PermaConfused
@permaconfused.bsky.social
Journo/analyst covering transnational security, cyber, research. Lives with wife, chickens and ducks.
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"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
November 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"oh, don't forget to highlight, in bright red, the two-letter word in the tagline! the two letter word that's kind of the whole point of this clever ad campaign! the two letter word that links this show to the horror movie of the same name!"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
"no problem boss. i'm on it"
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Days since America did weird America things: Zero days
Aaaaaand that's enough aviation internet for the day.
November 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Days since America did weird America things: Zero days
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Much better than stealing heavy stuff like gold. This way, you have less cargo.
Thieves have stolen €90,000 worth of fine French snails destined for some of the country’s most prestigious restaurants
Thieves take €90,000 of snails meant for Michelin-starred restaurants
French police are on the trail of ‘experienced’ criminals who stole a whole year’s worth of produce from Jean-Mathieu Dauvergne’s L’Escargot des Grands Crus
www.thetimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Much better than stealing heavy stuff like gold. This way, you have less cargo.
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They’ll have left a trail to follow
November 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
They’ll have left a trail to follow
Happy Thanksgiving to my American chums. May you enjoy the day without pepto bismol.
November 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Happy Thanksgiving to my American chums. May you enjoy the day without pepto bismol.
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That’s life music plays
November 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
That’s life music plays
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The odds of being attacked by a turkey are low, but never zero.
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The odds of being attacked by a turkey are low, but never zero.
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this image was generated with google's latest nana banana pro tool. we have no idea how bad it is about to get.
November 27, 2025 at 6:59 AM
this image was generated with google's latest nana banana pro tool. we have no idea how bad it is about to get.
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This is a fantastic thread. Two of my uncles were absolutely obsessed with this when I was a kid to the extent one of them insisted the clutch of tiny nieces and nephews they had all refer to him as Elvis Ruttle to our eternal confusion.
From @ericidle.bsky.social & Neil Innes' brilliant & criminally overlooked/unavailable RUTLAND WEEKEND TELEVISION, here's a truncated glimpse of George Harrison's Christmas 1975 guest appearance runner, where he didn't want to perform a song - He really just wanted to play a pirate...
November 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This is a fantastic thread. Two of my uncles were absolutely obsessed with this when I was a kid to the extent one of them insisted the clutch of tiny nieces and nephews they had all refer to him as Elvis Ruttle to our eternal confusion.
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Right, doing the saying it out loud so it might actually happen thing.
Valley Guitar Repairs is coming soon. Guitars, basses, pedals, maybe amps if I know what I'm looking at. From a new jack to a full setup, I'll be doing it all.
DMs open, I'll set a dedicated account up soon
Please share x
🎸
Valley Guitar Repairs is coming soon. Guitars, basses, pedals, maybe amps if I know what I'm looking at. From a new jack to a full setup, I'll be doing it all.
DMs open, I'll set a dedicated account up soon
Please share x
🎸
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Right, doing the saying it out loud so it might actually happen thing.
Valley Guitar Repairs is coming soon. Guitars, basses, pedals, maybe amps if I know what I'm looking at. From a new jack to a full setup, I'll be doing it all.
DMs open, I'll set a dedicated account up soon
Please share x
🎸
Valley Guitar Repairs is coming soon. Guitars, basses, pedals, maybe amps if I know what I'm looking at. From a new jack to a full setup, I'll be doing it all.
DMs open, I'll set a dedicated account up soon
Please share x
🎸
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![[Scene is JESUS sat behind a boss’s desk in his office on a cloud in HEAVEN]
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JESUS [speaking into intercom]
Hi can you send in Saint Nicholas please
2
SANTA [entering in full Santa garb]:
Hi boss
JESUS:
Hi Nick
3
JESUS:
Listen - about this ‘my birthday’ thing...
SANTA:
Ohh not this again boss
4
JESUS:
Nick, it’s out of hand. *You’ve* got out of hand.
5
JESUS:
I mean when I hired you, you was all humble, hiding under windows, lobbing in dowries…
And now you’re like…
6
JESUS [gesturing disdainfully at Santa’s clothing]:
I mean - what’s this.
7
SANTA:
This is my get up! I’ve had this since the Coca Cola deal in the 30s
JESUS:
*That’s what I mean.*
8
JESUS:
You’ve just gone too -
SANTA:
Oh no, oh no -
9
SANTA:
Sorry boss but waaay back in the Reformation, right, Martin Luther said: “why don’t we have Jesus delivering the presents?”. And when he prayed to ask you, do you remember what you said? Eh?
10
SANTA:
You said: “I ain’t going back there”
11
SANTA:
If you wanna take over -
JESUS:
Oh yeah! Kids coming downstairs to find me resurrected in their living room going "I got you an Xbox"...
12
SANTA:
You’re just feeling threatened cos I’m doing a bloody good -
JESUS:
*WATCH IT NICK*.
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Otters + Snow =
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Otters + Snow =
There has been much Arc Raiders today. It's been going reasonably well, with mostly friendly solos. Looks and sounds absolutely incredible.
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
There has been much Arc Raiders today. It's been going reasonably well, with mostly friendly solos. Looks and sounds absolutely incredible.
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Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand in some hubs next year reut.rs/3KkPG5V
Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand in some hubs next year
Pakistan's rooftop solar generation will for the first time exceed power demand on the country's electrical grid during daytime hours in some major industrial regions next year, a senior government official told Reuters.
reut.rs
November 22, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Pakistan says rooftop solar output to exceed grid demand in some hubs next year reut.rs/3KkPG5V
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The cats have looked outside and decided that they simply will not.
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The cats have looked outside and decided that they simply will not.
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Are you a small business? Reply with your link. Let's support each other this Christmas.
Shop with small independents (like me) instead of the big high street names.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
Are you a small business? Reply with your link. Let's support each other this Christmas.
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 AM
MORNING POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS WITH SUPERB TASTE! PLEASE SHARE AND HAVE A LOOK AROUND @gailmyerscough.co.uk’s AMAZING ONLINE SHOP
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My favorite piece of content today.
November 21, 2025 at 8:28 PM
My favorite piece of content today.
Your local vet is very different to mine.
November 21, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Your local vet is very different to mine.
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If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
November 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features."
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.
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Hey babe, come round! You know that tree I planted?
November 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Hey babe, come round! You know that tree I planted?
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No particular reason. Just because.
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
No particular reason. Just because.