Andy Weaver
@andy-weaver.bsky.social
Squirrel Herder, Iconoclast, "Rejoiner", Brummie, Lapsed Solipsist, Xenophile.
BioSciences, Environment, Renewables, ‘Invasive Species’, «Сибирские филигранные хомяки», Politics, Aeronautics, C3I, OSINT, Thylacines, Tasmanian Devils, & Schrödinger's Cat.
BioSciences, Environment, Renewables, ‘Invasive Species’, «Сибирские филигранные хомяки», Politics, Aeronautics, C3I, OSINT, Thylacines, Tasmanian Devils, & Schrödinger's Cat.
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Gill is sentenced for accepting Russian bribes on Friday.
Reform & Brexit are supported by Putin.
Reform & Brexit are supported by Putin.
November 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Gill is sentenced for accepting Russian bribes on Friday.
Reform & Brexit are supported by Putin.
Reform & Brexit are supported by Putin.
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why can they not just fix it
![[Scene is MCcDONALDS PICKUP POINT but for the most part we can only see the close up faces of tha CUSTOMER and the McDONALDS EMPLOYEE at the serving point].
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CUSTOMER:
Hi - I’m afraid this isn’t what I ordered
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McDONALDS EMPLOYEE:
Number 187?
CUSTOMER:
Yes
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CUSTOMER:
Maybe I pressed the wrong thing?
I just ordered one strawberry milkshake.
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EMPLOYEE:
Oh - yeah sorry
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EMPLOYEE:
The milkshake machine’s not working.
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EMPLOYEE:
The only flavours we can do are vanilla, banana, and Labour Leader Pretending to be Nigel Farage.
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CUSTOMER:
Is that a new flavour?
EMPLOYEE:
Yeah
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[We now see that the employee has placed a gigantic milkshake cup on the counter]
EMPLOYEE:
If you look inside, there’s a Labour leader pretending to be Nigel Farage.
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[Customer looks inside the cup]
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[Show Keir Starmer dressed as Nigel Farage inside the cup]
CUSTOMER:
So there is
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CUSTOMER:
Is that something people want, then?
EMPLOYEE:
No! No, not at all.
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EMPLOYEE:
It just keeps happening when we press banana.
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November 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
why can they not just fix it
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Yes, who would have thought. If you adopt a bash-liberals strategy, liberal voters will vote for someone else. And despite what they think in No.10, liberal voters do actually exist.
These are the voters that Labour strategists have made very clear over a long period of time that they don't want any more, and it's a message that has now been heard
I've been out canvassing quite a lot in London lately. Labour's vote has absolutely evaporated.... it is quite extraordinary to go to places where Labour were on 50-60% of the vote at the last locals and find nobody, or virtually nobody, supporting them.
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
The phrase 'I voted Labour last time, but...
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Yes, who would have thought. If you adopt a bash-liberals strategy, liberal voters will vote for someone else. And despite what they think in No.10, liberal voters do actually exist.
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The misconceived notion that the way to deal with the backlog of asylum claims is to duplicate the system so as to have exit assessments too.
In essence: addressing the problem of a queue by forming another queue, just as long.
Daft, as well as cruelly unsettling.
In essence: addressing the problem of a queue by forming another queue, just as long.
Daft, as well as cruelly unsettling.
November 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The misconceived notion that the way to deal with the backlog of asylum claims is to duplicate the system so as to have exit assessments too.
In essence: addressing the problem of a queue by forming another queue, just as long.
Daft, as well as cruelly unsettling.
In essence: addressing the problem of a queue by forming another queue, just as long.
Daft, as well as cruelly unsettling.
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And we're gonna let AI run our lives?
"No, Twitter/X is not down right now, and there are no widespread issues reported by users. If you are experiencing problems, it is likely a local issue with your internet connection, or a problem specific to your account, rather than a full service outage."
"No, Twitter/X is not down right now, and there are no widespread issues reported by users. If you are experiencing problems, it is likely a local issue with your internet connection, or a problem specific to your account, rather than a full service outage."
November 18, 2025 at 1:06 PM
And we're gonna let AI run our lives?
"No, Twitter/X is not down right now, and there are no widespread issues reported by users. If you are experiencing problems, it is likely a local issue with your internet connection, or a problem specific to your account, rather than a full service outage."
"No, Twitter/X is not down right now, and there are no widespread issues reported by users. If you are experiencing problems, it is likely a local issue with your internet connection, or a problem specific to your account, rather than a full service outage."
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Mahmood, pulling up the drawbridge denies she is pulling up the drawbridge.
Mahmood denies 'pulling up drawbridge' with legal routes open to just 'a few hundred' asylum seekers
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
Mahmood denies 'pulling up drawbridge' with legal routes open to just 'a few hundred' asylum seekers
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
www.itv.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Mahmood, pulling up the drawbridge denies she is pulling up the drawbridge.
Mahmood denies 'pulling up drawbridge' with legal routes open to just 'a few hundred' asylum seekers
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
Mahmood denies 'pulling up drawbridge' with legal routes open to just 'a few hundred' asylum seekers
www.itv.com/news/2025-11...
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What about overthrowing Donald Trump, you never do an article on that, but he's still arming a genocide, hiding Epstein Files and looting the US for his own personal profit while getting rid of Healthcare for 21m Americans.
Maduro meanwhile just won't let the US steal his oil.
Maduro meanwhile just won't let the US steal his oil.
November 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
What about overthrowing Donald Trump, you never do an article on that, but he's still arming a genocide, hiding Epstein Files and looting the US for his own personal profit while getting rid of Healthcare for 21m Americans.
Maduro meanwhile just won't let the US steal his oil.
Maduro meanwhile just won't let the US steal his oil.
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Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating an issue which potentially impacts multiple customers. Further detail will be provided as more information becomes available. Follow our updates here: www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues
Cloudflare's Status Page - Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues.
www.cloudflarestatus.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Cloudflare is aware of, and investigating an issue which potentially impacts multiple customers. Further detail will be provided as more information becomes available. Follow our updates here: www.cloudflarestatus.com/incidents/8g...
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Elon Musk said that a Tesla Optimus humanoid robot would eliminate poverty and provide sustainable abundance.
What are your thoughts?
Lots of news about robots these days.
What are your thoughts?
Lots of news about robots these days.
November 16, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Elon Musk said that a Tesla Optimus humanoid robot would eliminate poverty and provide sustainable abundance.
What are your thoughts?
Lots of news about robots these days.
What are your thoughts?
Lots of news about robots these days.
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I wouldn't board an aircraft, a bus, a train, a ship or even get in a car that had a 5% chance of crashing. Now AMOC collapse is closing in on over 25% probability we are all being boarded to a mad future.
Excellent eye opener of a presentation. Educate yourself, watch it.
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Excellent eye opener of a presentation. Educate yourself, watch it.
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Is the Atlantic Ocean circulation close to tipping?
YouTube video by Earth System Analysis - Potsdam Institute
youtu.be
November 16, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I wouldn't board an aircraft, a bus, a train, a ship or even get in a car that had a 5% chance of crashing. Now AMOC collapse is closing in on over 25% probability we are all being boarded to a mad future.
Excellent eye opener of a presentation. Educate yourself, watch it.
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
Excellent eye opener of a presentation. Educate yourself, watch it.
youtu.be/ULJXqOZuY-8
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For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
For Shabana Mahmood to attack some of the most cruelly treated people in the world as having won a "golden ticket" because they manage to get to and claim asylum in Britain is unforgiveable.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
A new, far right, low for which I can think of no precedent, by any UK Government.
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The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 16, 2025 at 10:28 AM
The Labour Government reeling off the same far-right talking points on immigration. And look who is celebrating. The far-right.
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
There is a political alternative that won’t ever scapegoat those fleeing war, persecution and torture
join.greenparty.org.uk
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Grok AI to be available in Tesla vehicles next week, Musk says reut.rs/4ksb1WX
Grok AI to be available in Tesla vehicles next week, Musk says
Grok AI will be available in Tesla vehicles next week "at the latest", the EV maker's CEO, Elon Musk, said in a post on X on Thursday.
reut.rs
July 10, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Grok AI to be available in Tesla vehicles next week, Musk says reut.rs/4ksb1WX
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Missed this in Friday's Politico PM: "Home Sec Yvette Cooper took GB News and the Sun on an immigration raid at a caravan park in Kent this week." Cosy!
"She talked tough about cracking down on illegal migrant workers, although none were found on the raid."
"She talked tough about cracking down on illegal migrant workers, although none were found on the raid."
July 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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How it feels when Twitter (X) goes down
May 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
How it feels when Twitter (X) goes down
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Harvard have free online courses
On the US constitution, public institutions, justice, citizen politics, leadership
On the US constitution, public institutions, justice, citizen politics, leadership
Government | Harvard University
Browse the latest Government courses from Harvard University.
pll.harvard.edu
May 24, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Harvard have free online courses
On the US constitution, public institutions, justice, citizen politics, leadership
On the US constitution, public institutions, justice, citizen politics, leadership
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"If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion.
“But it was never going to be me."
“But it was never going to be me."
February 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"If no lawyer within earshot of the President is willing to give him that advice, then I expect you will eventually find someone who is enough of a fool, or enough of a coward, to file your motion.
“But it was never going to be me."
“But it was never going to be me."
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After Russia's mobilisation, Igor from Zapolyarny fled to Kirkenes. Now, Norway wants him out
Igor from Zapolyarny fled to Kirkenes. Now, Norway wants him out
Following war and mobilisation, the man fled across the border to the nearby Norwegian town. Norwegian immigration authorities now demand that he returns to Russia.
www.thebarentsobserver.com
January 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
After Russia's mobilisation, Igor from Zapolyarny fled to Kirkenes. Now, Norway wants him out
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The dangerous lies of Elon Musk
His ill-informed backing for Tommy Robinson and slurs against Jess Phillips say it all about Trump's right-hand man
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/a-loudmouth-...
His ill-informed backing for Tommy Robinson and slurs against Jess Phillips say it all about Trump's right-hand man
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/a-loudmouth-...
The dangerous lies of Elon Musk
His ill-informed backing for Tommy Robinson and slurs against Jess Phillips say it all about Trump's right-hand man
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
January 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The dangerous lies of Elon Musk
His ill-informed backing for Tommy Robinson and slurs against Jess Phillips say it all about Trump's right-hand man
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/a-loudmouth-...
His ill-informed backing for Tommy Robinson and slurs against Jess Phillips say it all about Trump's right-hand man
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/a-loudmouth-...
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The combination of Toby Young & Therese Coffey should kill it stone dead fairly quickly.
The House of Lords is rotten. The process for elevating peers to it is rotten. The whole ghastly thing needs to be replaced, and there's no excuse for any side.
December 21, 2024 at 12:11 AM
The combination of Toby Young & Therese Coffey should kill it stone dead fairly quickly.
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Appointing Peter Mandelson to be the ambassador to the US is *exactly* the kind of appointment Labour implied it would stop when it was in opposition.
1. Politicises what is usually an official role
2. Cronyism, again
3. Mandelson has been a paid lobbyist/public affairs guy for almost 15 years
1. Politicises what is usually an official role
2. Cronyism, again
3. Mandelson has been a paid lobbyist/public affairs guy for almost 15 years
December 19, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Appointing Peter Mandelson to be the ambassador to the US is *exactly* the kind of appointment Labour implied it would stop when it was in opposition.
1. Politicises what is usually an official role
2. Cronyism, again
3. Mandelson has been a paid lobbyist/public affairs guy for almost 15 years
1. Politicises what is usually an official role
2. Cronyism, again
3. Mandelson has been a paid lobbyist/public affairs guy for almost 15 years
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This is how it is going to be President Musk.
Nobody voted for him, he shouldn't be allowed anywhere near Government.
This scumbag is going to steal everything.
Nobody voted for him, he shouldn't be allowed anywhere near Government.
This scumbag is going to steal everything.
December 19, 2024 at 5:03 PM
This is how it is going to be President Musk.
Nobody voted for him, he shouldn't be allowed anywhere near Government.
This scumbag is going to steal everything.
Nobody voted for him, he shouldn't be allowed anywhere near Government.
This scumbag is going to steal everything.
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During the May administration, Angela Merkel could barely sneeze without being accused of foreign intervention in British politics. Now apparently it's fine to go around the world, cap in hand, begging for them to interfere, like you're in a fucking Dickens novel.
December 19, 2024 at 7:58 AM
During the May administration, Angela Merkel could barely sneeze without being accused of foreign intervention in British politics. Now apparently it's fine to go around the world, cap in hand, begging for them to interfere, like you're in a fucking Dickens novel.