Gavin
@gavcwilson.bsky.social
Left remoaner metal head. Twitter refugee hunting all my old follows
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We are richer than ever and there are only two countries that are both as rich per person and as populous as the UK: the US and Germany. While America might be richer, we live longer and equally happy lives – and even the safest US state has a higher homicide rate than London.
November 30, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We are richer than ever and there are only two countries that are both as rich per person and as populous as the UK: the US and Germany. While America might be richer, we live longer and equally happy lives – and even the safest US state has a higher homicide rate than London.
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The magnitude of the change over time is striking.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
November 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The magnitude of the change over time is striking.
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
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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."
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Two days ago, the regime police in Georgia arrested a man over squeaking a chicken toy towards the police.
So, yesterday, many people brought these chickens to do the same.
#GeorgiaProtests
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So, yesterday, many people brought these chickens to do the same.
#GeorgiaProtests
📷 MOSE
November 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Two days ago, the regime police in Georgia arrested a man over squeaking a chicken toy towards the police.
So, yesterday, many people brought these chickens to do the same.
#GeorgiaProtests
📷 MOSE
So, yesterday, many people brought these chickens to do the same.
#GeorgiaProtests
📷 MOSE
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I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I remember when there was a discussion on Twitter about Shein's manufacturing practices and some apologists invented all sorts of fantastical machinery and technology to avoid facing the more horrifying truth. Reminds me of this comedian's joke.
IG bscomedian
IG bscomedian
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This description very much sums up what people who support Trump mean by "respect the office."
November 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
This description very much sums up what people who support Trump mean by "respect the office."
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It's an obscene act of irresponsibility. Inward-looking, solipsistic, self-interested, playschool fucking bullshit.
Was any of last nights briefing from Number 10 done with the public in mind? Hard to think of a more perfect example of why so many people are now thinking, whatever the risks we may as well roll the dice on Reform/the Greens/someone else because it’s perma chaos as it is.
November 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
It's an obscene act of irresponsibility. Inward-looking, solipsistic, self-interested, playschool fucking bullshit.
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An astonishing number of people in the Labour party have forgotten that the modal Labour member is a socially concerned current or retired middle class public sector worker in their mid-50s who dislikes being referred to as 'cis' but also thinks you should respect people's pronouns.
November 11, 2025 at 11:34 PM
An astonishing number of people in the Labour party have forgotten that the modal Labour member is a socially concerned current or retired middle class public sector worker in their mid-50s who dislikes being referred to as 'cis' but also thinks you should respect people's pronouns.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
October 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.
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What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
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He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
October 25, 2025 at 3:45 PM
He’s designing the ballroom with AI isn’t he www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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A single DNS race condition brought Amazon's cloud empire to its knees
A single DNS race condition brought Amazon's cloud empire to its knees
Fault in DynamoDB system cascaded through AWS services, knocking major sites offline for hours
Amazon has published a detailed postmortem explaining how a critical fault in DynamoDB's DNS management system cascaded into a day-long outage that disrupted major websites and services across multiple brands - with damage estimates potentially reaching hundreds of billions of dollars.…
dlvr.it
October 23, 2025 at 1:24 PM
A single DNS race condition brought Amazon's cloud empire to its knees
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I sometimes wonder whether Kinnock would be better suited to politics today than in the 80s. His media advisors tried to squeeze out his warmth, humour, anger & willingness to speak his mind, whereas there's a hunger for those things now. Even the mass rally is back, & he's made for the podcast age.
October 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I sometimes wonder whether Kinnock would be better suited to politics today than in the 80s. His media advisors tried to squeeze out his warmth, humour, anger & willingness to speak his mind, whereas there's a hunger for those things now. Even the mass rally is back, & he's made for the podcast age.
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Faintly amusing that the IFS' argument to Reeves on tax reform is basically: You're fucked either way, so you might as well do something decent for the country while you're taking all this pain www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks...
UK's Reeves should use budget to reform tax system, IFS says
British finance minister Rachel Reeves should use her budget in November to carry out a long overdue reform of the taxation system which could help her to raise more revenue while limiting the hit to the economy, a think tank said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Faintly amusing that the IFS' argument to Reeves on tax reform is basically: You're fucked either way, so you might as well do something decent for the country while you're taking all this pain www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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Van Hollen: "Those who cave in -- those like ABC who cave in -- what they do is give the bully an even bigger appetite. When they appease they bully, they put all of us at risk."
September 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Van Hollen: "Those who cave in -- those like ABC who cave in -- what they do is give the bully an even bigger appetite. When they appease they bully, they put all of us at risk."
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Reform's contempt for the rule of law is very obvious
All those preparing to vote in order to allow a Reform U.K. Ltd government in.
You have been warned. #dictatorship
You have been warned. #dictatorship
September 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Reform's contempt for the rule of law is very obvious
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"He made the firings of comedians run on time"
NYTimes really driving me up the wall these days (and giving @nytpitchbot.bsky.social a run for its money) with framings and headlines like this one.
So an article about the government stifling free speech is a story of “success” and “efficacy” is it?
So an article about the government stifling free speech is a story of “success” and “efficacy” is it?
September 18, 2025 at 8:34 PM
"He made the firings of comedians run on time"
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on the one hand, you have enduring principles that have been written about for hundreds of years. on the other hand, you can make money that will have no effect on your lifestyle as an already uber-rich person.
what a difficult decision!!
what a difficult decision!!
September 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
on the one hand, you have enduring principles that have been written about for hundreds of years. on the other hand, you can make money that will have no effect on your lifestyle as an already uber-rich person.
what a difficult decision!!
what a difficult decision!!
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Fuck yeah
Some Good News, everybody!
"Nonprofit environmental organization the Ocean Cleanup has announced that it's on track to eliminate the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by 2034"
"Nonprofit environmental organization the Ocean Cleanup has announced that it's on track to eliminate the Great Pacific Garbage Patch by 2034"
Cleanup Group Says It's on Track to Eliminate the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Nonprofit environmental organization The Ocean Cleanup has announced that it can clear the Great Pacific Garbage Patch within a decade.
futurism.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Fuck yeah
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Oh nothing to see here…just Trump’s Chairman of the FCC using gifs to confirm that everything he’s doing was in Project 2025 that he co-wrote
September 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Oh nothing to see here…just Trump’s Chairman of the FCC using gifs to confirm that everything he’s doing was in Project 2025 that he co-wrote
QT as I can't reply directly but if it's any consolation I'm also fuming. Until the last 48hrs I'd just been disappointed with Labour. Now I'm furious.
lol I went to exercise for an hour thinking it'd help with the ol' mood but I'm still apoplectic
christ, what a day to be an immigrant cursed with the ability to read
May 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
QT as I can't reply directly but if it's any consolation I'm also fuming. Until the last 48hrs I'd just been disappointed with Labour. Now I'm furious.