Douglas Parkinson
@douglasparkins8.bsky.social
Apparently a writer now. Church bells, politics, unwarranted opinions and confidence.
I'm incredibly tired of the "democrat tells donald trump to fuck off, thunderous applause, and then does nothing substantial" loop. It's beginning to wear thin and so far has not stopped ICE from kicking down the doors of churches and kidnapping people.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say this is probably the first time in American history a sitting governor has used that particular -- and particularly apt -- phrase in a public speech
If I didn't live in California I'd move to Illinois.
November 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I'm incredibly tired of the "democrat tells donald trump to fuck off, thunderous applause, and then does nothing substantial" loop. It's beginning to wear thin and so far has not stopped ICE from kicking down the doors of churches and kidnapping people.
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My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon the muck in here, and shut that door.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon this one simple trick and the results will surprise you.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon my email which I hope finds you well.
October 31, 2025 at 2:23 PM
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look upon the muck in here, and shut that door.
It's not a funny one but it is one of the best opening scenes in cinema history.
November 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It's not a funny one but it is one of the best opening scenes in cinema history.
What many people don't understand about trying to be a freelance writer is that when something is published, lightning arcs between tesla coils in my attic and I go "It's Alive" like I'm in an old horror film. www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
Politics without principle creates a crueler society
One of Frederick Donaldson’s seven social evils resonates in particular today, argues Douglas J. Parkinson
www.churchtimes.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
What many people don't understand about trying to be a freelance writer is that when something is published, lightning arcs between tesla coils in my attic and I go "It's Alive" like I'm in an old horror film. www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...
The Anti-Cop Flop is going to be the dance routine of this autumn.
This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".
![One of Britain’s most senior police officers has launched an angry tirade against Extinction Rebellion protesters going “all floppy” when they get arrested.
Sir Stephen House, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the tactic of going limp was a “flipping nuisance” as it required extra officers to drag protesters away.
House told a London assembly police and crime committee hearing: “We have asked them to stop being floppy. And that might seem like a silly thing to say, but when we arrest them and pick them up, they go all floppy, which is why you see four or five officers carrying them away. It’s a complete waste of officers’ time, and a complete pain in the neck.”
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House also expressed annoyance at how the tactic made the police look heavy-handed. He said: “The problem with them going floppy and four offices carrying them away [is that it] looks to the general public like police are overreacting here. We’re not making them go floppy. They’re just sort of being a nuisance.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7uvcqt45oqlutlrtgx7bpodq/bafkreie7yqxb4cj2t4gxftiqsno5wgk2kczb5vbtj7wh2b2u5sjtqtdrku@jpeg)
September 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The Anti-Cop Flop is going to be the dance routine of this autumn.
There weren't barriers, there was simply a time when the rich wanted to look respectable. With the rise of new money in the 1980s, from stock market deregulation and thatcherism, the association between respectability and wealth was destroyed. Now we get people open about being complete wankers
There have always been Trumps, as there have always been Johnsons and Farages. None are particularly complex or interesting characters. What needs understanding is how the barriers that shut them out have collapsed, and why - in the case of the first two - established parties have knelt before them.
August 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
There weren't barriers, there was simply a time when the rich wanted to look respectable. With the rise of new money in the 1980s, from stock market deregulation and thatcherism, the association between respectability and wealth was destroyed. Now we get people open about being complete wankers
As with all AI related news, I am left with the overwhelming feeling of "why would you want that". Not haate, not disgust, not a sudden urge to invest in American tech stocks. Just utter bafflement. At why anyone would want that.
Deal to get ChatGPT Plus for whole of UK discussed by Open AI boss and minister
Exclusive: Deal that could have cost £2bn was floated at meeting between technology secretary Peter Kyle and Sam Altman
www.theguardian.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
As with all AI related news, I am left with the overwhelming feeling of "why would you want that". Not haate, not disgust, not a sudden urge to invest in American tech stocks. Just utter bafflement. At why anyone would want that.
Has Blankety Blank dumbed down or have I smartened up. Socrates himself wouldn't know
May 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Has Blankety Blank dumbed down or have I smartened up. Socrates himself wouldn't know
These people rail against the demise of "English Culture" and then merrily import Americanisms that have no meaning in England and dilute British English and the culture our language entails. Senior Citizen does not mean anything in England.
December 15, 2024 at 1:12 PM
These people rail against the demise of "English Culture" and then merrily import Americanisms that have no meaning in England and dilute British English and the culture our language entails. Senior Citizen does not mean anything in England.
American liberals on this site are right. If we keep berating the american public for being so stupid not to vote for the democrats, they'll come back to the centre left eventually.
December 3, 2024 at 6:17 PM
American liberals on this site are right. If we keep berating the american public for being so stupid not to vote for the democrats, they'll come back to the centre left eventually.