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5/5 PMs with approval ratings of measles isn't just a feature of failed leadership. It's Brexit Britain. There's no money for anything people want and were promised they would have, and no one can blame the people who got us into this mess because they got 52% of the vote (let alone reverse it).
Starmer's reported condition - incredibly unpopular, shorn of authority, probably un-reelectable and yet will stagger on for want of an alternative - is just the new normal of how Britain is governed. It was also true for two-thirds of May's premiership, half of Johnson's and all of Sunak's.
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 PM
5/5 PMs with approval ratings of measles isn't just a feature of failed leadership. It's Brexit Britain. There's no money for anything people want and were promised they would have, and no one can blame the people who got us into this mess because they got 52% of the vote (let alone reverse it).
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RFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of Skin https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-questions-efficacy-of-skin/
February 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM
RFK Jr. Questions Efficacy Of Skin https://theonion.com/rfk-jr-questions-efficacy-of-skin/
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Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
February 2, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Definitely seems like they destroyed the country on purpose.
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Sorry to import this to bluesky but it was brought to my attention. Rosie Duffield, my MP, is truly morally bankrupt
January 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Sorry to import this to bluesky but it was brought to my attention. Rosie Duffield, my MP, is truly morally bankrupt
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Apropos of nothing in particular
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Make A Complaint | Contact the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Apropos of nothing in particular
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
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We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Musk’s Chatbot Flooded X With Millions of Sexualized Images in Days, New Estimates Show
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:56 PM
We set out to determine how many images of women and girls Grok created during its nudifying spree. What we found was “industrial-scale abuse,” experts said. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
After getting near enough every political thing they ever wanted for 15 years.
So much of British political debate is throwing a fit because the party you supported finally lost an election after fifteen years.
January 18, 2026 at 3:13 PM
After getting near enough every political thing they ever wanted for 15 years.
Arc Raiders, probably my favourite game of the last 10 years
What was your favourite game at the end of 2025? I'm guessing your mind hasn't changed in the last ten days, but do say if it has
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't count. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
Localisations/early access/expansions count, remasters/ports don't count. Remakes depend.
Two-way ties count
Refresher list: backloggd.com/games/lib/po...
January 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Arc Raiders, probably my favourite game of the last 10 years
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"The report concluded that it remained unclear whether or not US intelligence would be able to access the data, despite Palantir’s official reassurances otherwise. The 🇨🇭army also found other issues, in terms of its cost & the fact that it might require Palantir specialists to be permanently onsite"
MPs question UK Palantir contracts after investigation reveals security concerns
Journalists find Swiss government rejected company over fears US intelligence might gain access to sensitive data
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:31 AM
"The report concluded that it remained unclear whether or not US intelligence would be able to access the data, despite Palantir’s official reassurances otherwise. The 🇨🇭army also found other issues, in terms of its cost & the fact that it might require Palantir specialists to be permanently onsite"
Can't fucking believe my luck
November 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Can't fucking believe my luck
A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif
November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
A movie you've seen more than seven times with a gif
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Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.
October 18, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.
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Spot on from Andrew Marr on the vacuity of the Government's unquestioning embrace of AI and big tech, at the same time as that technology is accelerating the far right radicalisation and economic division of our society
July 30, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Spot on from Andrew Marr on the vacuity of the Government's unquestioning embrace of AI and big tech, at the same time as that technology is accelerating the far right radicalisation and economic division of our society
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a software ceo got caught in 4k on the jumbotron with the company’s chief people officer at a coldplay concert
July 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
a software ceo got caught in 4k on the jumbotron with the company’s chief people officer at a coldplay concert
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This is absolutely extraordinary, both the stalking itself and the alleged conduct of the Bishop of Leicester when the victim approached him - accusing him of witchcraft!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leicester Church of England: A preacher asked me out and then started stalking me
When Jay Hulme complained about the harassment to a bishop, he was accused of witchcraft.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
This is absolutely extraordinary, both the stalking itself and the alleged conduct of the Bishop of Leicester when the victim approached him - accusing him of witchcraft!! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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On r/collapse, people are ‘kept abreast of the latest doom’. Its moderators say it’s not for everyone
On r/collapse, people are ‘kept abreast of the latest doom’. Its moderators say it’s not for everyone
A subreddit tracking apocalyptic news in a calm, logical way comforts users who believe the end times are now
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
On r/collapse, people are ‘kept abreast of the latest doom’. Its moderators say it’s not for everyone
Today I finally answered a question that I've been wondering about for a while. Turns out that no 2 great seasons of Andor does not make Rogue One any better.
May 17, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Today I finally answered a question that I've been wondering about for a while. Turns out that no 2 great seasons of Andor does not make Rogue One any better.
"What you reckon lads, get another bag in?"
Today at the European Political Community Summit in Albania.
Caption this image?
Caption this image?
May 16, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"What you reckon lads, get another bag in?"
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"I look at Starmer's trajectory and it is immensely difficult not to notice the trail of devastation left behind. Disabled people, Palestinians, trans people, and now immigrants. All I can see is someone who is willing to throw anyone out of his hot air balloon, just so it can rise higher."
🚨NEW SHOW
This week it’s Naomi, Alex and Kenny!
We discuss the appalling rhetoric around immigration and set out everything we think we know about what’s actually happening at the big 🇬🇧🇪🇺 summit on Monday.
💚 open.spotify.com/episode/6NvN...
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This week it’s Naomi, Alex and Kenny!
We discuss the appalling rhetoric around immigration and set out everything we think we know about what’s actually happening at the big 🇬🇧🇪🇺 summit on Monday.
💚 open.spotify.com/episode/6NvN...
🍏 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q...
The Unkindness of Strangers
Quiet Riot · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:06 AM
"I look at Starmer's trajectory and it is immensely difficult not to notice the trail of devastation left behind. Disabled people, Palestinians, trans people, and now immigrants. All I can see is someone who is willing to throw anyone out of his hot air balloon, just so it can rise higher."
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A comprehensive comms success.
May 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A comprehensive comms success.
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This needs to move urgently from the "considering" to "doing" category.
We've just watched the world's richest man handing out cheques for $1 million in an attempt to buy an election.
UK campaign finance laws are decades out of date. That leaves our democracy dangerously open to plutocratic attack
We've just watched the world's richest man handing out cheques for $1 million in an attempt to buy an election.
UK campaign finance laws are decades out of date. That leaves our democracy dangerously open to plutocratic attack
🔴Keir Starmer Plans to Crack Down on Political Interference by Foreign Billionaire Donors
The PM is under pressure to close loopholes that would allow tech billionaire and Trump aide Elon Musk to funnel millions of dollars into right-wing political parties in the UK
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/02/k...
The PM is under pressure to close loopholes that would allow tech billionaire and Trump aide Elon Musk to funnel millions of dollars into right-wing political parties in the UK
bylinetimes.com/2025/04/02/k...
Keir Starmer Plans to Crack Down on Political Interference by Foreign Billionaire Donors
The Prime Minister is under pressure to close legal loopholes that would allow tech billionaire and Donald Trump aide Elon Musk to funnel millions of dollars into right-wing political parties in the U...
bylinetimes.com
April 2, 2025 at 8:35 AM
This needs to move urgently from the "considering" to "doing" category.
We've just watched the world's richest man handing out cheques for $1 million in an attempt to buy an election.
UK campaign finance laws are decades out of date. That leaves our democracy dangerously open to plutocratic attack
We've just watched the world's richest man handing out cheques for $1 million in an attempt to buy an election.
UK campaign finance laws are decades out of date. That leaves our democracy dangerously open to plutocratic attack
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I'm in LabourList, writing about Project Chainsaw, Scottish DOGE, and Labour talking about making Britain great again, all of which does nothing but signal desperation and a clanging lack of ideological self confidence.
labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
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‘Labour should drop the chainsaw rhetoric and stop trying to impress journalists' - LabourList
Morgan Jones argues that Labour does not need to riff on Milei and Musk.
labourlist.org
March 19, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I'm in LabourList, writing about Project Chainsaw, Scottish DOGE, and Labour talking about making Britain great again, all of which does nothing but signal desperation and a clanging lack of ideological self confidence.
labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
labourlist.org/2025/03/labo...
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Please share. 🙏🏻
March 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Please share. 🙏🏻