Chris Holland
@chris-a-holland.bsky.social
You dance
With your lizard leather boots on
And pull the strings
That change the faces of men
You diamond browed hag
(M.B. 1972)
With your lizard leather boots on
And pull the strings
That change the faces of men
You diamond browed hag
(M.B. 1972)
What could possibly go wrong?
www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/2563999...
www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/2563999...
Police introduce AI assistant to answer public's questions
This is the first time this technology has been used in policing in the UK.
www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
What could possibly go wrong?
www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/2563999...
www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/2563999...
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Remembrance Day is now dominated by performative nonsense. You don't need a house sized poppy and a model spitfire to show you care about the sacrifices made for the country. Where's the sense of dignity and the quiet respect gone?
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Remembrance Day is now dominated by performative nonsense. You don't need a house sized poppy and a model spitfire to show you care about the sacrifices made for the country. Where's the sense of dignity and the quiet respect gone?
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
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I've written a couple of things over the last days about how the government and much of Westminster remaining on X as the platform becomes increasingly toxic is having consequences for our politics...
Our politics is increasingly normalised to racism – because politicians are addicted to X
The platform has quietly dragged British politics into a dark place
inews.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I've written a couple of things over the last days about how the government and much of Westminster remaining on X as the platform becomes increasingly toxic is having consequences for our politics...
Two take-outs from today.
Trump is using a defense contractor to build an extension to the White House.
Trump has issued a directive to restart testing of live nuclear weapons.
Fuck
Trump is using a defense contractor to build an extension to the White House.
Trump has issued a directive to restart testing of live nuclear weapons.
Fuck
October 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Two take-outs from today.
Trump is using a defense contractor to build an extension to the White House.
Trump has issued a directive to restart testing of live nuclear weapons.
Fuck
Trump is using a defense contractor to build an extension to the White House.
Trump has issued a directive to restart testing of live nuclear weapons.
Fuck
Irritating ...
Strands #606
“"If I'm being picky ..."”
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Using a word that appears "in some US English dialects" Never heard it or read it here in the UK.
Strands #606
“"If I'm being picky ..."”
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Using a word that appears "in some US English dialects" Never heard it or read it here in the UK.
October 30, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Irritating ...
Strands #606
“"If I'm being picky ..."”
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Using a word that appears "in some US English dialects" Never heard it or read it here in the UK.
Strands #606
“"If I'm being picky ..."”
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Using a word that appears "in some US English dialects" Never heard it or read it here in the UK.
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The true question right now is whether you believe in the moral character of the British public. If you do, you'll want to have the fight with Reform. You'll believe that the public will hate the idea of breaking up families, spying on & deporting people who've worked here for years.
September 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The true question right now is whether you believe in the moral character of the British public. If you do, you'll want to have the fight with Reform. You'll believe that the public will hate the idea of breaking up families, spying on & deporting people who've worked here for years.
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“When these images are shown to school children in a decade’s time, maybe even five decades, will you be able to say you did what you could to prevent it? Or will you stand, shamefaced, knowing that you supported, were even complicit, in a live screened genocide? #JusticeForGaza
August 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
“When these images are shown to school children in a decade’s time, maybe even five decades, will you be able to say you did what you could to prevent it? Or will you stand, shamefaced, knowing that you supported, were even complicit, in a live screened genocide? #JusticeForGaza
Strands #505
“I fold!”
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“I fold!”
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July 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Strands #505
“I fold!”
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“I fold!”
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Bit of a bastard today ...
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July 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Bit of a bastard today ...
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A not-at-all fond farewell to this bunch of ineffectual goons.
Ofwat to be abolished as ministers explore creating new water regulator
Ofwat to be abolished as ministers explore creating new water regulator
Exclusive: Watchdog has faced intense criticism over sewage spills, shareholder payouts and ballooning debts
England and Wales’ embattled water regulator will be abolished under recommendations from a government-commissioned review due on Monday, the Guardian understands.
Ministers will next week announce a consultation into creating a new regulator, to coincide with the results of a review into the water industry directed by former Bank of England deputy governor Sir Jon Cunliffe. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A not-at-all fond farewell to this bunch of ineffectual goons.
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Summertime nom-nom
July 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Summertime nom-nom
Strands #495
“It could be verse”
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“It could be verse”
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July 11, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Strands #495
“It could be verse”
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“It could be verse”
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Strands #494
“Nap time!”
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“Nap time!”
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July 10, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Strands #494
“Nap time!”
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“Nap time!”
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In the mood for a fiddle today.
July 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
In the mood for a fiddle today.
Reposted by Chris Holland
BREAKING: Criminals Investigate Themselves, Conclude That They’ve Done No Crimes
July 7, 2025 at 2:13 AM
BREAKING: Criminals Investigate Themselves, Conclude That They’ve Done No Crimes
Go me!
Strands #490
“My hero!”
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Strands #490
“My hero!”
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July 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Go me!
Strands #490
“My hero!”
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Strands #490
“My hero!”
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Strands #483
“Hue are my sunshine”
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“Hue are my sunshine”
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June 29, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Strands #483
“Hue are my sunshine”
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“Hue are my sunshine”
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Strands #479
“Worth the splurge”
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“Worth the splurge”
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June 25, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Strands #479
“Worth the splurge”
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“Worth the splurge”
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As a Brit, I always feel slightly smug when I can do one of the NYT puzzles without any missteps.
Then there are days like today when I need as much help as I can get.
Strands #473
“Life is a highway”
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Then there are days like today when I need as much help as I can get.
Strands #473
“Life is a highway”
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June 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
As a Brit, I always feel slightly smug when I can do one of the NYT puzzles without any missteps.
Then there are days like today when I need as much help as I can get.
Strands #473
“Life is a highway”
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Then there are days like today when I need as much help as I can get.
Strands #473
“Life is a highway”
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Strands #470
“Key notes”
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“Key notes”
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June 16, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Strands #470
“Key notes”
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