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“One must imagine Nigel happy” - XTC
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Remember when despite the "dominance" of trans women in women's sport, no trans women qualified to compete at the last Olympics so the British press had to invent one?
Nothing illustrates the arseholery of the IOC and the British Press more than the use of the image of a not-Trans woman to illustrate a story about trans women being banned (because there are no current trans women competing at this level)
November 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Remember when despite the "dominance" of trans women in women's sport, no trans women qualified to compete at the last Olympics so the British press had to invent one?
Movie stills that are extremely Galway-coded:
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Movie stills that are extremely Galway-coded:
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And people say he never talks up his achievements.
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
Racism returning to UK politics – and people are very scared, says Starmer
PM attacks ‘toxic division of Reform’ and gives strongest signal yet that two-child benefit cap will be lifted
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UK politics live – latest updates
Decades-old racism is returning to British politics, and “it makes people feel very scared” Keir Starmer has said, warning that divisive hard-right politics was “tearing our country apart”.
Speaking to GP and TV personality Amir Khan, the prime minister accused Nigel Farage’s Reform UK of overseeing a return of the racist and divisive politics “that frankly I thought we had dealt with decades ago”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:57 AM
And people say he never talks up his achievements.
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OpenAI has infringed copyright law in Germany by using song lyrics to train its artificial intelligence models, a court in Munich ruled.
German music body wins copyright case against OpenAI
OpenAI has infringed copyright law in Germany by using song lyrics to train its artificial intelligence models, a court in Munich ruled.
www.rte.ie
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
OpenAI has infringed copyright law in Germany by using song lyrics to train its artificial intelligence models, a court in Munich ruled.
I have the flu and it’s painful to laugh but this was worth it
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
I have the flu and it’s painful to laugh but this was worth it
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Sometimes I think I should use Bsky less but then I'd miss out on takes like "if you thought Jar Jar Binks was a bad character it means you hate indigenous groups", and I can't countenance that
November 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Sometimes I think I should use Bsky less but then I'd miss out on takes like "if you thought Jar Jar Binks was a bad character it means you hate indigenous groups", and I can't countenance that
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
Very annoying for those of us who already used piss filters on our art, now everybody thinks it’s AI generated
November 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Very annoying for those of us who already used piss filters on our art, now everybody thinks it’s AI generated
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Good morning Bluesky. What's the most ridiculous thing that you've been told is "gay"? Or at least "gay when a man does it"?
I'll start: birthday parties.
I'll start: birthday parties.
November 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Good morning Bluesky. What's the most ridiculous thing that you've been told is "gay"? Or at least "gay when a man does it"?
I'll start: birthday parties.
I'll start: birthday parties.
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"Where's your fucking poppy?"
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
"Where's your fucking poppy?"
Self-medicating my ADHD
November 9, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Self-medicating my ADHD
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When Green party critics call our thoroughly researched policies that are often worked through for years "simplistic" "undeliverable" etc, they are never specific about which policies or why.
That's because it would reveal that what they really mean is "our donors don't like them"
That's because it would reveal that what they really mean is "our donors don't like them"
Darren knows that come the next election, Bristol is turning even more Green.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Greens’ ‘undeliverable’ promises will let voters down, says Labour minister
Exclusive: Darren Jones says Labour has to convince young people it is ‘modern party of the future’
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:52 AM
When Green party critics call our thoroughly researched policies that are often worked through for years "simplistic" "undeliverable" etc, they are never specific about which policies or why.
That's because it would reveal that what they really mean is "our donors don't like them"
That's because it would reveal that what they really mean is "our donors don't like them"
Mark Ruffalo’s performance in Poor Things was so good that it made me forgive him for the time he interfered in the Irish general election
November 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Mark Ruffalo’s performance in Poor Things was so good that it made me forgive him for the time he interfered in the Irish general election
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I think this is fascinating from a political and theological standpoint. The Orange Order's identity is theoretically rooted in Anglicanism and Unionism but in practice its primary loyalty is to sectarianism
The Orange Order going after the actual King now - you couldn't make it up.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...
‘We pray that God will save the King from himself’: Orange lodge publishes letter criticising Charles’ meeting with Pope
An Orange lodge has written to express its “sad criticism” of the King’s decision to pray with the Pope.
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I think this is fascinating from a political and theological standpoint. The Orange Order's identity is theoretically rooted in Anglicanism and Unionism but in practice its primary loyalty is to sectarianism
What was the unusual activity, a good post?
November 7, 2025 at 11:13 PM
What was the unusual activity, a good post?
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is it better for countries to invest in boring things like transport and energy infrastructure or should they invest all their money in useless chatbots that talk in reddit-voice on the vague and completely unsubstantiated hope that they'll be able to do something profitable one day
November 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
is it better for countries to invest in boring things like transport and energy infrastructure or should they invest all their money in useless chatbots that talk in reddit-voice on the vague and completely unsubstantiated hope that they'll be able to do something profitable one day
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The Left: No one should have to decide between food and healthcare.
The Right: Everyone should have to decide between food and healthcare.
The Center: Some people should have to decide between food and healthcare, but they should not be people we know.
The Right: Everyone should have to decide between food and healthcare.
The Center: Some people should have to decide between food and healthcare, but they should not be people we know.
November 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Left: No one should have to decide between food and healthcare.
The Right: Everyone should have to decide between food and healthcare.
The Center: Some people should have to decide between food and healthcare, but they should not be people we know.
The Right: Everyone should have to decide between food and healthcare.
The Center: Some people should have to decide between food and healthcare, but they should not be people we know.
Amy has become a Communist
November 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Amy has become a Communist
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The only thing that can make the Peter Gunn theme even cooler is a Saul Bass style visualiser www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emg_...
Henry Mancini - “Peter Gunn” (official visualizer)
YouTube video by Henry Mancini
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
The only thing that can make the Peter Gunn theme even cooler is a Saul Bass style visualiser www.youtube.com/watch?v=Emg_...
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people outside of Ireland will have missed this, but I think it's important for them to learn that a former sportsman has been found guilty of defrauding people out of millions while pretending to have cancer by sticking a phone charger up his nose
Imagine being the *very first* person to notice.
Person:
Hey wait a minute.
Isn't that
a phone charger?
Other person:
naw surely n...
Oh wait what
Person:
Hey wait a minute.
Isn't that
a phone charger?
Other person:
naw surely n...
Oh wait what
November 6, 2025 at 11:03 PM
people outside of Ireland will have missed this, but I think it's important for them to learn that a former sportsman has been found guilty of defrauding people out of millions while pretending to have cancer by sticking a phone charger up his nose