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Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social · 3h

Im only surprised he didnt blame it on BST and new years eve parties

Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 3h

But of course he does

Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social · 3h

Quite, its a failure of institutions mostly driven by the instotutions beleiving their own mythology- that their existance alone was enough, they didn't need to do anything as vulgar as actually *doing* anything

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Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social · 3h

The really weird thing is that power is so concentrated because other people and instititions who do have the legal authority to constrain him are refusing to do so, seemingly out of fear that to use their powers makes *them* the authoritarians

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Tricia Alderson 🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🇮🇪 @tricia-a.bsky.social · 6h

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Tom Easton @tomeaston.bsky.social · 7h

Hop not Hate

Three protesters in Portland Oregon in inflatable frog suits. One holds a placard reading FROGS TOGETHER STRONG

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 18h

Just flown in from Riyadh, and boy are my excuses tired

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Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social · 20h

A biscult?

Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social · 22h

I love the subtle implication that these ate 2 iced cogs in a giant biscuit machine.
Are you making a mcvities mecha?

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Josh Chafetz @joshchafetz.bsky.social · 22h

So ... Catholic *traditionalists* want a pope who doesn't involve himself in global politics?

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Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social · 1d

If the crow in this picture isn't called "chesterton" then there is something wrong with the universe

Nicola @scrapegroat.bsky.social · 1d

YOU SHALL NOT PASS

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Paul Eggleston @pauleggleston.bsky.social · 1d

I've invented a new saying, 'as proud as a Frenchman making strawberry butter', which I'm sure you'll agree is a lovely churn of fraise.

#LunchPun

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Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social · 1d

A very high johnny cash eats a whole full sized iced cake with his hands, sat in a bush

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The Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 1d

“I’m the reason we don’t have a ‘days without incident’ counter. They had it shredded, removed and thrown into the fires of Mordor.”

Compensate us for workplace injuries that were definitely our fault by reading the full article on Patreon: www.patreon.com/posts/139919...

Workplace risk assessment fails to account for dyspraxic woman

Woman in office tripping over comically

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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 1d

Respect and fair play to all the gifted teachers who, according to Nigel Farage, are poisoning our kid's minds with race issues.
I had great difficulty teaching some of the little buggers about triangles.

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Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 1d

Go woke, go Pope

Pope Leo says faith and love for migrants are connected

In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in society.

www.npr.org

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 1d

ME: Now Mom, just remember, there's a lot of disinformation and AI in your social feed and your friends' Facebook.
MOM: I know! My friend sent me this crazy post where someone used AI to make an image of a giant frog fighting Army troops!
ME: ... okay, no, that one's ... goddamit, Portland.

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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 2d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social · 2d

I think it's explained in their policy document: Beer Gardens Count As Outside

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Lair Of The Gurt Sherm (Stoker 1911) @gurtsherm.bsky.social · 3d

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Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social · 2d

They also haven't reckoned on the impact of their last round of headcount reductions and long term pay cuts. Huge amounts of expertise was driven out and now they need more people than before to try and be as effective

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Academician Prokhor Zakharov @shake1n1bake.bsky.social · 5d

It's all "logistics are gay" until your paycheck is late or rations are low.

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Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social · 4d

Only if he couldn't find a handy Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal

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Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social · 4d

TBH I think Dunking is perfectly approriate for A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, provided we also Egg them on.

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Banjon @beardybanjo.bsky.social · 4d

Oh oh Bear! Oh! Oh Bear!
Won't you spare me over for another year!

Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 4d

No, no… Oh god, no!!!! NO!!!!!

I’m too young to be taken!!!

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Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 4d

Oregon's stubborn resistance to Texas National Guard troops invading reflects the elitist and closed-minded belief that the people of Portland have nothing to learn from the people of Texas

--Ezra Klein, tomorrow in the New York Times

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