Andrew Warnes
@andrewwarnes.bsky.social
Local government nerd. Memes, acts, and plays bass. Prone to typos. He/him.
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Man Somehow Thinks He Doesn’t Have Enough Alone Time https://theonion.com/man-somehow-thinks-he-doesn-t-have-enough-alone-time-1819577280/
January 1, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Man Somehow Thinks He Doesn’t Have Enough Alone Time https://theonion.com/man-somehow-thinks-he-doesn-t-have-enough-alone-time-1819577280/
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This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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Sharron Davies has never done anything for women’s rights. She is, however, a racist and transphobic conspiracist
December 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Sharron Davies has never done anything for women’s rights. She is, however, a racist and transphobic conspiracist
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I visited Youth Zone in White City the other day. Really inspiring, lovely and ambitious place. But at the same time, left feeling quite sad because it is the *only* remaining youth provision in west London that isn't either for young people who have already ended up as formally NEET.
The UK just has incredible attention to detail when it comes to making sure the people who pay all the taxes can’t have nice things. Child benefit? No. Free Child car? No. Cut price bike to cycle to work? No.
Functionally we are telling people they pay too much tax to get anything from the state.
Functionally we are telling people they pay too much tax to get anything from the state.
Rachel Reeves is setting the Cycle to Work scheme on fire as part of the war on salary sacrifice policies! on.ft.com/4oKXNrC
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I visited Youth Zone in White City the other day. Really inspiring, lovely and ambitious place. But at the same time, left feeling quite sad because it is the *only* remaining youth provision in west London that isn't either for young people who have already ended up as formally NEET.
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Embarrassing.
BBC Radio 4 this morning joined Trump in describing Zohran Mamdani as a "radical leftist".
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Embarrassing.
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While it is significant that New York can elect a Mayor who is & so identifies as an immigrant leader, the tendency to conflate Zohran Mamdani & Sadiq Khan as Mayors who are Muslim in high profile national/global cities (by opponents but also fans + media) overlooks significant contrasts
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
While it is significant that New York can elect a Mayor who is & so identifies as an immigrant leader, the tendency to conflate Zohran Mamdani & Sadiq Khan as Mayors who are Muslim in high profile national/global cities (by opponents but also fans + media) overlooks significant contrasts
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ENTIRE NATION YELLS #CelebrityTraitors
October 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
ENTIRE NATION YELLS #CelebrityTraitors
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please meet Alex the Great, a therapy bunny who works at the San Fran airport and now Giants games to help people who are overwhelmed
LOOK AT HIS TINY BALLCAP. LOOK AT IT.
LOOK AT HIS TINY BALLCAP. LOOK AT IT.
July 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
please meet Alex the Great, a therapy bunny who works at the San Fran airport and now Giants games to help people who are overwhelmed
LOOK AT HIS TINY BALLCAP. LOOK AT IT.
LOOK AT HIS TINY BALLCAP. LOOK AT IT.
First annual leave day off in two months after a hectic April/May/June, and I still woke up at 5.30 AM...
I think I'm going to need to nap on my train journey down south.
I think I'm going to need to nap on my train journey down south.
June 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
First annual leave day off in two months after a hectic April/May/June, and I still woke up at 5.30 AM...
I think I'm going to need to nap on my train journey down south.
I think I'm going to need to nap on my train journey down south.
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Person Standing Far Away From Burial Must Have Deep, Dark Secret About Deceased theonion.com/person-...
June 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Person Standing Far Away From Burial Must Have Deep, Dark Secret About Deceased theonion.com/person-...
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An illustration of how FPP goes from sandbag to springboard - Reform votes and seats in different councils:
Oxfordshire: 18% vote, 2% seats
Cambridgeshire: 23% vote, 16% seats
Devon: 27% vote, 30% seats
Leicestershire: 33% vote, 46% seats
Derbyshire: 37% vote, 66% seats
Oxfordshire: 18% vote, 2% seats
Cambridgeshire: 23% vote, 16% seats
Devon: 27% vote, 30% seats
Leicestershire: 33% vote, 46% seats
Derbyshire: 37% vote, 66% seats
May 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
An illustration of how FPP goes from sandbag to springboard - Reform votes and seats in different councils:
Oxfordshire: 18% vote, 2% seats
Cambridgeshire: 23% vote, 16% seats
Devon: 27% vote, 30% seats
Leicestershire: 33% vote, 46% seats
Derbyshire: 37% vote, 66% seats
Oxfordshire: 18% vote, 2% seats
Cambridgeshire: 23% vote, 16% seats
Devon: 27% vote, 30% seats
Leicestershire: 33% vote, 46% seats
Derbyshire: 37% vote, 66% seats
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Adolescence a depressing case study for how discourse ruins things
1. Show raises important societal issues & triggers conversation on what to do
2. People get carried away & watching show becomes performative purity test
3. Rejecting the show becomes equally performative badge of honour for others
1. Show raises important societal issues & triggers conversation on what to do
2. People get carried away & watching show becomes performative purity test
3. Rejecting the show becomes equally performative badge of honour for others
April 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Adolescence a depressing case study for how discourse ruins things
1. Show raises important societal issues & triggers conversation on what to do
2. People get carried away & watching show becomes performative purity test
3. Rejecting the show becomes equally performative badge of honour for others
1. Show raises important societal issues & triggers conversation on what to do
2. People get carried away & watching show becomes performative purity test
3. Rejecting the show becomes equally performative badge of honour for others
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I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
a statue of a hippopotamus with its mouth open and teeth showing .
Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.
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March 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.
And the same thing will happen to cycling that happened to cricket - barely anyone will pay attention to the events bar the wealthy.
The fact that coverage wont be on ITV, but on a £30 a month subscription, stings a bit.
This’ll be fun I reckon www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cyclin...
March 1, 2025 at 10:48 AM
And the same thing will happen to cycling that happened to cricket - barely anyone will pay attention to the events bar the wealthy.
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In the latest Guardian Blind Date: The thunderbolt! Fireworks! Negronis! And it's really quite beautiful.
My review:
My review:
Gráinne and Alexander
In these serious times, there is a feeling of guilt attached to frivolity. A sense, perhaps, that you’re playing MarioKart while Rome frazzles. Political intrigue has rendered showbiz gossip …
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February 22, 2025 at 10:45 AM
In the latest Guardian Blind Date: The thunderbolt! Fireworks! Negronis! And it's really quite beautiful.
My review:
My review:
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Good morning. After a rough few days, this week's Blind Date was perfectly timed to fill you with joy. Couldn't wipe the smile off my face. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Blind date: ‘I was hoping to meet a total babe. She was a total babe’
Gráinne, 31, a software engineer and musician, meets Alexander, 34, a civil servant
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February 22, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Good morning. After a rough few days, this week's Blind Date was perfectly timed to fill you with joy. Couldn't wipe the smile off my face. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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6th February 2025 07.48
February 6, 2025 at 7:53 AM
6th February 2025 07.48
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Joblessness is going to become more prevalent in our social networks. This already had been happening in mine. Be kind and patient. Losing a job is really hard on one’s self-worth and sense of efficacy.
February 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Joblessness is going to become more prevalent in our social networks. This already had been happening in mine. Be kind and patient. Losing a job is really hard on one’s self-worth and sense of efficacy.
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Tense Party Enters Third Hour Of Unplayed Acoustic Guitar Leaning Against Wall
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January 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Tense Party Enters Third Hour Of Unplayed Acoustic Guitar Leaning Against Wall
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Photo of my parents’ dog earlier this morning - this (unemployed) cutie apparently needs the weekend…
January 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Photo of my parents’ dog earlier this morning - this (unemployed) cutie apparently needs the weekend…
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