Paul Harper 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴
@twinklebutt.bsky.social
Left-leaning (but not loonie left) pragmatist, realist, atheist cis-male gay. Green Party member. Vocal trans supporter. Insta-blocks bigots and never argues with idiots for more than a few messages - so if your thread goes quiet you've probably been muted
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I oppose certain societal injustices, however people anticipating that because of that I will help reinforce their precious sense of victimhood are in for a very sharp shock.
That's emotional empathy. I don't do emotional empathy.
Here's why - Harper's Handy Guide to Empathy:
That's emotional empathy. I don't do emotional empathy.
Here's why - Harper's Handy Guide to Empathy:
Does Trump have to take it out of the frame to get at the chocolate it's wrapping?
When Venezuela’s opposition leader María Corina Machado walked into the White House on Thursday, she came bearing the gift US President Donald Trump has long coveted: a Nobel Peace Prize. https://cnn.it/3LOEMGf
January 16, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Does Trump have to take it out of the frame to get at the chocolate it's wrapping?
Repost your home river
Not exactly a river, but a waterway I like and it's only a hundred yards from home - the Rochdale Canal. One of many brilliant canals around here, all of which I've walked:
Not exactly a river, but a waterway I like and it's only a hundred yards from home - the Rochdale Canal. One of many brilliant canals around here, all of which I've walked:
January 16, 2026 at 7:39 AM
Repost your home river
Not exactly a river, but a waterway I like and it's only a hundred yards from home - the Rochdale Canal. One of many brilliant canals around here, all of which I've walked:
Not exactly a river, but a waterway I like and it's only a hundred yards from home - the Rochdale Canal. One of many brilliant canals around here, all of which I've walked:
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What kind of person endures 14 yrs of Tory incompetence & corruption, votes to oust them, & is then hoodwinked by a master grifter to vote the very worst of them back in again for more of the same.
It’d be lunacy on a grand scale.
Turquoise Tories.
Careful what you wish for.
It’d be lunacy on a grand scale.
Turquoise Tories.
Careful what you wish for.
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
What kind of person endures 14 yrs of Tory incompetence & corruption, votes to oust them, & is then hoodwinked by a master grifter to vote the very worst of them back in again for more of the same.
It’d be lunacy on a grand scale.
Turquoise Tories.
Careful what you wish for.
It’d be lunacy on a grand scale.
Turquoise Tories.
Careful what you wish for.
I think it's a great idea to collect all the UK's toxic political jetsam into one place so that when they get flushed in the next election we get rid of all of them together like a fatberg of fascists.
ANALYSIS: Nigel Farage was beaming about his newest recruit to Reform UK yesterday.
But the defection from the Tories of frontbench star Robert Jenrick hints at sizable problems for Farage’s insurgent right-wing too.
But the defection from the Tories of frontbench star Robert Jenrick hints at sizable problems for Farage’s insurgent right-wing too.
Nigel Farage’s biggest Tory defection is a gamble for Reform
Ex-Tory Robert Jenrick’s ambition, rebellious streak and ministerial record could cause real problems for the Reform UK leader.
www.politico.eu
January 16, 2026 at 5:31 AM
I think it's a great idea to collect all the UK's toxic political jetsam into one place so that when they get flushed in the next election we get rid of all of them together like a fatberg of fascists.
No way that Nobel Prize presented to Trump is the genuine article. It's a fake in a nice frame.
January 16, 2026 at 5:14 AM
No way that Nobel Prize presented to Trump is the genuine article. It's a fake in a nice frame.
Yeah. When ICE's message is "Work Sets You Free", that can be seen as an issue.
Tom Homan said ICE’s biggest issue is “messaging.”
Trump’s Border Czar Spills on Changes He Wants at ICE
Tom Homan said ICE’s biggest issue is “messaging.”
trib.al
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Yeah. When ICE's message is "Work Sets You Free", that can be seen as an issue.
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Iran imposes sanctions on USA over crackdown on protesters.
January 15, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Iran imposes sanctions on USA over crackdown on protesters.
Not too sure about Starfleet Academy yet. I suspect it'll turn into one of those tedious "steroid-addled teenagers save the universe every week" kind of things. The Klingon's cute, though...
On to episode 2...
On to episode 2...
January 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Not too sure about Starfleet Academy yet. I suspect it'll turn into one of those tedious "steroid-addled teenagers save the universe every week" kind of things. The Klingon's cute, though...
On to episode 2...
On to episode 2...
There are maps going around showing Russia right next door to Greenland. "Maps by Morons" they might as well be called. Greenland is nowhere near Russia:
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
There are maps going around showing Russia right next door to Greenland. "Maps by Morons" they might as well be called. Greenland is nowhere near Russia:
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4 years ago today on the Olympic Park. All thatbuilding has now finished and is open or about to open.
From the far end: V&A Museum, London College of Fashion, BBC Sounds and finally Sadlers Wells. The building with the blue windows is the London Aquatic Centre from 2012 in its final configuration.
From the far end: V&A Museum, London College of Fashion, BBC Sounds and finally Sadlers Wells. The building with the blue windows is the London Aquatic Centre from 2012 in its final configuration.
January 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
4 years ago today on the Olympic Park. All thatbuilding has now finished and is open or about to open.
From the far end: V&A Museum, London College of Fashion, BBC Sounds and finally Sadlers Wells. The building with the blue windows is the London Aquatic Centre from 2012 in its final configuration.
From the far end: V&A Museum, London College of Fashion, BBC Sounds and finally Sadlers Wells. The building with the blue windows is the London Aquatic Centre from 2012 in its final configuration.
Jesus H. Christ! Seriously, @mayorofwy.bsky.social, this is embarrassing.
January 14, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Jesus H. Christ! Seriously, @mayorofwy.bsky.social, this is embarrassing.
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Trump’s message to America.
January 14, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Trump’s message to America.
Apparently, ICE has a new logo now...
January 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
Apparently, ICE has a new logo now...
"Politics at Sam" added to my muted words list. I am incredibly bored with that Andrew Marr wannabe.
January 14, 2026 at 10:24 AM
"Politics at Sam" added to my muted words list. I am incredibly bored with that Andrew Marr wannabe.
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The Ford employee that yelled “pedophile protector” at Trump today showed more of a spine than anyone in the Republican Party. In response tiny hands flipped the tiniest bird in living memory.
Trump is a small, embarrassing and pathetic man. America hates him and it shows.
Trump is a small, embarrassing and pathetic man. America hates him and it shows.
January 14, 2026 at 1:22 AM
The Ford employee that yelled “pedophile protector” at Trump today showed more of a spine than anyone in the Republican Party. In response tiny hands flipped the tiniest bird in living memory.
Trump is a small, embarrassing and pathetic man. America hates him and it shows.
Trump is a small, embarrassing and pathetic man. America hates him and it shows.
Oh dear.
That's unfortunate.
Never mind.
That's unfortunate.
Never mind.
EXCLUSIVE | Sensitive details of around 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol employees—including almost 2,000 frontline agents—have allegedly been released by a DHS whistleblower.
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Personal Details of Thousands of Border Patrol and ICE Goons Allegedly Leaked in Huge Data Breach
A DHS whistleblower appears to have exposed data on federal immigration workers after the shooting of Renee Good.
trib.al
January 13, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Oh dear.
That's unfortunate.
Never mind.
That's unfortunate.
Never mind.
Best of luck, Becky.
On my way to the Supreme Court where I'll be proud to support 15-year-old Becky Pepper-Jackson, West Virginia's only transgender athlete, as she opposes the state's effort to ban her from playing as herself.
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
Win or lose, Becky and her family are heroes for standing up for what's right
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Best of luck, Becky.
Winter Olympics report – The Mash Report s01W e05
YouTube video by Mark Iliff
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Back on it, but wondering if it's a bit soon after the bug. Feeling quite sick now!
January 13, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Back on it, but wondering if it's a bit soon after the bug. Feeling quite sick now!
Sure. Trump's going to invade Greenland. After all, the USA is great in cold weather...
youtube.com/shorts/f_qZ7...
youtube.com/shorts/f_qZ7...
Scary bobsled ride for Team USA
YouTube video by 9NEWS
youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Sure. Trump's going to invade Greenland. After all, the USA is great in cold weather...
youtube.com/shorts/f_qZ7...
youtube.com/shorts/f_qZ7...
People power. That's how it's done - great job Lyn Lake.
Video of federal agents getting run out of Lyn Lake this afternoon. Agents drop a gas can at the end and someone kicks it back at them.
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 AM
People power. That's how it's done - great job Lyn Lake.
The River Irk.
Great name, huh?
Great name, huh?
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 8:57 PM
The River Irk.
Great name, huh?
Great name, huh?
Quite enjoyed the first episode of Best Medicine (the US version of Doc Martin, which I've never watched). A nice gentle stroll without overburdening complexity. Relaxation TV...
January 12, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Quite enjoyed the first episode of Best Medicine (the US version of Doc Martin, which I've never watched). A nice gentle stroll without overburdening complexity. Relaxation TV...
Crikey! Hadn't realised that Arsecandle & Felch were still going.
Abercrombie & Fitch tempers annual sales growth forecast reut.rs/4aV4W4l
Abercrombie & Fitch tempers annual sales growth forecast
Abercrombie & Fitch lowered its annual net sales growth forecast on Monday, sending shares down 16% in premarket trade.
reut.rs
January 12, 2026 at 2:11 PM
Crikey! Hadn't realised that Arsecandle & Felch were still going.