Martin Palmer
@martinpalmer.bsky.social
Deputy Chief of Stuff at Palmer & Palmer. Amiable misanthrope. Music & photography. Master of none. Left-leaning, evidence-based pragmatic idealist. Manc.
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How do houses “go to” anyone? Are they handing them out for free, like Oprah does with cars?
A house for *you* and a house for *you*, and, oh sorry, we’re all out of houses…
A house for *you* and a house for *you*, and, oh sorry, we’re all out of houses…
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 PM
How do houses “go to” anyone? Are they handing them out for free, like Oprah does with cars?
A house for *you* and a house for *you*, and, oh sorry, we’re all out of houses…
A house for *you* and a house for *you*, and, oh sorry, we’re all out of houses…
Excellent behaviour.
November 13, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Excellent behaviour.
That would be around the time I saw them over here in the UK. Outstanding live band.
November 13, 2025 at 11:29 PM
That would be around the time I saw them over here in the UK. Outstanding live band.
The extortion is not so easy with overseas media. ABC and CBS coughed up because Trump’s FCC buddies can make life extremely difficult for them by withdrawing licences etc. He has no such power over the BBC.
November 13, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The extortion is not so easy with overseas media. ABC and CBS coughed up because Trump’s FCC buddies can make life extremely difficult for them by withdrawing licences etc. He has no such power over the BBC.
Pimp, fixer and blackmailer. As well-placed people have observed: you can’t make his sort of money legitimately without popping up on other people’s radar. And he didn’t.
November 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Pimp, fixer and blackmailer. As well-placed people have observed: you can’t make his sort of money legitimately without popping up on other people’s radar. And he didn’t.
The whole point of hacking a FB account is to take it over by locking out the owner. But apparently Graham was able to delete the offending post. A miracle!
November 12, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The whole point of hacking a FB account is to take it over by locking out the owner. But apparently Graham was able to delete the offending post. A miracle!
It was indeed a stupid and needless edit, in a piece which nevertheless conveyed the essential truth of what happened on Jan 6th. We all saw what happened, as it happened, and we all knew, and still know, who was behind it.
November 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
It was indeed a stupid and needless edit, in a piece which nevertheless conveyed the essential truth of what happened on Jan 6th. We all saw what happened, as it happened, and we all knew, and still know, who was behind it.
Go ahead, they’ve priced that in.
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Go ahead, they’ve priced that in.
Instant oats is like “easy cook” pasta. Basically not as good as the proper stuff.
November 8, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Instant oats is like “easy cook” pasta. Basically not as good as the proper stuff.
So a young left-wing Muslim, winning the biggest Mayoralty in the US, by a landslide, is not a sufficiently big story to even snag the attention of a Labour cabinet minister, let alone express an opinion on it? She’s made herself look unbelievably stupid.
November 7, 2025 at 11:44 AM
So a young left-wing Muslim, winning the biggest Mayoralty in the US, by a landslide, is not a sufficiently big story to even snag the attention of a Labour cabinet minister, let alone express an opinion on it? She’s made herself look unbelievably stupid.
This is the way forward. It’s a very simple and effective system. Amazing that it has not been more widely implemented.
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This is the way forward. It’s a very simple and effective system. Amazing that it has not been more widely implemented.
Because this approach, only with guns instead of knives, has produced outstanding results in the US.
November 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Because this approach, only with guns instead of knives, has produced outstanding results in the US.
“Letting them have normal cars, like normal people drive, just isn’t on. And also we should make them all wear a big badge, so we know who these scroungers are even when they’re not trundling round in the little blue plastic go-kart we’ll give them.”
October 31, 2025 at 12:08 PM
“Letting them have normal cars, like normal people drive, just isn’t on. And also we should make them all wear a big badge, so we know who these scroungers are even when they’re not trundling round in the little blue plastic go-kart we’ll give them.”
Self-preservation mode - engaged.
"Under the bus he goes, now kindly turn your attention away from us, please."
"Under the bus he goes, now kindly turn your attention away from us, please."
October 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Self-preservation mode - engaged.
"Under the bus he goes, now kindly turn your attention away from us, please."
"Under the bus he goes, now kindly turn your attention away from us, please."
I went Rivera too, if that’s any consolation…
October 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I went Rivera too, if that’s any consolation…
This is such a nothing story, but the BBC are desperate to whip it up into a full-blown political scandal.
October 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is such a nothing story, but the BBC are desperate to whip it up into a full-blown political scandal.
She’s a racist. Complaining about seeing Black and Asian people on telly is racist. Hope this helps to clear up this puzzle for you.
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
She’s a racist. Complaining about seeing Black and Asian people on telly is racist. Hope this helps to clear up this puzzle for you.
And also with front…
October 23, 2025 at 9:54 PM
And also with front…
Exactly this. As you say, it’s all guessing. And no matter how much they reckon to observe and discuss each other’s behaviours during the day, most banishments are the result of a group-think pile-on following a determined round-table “j’accuse!” from one or two (usually mistaken) players.
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Exactly this. As you say, it’s all guessing. And no matter how much they reckon to observe and discuss each other’s behaviours during the day, most banishments are the result of a group-think pile-on following a determined round-table “j’accuse!” from one or two (usually mistaken) players.