Vihung Marathe
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I came here to post my Wordle score and to read bad takes on current affairs, and I'm all out of posting my Wordle score (for the next 24 hours)
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On Air Force One, a reporter noted that some had called it a kidnapping and Trump said that was a good term for it.
BBC journalists have been banned from describing the kidnapped Venezuelan leader as having been kidnapped.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
The BBC News Editor has sent this to BBC journalists.
January 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
On Air Force One, a reporter noted that some had called it a kidnapping and Trump said that was a good term for it.
On the face of it, US invasion of Venezuela is like US invasion of Iraq. But at least in Iraq, there was a run up to the invasion where interested parties tried to make their case with facts (even if sexed-up), and tried to follow processes and get approval (even if they were ignored afterwards
January 4, 2026 at 7:04 AM
On the face of it, US invasion of Venezuela is like US invasion of Iraq. But at least in Iraq, there was a run up to the invasion where interested parties tried to make their case with facts (even if sexed-up), and tried to follow processes and get approval (even if they were ignored afterwards
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January 4, 2026 at 6:42 AM
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Paging Tulsi Gabbard circa 2019.
January 4, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Paging Tulsi Gabbard circa 2019.
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A reminder: it doesn't have to be this way.
Mexico has a hell of a lot more to lose than Europe by angering Trump. Yet this is the response of its president just now.
This isn't a global phenomenon. Why have Europeans proven to be so uniquely cowardly over the past year?
Mexico has a hell of a lot more to lose than Europe by angering Trump. Yet this is the response of its president just now.
This isn't a global phenomenon. Why have Europeans proven to be so uniquely cowardly over the past year?
January 3, 2026 at 8:09 PM
A reminder: it doesn't have to be this way.
Mexico has a hell of a lot more to lose than Europe by angering Trump. Yet this is the response of its president just now.
This isn't a global phenomenon. Why have Europeans proven to be so uniquely cowardly over the past year?
Mexico has a hell of a lot more to lose than Europe by angering Trump. Yet this is the response of its president just now.
This isn't a global phenomenon. Why have Europeans proven to be so uniquely cowardly over the past year?
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Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Maduro is a brutal and oppressive dictator of Venezuela.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
Trump has no legitimate legal basis for military action against Venezuela under United States or international law.
Both of those facts are simultaneously true.
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In times like these I wish the United Nations was real
January 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
In times like these I wish the United Nations was real
Imagine Obama or Biden had done any of the things that Trump did. Even one of the minor things that went unreported.
Actually, imagine Obama or Biden never did those things (because why would they?), but it were reported on Fox News or OAN that Obama or Biden had done them.
Imagine the reaction
Actually, imagine Obama or Biden never did those things (because why would they?), but it were reported on Fox News or OAN that Obama or Biden had done them.
Imagine the reaction
January 2, 2026 at 4:55 AM
Imagine Obama or Biden had done any of the things that Trump did. Even one of the minor things that went unreported.
Actually, imagine Obama or Biden never did those things (because why would they?), but it were reported on Fox News or OAN that Obama or Biden had done them.
Imagine the reaction
Actually, imagine Obama or Biden never did those things (because why would they?), but it were reported on Fox News or OAN that Obama or Biden had done them.
Imagine the reaction
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January 2, 2026 at 4:42 AM
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How quickly we forget
It’s been 6 yrs since my sister rang me about the respiratory illness that she and her colleagues in respiratory medicine, were terrified of. That’s the last time I knew that version of her, the next 18 months traumatised her forever. I know the world had to move on, but its hard to see the erasure
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 AM
How quickly we forget
The oldest evidence of written text we have is a complaint letter.
And.
The oldest written evidence of a joke we have is a fart joke.
Humans: farting in your general direction for [at least] 4,000 years!
And.
The oldest written evidence of a joke we have is a fart joke.
Humans: farting in your general direction for [at least] 4,000 years!
January 1, 2026 at 5:24 AM
The oldest evidence of written text we have is a complaint letter.
And.
The oldest written evidence of a joke we have is a fart joke.
Humans: farting in your general direction for [at least] 4,000 years!
And.
The oldest written evidence of a joke we have is a fart joke.
Humans: farting in your general direction for [at least] 4,000 years!
To make resolutions assumes I had solutions at some point in the past
January 1, 2026 at 4:51 AM
To make resolutions assumes I had solutions at some point in the past
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🧪A few more hours to go…
January 1, 2026 at 12:06 AM
🧪A few more hours to go…
Damn! I forgot that one auld acquaintance. Will do better next year
December 31, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Damn! I forgot that one auld acquaintance. Will do better next year
Like frankincense, I did it my way
December 31, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Like frankincense, I did it my way
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December 30, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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There should be literally no circumstances, ever, where citizenship is can be revoked. If you literally sign up to fight for an opposing army in a war, then we should prosecute you for treason not revoke citizenship
Hell, I'm not convinced we should revoke citizenship at all.
But certainly not for being a twat online.
But certainly not for being a twat online.
December 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
There should be literally no circumstances, ever, where citizenship is can be revoked. If you literally sign up to fight for an opposing army in a war, then we should prosecute you for treason not revoke citizenship
If you’re saying you’ll be tough on “foreign sex offenders”, while caring nothing about domestic sex offenders, including those in your own party and supporter’s networks, then it’s clear it’s not about the “sex offenders” bit
December 29, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you’re saying you’ll be tough on “foreign sex offenders”, while caring nothing about domestic sex offenders, including those in your own party and supporter’s networks, then it’s clear it’s not about the “sex offenders” bit
“That’s photoshopped”
Oh. How cute.
Oh. How cute.
December 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
“That’s photoshopped”
Oh. How cute.
Oh. How cute.
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Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
i don’t see how any of the benefits of chatgpt and other consumer-facing LLMs can possibly outweigh their incredible ability to induce suicides
Adam Raine’s life hurtled toward tragedy soon after he began talking with ChatGPT about homework. Analysis of his ChatGPT account shows how the chatbot became a confidant as he planned to end his life.
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Remember:
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
When Tylenol was poisoned *by an outsider* and killed people, the company recalled all their products & redesigned them.
When Intel’s Pentium had a bug so obscure it affected 1 in _9 billion_ long division calculations, they recalled their chips.
ChatGPT was made deadly *by its team*.
With all the music services providing live lyrics, a whole generation is growing up without having to wonder what a “dachsa chasm” is, and why we don’t want one in the classroom!
December 28, 2025 at 3:10 PM
With all the music services providing live lyrics, a whole generation is growing up without having to wonder what a “dachsa chasm” is, and why we don’t want one in the classroom!
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Why does the Church have to make everything so complicated? IMO opinion it is very simple. The Church should state that they welcome Robinson's new found faith, and would expect him to now to help spread these messages re foreigners.
And if he doesn't agree with those messages,
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And if he doesn't agree with those messages,
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What does the Bible say about immigrants and refugees? - Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral
What does the Bible say about immigrants and refugees? Love Refugees As Yourself When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated...
saintmarks.org
December 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Why does the Church have to make everything so complicated? IMO opinion it is very simple. The Church should state that they welcome Robinson's new found faith, and would expect him to now to help spread these messages re foreigners.
And if he doesn't agree with those messages,
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And if he doesn't agree with those messages,
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Yippie-ki-yay, avatar!
What's everyone's favourite Avatar quote?
Mine is:
"Leave the Avatar, take the cannoli.”
Mine is:
"Leave the Avatar, take the cannoli.”
What's everyone's favourite Avatar quote?
Mine is:
"I love the smell of Avatar in the morning."
Mine is:
"I love the smell of Avatar in the morning."
December 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Yippie-ki-yay, avatar!
Pronouncing Polestar to rhyme with molester
December 27, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Pronouncing Polestar to rhyme with molester
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