Wapping Bloke
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Just another liberal despairing at the World
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Wapping Bloke
@wappingbloke.bsky.social
· Jan 21
I've just finished Rob Wilkins excellent and moving biography of Terry Pratchett - A Life with Footnotes. On the back of that and as a distraction from the real World, I have been inspired to do a re-listen to the entire Discworld canon in order of publication. I'll add comments here as it goes 1/
How can you do that in the biggest game of your life? Mctominay extraordinary #scotlanddenmark
November 18, 2025 at 7:52 PM
How can you do that in the biggest game of your life? Mctominay extraordinary #scotlanddenmark
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florence pew: thread
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
florence pew: thread
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I think it is crazy to think that Trump was complicit in the violent riots of 6th January - what the BBC did was so misleading - if he really saw those people as his fighting army he would have pardoned all 1600 of those convicted or waiting trial on the first day of his second term
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
I think it is crazy to think that Trump was complicit in the violent riots of 6th January - what the BBC did was so misleading - if he really saw those people as his fighting army he would have pardoned all 1600 of those convicted or waiting trial on the first day of his second term
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I heard there was a statue tall
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
Once upon a desert sandy
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
As through winds the trav'ling man he
Spied the face of Ozymandy
Lying, simply lying there
Suddenly there was some writing
Pon the plinth that he was sighting
That the sand and time were blighting
Quoth the statue, "Now despair"
There was an old man you could gaze
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
At his works in despair in a daze
If you looked upon them
And were mere mortal men
'Ozymandias mighty', it says
October 30, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I heard there was a statue tall
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
That sneered at folk and commanded all
But you don't really care for symbols do ya
It goes like this the feet the fist
The head that fell the aim that missed
The long lost king whose name was Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymandias
Ozymaaaaandias
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Why does anybody take these threats seriously? Every time any vaguely progressive policy is proposed the wealthy threaten to throw their toys out of the pram. It’s a threat as predictable as
It is empty
It is empty
Betfred threatens to close all 1,300 UK high street shops if taxes rise on.ft.com/47lrRm3
Betfred threatens to close all 1,300 UK high street shops if taxes rise
Raising gambling tax could put 7,500 jobs at risk, warns chair
on.ft.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Why does anybody take these threats seriously? Every time any vaguely progressive policy is proposed the wealthy threaten to throw their toys out of the pram. It’s a threat as predictable as
It is empty
It is empty
So many members if the regime are posting this stuff, including Trump himself, that he’s clearly told them that he does want to be a king
Really think the biggest win today aside from just numbers is negatively polarizing the regime of 12-year-olds into fully adopting #YESKINGS as their official stance.
October 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
So many members if the regime are posting this stuff, including Trump himself, that he’s clearly told them that he does want to be a king
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Really think the biggest win today aside from just numbers is negatively polarizing the regime of 12-year-olds into fully adopting #YESKINGS as their official stance.
October 18, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Really think the biggest win today aside from just numbers is negatively polarizing the regime of 12-year-olds into fully adopting #YESKINGS as their official stance.
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When I talk about disordered counterpublics I make the point loyalty trumps accountability for the in-group, and this is a perfect example of that.
Q: This has been reported for a while. Cory Mills was accused of beating a girlfriend in his DC apt. Are you concerned about these allegations?
JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious
JOHNSON: You have to ask Rep. Mills about that. He's been a faithful colleague. I don't know the details. Let's talk about things that are really serious
October 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
When I talk about disordered counterpublics I make the point loyalty trumps accountability for the in-group, and this is a perfect example of that.
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Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.
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Late to comment about yesterday’s Pete Hegseth speech, but didn’t it feel like a soap opera actor who plays a doctor on TV lecturing to a bunch of seasoned actual doctors?
October 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Late to comment about yesterday’s Pete Hegseth speech, but didn’t it feel like a soap opera actor who plays a doctor on TV lecturing to a bunch of seasoned actual doctors?
He’s such a whiny little child.
Hes also deeply unoriginal, this is just stolen directly from the right in the US after Charlie Kirk was shot
Hes also deeply unoriginal, this is just stolen directly from the right in the US after Charlie Kirk was shot
Nigel Farage: Labour rhetoric incites violence against Reform
Reform UK leader will claim in a speech today that Keir Starmer’s labelling of his migrant plan as ‘racist’ has endangered the safety of his candidates and activists ⬇️
Reform UK leader will claim in a speech today that Keir Starmer’s labelling of his migrant plan as ‘racist’ has endangered the safety of his candidates and activists ⬇️
Nigel Farage: Labour rhetoric incites violence against Reform
Nigel Farage: Labour rhetoric incites violence against Reform
www.thetimes.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
He’s such a whiny little child.
Hes also deeply unoriginal, this is just stolen directly from the right in the US after Charlie Kirk was shot
Hes also deeply unoriginal, this is just stolen directly from the right in the US after Charlie Kirk was shot
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I don't think we'll ever get another sentence which sums up everything the New York Times embodies quite like "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians".
hey @nytimes.com: there is no counterpoint here. There are no credible legal experts who would EVER say that the US military has any right or authority to blow civilian craft out of the Caribbean and kill their crews from afar without any provocation. There is no other side to this question.
September 30, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I don't think we'll ever get another sentence which sums up everything the New York Times embodies quite like "Some legal experts have called it a crime to summarily kill civilians".
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It’s terrible when people try and impose a particular lifestyle on you and undermine society. But enough about Danny Kruger’s opposition to abortion, same sex marriage and human rights.
Don’t let these jokers get away with it. Swipe left for the corrected version.
Don’t let these jokers get away with it. Swipe left for the corrected version.
September 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
It’s terrible when people try and impose a particular lifestyle on you and undermine society. But enough about Danny Kruger’s opposition to abortion, same sex marriage and human rights.
Don’t let these jokers get away with it. Swipe left for the corrected version.
Don’t let these jokers get away with it. Swipe left for the corrected version.
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Is it possible that Chelsea aren’t very good and that winning a fancy preseason tournament might not be the best test of how good a team is?
September 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Is it possible that Chelsea aren’t very good and that winning a fancy preseason tournament might not be the best test of how good a team is?
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It's been said before but still true: The only reason Steven Miller is in politics is because he lacks the upper-body strength to strangle prostitutes.
September 20, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It's been said before but still true: The only reason Steven Miller is in politics is because he lacks the upper-body strength to strangle prostitutes.
Sophie de Goede is an absolute legend
September 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Sophie de Goede is an absolute legend
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HYPNOBOOBS evolved into MESMONORKS!
September 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
HYPNOBOOBS evolved into MESMONORKS!
I am no longer astonished by Trump’s callousness at this point. I am still amazed that he can’t even be bothered to pretend to give a shit even when it’s someone who’s supposed to be his friend
Q: My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. How are you holding up?
TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years.
TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years.
September 12, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I am no longer astonished by Trump’s callousness at this point. I am still amazed that he can’t even be bothered to pretend to give a shit even when it’s someone who’s supposed to be his friend
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You can write this only if, by virtue of your income, identity, or both, you are utterly removed from the consequences of politics. To pretend that the racist, misogynistic, anti-gay vileness that Kirk spent his life spreading is secondary to the fact that he spread it "the right way" is appalling.
Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/o...
Opinion | Charlie Kirk Was Practicing Politics the Right Way
www.nytimes.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
You can write this only if, by virtue of your income, identity, or both, you are utterly removed from the consequences of politics. To pretend that the racist, misogynistic, anti-gay vileness that Kirk spent his life spreading is secondary to the fact that he spread it "the right way" is appalling.
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This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely
September 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
This is vile. Local guy speaks to Sky News about the impact of asylum seekers protests. Watch what happens and share widely
Another great video from Belief it or Not. As a Brit raised as an atheist I find his studies of American Christianity bot terrifying and fascinating
youtube.com/watch?v=fYVX...
youtube.com/watch?v=fYVX...
The Worst Christian Parenting Advice | Belief It Or Not
YouTube video by Belief It Or Not
youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Another great video from Belief it or Not. As a Brit raised as an atheist I find his studies of American Christianity bot terrifying and fascinating
youtube.com/watch?v=fYVX...
youtube.com/watch?v=fYVX...