Kate Butler
@katebutler.bsky.social
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Farage pours poison into the ear of the uber-toad Musk.
The toad amps it, garbles it, and then spews it forth.
Cue outcry.
Farage shrugs. Spread his palms helplessly. Says “free speech”and “What can I do?”
And happily watches the poison spread.
Rinse and repeat.
The toad amps it, garbles it, and then spews it forth.
Cue outcry.
Farage shrugs. Spread his palms helplessly. Says “free speech”and “What can I do?”
And happily watches the poison spread.
Rinse and repeat.
January 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Farage pours poison into the ear of the uber-toad Musk.
The toad amps it, garbles it, and then spews it forth.
Cue outcry.
Farage shrugs. Spread his palms helplessly. Says “free speech”and “What can I do?”
And happily watches the poison spread.
Rinse and repeat.
The toad amps it, garbles it, and then spews it forth.
Cue outcry.
Farage shrugs. Spread his palms helplessly. Says “free speech”and “What can I do?”
And happily watches the poison spread.
Rinse and repeat.
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
January 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy.
Big fan of Jomon era ceramics. I even made a (relatively unsuccessful) homage which you'll have to beg me to show you.
Offline for a couple days, so here's an early release of the Jomon artifact of the week! This squat little buddy is a flameware bowl from the Umataka site in Niigata prefecture. It dates back to the Middle Jomon period, around 5000 years ago. #Japan #Jomon #archaeology
December 28, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Big fan of Jomon era ceramics. I even made a (relatively unsuccessful) homage which you'll have to beg me to show you.
Possibly another party I'm late too. This very-offline experiment isn't really working out.
No way. Leon Skum is an illegal immigrant? 🤣🤣🤣
Elon Musk's cursing out people in rants about his support for H1B visa applicants tries to make it sound like he came in one - he didn't. He illegally used a student visa to work.
December 28, 2024 at 1:16 PM
Possibly another party I'm late too. This very-offline experiment isn't really working out.
No way. Leon Skum is an illegal immigrant? 🤣🤣🤣
Elon Musk's cursing out people in rants about his support for H1B visa applicants tries to make it sound like he came in one - he didn't. He illegally used a student visa to work.
December 28, 2024 at 1:11 PM
No way. Leon Skum is an illegal immigrant? 🤣🤣🤣
Dusty Springfield in a day long snooze. There'll be hell to pay later but I can't bear to wake her. Elderly JRT ♥️
December 27, 2024 at 5:34 PM
Dusty Springfield in a day long snooze. There'll be hell to pay later but I can't bear to wake her. Elderly JRT ♥️
First day of feeling normal after the trauma of concurrent illness/work/house move. Hoping to ruin all that with a @wrongtom.bsky.social playlist.
open.spotify.com/playlist/6c7...
open.spotify.com/playlist/6c7...
What Are You Doing Up There In That Loft?
Playlist · Wrongtom · 25 items · 2 saves
open.spotify.com
December 27, 2024 at 11:44 AM
First day of feeling normal after the trauma of concurrent illness/work/house move. Hoping to ruin all that with a @wrongtom.bsky.social playlist.
open.spotify.com/playlist/6c7...
open.spotify.com/playlist/6c7...
This is still my favourite hip hop album which means I prolly haven't listened to enough hip hop in over 20 years let alone ever. So good though.
open.spotify.com/album/44kDEg...
open.spotify.com/album/44kDEg...
Arrhythmia
Antipop Consortium · Album · 2002 · 15 songs
open.spotify.com
December 22, 2024 at 7:14 PM
This is still my favourite hip hop album which means I prolly haven't listened to enough hip hop in over 20 years let alone ever. So good though.
open.spotify.com/album/44kDEg...
open.spotify.com/album/44kDEg...
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Well this is just lovely!
Spellow Lane Library in Liverpool reopens as 135 libraries light up in celebration.
www.thebookseller.com/news/spellow...
Spellow Lane Library in Liverpool reopens as 135 libraries light up in celebration.
www.thebookseller.com/news/spellow...
Spellow Lane Library in Liverpool reopens as 135 libraries light up in celebration
Around 135 libraries throughout the country are celebrating the reopening of Spellow Lane Library in Liverpool months after it was damaged by rioters.
www.thebookseller.com
December 12, 2024 at 9:28 AM
Well this is just lovely!
Spellow Lane Library in Liverpool reopens as 135 libraries light up in celebration.
www.thebookseller.com/news/spellow...
Spellow Lane Library in Liverpool reopens as 135 libraries light up in celebration.
www.thebookseller.com/news/spellow...
Quickest, easiest, tastiest mushrooms to grow at home, anyone? We have a damp, shady section of our new garden and it kinda looks for mushrooming. 🍄🍄🍄
December 10, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Quickest, easiest, tastiest mushrooms to grow at home, anyone? We have a damp, shady section of our new garden and it kinda looks for mushrooming. 🍄🍄🍄
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‘What’s my illness’ - Gregg Wallace and Boris Johnson take part in new game show to find a diagnosis that best fits an excuse for their inexcusable actions. “It’s a self assessment show with the best of three excuses deemed the winner” said the host fake doctor
December 9, 2024 at 9:57 AM
‘What’s my illness’ - Gregg Wallace and Boris Johnson take part in new game show to find a diagnosis that best fits an excuse for their inexcusable actions. “It’s a self assessment show with the best of three excuses deemed the winner” said the host fake doctor
And we all fell in behind him.
An odd thing on the Syrian civil war and Barack Obama’s decision not to enforce the “red lines” he set out – which left Syria open to Assad’s brutal suppression of his own people, and to Russian carpet bombing. It all started with Ed Miliband.
December 7, 2024 at 11:05 PM
And we all fell in behind him.
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As a neuroscientist who has extensive experience, and is friends with/related to many people, with autism, I must flag up that "being a chronic sex-pest bully and coward" is not a trait I have ever encountered before.
There should be a word for wealthy white cishet men who suddenly embrace being autistic solely to try to avoid accountability for their shitty behavior.
December 7, 2024 at 10:17 PM
As a neuroscientist who has extensive experience, and is friends with/related to many people, with autism, I must flag up that "being a chronic sex-pest bully and coward" is not a trait I have ever encountered before.
My order book may be closed for this year but do not despair, gift cards are still available! And they come with a 10% discount until 16/12/24 as well as a set of hand-painted colour swatches at no extra charge.
To order, go to the OWLS website: oneweeklastsummer.co.uk/shop or use the link in bio.
To order, go to the OWLS website: oneweeklastsummer.co.uk/shop or use the link in bio.
December 7, 2024 at 11:51 AM
My order book may be closed for this year but do not despair, gift cards are still available! And they come with a 10% discount until 16/12/24 as well as a set of hand-painted colour swatches at no extra charge.
To order, go to the OWLS website: oneweeklastsummer.co.uk/shop or use the link in bio.
To order, go to the OWLS website: oneweeklastsummer.co.uk/shop or use the link in bio.
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Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.
December 4, 2024 at 6:53 PM
Today, #KashPatel sent a letter to my counsel @markzaidesq.bsky.social threatening to sue & demanding I retract my MSNBC comments on his unfitness to serve as FBI Director. This follows his threats against media & political opponents, showing how he might act if confirmed. I stand by my statements.
Literally no change there
December 4, 2024 at 8:47 PM
Literally no change there
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Of note: Meta's Oversight Board is looking for comments over posts relating to the riots earlier this year. www.oversightboard.com/news/new-cas...
New Cases Involve Posts Shared in Support of the UK Riots | Oversight Board
Today, the Board is announcing new cases for consideration. As part of this, we invite people and organizations to submit public comments by using the button
www.oversightboard.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:51 PM
Of note: Meta's Oversight Board is looking for comments over posts relating to the riots earlier this year. www.oversightboard.com/news/new-cas...
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And you can support us by not sharing or reading Guardian stories during the strike, or visiting the picket line in Kings Cross, where there will be FREE BADGES
You can read about why Observer and Guardian journalists are striking here:
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/not...
www.nuj.org.uk/resource/not...
Not for Sale: Save The Observer
Journalists at the Guardian & Observer are taking strike action in opposition to the hurried sale of the title.
www.nuj.org.uk
December 4, 2024 at 9:09 AM
And you can support us by not sharing or reading Guardian stories during the strike, or visiting the picket line in Kings Cross, where there will be FREE BADGES
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JP being unnecessarily kind in calling this a lack of numeracy. It's a deliberate and knowing campaign of misinformation, nothing less.
The lack of numeracy in right-wing "think-tanks" is a real problem.
Given that the OBR *explicitly* stated that the yellow line represented earnings at the 25th percentile (lower quartile) for new working-age migrants, Karl Williams is objectively wrong.
Given that the OBR *explicitly* stated that the yellow line represented earnings at the 25th percentile (lower quartile) for new working-age migrants, Karl Williams is objectively wrong.
December 4, 2024 at 8:26 AM
JP being unnecessarily kind in calling this a lack of numeracy. It's a deliberate and knowing campaign of misinformation, nothing less.
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By far and away, my favourite thing about this spectacularly dumb post...
Is that that's THE MATTERHORN
Is that that's THE MATTERHORN
December 3, 2024 at 10:17 PM
By far and away, my favourite thing about this spectacularly dumb post...
Is that that's THE MATTERHORN
Is that that's THE MATTERHORN
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Kash Patel in charge of the FBI is what democratic breakdown looks like — politicizing rule of law and turning it into a weapon against perceived enemies of the leader is a key step in the march toward authoritarianism.
December 1, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Kash Patel in charge of the FBI is what democratic breakdown looks like — politicizing rule of law and turning it into a weapon against perceived enemies of the leader is a key step in the march toward authoritarianism.
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£715 million on a political PR stunt which everyone knew was absolutely pointless. Just think what that could have been spent on to actually help people, locals and people seeking asylum.
In July, I FOI'd the Home Office for the full breakdown of spending on the Rwanda scheme
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
I was refused because the government planned to publish the data in future, and today is the day. These numbers are in millions
www.gov.uk/government/p...
December 2, 2024 at 5:34 PM
£715 million on a political PR stunt which everyone knew was absolutely pointless. Just think what that could have been spent on to actually help people, locals and people seeking asylum.
I made this lamp. And the little pen pot. But not the pens. Or the shelf. I can't take responsibility for everything.
December 1, 2024 at 10:44 PM
I made this lamp. And the little pen pot. But not the pens. Or the shelf. I can't take responsibility for everything.
SAME
my personal version of Whamageddon is trying to go the whole month of December without hearing someone self-satisfiedly declaring that their favourite Christmas movie is Die Hard
December 1, 2024 at 10:27 PM
SAME