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Middleman
@justblair.bsky.social
A UK based Centrist with a slight lean towards social progressiveness. Enjoy technology, making things and watching others make even better things than I can. Love retro games, pinball, whippets and motorbikes too...

I code when I have to.
I'm not that sure about Reform Party Ltd's new slogan... Something about it is giving me the creeps!
March 31, 2025 at 10:41 PM
As a parent of a 15yo boy who is a UK RAF cadet... I'm genuinely not going to sleep tonight.

Putin got the green light from the Vassal States of America!

I put the life expectancy of my child now as 3-5 years at this split second in time.
February 28, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Anyone into vintage gaming needs to peruse this site!

www.clockworkrobot.com
clockworkrobot – It's all a bit retro.
www.clockworkrobot.com
February 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Funny how come the likes of Farage are always banging on about #TwoTierPolicing but strangely silent about this actual case.

www.channel4.com/news/inside-...
Inside story of the secret deal with Warwickshire Hunt
Now for the first time, police officers in Warwickshire have broken silence over the long-running sore, which was caused when Warwickshire Police reached a secret deal with the Warwickshire Hunt to av...
www.channel4.com
December 30, 2024 at 6:09 PM
This week Badenoch looked a lot better... Then she got herself laughed down with the "Brexit freedoms" question. 🤦
December 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM
Yet again Badenoch started off mildly well, but OMG who is briefing her? Yet another awful PMQs from her

I would be more forgiving, but Starmer is mediocre and still running rings around her.
December 4, 2024 at 12:48 PM
December 2, 2024 at 9:11 PM
Reposted by Middleman
The Tories Spent £715 Million Sending No Asylum Seekers To Rwanda

www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-to...
The Tories Spent £715 Million Sending No Asylum Seekers To Rwanda
Home secretary Yvette Cooper called it "a grotesque waste of money".
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
December 2, 2024 at 6:16 PM
Who is putting money on GBNews announcing the appointment of a new Food Critic in the next 2 weeks?
December 1, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Too early for a Christmas song?

youtu.be/oRfF4Aoww-s?...
(I'm Gonna) Funk All Over Yule
YouTube video by yobkulcha
youtu.be
November 25, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Everything about this vid is lovely! Made me cry a little as the Whitby Goth Weekend was a favourite event for a deceased friend of mine.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff4d...
WHITBY GOTH WEEKEND November 2024 - Saturday
YouTube video by LeisureBit
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2024 at 10:51 AM
I love watching skilled people work on making or restoring things. Watches being no exception. Nekkid Watchmaker is one of the channels that I love to watch (geddit?)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBPR...
Making a custom dial for this impossible watch restoration - this case defeats me
YouTube video by Nekkid Watchmaker
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:56 PM
Hello world! I posted this via the Python SDK.
November 20, 2024 at 2:18 PM
Oh it turned out she was lying.. Quell suprise

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Allison Pearson: Police defend investigation into journalist's tweet
The Daily Telegraph columnist said she was left “dumbstruck and upset” by a police visit to her home.
www.bbc.com
November 16, 2024 at 10:20 AM
Reposted by Middleman
🔴Robert Jenrick Wasted £15 Million on a Contaminated Site to House Asylum Seekers That Can’t Be Used

Conservative ministers purchased the contaminated land and asbestos-ridden buildings, despite warnings from officials

bylinetimes.com/2024/11/15/r...
Robert Jenrick Wasted £15 Million on a Contaminated Site to House Asylum Seekers That Can’t Be Used
Conservative ministers purchased the contaminated land and asbestos-ridden buildings, despite warnings from officials
bylinetimes.com
November 15, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Anyone else struggling to hit the deactivate button on Twitter?

Honestly, Even though I know it's the right thing to do, it's like giving up ciggies!
November 15, 2024 at 11:07 AM
Reposted by Middleman
Operation Ouroboros

Rather than quit 'X' because you don't want to train GROK, why not exclusively post AI generated nonsense poems?
November 14, 2024 at 1:37 PM