Darrin
@itsmrhughes.bsky.social
Still waiting for the great leap forwards.
Watching movies.
Playing the guitar.
Is this thing on?
Watching movies.
Playing the guitar.
Is this thing on?
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Darrin
@itsmrhughes.bsky.social
· Nov 9
V for Vendetta would probably be considered a bit too on the nose right now.
And it wasn't exactly subtle in the first place.
And it wasn't exactly subtle in the first place.
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
This looks like fairly standard tactics when an imperial power had set it's mind on something. First, claim that the current owners aren't doing a good job of looking after the thing. Then, make a case that the current residents would actually prefer you to take charge.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Greenland: Vance criticises Denmark and Europe's handling of 'critical' territory
European allies of Denmark have rejected Trump's ideas to annex the semi-autonomous territory.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
This looks like fairly standard tactics when an imperial power had set it's mind on something. First, claim that the current owners aren't doing a good job of looking after the thing. Then, make a case that the current residents would actually prefer you to take charge.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Yeah the giveaway was when Trump worked for the mafia for the last 50 years. Before I wrote about it, Wayne Barrett and David Cay Johnston documented it in the 1980s and 1990s. But history doesn't matter to these people.
January 8, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Yeah the giveaway was when Trump worked for the mafia for the last 50 years. Before I wrote about it, Wayne Barrett and David Cay Johnston documented it in the 1980s and 1990s. But history doesn't matter to these people.
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A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
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one thing i've noted a few times is reactionary centrists have never, ever, ever understood the criticism of them
to the point that when they hear someone say what they find objectionable about them, they literally have no idea what they're talking about
to the point that when they hear someone say what they find objectionable about them, they literally have no idea what they're talking about
January 2, 2026 at 11:31 AM
one thing i've noted a few times is reactionary centrists have never, ever, ever understood the criticism of them
to the point that when they hear someone say what they find objectionable about them, they literally have no idea what they're talking about
to the point that when they hear someone say what they find objectionable about them, they literally have no idea what they're talking about
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40 years without Phil Lynott. He sadly left us back on January 4, 1986, at the age of 36.
January 4, 2026 at 2:15 PM
40 years without Phil Lynott. He sadly left us back on January 4, 1986, at the age of 36.
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I know there are weightier matters right now but man West Ham are rubbish.
January 3, 2026 at 4:18 PM
I know there are weightier matters right now but man West Ham are rubbish.
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It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
January 1, 2026 at 4:55 PM
It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. It’s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions I’ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long🧵
Not the first time I've thought this, but how has Glenn Close not won an Oscar?
January 1, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Not the first time I've thought this, but how has Glenn Close not won an Oscar?
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Oh look, Fulham have scored.
December 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Oh look, Fulham have scored.
I think that pitch may have had a bit in it.
December 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I think that pitch may have had a bit in it.
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Good interview in the paper, this. I think Sadiq is right: London 'needs' to be less successful than it is for a bunch of political arguments here in the UK to work, hence the fictions being invented about it:
Populists attack London because it is ‘progressive and successful’, says Sadiq Khan
Rightwing attacks on one of the world’s most visited cities at odds with reality, says mayor
www.ft.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Good interview in the paper, this. I think Sadiq is right: London 'needs' to be less successful than it is for a bunch of political arguments here in the UK to work, hence the fictions being invented about it:
There's a sequence towards the end of Weapons which reminds me of a segment in Monty Python's Meaning of Life and I can't decide whether it's meant to be funny or not.
It doesn't ruin the film but the shift in tone is a little jarring and I can't decide if it's deliberate or not.
It doesn't ruin the film but the shift in tone is a little jarring and I can't decide if it's deliberate or not.
December 25, 2025 at 10:45 PM
There's a sequence towards the end of Weapons which reminds me of a segment in Monty Python's Meaning of Life and I can't decide whether it's meant to be funny or not.
It doesn't ruin the film but the shift in tone is a little jarring and I can't decide if it's deliberate or not.
It doesn't ruin the film but the shift in tone is a little jarring and I can't decide if it's deliberate or not.
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If you do get one of these for Christmas please be a responsible owner and pick-up after them.
December 25, 2025 at 9:11 AM
If you do get one of these for Christmas please be a responsible owner and pick-up after them.
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Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
December 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Happy Hogswatch to all who celebrate. Ho! Ho! Ho!
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From Kenya to wherever you find yourself today, we want to thank you for your unwavering support and - with the help of our Keepers and some of their little charges - to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
December 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
From Kenya to wherever you find yourself today, we want to thank you for your unwavering support and - with the help of our Keepers and some of their little charges - to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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I still can’t believe it - a great, great soul -
Thank you @johncusack.bsky.social for giving Rob Reiner, his wife and his family the dignity and respect they deserve! I am sorry for your loss and for everyone who knew him personally. Heartwrenching! May they RIP!
youtu.be/UJ6QSecR1WM?...
youtu.be/UJ6QSecR1WM?...
John Cusack Remembers Rob Reiner, Skewers Trump | The Joy Reid Show
YouTube video by The Joy Reid Show
youtu.be
December 25, 2025 at 5:19 AM
I still can’t believe it - a great, great soul -
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In Icelandic folklore Jólakötturinn, the Yule Cat, comes to eat those who do not wear their new clothes for Christmas. In this image, you can see somebody did not put on their new Christmas sweater. Or perhaps even more unfortunately, no one got them one!
More ... 👇
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December 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In Icelandic folklore Jólakötturinn, the Yule Cat, comes to eat those who do not wear their new clothes for Christmas. In this image, you can see somebody did not put on their new Christmas sweater. Or perhaps even more unfortunately, no one got them one!
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So he's saying that everyone will benefit equally?
Isn't that like some sort of Socialism?
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Isn't that like some sort of Socialism?
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Lutnick isn’t stupid. He knows what he’s saying here is a lie. Kellyanne knows this is a lie. But they have nothing but contempt for the Fox audience, and serving up lies to the lemmings has worked so well for so long. A tiny handful are doing well, millions are not.
December 24, 2025 at 5:37 PM
So he's saying that everyone will benefit equally?
Isn't that like some sort of Socialism?
😐
Isn't that like some sort of Socialism?
😐
Although probably not as bad as the Tory owned press currently doing most of the complaining.
December 23, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Although probably not as bad as the Tory owned press currently doing most of the complaining.
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via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon
December 23, 2025 at 5:31 AM
via The New Yorker, Ellis Rosen cartoon