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On this day 1660: first entry of Samuel Pepys’ diary.
January 1, 2026 at 8:19 AM
On this day 1660: first entry of Samuel Pepys’ diary.
Well, good luck to ‘em I say.
They’ve worked very hard and deserve the filthy lucre, of which they need so much more.
Meanwhile, the rest of us have sat on our arse, done fuck all and have brought our struggles to pay rent and energy bills entirely on ourselves.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
They’ve worked very hard and deserve the filthy lucre, of which they need so much more.
Meanwhile, the rest of us have sat on our arse, done fuck all and have brought our struggles to pay rent and energy bills entirely on ourselves.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
Billionaires added record $2.2tn in wealth in 2025
Just eight billionaires accounted for a quarter of the gains, led by Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Larry Ellison and Larry Page
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:49 AM
Well, good luck to ‘em I say.
They’ve worked very hard and deserve the filthy lucre, of which they need so much more.
Meanwhile, the rest of us have sat on our arse, done fuck all and have brought our struggles to pay rent and energy bills entirely on ourselves.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
They’ve worked very hard and deserve the filthy lucre, of which they need so much more.
Meanwhile, the rest of us have sat on our arse, done fuck all and have brought our struggles to pay rent and energy bills entirely on ourselves.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/de...
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ICYMI in August: A Cape buffalo in South Africa has defended the goring to death of a 52-year-old American millionaire big game hunter, insisting that “sometimes you have to cull the idiots to keep their numbers down.” Read more here >>> buff.ly/2Az71kS
December 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
ICYMI in August: A Cape buffalo in South Africa has defended the goring to death of a 52-year-old American millionaire big game hunter, insisting that “sometimes you have to cull the idiots to keep their numbers down.” Read more here >>> buff.ly/2Az71kS
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Top Adrian Chiles Columns of 2025:
I’ve given up wild swimming. So why does my Volvo smell like mince?
Should I tell the postman he has halitosis? My first wife wouldn’t let me wear shorts.
I buried my father with my bare hands. It’s time we stopped talking about glamping. 1/3
I’ve given up wild swimming. So why does my Volvo smell like mince?
Should I tell the postman he has halitosis? My first wife wouldn’t let me wear shorts.
I buried my father with my bare hands. It’s time we stopped talking about glamping. 1/3
December 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Top Adrian Chiles Columns of 2025:
I’ve given up wild swimming. So why does my Volvo smell like mince?
Should I tell the postman he has halitosis? My first wife wouldn’t let me wear shorts.
I buried my father with my bare hands. It’s time we stopped talking about glamping. 1/3
I’ve given up wild swimming. So why does my Volvo smell like mince?
Should I tell the postman he has halitosis? My first wife wouldn’t let me wear shorts.
I buried my father with my bare hands. It’s time we stopped talking about glamping. 1/3
Gotta love the French, who are so kind and considerate that they send lovely seasonal messages like this to the government department that collects their speeding fines in Lille.
December 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Gotta love the French, who are so kind and considerate that they send lovely seasonal messages like this to the government department that collects their speeding fines in Lille.
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Kudos to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for keeping himself together after Trump‘s statement that „Russia wants Ukraine to succeed“. I would have bursted out laughing. But his facial expressions are priceless.
December 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Kudos to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy for keeping himself together after Trump‘s statement that „Russia wants Ukraine to succeed“. I would have bursted out laughing. But his facial expressions are priceless.
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LeMonde said, not on our watch
December 28, 2025 at 4:25 PM
LeMonde said, not on our watch
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Funny watching so many folk celebrate Bardot. It brings this meme to mind.
a woman sits at a desk with her mouth open and says i can excuse racism but i draw the line
Alt: Britta from Community saying “I can excuse racism but I draw the line at animal cruelty.
media.tenor.com
December 28, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Funny watching so many folk celebrate Bardot. It brings this meme to mind.
They say the sun shines on the righteous, but it can shine on the wrongeous every now and then.
Yeah, I know, butter wouldn’t melt, but we know different.
Les gars dans le soleil.
Yeah, I know, butter wouldn’t melt, but we know different.
Les gars dans le soleil.
December 24, 2025 at 10:22 PM
They say the sun shines on the righteous, but it can shine on the wrongeous every now and then.
Yeah, I know, butter wouldn’t melt, but we know different.
Les gars dans le soleil.
Yeah, I know, butter wouldn’t melt, but we know different.
Les gars dans le soleil.
Sublime.
December 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Sublime.
Despite all the indications to the contrary, can confirm that irony is not dead.
December 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Despite all the indications to the contrary, can confirm that irony is not dead.
‘England have been less save-the-game buccaneers, more the cricketing equivalent of a middle-aged man with a tattoo and a pair of Converse finding the music slightly too loud at a Coldplay concert.’
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
Arrogant England’s cricket machine collapses like a castle of dust in 11 days | Barney Ronay
So this is Christmas. And what have we done? The Ashes is over. With two Tests still to come
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 3:24 PM
‘England have been less save-the-game buccaneers, more the cricketing equivalent of a middle-aged man with a tattoo and a pair of Converse finding the music slightly too loud at a Coldplay concert.’
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/d...
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I quote from Andrew Tate’s X profile:
‘Unmatched perspicacity coupled with sheer indefatigability makes me a feared opponent in any realm of human endeavour.’
Erm…
This is certainly not the case when it comes to boxing Andy.
Oh dear.
You poor little love.
😉
‘Unmatched perspicacity coupled with sheer indefatigability makes me a feared opponent in any realm of human endeavour.’
Erm…
This is certainly not the case when it comes to boxing Andy.
Oh dear.
You poor little love.
😉
December 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
I quote from Andrew Tate’s X profile:
‘Unmatched perspicacity coupled with sheer indefatigability makes me a feared opponent in any realm of human endeavour.’
Erm…
This is certainly not the case when it comes to boxing Andy.
Oh dear.
You poor little love.
😉
‘Unmatched perspicacity coupled with sheer indefatigability makes me a feared opponent in any realm of human endeavour.’
Erm…
This is certainly not the case when it comes to boxing Andy.
Oh dear.
You poor little love.
😉
Escape from the daily horror with a bit of Larson's 'The Far Side'.
As witnesses later recalled, two small dogs just waltzed into the place, grabbed the cat, and waltzed out.
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Escape from the daily horror with a bit of Larson's 'The Far Side'.
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I'm sharing this here, as I have on Facebook and Instagram, but there's no account on here to share from, and I just think this is wonderful.
A really good balance of design and implementation, and appears to achieve everything it set out to do, and it *SO* appeals to my inner 'work nerd'.
A really good balance of design and implementation, and appears to achieve everything it set out to do, and it *SO* appeals to my inner 'work nerd'.
December 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I'm sharing this here, as I have on Facebook and Instagram, but there's no account on here to share from, and I just think this is wonderful.
A really good balance of design and implementation, and appears to achieve everything it set out to do, and it *SO* appeals to my inner 'work nerd'.
A really good balance of design and implementation, and appears to achieve everything it set out to do, and it *SO* appeals to my inner 'work nerd'.
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The deafening silence from the UK's "official" Jewish institutions on Nigel Farrage's antisemitism demonstrates how morally bankrupt they are. So far the Board of Deputies, JLC, chief rabbi and CST have yet to say one word. Pathetic doesn't begin to capture it.
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
JONATHAN FREEDLAND: Why Britain’s Jewish leaders are silent on Farage’s schoolyard antisemitism
While the Reform UK leader and his allies smear accusers as liars, the Board, JLC and HET remain mute, fearing the wrath of a rising politician
www.jewishnews.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
The deafening silence from the UK's "official" Jewish institutions on Nigel Farrage's antisemitism demonstrates how morally bankrupt they are. So far the Board of Deputies, JLC, chief rabbi and CST have yet to say one word. Pathetic doesn't begin to capture it.
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/jonathan-fre...
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In a fitting tribute, Trump turns his inanity up to eleven.
December 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
In a fitting tribute, Trump turns his inanity up to eleven.
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For the record, Robin Ince is a superb comedian, an absolute mensch, a remarkable thinker and the kindest human you’ll ever meet. And the BBC is a genuinely great and globally unique institution that needs to stop being afraid. I think that’s where most of its faults and issues stem from.
December 13, 2025 at 11:21 AM
For the record, Robin Ince is a superb comedian, an absolute mensch, a remarkable thinker and the kindest human you’ll ever meet. And the BBC is a genuinely great and globally unique institution that needs to stop being afraid. I think that’s where most of its faults and issues stem from.
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2016 Daily Mail: We want foreigners out! We don’t care if it makes us poorer. Brexit means Brexit!
2025 Daily Mail: Foreigners are leaving Starmer’s Britain because this country is poor and shit!
This country would be so much better off without this hypocritical, incendiary, irresponsible rag.
2025 Daily Mail: Foreigners are leaving Starmer’s Britain because this country is poor and shit!
This country would be so much better off without this hypocritical, incendiary, irresponsible rag.
December 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
2016 Daily Mail: We want foreigners out! We don’t care if it makes us poorer. Brexit means Brexit!
2025 Daily Mail: Foreigners are leaving Starmer’s Britain because this country is poor and shit!
This country would be so much better off without this hypocritical, incendiary, irresponsible rag.
2025 Daily Mail: Foreigners are leaving Starmer’s Britain because this country is poor and shit!
This country would be so much better off without this hypocritical, incendiary, irresponsible rag.
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If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
December 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If handing someone their arse, was a video clip
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There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing.
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year
December 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year
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According to this Supreme Court:
❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot
✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps
✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones
The only consistency is white supremacy.
❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot
✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps
✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones
The only consistency is white supremacy.
December 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
According to this Supreme Court:
❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot
✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps
✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones
The only consistency is white supremacy.
❌ Using race conscious admissions in college to give minorities a fair shot
✅ Using race to profile people on the street to detain for immigration sweeps
✅ Using race to disenfranchise minorities in elecciones
The only consistency is white supremacy.
ROOOOOOOOOTT!!
December 4, 2025 at 10:39 AM
ROOOOOOOOOTT!!
Spinal Tap levels of intensity.
December 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Spinal Tap levels of intensity.