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Kara Jane Adams

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Irish, Jewish, autistic, trans, retro enthusiast, I wrote that article you never read about the thing you have no interest in. https://medium.com/@karajane1138

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · May 18

Forgot this was a new(ish) account.

So forgive me whilst I post something from the old one.

A little piece on the history of European antisemitism.

The Jewish Question.

A potted history of European antisemitism.

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 9h

And erm...

There's always the Zog Chorus version.

The Zog Chorus - 'We all Stand Together’ | The Late Late Show | RTÉ One

YouTube video by The Late Late Show

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 9h

Most political parties seem to be swinging back away from renewables (except in China and India)

Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 9h

I do own two copies of Dining On Babylon 5.

I'm happy with my choice.

Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 20h

You won’t, they don’t have one.

And a shift to renewables, the so called “green future” is not the same as “deindustrialisation”.

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 20h

The greens hate working people?

Are you sure?

Making Work Fair - Green Party

Real hope.Real change. Millions of people have seen their pay seriously eroded by inflation for well over a decade, including many who work in vital public services. Green MPs will defend and extend w...

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 20h

Time to head home and await the broadband install.

Try not to get into any shit whilst I’m gone.

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 20h

The greens are certainly left wing, but their social and economic policies are far from extreme.

It’s just the political spectrum has veered so far to the right that the current centre is pretty much where the right used to be and everything else seems further left by comparison.

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 21h

Have any of the sets been publicly released?

I’m desperate to see the “just telling it like it is” free speech warriors laying into the Saudi regime by speaking truth to power in a no doubt humorous way.

That is what they did right?

Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 1d

LMAOOOOO

A bunch of comedians tried to make up for their participation in the Riyadh comedy festival by donating their pay to Human Rights Watch and Human rights Watch was like “nah bitch we don’t want your dirty blood money” 😂😂 I’m dying

Human Rights Watch Doesn’t Want Any Riyadh Comedy Festival Money

Taking money from those who took money from Saudi Arabia would impact perception of the org’s independence.

www.vulture.com

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 21h

I’m currently on oil-fired at the new place (which reminds me I should probably dip the tank)

Although will eventually go for some variation of solar and/or heat pump.

Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 21h

This is like a 30 year old episode of Jerry Springer.

So if a person fails to disclose something like they’re a convicted murderer, a child molester, the butcher of Bergen-Belsen, etc, then that’s just hunky dory.

But being trans?

Well that’s the line you just don’t cross.

Sophie Molly @sophiemolly.co.uk · 1d

Disgusting abuse of a woman.

www.thesun.co.uk/news/3696198...

Trans woman who sexually assaulted date by hiding male organs insists 'he knew'

A TRANS woman facing jail for sexually assaulting a Snapchat date by hiding her male organs has insisted: “He must have known.” Ciara Watkin, 21, was convicted of duping the young man into believin…

www.thesun.co.uk

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 21h

If they’ve been dropped then I expect a discount.

The Irish Sun @thesun.ie · 23h

Lidl Ireland drop selection of bargain heaters for winter with prices from €5.99

www.thesun.ie

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 21h

It’s kind of amusing as for most of my life Ireland has been considerably more expensive than the the UK, yet over the last few years it’s somewhat approached parity and on a few things is now noticeably cheaper.

Almost as if something really bad happened to the UK in the middle of the last decade.

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 21h

The existence of trans youth has always been an issue for the GenCrit brigade as it’s hard to argue an 8 year old is a pervert who just wants to invade women’s spaces.

Which is why they want them gone by any means necessary, so they can no longer screw with the narrative.

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 1d

Had an e-mail off the electricity supplier to say that that the consumer rate for electricity will be remaining the same this winter.

Weird as when I was in the UK the argument was always that due to the state of the world making it a volatile market prices must go up every winter.

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 1d

Being without it (even for a small amount of time) serves to remind me of how inconsequnetial it all is.

But then I've always been a fan of inconsequential things.

I think what I might start doing is cutting it down to a set period of the day.

Maybe blitz an hour and leave it there.

Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 2d

Pirate says asking permission to loot ships would kill piracy industry.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 2d

I just want a conclusion to Uprising.

Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 2d

Thank fuck, I was only saying the other day that if GTA 6 wasn’t there were once they are did, then I’m out.

So overjoyed to finally have confirmation.

Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 2d

I do like "however fearsome, these things crumble into dust after 29 minutes."

Failing to address one of the more ridiculous plot points of the sequel by instead rendering the entire middle film as redundant seems a bold move for trilogy.

Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 3d

Bad news for people who watch Tron for the plot, all six or seven of you www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...

Tron: Ares review – even Gillian Anderson can’t slap this mind-bendingly dull sci-fi into shape

Pointless threequel delivers a leaden cameo from a white-robed Jeff Bridges and an irritating turn from Jared Leto as a hipster-haired humanoid

www.theguardian.com

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 3d

Semantic drift is common with any term of sufficient age.

However I would argue that the common factor within all populist definitions is that it’s primarily a stand against something.

And that the “something” is usually an engineered problem.

Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 3d

Almost time to head back to the house of no TV or Internet.

So tonight I’ll be mostly playing a selection of late 80s - early 90s video games, in between bouts of masturbating furiously.

Or reliving my youth as it’s otherwise known.

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 3d

It seems a few people seem to not understand what the term “populist” means.

I suppose it’s unsurprising because of the way the media has misused it over the years.

But it still makes you look like a prick.

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 3d

I dropped WWE when they started the Saudi shows.

So if you think I can’t live without a handful of comedians (many of whom were already in the shit bin for past cuntishness) you would be very much mistaken.

I’m an old fart who gets to choose what I consume.

And I’m not exactly lacking for choice.

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Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 3d

Most people are sadly ignorant of Bundism and its opposition to Zionism.

It will always be easier to lump everyone under one umbrella, it makes it easier to rationalise the hate.

Kara Jane Adams @ghostinexile.bsky.social · 3d

I like Zack Polanski for the same reason I like Zohran Mamdani.

He’s happy to stand for something.

And in a world of pandering focus grouped bullshit politics, it’s really kind of refreshing.

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