Patrick Welsh
@pbewelsh.bsky.social
Fantasist | Collects ghost stories | Social Justice Warlock | He/they
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it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
The Danish Social Democrats are currently on course for their worst election result since at least the Second World War, despite their brand of far-right accommodationism being touted as a blueprint for other centre-left parties.
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November 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
it is almost as if accommodating and conceding to far right ideas legitimizes them and signals to voters that the far right is a legitimate choice for governance
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Hey journalists, he's endorsing the literal carving up of one of your colleagues at the Washington Post.
He's reeling, and this may be a good time for your survival instincts to kick in and remind this dude you're still a human being. While you still can.
He's reeling, and this may be a good time for your survival instincts to kick in and remind this dude you're still a human being. While you still can.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Hey journalists, he's endorsing the literal carving up of one of your colleagues at the Washington Post.
He's reeling, and this may be a good time for your survival instincts to kick in and remind this dude you're still a human being. While you still can.
He's reeling, and this may be a good time for your survival instincts to kick in and remind this dude you're still a human being. While you still can.
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America's first ever esports champion was Rebecca Heineman, a trans woman. She went on to found some of your favorite video game studios and worked on your favorite video games. Next time you see somebody rail about 'woke' and 'DEI'
Remember that.
Remember her.
Remember that.
Remember her.
"I code so others can dream."
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ video game pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has sadly passed away after a short, tough fight with aggressive cancer.
Read our obituary to this true industry trailblazer: gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gaym...
Gayming Icon and LGBTQ+ games pioneer, Rebecca Heineman, has died - Gayming Magazine
Rebecca Heineman, a trailblazing figure in the video game industry and a celebrated icon within the LGBTQ+ gaming community, has died.
gaymingmag.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
America's first ever esports champion was Rebecca Heineman, a trans woman. She went on to found some of your favorite video game studios and worked on your favorite video games. Next time you see somebody rail about 'woke' and 'DEI'
Remember that.
Remember her.
Remember that.
Remember her.
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Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition is $20.99 on Epic Games Store buff.ly/FpMhrNt
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Alan Wake 2 Deluxe Edition is $20.99 on Epic Games Store buff.ly/FpMhrNt
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Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
November 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done
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Reform voters are so desperate for an alternative to the status quo that they are inventing policies that are in fact the exact opposite of what a Reform government would do
Most Reform UK voters would back wealth tax on very rich, poll suggests
Most Reform UK voters would back wealth tax on very rich, poll suggests
Exclusive: Best for Britain thinktank says the figures show Nigel Farage is ‘out of step with his base’ on taxation
Most potential Reform UK voters would back a one-off wealth tax on the very rich, polling suggests, with about three-quarters supporting windfall taxes on energy companies and banks.
The figures, compiled by the Best for Britain thinktank ahead of next week’s budget, indicate that Nigel Farage might be out of step with many of his supporters. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Reform voters are so desperate for an alternative to the status quo that they are inventing policies that are in fact the exact opposite of what a Reform government would do
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Shocked, shocked to discover that center-left parties adopting right wing politics causes them to be attractive to no one.
November 18, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Shocked, shocked to discover that center-left parties adopting right wing politics causes them to be attractive to no one.
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Derpy and Sussie are going up, up, up!
KPop Demon Hunters is getting its own Macy's Thanksgiving Day balloons — check out the pictures
Derpy and Sussie are going up, up, up!
www.polygon.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Derpy and Sussie are going up, up, up!
"Bloody Saja Boys! Coming over 'ere, stealing jobs from hard-working BRITISH demon boy-bands"
November 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
"Bloody Saja Boys! Coming over 'ere, stealing jobs from hard-working BRITISH demon boy-bands"
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The government should be ashamed that its migration policies are being cheered on by Tommy Robinson and Reform.
Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right.
I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.
Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right.
I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
The government should be ashamed that its migration policies are being cheered on by Tommy Robinson and Reform.
Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right.
I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.
Instead of standing up to anti-migrant hate, this is laying the foundations for the far-right.
I questioned the Home Secretary on how she can be proposing such obviously cruel policies.
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This one was amusing - back when I was active on The Bad Place I clashed with Roman Helmet Guy & his poor (and fashy) grasp of Roman history repeatedly.
And Senpai finally Notices Him only the say he isn't fashy enough. Hilarious.
(hat tip @lefaucheux.bsky.social and @freydalpishti.bsky.social )
And Senpai finally Notices Him only the say he isn't fashy enough. Hilarious.
(hat tip @lefaucheux.bsky.social and @freydalpishti.bsky.social )
November 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This one was amusing - back when I was active on The Bad Place I clashed with Roman Helmet Guy & his poor (and fashy) grasp of Roman history repeatedly.
And Senpai finally Notices Him only the say he isn't fashy enough. Hilarious.
(hat tip @lefaucheux.bsky.social and @freydalpishti.bsky.social )
And Senpai finally Notices Him only the say he isn't fashy enough. Hilarious.
(hat tip @lefaucheux.bsky.social and @freydalpishti.bsky.social )
I predicted four of these. Kingdom Come and DKB making the list but not Ghost of Yōtei is a surprise
Clair Obscur is going to walk it
Clair Obscur is going to walk it
The Game Awards GOTY nominees leaked:
-Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
-Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
-Donkey Kong Bananza
-Hades II
-Hollow Knight: Silksong
-Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
-Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
-Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
-Donkey Kong Bananza
-Hades II
-Hollow Knight: Silksong
-Kingdom Come: Deliverance II
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I predicted four of these. Kingdom Come and DKB making the list but not Ghost of Yōtei is a surprise
Clair Obscur is going to walk it
Clair Obscur is going to walk it
What happened to Prometheus again?
The first rule of plutocrat AI competitions is 1. name your new company with a classical allusion or Tolkien reference. I see Bezos went with the former. How… great.
November 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
What happened to Prometheus again?
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I don't know if people know this but phone-ins don't happen by accident. People call in, their numbers are identified, as is whether they've run before. They're selected based on what they want to say on air. These hate-fuelled phone-ins are curated *because* it's believed it drives audience figures
November 17, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I don't know if people know this but phone-ins don't happen by accident. People call in, their numbers are identified, as is whether they've run before. They're selected based on what they want to say on air. These hate-fuelled phone-ins are curated *because* it's believed it drives audience figures
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I'd say keep the phone ins but change the focus. Phone ins work very well in terms people connecting within their communities; raising awareness; sharing stories about nature, hobbies, pets; or swapping tips on DIY, gardening, baking and crafting. And advice phone ins can be lifesavers.
One way to take some of the heat out of politics, which is within the BBC's control, is to drop phone-ins and vox pops.
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I'd say keep the phone ins but change the focus. Phone ins work very well in terms people connecting within their communities; raising awareness; sharing stories about nature, hobbies, pets; or swapping tips on DIY, gardening, baking and crafting. And advice phone ins can be lifesavers.
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One way to take some of the heat out of politics, which is within the BBC's control, is to drop phone-ins and vox pops.
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
One way to take some of the heat out of politics, which is within the BBC's control, is to drop phone-ins and vox pops.
A reminder that Trump is demanding that the BBC hand over public money for presenting his *attempt to overthrow the US constitution* in a slightly unflattering light, to which the only acceptable response should be "lol no"
BBC should not pay Trump any money, says former BBC director general
BBC should not pay Trump any money, says former BBC director general
Tony Hall says it’s not ‘appropriate’ to pay US president with licence fee payer’s money after he threatened to sue broadcaster for up to $5bn
The BBC should not pay any money to Donald Trump, the former BBC director general Tony Hall has said.
The US president has said he plans to sue the BBC for up to $5bn (£3.8bn) despite receiving the apology he demanded over a misleading Panorama edit of his 6 January speech. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A reminder that Trump is demanding that the BBC hand over public money for presenting his *attempt to overthrow the US constitution* in a slightly unflattering light, to which the only acceptable response should be "lol no"
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it is wild that Labour is doing exactly what the reactionary centrists recommend and is absolutely destroying its base of support as a result, and yet reactionary centrists in the US are just utterly silent about the complete failure of their program.
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
it is wild that Labour is doing exactly what the reactionary centrists recommend and is absolutely destroying its base of support as a result, and yet reactionary centrists in the US are just utterly silent about the complete failure of their program.