Chris Smith
@chrissamsdad.bsky.social
Tall, retired, far-left, married, disco-loving, motorhome voyager, former Dutch resident, now French resident (in Lower Normandy). Festival volunteer/worker during the summer.
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It says a lot about how out of touch with reality this Labour government are, that they think people are overweight because they are eating too much in restaurants.
December 8, 2025 at 5:34 PM
It says a lot about how out of touch with reality this Labour government are, that they think people are overweight because they are eating too much in restaurants.
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That's because you're in Dubai.
December 9, 2025 at 10:08 AM
That's because you're in Dubai.
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Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
December 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Home Office Ministers state publicly, on the record, that they are deliberately making life worse for older people and people with disabilities who depend on care services, but it's worth it because it reduces net migration.
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Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: No Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, Marvel, Disney animated or Pixar).
December 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: No Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, Marvel, Disney animated or Pixar).
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Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
December 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Great idea not to mention that the entire saving was made in the year ending March 2025, two months before Reform took over.
What skill did you master that you will never use again?
Writing lines of computer code on punched cards; using a photo-typesetter to print out yards of newspaper column inches; juggling TSRs in start.bat files to get a TCPIP stack to work; COBOL; Running.
Writing lines of computer code on punched cards; using a photo-typesetter to print out yards of newspaper column inches; juggling TSRs in start.bat files to get a TCPIP stack to work; COBOL; Running.
What skill did you master that you will never ever use again?
Operating a French Minitel machine.
Operating a French Minitel machine.
What skill did you master that you will never ever use again?
Lateral knees.
Lateral knees.
December 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
What skill did you master that you will never use again?
Writing lines of computer code on punched cards; using a photo-typesetter to print out yards of newspaper column inches; juggling TSRs in start.bat files to get a TCPIP stack to work; COBOL; Running.
Writing lines of computer code on punched cards; using a photo-typesetter to print out yards of newspaper column inches; juggling TSRs in start.bat files to get a TCPIP stack to work; COBOL; Running.
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in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
December 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
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FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS
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Congratulations to Donald Trump on winning the 2026 World Cup. Surely the greatest football player the world has ever seen.
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Congratulations to Donald Trump on winning the 2026 World Cup. Surely the greatest football player the world has ever seen.
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Well. This is absurd.
Holy shit.
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Reuters reporting that new admin instructions on visas are if you worked at a platform in trust & safety or content moderation or on fact checking or online safety at an platform you *and your loved ones* are ineligible for H-1B visa.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
December 4, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Well. This is absurd.
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Politicians.
You have to hand it to them...
In a plain brown envelope,
under the table.
You have to hand it to them...
In a plain brown envelope,
under the table.
December 3, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Politicians.
You have to hand it to them...
In a plain brown envelope,
under the table.
You have to hand it to them...
In a plain brown envelope,
under the table.
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December 3, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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He seems to be constantly fighting 'wokeness' these days...
December 2, 2025 at 7:08 PM
He seems to be constantly fighting 'wokeness' these days...
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@profanity.accountant hi, interested to see how profane I am.
November 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
@profanity.accountant hi, interested to see how profane I am.
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Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild:
Raccoon
Bison
Deer
Wild Boar
Turtle
Raccoon
Bison
Deer
Wild Boar
Turtle
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
Aardvark
Badger
Dassie
Hummingbird hawk-moth
Hare
Aardvark
Badger
Dassie
Hummingbird hawk-moth
Hare
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild
Fox
Badger
Kingfisher
Seal
Students
Fox
Badger
Kingfisher
Seal
Students
November 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild:
Raccoon
Bison
Deer
Wild Boar
Turtle
Raccoon
Bison
Deer
Wild Boar
Turtle
"If you say you're English nowadays, you'll get arrested and thrown in jail"
November 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"If you say you're English nowadays, you'll get arrested and thrown in jail"
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
David Bowie
Pink Floyd
Elbow
ABC
The Buzzcocks
David Bowie
Pink Floyd
Elbow
ABC
The Buzzcocks
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve been to:
the cure
radiohead
my bloody valentine
slint
neutral milk hotel
the cure
radiohead
my bloody valentine
slint
neutral milk hotel
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
The Cure
Bad Religion
They Might Be Giants
The Cruxshadows
The Descendents
The Cure
Bad Religion
They Might Be Giants
The Cruxshadows
The Descendents
November 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
David Bowie
Pink Floyd
Elbow
ABC
The Buzzcocks
David Bowie
Pink Floyd
Elbow
ABC
The Buzzcocks
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Graham Linehan is a normal and well man.
November 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Graham Linehan is a normal and well man.
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This is sublime. Find a place where people can't hear you guffawing and dry-heaving, and read it.
I wrote 4000 words about Nuzzi/Lizza/RFK, please read it before it gets taken down by HR
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 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This is sublime. Find a place where people can't hear you guffawing and dry-heaving, and read it.
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You know those silly little games you find on Facebook? Well…
November 27, 2025 at 8:18 AM
You know those silly little games you find on Facebook? Well…