Owen Dirkshift
@owendirkshift.bsky.social
#FND
Lightweight socialist who only uses an anonymous avatar because he's not too photogenic, and would rather laugh than do politics.
However, if politics is your thing...
(Also, Owen Dirkshift isn't my real name.)
Lightweight socialist who only uses an anonymous avatar because he's not too photogenic, and would rather laugh than do politics.
However, if politics is your thing...
(Also, Owen Dirkshift isn't my real name.)
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The Luitpold Hall, (the indoor arena at Nuremberg that Hitler converted for Nazi rallies), was almost exactly the same size as Trump's "Epstein Rally Hall", at just over 90,000 sqft. Both will have space for 16,000 people.
Coincidence? I think not!
DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU THAT ITS A BALLROOM!
Coincidence? I think not!
DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU THAT ITS A BALLROOM!
Bearing in mind the mechanism for selecting a leader in the Labour party, and the fact that all the extreme left wingers have already cut up their membership cards in a fit of pique over St. Jeremy, I feel confident that SKS could stand his corner quite safely.
If I'm wrong, then they're all out!
If I'm wrong, then they're all out!
November 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Bearing in mind the mechanism for selecting a leader in the Labour party, and the fact that all the extreme left wingers have already cut up their membership cards in a fit of pique over St. Jeremy, I feel confident that SKS could stand his corner quite safely.
If I'm wrong, then they're all out!
If I'm wrong, then they're all out!
I love the way that the BBC news this lunchtime related that the polls have SKS down as "the most hated Prime Minister of all time", (their words not mine).
Erm, hello!!!
Do May, Cameron, Johnson, Truss and Sunak with an earth shattering GE loss, mean nothing to the BBC???
Stop. Fuckin'. Lying!
Erm, hello!!!
Do May, Cameron, Johnson, Truss and Sunak with an earth shattering GE loss, mean nothing to the BBC???
Stop. Fuckin'. Lying!
November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I love the way that the BBC news this lunchtime related that the polls have SKS down as "the most hated Prime Minister of all time", (their words not mine).
Erm, hello!!!
Do May, Cameron, Johnson, Truss and Sunak with an earth shattering GE loss, mean nothing to the BBC???
Stop. Fuckin'. Lying!
Erm, hello!!!
Do May, Cameron, Johnson, Truss and Sunak with an earth shattering GE loss, mean nothing to the BBC???
Stop. Fuckin'. Lying!
Why can't solar panels be floated on the sea. No foundations, can be colocated with offshore wind farms, easy to realign, self cleaning and take up no land space!
Oo, I think I've invented a business model!
Oo, I think I've invented a business model!
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Why can't solar panels be floated on the sea. No foundations, can be colocated with offshore wind farms, easy to realign, self cleaning and take up no land space!
Oo, I think I've invented a business model!
Oo, I think I've invented a business model!
The one good thing about having a crime party, and an absolute arsehole as a national leader, is that once you know, you know, and, having learned the lesson you won 't put them back in power again, unless you are a bit thick, or the voting is rigged.
Oh, hangonamo...
Oh, hangonamo...
November 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The one good thing about having a crime party, and an absolute arsehole as a national leader, is that once you know, you know, and, having learned the lesson you won 't put them back in power again, unless you are a bit thick, or the voting is rigged.
Oh, hangonamo...
Oh, hangonamo...
Well BBC, you've really opened up a fuckin' hornets nest now.
I do hope that you are not expecting me to pay, even a single cent, to Trumpedo, either directly, or indirectly through taxes, because I will happily do porridge before I pay it.
And a billion dollars is an awful lot of cents!
I do hope that you are not expecting me to pay, even a single cent, to Trumpedo, either directly, or indirectly through taxes, because I will happily do porridge before I pay it.
And a billion dollars is an awful lot of cents!
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Well BBC, you've really opened up a fuckin' hornets nest now.
I do hope that you are not expecting me to pay, even a single cent, to Trumpedo, either directly, or indirectly through taxes, because I will happily do porridge before I pay it.
And a billion dollars is an awful lot of cents!
I do hope that you are not expecting me to pay, even a single cent, to Trumpedo, either directly, or indirectly through taxes, because I will happily do porridge before I pay it.
And a billion dollars is an awful lot of cents!
The bonkers thing about the situation in the US is that the Republicans haven't got the power that they think they have. Sure they've accidentally stolen it away from every Democrat living, but *only* Trumpedo holds any power now, no one else!
So, my question is; why?
What do they expect to gain?
So, my question is; why?
What do they expect to gain?
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
The bonkers thing about the situation in the US is that the Republicans haven't got the power that they think they have. Sure they've accidentally stolen it away from every Democrat living, but *only* Trumpedo holds any power now, no one else!
So, my question is; why?
What do they expect to gain?
So, my question is; why?
What do they expect to gain?
The trouble with booing is that it's a closed vowel, unless you're a singer! A cheer isn't!
So take some singing lessons and try again...
So take some singing lessons and try again...
November 10, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The trouble with booing is that it's a closed vowel, unless you're a singer! A cheer isn't!
So take some singing lessons and try again...
So take some singing lessons and try again...
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Sen Dems: OK, we'll vote to open the government if all promise to give us a vote on health-care in the future.
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
November 9, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Sen Dems: OK, we'll vote to open the government if all promise to give us a vote on health-care in the future.
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
Sen Repubs: (to each other "omg this is like taking candy from a baby") Yes deal!!!
Sen Dems: You guys promise? We are trusting you
Sen Repubs: Would we ever lie to you 😉
Wales is lost to Labour anyway, so I'm glad that they didn't go to Reform. Not that I would expect them to. Wrong wing!
Anyway, let's see how this pans out in the long run...
Anyway, let's see how this pans out in the long run...
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Wales is lost to Labour anyway, so I'm glad that they didn't go to Reform. Not that I would expect them to. Wrong wing!
Anyway, let's see how this pans out in the long run...
Anyway, let's see how this pans out in the long run...
I'm not so sure that Davie and Turness have gone because they are seen as too far left.
I think they genuinely thought that they were bigging Trumpedo up, and making him look strong and powerful.
I don't think that it even entered their head that this showed him in a negative light.
I think they genuinely thought that they were bigging Trumpedo up, and making him look strong and powerful.
I don't think that it even entered their head that this showed him in a negative light.
November 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I'm not so sure that Davie and Turness have gone because they are seen as too far left.
I think they genuinely thought that they were bigging Trumpedo up, and making him look strong and powerful.
I don't think that it even entered their head that this showed him in a negative light.
I think they genuinely thought that they were bigging Trumpedo up, and making him look strong and powerful.
I don't think that it even entered their head that this showed him in a negative light.
In the next GE, (which is, what, four years away nearly?), Labour doesn't have to win by the landslide that they did last time. That was created by the GBP recognising that the Tories could not be allowed another term.
However, they do need to win!
Where is the challenge?
There really isn't one...
However, they do need to win!
Where is the challenge?
There really isn't one...
November 9, 2025 at 6:04 PM
In the next GE, (which is, what, four years away nearly?), Labour doesn't have to win by the landslide that they did last time. That was created by the GBP recognising that the Tories could not be allowed another term.
However, they do need to win!
Where is the challenge?
There really isn't one...
However, they do need to win!
Where is the challenge?
There really isn't one...
If Ukraine are running out of manpower, how come the Russian death toll hasn't changed much, if at all, in three years?
November 9, 2025 at 5:55 PM
If Ukraine are running out of manpower, how come the Russian death toll hasn't changed much, if at all, in three years?
A 50 year mortgage means never owning your own property.
Also, neither will your children!
Don't do it. Pay rent, and get someone else to maintain your home...
Also, neither will your children!
Don't do it. Pay rent, and get someone else to maintain your home...
November 9, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A 50 year mortgage means never owning your own property.
Also, neither will your children!
Don't do it. Pay rent, and get someone else to maintain your home...
Also, neither will your children!
Don't do it. Pay rent, and get someone else to maintain your home...
If you're going to scream, "Tax the rich!", at the top of your voice, don't put a full stop on the end. Put a comma, and then add ", by [XYZ].", then when you've done that, compare [XYZ] with the list of things that the government have, either done, or planned to do.
November 9, 2025 at 10:41 AM
If you're going to scream, "Tax the rich!", at the top of your voice, don't put a full stop on the end. Put a comma, and then add ", by [XYZ].", then when you've done that, compare [XYZ] with the list of things that the government have, either done, or planned to do.
That's more like it. Still not enough gold, though!
November 9, 2025 at 8:43 AM
That's more like it. Still not enough gold, though!
My fear is that proportional representation will give bad actors like Farage more power, not less. FPTP seems illogical in times like these, but at least we have an opportunity to tactically vote them into oblivion!
No. The problem isn't the system, it's the voters. We are, on average, a bit thick!
No. The problem isn't the system, it's the voters. We are, on average, a bit thick!
November 9, 2025 at 8:18 AM
My fear is that proportional representation will give bad actors like Farage more power, not less. FPTP seems illogical in times like these, but at least we have an opportunity to tactically vote them into oblivion!
No. The problem isn't the system, it's the voters. We are, on average, a bit thick!
No. The problem isn't the system, it's the voters. We are, on average, a bit thick!
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If a price is reduced to sell to the US by, say, 20% then the amount of tariff added to that reduced price is still around 16% of the original inflated price. And the reduction to the consumer is only 4% ish.
The tax system gets 80% of what it would have got and the consumer still gets ripped off.
The tax system gets 80% of what it would have got and the consumer still gets ripped off.
November 7, 2025 at 10:55 PM
If a price is reduced to sell to the US by, say, 20% then the amount of tariff added to that reduced price is still around 16% of the original inflated price. And the reduction to the consumer is only 4% ish.
The tax system gets 80% of what it would have got and the consumer still gets ripped off.
The tax system gets 80% of what it would have got and the consumer still gets ripped off.
Zultana hijacked and cornered Corbyn right from the get go, using his name in an attempt to set up her party in the way that she wanted. In his usual inimitable style, it took him a while to wind up to what was going on. That's not a criticism, I operate in exactly the same way, so I understand.
November 7, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Zultana hijacked and cornered Corbyn right from the get go, using his name in an attempt to set up her party in the way that she wanted. In his usual inimitable style, it took him a while to wind up to what was going on. That's not a criticism, I operate in exactly the same way, so I understand.
September 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Zultana hijacked and cornered Corbyn right from the get go, using his name in an attempt to set up her party in the way that she wanted. In his usual inimitable style, it took him a while to wind up to what was going on. That's not a criticism, I operate in exactly the same way, so I understand.
Hitler used to fall asleep during war meetings, too.
He never knew, because everyone was too afraid to wake him up.
Sound familiar?
He never knew, because everyone was too afraid to wake him up.
Sound familiar?
November 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hitler used to fall asleep during war meetings, too.
He never knew, because everyone was too afraid to wake him up.
Sound familiar?
He never knew, because everyone was too afraid to wake him up.
Sound familiar?
Hand counting votes in US elections of any sort are probably slightly less accurate than machine counted ones.
Buuuuutttttt.... As we have already seen, they are almost certainly less likely to be deliberately tampered with by expert software houses in the control of any one party.
Buuuuutttttt.... As we have already seen, they are almost certainly less likely to be deliberately tampered with by expert software houses in the control of any one party.
November 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Hand counting votes in US elections of any sort are probably slightly less accurate than machine counted ones.
Buuuuutttttt.... As we have already seen, they are almost certainly less likely to be deliberately tampered with by expert software houses in the control of any one party.
Buuuuutttttt.... As we have already seen, they are almost certainly less likely to be deliberately tampered with by expert software houses in the control of any one party.
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🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the POS 34x convicted felon, DEADLY INSURRECTIONIST, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Donald Trump did 🩸🩸🩸
November 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
🩸🩸🩸 I'm going to post this video every day so we never forget what the POS 34x convicted felon, DEADLY INSURRECTIONIST, adjudicated rapist & pedophile Donald Trump did 🩸🩸🩸
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So wrongly released prisoner is back in custody, Lammy acknowledges swift & successful action by police & has announced a review into archaic & neglected prison admin & resources.
Job done.
Job done.
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
So wrongly released prisoner is back in custody, Lammy acknowledges swift & successful action by police & has announced a review into archaic & neglected prison admin & resources.
Job done.
Job done.
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