Jeff Stringer
@blooms-ghost.bsky.social
Left handed, colourblind, American (from SE PA) socialist in exile in SE London (Bromley) for past 3 decades. #CPFC #Phillies.
#IAmAntifa
"It never got weird enough for me." - Hunter S. Thompson
An X-ugee (joined on 18 Nov 24).
#IAmAntifa
"It never got weird enough for me." - Hunter S. Thompson
An X-ugee (joined on 18 Nov 24).
Perhaps you should have thought of all of this before you tore the motherfucker down. National security my arse.
Trump ballroom lawyers say project essential for 'national security'
President Donald Trump's administration insisted that there would be "national security implications" if the new White House ballroom was not built immediately.In a motion opposing an injunction to ha...
www.rawstory.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Perhaps you should have thought of all of this before you tore the motherfucker down. National security my arse.
This apparently captured the German Zeitgeist 9 years ago. How little has changed, at least in any positive direction.
February 3, 2026 at 5:57 PM
This apparently captured the German Zeitgeist 9 years ago. How little has changed, at least in any positive direction.
FAO the management Crystal Palace FC - we haven't exactly covered ourselves in glory here have we? As a loyal supporter I am full of embarrassment and angry disappointment. Do better.
To #DwightMcNeil and his partner I can only offer sympathy and apologies.
#CPFC
To #DwightMcNeil and his partner I can only offer sympathy and apologies.
#CPFC
Dwight McNeil partner criticises Crystal Palace over mental health
Dwight McNeil's partner criticises Crystal Palace for
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 2:15 PM
FAO the management Crystal Palace FC - we haven't exactly covered ourselves in glory here have we? As a loyal supporter I am full of embarrassment and angry disappointment. Do better.
To #DwightMcNeil and his partner I can only offer sympathy and apologies.
#CPFC
To #DwightMcNeil and his partner I can only offer sympathy and apologies.
#CPFC
Once again I find myself forced to say that I am bitterly disappointed in #NoamChomsky, long one of my heroes.
Newly released files shed new light on Chomsky and Epstein relationship
Latest communications undermine Chomsky’s earlier claims that he primarily had financial dealings with Epstein
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Once again I find myself forced to say that I am bitterly disappointed in #NoamChomsky, long one of my heroes.
I posted about this #ZeroStarReview in the print edition on Saturday but a few folk pointed out that it had one star on the web. If you check out the web article now and then go to the bottom you will find one of the most savage newspaper corrections ever.
#Melania
#Hagiography
#Melania
#Hagiography
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:42 PM
I posted about this #ZeroStarReview in the print edition on Saturday but a few folk pointed out that it had one star on the web. If you check out the web article now and then go to the bottom you will find one of the most savage newspaper corrections ever.
#Melania
#Hagiography
#Melania
#Hagiography
If you check it out now you will find that there has been a correction!
February 3, 2026 at 12:02 PM
If you check it out now you will find that there has been a correction!
Compare and contrast. On the left we have #IlDouche's message to voters in Texas from Saturday demanding that they vote for the MAGA candidate in a state senate contest.
On the right we have the same #IlDouche denying all knowledge of said election after his choice got their arse kicked.
On the right we have the same #IlDouche denying all knowledge of said election after his choice got their arse kicked.
February 2, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Compare and contrast. On the left we have #IlDouche's message to voters in Texas from Saturday demanding that they vote for the MAGA candidate in a state senate contest.
On the right we have the same #IlDouche denying all knowledge of said election after his choice got their arse kicked.
On the right we have the same #IlDouche denying all knowledge of said election after his choice got their arse kicked.
I shudder to think of the abomination unto the lord that he plans to deliver, right down to the extra comfy and warm marble armrests.
#KennedyCenter
#KennedyCenter
Trump: "I have determined that the fastest way to bring The Trump Kennedy Center to the highest level of Success, Beauty, and Grandeur, is to cease Entertainment Operations for an approximately two year period of time, with a scheduled Grand Reopening that will rival and surpass anything."
February 2, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I shudder to think of the abomination unto the lord that he plans to deliver, right down to the extra comfy and warm marble armrests.
#KennedyCenter
#KennedyCenter
Must be a 'white-on-white' crime!
And this damn snow storm ONLY hits Republicans 😆
Rep. Pete Sessions on Republicans losing a special election in a red part of Texas: "The success of a rain dance has a lot to do with timing. What happened is there was a huge snow storm, ice storm really that hit north Texas and central Texas."
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Must be a 'white-on-white' crime!
Must be a 'white-on-white' crime!
February 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Must be a 'white-on-white' crime!
I told a mate of mine a week ago that I wasn't sure that Mateta would pass a medical. I should have put £50 on it. So now we're stuck with his wages for the balance of the season and if we want to sell him then he'll be viewed as damaged goods. I hate transfer deadline day.
#CPFC
#CPFC
Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta requires knee surgery - Get French Football News
Not only has Jean-Philippe Mateta's (28) move to AC Milan fallen through, as per a report from Gianluca Di Marzio, the Frenchman now requires knee
www.getfootballnewsfrance.com
February 2, 2026 at 5:03 PM
I told a mate of mine a week ago that I wasn't sure that Mateta would pass a medical. I should have put £50 on it. So now we're stuck with his wages for the balance of the season and if we want to sell him then he'll be viewed as damaged goods. I hate transfer deadline day.
#CPFC
#CPFC
The line I like to draw in all situations of government killings of civilians is that I refuse to allow anyone to say "the killing was #Justified'. If you believe that you believe the victim deserves to be dead and you should be forced to say that explicitly or to shut up.
Last night, GOP Senator Rand Paul went on national TV to flatly reject DHS's lies about the Pretti execution:
"My advice to [DHS], if they're watching:
If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
"My advice to [DHS], if they're watching:
If you come into [our hearing] and try to justify that [Pretti] was assaulting a police officer, that cannot be acceptable."
February 2, 2026 at 1:48 PM
The line I like to draw in all situations of government killings of civilians is that I refuse to allow anyone to say "the killing was #Justified'. If you believe that you believe the victim deserves to be dead and you should be forced to say that explicitly or to shut up.
Clearly this is untrue. If he'd really have been at that restaurant he would have been obliged to refer to a #CheekyNandos, right?
February 2, 2026 at 1:36 PM
Clearly this is untrue. If he'd really have been at that restaurant he would have been obliged to refer to a #CheekyNandos, right?
#ElbowsUp Canada against the invading Chinese hordes or it'll be #HockeyNightInShanghai before you know it, or so says #IlDouche.
President Trump, "We don't want China to take over Canada"
"If Carney makes the deal he's looking to make, China will take over Canada"
"The first thing they're going to do? End ice hockey"
"If Carney makes the deal he's looking to make, China will take over Canada"
"The first thing they're going to do? End ice hockey"
February 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
#ElbowsUp Canada against the invading Chinese hordes or it'll be #HockeyNightInShanghai before you know it, or so says #IlDouche.
#BrainWorm must be livid over this disrespect to his uncle's legacy.
Just kidding. I'm sure he loves it.
Just kidding. I'm sure he loves it.
Kennedy Center will halt entertainment operations for two years, Trump says
DC arts venue, which has seen wave of canceled events after Trump’s takeover, will start renovations in July
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:33 AM
#BrainWorm must be livid over this disrespect to his uncle's legacy.
Just kidding. I'm sure he loves it.
Just kidding. I'm sure he loves it.
In the midst of what is not a good time for #CPFC let us remember #DannyButterfield's glorious perfect hattrick on its 16th anniversary. A defender playing up front in a game they desperately needed to win to get the club going having just gone into administration.
Crystal Palace v Wolves | Butterfield's Perfect Hat-Trick
YouTube video by Crystal Palace FC
www.youtube.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:24 AM
In the midst of what is not a good time for #CPFC let us remember #DannyButterfield's glorious perfect hattrick on its 16th anniversary. A defender playing up front in a game they desperately needed to win to get the club going having just gone into administration.
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Bollards save lives AND bring immense joy and happiness to the world.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
February 1, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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I very rarely agree with Mr McCarthy but he's spot on here.
February 1, 2026 at 7:37 PM
I very rarely agree with Mr McCarthy but he's spot on here.
Ah. My old hometown showing its anarchic side (to the good)!
#Philly
#Philly
Artist’s Street Signs in Philadelphia Warn of Fascism Ahead
The guerrilla imitations of common road signage use a distinctive brand of Philly humor to alert residents of ICE threats and looming authoritarianism.
hyperallergic.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Ah. My old hometown showing its anarchic side (to the good)!
#Philly
#Philly
Meanwhile in a distant Finnish past we explore the science of the opening of doors. (Who knew it was so hard?)
How to open a door - Finnish instructional video from 1979
YouTube video by Tiikuri
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Meanwhile in a distant Finnish past we explore the science of the opening of doors. (Who knew it was so hard?)
I know that viewing.
January 31, 2026 at 9:57 PM
I know that viewing.
