Xan Manning
@rantomatic.bsky.social
Some platform engineering dude, getting a little bit obsessed with his kilowatt hours!
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Xan Manning
@rantomatic.bsky.social
· Aug 2
In honour of my Twitter profile’s pinned tweet about people who like bitter coffee…
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- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
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I hate it when my kids buy me something with 'World's Best Dad' on it. Because it's so blatantly not true, and makes me realise what a failure of a father I've been.
November 27, 2025 at 12:20 PM
I hate it when my kids buy me something with 'World's Best Dad' on it. Because it's so blatantly not true, and makes me realise what a failure of a father I've been.
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Farage: epic grifter
Parked up at a hotel and every time I open my boot I am ambushed by swans and geese. Is this normal?!
October 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Parked up at a hotel and every time I open my boot I am ambushed by swans and geese. Is this normal?!
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As Reform's Nathan Gill admits taking bribes from Russian 'secret service pawn' Oleg Voloshyn, here’s a nice photo of Nigel Farage with Voloshyn’s wife.
September 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
As Reform's Nathan Gill admits taking bribes from Russian 'secret service pawn' Oleg Voloshyn, here’s a nice photo of Nigel Farage with Voloshyn’s wife.
Today I Vibe Coded for the first time in Go. Yes I’m ashamed, but I was in a rush, the company pays for GitHub copilot and it was a simple problem I just didn’t have head space to solve myself.
The code works, it’s an internal utility, harmless right? 😅
The code works, it’s an internal utility, harmless right? 😅
September 24, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Today I Vibe Coded for the first time in Go. Yes I’m ashamed, but I was in a rush, the company pays for GitHub copilot and it was a simple problem I just didn’t have head space to solve myself.
The code works, it’s an internal utility, harmless right? 😅
The code works, it’s an internal utility, harmless right? 😅
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I love this. Can't remember where I found it but so glad I kept a copy.
September 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I love this. Can't remember where I found it but so glad I kept a copy.
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ECHR offers protection against unfair dismissal from work, protects pension rights, maternity leave rights and protects women getting divorced. People who think it's a good idea to leave should be ridiculed like flat-earthers. The ignorance is astounding.
September 5, 2025 at 1:55 PM
ECHR offers protection against unfair dismissal from work, protects pension rights, maternity leave rights and protects women getting divorced. People who think it's a good idea to leave should be ridiculed like flat-earthers. The ignorance is astounding.
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Pre-ECHR, rights were almost completely at the whims of the current parliament - which doesn't always represent public majority. The Bill of Rights of 1689 could be very easily abolished by parliamentary majority.
The ECHR created a set of rights that have an external guarantor. That's the point.
The ECHR created a set of rights that have an external guarantor. That's the point.
Leaving the ECHR won’t “Take Back Control” – it will hand your rights to politicians
The myths are seductive, the reality is very different – without the ECHR your freedoms rest on whichever Home Secretary wakes up grumpy
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 31, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Pre-ECHR, rights were almost completely at the whims of the current parliament - which doesn't always represent public majority. The Bill of Rights of 1689 could be very easily abolished by parliamentary majority.
The ECHR created a set of rights that have an external guarantor. That's the point.
The ECHR created a set of rights that have an external guarantor. That's the point.
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This is bloody great and should be read by everyone in the UK
No, the ECHR isn't the EU.
No, it's not a "criminal's charter."
No, it's not optional.
Yes, I skipped out on Below Deck Down Under to write an explainer.
(Also, it’s probably too long)
No, it's not a "criminal's charter."
No, it's not optional.
Yes, I skipped out on Below Deck Down Under to write an explainer.
(Also, it’s probably too long)
Leaving the ECHR Won't "Take Back Control" - It Will Hand Your Rights to Politicians
They Myths are Seductive, The Reality is Very Different - Without the ECHR Your Freedoms Rest On Whichever Home Secretary Wakes Up Grumpy
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
August 29, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This is bloody great and should be read by everyone in the UK
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Litter picking
Food bank volunteering
Checking in on vulnerable neighbours
Just three thing off the top of my head you can do that are more valuable to your community than painting flags on stuff.
Food bank volunteering
Checking in on vulnerable neighbours
Just three thing off the top of my head you can do that are more valuable to your community than painting flags on stuff.
August 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Litter picking
Food bank volunteering
Checking in on vulnerable neighbours
Just three thing off the top of my head you can do that are more valuable to your community than painting flags on stuff.
Food bank volunteering
Checking in on vulnerable neighbours
Just three thing off the top of my head you can do that are more valuable to your community than painting flags on stuff.
In honour of my Twitter profile’s pinned tweet about people who like bitter coffee…
August 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
In honour of my Twitter profile’s pinned tweet about people who like bitter coffee…
Du blir ikke venner med salat!
July 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Du blir ikke venner med salat!
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the room next door - When Donald Trump was Called Out
July 26, 2025 at 3:28 PM
the room next door - When Donald Trump was Called Out
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See how quickly that escalated…
We put fragile, emotionally underdeveloped narcissists in power
…and then we wonder how wars start.
We put fragile, emotionally underdeveloped narcissists in power
…and then we wonder how wars start.
June 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
See how quickly that escalated…
We put fragile, emotionally underdeveloped narcissists in power
…and then we wonder how wars start.
We put fragile, emotionally underdeveloped narcissists in power
…and then we wonder how wars start.
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Ben Habib - gone
Rupert Lowe - gone
Zia Yusuf - gone
If Nigel Farage can't even hold this tiny group together, imagine what a disaster he would be in government.
Rupert Lowe - gone
Zia Yusuf - gone
If Nigel Farage can't even hold this tiny group together, imagine what a disaster he would be in government.
June 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Ben Habib - gone
Rupert Lowe - gone
Zia Yusuf - gone
If Nigel Farage can't even hold this tiny group together, imagine what a disaster he would be in government.
Rupert Lowe - gone
Zia Yusuf - gone
If Nigel Farage can't even hold this tiny group together, imagine what a disaster he would be in government.
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Reform civil war and now Musk Vs Trump…
Monsieur, with these right-wing bells, you are really spoiling us.
Monsieur, with these right-wing bells, you are really spoiling us.
June 5, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Reform civil war and now Musk Vs Trump…
Monsieur, with these right-wing bells, you are really spoiling us.
Monsieur, with these right-wing bells, you are really spoiling us.
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47 people were injured in Liverpool. Four of them were children. And the far-right’s first instinct?
Blame brown people.
When the facts didn’t fit, they pivoted - because outrage is the point.
On narrative control, culture wars, and what this tells us about the populist playbook:
Blame brown people.
When the facts didn’t fit, they pivoted - because outrage is the point.
On narrative control, culture wars, and what this tells us about the populist playbook:
What the Liverpool Attack Tells Us About the New Culture War
The populist right's response wasn’t about victims - it was about narrative control. And it’s becoming their only move.
www.bearlypolitics.co.uk
May 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
47 people were injured in Liverpool. Four of them were children. And the far-right’s first instinct?
Blame brown people.
When the facts didn’t fit, they pivoted - because outrage is the point.
On narrative control, culture wars, and what this tells us about the populist playbook:
Blame brown people.
When the facts didn’t fit, they pivoted - because outrage is the point.
On narrative control, culture wars, and what this tells us about the populist playbook:
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Age of Empires II and its expansion - The Conquerors - was peak perfection when it comes to real-time strategy games. After Microsoft made the dumb decision to shut down Ensemble Studios, the franchise went completely downhill from there. AOE2-style games need to make a comeback.
May 17, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Age of Empires II and its expansion - The Conquerors - was peak perfection when it comes to real-time strategy games. After Microsoft made the dumb decision to shut down Ensemble Studios, the franchise went completely downhill from there. AOE2-style games need to make a comeback.
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Tory MP IT Support
Tory MP IT Support
YouTube video by Michael Spicer
youtu.be
April 26, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Tory MP IT Support
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I really hope the last words Pope Francis heard weren't "Do you even own a suit?"
April 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
I really hope the last words Pope Francis heard weren't "Do you even own a suit?"