Carl Maxim
@carlmaxim.bsky.social
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Carl Maxim
@carlmaxim.bsky.social
· Oct 15
Last night's meeting of the Pessimist Society was very disappointing. Yet again, the room was half empty.
At least, when he was at school, Nigel Farage would never have engaged in anything so nasty and unpleasant as playing chess.
Rachel Reeves caught in sexism row over chess champion title
Rachel Reeves caught in sexism row over chess champion title
The chancellor has been accused of making a false claim after former champions insisted her ‘British girls’ under-14 title’ was not the British Championship
www.thetimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
At least, when he was at school, Nigel Farage would never have engaged in anything so nasty and unpleasant as playing chess.
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has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
I went to a lecture on advances in telepathy. The keynote speaker just stood in silence for 45 minutes, then everyone applauded.
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I went to a lecture on advances in telepathy. The keynote speaker just stood in silence for 45 minutes, then everyone applauded.
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Sadly Frank Gehry didn't make it to the end of the world Cup draw
Breaking News: Frank Gehry, a titan of architecture, has died at 96. He designed some of the world’s most recognizable buildings — many widely regarded as masterpieces. nyti.ms/4rGCYiE
December 5, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Sadly Frank Gehry didn't make it to the end of the world Cup draw
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Got thrown out of the National Portrait Gallery for trying to take a photo in landscape mode.
July 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Got thrown out of the National Portrait Gallery for trying to take a photo in landscape mode.
I knew there was something not quite right with TikTok Doctor Crippen.
AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media
AI deepfakes of real doctors spreading health misinformation on social media
Hundreds of videos on TikTok and elsewhere impersonate experts to sell supplements with unproven effects
TikTok and other social media platforms are hosting AI-generated deepfake videos of doctors whose words have been manipulated to help sell supplements and spread health misinformation.
The factchecking organisation Full Fact has uncovered hundreds of such videos featuring impersonated versions of doctors and influencers directing viewers to Wellness Nest, a US-based supplements firm. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I knew there was something not quite right with TikTok Doctor Crippen.
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I would extrajudicially kill to win the FIFA Peace Prize.
December 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I would extrajudicially kill to win the FIFA Peace Prize.
The World Cup Draw is so bad I have just switched over to The Liz Truss Show.
December 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
The World Cup Draw is so bad I have just switched over to The Liz Truss Show.
Hearing the World Cup Draw will be completed once FIFA have awarded the prizes for physics, chemistry and economics.
December 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Hearing the World Cup Draw will be completed once FIFA have awarded the prizes for physics, chemistry and economics.
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Never apologise. Never explain. Sorry if you've heard that before but I thought it might help clear things up.
November 2, 2023 at 9:06 AM
Never apologise. Never explain. Sorry if you've heard that before but I thought it might help clear things up.
People who go on about 'the deep state' are often quite shallow so, to them, everything will seem quite deep.
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
People who go on about 'the deep state' are often quite shallow so, to them, everything will seem quite deep.
I would extrajudicially kill to win the FIFA Peace Prize.
December 5, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I would extrajudicially kill to win the FIFA Peace Prize.
Can't believe the government are selfishly focusing on child poverty while some Daily Telegraph readers are currently being forced to build indoor swimming pools to avoid paying the mansion tax.
December 5, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Can't believe the government are selfishly focusing on child poverty while some Daily Telegraph readers are currently being forced to build indoor swimming pools to avoid paying the mansion tax.
'Breaking News' used to be a major event worthy of interrupting regular television schedules, but now it just means: 'we interrupt the news to bring you some more news'.
December 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
'Breaking News' used to be a major event worthy of interrupting regular television schedules, but now it just means: 'we interrupt the news to bring you some more news'.
I was recently diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder, something I absolutely refuse to accept.
December 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I was recently diagnosed with Oppositional Defiant Disorder, something I absolutely refuse to accept.
Reading a book called 'Enshittification'. It starts out well but then just gets worse and worse.
December 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Reading a book called 'Enshittification'. It starts out well but then just gets worse and worse.
So many people criticising Farage for being a terrible racist at school, but over the years he has learned from his mistakes and transformed into a much better racist as an adult.
December 5, 2025 at 10:18 AM
So many people criticising Farage for being a terrible racist at school, but over the years he has learned from his mistakes and transformed into a much better racist as an adult.
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I've mounted a landline phone next to my bathroom mirror because every now and then I like to pretend I'm visiting my twin in jail.
November 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I've mounted a landline phone next to my bathroom mirror because every now and then I like to pretend I'm visiting my twin in jail.
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Someone just ran up to me in the street and tried to intimidate me with a hardback copy of Heidegger's Being and Time - I'm so sick and tired of these existential threats.
November 28, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Someone just ran up to me in the street and tried to intimidate me with a hardback copy of Heidegger's Being and Time - I'm so sick and tired of these existential threats.
And yet Alan Titchmarsh is still allowed to roam free. #TwoSecateurKeir www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Man carrying home his gardening tools arrested by armed police in Manchester
Samuel Rowe, who was returning from allotment, seeking to overturn caution for possession of offensive weapon
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
And yet Alan Titchmarsh is still allowed to roam free. #TwoSecateurKeir www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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TOP TIP: Save time in arguments by instantly jumping to other people's conclusions.
October 26, 2023 at 6:52 PM
TOP TIP: Save time in arguments by instantly jumping to other people's conclusions.
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In the future, historical re-enactment societies will re-run the culture wars with people standing in a muddy field typing angry messages into their phones.
February 18, 2025 at 9:34 AM
In the future, historical re-enactment societies will re-run the culture wars with people standing in a muddy field typing angry messages into their phones.
Is it so they can bend over backwards claiming they're not fascists? observer.co.uk/culture/book...
Why do fascists love yoga? | The Observer
For more than a century, elements of the far right have been attracted by the rigour of eastern disciplines. But does the connection stand up?
observer.co.uk
July 26, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Is it so they can bend over backwards claiming they're not fascists? observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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Saw a shop offering a service called 'microneedling', so I went in and they annoyed me ever so slightly.
November 14, 2024 at 8:37 PM
Saw a shop offering a service called 'microneedling', so I went in and they annoyed me ever so slightly.
Relaxing with a big black marker pen and the existential abyss colouring-in book.
July 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Relaxing with a big black marker pen and the existential abyss colouring-in book.