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Jacob Bolton
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geography PhD at LSE ~ climate adaptation, shipping, the arctic ~ liquidtime.substack.com
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Forgot about this one. suggestions welcome
Screenshot of Spotify playlist for Landsat 9 leaving drinks. Songs include satellite of love (Lou reed), messages from the stars (rah band), I can see clearly now (Johnny nash)
September 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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incredible reviewing from 'washerman2009'
Screenshot of fice-star review of washing machine from user 'washerman2009'. It says: 12 Years Old!. Still Going Strong Just found my curry's receipt from July 2011. apart from a stupid mistake which my now ex wife did and damaged the door seal, this maching is just amazing. never has it let me down through malfunction. it is a constant. I keep it in am outhouse along with the dryer. Yes an outhouse, NOT a utility room, and it had been there since I got it. I dont think you can get these any more but if you see one on an well known auction site, and you want a machine that will last longer than my now ex wife did. get it. Yes the machine was more reliable and faithful to me than she ever was.
July 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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going through old photos, think I had to go for this for work? constantly amazed and humbled at Biz Thinking
shot of powerpoint at a conference, it says 'INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL FOR BUSINESS 2016', followed by three bullet points: 'INTERNATIONAL' 'FESTIVAL' 'BUSINESS'
July 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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Peckham’s Aylesham Centre redevelopment, a gross project of luxury flats, getting absolutely ratioed in the planning process
A total of 27141 addresses were notified of this application. There were 2434 objections and 59 in support. Below is a summary of the objections and how they have been addressed:
July 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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once and for all we'll know if vertical or horizontal blue/white/red is cooler (correct answer is neither)
netherlands versus france match. netherlands flag is red white blue vertical, france is blue white red horizontal.
July 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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ah but wait it doesn't end
more matches, more flag fights. norway/finland and switzerland/iceland: which cross flag will come out top same again, big crossfest. i mean i guess that is the grouping.
July 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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groupings-wise, it looks a lot like the opening matches of the euros are just fights over who has the coolest flag variant
screenshot of first six games of women's euros. the matches show the flags of each country, and theyre really similar: iceland/finland (battle of blue crosses), switzerland/norway (battle of reddish crosses), belgium/italy (battle of vertical stripes), spain/portugal (battle of stripey cresty ones), denamrk/sweden (straightforward cross fight), germany/poland (horizontal stripes v horizontal stripes)
July 2, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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could you guys stop attributing power to earthworms for just one minute
It says 'As Brown et al. (2004) show, Darwin did not get his descriptions of earthworm intelligence right, attributing powers to earthworms that subsequent research shows were exaggerated.'
April 24, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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list of games consoles allowed in UK prisons. no infrared equipped gameboy colours lol
Re-ised. 1 Aor 202 Annex D Games Consoles and Games Al prisons have previously been made aware that "new generation" games consoles which, in their factory state, have built in wireless access to the internet, are not permited in possession. HMPPS* Information Security (infoSec) & Services Team has constructed the following list of the types of corie the are comested to pre seet a low threat to security as they do not, on their own. Original Xbox - the versin lurched in 2002 (without spier & ocie Netendo GameCute (without modem or broadband adaptoe & cabling) iameBoy Colour (without infrared port) Advance SP ony PlayStation Nintendo SNES Cassic (The U$8 power supply is permitted foe this console) circums not described briow Al the discrebon of the Governor, and i the fox as deemed manageable, prisoners may recan Xbox sou consoles only it all tree of the tollowie cond sons are mak 1.The console's internet connectivity has been permanently disabled: 2. The console is already in possession; and 3. The console was ordered prior to September 2014. disabied) are allowed in pos n. The DOS Group can provide further atrice regarding the security threats posed by gaming consoles. • assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
April 19, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Hey I heard your boyfriend enrolled in a
Screenshot, it says ‘Available courses… BSc in Made-up Studies 2024/25)’
March 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Are your crowded slum houses not yielding enough revenue? Why not exploit orphanages!
Screenshot of conference programme. Says: NATIONAL LANDLORD INVESTMENT SHOW 11:30 - 12:15 Project Homes Property Investing in Supported Accommodation and Children's Homes: The Most Talked About Property Strategy in the UK Hosted by Elizabeth Warburton Are you looking to invest and succeed with the right intentions? Discover how to generate higher profits than HMOs and build a multi-million-pound business. In this expert panel session, you'll learn how to assemble the right team, secure financing, navigate legalities, source opportunities, and manage development. We'll also cover how to find and connect with the right providers—and even become a provider yourself. Have questions? Our panel has the answers. Facing challenges? They'll help you solve them…
March 15, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Who wants to come to the fucked up landlords conference with me (it is, amazingly, free)
Screenshot of conference, there’s a black and white photo of a bald white guy with massive teeth (the kind of teeth you usually only find in American parodies of British people like in the Simpsons where the dentist tries to scare Lisa with the Big Book Of British Smiles), he is wearing a big shouldered suit and grinning in a ‘I’m smart so don’t pay tax but I bet you do, sucker’ way NATIONAL LANDLORD INVESTMENT SHOW 12:50 Landlords, come & hear how we solve for you the 5 big taxes that all property businesses attract Phillip Bryant Acuity Professional
March 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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lol
Another screenshot, it says: NATIONAL LANDLORD INVESTMENTI SHOW 10:15 - 11:15 Surviving the Renters' Rights Bill - Part I| Tenancy Reform | Landlord Redress Scheme | Awaab's Law Hosted by lan Collins The housing sector is at a crossroads as new reforms, including Tenancy Reform, Landlord Redress Scheme, and Awaab's Law, aim to transform renters' rights and landlord accountability. These measures address systemic issues but pose
March 15, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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extremely dumb and slapstick moment in the edda (1200s)
King Geirröd was sitting with a sword on his knee, half-drawn. When he heard that it was Odin who had come ther he stood up and wanted to take Odin away from the fires. The sword slipped out of his hand, and turned hilt-down. The king stumbled and tripped and fell forward, and the sword went through him, and he died from that. Then Odin disappeared, and Agnar was king there for a long time afterwards.
February 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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truly the dumbest of timelines
Actual, real screenshot from congress.gov. The bill says 'H.R.1161 - To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".
February 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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strongly hope that in researching greenlandic indigenous sovereignty people don't think i'm john bolton
screenshot of news article from NPR, it says 'John Bolton on expanding into Greenland'
February 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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finally
A book cover, paperback, maybe from the 90s. It says: THE GRAYWOLF ANNUAL FOUR: SHORT STORIES BY MEN
February 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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i only hope they don't abolish the IMF before i get my 5 billion us dollars
it says: Attention: This is to officially notify you about approval of your long awaited payment with the help of (IMF) international monetary fund... Your payment will be made available via prepaid visa verified ATM CARD. Your first installment payment is $5, 000.000.000 United States dollars which is already deposited and registered with registration code 44Y2K. Contact Dr Donald B. Anderson with your delivery information such as your complete Name, Address and your direct phone Number: E-mail: authorityfinancialservices@proton.me Contact Person:Donald Anderson.
February 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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the blanket is there because you whack it with a stick whilst singing this song, then lift the blanket to reveal, of all things, presents
Catalan: Tronca de Nadal, Caga torrons, Pixa vi blanc, No caguis arengades, Que són massa salades Caga torrons Que són més bons! English translation: Log of Christmas, Shit nougats, Pee white wine, Don’t shit herrings, They are too salty, Shit nougats They are much better!
February 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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also catalonia, where my friend told me people talk about their shit like people in the UK talk about weather, and where instead of santa they have caga tío (uncle shit), the log who poops presents
picture of a log, it has two little legs (made of sticks) that raise the front part of it off the ground. front is a cross section that has a kind of googly eyed cartoonish face on it, It's back is covered by a red felty blanket.
February 7, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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thinking about this bit of the dispossessed
excerpt from the dispossessed by ursula le guin, it says: "“All right, but how do you get people to do the dirty work?” “What dirty work?” asked Oiie’s wife, not following. “Garbage collecting, grave digging,” Oiie said; Shevek added, “Mercury mining,” and nearly said, “Shit processing,” but recollected the Ioti taboo on scatological words. He had reflected, quite early in his stay on Urras, that the Urrasti lived among mountains of excrement, but never mentioned shit."
February 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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art world woefeully unequipped to talk about shitting
screenshot of part of email about a contemporary art thing, it says 'will talk about her ongoing research at the intersection of water infrastructures and the human body'
February 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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not the mao-cedes benz
Blue Mercedes Benz parked on street, reg plate is M7 MAO
January 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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some sage cooking advice from the country consistently bringing you the best food in the world 🇬🇧
Salt bottle. It says ‘For a change, why not bake frozen vegetobles instead of boiling them. Place the vegetables on aluminium foil, sprinkle with ½ tsp of Saxa salt and also a little butter. Wrap tightly as a parcel and place in the oven for 20-30 minutes until cooked. When crushing garlic with a knife, stand the garlic clove on ½ tsp of Saxa salt. This prevents the clove from slipping round while cooking’
December 16, 2024 at 4:17 PM
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now nationalise tesco and bring Familymart in to run it
Ft news story, headline is ‘Tokyo Metro brought in to run London’s Elizabeth Line’, picture is of canary wharf station.
November 20, 2024 at 6:36 PM