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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 3h

I heard somewhere that they take a caravan to the motherland.

Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 6h

Be right back, just adding "Sponges do not have mouths, instead having tiny pores called ostia, and therefore Spongebob would be unable to laugh or talk" to the errors section of spongebob.fandom.com/wiki/Encyclo...

Encyclopedia SpongeBobia

spongebob.fandom.com

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 6h

Seema like a way to guarantee conformance at an early age. Make sure what you write matches the pattern of what everyone else has written before you to tick that AI top grade checkbox.

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 7h

The one time I went to the greyhound racing track we did try betting on whichever dog had a shit beforehand on the basis they'd be lighter (and so faster!)

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 7h

Hey AI: Can you curate a mash-up of Damien Hirst, Shepard Fairey and Invader? www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

Triple Trouble: Fairey, Hirst, Invader review – the most revolting visual soup imaginable

Shepard Fairey, Damien Hirst and Invader join forces to make an exhibition that’s so bad, it’s like walking in on a crime scene

www.theguardian.com

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 7h

I know that everything is supposed to be a fit subject for comedy but come on, leave Paddington alone. Things are bad enough as they are!

Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure it does tbh? I would go with 'no good deed goes unpunished' if I was sticking a phrase in there.
I would associate shitting on doorsteps as not committing crimes where you live rather than being nice.

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty much any place-name near where I live; Parham, Aldeburgh, Sproughton, Grundisburg.. Been round here 20+ years and I still get some of them wrong.

Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 2d

Another claim to add to the 'I don't think these books say what you think they do' pile along with Elon Musk's love for Douglas Adams.

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 2d

Also space dust as a topping option

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 2d

You can't go wrong with sparkler candles.

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 6d

I'm surprised there isn't anything in the top right. I'd expect neo-liberalism globalists to be pro-immigration as a source of cheap labour.

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 6d

Missed a trick by not going with "Credible Realistic And Practical plan"

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 13d

I console myself by remembering there's still a lot of stuff in 'the past of content' that I haven't seen yet.

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 13d

Petition for a tentacle eyeball spinoff along the lines of Quantum Leap starts here. #AlienEarth #NextLeapWillBeTheLeapHome

Picture of an eyeball with octopus like tentacles just waiting to leap into a new host.

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 15d

What we need in the middle east is a fresh pair of eyes. I'm sure they'll pick someone with no partisan history in the area to help sort things out. -takes big gulp of coffee- www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Washington backing plan for Tony Blair to head transitional Gaza authority

Reported proposal for international body to oversee Gaza for up to five years counters UN-backed plan for faster transition to Palestinian rule

www.theguardian.com

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 15d

That didn't take long. Nearly 900,000 signatures already petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 15d

Now we're going to name and shame people sentenced to community work too and publish photographs of them? Too woosy to go full Cersai walk of shame #Labour ?

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 15d

Oh, one more as it's a biggie. As with all these things, it's not do you trust THIS government with your data, do you trust all subsequent governments? bsky.app/profile/amca...

Alistair Carmichael MP @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social · 15d

Nigel Farage, however, is already talking about revoking the rights of people who have lived here legally for years. Imagine a Farage-led government with the ability to control the movement, identities and rights of citizens and legal residents of our country. 11/

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform plans to scrap indefinite leave to remain for migrants

The party says scrapping the scheme and restricting migrant access to benefits will save hundreds of billions of pounds.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Alistair Carmichael MP @amcarmichaelmp.bsky.social · 15d

“I am a Liberal, and I am against this sort of thing.”

Liberal activist Harry Willcock spoke these words upon being stopped by a policeman 75 years ago. He was the last person in this country to be prosecuted for refusing to produce an identity card when demanded to do so by the authorities. 2/

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Open Rights Group @openrightsgroup.org · 16d

We're in a cost of living crisis and Labour wants to bring in digital ID cards for everyone.

They're risking turning the UK into a pre-crime state where we constantly have to prove who we are just to go about our daily lives.

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

Keir Starmer expected to announce plans for digital ID cards

Measure could be announced as soon as Friday as government looks for ways to tackle illegal immigration to the UK

www.theguardian.com

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 15d

I could keep going. It's a stupid idea which solves nothing, costs a fortune and puts all our security, privacy and civil rights at risk.
(Incidentally, if you agree you could do worse than support @openrightsgroup.org . We've seen this off before and can do again)

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 15d

Fourthly, what about the 1.7 million people over the age of 74 who do not use the Internet. How are they going to interact with the system?

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 15d

...and do you also trust the police not to abuse the existence of that database in arresting protestor at legal demonstrations?

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Alan Brookland @alanbrookland.bsky.social · 15d

Thirdly, do you really trust the government to maintain the security of a massive database of the personal details of every UK resident?

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