Darren Ewing
@sadknob.bsky.social
writer. telly director. earned a few shiny things. scotland is home. i own a pub in ireland. working on a project in chicago. science. history. atheist. he/him/his. 🏴
ALT: me holding a pencil & a blue butterfly
BNR: bogart & malone in "the big sleep" 1946
ALT: me holding a pencil & a blue butterfly
BNR: bogart & malone in "the big sleep" 1946
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Darren Ewing
@sadknob.bsky.social
· Nov 16
"okay! i've got all the sheep! hallo?! boss?? I HAVE ALL THE SHEEP!"
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January 29, 2026 at 4:46 PM
it's like badgers took over an aircraft carrier...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed his secret breakfast indulgence to CBS News' Kelly O'Grady — and he made her promise not to tell Human and Health Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
January 29, 2026 at 4:00 PM
it's like badgers took over an aircraft carrier...
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Cool we went from the psycho villain who gets so angry at a joke he strangles someone to death to the villain who says “I really do hate seeing violence” before telling his thugs “kill them all” and walking out of the kindergarten.
Homan: "I begged for the last two months on TV for the rhetoric to stop. I said in March -- if the rhetoric doesn't stop, there is gonna be bloodshed. And there has been. I wish I wasn't right. I don't want to see anybody die."
January 29, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Cool we went from the psycho villain who gets so angry at a joke he strangles someone to death to the villain who says “I really do hate seeing violence” before telling his thugs “kill them all” and walking out of the kindergarten.
😎 meredith is a rockstar...❤️
Welcome to Signal, we love to have you <3
Bienvenido a Signal, nos alegra que estés aquí. <3
www.elespanol.com/omicrono/sof...
Bienvenido a Signal, nos alegra que estés aquí. <3
www.elespanol.com/omicrono/sof...
Signal, el 'WhatsApp' centrado en la privacidad, dispara sus descargas en Europa por la inestabilidad política actual
La situación geopolítica promovida por las amenazas de Donald Trump sobre Groenlandia y el poder de las tecnológicas han causado este auge.
Más información: Cierra TeleMessage, la aplicación que copia...
www.elespanol.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
😎 meredith is a rockstar...❤️
i never met a more fantastic soul here in the void than that of my pal, ernie.
if you're following my feed, and not his, i would recommend you reverse that.
he's one of those chaps who well-defines my use of the phrase "better than me."
(also i've been extremely sweary lately)
worth your time.👇
if you're following my feed, and not his, i would recommend you reverse that.
he's one of those chaps who well-defines my use of the phrase "better than me."
(also i've been extremely sweary lately)
worth your time.👇
Hehe my Twitter account has been locked. I guess all these years of calling Musk a twat on his own platform has paid off.
January 29, 2026 at 3:18 PM
i never met a more fantastic soul here in the void than that of my pal, ernie.
if you're following my feed, and not his, i would recommend you reverse that.
he's one of those chaps who well-defines my use of the phrase "better than me."
(also i've been extremely sweary lately)
worth your time.👇
if you're following my feed, and not his, i would recommend you reverse that.
he's one of those chaps who well-defines my use of the phrase "better than me."
(also i've been extremely sweary lately)
worth your time.👇
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I’ve written a lot about democracy, but this may be the most important post I’ve shared here. It’s about the moment when political rhetoric stops being careless and becomes dangerous — when leaders start calling their own people “enemies.”
That moment is now.
That moment is now.
The Danger of Turning Americans into Enemies
In Minnesota, "Trump has redefined dissent not as a civic act, but as an enemy force," writes Andrew Weinstein.
time.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I’ve written a lot about democracy, but this may be the most important post I’ve shared here. It’s about the moment when political rhetoric stops being careless and becomes dangerous — when leaders start calling their own people “enemies.”
That moment is now.
That moment is now.
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Trump is trying to bait Minnesota into chaos, but we know the playbook now.
Knowledge is our best defense. We win by staying disciplined and refusing to play his game.
Here is the blueprint to outmaneuver the regime: 👇
via @grantstern.bsky.social
Knowledge is our best defense. We win by staying disciplined and refusing to play his game.
Here is the blueprint to outmaneuver the regime: 👇
via @grantstern.bsky.social
Trump's Violent Assault on Minnesota Is an Operation in 'Reflexive Control'
The President is using Soviet-style redirection to wage an information war across America, argues Grant Stern
bylinetimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Trump is trying to bait Minnesota into chaos, but we know the playbook now.
Knowledge is our best defense. We win by staying disciplined and refusing to play his game.
Here is the blueprint to outmaneuver the regime: 👇
via @grantstern.bsky.social
Knowledge is our best defense. We win by staying disciplined and refusing to play his game.
Here is the blueprint to outmaneuver the regime: 👇
via @grantstern.bsky.social
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Who takes Palantir’s money? A new tracker finds out.
Who takes Palantir's money? A new tracker finds out.
ICE relies on the firm for deportation tech—and its PAC pays it forward to Congress.
www.motherjones.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Who takes Palantir’s money? A new tracker finds out.
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Protests make MAGA mad. Journalism makes MAGA mad. Accountability makes MAGA mad. And the anger keeps building until a single sentence starts to spread across the length and breadth of Trump’s base: “Invoke the Insurrection Act.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
Opinion | What MAGA Sees in the Minnesota Mirror
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Protests make MAGA mad. Journalism makes MAGA mad. Accountability makes MAGA mad. And the anger keeps building until a single sentence starts to spread across the length and breadth of Trump’s base: “Invoke the Insurrection Act.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/29/o...
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it's much worse than an "absence of leadership"
this is one of the most powerful, well-resourced tech companies in human history. Even within the realm of feckless capitulation there's no reason for Cook's extracurriculars (attending this cack, the corny statue) unless you approve of fascism
this is one of the most powerful, well-resourced tech companies in human history. Even within the realm of feckless capitulation there's no reason for Cook's extracurriculars (attending this cack, the corny statue) unless you approve of fascism
“This isn’t leadership. This is an absence of leadership,” an Apple employee said about CEO Tim Cook's latest capitulation: Attending a White House screening of Bezos-funded "Melania" on the night of Pretti's murder.
Read @theintercept.com on the staff rebellion at Apple:
Read @theintercept.com on the staff rebellion at Apple:
Apple Workers Are Livid That Tim Cook Saw “Melania” Movie Hours After CBP Killed Pretti
Internal Slack logs shared with The Intercept show outrage over Cook’s coziness with Trump and Apple's silence on Pretti's death.
theintercept.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
it's much worse than an "absence of leadership"
this is one of the most powerful, well-resourced tech companies in human history. Even within the realm of feckless capitulation there's no reason for Cook's extracurriculars (attending this cack, the corny statue) unless you approve of fascism
this is one of the most powerful, well-resourced tech companies in human history. Even within the realm of feckless capitulation there's no reason for Cook's extracurriculars (attending this cack, the corny statue) unless you approve of fascism
i don't believe the "investors" are gonna save us from big tech monkey fuckery.
we need people to not use this technology, and sue big tech into oblivion for theft, income loss, and the propagation of child pornography.
...all the things they're best at.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
we need people to not use this technology, and sue big tech into oblivion for theft, income loss, and the propagation of child pornography.
...all the things they're best at.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Investors punish Big Tech AI spending that delivers slower growth
Investors responded to Big Tech earnings with a stark warning: they will forgive record spending that brings solid growth, but punish companies if not, showing how much the stakes have changed since C...
www.reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:45 AM
i don't believe the "investors" are gonna save us from big tech monkey fuckery.
we need people to not use this technology, and sue big tech into oblivion for theft, income loss, and the propagation of child pornography.
...all the things they're best at.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
we need people to not use this technology, and sue big tech into oblivion for theft, income loss, and the propagation of child pornography.
...all the things they're best at.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
just a guess, based on available information...
...i'd say they need another global distraction from the fact that the president is a monstrous, evil, peadophile, grifter, criminal, bloated shitesack, wi' the hands and privates of a runt homunculus and the brains of a pished rat on the pull.
...i'd say they need another global distraction from the fact that the president is a monstrous, evil, peadophile, grifter, criminal, bloated shitesack, wi' the hands and privates of a runt homunculus and the brains of a pished rat on the pull.
January 29, 2026 at 10:02 AM
just a guess, based on available information...
...i'd say they need another global distraction from the fact that the president is a monstrous, evil, peadophile, grifter, criminal, bloated shitesack, wi' the hands and privates of a runt homunculus and the brains of a pished rat on the pull.
...i'd say they need another global distraction from the fact that the president is a monstrous, evil, peadophile, grifter, criminal, bloated shitesack, wi' the hands and privates of a runt homunculus and the brains of a pished rat on the pull.
well... UBI is definitely a good start, but all AI tech should be free to everyone and not for profit.
billionaires lost that golden goose when they stole every piece of creative work ever done by anyone.
fuck AI owned by tech moguls.
forever.
(same should apply to medicine)
billionaires lost that golden goose when they stole every piece of creative work ever done by anyone.
fuck AI owned by tech moguls.
forever.
(same should apply to medicine)
Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says
Universal basic income could be used to soften hit from AI job losses in UK, minister says
Lord Stockwood says people in government ‘definitely’ talking about idea as technology disrupts industries
• Business live – latest updates
The UK could introduce a universal basic income to protect workers in industries that are being disrupted by AI, the investment minister Jason Stockwood has said.
“Bumpy” changes to society caused by the introduction of the technology would mean there would have to be “some sort of concessionary arrangement with jobs that go immediately”, Lord Stockwood said. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:36 AM
well... UBI is definitely a good start, but all AI tech should be free to everyone and not for profit.
billionaires lost that golden goose when they stole every piece of creative work ever done by anyone.
fuck AI owned by tech moguls.
forever.
(same should apply to medicine)
billionaires lost that golden goose when they stole every piece of creative work ever done by anyone.
fuck AI owned by tech moguls.
forever.
(same should apply to medicine)
yourself, but as a cartoon...
January 29, 2026 at 9:15 AM
yourself, but as a cartoon...
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I don't think an opera called "Starmer in China" is worth the effort.
January 29, 2026 at 7:17 AM
I don't think an opera called "Starmer in China" is worth the effort.
two things:
1.) fuck that.
2.) only a ceo is thinking shite like this.
1.) fuck that.
2.) only a ceo is thinking shite like this.
January 29, 2026 at 9:01 AM
two things:
1.) fuck that.
2.) only a ceo is thinking shite like this.
1.) fuck that.
2.) only a ceo is thinking shite like this.
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Today I learned:
It takes 43 muscles to frown
It takes 72 muscles to say "fuck off"
Totally worth the extra effort!
(Does it count as a workout if you repeat it?)
It takes 43 muscles to frown
It takes 72 muscles to say "fuck off"
Totally worth the extra effort!
(Does it count as a workout if you repeat it?)
January 29, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Today I learned:
It takes 43 muscles to frown
It takes 72 muscles to say "fuck off"
Totally worth the extra effort!
(Does it count as a workout if you repeat it?)
It takes 43 muscles to frown
It takes 72 muscles to say "fuck off"
Totally worth the extra effort!
(Does it count as a workout if you repeat it?)
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My article in the Metro.
Why the Green Party must beat the Reform extremists in Gorton & Denton.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
Why the Green Party must beat the Reform extremists in Gorton & Denton.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
Reform’s choice in Gorton and Denton tells you everything you need to know
Goodwin is a dangerous extremist with views on race that the vast majority of us find absolutely abhorrent.
metro.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:29 AM
My article in the Metro.
Why the Green Party must beat the Reform extremists in Gorton & Denton.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
Why the Green Party must beat the Reform extremists in Gorton & Denton.
metro.co.uk/2026/01/28/z...
CUT TO:
INT. PEPYS BEDROOM - NIGHT
Elisabeth frowns in sorrow.
ELISABETH
(sadly)
"I've lost my waistcoate, Samuel."
Pepys boops his wife's nose with purpose.
PEPYS
(demurely)
"One might be convinced of the necessity of a new waistcoate were one to be spanked and fondled ruthlessly, my dear."
INT. PEPYS BEDROOM - NIGHT
Elisabeth frowns in sorrow.
ELISABETH
(sadly)
"I've lost my waistcoate, Samuel."
Pepys boops his wife's nose with purpose.
PEPYS
(demurely)
"One might be convinced of the necessity of a new waistcoate were one to be spanked and fondled ruthlessly, my dear."
Lay chiding, and then pleased with my wife in bed, and did consent to her having a new waistcoate made her for that which she lost yesterday.
January 29, 2026 at 8:44 AM
CUT TO:
INT. PEPYS BEDROOM - NIGHT
Elisabeth frowns in sorrow.
ELISABETH
(sadly)
"I've lost my waistcoate, Samuel."
Pepys boops his wife's nose with purpose.
PEPYS
(demurely)
"One might be convinced of the necessity of a new waistcoate were one to be spanked and fondled ruthlessly, my dear."
INT. PEPYS BEDROOM - NIGHT
Elisabeth frowns in sorrow.
ELISABETH
(sadly)
"I've lost my waistcoate, Samuel."
Pepys boops his wife's nose with purpose.
PEPYS
(demurely)
"One might be convinced of the necessity of a new waistcoate were one to be spanked and fondled ruthlessly, my dear."
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Reposted by Darren Ewing
i took the TARDIS forward in time to lay flowers on the future memorial commemorating the human beings who died for lack of healthcare in "the land of the free" where "all men are created equal."
January 29, 2026 at 5:54 AM
i took the TARDIS forward in time to lay flowers on the future memorial commemorating the human beings who died for lack of healthcare in "the land of the free" where "all men are created equal."
Reposted by Darren Ewing
We’re just not a free country.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
January 29, 2026 at 5:49 AM
We’re just not a free country.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
Any American watching this play out between regime forces and journalists overseas would recognize it for what it is.
i took the TARDIS forward in time to lay flowers on the future memorial commemorating the human beings who died for lack of healthcare in "the land of the free" where "all men are created equal."
January 29, 2026 at 5:54 AM
i took the TARDIS forward in time to lay flowers on the future memorial commemorating the human beings who died for lack of healthcare in "the land of the free" where "all men are created equal."
Reposted by Darren Ewing
