Charlie
@chari.es
Former sailor, now land based. Interested in politics. Involved in maritime search and rescue.
“enigmatic and expansive” going to be the new “tired and emotional”
going to use "at my most enigmatic and expansive" to describe the next time I have a few too many wines
January 20, 2026 at 8:38 PM
“enigmatic and expansive” going to be the new “tired and emotional”
US legislators posting their concerns about international law being broken and increasingly aggressive rhetoric towards allies:
January 20, 2026 at 11:18 AM
US legislators posting their concerns about international law being broken and increasingly aggressive rhetoric towards allies:
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Just reflexively oppositional, YOU NEGOTIATED THIS DEAL! If you'd not held the election when you did, Rishi would have signed it. YOU WERE IN THE FOREIGN OFFICE AT THE TIME.
This is (1) disgraceful at a moment of national danger, (2) laughably unserious and (3) deeply unwise when the President is obviously becoming incapacitated and the most unpopular person in the whole UK. Utterly disqualifying.
January 20, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Just reflexively oppositional, YOU NEGOTIATED THIS DEAL! If you'd not held the election when you did, Rishi would have signed it. YOU WERE IN THE FOREIGN OFFICE AT THE TIME.
New Lanzarote to Antigua race record set by Baltic 111 Raven in this year’s RORC Transat. Record now sits at a little over 6 days 22 hours. Great first official race from the team, and proving the AC-style foiling concept can work offshore.
January 20, 2026 at 10:07 AM
New Lanzarote to Antigua race record set by Baltic 111 Raven in this year’s RORC Transat. Record now sits at a little over 6 days 22 hours. Great first official race from the team, and proving the AC-style foiling concept can work offshore.
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No deal, no agreement, no treaty with the American government can any longer be trusted. They have been demonstrating this for some time. It’s about time we started taking it seriously.
As has been mentioned in the replies, the current US admin signed off the Chagos deal in May last year www.state.gov/u-s-support-...
U.S. Support for UK and Mauritius Agreement on Chagos Archipelago - United States Department of State
Today, the United States welcomed the historic agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Mauritius on the future of the British Indian Ocean Territory—specifically, the Chagos Archipela...
www.state.gov
January 20, 2026 at 7:30 AM
No deal, no agreement, no treaty with the American government can any longer be trusted. They have been demonstrating this for some time. It’s about time we started taking it seriously.
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It’s good to know that one of the world’s largest and most powerful militaries is under the control of a man whose brain is made of Angel Delight
![NEW: @potus letter to @jonasgahrstore links @NobelPrize to Greenland, reiterates threats, and is forwarded by the NSC staff to multiple European ambassadors in Washington. I obtained the text from multiple officials:
Dear Ambassador:
President Trump has asked that the following message, shared with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre, be forwarded to your [named head of government/state]
“Dear Jonas: Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a “right of ownership” anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:hbpefio3f5csc44msmbgioxz/bafkreie7itpptx3xbxhpsnlaqmwk752h7pcrion5ija2apksljtax2adx4@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 7:22 AM
It’s good to know that one of the world’s largest and most powerful militaries is under the control of a man whose brain is made of Angel Delight
Around 21 hours ahead of the record. The final stretch to the finish now - can they keep it up, and will the record come in below 40 days?
#Ultime #Ultim #ImagesduBord #TrophéeJV #Vidéo
Retour vidéo sur le passage de L'Équateur de Sodebo Ultim 3 la nuit dernière avec un nouveau record de 34 j 7 h 19 min
youtu.be/APO00HI3koQ?...
Retour vidéo sur le passage de L'Équateur de Sodebo Ultim 3 la nuit dernière avec un nouveau record de 34 j 7 h 19 min
youtu.be/APO00HI3koQ?...
TROPHÉE JULES VERNE - JOUR 35 : Passage de l'équateur pour Sodebo Ultim 3 !
YouTube video by sodebovoile
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Around 21 hours ahead of the record. The final stretch to the finish now - can they keep it up, and will the record come in below 40 days?
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#Ultime #Ultim #TrophéeJV
Belle progression de Sodebo Ultim 3 à 34 noeuds ce matin, avec 782 milles de parcours sur les dernières 24h. Avance 240 milles. Distance à l'équateur 400 milles.
Belle progression de Sodebo Ultim 3 à 34 noeuds ce matin, avec 782 milles de parcours sur les dernières 24h. Avance 240 milles. Distance à l'équateur 400 milles.
January 18, 2026 at 8:21 AM
#Ultime #Ultim #TrophéeJV
Belle progression de Sodebo Ultim 3 à 34 noeuds ce matin, avec 782 milles de parcours sur les dernières 24h. Avance 240 milles. Distance à l'équateur 400 milles.
Belle progression de Sodebo Ultim 3 à 34 noeuds ce matin, avec 782 milles de parcours sur les dernières 24h. Avance 240 milles. Distance à l'équateur 400 milles.
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#Ultime #Ultim #TrophéeJV
Amure du JO cassée à bord de Sodebo et d autres petit dégâts. Reparations en cours dans la nuit. Ce matin Sodebo Ultim 3 à 34 noeuds. Avance 250 mn.
Amure du JO cassée à bord de Sodebo et d autres petit dégâts. Reparations en cours dans la nuit. Ce matin Sodebo Ultim 3 à 34 noeuds. Avance 250 mn.
January 16, 2026 at 6:10 AM
#Ultime #Ultim #TrophéeJV
Amure du JO cassée à bord de Sodebo et d autres petit dégâts. Reparations en cours dans la nuit. Ce matin Sodebo Ultim 3 à 34 noeuds. Avance 250 mn.
Amure du JO cassée à bord de Sodebo et d autres petit dégâts. Reparations en cours dans la nuit. Ce matin Sodebo Ultim 3 à 34 noeuds. Avance 250 mn.
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![DeadPig
DeadPig is a version of the language Pig, where the pig has unfortunately died.
Contents [hide]
1 Usage
2 Various Programs in DeadPig
2.1 Cat Program
2.2 Quine
3 Interpreter
4 The Pig Series
Usage
DeadPig follows the same syntax rules as Pig, You write the title of the text file you want to make, write PIG, then write the contents of the text file. However, the pig has died, so the program will ignore your desired contents and write
"Your pig has unfortunately died. Please try again."
Various Programs in DeadPig
Cat Program
DeadPig cannot create the Cat program because it is output only.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:vt464ohreg6sglmnb4cuctmr/bafkreibxcem2ktk3vmjjjztbaj2kxiw7qu7crqcefyeiynuaksamqq2pke@jpeg)
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It's incredible the extent to which an unreliable statistic oscillating around zero is reported each month as if it actually means anything
This happens so often, yet it is still a thing that dominates and guides the news cycle. Governments and policies live and die on these minor fluctuations, which often prove to be inaccurate in any case.
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 AM
It's incredible the extent to which an unreliable statistic oscillating around zero is reported each month as if it actually means anything
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Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Everybody thinks 'https://' stands for 'hypertext transfer protocol secure' but it actually stands for 'head to this place, sucka' followed by a colon and two laser sounds
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"average person has millions of microplastics in their body" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person has zero microplastics in their body. Microplastics Georg, who drinks six pints of polyurethane and is made out of fibreglass, is an outlier adn should not have been counted
oh wow another obviously horseshit scare story that turned out to be bollocks
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body
Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
"average person has millions of microplastics in their body" factoid actualy just statistical error. average person has zero microplastics in their body. Microplastics Georg, who drinks six pints of polyurethane and is made out of fibreglass, is an outlier adn should not have been counted
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Your Party 🤝 Jair Bolsonaro
providing us with reliably familiar nonsense in an alarming world
providing us with reliably familiar nonsense in an alarming world
New: Sources close to Jeremy Corbyn said he didn’t give permission for his name to be used on this slate and a specific request was put in that his name was not included. Sources said Corbyn is “very upset” that this was done without his consent.
New: A new group - Grassroots Left - has launched a slate of candidates ahead of Your Party’s central executive committee elections. The slate is backed by Your Party co-founder Zarah Sultana and has called for “no more top-down party”.
Nominations for the CEC elections close next week.
Nominations for the CEC elections close next week.
January 12, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Your Party 🤝 Jair Bolsonaro
providing us with reliably familiar nonsense in an alarming world
providing us with reliably familiar nonsense in an alarming world
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Kemi, this is just a population density map
January 12, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Kemi, this is just a population density map
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Student loans went from 'zero' to 'not zero but largely repayable' to 'large and largely not repayable'
January 11, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Student loans went from 'zero' to 'not zero but largely repayable' to 'large and largely not repayable'
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Incredible what a relentless campaign of disinformation about a so-called “invasion” can achieve.
In fact having peaked at 944,000 in year to March 2023 net migration to the UK fell by over two-thirds to 204,000 in year to June 2025. Those arriving on small boats make up less than 5% of the total.
In fact having peaked at 944,000 in year to March 2023 net migration to the UK fell by over two-thirds to 204,000 in year to June 2025. Those arriving on small boats make up less than 5% of the total.
Two-thirds of UK voters wrongly think immigration is rising, poll finds
Exclusive: Voters say they have little confidence that government can control borders despite sharp falls in net migration
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:22 AM
Incredible what a relentless campaign of disinformation about a so-called “invasion” can achieve.
In fact having peaked at 944,000 in year to March 2023 net migration to the UK fell by over two-thirds to 204,000 in year to June 2025. Those arriving on small boats make up less than 5% of the total.
In fact having peaked at 944,000 in year to March 2023 net migration to the UK fell by over two-thirds to 204,000 in year to June 2025. Those arriving on small boats make up less than 5% of the total.
Sodebo passed Cape Horn after 26 days, 4 hours and 46 minutes around 11 hours ahead of IDEC’s 2017 record. The picture in the South Atlantic doesn’t look too stable right now, so the passage back north might not be easy.
January 11, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Sodebo passed Cape Horn after 26 days, 4 hours and 46 minutes around 11 hours ahead of IDEC’s 2017 record. The picture in the South Atlantic doesn’t look too stable right now, so the passage back north might not be easy.
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Didn't have "the Mercator projection will cause the end of the world" on my bingo chart
January 11, 2026 at 2:55 AM
Didn't have "the Mercator projection will cause the end of the world" on my bingo chart
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Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
January 10, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Common Sense, published 250 years ago today.
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We go live to the Protect our girls crew, unsure what they are doing
January 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
We go live to the Protect our girls crew, unsure what they are doing
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dear mr trump, my name is rupert and i am 68 years old. the evil keir starmez is trying to take away our access to mr musk's magical paedophile machine, a fundamental assault on british values. please deploy enola gay over london our country yearns for freedom
January 10, 2026 at 11:08 AM
dear mr trump, my name is rupert and i am 68 years old. the evil keir starmez is trying to take away our access to mr musk's magical paedophile machine, a fundamental assault on british values. please deploy enola gay over london our country yearns for freedom
Sodebo and MACSF are going to cross in the next few days, can’t imagine they will be close but as one record attempt enters the home stretch, another begins the long slog!
#Ultime #Ultim #TourduMondeàlEnvers
MACSF à 11 noeuds dans son début de 19ème jour de tentative au large de l'Argentine.
MACSF à 11 noeuds dans son début de 19ème jour de tentative au large de l'Argentine.
January 10, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Sodebo and MACSF are going to cross in the next few days, can’t imagine they will be close but as one record attempt enters the home stretch, another begins the long slog!
The weather up to and after the Horn doesn’t look ideal for Sodebo. They’ve got a little bit of wiggle room ahead of the record, but it’s going to be close.
January 10, 2026 at 10:34 AM
The weather up to and after the Horn doesn’t look ideal for Sodebo. They’ve got a little bit of wiggle room ahead of the record, but it’s going to be close.