Sal 🇵🇸🇺🇦
@sal46.bsky.social
I am interested in philosophy, religion, art and politics. I love pop music and dogs.
I think there is a problem with men getting laid. Not in the incel sense of it being a problem them *not* getting laid but insofar that they attempt to. Because the attempt itself has become problematised…1/
So this will be my contribution to the discourse on the "male loneliness epidemic." The recent @iandunt.bsky.social post criticizing what he sees as left-liberal vision of masculinity was... misguided. It laments it's "silent on the subject of men getting laid." That's regrettable. 🧵
January 21, 2026 at 11:40 AM
I think there is a problem with men getting laid. Not in the incel sense of it being a problem them *not* getting laid but insofar that they attempt to. Because the attempt itself has become problematised…1/
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it’s against my principles to drink with the man I’ve diddled
January 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
it’s against my principles to drink with the man I’ve diddled
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it is not customary for such venerable leviathans to be at all social
January 20, 2026 at 11:47 PM
it is not customary for such venerable leviathans to be at all social
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The thing is, the right wing has been stark bollock naked since the French revolution and yet we've spent the intervening centuries acting like they have a disagreement about tax rates instead of profound neurological damage and we don't know what politics that recognises this would look like.
A lot of British "patriots" siding with a hostile foreign leader who has declared economic war on their country.
A hostile foreign leader who is now looking for anything he can do to damage Britain - because he wants to steal Greenland.
You have all been totally exposed.
A hostile foreign leader who is now looking for anything he can do to damage Britain - because he wants to steal Greenland.
You have all been totally exposed.
January 21, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The thing is, the right wing has been stark bollock naked since the French revolution and yet we've spent the intervening centuries acting like they have a disagreement about tax rates instead of profound neurological damage and we don't know what politics that recognises this would look like.
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Enough appeasement: Britain needs its own ‘trade bazooka’ to take on Donald Trump | Ed Davey
Enough appeasement: Britain needs its own ‘trade bazooka’ to take on Donald Trump | Ed Davey
It’s time to stand up for ourselves. With targeted action and tariffs, we can help push back the bully-in-chief, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Enough appeasement: Britain needs its own ‘trade bazooka’ to take on Donald Trump | Ed Davey
Pavlou’s journey from centre-right lib to deranged MAGA-adjacent attention glutton as a result of posting 8 million X a day is a case study in algo brain worming. Teachers warning kids of the dangers of heavy social media use should use him as an example.
January 21, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Pavlou’s journey from centre-right lib to deranged MAGA-adjacent attention glutton as a result of posting 8 million X a day is a case study in algo brain worming. Teachers warning kids of the dangers of heavy social media use should use him as an example.
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‘Posting’ is necessary but not sufficient for the mess the world is in. A single mentally deficient man could not re-set the West’s political and media agenda on a daily basis using broadcast technologies.
January 20, 2026 at 8:04 AM
‘Posting’ is necessary but not sufficient for the mess the world is in. A single mentally deficient man could not re-set the West’s political and media agenda on a daily basis using broadcast technologies.
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Isabel Oakeshott: Dubai
Andrew Neil: South of France
Douglas Murray: New York
etc etc
Andrew Neil: South of France
Douglas Murray: New York
etc etc
Richard LittleJohn lives in a gated community in Florida.
He has done for over a decade.
He doesn’t give a shit about the UK.
He has done for over a decade.
He doesn’t give a shit about the UK.
January 20, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Isabel Oakeshott: Dubai
Andrew Neil: South of France
Douglas Murray: New York
etc etc
Andrew Neil: South of France
Douglas Murray: New York
etc etc
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The Labour Party is not and never has been a "liberal" party either on economics or social issues.
Shabana Mahmood wants the ‘eyes of the state’ on everyone, all the time www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Shabana Mahmood wants the 'eyes of the state' on everyone, all the time
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has made concerning authoritarian comments as she claims she wants eyes everywhere
www.thecanary.co
January 21, 2026 at 7:43 AM
The Labour Party is not and never has been a "liberal" party either on economics or social issues.
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Shabana Mahmood wants the ‘eyes of the state’ on everyone, all the time www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
Shabana Mahmood wants the 'eyes of the state' on everyone, all the time
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has made concerning authoritarian comments as she claims she wants eyes everywhere
www.thecanary.co
January 21, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Shabana Mahmood wants the ‘eyes of the state’ on everyone, all the time www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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People partly aren't having kids b/c they're more and more likely to be single: "The trend is global. From the US, Finland and South Korea to Turkey, Tunisia and Thailand, falling birth rates are increasingly downstream of a relationship recession among young adults."
www.ft.com/content/43e2...
www.ft.com/content/43e2...
The relationship recession is going global
A rise in the number of single people is becoming a key driver of falling birth rates
www.ft.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
People partly aren't having kids b/c they're more and more likely to be single: "The trend is global. From the US, Finland and South Korea to Turkey, Tunisia and Thailand, falling birth rates are increasingly downstream of a relationship recession among young adults."
www.ft.com/content/43e2...
www.ft.com/content/43e2...
This. I get the squeamishness around the birth rate issue, and any talk of a ‘demographic crisis’ has dubious connotations. But there is a social reproduction crisis. That *could* mean young men and women not forming families when they would have liked to. It could also mean people not forming..
"The central demographic story of modern times is not just declining rates of childbearing but rising rates of singledom [...] Baby bonuses put the cart before the horse when a growing share of people are without a partner." on.ft.com/409httT
The relationship recession is going global
A rise in the number of single people is becoming a key driver of falling birth rates
on.ft.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:51 AM
This. I get the squeamishness around the birth rate issue, and any talk of a ‘demographic crisis’ has dubious connotations. But there is a social reproduction crisis. That *could* mean young men and women not forming families when they would have liked to. It could also mean people not forming..
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Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
January 20, 2026 at 11:51 PM
Federal agents are pulling over off duty cops based on the color of their skin.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
This is not a serious operation to enforce immigration law. It’s a performative show of force and it’s gotten way out of hand.
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David Lynch photographed with Anthony Hopkins at Shepperton Studios in England on the set of “THE ELEPHANT MAN” (1980)
🎬 Brooksfilms
🎞Columbia–EMI–Warner Distributors (United Kingdom)
🎥 Paramount Pictures (United States)
🎬 Brooksfilms
🎞Columbia–EMI–Warner Distributors (United Kingdom)
🎥 Paramount Pictures (United States)
January 20, 2026 at 7:32 PM
David Lynch photographed with Anthony Hopkins at Shepperton Studios in England on the set of “THE ELEPHANT MAN” (1980)
🎬 Brooksfilms
🎞Columbia–EMI–Warner Distributors (United Kingdom)
🎥 Paramount Pictures (United States)
🎬 Brooksfilms
🎞Columbia–EMI–Warner Distributors (United Kingdom)
🎥 Paramount Pictures (United States)
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this is stupid. abstinence doesn't work for sex ed because most people have a naturally occurring sex drive. there is no biological urge to use the harmful slop products. there is no knowledge to be gained from digital asbestos.
January 20, 2026 at 5:46 PM
this is stupid. abstinence doesn't work for sex ed because most people have a naturally occurring sex drive. there is no biological urge to use the harmful slop products. there is no knowledge to be gained from digital asbestos.
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Day 21: a song with a powerful live version
Talking Heads — Life During Wartime
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Day 21: a song with a powerful live version
Talking Heads — Life During Wartime
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5...
Talking Heads - Life During Wartime (live)
YouTube video by forcedcoitus
m.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:53 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Day 21: a song with a powerful live version
Talking Heads — Life During Wartime
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Day 21: a song with a powerful live version
Talking Heads — Life During Wartime
m.youtube.com/watch?v=8al5...
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Noted cat lover Prabowo Subianto absolutely thrilled to spot Larry at No 10. Looks slightly less thrilled to meet Keir Starmer, but we've seen far stonier faces so call it a win for the Brits
January 20, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Noted cat lover Prabowo Subianto absolutely thrilled to spot Larry at No 10. Looks slightly less thrilled to meet Keir Starmer, but we've seen far stonier faces so call it a win for the Brits
Mamdami’s style of politics is almost a manifestation of the Spinoza idea that collective joy enhances the capacity to act and vice versa. More than just positive vibes but mutual empowerment through positivity. It really works.
mamdani does political theatre for groups that schumer does not, and the words said are only one aspect of that
the entire thing is stupid for this reason. whether or not 'affordability' is what Real Americans Want To Hear or Out Of Touch With The Moment literally just entirely depends on who is saying it. no one has principled beliefs about this messaging shit, from either the left or center.
January 20, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Mamdami’s style of politics is almost a manifestation of the Spinoza idea that collective joy enhances the capacity to act and vice versa. More than just positive vibes but mutual empowerment through positivity. It really works.
AI revolution going from strength to strength.
January 20, 2026 at 7:47 PM
AI revolution going from strength to strength.
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Right-wing journalists are appearing on Question Time more than twice as often as left-wing reporters, fresh research suggests
SNP appearances on BBC Question Time plummet, new research shows
www.thenational.scot
January 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
Right-wing journalists are appearing on Question Time more than twice as often as left-wing reporters, fresh research suggests
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In his student years, Mark Gertler made many portraits of his family, the majority of which are of his mother, Golda. His letters from this period reveal how much her love and belief in him mattered. This dates from 1910.
January 18, 2026 at 5:17 PM
In his student years, Mark Gertler made many portraits of his family, the majority of which are of his mother, Golda. His letters from this period reveal how much her love and belief in him mattered. This dates from 1910.
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It’s really funny and deeply ironic to think about who wrote this given the current state of our politics
January 20, 2026 at 6:06 AM
It’s really funny and deeply ironic to think about who wrote this given the current state of our politics