Disappointed Optimist
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I’m that guy that looks just like this that did that tweet that made you laugh that one time. UK based.
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This is my thread of threads - the stories & tales I tell in one place for the Bluesky:
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January 30, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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Periodic reminder that this former mayor of New York was caught on film with a woman who clearly stated she was 15 & the camera team cut filming early because they realised he was absolutely going to wank off in front of a minor
Wearing a cross outside the mustard suit brings the ensemble all together.
January 30, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Periodic reminder that this former mayor of New York was caught on film with a woman who clearly stated she was 15 & the camera team cut filming early because they realised he was absolutely going to wank off in front of a minor
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Unfortunately it appears the fire that has blocked trains out of Euston today is in a building that houses a hot yoga studio that promises "controlled heat". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Chalk Farm fire disrupts Euston station services
There is major disruption on all rail services between Euston station and Watford Junction.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Unfortunately it appears the fire that has blocked trains out of Euston today is in a building that houses a hot yoga studio that promises "controlled heat". www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Today I want to tell you about the Brown-Stigler incident. 20th December 1943 these two pilots would be the centre of an episode that would last decades.
January 22, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Today I want to tell you about the Brown-Stigler incident. 20th December 1943 these two pilots would be the centre of an episode that would last decades.
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Thinking of writing some erotica but it all comes out with lines like “I close the space between us, drawing her towards me, feeling each other’s heat whilst also noticing the bed was not made & I could do with a few extra hours sleep.”
November 29, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Thinking of writing some erotica but it all comes out with lines like “I close the space between us, drawing her towards me, feeling each other’s heat whilst also noticing the bed was not made & I could do with a few extra hours sleep.”
I feel it’s somehow unfair that January manages to eke another Friday out of itself in 2026.
Like, you bastard, it’s STILL JANUARY for ANOTHER WEEKEND
Like, you bastard, it’s STILL JANUARY for ANOTHER WEEKEND
January 30, 2026 at 10:35 AM
I feel it’s somehow unfair that January manages to eke another Friday out of itself in 2026.
Like, you bastard, it’s STILL JANUARY for ANOTHER WEEKEND
Like, you bastard, it’s STILL JANUARY for ANOTHER WEEKEND
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Well at least Amazon’s massive bribe to Melania and Trump is sending a bit of cash to the newspaper industry
January 30, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Well at least Amazon’s massive bribe to Melania and Trump is sending a bit of cash to the newspaper industry
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Spot the difference
January 30, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Spot the difference
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I liked it better when tech entrepreneurs looked like this.
January 30, 2026 at 8:24 AM
I liked it better when tech entrepreneurs looked like this.
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I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.
January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I have been laughing at this for a solid five minutes.
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BREAKING: A Gamekeeper has pleaded guilty in England’s first-ever Hen Harrier persecution case.
Covert video and audio gathered lawfully by the RSPB Investigations team has helped expose the deliberate targeting of a Hen Harrier, leading to a landmark guilty plea:
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
Covert video and audio gathered lawfully by the RSPB Investigations team has helped expose the deliberate targeting of a Hen Harrier, leading to a landmark guilty plea:
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
January 29, 2026 at 5:11 PM
BREAKING: A Gamekeeper has pleaded guilty in England’s first-ever Hen Harrier persecution case.
Covert video and audio gathered lawfully by the RSPB Investigations team has helped expose the deliberate targeting of a Hen Harrier, leading to a landmark guilty plea:
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
Covert video and audio gathered lawfully by the RSPB Investigations team has helped expose the deliberate targeting of a Hen Harrier, leading to a landmark guilty plea:
www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happen... 👈
Day 3 of an AI platform telling me it will complete the relatively trivial task I set it in 30 minutes
January 29, 2026 at 4:59 PM
Day 3 of an AI platform telling me it will complete the relatively trivial task I set it in 30 minutes
Meanwhile literally on every instagram advert for solar panels are people saying they don’t work
NEW: UK rooftop solar growth reached an all-time high in 2025
Households and others added a record 800MW to their rooftops
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Households and others added a record 800MW to their rooftops
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January 29, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Meanwhile literally on every instagram advert for solar panels are people saying they don’t work
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I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
IDF accepts Gaza Health Ministry death toll of over 71,000 Palestinians killed in the war
Although Many International Experts Have Accepted the Health Ministry's Data as Reliable, and Even Conservative Relative to the True Death Toll, Israel Had Refused to Accept the Health Ministry's Coun...
www.haaretz.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I cannot tell you how much doubt was consistently directed at the Gaza Health Ministry’s casualty numbers and how much pressure was put on news organizations to couch those numbers as unreliable.
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Biden himself said they were fabricated!
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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"how can we frame the drop in the murder rate as a bad thing?"
January 29, 2026 at 2:35 PM
"how can we frame the drop in the murder rate as a bad thing?"
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May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
November 13, 2024 at 11:20 AM
May as well dive right in.
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball?
According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’”
Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
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If someone makes you cry in the first month of seeing them you need to bin them off x
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 29, 2026 at 2:01 PM
If someone makes you cry in the first month of seeing them you need to bin them off x
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ran into a friend at a cafe who mentioned his wife is having an emotional affair with chatgpt, missed that the "chat model was much hornier last spring," and that they're getting divorced but her chat & his chat negotiated the terms of the divorce over several weeks. They were together for 18 yrs.
most cafe conversations blend into the background for me, but as soon as a man starts the “do you use ChatGPT? I’ve started using it for…” conversation within a 10 table radius, I feel my brain short circuiting
January 28, 2026 at 11:17 PM
ran into a friend at a cafe who mentioned his wife is having an emotional affair with chatgpt, missed that the "chat model was much hornier last spring," and that they're getting divorced but her chat & his chat negotiated the terms of the divorce over several weeks. They were together for 18 yrs.
Could a journo follow up on this? Feels like a story worth pulling at then asking questions of UK gov
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Could a journo follow up on this? Feels like a story worth pulling at then asking questions of UK gov
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Online dating’s getting very specific these days. #facebooknews
January 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Online dating’s getting very specific these days. #facebooknews
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This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sidcup man convicted aover explosive attack on Ulez camera
Kevin Rees's homemade bomb caused damage to vehicles and property including a child's bedroom.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This was a minor story on London news this morning - but suspect is a real cautionary (and alarming) tale of an older man getting radicalised online.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin
January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM
ICE Agent Stuffs Sock Under Mask To Give Himself Chin
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Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
January 28, 2026 at 12:45 PM
Trump’s fundraisers are now using the threat of dispatching ICE against citizens as an email engagement tactic.
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Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans in 2023, new Cato Institute research finds.
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
January 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans in 2023, new Cato Institute research finds.
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
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(Reuters) - Amazon appears to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for this morning by sending a commiseration email and team-wide meeting invitation hours early. www.reuters.com/business/wor...
Amazon bungles Wednesday layoff plan with misfired internal email
Amazon appeared to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs.
www.reuters.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:26 PM
(Reuters) - Amazon appears to have prematurely alerted Amazon Web Services cloud-computing employees to layoffs planned for this morning by sending a commiseration email and team-wide meeting invitation hours early. www.reuters.com/business/wor...