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Mike Lee
@mikelee.me.uk
👨‍💻 #Writer and #Designer
🔗 https://mikelee.me.uk

👴 36 ☕ #British 🏳️‍🌈 #Gaymer
❄️ #Leftist 🔶 #LibDem
🧠 #AuDHD 🍙 #LearningJapanese
🧑‍⚖️ #AceAttorney fan
🥚 #Tamagotchi collector

🎮 #Gaming: @criticalchicken.com
👁️ #BBUK #BBAU #BBSky: @beingbigbrother.blog
Reposted by Mike Lee
'Join us later on BBC News when I'll be thoroughly grilling Ed Davey on the costings of Lib Dem policies, but first here's a slavish acceptance of the latest Reform press release.'
September 22, 2025 at 7:56 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is how it's done! 👏👏👏

If you use our flag for hate and intimidation... no more flag for you.

#🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Norwich man told to stay away from flags after mural clash
He is arrested after a group clashed with local people over a mural in support of asylum seekers.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 4:11 PM
So, I didn't like #CometBrowser. It's no more an "AI browser" than Edge, which I already use. I expected more. 🤷‍♂️

Anyway, I have 3 invites, if anyone wants one.

#Comet #Perplexity #PerplexityAI
September 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Yeah… that and the fact the food was fucking shit 🚮
Jamie Oliver says being 'conceptually thick' led to collapse of restaurant empire
The celebrity chef, 50, was forced to close 22 of his restaurants in 2019, causing 1,000 job cuts
www.standard.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Less than a week on from the biggest far-right rally in UK history, and the left can't stop being petty long enough to organise.

Pathetic. Absolutely derisable.

Kinda expected this tbh, after they managed to have a row over trans rights with 3 people in the party. 🤦‍♂️
Corbyn clashes with Sultana over membership portal as split emerges in new party
Ex-Labour leader says ‘legal advice being taken’ over issue, while Sultana claims ‘sexist boys’ club’ is running party
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 10:42 PM
www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk/news/2543569...

#GreatYarmouth locals, I'm proud of you. I'm from North Walsham, and often see #Yarmouth as this area's right-wing, black sheep relative. 😬

But this gives me some hope that the far-right's "rise" may not be all that.

Oh, and happy Pride for Saturday.
Neo-Nazi music festival cancelled after backlash from locals
Police have confirmed that a white power music festival in Great Yarmouth has been called off.
www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
news.sky.com/story/angela...

The corruption goes right the way to the top with these motherfuckers 🥀
Angela Rayner admits she should have paid more stamp duty on flat purchase - and considered resigning
The deputy prime minister has blamed incorrect tax advice for her "error" and said she will pay what is due.
news.sky.com
September 3, 2025 at 4:49 PM
A #MicrosoftOffice 2021 Lifetime Licence is £9.89 for the next couple of days, here: www.discountexperts.com/deal/9owbms4...

In case anyone wants full-fat #Office without the subscription (or without Copilot bugging them 👀).

#NotAnAd
September 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Reposted by Mike Lee
📜 We're pleased to publish a Terms of Reference for a National Commission on Electoral Reform

⚖️ This is a ready to go plan to independently review how Parliament is elected, promote a national conversation, and build consensus on a way forward

🧵 1/3
National Commission on Electoral Reform: Terms of Reference
APPG for Fair Elections
www.fairelections.uk
September 1, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Reposted by Mike Lee
🚨 NEW: Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission

— FPTP “threatens to undermine the resilience and stability of our democratic system”, @appgfairelections.bsky.social MPs say
— The group is calling on ministers to greenlight its plan

Exclusive story 👇
Cross-party MPs publish ‘ready to go’ blueprint for electoral reform commission - Politics.co.uk
A group of cross-party MPs have set out a “ready to go” blueprint for an independent review of the UK’s first past the post (FPTP) electoral system. The all-party parliamentary group (APPG) for fair e...
www.politics.co.uk
September 1, 2025 at 7:05 AM
www.independent.co.uk/life-style/j...

Yes, OBVIOUSLY, but can you not see that the "Five A Day" rule is simple (and low) for a reason? To encourage people to at least eat SOME fruit and veg?

Can you see how, for someone eating 0 portions, 11 might seem "not worth trying"?

Why are you like this???
Jamie Oliver says ‘five a day is a lie’ and Brits should be eating up to 11 portions
‘Britain can handle it,’ said the TV chef
www.independent.co.uk
August 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Waiting for a package to arrive, so naturally I've put my entire life on hold until it does.
a cartoon of spongebob holding a mailbox in his hand .
Alt: An animated GIF of Spongebob repeatedly checking his mailbox, and being disappointed each time
media.tenor.com
August 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
www.goodhousekeeping.com/uk/food/a656...

I only like 'biological' caterpillars, sorry #M&S
There's a new M&S Colin the Caterpillar in town and it's the coolest one yet!
We actually don't know how we lived without this before...
www.goodhousekeeping.com
August 28, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Has everyone's YouTube algorithm gone completely mental today, or just mine? A lot of the videos aren't even in English. 🤔
August 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Nothing makes you go from thinking "there's a chance I might be autistic" to thinking "yeah, OK, I'm definitely autistic" quite like filling in the Big Forms before your autism assessment.

And realising how fucking plainly, stereotypically autistic your life has been up till this moment. 😬
August 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
It bugs me that this is seen as a "Microsoft thing", when I literally had to install a browser extension to stop every Google product (Google, Gmail, Calendar, Tasks, Sheets, Docs, Drive…) begging me to install Chrome. 😬

www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/...

@pcgamer.com
Bing's latest 'just doing Bing things': Searching for certain AI models in Microsoft's Edge browser earns you a plea to use Copilot
Bing doing Bing things: It doesn't do a great job of promoting Copilot, though.
www.pcgamer.com
August 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
LOOK HOW SMALL MY YOUTUBE MINI PLAYER IS 😁😭
August 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Literally had a nightmare last night about finding out McAfee was installed on my computer
July 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Reposted by Mike Lee
Everyone is shitting on Bluesky for this even though it's not their fault. Bluesky legally cannot exist in the UK, where a large base of Bluesky users are, without complying with their laws. If Bluesky users have a problem, yell at the UK.
bsky.app Bluesky @bsky.app · Jul 23
📢 1.105 is rolling out now

The main change is only for users in the UK. Version 1.105 introduces legally-required Age Assurance for users in the United Kingdom to access certain moderation settings and DMs. Read more about this here: bsky.social/about/blog/0...
Working with the UK Government to Protect Children Online - Bluesky
Part of Bluesky’s mission to create a more open and decentralized social web is helping users feel safe and in control of their experience. We always try to balance safety with privacy, and free expression with civility.
bsky.social
July 23, 2025 at 9:15 PM
四月には、明るくて寒い日でしたか?👀

#LearningJapanese
#JapaneseLearning
July 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It was already pretty clear, but now it's crystal:

There's no room for "not wanting to scapegoat (and kill) vulnerable disabled people" in the modern Labour party.

No compassionate, progressive person should ever be able to vote for them again, in good conscience. 🚮🥀
Labour suspends four rebel MPs for breaching party discipline
Neil Duncan-Jordan, Brian Leishman, Chris Hinchliff and Rachael Maskell all voted against welfare reforms.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 16, 2025 at 5:51 PM
All I did was search for "grimace emoji". Because Microsoft broke the Windows 10 emoji picker.

And Bing gave me 🦷 #Teet
July 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Once again

it was one of those "bad kanji review" days

and I'm left wondering whether the #Marumori people can see me offering up "KILLING CHILDREN OUT OF SPITE" and "pissy knickers" as translations 😬

#LearningJapanese
#JapaneseLearning
July 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Just did an online survey where I had to try to imagine I was living with severe obesity. Then severe anxiety.

Reader, it was not difficult.
July 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM