Schafe
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he/him at a stretch, desperately wanting to be able to stop the pretence of being a human.
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The whole "why do orcs know what a menu is" thing is a non-issue
Hobbits are a metaphor for rural English nobility. It figures that orcs represent their hated enemy: the French.
Hobbits are a metaphor for rural English nobility. It figures that orcs represent their hated enemy: the French.
November 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The whole "why do orcs know what a menu is" thing is a non-issue
Hobbits are a metaphor for rural English nobility. It figures that orcs represent their hated enemy: the French.
Hobbits are a metaphor for rural English nobility. It figures that orcs represent their hated enemy: the French.
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The destruction of the entire East Wing really got through to a lot of normal people. And a lot of times when people started paying attention, they continue to pay attention
I know it’s dumb and not nearly as meaningful as all the genuinely horrifying things he’s done but I stand by the idea that tearing down half the White House so he could build a big gaudy ballroom was the exact moment where everything started unraveling for Trump.
New York - Net Support For:
Bombing Alleged Drug Boats: -23%
Prosecuting Official Critical Of Trump: -28%
Deploying ICE To Round Up Illegal Immigrants: -28%
Increasing Tariffs On Virtually Everyone: -33%
Demolishing the East Wing: -40%
Siena / Nov 12, 2025
Bombing Alleged Drug Boats: -23%
Prosecuting Official Critical Of Trump: -28%
Deploying ICE To Round Up Illegal Immigrants: -28%
Increasing Tariffs On Virtually Everyone: -33%
Demolishing the East Wing: -40%
Siena / Nov 12, 2025
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The destruction of the entire East Wing really got through to a lot of normal people. And a lot of times when people started paying attention, they continue to pay attention
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Free speech is more than me being allowed to say what I want. Everyone also has to like it and tell me I'm a smart and handsome boy
November 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Free speech is more than me being allowed to say what I want. Everyone also has to like it and tell me I'm a smart and handsome boy
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this would have been a month-long scandal in 2011
President Trump walking past the flag at the Whitehouse which has fallen to the ground
November 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
this would have been a month-long scandal in 2011
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🤔🤔🤔
Could argue the misogyny Summers expressed both publicly while president of Harvard and in emails to Epstein says more about the culture at our most elite institutions than any of the frontpage freakouts over academia in the past few years but hey
November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🤔🤔🤔
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If I had a 400 seat majority in the UK parliament I would not use it to do fascism. I would use it to actually help the British people by regaining control of Tomb Raider.
November 17, 2025 at 1:12 PM
If I had a 400 seat majority in the UK parliament I would not use it to do fascism. I would use it to actually help the British people by regaining control of Tomb Raider.
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Agree. In practice the reason why it won't happen is what it would delegitimise is 'Labour's 2024 election campaign and subsequent strategic choices', which are increasingly IMO the tail that is wagging the dog.
I think the conventional wisdom that switching to PR, even explicitly to block Reform, would delegitimise the system is completely wrong. You would get buy-in from every other party, bar maybe the Tories, and it's historically the main reason electoral reform happens. www.jstor.org/stable/2585577
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Agree. In practice the reason why it won't happen is what it would delegitimise is 'Labour's 2024 election campaign and subsequent strategic choices', which are increasingly IMO the tail that is wagging the dog.
Dunno if it is just I am atypical for rarely if ever thinking about the pace or scale of illegal immigration but part of me thinks if we didn't have a government making bad policies to appeal to the Tommy Robinson's of the world people would be less inclined to go "this is a massive problem"
Asked how happy Keir Starmer is that Tommy Robinson is now backing his asylum plans, his spokesman replies that "the public can tell that the pace and scale of illegal immigration is out of control..."
"We must restore order... or we will lose public consent for giving refuge at all".
"We must restore order... or we will lose public consent for giving refuge at all".
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Dunno if it is just I am atypical for rarely if ever thinking about the pace or scale of illegal immigration but part of me thinks if we didn't have a government making bad policies to appeal to the Tommy Robinson's of the world people would be less inclined to go "this is a massive problem"
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The New York Times obit for Alice Wong doesn’t mention Covid or Gaza
It ignores two of her biggest causes because of political bias
Alice fought tirelessly for Covid mitigations
She fought for the people of Gaza
She rightfully reminded us that the genocide in Gaza is a disability justice issue
It ignores two of her biggest causes because of political bias
Alice fought tirelessly for Covid mitigations
She fought for the people of Gaza
She rightfully reminded us that the genocide in Gaza is a disability justice issue
November 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The New York Times obit for Alice Wong doesn’t mention Covid or Gaza
It ignores two of her biggest causes because of political bias
Alice fought tirelessly for Covid mitigations
She fought for the people of Gaza
She rightfully reminded us that the genocide in Gaza is a disability justice issue
It ignores two of her biggest causes because of political bias
Alice fought tirelessly for Covid mitigations
She fought for the people of Gaza
She rightfully reminded us that the genocide in Gaza is a disability justice issue
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belief in good things happening in Texas elections is a dangerous thing but so help me, I’m afflicted
"When did pedophilia become a partisan issue?" - James Talarico (D-TX)
November 17, 2025 at 6:19 AM
belief in good things happening in Texas elections is a dangerous thing but so help me, I’m afflicted
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Both the Budget and the asylum bill are disintegrating before they've even been formally announced.
Absolutely dead government.
Absolutely dead government.
November 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Both the Budget and the asylum bill are disintegrating before they've even been formally announced.
Absolutely dead government.
Absolutely dead government.
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also it's too clever (or stupid) by half - hardly anyone thinks Labour has stuck to its promises *because it hasn't*. Raising employers NI broke a manifesto promise! Scrapping Dilnot, while barely noticed, also broke a manifesto promise. And winter fuel was seen that way too
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I like the briefing that "Morgan thinks that you shouldn't break promises to recapture trust", because the public didn't think you were promising to improve public services?
November 17, 2025 at 12:05 PM
also it's too clever (or stupid) by half - hardly anyone thinks Labour has stuck to its promises *because it hasn't*. Raising employers NI broke a manifesto promise! Scrapping Dilnot, while barely noticed, also broke a manifesto promise. And winter fuel was seen that way too
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always good to compare your product to… tobacco. one of the mostly deadly substances in history.
AI firms must be clear on risks or repeat tobacco’s mistakes, says Anthropic chief
AI firms must be clear on risks or repeat tobacco’s mistakes, says Anthropic chief
Artificial intelligence will become smarter than ‘most or all humans in most or all ways’, says Dario Amodei
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Artificial intelligence companies must be transparent about the risks posed by their products or risk repeating the mistakes of tobacco and opioid companies, according to the chief executive of the AI startup Anthropic.
Dario Amodei, who runs the US company behind the Claude chatbot, said he believed AI will become smarter than “most or all humans in most or all ways” and urged his peers to “call it as you see it”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
always good to compare your product to… tobacco. one of the mostly deadly substances in history.
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Oh so when a magical girl transforms with a song on her lips under the moonlight it's cute and awesome, but when a WEREWOLF does it-
November 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Oh so when a magical girl transforms with a song on her lips under the moonlight it's cute and awesome, but when a WEREWOLF does it-
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I'm sure you guys are all great at shopping like normal ppl but I wish I could remind some folks:
Take bags, or at least don't kick off at having to pay for one. That's been the law for 10 years now.
Don't fucking haggle, you're not Indiana Jones
You're not The Protagonist.
Neither's your kids.
Take bags, or at least don't kick off at having to pay for one. That's been the law for 10 years now.
Don't fucking haggle, you're not Indiana Jones
You're not The Protagonist.
Neither's your kids.
In these busiest shopping weeks of the year, with everyone under horrible pressure over money, job security etc, try to be nice to retail staff (who likely have unreasonable sales targets from HQ to make up for a lousy retail year). Far too many stressed customers will behave appallingly right now.
November 17, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I'm sure you guys are all great at shopping like normal ppl but I wish I could remind some folks:
Take bags, or at least don't kick off at having to pay for one. That's been the law for 10 years now.
Don't fucking haggle, you're not Indiana Jones
You're not The Protagonist.
Neither's your kids.
Take bags, or at least don't kick off at having to pay for one. That's been the law for 10 years now.
Don't fucking haggle, you're not Indiana Jones
You're not The Protagonist.
Neither's your kids.
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The best strategy for a Labour government is to govern like the sort of Labour government that their voters expected to see in office.
November 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The best strategy for a Labour government is to govern like the sort of Labour government that their voters expected to see in office.
I dunno if I could probably accept it, the refugee convention not having the requirement to go to a place legally is very important and two tiers of asylum seekers seems crazy. But we can have a discussion about merits (Like maybe 10 years before permanent residency for everyone + safe routes)
Could prob accept some pretty draconian small boat policies if there was a genuine safe route policy alongside it. So far we have no details at all.
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I dunno if I could probably accept it, the refugee convention not having the requirement to go to a place legally is very important and two tiers of asylum seekers seems crazy. But we can have a discussion about merits (Like maybe 10 years before permanent residency for everyone + safe routes)
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the human urge to make utilitarian objects beautiful--same force that turned medieval drain spouts into fabulous gargoyles
Korea is flexing here with this highly artistic floating solar farm, newly commissioned days ago.
47.2 MW of capacity located near the 50 MW Imha hydroelectric dam. The modules are arranged into the shape of Korea’s flag and the Mugunghwa, Korea’s national flower.
47.2 MW of capacity located near the 50 MW Imha hydroelectric dam. The modules are arranged into the shape of Korea’s flag and the Mugunghwa, Korea’s national flower.
November 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
the human urge to make utilitarian objects beautiful--same force that turned medieval drain spouts into fabulous gargoyles
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❌ Exclusive: AI-driven reports that government said would help bring attendance 'back to – and beyond – pre-pandemic levels' have been suspended just days after they were launched
This comes after leaders noticed inaccuracies in the data provided...
schoolsweek.co.uk/embarrassing...
This comes after leaders noticed inaccuracies in the data provided...
schoolsweek.co.uk/embarrassing...
AI attendance reports suspended just days after launch
Government had said the reports would help bring attendance 'back to - and beyond - pre-pandemic levels'
schoolsweek.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
❌ Exclusive: AI-driven reports that government said would help bring attendance 'back to – and beyond – pre-pandemic levels' have been suspended just days after they were launched
This comes after leaders noticed inaccuracies in the data provided...
schoolsweek.co.uk/embarrassing...
This comes after leaders noticed inaccuracies in the data provided...
schoolsweek.co.uk/embarrassing...
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Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.
'Noem should resign over this': Fury over alleged DHS 'child kidnapping and trafficking'
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem should resign and be criminally charged, according to critics who seized on a report revealing that zero people who were arrested in a high-profile raid were charged with a crime.ProPublica recently reported on the DHS raid on an apartment building that was al...
bit.ly
November 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Remember the recent middle-of-the-night apartment building raid where children were dragged outside naked & zip-tied in the street while black & Latino residents were _sorted by race_ and piled into separate vans while their apartments were ransacked & robbed? That raid? So it resulted in 0 arrests.
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"we're going to really rob these people for everything the people smugglers missed" - the British government, fucking brain geniuses
November 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
"we're going to really rob these people for everything the people smugglers missed" - the British government, fucking brain geniuses
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A few ways this could go:
1) They get it past parliament, it’s wildly successful and retired reactionaries go wild for red, white and blue Labour
2) They get it past parliament, retired reactionaries still hate them
3) It crashes in Parliament and they look like vicious clowns
1) They get it past parliament, it’s wildly successful and retired reactionaries go wild for red, white and blue Labour
2) They get it past parliament, retired reactionaries still hate them
3) It crashes in Parliament and they look like vicious clowns
November 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A few ways this could go:
1) They get it past parliament, it’s wildly successful and retired reactionaries go wild for red, white and blue Labour
2) They get it past parliament, retired reactionaries still hate them
3) It crashes in Parliament and they look like vicious clowns
1) They get it past parliament, it’s wildly successful and retired reactionaries go wild for red, white and blue Labour
2) They get it past parliament, retired reactionaries still hate them
3) It crashes in Parliament and they look like vicious clowns
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Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
November 17, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Just heard re: some ICE agents who raided a Chicago taqueria, then went back to the same taqueria for lunch the following week and got confused when the owner kicked them out, and I realized "jesus these doofuses really do believe we're all living in a video game where the NPCs have no memory"
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Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Just wilful performative cruelty that is entirely out of step with the majority of British people.
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?
How many Labour MPs got into politics in order to vote for stealing jewellery off of people seeking refuge from war and persecution?