Steve
@chompmancobra.bsky.social
Winner: Scotland's Most Best Face (23/24 season)
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Icon: a smiling bearded man in a blue vest and white cap, a Mediterranean hillside behind
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Here's @garethdennis.uk making a case which I've made for years (even when I lived in Inverness and travelled south regularly): dualling the A9 Perth to Inverness is the wrong solution (estimated cost- £3.8bn). Better to dual & electrify the Highland Main Line £4.5bn)
youtu.be/0cr1UFujfws?...
youtu.be/0cr1UFujfws?...
How to BETTER spend the A9 dualling project's £3.8bn
YouTube video by Gareth Dennis
youtu.be
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Here's @garethdennis.uk making a case which I've made for years (even when I lived in Inverness and travelled south regularly): dualling the A9 Perth to Inverness is the wrong solution (estimated cost- £3.8bn). Better to dual & electrify the Highland Main Line £4.5bn)
youtu.be/0cr1UFujfws?...
youtu.be/0cr1UFujfws?...
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LAST CALL FOR BOX 5: SOYBEANS AND PEANUTS
LAST CALL FOR BOX 5: SOYBEANS AND PEANUTS
And only 3 more sweet snack boxes until I get more amanatto! Woah! A lot of sweet bean boxes sold, if you want one for a holiday party get it now, only 3 left. Box 5 also had a strong week and I am closing orders for it Thanksgiving morning when I wake up. Get them both and a pile of stickers at: Brian
beanyear.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
LAST CALL FOR BOX 5: SOYBEANS AND PEANUTS
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
@magnets.bsky.social you've become part of the meta, man
there's that now-famous internet line about how climate change means watching clips of climate disasters on people's phones until you're the one filming it, and it feels like there's some parallel about watching fascist deportation goon squad videos until it's filmed on the streets you recognize
Shit St Paul ICE agent aims gun
November 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
@magnets.bsky.social you've become part of the meta, man
Tell them when the fun stops, fuck you, pay your share or we're seizing your assets, this is the compromise position you're looking at
tax them till they sound like the payout on a slot machine
UK gambling industry made £15.6bn in 2024 (£16.8bn in 2025)
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
Most companies holed up in Gibraltar & Malta, dodge UK taxes. Some pay corporation tax at the rate of 3%-4%. No VAT on gambling.
Public bears the cost of gambling addiction.
Firms resent paying extra tax to clear their mess.
Tax them.
November 26, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Tell them when the fun stops, fuck you, pay your share or we're seizing your assets, this is the compromise position you're looking at
I hate talking about Will Stancil as though he's important, but also I would like to beat him about the head and shoulders with this article
This is an insightful but deeply upsetting article about why everyone in the US feels poor, and why the current political situation emerges as a direct result.
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-...
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I hate talking about Will Stancil as though he's important, but also I would like to beat him about the head and shoulders with this article
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My mum ordered a new freezer from AO and when the delivery van came, it did not have a tail lift - apparently the company won't pay for them
The two guys were expected to lift freezers, washing machines etc off the back of the van themselves...which does not seem safe
This guy can GTFO
The two guys were expected to lift freezers, washing machines etc off the back of the van themselves...which does not seem safe
This guy can GTFO
There's an advert on his website for a 'Depot Supervisor' that pays £12.75 an hour for shift work.
If he wants to reduce welfare spending maybe he should pay staff enough that they don't need in-work benefits.
If he wants to reduce welfare spending maybe he should pay staff enough that they don't need in-work benefits.
‘Madness’ to increase welfare spending in Budget, says AO World boss
November 26, 2025 at 9:03 AM
My mum ordered a new freezer from AO and when the delivery van came, it did not have a tail lift - apparently the company won't pay for them
The two guys were expected to lift freezers, washing machines etc off the back of the van themselves...which does not seem safe
This guy can GTFO
The two guys were expected to lift freezers, washing machines etc off the back of the van themselves...which does not seem safe
This guy can GTFO
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To the woman with the Co-op bags who suddenly stood still and shouted “shit!” Before turning round and walking back towards the co-op (10 mins walk away) I hope the rest of your evening is better. X
November 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
To the woman with the Co-op bags who suddenly stood still and shouted “shit!” Before turning round and walking back towards the co-op (10 mins walk away) I hope the rest of your evening is better. X
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People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
The Olivia Nuzzi and RFK Jr. Affair Is Messier Than We Ever Could Have Imagined
Inside the most important, and also least important, story of our time
www.theringer.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:16 PM
People are calling my lede here "appalling," "nightmare fuel," "actively evil," and "a desecration of the human spirit"
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the labour party have solved the withering of state capacity by making being arrested a crime. genius.
November 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
the labour party have solved the withering of state capacity by making being arrested a crime. genius.
Took all the keys off my keyboard to give it a nice thorough clean and amazingly did not spend the next week with the keys sitting in their colander looking at me accusingly.
November 26, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Took all the keys off my keyboard to give it a nice thorough clean and amazingly did not spend the next week with the keys sitting in their colander looking at me accusingly.
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My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
November 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
My microwave sings a little song when my Hot Pocket is done. Should it have the right to vote?
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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*nodding* a witcher
Companions of Christmas: MERCURIUS ABU-SIFIN
Today (November 25) is the feast day of this Scythian-Romano soldier saint, who wields two swords: one with which to fight evil men, the other, given to him by the Archangel Michael, with which to fight demons, evil spirits, and monsters. 1/
Today (November 25) is the feast day of this Scythian-Romano soldier saint, who wields two swords: one with which to fight evil men, the other, given to him by the Archangel Michael, with which to fight demons, evil spirits, and monsters. 1/
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
*nodding* a witcher
I'm enjoying this Noticing for a change, although I wonder who decided it's time to notice Nigel Farage's long history of being a racist piece of shit.
We already had stories of him singing Nazi songs and abusing other pupils at school ten years ago.
We already had stories of him singing Nazi songs and abusing other pupils at school ten years ago.
New: Three new ex-pupils come forward, on the record, to say Farage's racism as a teenager was targeted, persistent and nasty. Farage has denied targeting any individuals - but two of the men tell us they recall Farage abusing Peter Ettedgui.
w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
w/ Dan Boffey, @drblacklock.bsky.social
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 PM
I'm enjoying this Noticing for a change, although I wonder who decided it's time to notice Nigel Farage's long history of being a racist piece of shit.
We already had stories of him singing Nazi songs and abusing other pupils at school ten years ago.
We already had stories of him singing Nazi songs and abusing other pupils at school ten years ago.
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The Aubrey-Maturin Saga (18 movies)
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
The Aubrey-Maturin Saga (18 movies)
Olivia Nuzzi has big weird face and nobody is talking about that, instead we get "complete failure of journalistic ethics" and "absolutely disgusting taste in men, and phrasing, and did she have to write this", and "horrible relationship drama we'd much rather know less about". Weird face though.
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Olivia Nuzzi has big weird face and nobody is talking about that, instead we get "complete failure of journalistic ethics" and "absolutely disgusting taste in men, and phrasing, and did she have to write this", and "horrible relationship drama we'd much rather know less about". Weird face though.
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Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
November 25, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Amazing to learn that Isaac Chotiner can apparently just come for you in your replies. Like suddenly realizing you're swimming in open ocean
Huh.
They're removing the Bedcow bridge after a year and a half of the road being closed to traffic and open to pedestrians and horses. There's a notice just in front of it to suggest an alternative route, but nothing at the start of the hour and a bit I'd walked to get that far.
They're removing the Bedcow bridge after a year and a half of the road being closed to traffic and open to pedestrians and horses. There's a notice just in front of it to suggest an alternative route, but nothing at the start of the hour and a bit I'd walked to get that far.
November 25, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Huh.
They're removing the Bedcow bridge after a year and a half of the road being closed to traffic and open to pedestrians and horses. There's a notice just in front of it to suggest an alternative route, but nothing at the start of the hour and a bit I'd walked to get that far.
They're removing the Bedcow bridge after a year and a half of the road being closed to traffic and open to pedestrians and horses. There's a notice just in front of it to suggest an alternative route, but nothing at the start of the hour and a bit I'd walked to get that far.
It is a beautiful frosty autumn afternoon in West Central Scotland, friendos.
November 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It is a beautiful frosty autumn afternoon in West Central Scotland, friendos.
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“I can no longer post content on this internet platform, filled as it is with malicious far right cranks spreading lunatic misinformation and relentlessly inciting hate and fear” - Me, at the Times website
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
“I can no longer post content on this internet platform, filled as it is with malicious far right cranks spreading lunatic misinformation and relentlessly inciting hate and fear” - Me, at the Times website
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You’re going to see more and more of this, especially when the economic crash kicks in - despite the giant PR campaign and widespread use, there’s a growing understanding that generative AI has an air of shonkiness and poor quality about it.
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 7:10 AM
You’re going to see more and more of this, especially when the economic crash kicks in - despite the giant PR campaign and widespread use, there’s a growing understanding that generative AI has an air of shonkiness and poor quality about it.
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The Infinite Gyoza Lust Is real. The correct number of gyoza is more.
my problem with gyoza is that they normally come in an order of about 6, but what I really need is 100 of them
November 25, 2025 at 3:28 AM
The Infinite Gyoza Lust Is real. The correct number of gyoza is more.
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narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
narrator: 50 years ago...
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
me: [nods] in 1945
narrator: in 1975...
me: what
Just had a pack of these guys. They're really good!
(I'm not sponsored by Golden Wonder, although if there's free crisps going I'm game)
(I'm not sponsored by Golden Wonder, although if there's free crisps going I'm game)
November 24, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just had a pack of these guys. They're really good!
(I'm not sponsored by Golden Wonder, although if there's free crisps going I'm game)
(I'm not sponsored by Golden Wonder, although if there's free crisps going I'm game)