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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 9h

Spent the evening playing Jackbox.

Learnt that you can get high off flavoured condoms.

Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 10h

Thanks to @jackboxgames.com and @djdamien.bsky.social for informing me via a game of Fibbage that this is a headline that happened in 2022...

Strange addiction: Youth of West Bengal's Durgapur are 'high' on condoms and locals are baffled.
www.news18.com/news/buzz/st...

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Assistant HR Director of Antifa @sethdmichaels.bsky.social · 11h

AI HUCKSTER: "i built you a machine that reads books for you."

ME: "can you build me a machine that unloads the dishwasher for me so *i* can read a book?"

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 14h

Absolutely living for you fact-checking your own joke here

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 17h

It’s not “political” for the head of state to call for peace and calm, nor is it so for him to say “I don’t have any association with this group”.

This sort of behaviour needs to be challenged otherwise they’ll learn they can get away with it. 4/4

James @derpjames.bsky.social · 17h

I get that he’s supposed to be politically neutral, but it wasn’t a good look during the racist riots last year for him to not say anything, and it will look REALLY bad if people calling for discrimination literally in his name go unchallenged. 3/

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 17h

otherwise the danger is that the wider public will think they speak for us.

Likewise, these guys seem to be claiming some sort of legitimacy by co-opting the monarchy to their cause - again, Charles needs to speak out and reject the association. 2/

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 17h

As a Christian, I want to start by saying that these people do not represent me and I strongly reject their views.

But rather than simply dismissing them as a few US-inspired fruitcakes, it’s crucial that the wider Church (& king) is vocal in condemning this and offering a positive alternative… 1/

Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 18h

Christian Nationalists from the so-called 'King's Army' took to the streets of London's Soho to intimidate LGBT+ people. A clear sign of growing Christian Nationalist extremism in the United Kingdom.

Open-mouthed men and women in paramilitary style tracksuits stand in military foundation on Old Compton Street. They wear crucifixes and the label KING's ARMY. Overlaid is Humanists UK's headline: 'Christian Nationalist mob "King's Army" targets Soho, London's gay district'

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 17h

There are still some others growing - hopefully they'll swell nicely over the next couple of weeks.

A close-up of a pumpkin plant with three small pumpkins growing along the stem.

James @derpjames.bsky.social · 17h

Big moment today - I harvested my first two pumpkins of this year!

They are an eating rather than carving variety so they win no prizes for size - but hopefully will make up for it in flavour!

A ripe, orange pumpkin resting on a paving slab. It is still connected to the plant.

Another ripe orange pumpkin on the plant, this one growing in a large rectangular pot.

Two pumpkins side by side on a glass-topped garden table. The one on the left is bigger, with a light orange skin. The one on the left is smaller and a darker shade of orange.

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Dr. Holly Walters @manigarm.bsky.social · 1d

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A Spirit Halloween costume called "Former Gifted Child." It's empty. Nothing included. When people ask, "What are you supposed to be?" Just Reply, "I was supposed to be a lot of things."

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 20h

This is what happens when you forget to renew your domain name!

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 20h

Nah, it’ll be gold painted. It’s never the real deal with him, it’s all about the appearance.

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 20h

The beer itself also wasn’t bad!

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Headline of the Day @headlineoftheday.bsky.social · 1d

This reads like the character list from a children's book

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Week in wildlife: a bumpy snailfish, a slow loris and a whistle pig

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

www.theguardian.com

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 21h

I saw this on the same shelf as a load of slop-labelled beer. Pretty much guaranteed my purchase. 🙌

The front of a beer can entitled "AI is killing art!". The image is a skull wearing sunglasses with a pencil and pen through it.

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SCM Press @scmpress.bsky.social · 1d

Karen's excellent book, The Dark Womb
Re-Conceiving Theology through Reproductive Loss, is available to order here:
scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...

#babylossawarenessweek #babyloss #theology

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 2d

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, it is a necessary evil. It just always stings when I have to pay £175 for the privilege of a pensioner getting to watch Bargain Hunt 😆

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 2d

Pretty sure I post this every year, but...TV Licenses are the biggest fucking rip off going.

£174 for something that we barely use.

I've opted for a paper one to inconvenience them, out of spite.

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 2d

I keep seeing this reposted, but it’s from 4 months ago - do you know why it’s doing the rounds again?

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Paul Fairie @paulisci.bsky.social · 3d

A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 3d

Excellent letter from the Bishop of Birmingham to Robert Jenrick.

At a time when so many other voices have been silent, the bishops have been admirably outspoken against attempts to stir up division.

The churches do a lot of community cohesion work & do not want to see this trashed for party gain.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 3d

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 3d

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

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James @derpjames.bsky.social · 3d

Why does he look like Boris Johnson in a balaclava..?

James @derpjames.bsky.social · 3d

This conversation sounds like God’s reply to Job where he’s laying down how awesome he is.

“Mortal, do you know how to swap between F&C? Can you follow an American recipe with British scales? Where were you when the inch was decided?”

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