Seeadler
@seeadler.bsky.social
Ex-RM from NI with a PhD. Author and professional editor. "Bluesky elder," apparently. #BSMRGUK
To my Ukrainian friends: вдачi і вдалого полювання
To my Ukrainian friends: вдачi і вдалого полювання
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Seeadler
@seeadler.bsky.social
· Nov 19
I spent a decade arguing with antivaxxers on X. Showing them papers. Explaining their errors. Correcting their disinformation.
I've done my bit for "dialogue with people I disagree with".
I'm here to hang out with people I like. For everyone else, I have no guilt about using the block button.
I've done my bit for "dialogue with people I disagree with".
I'm here to hang out with people I like. For everyone else, I have no guilt about using the block button.
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A quarter of the entire deployed US Navy is now stationed in the Caribbean.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A quarter of the entire deployed US Navy is now stationed in the Caribbean.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
That goes way beyond frighteners.
"Siri, what is 'institutional memory'?"
An Irish bomb disposal team recently took part in the world's largest EOD competition in Iceland. It was the first time an Irish team had taken part. They finished first out of 18 countries. Incredible achievement.
November 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Siri, what is 'institutional memory'?"
Three days ago – three days! – I was mourning the friends I lost when, in response to the USA's cry for help, British forces joined the Global War on Terror.
I suspect Bluesky would suspend me if I told you what I really think of this 5'9" heap of shite in a cheap suit.
I suspect Bluesky would suspend me if I told you what I really think of this 5'9" heap of shite in a cheap suit.
Homan: "I don't think the UK is a friend to this country and friend of the president"
November 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Three days ago – three days! – I was mourning the friends I lost when, in response to the USA's cry for help, British forces joined the Global War on Terror.
I suspect Bluesky would suspend me if I told you what I really think of this 5'9" heap of shite in a cheap suit.
I suspect Bluesky would suspend me if I told you what I really think of this 5'9" heap of shite in a cheap suit.
. @johnfinnemore.bsky.social have you seen this?
This is a real flight school, teaching people to fly planes!!! Like????
November 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
. @johnfinnemore.bsky.social have you seen this?
"Dear Mr Hymas,
Your respondents may be delighted to learn that I possess a time machine that will allow them to live in the UK in 1975.
Unfortunately, it is only able to send people to Belfast.
I look forward to seeing how many Telegraph readers take advantage of this offer.
Yours sincerely..."
Your respondents may be delighted to learn that I possess a time machine that will allow them to live in the UK in 1975.
Unfortunately, it is only able to send people to Belfast.
I look forward to seeing how many Telegraph readers take advantage of this offer.
Yours sincerely..."
Absolute nonsense. Anyone who lived through the period, or who has studied the period, will know how daft, how dangerously silly, this kind of rot is. If I may, I was there. It was FAR more grey, tough, poor, bigoted, boring, terrifying, violent & frequently flat-out insane than nostalgia insists.
November 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Dear Mr Hymas,
Your respondents may be delighted to learn that I possess a time machine that will allow them to live in the UK in 1975.
Unfortunately, it is only able to send people to Belfast.
I look forward to seeing how many Telegraph readers take advantage of this offer.
Yours sincerely..."
Your respondents may be delighted to learn that I possess a time machine that will allow them to live in the UK in 1975.
Unfortunately, it is only able to send people to Belfast.
I look forward to seeing how many Telegraph readers take advantage of this offer.
Yours sincerely..."
Youtube flung up some pseudo-Celtic music sung by some breathy woman who sounds like she's dying of consumption, so listen up, Americans: inferior copies of Enya will not endear you to the Irish, who know that she is a marine biology experiment that got out of hand: we were trying to talk to whales.
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Youtube flung up some pseudo-Celtic music sung by some breathy woman who sounds like she's dying of consumption, so listen up, Americans: inferior copies of Enya will not endear you to the Irish, who know that she is a marine biology experiment that got out of hand: we were trying to talk to whales.
Casting director: "And for the senior academic in Basic Instinct 2, I thought maybe Charlotte Rampling?"
Director: "Why would I want Char-"
Casting director: *slides photo across table*
Director: "Why would I want Char-"
Casting director: *slides photo across table*
This Helmut Newton photograph of Charlotte Rampling doesn't really have any nudity but still manages to be about the naughtiest thing I've ever seen.
November 13, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Casting director: "And for the senior academic in Basic Instinct 2, I thought maybe Charlotte Rampling?"
Director: "Why would I want Char-"
Casting director: *slides photo across table*
Director: "Why would I want Char-"
Casting director: *slides photo across table*
So Sarah Kendzior was suspended for paraphrasing the lyrics of Folsom Prison Blues in response to an article *about Johnny Cash*?
LeithMotive's assessment here appears to be the correct one.
LeithMotive's assessment here appears to be the correct one.
Lol. They've absolutely fucked it. Well done.
The account owner of @sarahkendzior.bsky.social was suspended for 72 hours for expressing a desire to shoot the author of an article. The post, made 11/10, stated: "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die." 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
So Sarah Kendzior was suspended for paraphrasing the lyrics of Folsom Prison Blues in response to an article *about Johnny Cash*?
LeithMotive's assessment here appears to be the correct one.
LeithMotive's assessment here appears to be the correct one.
Reminds me of that marvellous image in The Kraken Wakes when someone passes the drowned Palace of Westminster (on the landward side!) in a speedboat and the wake washes against the windows.
the Barrier failing is going to be the worst thing to hit London since the Blitz, and before that since the fire. and i don't want to discount how it's gonna fuck actual people's lives, because it will, but also it is going to ruin a number of significant London heritage sites
November 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Reminds me of that marvellous image in The Kraken Wakes when someone passes the drowned Palace of Westminster (on the landward side!) in a speedboat and the wake washes against the windows.
I am sure I am not alone in enjoying a letter that makes me punch the air and go "YES!"
Do read it. It is the legal equivalent of the speech in the film Independence Day.
Do read it. It is the legal equivalent of the speech in the film Independence Day.
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I am sure I am not alone in enjoying a letter that makes me punch the air and go "YES!"
Do read it. It is the legal equivalent of the speech in the film Independence Day.
Do read it. It is the legal equivalent of the speech in the film Independence Day.
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I don’t think people are paying enough attention to the fact that the North Carolina court of appeals just ruled that 65,000 votes don’t count, and that the Republican Supreme Court candidate who lost actually won.
This will be appealed, but make no mistake: they’re trying to steal this election.
This will be appealed, but make no mistake: they’re trying to steal this election.
April 5, 2025 at 2:30 AM
I don’t think people are paying enough attention to the fact that the North Carolina court of appeals just ruled that 65,000 votes don’t count, and that the Republican Supreme Court candidate who lost actually won.
This will be appealed, but make no mistake: they’re trying to steal this election.
This will be appealed, but make no mistake: they’re trying to steal this election.
AH!
I was expecting to find something like this.
Now that the UK is no longer sharing intel with the US on vessel movements in the Caribbean, Trump will have wanted to strike back at the UK. Which he has done, by threatening to sue the BBC – a source of news (or "intel") for the British public.
I was expecting to find something like this.
Now that the UK is no longer sharing intel with the US on vessel movements in the Caribbean, Trump will have wanted to strike back at the UK. Which he has done, by threatening to sue the BBC – a source of news (or "intel") for the British public.
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
AH!
I was expecting to find something like this.
Now that the UK is no longer sharing intel with the US on vessel movements in the Caribbean, Trump will have wanted to strike back at the UK. Which he has done, by threatening to sue the BBC – a source of news (or "intel") for the British public.
I was expecting to find something like this.
Now that the UK is no longer sharing intel with the US on vessel movements in the Caribbean, Trump will have wanted to strike back at the UK. Which he has done, by threatening to sue the BBC – a source of news (or "intel") for the British public.
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Shittification and shareholder return
A rehash of an old thread
Why is everything crap. Well, here we learn why Adam Smith was an early Marxist, in that though he had great faith in markets
He had zero faith in merchants
And the reason why, is why no one answers your helpline
1/n
A rehash of an old thread
Why is everything crap. Well, here we learn why Adam Smith was an early Marxist, in that though he had great faith in markets
He had zero faith in merchants
And the reason why, is why no one answers your helpline
1/n
a woman is wearing a headset while sitting at a desk .
ALT: a woman is wearing a headset while sitting at a desk .
media.tenor.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Shittification and shareholder return
A rehash of an old thread
Why is everything crap. Well, here we learn why Adam Smith was an early Marxist, in that though he had great faith in markets
He had zero faith in merchants
And the reason why, is why no one answers your helpline
1/n
A rehash of an old thread
Why is everything crap. Well, here we learn why Adam Smith was an early Marxist, in that though he had great faith in markets
He had zero faith in merchants
And the reason why, is why no one answers your helpline
1/n
A thought has occurred, to which I do not know the answer (although I suspect @ukdefencejournal.org.uk might): is the BBC considered part of the UK's Critical National Infrastructure, and if it is, what does that do to the significance of Trump's threatened lawsuit?
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A thought has occurred, to which I do not know the answer (although I suspect @ukdefencejournal.org.uk might): is the BBC considered part of the UK's Critical National Infrastructure, and if it is, what does that do to the significance of Trump's threatened lawsuit?
now would be the *perfect* time for someone to leak the Epstein Files to the BBC.
I might be wrong, but this stinks of Pharage involvement.
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
now would be the *perfect* time for someone to leak the Epstein Files to the BBC.
Interesting to read this in light of a comparable British situation, which was national fury at Boris Johnson flouting the lockdown rules that we kept conscientiously despite their difficulty.
My family has been without half our income for 40 days. It has been.. very hard.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
We are willing to feel that pain so people can have health care next year, or to undo these illegal recissions.
We are not willing to have been put through this for NOTHING.
November 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Interesting to read this in light of a comparable British situation, which was national fury at Boris Johnson flouting the lockdown rules that we kept conscientiously despite their difficulty.
Waving a big white flag isn't fighting, Chuck, you supine invertebrate.
Democrats have been fighting for months to address America's healthcare crisis
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
For the millions who will lose coverage
For people with cancer who won't get the care they need
For working families who can't afford to pay $25K more a year for healthcare
We will keep fighting
November 10, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Waving a big white flag isn't fighting, Chuck, you supine invertebrate.
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BBC really burying the lede there
November 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
BBC really burying the lede there
From my recollection of literature, a broken stone table is a Good Thing, Actually.
Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt
Somerset church tomb collapse exposes 1700s stone crypt
The church says it is currently unclear whether the collapse has damaged any surrounding graves.
www.bbc.com
November 9, 2025 at 6:20 PM
From my recollection of literature, a broken stone table is a Good Thing, Actually.
Not only has Cartland been struck off, his name has been erased from the medical register, meaning that he's not even "Dr." Cartland any more.
That is an unbelievably high bar to clear, so it tells you just how egregious his conduct was. Read the judgement here: www.mpts-uk.org/-/media/mpts...
That is an unbelievably high bar to clear, so it tells you just how egregious his conduct was. Read the judgement here: www.mpts-uk.org/-/media/mpts...
www.mpts-uk.org
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Not only has Cartland been struck off, his name has been erased from the medical register, meaning that he's not even "Dr." Cartland any more.
That is an unbelievably high bar to clear, so it tells you just how egregious his conduct was. Read the judgement here: www.mpts-uk.org/-/media/mpts...
That is an unbelievably high bar to clear, so it tells you just how egregious his conduct was. Read the judgement here: www.mpts-uk.org/-/media/mpts...
It remains an annoyance that the raid on Eadu in Rogue One was conducted by an X-Wing detachment rather than Y-Wings, which as purpose-built strike fighters were designed for exactly that sort of mission.
27. I don’t care what @gailsimone.bsky.social says, the humble Y-Wing is a good ship.
two star wars fighter jets flying in the sky
Alt: Y-Wings, about to die in the Death Star trench.
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 AM
It remains an annoyance that the raid on Eadu in Rogue One was conducted by an X-Wing detachment rather than Y-Wings, which as purpose-built strike fighters were designed for exactly that sort of mission.
LawnDartGPT.
And should, AT MINIMUM, receive the same treatment.
And should, AT MINIMUM, receive the same treatment.
1.This is not the only known example we know of ChatGPT cheering on a vulnerable young person to die by suicide, this time it is a recent Texas A&M grad
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
2. Every single university that has invited OpenAI into our midst should be asked to account for their choices.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
LawnDartGPT.
And should, AT MINIMUM, receive the same treatment.
And should, AT MINIMUM, receive the same treatment.
Congratulations, techbros: you have created in digital form the dude hanging around outside schools asking children if they want a sweetie and to play with a puppy. Meanwhile, the cleavers are jingling as they dangle from hooks in the back of his van.
This conversation between ChatGPT and the young man it encouraged to commit suicide is just...my god
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 8, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Congratulations, techbros: you have created in digital form the dude hanging around outside schools asking children if they want a sweetie and to play with a puppy. Meanwhile, the cleavers are jingling as they dangle from hooks in the back of his van.