Paul Harper 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺🇬🇧🏴
@twinklebutt.bsky.social
Left-leaning (but not loonie left) pragmatist, realist, atheist cis-male gay. Vocal trans supporter. Insta-blocks bigots and never argues with idiots for more than a few messages - so if your thread goes quiet, I've muted it for that reason. 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇪🇺🇬🇧
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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:
What's your favourite song (or tune) about the rain?
This, which I actually prefer to Vangelis' original, though Rutger Hauer's speech in that is spine chilling.
youtu.be/by2pM_0Sf8c?...
This, which I actually prefer to Vangelis' original, though Rutger Hauer's speech in that is spine chilling.
youtu.be/by2pM_0Sf8c?...
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
What's your favourite song (or tune) about the rain?
This, which I actually prefer to Vangelis' original, though Rutger Hauer's speech in that is spine chilling.
youtu.be/by2pM_0Sf8c?...
This, which I actually prefer to Vangelis' original, though Rutger Hauer's speech in that is spine chilling.
youtu.be/by2pM_0Sf8c?...
Pluribus: Not at all engaged after 3 episodes and thinking of dumping it. Mostly because of the lead characters glacier-like slowness and her massively arrogant attitude. It's a very unappealing character.
It's a high concept 90 minute drama stretched so thin that it disappears. Not recommended.
It's a high concept 90 minute drama stretched so thin that it disappears. Not recommended.
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Pluribus: Not at all engaged after 3 episodes and thinking of dumping it. Mostly because of the lead characters glacier-like slowness and her massively arrogant attitude. It's a very unappealing character.
It's a high concept 90 minute drama stretched so thin that it disappears. Not recommended.
It's a high concept 90 minute drama stretched so thin that it disappears. Not recommended.
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If you enjoyed Baby's Breath, and have a hankering to find out what happens next to Erin Callahan and Dominion of Light...
"Fallen Feathers" published 1 Dec.
Preorder now.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0G2...
Paperback and ebook.
#BookSky #IamWriting #Books #Thriller #BabysBreath #FallenFeathers
"Fallen Feathers" published 1 Dec.
Preorder now.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0G2...
Paperback and ebook.
#BookSky #IamWriting #Books #Thriller #BabysBreath #FallenFeathers
November 14, 2025 at 5:56 PM
If you enjoyed Baby's Breath, and have a hankering to find out what happens next to Erin Callahan and Dominion of Light...
"Fallen Feathers" published 1 Dec.
Preorder now.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0G2...
Paperback and ebook.
#BookSky #IamWriting #Books #Thriller #BabysBreath #FallenFeathers
"Fallen Feathers" published 1 Dec.
Preorder now.
www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0G2...
Paperback and ebook.
#BookSky #IamWriting #Books #Thriller #BabysBreath #FallenFeathers
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There's lots you can and should criticise the BBC for.
But it's our BBC - and it's important.
Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
But it's our BBC - and it's important.
Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
Zack Polanski on President Trump, "It's difficult to call him anything other than a fool"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
"This is sociopathic behaviour"
"He is toxic, misogynistic, racist"
"I'm not a fan of Trump"
Christiane Amanpour, "It's pretty clear"
November 14, 2025 at 9:24 AM
There's lots you can and should criticise the BBC for.
But it's our BBC - and it's important.
Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
But it's our BBC - and it's important.
Great to speak to CNN - Donald Trump shouldn't have his hands anywhere near our public services.
Incompetence or embezzlement?
This farcical egowank project needs to be wound up. It has zero policies, zero credibility and zero chance of success.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This farcical egowank project needs to be wound up. It has zero policies, zero credibility and zero chance of success.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Your Party receives ‘small portion’ of withheld supporters’ donations
Row continues between camps of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana, whose company holds hundreds of thousands of pounds of party funds
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Incompetence or embezzlement?
This farcical egowank project needs to be wound up. It has zero policies, zero credibility and zero chance of success.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This farcical egowank project needs to be wound up. It has zero policies, zero credibility and zero chance of success.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I've got the Blue Origin live webcast on just in case anything interesting happens in the next ten minutes. Sound muted, of course. The nappy-filling levels of corporate excitement is bad enough to watch. Listening to it would result in my TV with a brick through it. Calm down ferfucksake!
November 13, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I've got the Blue Origin live webcast on just in case anything interesting happens in the next ten minutes. Sound muted, of course. The nappy-filling levels of corporate excitement is bad enough to watch. Listening to it would result in my TV with a brick through it. Calm down ferfucksake!
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![[Scene is a kitchen - a middle aged woman called JANET is boiling peas at the stove. A younger more colourfully dressed woman named LIZ approached her.]
JANET:
Ugh...
LIZ:
What's up?
JANET:
I am so bored of cooking peas!
LIZ:
Have you tried...
AI peas?
JANET:
AI peas?
LIZ:
They're peas with AI!
[Liz holds up to us a packet of peas labelled: Pea-i AI - Peas with AI].
LIZ:
Al-powered peas harness the potential of your peas
JANET:
What
LIZ [Now a voiceover as we cut to a whizzy technology diagram of peas all connected by meaningless dotted lines]
Why not take your peas to the next level with Al Peas' new Al tools to power your peas?
[Show a techno diagram of a pea with a label reading 'AI' pointing to a random zone in it]
LIZ:
Each pea has Al in a way we haven't quite worked out yet but it's fine
[Show Janet and Liz now in a Matrix-style world of peas]
LIZ:
With Al peas you can supercharge productivity and make AI work for your peas!
JANET:
What
LIZ:
Shut up
LIZ:
Our game-changing Pea-Al gives you the freedom to unlock the potential of the power of the future of your peas workflow
From opening the bag of peas
to boiling the peas
to eating the peas
To spending millions on adding Al to the peas and then having to work out what that even means.
JANET:
Is it really necessary to-
LIZ [Grabbing Janet by the collar]:
THE PEAS HAVE GOT AI, JANET
[Cut to an advert ending screen, with the bag of peas and the slogan:
AI PEAS: Just 'Peas' for god's sake buy the AI peas.
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreiayqa37f7kik7l7s7fbtfp2sir5ckb662ry2lylinyjrfa2rkvvka@jpeg)
I am both incredibly bored and not remotely convinced by Wes Streeting's very carefully stage managed leadership bid.
"They're briefing against me, so unfortunately I have to be on the news constantly defending myself in such a way that I look decisive and very Prime Ministerial"
Bullshit.
"They're briefing against me, so unfortunately I have to be on the news constantly defending myself in such a way that I look decisive and very Prime Ministerial"
Bullshit.
November 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
I am both incredibly bored and not remotely convinced by Wes Streeting's very carefully stage managed leadership bid.
"They're briefing against me, so unfortunately I have to be on the news constantly defending myself in such a way that I look decisive and very Prime Ministerial"
Bullshit.
"They're briefing against me, so unfortunately I have to be on the news constantly defending myself in such a way that I look decisive and very Prime Ministerial"
Bullshit.
Share something that reminds you of your childhood
November 12, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Share something that reminds you of your childhood
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Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-still-polling-well-with-working-class-american-pedophiles/
November 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Trump Still Polling Well With Working-Class American Pedophiles https://theonion.com/trump-still-polling-well-with-working-class-american-pedophiles/
Eek. Going to ache later...
November 12, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Eek. Going to ache later...
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The best response that the BBC could give to Donald Trump's threat to sue is simply to refer the orange blimp to the reply given in the case of Arkell v Pressdram
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The best response that the BBC could give to Donald Trump's threat to sue is simply to refer the orange blimp to the reply given in the case of Arkell v Pressdram
Interesting. The effort of hoovering our (2 bedroom, 2 bathroom) flat adds a half a degree C to the rooms temperature.
Perhaps we dont need heating, just more hoovering?
Perhaps we dont need heating, just more hoovering?
November 11, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Interesting. The effort of hoovering our (2 bedroom, 2 bathroom) flat adds a half a degree C to the rooms temperature.
Perhaps we dont need heating, just more hoovering?
Perhaps we dont need heating, just more hoovering?
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Giving in to Trump doesn’t make you a moderate.
It makes you an accomplice.
It makes you an accomplice.
November 10, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Giving in to Trump doesn’t make you a moderate.
It makes you an accomplice.
It makes you an accomplice.
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The US Supreme Court has acted like it's one of Kim Davis's many husbands and kicked the "Marriage is Sacred, Y'all!!!" hypocrite to the curb. Glory!
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The US Supreme Court has acted like it's one of Kim Davis's many husbands and kicked the "Marriage is Sacred, Y'all!!!" hypocrite to the curb. Glory!
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Some good news for a change
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
Supreme Court rejects bid to overturn landmark same-sex marriage decision
The Supreme Court rejected a bid by former Kentucky county clerk Kim Davis to overturn its landmark decision on same-sex marriage.
www.cbsnews.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Some good news for a change
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
www.cbsnews.com/news/supreme...
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The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Must be bloody mad at 6am Sunday!
November 9, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Must be bloody mad at 6am Sunday!
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There are millions and millions of Democrats fighting like hell right now.
I wish Chuck Schumer was one of them.
I wish Chuck Schumer was one of them.
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
There are millions and millions of Democrats fighting like hell right now.
I wish Chuck Schumer was one of them.
I wish Chuck Schumer was one of them.
First episode of Pluribus watched. Bit of a clichéd theme, but we'll see where it goes.
Think I'll take a look at the new Frankenstein movie before watching episode 2.
Think I'll take a look at the new Frankenstein movie before watching episode 2.
November 7, 2025 at 5:58 PM
First episode of Pluribus watched. Bit of a clichéd theme, but we'll see where it goes.
Think I'll take a look at the new Frankenstein movie before watching episode 2.
Think I'll take a look at the new Frankenstein movie before watching episode 2.
It's 7th November, so of course, Manchester's Christmas markets are open... Nice to see a bit of Albert Square open for the first time since before we moved up here, though.
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 AM
It's 7th November, so of course, Manchester's Christmas markets are open... Nice to see a bit of Albert Square open for the first time since before we moved up here, though.
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Doctor Who," or "Transformers." 🤖✨
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If you see this, quote with a robot that isn't from "Star Wars," "Star Trek," "Doctor Who," or "Transformers." 🤖✨
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Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
November 6, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Rep. Yassamin Ansari has set up a table and this sign outside Speaker Johnson’s office.
It's like his programming is broken. Vladimir didn't tell him how to react to someone collapsing in his Yellow Room, so he just stands there in a wait state until someone from I.T. comes in and reboots him.
This photo is incredible. It's like a portrait of his soul.
November 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It's like his programming is broken. Vladimir didn't tell him how to react to someone collapsing in his Yellow Room, so he just stands there in a wait state until someone from I.T. comes in and reboots him.