David Stringer - Happy Sisyphus
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Wes Streeting wants people with ADHD to remain undiagnosed.
December 5, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Wes Streeting wants people with ADHD to remain undiagnosed.
Kemi Badenoch says indoor plumbing is unchristian.
November 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Kemi Badenoch says indoor plumbing is unchristian.
A landlord is somebody who hoards something they don't need, so they can extort money from a person who does need it.
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 AM
A landlord is somebody who hoards something they don't need, so they can extort money from a person who does need it.
Nobel Peace Prize winner welcomes US air strikes on her country.
Beginning to wonder if the Nobel Peace Prize can ever recover from this.
November 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Nobel Peace Prize winner welcomes US air strikes on her country.
The most tedious people on Twitter have just discovered today that Türkiye has changed its name. I don't watch a lot of TV adverts (God invented the fastforward button for a reason) but I feel there's been a load of tourist ads with the new spelling. Do reactionaries not pay attention to anything?
October 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The most tedious people on Twitter have just discovered today that Türkiye has changed its name. I don't watch a lot of TV adverts (God invented the fastforward button for a reason) but I feel there's been a load of tourist ads with the new spelling. Do reactionaries not pay attention to anything?
If you're a Reform supporter and think men and heterosexual people face more discrimination than "people from ethnic minority backgrounds" and LGB people, I'd love to hear the reasoning. I'll try not to mock, it's just a psychological parallel universe to me, and I find it fascinating.
October 28, 2025 at 7:35 AM
If you're a Reform supporter and think men and heterosexual people face more discrimination than "people from ethnic minority backgrounds" and LGB people, I'd love to hear the reasoning. I'll try not to mock, it's just a psychological parallel universe to me, and I find it fascinating.
Over on the other place I've been arguing with a guy who doesn't know how to use quotation marks or the difference between a phrase and one word from that phrase.
His main feed is denying climate change and calling for 'remigration', so if we can't agree on grammar that's probably a lost cause.
His main feed is denying climate change and calling for 'remigration', so if we can't agree on grammar that's probably a lost cause.
October 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Over on the other place I've been arguing with a guy who doesn't know how to use quotation marks or the difference between a phrase and one word from that phrase.
His main feed is denying climate change and calling for 'remigration', so if we can't agree on grammar that's probably a lost cause.
His main feed is denying climate change and calling for 'remigration', so if we can't agree on grammar that's probably a lost cause.
The internet of 2025 is incomprensible.
October 15, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The internet of 2025 is incomprensible.
"We make the best weapons in the world, and we've got a lot of them, and we've given a lot to Israel, frankly." - a man who appears to believe he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
October 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
"We make the best weapons in the world, and we've got a lot of them, and we've given a lot to Israel, frankly." - a man who appears to believe he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
The official website of the Nobel Prize - NobelPrize.org
The Nobel Prize rewards science, humanism and peace efforts. This is one of the central concepts in the will of Alfred Nobel, and it also permeates the outreach activities that have been developed for...
www.nobelprize.org
October 8, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Six of the nine Nobel Prize winners this year work in the U.S.
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
Three of the six were born outside the U.S., which is the pattern most years. No country has benefited more from welcoming immigrants from around the world.
www.nobelprize.org
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A thread of inspirational quotes from two of my idols: Kemi Badenoch and Ange Postecoglou
(uh-oh, I may have gotten some mixed up... or have I??)
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(uh-oh, I may have gotten some mixed up... or have I??)
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October 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
A thread of inspirational quotes from two of my idols: Kemi Badenoch and Ange Postecoglou
(uh-oh, I may have gotten some mixed up... or have I??)
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(uh-oh, I may have gotten some mixed up... or have I??)
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'I'm a Jew and I'm British, not Israeli. I have no association with Israel.'
In the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack, caller John pleads for people to understand: 'Not all Jews are Zionists, and assuming otherwise puts us at risk'.
In the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack, caller John pleads for people to understand: 'Not all Jews are Zionists, and assuming otherwise puts us at risk'.
October 4, 2025 at 6:59 PM
'I'm a Jew and I'm British, not Israeli. I have no association with Israel.'
In the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack, caller John pleads for people to understand: 'Not all Jews are Zionists, and assuming otherwise puts us at risk'.
In the wake of the Manchester synagogue attack, caller John pleads for people to understand: 'Not all Jews are Zionists, and assuming otherwise puts us at risk'.
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Imagine waiting 25 years for an appointment.
You might think this can't be right.
You'd be wrong to think that.
You might think this can't be right.
You'd be wrong to think that.
"In our analysis, which uses figures from March 2024 to March 2025 painstakingly put together through a series of FOIs, we can show the average estimated waiting time to access an initial appointment at a gender clinic is now 25 years across the UK"
www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
www.wearequeeraf.com/gender-clini...
Latest waiting times for gender identity clinics in the UK
Revealed waiting times of all GICs in UK: Most Trans+ people in the UK will wait more than a third of their adult life to get an appointment, and some will never receive care
www.wearequeeraf.com
October 4, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Imagine waiting 25 years for an appointment.
You might think this can't be right.
You'd be wrong to think that.
You might think this can't be right.
You'd be wrong to think that.
Say nyet to Reform UK.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018...
October 4, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Say nyet to Reform UK.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018...
I know this discourse has been done to death, but ICE in 2025 pretty clearly fit the niche of brownshirts. Thuggish and crude enforcers of the early stage of fascism.
ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.
October 3, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I know this discourse has been done to death, but ICE in 2025 pretty clearly fit the niche of brownshirts. Thuggish and crude enforcers of the early stage of fascism.
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Zack, the deputy leaders, and the CEO all had input, but the final decision rested with the democratically elected Green Party Executive, with input from the Conference Committee
Safety of members attending conference is paramount - credit to everyone involved in preventing GWD peddling their hate
Safety of members attending conference is paramount - credit to everyone involved in preventing GWD peddling their hate
I know this wasn't Zack's call, but he's their leader and I wanted to say 'keep doing what you're doing' because it filters down and gives others the strength to stand up.
October 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Zack, the deputy leaders, and the CEO all had input, but the final decision rested with the democratically elected Green Party Executive, with input from the Conference Committee
Safety of members attending conference is paramount - credit to everyone involved in preventing GWD peddling their hate
Safety of members attending conference is paramount - credit to everyone involved in preventing GWD peddling their hate
Protofascism, like fascism, is a petite-bourgeoise ideology.
Trump's core demographic is in fact white small business owners who haven't gone to college. they are anxious capitalists, not working class.
the going definition of "working class" seems to be whether or not one went to college. look I know we're not going to agree on here about what "working-class" is but can we all agree it's not that?
October 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Protofascism, like fascism, is a petite-bourgeoise ideology.
This is Donald Trump's great contribution to world peace. Leaders of different countries can bond by laughing at him.
The Prime Minister of Albania came up to Macron and Azerbaijani President Aliyev and joked about how Trump had resolved the conflict between Albania and Azerbaijan.
October 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is Donald Trump's great contribution to world peace. Leaders of different countries can bond by laughing at him.
Watching Pete Hegseth (a mid tier Fox News host) and Kash Patel and Dan Bongino (podcasters) elevated to senior roles really underlines just how much of a focus is put on loyalty over competence.
Having watched this again, I think that this is just a sad example of a relatively mediocre junior officer desperately trying to be accepted by accomplished senior officers.
Hegseth is just a kid in his dad's coat struggling to play SecDef. his phrases are just tired copmany-grade catch-phrases.
Hegseth is just a kid in his dad's coat struggling to play SecDef. his phrases are just tired copmany-grade catch-phrases.
Secretary Hegseth Remarks to Senior Military Leaders
YouTube video by C-SPAN
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October 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Watching Pete Hegseth (a mid tier Fox News host) and Kash Patel and Dan Bongino (podcasters) elevated to senior roles really underlines just how much of a focus is put on loyalty over competence.
'The task of brokering political common ground between Muslim communities and white working class can only be done by Nigel Farage' would be a good joke if it was intended that way.
September 30, 2025 at 7:44 AM
'The task of brokering political common ground between Muslim communities and white working class can only be done by Nigel Farage' would be a good joke if it was intended that way.
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Trying to stop Tracey from going to a Saudi comedy festival is a solid 30 Rock B plot
September 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Trying to stop Tracey from going to a Saudi comedy festival is a solid 30 Rock B plot
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I think the thing with Starmer's Labour is it's very clear that - certainly at upper echelons - they aren't afraid of Reform taking power, they are afraid of losing power to Reform. Subtle but important difference, hence the confused messaging of "aren't these people evil, anyway we'll do that too"
September 28, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I think the thing with Starmer's Labour is it's very clear that - certainly at upper echelons - they aren't afraid of Reform taking power, they are afraid of losing power to Reform. Subtle but important difference, hence the confused messaging of "aren't these people evil, anyway we'll do that too"
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