pickwick
@pickwick.bsky.social
just another angry glaswegian leftie
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classic story of some lady hitting the transphobia pipe harder and harder and becoming an intolerable shithead who alienates all her friends www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
How Sandie Peggie 'Benidorm Posse' friend group was torn apart by NHS Fife trans tribunal
The personal cost of the changing room row was exposed in expletive-ridden private messages as tensions boiled over in group chats.
www.thecourier.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
classic story of some lady hitting the transphobia pipe harder and harder and becoming an intolerable shithead who alienates all her friends www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/politics/...
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Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just so I'm clear on this, computer memory has tripled in price because a bunch of it that hasn't been produced yet has been ordered to populate GPUs that aren't installed in data centers that aren't built yet in order to service a demand that doesn't exist to make profits that don't happen.
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and another word for "anti-populist" is just "elitist" of course
I mean, would left-wing populism à la @zackpolanski.bsky.social really be a threat to a "progressive and successful" London compared Starmer's openly reactionary agenda?
And yet, this is what "sensible" anti-populists are still trying to make us believe...
And yet, this is what "sensible" anti-populists are still trying to make us believe...
December 26, 2025 at 10:31 PM
and another word for "anti-populist" is just "elitist" of course
This is true, and also applies to "nationalism" being used to conflate, like, the EDL and the SNP
By "populist", it's safe to say the FT is referring to the far right
This matters though because it helps conflate any alternative to the status quo, whether left or far right, and leaves only the status quo as a "reasonable" alternative, even if said status quo is increasingly far right...
This matters though because it helps conflate any alternative to the status quo, whether left or far right, and leaves only the status quo as a "reasonable" alternative, even if said status quo is increasingly far right...
December 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
This is true, and also applies to "nationalism" being used to conflate, like, the EDL and the SNP
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I don’t know how this is being left out of like half of the reportage, but Nicki Minaj is clearly trying to kiss Trump‘s ass enough to let her child-raping brother off with a pardon. She hasn’t just like, gone insane or anything.
www.bbc.com/news/newsbea...
www.bbc.com/news/newsbea...
Nicki Minaj's brother sentenced to 25 years for child rape - BBC News
Jelani Maraj was found guilty of predatory sexual assault against a child and child endangerment.
www.bbc.com
December 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I don’t know how this is being left out of like half of the reportage, but Nicki Minaj is clearly trying to kiss Trump‘s ass enough to let her child-raping brother off with a pardon. She hasn’t just like, gone insane or anything.
www.bbc.com/news/newsbea...
www.bbc.com/news/newsbea...
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Quite a lot can be explained by the plain fact that our leaders and their hangers on are *enraged* that they can’t send people to prison for doing things that aren’t illegal, and they see this as a very serious problem that needs to be resolved, urgently.
December 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Quite a lot can be explained by the plain fact that our leaders and their hangers on are *enraged* that they can’t send people to prison for doing things that aren’t illegal, and they see this as a very serious problem that needs to be resolved, urgently.
Absolutely loving Call The Midwife doing dodgy 70s Chinese gangster movie
December 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Absolutely loving Call The Midwife doing dodgy 70s Chinese gangster movie
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This comes round every year. It's not actually Amazon's doing, it's a public domain repackager. And the reason they do this is because the film is public domain... except for Pottersville. So they cut that bit out so they can sell it legally.
So, a version of IT"S A WONDERFUL LIFE on Amazon cuts 22 minutes of the movie including the entire Pottersville sequence.(via @pematson.bsky.social )
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Physical Media for the Win: Amazon’s ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Cuts Pivotal Scenes
One tradition in my household is to watch It’s a Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve. There is something about the story of a good man, George Bailey, and his realization that life is worth living and…
bleedingfool.com
December 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This comes round every year. It's not actually Amazon's doing, it's a public domain repackager. And the reason they do this is because the film is public domain... except for Pottersville. So they cut that bit out so they can sell it legally.
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NYT when a trans man wants to take testosterone: 😡😡😡😡😡
NYT when a cis woman wants to take testosterone: 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
NYT when a cis woman wants to take testosterone: 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
Earlier this year, we published an article on how women are increasingly seeking out testosterone to help with energy or their sex lives. We followed up with one woman who went on testosterone to help with her menopausal symptoms. The effects had unexpected consequences for her marriage.
What It’s Like When Your Wife Goes on Testosterone
She went on testosterone to help with her menopausal symptoms. The effects had unexpected consequences for their marriage.
nyti.ms
December 26, 2025 at 7:59 PM
NYT when a trans man wants to take testosterone: 😡😡😡😡😡
NYT when a cis woman wants to take testosterone: 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
NYT when a cis woman wants to take testosterone: 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
And this shows another difference between auto and human generated subs - human subtitlers can do useful things like raise subtitles above graphics!
A case in point, as far as we know we did not watch an episode of Cannabis Drag Race (although that might explain some of the dodgy decision making of the judges’)
December 26, 2025 at 8:04 PM
And this shows another difference between auto and human generated subs - human subtitlers can do useful things like raise subtitles above graphics!
I'm not saying the bsky admins are super trans allies by any means, but if they're attempting to harass every trans person and ally off the platform they're doing it EXTREMELY badly judging by my timeline
Twitter users are spreading some crazy misinfo about Bluesky amid this AI art situation. I have a really cynical read on all this — I think there’s fearmongering on Twitter to prevent people from leaving. “Please don’t walk out of the jail, even though the door is open”
December 26, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I'm not saying the bsky admins are super trans allies by any means, but if they're attempting to harass every trans person and ally off the platform they're doing it EXTREMELY badly judging by my timeline
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£49k now, for some of the most desperately vulnerable people. Keep it going with a repost or a quid! x
This gives me real hope. In the last 24 hours you've donated over £20k to @calaisappeal.bsky.social
Please do watch my Christmas message here:
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and donate here:
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Please do watch my Christmas message here:
youtu.be/lopMMkz0law?...
and donate here:
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Zack Polanski's Christmas Message
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
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December 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
£49k now, for some of the most desperately vulnerable people. Keep it going with a repost or a quid! x
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the graduation of a cohort of gaza’s new medical professionals in front of the ruins of al shifa hospital. No words, really.
December 26, 2025 at 11:45 AM
the graduation of a cohort of gaza’s new medical professionals in front of the ruins of al shifa hospital. No words, really.
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Per Craig Ferguson: When you're about to say something, ask yourself
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
I’ve been trying very hard to not be an asshole as I get older. Often, that just means keeping my mouth shut and nodding along.
December 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Per Craig Ferguson: When you're about to say something, ask yourself
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
1. Does this need to be said
2. Does this need to be said by me
3. Does this need to be said by me right now
It's amazing how asking these will get keep you out of trouble (that is, if you actually have sense to begin with)
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This shit is made up, actually
December 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This shit is made up, actually
I would probably buy more in the sales if shops had, like one (1) sale per quarter, where they put everything on sale at once, at the lowest price it's gonna get to.
December 26, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I would probably buy more in the sales if shops had, like one (1) sale per quarter, where they put everything on sale at once, at the lowest price it's gonna get to.
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It turns out that if everyone has to spend all their money on rent and electricity they don't have much money left for shopping.
December 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
It turns out that if everyone has to spend all their money on rent and electricity they don't have much money left for shopping.
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The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS
NHS England is rolling out software to run our health records from Palantir - fight back
goodlaw.social
December 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software.
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Palantir’s founder openly despises the NHS.
You can push back – use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
HER NAME IS PICKWICK
December 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
HER NAME IS PICKWICK
Got my boyband Brians confused and thought for a moment they'd got Brian from East 17 on
December 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Got my boyband Brians confused and thought for a moment they'd got Brian from East 17 on
New addition to my Diana Wynne Jones Folio collection 💜🧙
December 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
New addition to my Diana Wynne Jones Folio collection 💜🧙
Challenge for quiz show writers: in 2026, stop putting fucking Harry Potter questions in every bloody episode
December 25, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Challenge for quiz show writers: in 2026, stop putting fucking Harry Potter questions in every bloody episode
Is it me or are the recommended "tips" on charity websites getting ridiculous
December 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Is it me or are the recommended "tips" on charity websites getting ridiculous
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Every British columnist is currently writing articles like "I Will Have MI5 Classify My Adult Children As Terrorists If They Screen My Calls," so I assume that devoting the entire UK press to destroying trans people is going well.
December 25, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Every British columnist is currently writing articles like "I Will Have MI5 Classify My Adult Children As Terrorists If They Screen My Calls," so I assume that devoting the entire UK press to destroying trans people is going well.
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Warm yourself by the virtual fireplace in this cosy 16-color EGA #Christmas scene. No MS-DOS or floppy 💾 drive required. Thanks to software preservation, it's still crackling on the Internet Archive.
✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
December 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Warm yourself by the virtual fireplace in this cosy 16-color EGA #Christmas scene. No MS-DOS or floppy 💾 drive required. Thanks to software preservation, it's still crackling on the Internet Archive.
✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...
✉️ Open the full 1986 Sierra On-Line "A Computer Christmas" card ⤵️
archive.org/details/sier...