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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 1m

They had an alibi but it was transparently false

Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 46m

They’ve got it all on tape, but the thieves are on a roll

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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 5h

There she is…

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Louis Cotgrove @leftyveggie.bsky.social · 1d

Das crazy! Ich wurde für die SZ zum Thema Jugendwort des Jahres interviewt - hier ohne Paywall (checke hätte gewonnen 🥀) archive.ph/202510171219...

archive.ph

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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 8h

They misspelled ‘shipwreck’?

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Sylvia Foolproof Suddes @bossproofreader.bsky.social · 10h

Swearwords, unlike other parts of vocabulary, can be used both positively or negatively.

Thank fuck for that.

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Italian blasphemy and German ingenuity: how swear words differ around the world

Once dismissed as a sign of low intelligence, researchers now argue the ‘power’ of taboo words has been overlooked

www.theguardian.com

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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 20h

Or “al desko”

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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 20h

‘Flagship’

Cllr Brian Wernham 🔶 C.Eng. MA History @brianwernham.bsky.social · 20h

VIDEO

"Bitter divisions in Reform UK’s flagship county council have been laid bare in a leaked video of a chaotic internal meeting where members were told to “f____ing suck it up” if they did not agree with decisions"

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘Suck it up’: leaked video exposes bitter infighting at Reform UK’s flagship Kent council

Exclusive: Footage reveals Kent leader berating councillors amid rows over budgets and bullying claims

www.theguardian.com

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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 22h

I shouldn’t mention it but way back in the sixties Private Eye magazine (voice of posh, repressed males) used to refer to him as ‘Masturbani’

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EngLangBlog @englangblog.bsky.social · 22h

Source for that image bsky.app/profile/oran...

OrangeSage @orangesage.bsky.social · 1d

#NoKings Miami!

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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 23h

In other news…there he is

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SciEditor—Adrienne Montgomerie @scieditor.ca · 1d

#EditorsPreventThis Workers spend ~2 hr/incident trying to make useful sense of AI crap ("slop") they're given. It leaves them annoyed & confused; resentful of the wasted time & thinking colleagues who generated it incompetent (Harvard Business Review).
gizmodo.com/workslop-ai-... HT @Geoff Hart

'Workslop': AI-Generated Work Content Is Slowing Everything Down

AI slop has infiltrated the workplace, costing companies time and money.

gizmodo.com

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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 23h

This is really not the moment 🤦‍♂️

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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a whiteboard that says wise words wednesday

ALT: a man in a suit and tie stands in front of a whiteboard that says wise words wednesday

media.tenor.com

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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 1d

I hope I will again be involved in the naming project. (I already have some proposals) www.standard.co.uk/news/transpo...

London Overground: £700m new line would get new name, promises Sadiq Khan

Sadiq Khan confirms that his rebranding of the Overground - dubbed ‘virtue-signalling nonsense’ by critics - would be extended to the West London Orbital

www.standard.co.uk

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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 1d

I can still remember satchels 🥸

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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 1d

This is true of all troll accounts, big or small. Which is why the smart advice has always been: do not feed them.

Sean Chiplock 🟡 🔜 BLFC (Reno, NV) & Chico Anime (NorCal) @sonicmega.bsky.social · 1d

Remember:

- they DO NOT CARE about your arguments/rebuttals

- they DO NOT CARE about your dunks

- the person running the accounts was specifically hired to drive engagement BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY; it’s the algorithm they’re catering to

This is a game, and to them you are data to be manipulated.

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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 1d

‘Wonderfully unchallenging’

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Tony Thorne @tonythorne007.bsky.social · 1d

www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/2554908...

5 reasons why this London borough was named the happiest place to live

Richmond upon Thames was previously named the happiest London borough to live in. Find out the five reasons why.

www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk

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𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝙿𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝙱𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚐𝚜 🖊️ 🎥 #𝕎𝔾𝔸𝕨 @thepeterbriggs.bsky.social · 2d

Fascinating piece from etymology expert @tonythorne007.bsky.social about current trending slang (necessary for #Scriptsky #screenwriting!)

"Delulu", "clanker", "slop", and "aura farming" (the four least referenced!) are the only four I know on the September Update
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language-and-innovation.com