Alan Smith
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The quotation marks imply Trump thinks it isn't really an island
This may be Trump's perfect social media post. A true work of art. He confirms:
✅He personally directs criminal investigations.
✅He is targeting opponents.
✅Epstein "records" exist and he knows the contents.
Bonus points for connecting it to investigation of his fondness for Putin.👀
✅He personally directs criminal investigations.
✅He is targeting opponents.
✅Epstein "records" exist and he knows the contents.
Bonus points for connecting it to investigation of his fondness for Putin.👀
November 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The quotation marks imply Trump thinks it isn't really an island
What's a more polite, but similarly succinct, way to say 'performative bollocks'?
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What's a more polite, but similarly succinct, way to say 'performative bollocks'?
”... plans for new powers that would allow the military to shoot down drones posing a threat to its facilities”
1. you mean they can't already do that?!
2. if they can't already do that, why has it taken this long?!
1. you mean they can't already do that?!
2. if they can't already do that, why has it taken this long?!
🔴 Nearly 200 drones have been spotted near UK military bases this year.
Nearly 200 Drones Spotted Near UK Military Bases in 2025, Defense Ministry Confirms
Nearly 200 drone sightings near UK military sites this year raise security concerns; new measures may allow military to respond decisively.
united24media.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
”... plans for new powers that would allow the military to shoot down drones posing a threat to its facilities”
1. you mean they can't already do that?!
2. if they can't already do that, why has it taken this long?!
1. you mean they can't already do that?!
2. if they can't already do that, why has it taken this long?!
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Oh god don’t make me have to care about bond markets again
November 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Oh god don’t make me have to care about bond markets again
I don't pay enough attention to know who all the good Labour MPs are (beyond the ones I know), but I know there will be a lot. Please can you decide amongst yourselves who would be good leader candidates to change the party's direction from this slow walk to electoral disaster? Don't wait till May!
November 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I don't pay enough attention to know who all the good Labour MPs are (beyond the ones I know), but I know there will be a lot. Please can you decide amongst yourselves who would be good leader candidates to change the party's direction from this slow walk to electoral disaster? Don't wait till May!
In the fantasy brain worm cabinet, Roger Waters would be Foreign Secretary to RFK Jr's Health Secretary.
Pink Floyd’s former front man Roger Waters called out a number of celebrities who are embracing Ukraine’s cause and siding with the “Kyiv regime,” saying they are “absolutely ignorant” of the history of Ukraine-Russian relations.
www.kyivpost.com/post/64191
www.kyivpost.com/post/64191
On the Turning Away: Pink Floyd Founder Rips ‘Clueless’ Celebs for Aiding Ukraine
Roger Waters uses long-debunked Kremlin talking points to disparage Angelina Jolie and other stars, saying they “know nothing about the history of the conflict.”
www.kyivpost.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
In the fantasy brain worm cabinet, Roger Waters would be Foreign Secretary to RFK Jr's Health Secretary.
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There is a small subset of pro-Starmer ultras on here who either genuinely don’t understand that budget stories *are directly briefed out by the Treasury, with permission* or pretend not to know that. And so they claim the plans never existed, haven’t changed, etc. It is maddening, and dumb as fuck.
November 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
There is a small subset of pro-Starmer ultras on here who either genuinely don’t understand that budget stories *are directly briefed out by the Treasury, with permission* or pretend not to know that. And so they claim the plans never existed, haven’t changed, etc. It is maddening, and dumb as fuck.
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Somehow UK governments seem to have decided that political leadership is best demonstrated by a series of leaks to newspapers which are then denied, and daily ministerial media rounds of denial in support of grid announcements nobody notices.
November 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Somehow UK governments seem to have decided that political leadership is best demonstrated by a series of leaks to newspapers which are then denied, and daily ministerial media rounds of denial in support of grid announcements nobody notices.
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Thanks to months of pitch rolling, the Labour government has now effectively told anyone paying attention that income tax rises are necessary, but they’re not going to do them because they’re politically weak. Let’s see how that plays!
November 14, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Thanks to months of pitch rolling, the Labour government has now effectively told anyone paying attention that income tax rises are necessary, but they’re not going to do them because they’re politically weak. Let’s see how that plays!
Well, this sounds like the beginning of the end for privacy of personal data not locked in an actual filing cabinet. I've been wondering when AI will start being used for hacking.
November 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Well, this sounds like the beginning of the end for privacy of personal data not locked in an actual filing cabinet. I've been wondering when AI will start being used for hacking.
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Jobs with biggest % decline in job postings include lots of creative jobs. And *biostatisticians* 😬
These are thought to be most impacted by AI. Great job everyone.
bloomberry.com/blog/i-analy...
These are thought to be most impacted by AI. Great job everyone.
bloomberry.com/blog/i-analy...
November 14, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Jobs with biggest % decline in job postings include lots of creative jobs. And *biostatisticians* 😬
These are thought to be most impacted by AI. Great job everyone.
bloomberry.com/blog/i-analy...
These are thought to be most impacted by AI. Great job everyone.
bloomberry.com/blog/i-analy...
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Everyone's salaries are paid by "other people".
(Public sector and private sector.)
(Public sector and private sector.)
Wes Streeting has accused the doctors’ union of wanting “other people” to pay for their higher salaries on the eve of strike action.
Wes Streeting 'fury' at doctors' union BMA 'threatening the future of the NHS'
www.mirror.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Everyone's salaries are paid by "other people".
(Public sector and private sector.)
(Public sector and private sector.)
It's disappointing that Your Party has failed so badly. Labour needs pressure from its left to bring it's triangulators back from their far right fever dream.
November 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
It's disappointing that Your Party has failed so badly. Labour needs pressure from its left to bring it's triangulators back from their far right fever dream.
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What Russia does to Ukraine:
November 13, 2025 at 5:41 AM
What Russia does to Ukraine:
Maybe part of the solution to rising fascism is to help them feel less bad about their unusually small penises? (I guess it comes back to the problem of men who feel they ought to be more powerful than they feel they are, which is the cause of so much violence.)
"Hitler, he's only got one ball/Göring, has 2 but they are small/Himmler, has something similar/But poor old Göbbells has no-balls at all."
Turns out this ribald schoolboy rhyme is, at least the first bit, probably accurate. He also probably had a 'micropenis".
www.channel4.com/programmes/h...
Turns out this ribald schoolboy rhyme is, at least the first bit, probably accurate. He also probably had a 'micropenis".
www.channel4.com/programmes/h...
Hitler’s DNA: Blueprint of a Dictator
Experts identify Hitler’s DNA. What does it tell us about his origins and drives?
www.channel4.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Maybe part of the solution to rising fascism is to help them feel less bad about their unusually small penises? (I guess it comes back to the problem of men who feel they ought to be more powerful than they feel they are, which is the cause of so much violence.)
This was a brilliant thing to be a part of. Singing in the smoke-filled weaving shed was incredibly atmospheric. I wish I could have seen the other performers. Go buy their beautiful book if you can!
Last Saturday we took over a cotton mill, and subverted the workplace by filling it with music and art and drama - This Slavery came alive before our eyes…
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November 13, 2025 at 8:16 AM
This was a brilliant thing to be a part of. Singing in the smoke-filled weaving shed was incredibly atmospheric. I wish I could have seen the other performers. Go buy their beautiful book if you can!
Continuing the ‘No, not like that’ theme.
Schools will be set individual minimum attendance targets under plans to recover lost learning during the pandemic.
Parents warned of major school changes with attendance targets
www.mirror.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Continuing the ‘No, not like that’ theme.
‘Regional Car Dealership Rococo’
Kate Wagner, the woman behind McMansion Hell apparently did a piece on the Rococo style Trump loves in the White House and I literally squealed like a teenager when I found out.
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The McMansionization of the White House, or: Regional Car Dealership Rococo: a treatise | McMansion Hell
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November 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
‘Regional Car Dealership Rococo’
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Another Downing Street own goal when a fool or fools briefed Starmer would fight a leadership challenge, thereby confirming he’s under threat and turbo-charging Labour potential regime change fever.
The PM’s worst enemies are people he’s employing in No 10!
The PM’s worst enemies are people he’s employing in No 10!
November 12, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Another Downing Street own goal when a fool or fools briefed Starmer would fight a leadership challenge, thereby confirming he’s under threat and turbo-charging Labour potential regime change fever.
The PM’s worst enemies are people he’s employing in No 10!
The PM’s worst enemies are people he’s employing in No 10!
It would be irresponsible to go into the May local elections without having established a new leader and a better direction. Those elections are important, they're not just opinion polls.
Allies of the British prime minister made it clear that he would be determined to fight on even if there were setbacks at the Budget or at May’s local elections on.ft.com/43mqLoX
November 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
It would be irresponsible to go into the May local elections without having established a new leader and a better direction. Those elections are important, they're not just opinion polls.
Yes, Labour MPs should replace Keir Starmer but, oh no, not like that!
The Government plunged into civil war tonight as Wes Streeting was forced to deny plotting a coup against Keir Starmer.
Labour civil war erupts as Wes Streeting denies plot against Keir Starmer
www.mirror.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Yes, Labour MPs should replace Keir Starmer but, oh no, not like that!
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A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
November 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
A radio programme like the Shipping Forecast but it’s called Bin Day and it just reads out every single council in the country’s bin schedule
I guess he wants to be the richest fascist since Augustus Caesar without having to bother about running a country
Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm thanked the electric-vehicle maker's shareholders on Monday for approving CEO Elon Musk's $878 billion pay package.
Tesla chair thanks investors for approving Musk's $878 billion pay package
Tesla board chair Robyn Denholm thanked the electric-vehicle maker's shareholders on Monday for approving CEO Elon Musk's $878 billion pay package.
reut.rs
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I guess he wants to be the richest fascist since Augustus Caesar without having to bother about running a country
Redundancy after fifth word.
When considering rainbow text, don't forget to consider readability and legibility. Text filled with rainbows can be difficult to read. Same with complex rainbow backgrounds. Putting each word or letter in a different color of the rainbow could force readers to work harder.
November 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Redundancy after fifth word.