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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · 1d

Eh? Most native UK people don’t have “A-level English”. What a load of tosh.

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · 17d

It’s a really good film. Hilarious too. Watch it - you won’t regret it.

Nat Guest @unfortunatalie.bsky.social · 17d

Just watched this indie docu on gonzo birdwatching - much recommended. slate.com/culture/2025...

One of the Funniest Documentaries of the Year Is Streaming for Free on YouTube

Listers is a journey into the dark and cringy heart of one of the world’s most peculiar hobbies.

slate.com

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Sep 4

Farage is such a rancid little toad. He’s so unoriginal blaming the big boys for doing it.

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Sep 2

It’s because they are. We should stop pretending that people have “legitimate concerns”. They don’t. They are drunken, violent racist scum, plain and simple.

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Aug 30

There is an outside chance that they'll get into power, yes. But can you imagine the incompetence of Farage and co. in power? They have no policies, no expertise, no knowledge. Where would they find 100 quality MPs to take on government positions?

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Aug 30

It's worse than that. It's fed into their eyes via Facebook and TikTok and many of them believe every word of it. We have something like 35% of the UK population whose gullibility has been weaponised to the degree that they'll vote in a Farage government.

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Aug 7

Agreed! The language that gambling ads use to normalise gambling as a harmless pastime is dreadful.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · Jul 25

Nationwide building society’s members deserve real votes | Nils Pratley

Governance needs overhaul after there was no vote on Virgin Money takeover and CEO pay vote was only advisory

www.theguardian.com

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · May 19

So how do you differentiate between “good AI” and “bad AI”? Eg. Google’s AlphaEvolve has already improved data centre cooling; AlphaFold has helped accelerate biological research. Loads more examples - or is it just consumer AI you object to?

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · May 14

Here he is (or was in 2019…) on a vending machine in Tokyo:

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · May 3

In the immortal words of the Arctic Monkeys: “What a scummy man. Just give him half a chance, I bet he’ll rob you if he can”

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · May 2

They’re offering a return to rickets and diphtheria. What is wrong with these people?

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · May 2

How on earth anyone can take Musk’s band of little incel rats seriously is beyond me. Sad to see them so far down the rabbit hole at such a young age.

Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Apr 30

This isn’t going to end well, is it? We can see it heading to a very sticky end. Even more worrying is that 30-odd percent of the US population seem to be happy with the hardcore fascism. And they have guns.

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Apr 7

With all the chaos going on in the world today - all those blossoms add a little cheer! Thanks for that :)

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Apr 5

And 70 million Americans voted for it.

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Apr 5

I’m still struggling to understand why so many Americans have given Trump, Musk and their merry band of little incel rats to cause so much damage.

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Apr 4

And what did he do the day after? Play golf. What an idiot.

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Apr 4

These people are just making themselves look ridiculous now. The USA is being ridiculed all over the world.

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Apr 3

70-odd million Americans voted for him so surely that’s what they want? I do feel a bit sorry for all of those that didn’t vote Trump but the end of American imperialism & exceptionalism can’t come quickly enough for the rest of the world.

Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Apr 3

In fact, all the rest of the world will be doing this too and trading freely with each other. Thus sidelining the USA for ever. Trump doesn’t understand that the USA is not as strong as he believes. Sadly the only people that will suffer are the US public.

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Apr 3

No, and that’s sad for the USA. 70 years of soft power destroyed in a few weeks and never to return. Trump is making the USA inconsequential on the world stage, but perhaps that is be design to make him Emperor.

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Mar 23

The other half of the challenge is persuading people that the extra tax gets spent on better public services, pensions etc. that they can see improving their lives and those of their friends and family. Unfortunately, our right wing press would have a field day with stories of the “undeserving”.

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Mar 11

Was it one of these?

youtu.be/sk9WcXbkjaI?...

Phoenix Nights: Get back you bastard car alarm

YouTube video by Luke

youtu.be

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Martin Callaghan @callaghanmt.bsky.social · Mar 1

Like quite a few others, I left X and deleted my account a while back. This is a much nicer place.

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