a few sarcastic ones. Prone to the odd Dad joke from time to time.
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When you strip away humanity
July 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
When you strip away humanity
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Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
June 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Dear USA
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deploying troops against civilians will not go well.
Yours
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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If you watch only one video today, let it be this one.
Watch NYU Stern School of Business Professor Scott Galloway’s outstanding commentary on what prosperity and wealth should mean in America.
His words could not be more on point and timely.
Please pass it on.
Watch NYU Stern School of Business Professor Scott Galloway’s outstanding commentary on what prosperity and wealth should mean in America.
His words could not be more on point and timely.
Please pass it on.
June 5, 2025 at 11:25 PM
If you watch only one video today, let it be this one.
Watch NYU Stern School of Business Professor Scott Galloway’s outstanding commentary on what prosperity and wealth should mean in America.
His words could not be more on point and timely.
Please pass it on.
Watch NYU Stern School of Business Professor Scott Galloway’s outstanding commentary on what prosperity and wealth should mean in America.
His words could not be more on point and timely.
Please pass it on.
Having just seen Musk and Trump are exchanging words, I am of course going to do the sensible, mature thing...and unmute two surnames, grab some popcorn and settle down for a fun evening on social media...
a woman is sitting at a table and says the plot thickens ...
Alt: Jessica Fletcher (the late, great Angela Lansbury) munches popcorn as the plot thickens...
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Having just seen Musk and Trump are exchanging words, I am of course going to do the sensible, mature thing...and unmute two surnames, grab some popcorn and settle down for a fun evening on social media...
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This kid is 15, and so has a moral clarity and uprightness that no adult elected official would or could ever have. There aren't really and never have been two sides of this issue, but if it has to be argued as a binary thing I don't see how anything less than this could seem like the side to be on.
this is a letter to the editor from a high school track runner who came in second to a trans girl in a race. her state house rep in maine started talking about it. so she wrote this: www.pressherald.com/2025/05/14/r...
May 16, 2025 at 3:52 AM
This kid is 15, and so has a moral clarity and uprightness that no adult elected official would or could ever have. There aren't really and never have been two sides of this issue, but if it has to be argued as a binary thing I don't see how anything less than this could seem like the side to be on.
A must read on the very human impact of Audible's latest money making announcement.
Felt incandescently angry, might delete later.
enewman.co.uk/rage-rage-ag...
enewman.co.uk/rage-rage-ag...
Rage, rage against the dying of the mic!
Look, I have a book I should be writing, but I have so many other words screaming in my head that I need to write them down first. Buckle up, my darlings, because this post is breaking my social media...
enewman.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A must read on the very human impact of Audible's latest money making announcement.
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Starmer's language was deplorable.
It was grotesquely offensive, accusing people who have brought their gifts to this country of doing "incalculable" "damage"; & politically foolish, in endorsing Farage's claims of an establishment conspiracy.
But bad analogies with Powell miss the key problem. 🧵
It was grotesquely offensive, accusing people who have brought their gifts to this country of doing "incalculable" "damage"; & politically foolish, in endorsing Farage's claims of an establishment conspiracy.
But bad analogies with Powell miss the key problem. 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Starmer's language was deplorable.
It was grotesquely offensive, accusing people who have brought their gifts to this country of doing "incalculable" "damage"; & politically foolish, in endorsing Farage's claims of an establishment conspiracy.
But bad analogies with Powell miss the key problem. 🧵
It was grotesquely offensive, accusing people who have brought their gifts to this country of doing "incalculable" "damage"; & politically foolish, in endorsing Farage's claims of an establishment conspiracy.
But bad analogies with Powell miss the key problem. 🧵
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Scientists are testing whether we can thicken Arctic sea ice to cool the planet – using seawater, snow, & drills.
Early experiments are under way in Canada.
Read the science behind this.
Dr Shaun Fitzgerald reports.
Early experiments are under way in Canada.
Read the science behind this.
Dr Shaun Fitzgerald reports.
Arctic ice is vanishing – our bold experiment is trying to protect it
Scientists are pumping seawater onto existing ice to make it thicker and more resilient
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Scientists are testing whether we can thicken Arctic sea ice to cool the planet – using seawater, snow, & drills.
Early experiments are under way in Canada.
Read the science behind this.
Dr Shaun Fitzgerald reports.
Early experiments are under way in Canada.
Read the science behind this.
Dr Shaun Fitzgerald reports.
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Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
May 14, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Let's talk about these two department store owners: brother and sister Louis Bamberger and Caroline Bamberger Fuld. From Newark, New Jersey.
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
They are random people, basically. But in the late 1920s, with fascism taking over Europe, they made a choice that profoundly changed the world: 🧵
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🚨 BLOODY HELL: News Causes Journalist To Have On-Air Meltdown.
👇🏻 #BrokenNews would like to apologise about this update. Please do not share it.
youtu.be/cTt09yGQdhw?...
👇🏻 #BrokenNews would like to apologise about this update. Please do not share it.
youtu.be/cTt09yGQdhw?...
#BrokenNews - Journalist Has Meltdown While Reading The News
YouTube video by Larry & Paul
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May 13, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🚨 BLOODY HELL: News Causes Journalist To Have On-Air Meltdown.
👇🏻 #BrokenNews would like to apologise about this update. Please do not share it.
youtu.be/cTt09yGQdhw?...
👇🏻 #BrokenNews would like to apologise about this update. Please do not share it.
youtu.be/cTt09yGQdhw?...
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Fairness or fear of future?
A letter to the Editor...
A letter to the Editor...
Letter: We are not strangers
Letter to the editor
eastangliabylines.co.uk
May 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Fairness or fear of future?
A letter to the Editor...
A letter to the Editor...
@unamccormack.bsky.social Just a quick thank you for the unintended heads up you gave on a post earlier re: Lewis. Went looking, found my answers and I'm so very disappointed in myself that I didn't spot the connection years ago..
May 12, 2025 at 1:34 PM
@unamccormack.bsky.social Just a quick thank you for the unintended heads up you gave on a post earlier re: Lewis. Went looking, found my answers and I'm so very disappointed in myself that I didn't spot the connection years ago..
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National Care Association's Nadra Ahmed: "Unskilled, low-paid" political rhetoric damages domestic recruitment. International recruitment is expensive and a last resort.
"If we can't get the workforce, we can't deliver the care. If we can't deliver the care, providers will not be in the sector."~AA
"If we can't get the workforce, we can't deliver the care. If we can't deliver the care, providers will not be in the sector."~AA
May 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
National Care Association's Nadra Ahmed: "Unskilled, low-paid" political rhetoric damages domestic recruitment. International recruitment is expensive and a last resort.
"If we can't get the workforce, we can't deliver the care. If we can't deliver the care, providers will not be in the sector."~AA
"If we can't get the workforce, we can't deliver the care. If we can't deliver the care, providers will not be in the sector."~AA
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🚨 With the CEOs of 12 major aid orgs, we are making an urgent plea: let us do our jobs.
Every single person in Gaza is relying on humanitarian aid to survive.
That lifeline has been cut off since a blockade on all aid supplies was imposed by Israeli authorities on 2nd March.
Every single person in Gaza is relying on humanitarian aid to survive.
That lifeline has been cut off since a blockade on all aid supplies was imposed by Israeli authorities on 2nd March.
April 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
🚨 With the CEOs of 12 major aid orgs, we are making an urgent plea: let us do our jobs.
Every single person in Gaza is relying on humanitarian aid to survive.
That lifeline has been cut off since a blockade on all aid supplies was imposed by Israeli authorities on 2nd March.
Every single person in Gaza is relying on humanitarian aid to survive.
That lifeline has been cut off since a blockade on all aid supplies was imposed by Israeli authorities on 2nd March.
April 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
If politicians on both sides of the house can go out of their way to avoid even saying "Brexit", should we be the slightest bit surprised that the IEA will go out of their way to avoid admitting to being cheerleaders for "Brexit"?
IT FINALLY HAPPENED!!! 🤣🤣🤣
The IEA is denying that they ever backed Brexit!!!
Me vs Reem Ibrahim on BBC5Live
The Institute of Economic Affairs can see the public has turned against Brexit so much that they're re-writing history to avoid the blame!
The IEA is denying that they ever backed Brexit!!!
Me vs Reem Ibrahim on BBC5Live
The Institute of Economic Affairs can see the public has turned against Brexit so much that they're re-writing history to avoid the blame!
IEA deny ever backing Brexit !!!
YouTube video by Femi
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April 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
If politicians on both sides of the house can go out of their way to avoid even saying "Brexit", should we be the slightest bit surprised that the IEA will go out of their way to avoid admitting to being cheerleaders for "Brexit"?
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Today, the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis.
He inspired millions, far beyond the Catholic Church, with his humility and love so pure for the less fortunate.
My thoughts are with all who feel this profound loss.
He inspired millions, far beyond the Catholic Church, with his humility and love so pure for the less fortunate.
My thoughts are with all who feel this profound loss.
April 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Today, the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis.
He inspired millions, far beyond the Catholic Church, with his humility and love so pure for the less fortunate.
My thoughts are with all who feel this profound loss.
He inspired millions, far beyond the Catholic Church, with his humility and love so pure for the less fortunate.
My thoughts are with all who feel this profound loss.
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If you read nothing else today. Read this ⬇️
THEN ACT
THEN ACT
Thread -please read all of it
1/8 An extraordinary day in London. Many thousands. The police seemed blindsided by the way we completely filled Parliament Sq & later the surrounding streets and then St James’ Park.
And wow did we need it.
But…
1/8 An extraordinary day in London. Many thousands. The police seemed blindsided by the way we completely filled Parliament Sq & later the surrounding streets and then St James’ Park.
And wow did we need it.
But…
April 20, 2025 at 7:02 AM
If you read nothing else today. Read this ⬇️
THEN ACT
THEN ACT
I wonder if there will ever come a day when a certain someone will look at that staged photograph of herself with a glass of wine in one hand, puffing on a cigarette and a look of pure gloating...
...and wonder if by trolling her critics, she might have fucked up in the court of public opinion.
...and wonder if by trolling her critics, she might have fucked up in the court of public opinion.
April 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I wonder if there will ever come a day when a certain someone will look at that staged photograph of herself with a glass of wine in one hand, puffing on a cigarette and a look of pure gloating...
...and wonder if by trolling her critics, she might have fucked up in the court of public opinion.
...and wonder if by trolling her critics, she might have fucked up in the court of public opinion.
A long thread..but it makes the point perfectly. A tip of the hat to the @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social for the explanation (and the change in colour!)
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked,
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
"If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?"
Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
April 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
A long thread..but it makes the point perfectly. A tip of the hat to the @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social for the explanation (and the change in colour!)
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A while ago a lovely German man appeared at our church. He came a few times to look around during our Saturday opening hours, before asking if the piano abandoned in the corner worked.
I told him it was horrendously out of tune, and the cathedral piano tuner had deemed it not worth sorting out.
I told him it was horrendously out of tune, and the cathedral piano tuner had deemed it not worth sorting out.
March 31, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A while ago a lovely German man appeared at our church. He came a few times to look around during our Saturday opening hours, before asking if the piano abandoned in the corner worked.
I told him it was horrendously out of tune, and the cathedral piano tuner had deemed it not worth sorting out.
I told him it was horrendously out of tune, and the cathedral piano tuner had deemed it not worth sorting out.
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An elderly holocaust survivor confronts ICE and Tom Homan.
His bravery after what he has experienced and endured shows his incredible indomitable spirit even the Nazis couldn’t crush.
#MomSky
His bravery after what he has experienced and endured shows his incredible indomitable spirit even the Nazis couldn’t crush.
#MomSky
March 30, 2025 at 4:12 AM
An elderly holocaust survivor confronts ICE and Tom Homan.
His bravery after what he has experienced and endured shows his incredible indomitable spirit even the Nazis couldn’t crush.
#MomSky
His bravery after what he has experienced and endured shows his incredible indomitable spirit even the Nazis couldn’t crush.
#MomSky
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We must see support for these children in the upcoming child poverty strategy, and the full scrapping of the two-child limit and benefit cap to prevent even more children being denied the childhood they deserve.
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March 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
We must see support for these children in the upcoming child poverty strategy, and the full scrapping of the two-child limit and benefit cap to prevent even more children being denied the childhood they deserve.
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The UK Government committed to tackling child poverty, and right now it is rising. At the moment, this will be the first Labour Government likely to oversee a significant rise in the number of children in poverty.
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March 26, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The UK Government committed to tackling child poverty, and right now it is rising. At the moment, this will be the first Labour Government likely to oversee a significant rise in the number of children in poverty.
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