Marl Karx
@bareleft.bsky.social
Here to make friends online. Makes typos.
Dispatches from Night City.
January 22, 2026 at 4:50 AM
Dispatches from Night City.
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O'Leary was in the 'grabbing headlines by being an asshole' business while Musk was still sitting on Peter Thiel's knee, but we haven't heard much from him lately. This is like a serial killer coming to a small town and discovering there's an older serial killer already here, living the quiet life.
Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary says he is happy for Elon Musk to insult him "all day, every day" as long as it's good for publicity.
He says the airline has seen an uptick in bookings since his spat with the SpaceX and Tesla boss began.
He says the airline has seen an uptick in bookings since his spat with the SpaceX and Tesla boss began.
January 21, 2026 at 10:49 AM
O'Leary was in the 'grabbing headlines by being an asshole' business while Musk was still sitting on Peter Thiel's knee, but we haven't heard much from him lately. This is like a serial killer coming to a small town and discovering there's an older serial killer already here, living the quiet life.
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I'm in the weird situation of fully supporting decriminalisation of recreational drugs without consuming any.
But it's especially odd because I know there's few people like me but there's loads of people who loudly, publicly support drugs being kept illegal while merrily consuming them.
But it's especially odd because I know there's few people like me but there's loads of people who loudly, publicly support drugs being kept illegal while merrily consuming them.
January 21, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I'm in the weird situation of fully supporting decriminalisation of recreational drugs without consuming any.
But it's especially odd because I know there's few people like me but there's loads of people who loudly, publicly support drugs being kept illegal while merrily consuming them.
But it's especially odd because I know there's few people like me but there's loads of people who loudly, publicly support drugs being kept illegal while merrily consuming them.
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Starmer is going after the Greens with smears about drug use.
This is a perfect time for the Greens to push for every member of parliament to receive regular drug testing.
At the very least for Polanski to challenge to Starmer to take a drug test.
This is a perfect time for the Greens to push for every member of parliament to receive regular drug testing.
At the very least for Polanski to challenge to Starmer to take a drug test.
January 21, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Starmer is going after the Greens with smears about drug use.
This is a perfect time for the Greens to push for every member of parliament to receive regular drug testing.
At the very least for Polanski to challenge to Starmer to take a drug test.
This is a perfect time for the Greens to push for every member of parliament to receive regular drug testing.
At the very least for Polanski to challenge to Starmer to take a drug test.
Paying inherently corrupt people to ignore their nature is the kind of rigorous intellectual thinking that centrism is based on.
This cherished tenet of Sensiblism is obv such utter rubbish. Those motivated by money never or v v rarely ever say: "know what? I'm wealthy enough. I'll stop there". Cos enough is *never* enough for the greedy. If we paid MPs more they'd simply pocket the pay rise & continue with the side hustles
January 21, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Paying inherently corrupt people to ignore their nature is the kind of rigorous intellectual thinking that centrism is based on.
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This cherished tenet of Sensiblism is obv such utter rubbish. Those motivated by money never or v v rarely ever say: "know what? I'm wealthy enough. I'll stop there". Cos enough is *never* enough for the greedy. If we paid MPs more they'd simply pocket the pay rise & continue with the side hustles
January 21, 2026 at 11:50 AM
This cherished tenet of Sensiblism is obv such utter rubbish. Those motivated by money never or v v rarely ever say: "know what? I'm wealthy enough. I'll stop there". Cos enough is *never* enough for the greedy. If we paid MPs more they'd simply pocket the pay rise & continue with the side hustles
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Do you like trains and also more @reobinwagon.bsky.social and @trufflehog.bsky.social content?
Because that's how you get more content (by tuning in at 8PM tonight!)
Because that's how you get more content (by tuning in at 8PM tonight!)
Tonight, #Railnatter looks at the Adamuz rail crash in Spain, looks at the most likely mechanism of derailment and why this doesn't really answer many questions at this point.
TONIGHT at 8pm: youtu.be/WiQZqpmIR-g
TONIGHT at 8pm: youtu.be/WiQZqpmIR-g
January 21, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Do you like trains and also more @reobinwagon.bsky.social and @trufflehog.bsky.social content?
Because that's how you get more content (by tuning in at 8PM tonight!)
Because that's how you get more content (by tuning in at 8PM tonight!)
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me when i’m playing worms
DENMARK PRIME MINISTER: I HOPE THAT WE CAN AVOID MEASURES SUCH AS THE BAZOOKA
January 20, 2026 at 2:58 PM
me when i’m playing worms
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Somewhat related, it's fucking hilarious how very, very little it took to have republicans declare the 2nd amendment unconstitutional
January 20, 2026 at 3:06 AM
Somewhat related, it's fucking hilarious how very, very little it took to have republicans declare the 2nd amendment unconstitutional
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A happy vassal, eh. It really is wild how Trump is so exceptionally dumb, that he is forcing everyone to say things that previously couldn’t have been coerced out of them in a dungeon via the medium of a red-hot poker.
January 20, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A happy vassal, eh. It really is wild how Trump is so exceptionally dumb, that he is forcing everyone to say things that previously couldn’t have been coerced out of them in a dungeon via the medium of a red-hot poker.
Mentions swamped on the other place thanks to a fairly innocuous mention of Boomers regarding polling that a (slim) majority of them don't want free bus travel for under-22s, lol.
January 20, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Mentions swamped on the other place thanks to a fairly innocuous mention of Boomers regarding polling that a (slim) majority of them don't want free bus travel for under-22s, lol.
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48 hours until this is cancelled due to backlash IMO
NEW: Glasgow City Council has just approved a massive AI-generated mural to be painted in the city centre.
The illustration of Scottish elements inexplicably contains a bald eagle.
The planner says those upset about it are "keyboard warriors" who should "calm down"
The illustration of Scottish elements inexplicably contains a bald eagle.
The planner says those upset about it are "keyboard warriors" who should "calm down"
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 PM
48 hours until this is cancelled due to backlash IMO
me: photo mode is too finicky to really enjoy
also me:
also me:
January 20, 2026 at 1:24 PM
me: photo mode is too finicky to really enjoy
also me:
also me:
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Brianna Ghey was targeted by classmates who knew her offline. Online, she made friends and a community, and was making content to help other trans kids like her.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Mother of murdered Brianna Ghey urges Starmer to ban social media for under-16s
Esther Ghey says daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by harmful online content
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has urged Keir Starmer to ban social media for under-16s, adding to growing pressure on the prime minister before a crunch vote on the issue on Wednesday.
Esther Ghey wrote to Starmer on Monday explaining in detail how she felt her daughter’s eating disorder and self-harm had been exacerbated by TikTok influencers with whom she had become obsessed. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Brianna Ghey was targeted by classmates who knew her offline. Online, she made friends and a community, and was making content to help other trans kids like her.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
This is a grieving mother pushing for legislation that would have further isolated her trans child, that is supported by transphobes.
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Posting this from the future:
![Senior Labour figures tell Keir Starmer to stop making mistakes
Prime minister faces criticism from Emily Thornberry, who highlights risk of ‘handing country to Farage’
[image of Keir Starmer looking like he's just trusted a wet fart while sat down]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2l6seozmjsqc4kfukjejat77/bafkreiekyvaeq6xfqhtoun7jwaaczli34tp5yv37mxwqie5so5wxhtu4de@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Posting this from the future:
Extremely rare W for being the kowtowing vassal state of an Empire headed by a Mad King, I guess.
BREAKING: White House says stop arresting protestors for supporting Palestine Action
Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Stop arresting Palestine Action supporters, White House tells Britain
Sarah Rogers, Donald Trump’s free speech tsar, says ‘censorship does more harm than good’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Extremely rare W for being the kowtowing vassal state of an Empire headed by a Mad King, I guess.
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Imagine fucking it this much
BREAKING: White House says stop arresting protestors for supporting Palestine Action
Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Stop arresting Palestine Action supporters, White House tells Britain
Sarah Rogers, Donald Trump’s free speech tsar, says ‘censorship does more harm than good’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Imagine fucking it this much
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BREAKING: White House says stop arresting protestors for supporting Palestine Action
Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Stop arresting Palestine Action supporters, White House tells Britain
Sarah Rogers, Donald Trump’s free speech tsar, says ‘censorship does more harm than good’
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:21 PM
BREAKING: White House says stop arresting protestors for supporting Palestine Action
Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Extremely embarrassing for Keir Starmer, this exemplifies how the ban & arrests for holding paper signs have made the UK an anti-free-speech outlier on the global stage
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
They demand more detail from the Greens than they do the sitting government.
I see the anti Green trolls are at the pretending to be friends stage. "I would vote for you but where's the detail?" "I would love to vote Green but in my area.."
It's a great opportunity to sing about our policies and point out our record of winning seats from any one.
It's a great opportunity to sing about our policies and point out our record of winning seats from any one.
January 19, 2026 at 3:45 PM
They demand more detail from the Greens than they do the sitting government.
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It's really funny to think about the Canadian Liberals, another party that was locked into a zombie government on course for annihilation who harnessed anti-Trump sentiment to resurrect their terrible party and how Labour just will just never figure it out.
January 19, 2026 at 1:24 PM
It's really funny to think about the Canadian Liberals, another party that was locked into a zombie government on course for annihilation who harnessed anti-Trump sentiment to resurrect their terrible party and how Labour just will just never figure it out.
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A lot of people are asking "what should Starmer have done if you're so smart?" When the answer is: literally anything other than ramble about how much he loves America. You don't have to be a genius to understand that trying to ride a tiger is a dangerous gamble.
January 19, 2026 at 1:20 PM
A lot of people are asking "what should Starmer have done if you're so smart?" When the answer is: literally anything other than ramble about how much he loves America. You don't have to be a genius to understand that trying to ride a tiger is a dangerous gamble.
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"Starmer is working it out behind the scenes with the rest of Europe. He is playing it safely, correctly."
The rest of Europe:
The rest of Europe:
January 19, 2026 at 1:05 PM
"Starmer is working it out behind the scenes with the rest of Europe. He is playing it safely, correctly."
The rest of Europe:
The rest of Europe:
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These issues themselves are fine but the refusal to place immigration and the secret police terrorizing our families alongside those issues presumably means that a bunch of leadership are white supremacists and I am fairly comfortable jumping to that conclusion at this point.
NEW: In this interview, Chuck Schumer describes the "five buckets" Dems think are key to their possibly winning a Senate majority in 2026: housing, "the high price of food [and] food monopolies playing a major role there," electricity, "the high cost of childcare," and health care.
Zero Chucks Left to Give
Chuck Schumer now sees a path back to the majority. Can he manage his way through it?
www.thebulwark.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:20 AM
These issues themselves are fine but the refusal to place immigration and the secret police terrorizing our families alongside those issues presumably means that a bunch of leadership are white supremacists and I am fairly comfortable jumping to that conclusion at this point.
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That money could’ve ended homelessness in the US, or established UBI for every American, student loan erasure, or supercharged every creative industry in existence to pay artists better,
instead of, yknow, blowing it on dead malls full of Elegy of Emptiness statues for rich people
I hate it here
instead of, yknow, blowing it on dead malls full of Elegy of Emptiness statues for rich people
I hate it here
The division has lost over $77 billion since its inception in 2020.
Meta Lays Off Thousands of VR Workers as Zuckerberg's Vision Fails
The company has laid off some 1,500 virtual reality developers as part of a broader shift toward AI wearable devices.
trib.al
January 18, 2026 at 10:55 PM
That money could’ve ended homelessness in the US, or established UBI for every American, student loan erasure, or supercharged every creative industry in existence to pay artists better,
instead of, yknow, blowing it on dead malls full of Elegy of Emptiness statues for rich people
I hate it here
instead of, yknow, blowing it on dead malls full of Elegy of Emptiness statues for rich people
I hate it here