John Dale
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It really is about the notes you don’t play
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump's name added reut.rs/3NfgBky
Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump's name added
A planned Christmas Eve jazz concert at the Kennedy Center was canceled, with the host of the longtime annual performance attributing the decision to the addition of Republican U.S. President Donald Trump's name to the institution in Washington.
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December 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
It really is about the notes you don’t play
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Christian Clothing CEO: You finish that sweatshirt about saving as many souls as possible?
Christian Clothing Designer: Sure did, boss. Real fuckin’ ominous and with an implied threat of mass murder, just like you asked.
Christian Clothing CEO: What.
Christian Clothing Designer: Sure did, boss. Real fuckin’ ominous and with an implied threat of mass murder, just like you asked.
Christian Clothing CEO: What.
December 20, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Christian Clothing CEO: You finish that sweatshirt about saving as many souls as possible?
Christian Clothing Designer: Sure did, boss. Real fuckin’ ominous and with an implied threat of mass murder, just like you asked.
Christian Clothing CEO: What.
Christian Clothing Designer: Sure did, boss. Real fuckin’ ominous and with an implied threat of mass murder, just like you asked.
Christian Clothing CEO: What.
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1980:
NHS spending as a % of GDP: 5.1%
Defence spending as a % of GDP: 5%
2024:
NHS spending as a % of GDP: 10.9%
Defence spending as a % of GDP: 2.2%
This is such a common applause line, but it’s also total bullshit.
NHS spending as a % of GDP: 5.1%
Defence spending as a % of GDP: 5%
2024:
NHS spending as a % of GDP: 10.9%
Defence spending as a % of GDP: 2.2%
This is such a common applause line, but it’s also total bullshit.
There is always money for war, never for the poor.
Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.
We are not going to take it anymore.
Every penny spent on bombs, tanks and missiles is stolen from our homes, schools and hospitals.
We are not going to take it anymore.
October 28, 2025 at 10:38 AM
1980:
NHS spending as a % of GDP: 5.1%
Defence spending as a % of GDP: 5%
2024:
NHS spending as a % of GDP: 10.9%
Defence spending as a % of GDP: 2.2%
This is such a common applause line, but it’s also total bullshit.
NHS spending as a % of GDP: 5.1%
Defence spending as a % of GDP: 5%
2024:
NHS spending as a % of GDP: 10.9%
Defence spending as a % of GDP: 2.2%
This is such a common applause line, but it’s also total bullshit.
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If I were running Labour comms I would commission an app called 'Will the Tories/Reform deport you?' then let the reactions on TikTok and Instagram do their work.
October 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
If I were running Labour comms I would commission an app called 'Will the Tories/Reform deport you?' then let the reactions on TikTok and Instagram do their work.
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David Mitchell with one of the funniest jokes I have ever heard, here. youtu.be/Q1dqNms-_XA?...
Are elephants attracted to David Mitchell? Would I Lie to You?: Series 8 Episode 4 - BBC
YouTube video by BBC
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October 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
David Mitchell with one of the funniest jokes I have ever heard, here. youtu.be/Q1dqNms-_XA?...
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White House Comms Director: We need to find a more annoying place for Trump to speak to the cameras than right next to a helicopter that is about to take off.
Scotland: Hold my Irn-Bru.
Scotland: Hold my Irn-Bru.
July 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
White House Comms Director: We need to find a more annoying place for Trump to speak to the cameras than right next to a helicopter that is about to take off.
Scotland: Hold my Irn-Bru.
Scotland: Hold my Irn-Bru.
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Self-inflicted embarrassment for the University of Warwick — first it rebrands hyper-generically, then someone totally unhinged decides the *front page of the uni website* should say ‘Learn more about our Brand’.
July 22, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Self-inflicted embarrassment for the University of Warwick — first it rebrands hyper-generically, then someone totally unhinged decides the *front page of the uni website* should say ‘Learn more about our Brand’.
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Edvard Munch's "Coldplay.” 😱
July 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Edvard Munch's "Coldplay.” 😱
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“I never thought the leopards would eat MY face,” says the man who gave the leopards absolute immunity from criminal prosecution.
NEW STATEMENT FROM CHIEF JUSTICE ROBERTS:
"For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose."
"For more than two centuries, it has been established that impeachment is not an appropriate response to disagreement concerning a judicial decision. The normal appellate review process exists for that purpose."
March 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
“I never thought the leopards would eat MY face,” says the man who gave the leopards absolute immunity from criminal prosecution.
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🎶 She wore an
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny…
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny…
September 4, 2023 at 5:52 PM
🎶 She wore an
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny…
Itsy bitsy teeny weeny…
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I waited until the lights came up to be sure but I’m sad to say that “A Complete Unknown” did NOT feature a post-credits scene teasing the next film in the Traveling Wilburys Cinematic Universe
February 8, 2025 at 5:27 AM
I waited until the lights came up to be sure but I’m sad to say that “A Complete Unknown” did NOT feature a post-credits scene teasing the next film in the Traveling Wilburys Cinematic Universe
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Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
https://www.ft.com/content/a0dfedd1-5255-4fa9-8ccc-1fe01de87ea6
OpenAI says it has evidence China’s DeepSeek used its model to train competitor
White House AI tsar David Sacks raises possibility of alleged intellectual property theft
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January 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Wow. it must feel terrible when someone takes something you made and uses it without permission or payment
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An embarrassment of riches
January 22, 2025 at 5:36 AM
An embarrassment of riches
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Composer of ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’: you got those words done?
Lyricist: yeah, real awkwardly expounding arcane points of theology with terrible scansion just like you wanted.
Composer: what?
Lyricist: yeah, real awkwardly expounding arcane points of theology with terrible scansion just like you wanted.
Composer: what?
December 25, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Composer of ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’: you got those words done?
Lyricist: yeah, real awkwardly expounding arcane points of theology with terrible scansion just like you wanted.
Composer: what?
Lyricist: yeah, real awkwardly expounding arcane points of theology with terrible scansion just like you wanted.
Composer: what?
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Everyone should read up a bit on the concept of Chesterton's Fence, because I feel like we're going to be explaining that a lot very soon.
BARTIROMO: Are you expecting to close down entire agencies? President Trump has talked about the Department of Education, for example
RAMASWAMY: We expect mass reductions. We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright.
RAMASWAMY: We expect mass reductions. We expect certain agencies to be deleted outright.
November 17, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Everyone should read up a bit on the concept of Chesterton's Fence, because I feel like we're going to be explaining that a lot very soon.
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The Verge Editor-In-Chief @reckless.bsky.social breathes fire on Elon Musk and Donald Trump's Big Tech enablers: "All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created."
Full Q&A in Status: www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...
Full Q&A in Status: www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...
The Verge Editor-In-Chief Nilay Patel breathes fire on Elon Musk and Donald Trump's Big Tech enablers
"All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created."
www.status.news
November 18, 2024 at 1:55 AM
The Verge Editor-In-Chief @reckless.bsky.social breathes fire on Elon Musk and Donald Trump's Big Tech enablers: "All of these men are now hopelessly trapped in a problem their own platforms and algorithms created."
Full Q&A in Status: www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...
Full Q&A in Status: www.status.news/p/nilay-pate...