Paul
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Never never mind, bleeding heart, bleeding heart 💗 he/him
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I wil never take ozempic, because what if the time finally comes to eat the rich and I have no appetite?
December 13, 2025 at 8:21 AM
I wil never take ozempic, because what if the time finally comes to eat the rich and I have no appetite?
The latest episode of Pluribus featured some of the most artfully placed bubbles I've ever seen. Bravo to their bubble wrangler.
December 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The latest episode of Pluribus featured some of the most artfully placed bubbles I've ever seen. Bravo to their bubble wrangler.
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for the beleaguered museum, it’s a new l’eau
December 8, 2025 at 7:26 AM
for the beleaguered museum, it’s a new l’eau
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The thing is we've known that housing the homeless is cheaper than neglect, we've known that Ubi is effective at eliminating poverty, we've known that heavily subsidized housing and education leads people into the middle class, we've known all of these things in some cases for 70 years.
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The thing is we've known that housing the homeless is cheaper than neglect, we've known that Ubi is effective at eliminating poverty, we've known that heavily subsidized housing and education leads people into the middle class, we've known all of these things in some cases for 70 years.
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And I don't care how basic I sound, because without hope, we have despair. Despair becomes nihilism. And nihilism breeds fascism.
December 5, 2025 at 9:37 AM
And I don't care how basic I sound, because without hope, we have despair. Despair becomes nihilism. And nihilism breeds fascism.
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Important thing to understand is that the UK press, having had to concede the issue "racism is bad," have been working very hard to define racism as being just "saying the really bad slurs out loud, and even then it's ok if you're just joking." So this is right on their turf.
The fact there's even the tiniest hint of a debate about whether or not this very obviously racist man who has built his entire career on being a racist is a racist or not. I... I just can't.
Everyone’s talking about whether Farage was racist to schoolchildren as a boy when he was racist to schoolchildren THIS WEEK. All the kids who are of reading age can read what he says about them.
December 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Important thing to understand is that the UK press, having had to concede the issue "racism is bad," have been working very hard to define racism as being just "saying the really bad slurs out loud, and even then it's ok if you're just joking." So this is right on their turf.
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Farage is all over the place - is the story that
a) he never did a racism; or
b) everyone was doing a racism,* so his racism didn't count
It can't be both
*anyway some people were *not* doing a racism - and Manning/ITV are not leaders of a political party
a) he never did a racism; or
b) everyone was doing a racism,* so his racism didn't count
It can't be both
*anyway some people were *not* doing a racism - and Manning/ITV are not leaders of a political party
ITV are now asking Farage about his schoolboy comments and Farage is talking over the correspondent and instead ranting about Bernard Manning and how Manning appeared on ITV in the past. This is all quite odd.
December 4, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Farage is all over the place - is the story that
a) he never did a racism; or
b) everyone was doing a racism,* so his racism didn't count
It can't be both
*anyway some people were *not* doing a racism - and Manning/ITV are not leaders of a political party
a) he never did a racism; or
b) everyone was doing a racism,* so his racism didn't count
It can't be both
*anyway some people were *not* doing a racism - and Manning/ITV are not leaders of a political party
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There’s so much incredible architecture and design in Lincoln Cathedral. This intricately carved doorway, and view down through vaulting and arches, is one of my favourite bits. Not only is the detail stunning, but you are taken from a soaring and open space into a more intimate and enclosed one 😀
December 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
There’s so much incredible architecture and design in Lincoln Cathedral. This intricately carved doorway, and view down through vaulting and arches, is one of my favourite bits. Not only is the detail stunning, but you are taken from a soaring and open space into a more intimate and enclosed one 😀
I'm made so happy by the existence of this post.
November 30, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I'm made so happy by the existence of this post.
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this is how you lose the dish war
November 22, 2025 at 4:22 PM
this is how you lose the dish war
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I see the Indy is also going with asylum seekers being “banned” from doing something they were being forced to do unwillingly in the first place, so presumably this is how the Home Office‘s press release is framing its own admissions of incompetence and waste
Asylum seekers banned from taking taxis in new government crackdown
Asylum seekers banned from taking taxis in new government crackdown
Asylum seekers banned from taking taxis in new government crackdown
www.independent.co.uk
November 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I see the Indy is also going with asylum seekers being “banned” from doing something they were being forced to do unwillingly in the first place, so presumably this is how the Home Office‘s press release is framing its own admissions of incompetence and waste
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Literally!! The right wing papers Hate You Anyway!! Why not give them something to Really Hate You For, and know - at least - people will thank you in ten years time???
Serious howls of outrage in the media this morning at what is a relatively modest Budget from Labour that does nothing more than fiddle around the margins.
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
It does highlight the missed opportunity. If you’re going to get this reaction anyway, why not at least get it for attempting a big swing?
November 27, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Literally!! The right wing papers Hate You Anyway!! Why not give them something to Really Hate You For, and know - at least - people will thank you in ten years time???
Shit a brick Liverpool are catmeat.
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Shit a brick Liverpool are catmeat.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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There was a time when the United States looked down its nose at the countries in South America for being lawless banana republics. Who's the banana republic now, bitches?
November 25, 2025 at 11:56 PM
There was a time when the United States looked down its nose at the countries in South America for being lawless banana republics. Who's the banana republic now, bitches?
Sorry have Arsenal been saving all their open play goals for poor little Spurs.
November 23, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Sorry have Arsenal been saving all their open play goals for poor little Spurs.
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Can you end racism by giving ground to racists?
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood seems to think so.
New PSUK out now - we explore Labour’s cruel new immigration plans, continued Your Party chaos + more. Link in bio!
#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood seems to think so.
New PSUK out now - we explore Labour’s cruel new immigration plans, continued Your Party chaos + more. Link in bio!
#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK
November 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Can you end racism by giving ground to racists?
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood seems to think so.
New PSUK out now - we explore Labour’s cruel new immigration plans, continued Your Party chaos + more. Link in bio!
#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood seems to think so.
New PSUK out now - we explore Labour’s cruel new immigration plans, continued Your Party chaos + more. Link in bio!
#PodSaveTheUK #Politics #UKPolitics #News #UK
Really enjoying @podsavetheuk.crooked.com this week if only for just how viscerally angry both Nish and Coco are with Shabana Mahmood and Labour for their attempts to paper over that bottomless pit of hate. Too fucking right.
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Really enjoying @podsavetheuk.crooked.com this week if only for just how viscerally angry both Nish and Coco are with Shabana Mahmood and Labour for their attempts to paper over that bottomless pit of hate. Too fucking right.
Has Gianni Infantino always had eyebrows that look like they've been painted on?
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Has Gianni Infantino always had eyebrows that look like they've been painted on?
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the sudden break of all the republicans in congress on this, along with trump's sudden change in attitude over the release of these files, tells me that they have figured out some bullshit to give him cover
November 19, 2025 at 12:36 PM
the sudden break of all the republicans in congress on this, along with trump's sudden change in attitude over the release of these files, tells me that they have figured out some bullshit to give him cover
Oh my days Ireland what a moment!!
November 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Oh my days Ireland what a moment!!
Blimey that was an uncomfortable position to put Zelah in. His gentle but firm handling of that just showed why he should've been involved at the top end tonight. #bbuk
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Blimey that was an uncomfortable position to put Zelah in. His gentle but firm handling of that just showed why he should've been involved at the top end tonight. #bbuk
Let us all give thanks that this, the most cursed series of #bbuk, is finally coming to a close. Never has a series so consistently evicted my favourite housemates, it's been little more than a hate watch for half the run. We had just one good week result wise, last week, & apart from that garbage.
November 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Let us all give thanks that this, the most cursed series of #bbuk, is finally coming to a close. Never has a series so consistently evicted my favourite housemates, it's been little more than a hate watch for half the run. We had just one good week result wise, last week, & apart from that garbage.
Watching last nights #bbuk and glad to be removed from the appalling result that I already know happened. Teja leaving last night is one of the most unjust evictions ever, particularly in the context of Emily getting more votes than her. I refuse to believe people have considered her more deserving.
November 14, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Watching last nights #bbuk and glad to be removed from the appalling result that I already know happened. Teja leaving last night is one of the most unjust evictions ever, particularly in the context of Emily getting more votes than her. I refuse to believe people have considered her more deserving.
Basic people will whine about an episode like today, but that resolution between Elsa and Cameron was bloody lovely. And it's the sort of excellent moment that there is less time for when so much of the edit is given over to so-called 'entertaining' bellends. #bbuk
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Basic people will whine about an episode like today, but that resolution between Elsa and Cameron was bloody lovely. And it's the sort of excellent moment that there is less time for when so much of the edit is given over to so-called 'entertaining' bellends. #bbuk