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Mostly using this to follow subjects of interest - i.e. history, protest and environment - expect long periods of silence with outburts of sarcasm.
Occasionally there may be memes.
Mostly using this to follow subjects of interest - i.e. history, protest and environment - expect long periods of silence with outburts of sarcasm.
Occasionally there may be memes.
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And the pottery 2024 top nine posts are out in force today - so heres mine.
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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As one of those businesses, yes, it has been insane how much the rent has increased for a damp arch where it rains in one corner, while watching our neighbouring businesses close and their arches are now empty.
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 PM
As one of those businesses, yes, it has been insane how much the rent has increased for a damp arch where it rains in one corner, while watching our neighbouring businesses close and their arches are now empty.
It was genuin insane watching the NR have to sell off the railway arches
Followed by the inevitable rent hikes that fucked over the businesses that had developed in what was otherwise fairly unusable space
Followed by the inevitable rent hikes that fucked over the businesses that had developed in what was otherwise fairly unusable space
I mean, this is nuts - HS2 should be the lead developer and owner of the land around its stations, it should be the leaseholder for both commercial and residential property around the line. Why is Labour determined not to learn any of the lessons of why British rail was crap?
November 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
It was genuin insane watching the NR have to sell off the railway arches
Followed by the inevitable rent hikes that fucked over the businesses that had developed in what was otherwise fairly unusable space
Followed by the inevitable rent hikes that fucked over the businesses that had developed in what was otherwise fairly unusable space
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The lesson of British infrastructure investment for decades has been that it's stuck in a toxic nexus of the treasury paying for it and then private developers reaping almost all the property value gains
Letting the railway share the gains as with HK MTR or post privatisation JR should be the norm
Letting the railway share the gains as with HK MTR or post privatisation JR should be the norm
November 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The lesson of British infrastructure investment for decades has been that it's stuck in a toxic nexus of the treasury paying for it and then private developers reaping almost all the property value gains
Letting the railway share the gains as with HK MTR or post privatisation JR should be the norm
Letting the railway share the gains as with HK MTR or post privatisation JR should be the norm
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Ahahahahaha, local business that recorded themselves sticking a load of Union Jacks to lampposts all about town are currently pissing and moaning about finally Finding Out.
November 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Ahahahahaha, local business that recorded themselves sticking a load of Union Jacks to lampposts all about town are currently pissing and moaning about finally Finding Out.
Telegraph writers well known for a bit of role playing
*checks notes*
Ok that’s an entirely different type so can they fuck off
*checks notes*
Ok that’s an entirely different type so can they fuck off
A game where you can do anything and they’re mad that people are doing anything.
November 30, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Telegraph writers well known for a bit of role playing
*checks notes*
Ok that’s an entirely different type so can they fuck off
*checks notes*
Ok that’s an entirely different type so can they fuck off
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ISW: "It is notable that the Kremlin’s misrepresentation of the situation on the ground was so far from reality that a prominent pro-war Russian blogger felt compelled to issue his own corrective statement."
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
#Russia #Ukraine
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
#Russia #Ukraine
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 29, 2025
Russian state media is leveraging Putin's recent statements to intensify the false narrative that the Ukrainian frontline will soon collapse
understandingwar.org
November 30, 2025 at 6:47 AM
ISW: "It is notable that the Kremlin’s misrepresentation of the situation on the ground was so far from reality that a prominent pro-war Russian blogger felt compelled to issue his own corrective statement."
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
#Russia #Ukraine
understandingwar.org/research/rus...
#Russia #Ukraine
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One of the best worldbuilding guides you can read is Tolkien's notes on translation, where he talks about the fact that *everything* you write is in practice being translated into English; is is no more anachronistic to use the word "September" than it is use the word "sword" or "house" or "hello".
Not sure how I feel when a book tells me that instead of "12 months" they have "10 arcs," which are each 40 days long, and they all have names like Blossomarc, Flamearc Snowarc,.... I appreciate the world building, but couldnt we have just kept the calendar the same?
November 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
One of the best worldbuilding guides you can read is Tolkien's notes on translation, where he talks about the fact that *everything* you write is in practice being translated into English; is is no more anachronistic to use the word "September" than it is use the word "sword" or "house" or "hello".
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Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
November 29, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Does anyone want a survivorship bias shortbread
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Sharing again because... 👀
This frieze from Fulton County, Georgia shows "Medicine's battle with Death." Note the rod with two snakes. Many mistake it for the Rod of Asclepius (the traditional symbol of healing). However, this is the Caduceus, symbol of commerce. A common error in the USA.
This frieze from Fulton County, Georgia shows "Medicine's battle with Death." Note the rod with two snakes. Many mistake it for the Rod of Asclepius (the traditional symbol of healing). However, this is the Caduceus, symbol of commerce. A common error in the USA.
November 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Sharing again because... 👀
This frieze from Fulton County, Georgia shows "Medicine's battle with Death." Note the rod with two snakes. Many mistake it for the Rod of Asclepius (the traditional symbol of healing). However, this is the Caduceus, symbol of commerce. A common error in the USA.
This frieze from Fulton County, Georgia shows "Medicine's battle with Death." Note the rod with two snakes. Many mistake it for the Rod of Asclepius (the traditional symbol of healing). However, this is the Caduceus, symbol of commerce. A common error in the USA.
It is Dragonmeet my dudes
Naturally there’s no DLR so it’s crossrail time
Naturally there’s no DLR so it’s crossrail time
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
It is Dragonmeet my dudes
Naturally there’s no DLR so it’s crossrail time
Naturally there’s no DLR so it’s crossrail time
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so renewing my driving license and i have just encountered the GOV.UK One Login system...
so cool that i can't use my fucking computer and need to download a bloody app.
scan the QR code, go to the play store and...
FUCKING BRILLIANT.
what the piss am i supposed to do now???
shitting cunts.
so cool that i can't use my fucking computer and need to download a bloody app.
scan the QR code, go to the play store and...
FUCKING BRILLIANT.
what the piss am i supposed to do now???
shitting cunts.
November 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
so renewing my driving license and i have just encountered the GOV.UK One Login system...
so cool that i can't use my fucking computer and need to download a bloody app.
scan the QR code, go to the play store and...
FUCKING BRILLIANT.
what the piss am i supposed to do now???
shitting cunts.
so cool that i can't use my fucking computer and need to download a bloody app.
scan the QR code, go to the play store and...
FUCKING BRILLIANT.
what the piss am i supposed to do now???
shitting cunts.
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This house tax pretending is making me more insane than usual because as a renter I’ve had to move every 1-3 years just as standard because rents always rise. And no one cares. House owners get a tiny fraction of that precarity and suddenly it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened
November 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This house tax pretending is making me more insane than usual because as a renter I’ve had to move every 1-3 years just as standard because rents always rise. And no one cares. House owners get a tiny fraction of that precarity and suddenly it’s the worst thing that’s ever happened
Panettone for Xmas picked up - one for NY and one for the day
Now to hide them from present me before i eat them
Now to hide them from present me before i eat them
November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Panettone for Xmas picked up - one for NY and one for the day
Now to hide them from present me before i eat them
Now to hide them from present me before i eat them
I need it
Reminds me of a microcar I've seen in Amsterdam. Also looking back at the past
November 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I need it
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YOU WANTED NET IMMIGRATION TO COME DOWN! THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE!
November 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
YOU WANTED NET IMMIGRATION TO COME DOWN! THIS IS WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE!
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Russians are literally writing US foreign policy, they have more power projection in DC than in Kyiv LMAO
November 26, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Russians are literally writing US foreign policy, they have more power projection in DC than in Kyiv LMAO
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Hi #TTRPG #OSR #DnD people - I am looking for cartography/illustration work in December/January! If you're looking for maps for your adventure module, or for your home game, send me an email at matthews.rj@gmail.com!
My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
My rates are available on my website which can be found in my bio!
November 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
“I dont kill people”
*beats a man so hard he suffers multiple fractures and blunt force trauma*
“I leave that for the lack of health insurance”
*beats a man so hard he suffers multiple fractures and blunt force trauma*
“I leave that for the lack of health insurance”
CRIMINAL: please, I have a family
BATMAN: [starts beating the shit out of him even harder]
BATMAN: [starts beating the shit out of him even harder]
November 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
“I dont kill people”
*beats a man so hard he suffers multiple fractures and blunt force trauma*
“I leave that for the lack of health insurance”
*beats a man so hard he suffers multiple fractures and blunt force trauma*
“I leave that for the lack of health insurance”
Signed up to a trial of Kobo Plus
Christ theres some real fucking trash out there isn't there
Christ theres some real fucking trash out there isn't there
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Signed up to a trial of Kobo Plus
Christ theres some real fucking trash out there isn't there
Christ theres some real fucking trash out there isn't there
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I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
can't believe this ancient mesopotamia shoe wearing ass said people need to dress up at the airport
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
I guess I now have to do a thread on shoes in ancient Mesopotamia in response to this (which happens to be from one of my favourite accounts).
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
I’m not an archaeologist, nor do I really know anything about shoes, but let’s go on this journey together.
GP surgery called me 5 minutes before it closed (why would you do this…) so of course I couldnt reach them before it closed to find out why
Well this will be an exciting 12 hour wait
Well this will be an exciting 12 hour wait
November 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
GP surgery called me 5 minutes before it closed (why would you do this…) so of course I couldnt reach them before it closed to find out why
Well this will be an exciting 12 hour wait
Well this will be an exciting 12 hour wait
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dawg lmao
November 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
dawg lmao