Anndra
@anndra.bsky.social
Gael, writer, translator, communist, mapgame obsessive. Glasgow-based
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people can recognise and readily criticise when a supposed left group is just latching on to a cause for self-promotion but when it's a middle aged neoliberal briefcase prick doing it suddenly it's apology form time
January 18, 2026 at 10:57 AM
people can recognise and readily criticise when a supposed left group is just latching on to a cause for self-promotion but when it's a middle aged neoliberal briefcase prick doing it suddenly it's apology form time
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January 17, 2026 at 6:26 AM
this is my favourite character in Pathologic 3
January 17, 2026 at 1:44 PM
this is my favourite character in Pathologic 3
it's really good for this, I've only had to actually fire the gun in self-defence once because I got turned around in some bushes at night and mobbed by 5 of them. but even then the rest cowered once one was dead
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 PM
it's really good for this, I've only had to actually fire the gun in self-defence once because I got turned around in some bushes at night and mobbed by 5 of them. but even then the rest cowered once one was dead
do you possibly have a friend who would make a gofundme for a top-range new laptop and also to pay for a month-long mediterranean holiday for you even if you do find a backup
that would be best
that would be best
January 17, 2026 at 1:31 PM
do you possibly have a friend who would make a gofundme for a top-range new laptop and also to pay for a month-long mediterranean holiday for you even if you do find a backup
that would be best
that would be best
I'm not really going into details here but I think it's all a bit "everyone is silly and mockable" although the film reserves its actual venom for fascists (who are portrayed as inhuman)
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I'm not really going into details here but I think it's all a bit "everyone is silly and mockable" although the film reserves its actual venom for fascists (who are portrayed as inhuman)
re: the gender stuff and some other bits, the joke is on diCaprio's character for being out of touch and kind of reactionary but it's also on the 'liberal snowflakes' and you're definitely meant to be on his side with how frustrating it is
January 16, 2026 at 9:16 AM
re: the gender stuff and some other bits, the joke is on diCaprio's character for being out of touch and kind of reactionary but it's also on the 'liberal snowflakes' and you're definitely meant to be on his side with how frustrating it is
really good at tension and looks lovely. doesn't feel as long as it actually is. overall like a 4 star film to me (with some questionable politics but better than literally 99% of US movies)
January 16, 2026 at 9:11 AM
really good at tension and looks lovely. doesn't feel as long as it actually is. overall like a 4 star film to me (with some questionable politics but better than literally 99% of US movies)
I think it's pretty good. It has way more of an absurdist comic angle to it than I was expecting, partly taking the piss out of the revolutionaries (and some occasional Gender These Days stuff). I don't like either Penn or diCaprio but both put in good performances (both outshone by Chase Infiniti)
January 16, 2026 at 9:10 AM
I think it's pretty good. It has way more of an absurdist comic angle to it than I was expecting, partly taking the piss out of the revolutionaries (and some occasional Gender These Days stuff). I don't like either Penn or diCaprio but both put in good performances (both outshone by Chase Infiniti)
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again, "open borders" is a lie. interviewers who don't immediately call this out are complicit, and should get another job
“Robert Jenrick is the man who as Immigration Minister oversaw the open borders experiment that led to the biggest increase in illegal immigration in our country”
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
January 16, 2026 at 8:56 AM
again, "open borders" is a lie. interviewers who don't immediately call this out are complicit, and should get another job
"Still on about the multiple exclamation marks eh Terry?"
January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
"Still on about the multiple exclamation marks eh Terry?"
as this says, he hadn't been involved in development for a while before the official departure. I'm not saying there's none of his work in the game, I don't think that, but I believe them when they've said that most of 3 is not his. the fact it took that long for him to be pushed out is bad though!
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
as this says, he hadn't been involved in development for a while before the official departure. I'm not saying there's none of his work in the game, I don't think that, but I believe them when they've said that most of 3 is not his. the fact it took that long for him to be pushed out is bad though!
he's not at IPL any longer and hasn't been for some time
January 15, 2026 at 7:31 PM
he's not at IPL any longer and hasn't been for some time
lol it was a northern irish royal marine
January 15, 2026 at 9:17 AM
lol it was a northern irish royal marine
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Three UK hunger strikers end their hunger strike after the MoD meets one of their demands: The MoD has denied a major new £2 billion contract with the Israeli defence firm's subsidiary, Elbit Systems UK, for an Army training program..
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Three Palestine Action protesters end their hunger strike
Four more who had paused opt not to continue after government opts against giving contract to Elbit Systems UK
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Three UK hunger strikers end their hunger strike after the MoD meets one of their demands: The MoD has denied a major new £2 billion contract with the Israeli defence firm's subsidiary, Elbit Systems UK, for an Army training program..
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
I always remember when Fares yelled "FUCK THE OSCARS" at the first Game Awards but has never done a single thing that wasn't trying to ape award bait movies in game form
January 14, 2026 at 9:33 AM
I always remember when Fares yelled "FUCK THE OSCARS" at the first Game Awards but has never done a single thing that wasn't trying to ape award bait movies in game form
well. like the antiheroes of Black Library fiction, I am willing to make use of the darkest forces to fight the greater evil
January 14, 2026 at 9:13 AM
well. like the antiheroes of Black Library fiction, I am willing to make use of the darkest forces to fight the greater evil
this is absolutely true, I hadn't considered this particular angle
January 14, 2026 at 9:12 AM
this is absolutely true, I hadn't considered this particular angle
seeing Games Workshop come out so strongly against generative AI is weird because I still haven't adjusted to them being able to make good business decisions. very welcome though
January 14, 2026 at 9:05 AM
seeing Games Workshop come out so strongly against generative AI is weird because I still haven't adjusted to them being able to make good business decisions. very welcome though
The Séance of Blake Manor
January 13, 2026 at 3:33 PM
The Séance of Blake Manor
and not just different but doing the usual smushed faces and disappearing limbs and so on. not to mention behaving in ways none of them would behave in real life
January 13, 2026 at 11:40 AM
and not just different but doing the usual smushed faces and disappearing limbs and so on. not to mention behaving in ways none of them would behave in real life
my partner's extended family had a party this week and one of them made AI videos out of a group photo, where the group runs towards the camera or waves frantically as the camera ascended like a drone. most didn't like this but some did in spite of the video making them all look totally different
January 13, 2026 at 11:39 AM
my partner's extended family had a party this week and one of them made AI videos out of a group photo, where the group runs towards the camera or waves frantically as the camera ascended like a drone. most didn't like this but some did in spite of the video making them all look totally different
extremely funny to see someone in the comments saying "I'm told the narrator has an authentic Irish accent" when it's the most 'American putting on a bad voice' accent I've ever heard
January 13, 2026 at 9:49 AM
extremely funny to see someone in the comments saying "I'm told the narrator has an authentic Irish accent" when it's the most 'American putting on a bad voice' accent I've ever heard
it ruled and had so much potential and just got dumped with no support immediately, bizarre
January 13, 2026 at 9:05 AM
it ruled and had so much potential and just got dumped with no support immediately, bizarre