kieran garland
@kieranjohng.bsky.social
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kieran garland
@kieranjohng.bsky.social
· Sep 23
will be in The Upside Down for a bit
Stranger Things now booking til April
Stranger Things now booking til April
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Today in @thetimes.com I break down the price of a pint and explain why it costs so much. Over half of all job losses in the last year have been in hospitality - pubs need help. www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
How much is too much for a pint?
The £5 barrier was breached long ago and at some London bars you could pay £10. When will drinkers just stop buying beer? And what do struggling landlords want to see in the budget?
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Today in @thetimes.com I break down the price of a pint and explain why it costs so much. Over half of all job losses in the last year have been in hospitality - pubs need help. www.thetimes.com/life-style/f...
i know they've quietly done good things in the background but it's become impossible for me to support Labour as of now. the search for a progressive party in the UK that is electorally viable, economically and legislatively confident, and just ordinarily morally decent, continues
states should accept people fleeing death & persecution, that's bedrock to the global order & our obligations to others
we should all happily participate in that
instead, we have to undermine it in every way we can because dipshits who've been wrong about everything think that's the smart play
we should all happily participate in that
instead, we have to undermine it in every way we can because dipshits who've been wrong about everything think that's the smart play
November 16, 2025 at 11:37 AM
i know they've quietly done good things in the background but it's become impossible for me to support Labour as of now. the search for a progressive party in the UK that is electorally viable, economically and legislatively confident, and just ordinarily morally decent, continues
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i know I've been yowling about this all day, but i'm genuinely disgusted
this may be the worst thing this government has done - between this & the trans bathroom ban
this may be the worst thing this government has done - between this & the trans bathroom ban
November 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
i know I've been yowling about this all day, but i'm genuinely disgusted
this may be the worst thing this government has done - between this & the trans bathroom ban
this may be the worst thing this government has done - between this & the trans bathroom ban
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The best way to understand what is actually “driving the small boats” is “if something carried a one in a 100 risk of death, would you do it it it gave you ten more years of healthy life?”
Shabana Mahmood tells Sunday Times it should take 20 years for somebody granted refugee status in UK to secure permanent status (ie, reapply 6 times) if came without permission.
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Paper says Denmark has toughest settlement timeline (8 years) but UK govt wants longer
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Shabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’
The home secretary is planning to introduce a 20-year wait for permanent stay to end a ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers
www.thetimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 11:59 PM
The best way to understand what is actually “driving the small boats” is “if something carried a one in a 100 risk of death, would you do it it it gave you ten more years of healthy life?”
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this is why talk of "the guardrails will hold" was so, so stupid
impeachment was the guardrail, that was the check (at least in this circumstance), & it was obvious, well in advance of the last election, that it couldn't be used - not against a republican president at least
impeachment was the guardrail, that was the check (at least in this circumstance), & it was obvious, well in advance of the last election, that it couldn't be used - not against a republican president at least
November 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
this is why talk of "the guardrails will hold" was so, so stupid
impeachment was the guardrail, that was the check (at least in this circumstance), & it was obvious, well in advance of the last election, that it couldn't be used - not against a republican president at least
impeachment was the guardrail, that was the check (at least in this circumstance), & it was obvious, well in advance of the last election, that it couldn't be used - not against a republican president at least
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Guardian had a story today on fears that the government's early release policy re prisoners could put domestic violence survivors at risk.
It did not make the front page. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It did not make the front page. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
This whole Streeting vs Starmer story is such a Westminster bubble inanity from a bored media class that has gotten addicted to toppling governments and abdicated any responsibility for what they're actually meant to be doing in a healthy society
November 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Guardian had a story today on fears that the government's early release policy re prisoners could put domestic violence survivors at risk.
It did not make the front page. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
It did not make the front page. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Pasolini wasn’t wrong about the rich and powerful.
“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 12, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Pasolini wasn’t wrong about the rich and powerful.
had a damn near perfect breakfast snack at Blighty cafe in Finsbury Park. was quite quiet. drop by, give em a boost
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
had a damn near perfect breakfast snack at Blighty cafe in Finsbury Park. was quite quiet. drop by, give em a boost
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This is demented across all parties. Absolutely absurd. Real degradation in our brain capacities in the UK.
Support for bringing back the death penalty, by 2024 vote
Reform: 82%
Con: 67%
Labour: 35%
Lib Dem: 30%
Green: 26%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Reform: 82%
Con: 67%
Labour: 35%
Lib Dem: 30%
Green: 26%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
This is demented across all parties. Absolutely absurd. Real degradation in our brain capacities in the UK.
🎶 bah be beep boop boooooooooo 🎶
November 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
🎶 bah be beep boop boooooooooo 🎶
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be so racist the british media can't sanitise it challenge
Conservative Councillor says "young black males" are "flooding" the UK
Contacted by Byline, she defended her comments, saying “we cannot sustain the volume of.. black males” that “jeopardises [our] security"
Asked why their skin colour matters, she replied “because they are [black], aren’t they?"
Contacted by Byline, she defended her comments, saying “we cannot sustain the volume of.. black males” that “jeopardises [our] security"
Asked why their skin colour matters, she replied “because they are [black], aren’t they?"
Conservative Councillor Accused of 'Old-Fashioned Racism' After Saying 'Young Black Males' Are 'Flooding' the UK
EXCLUSIVE: Pauline Giles defended her comments to Byline Times, saying that "we cannot sustain the volume of young black males" that "jeopardises the security of our country"
bylinetimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
be so racist the british media can't sanitise it challenge
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It's out: The epic of the Labour party, from Keir Hardie to Keir Starmer. An endless tragicomic cycle in which right and left try to murder each other, succeed, fall apart, are murdered in turn, and then begin anew.
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Welcome back to Origin Story season eight: The Story of Socialism. This week, in the year of its 125th anniversary, @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social begin the tale of the UK Labour Party, from Keir Hardie to Keir Starmer 👉 linktr.ee/originstoryp...
#labour #podcast
#labour #podcast
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
It's out: The epic of the Labour party, from Keir Hardie to Keir Starmer. An endless tragicomic cycle in which right and left try to murder each other, succeed, fall apart, are murdered in turn, and then begin anew.
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a good point but they did elect him twice to without the doubt the most powerful political position in the whole history of humankind and despite being unpopular his base still hasn't left him. midterms should be fun tho
Wow it turns out the entire country is not permanently reactionary because Trump won an election by 1.5%
November 5, 2025 at 2:27 AM
a good point but they did elect him twice to without the doubt the most powerful political position in the whole history of humankind and despite being unpopular his base still hasn't left him. midterms should be fun tho
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BREAKING: DECISION DESK HQ CALLS NYC MAYORAL RACE FOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI.
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 AM
BREAKING: DECISION DESK HQ CALLS NYC MAYORAL RACE FOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI.
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or that, across the developed world, first gen immigrants comit less crime than native born people
or that the areas of the uk that have received the most immigrants have seen crime decline
or that elon doesn't seem to know the plot of lotr
or that the areas of the uk that have received the most immigrants have seen crime decline
or that elon doesn't seem to know the plot of lotr
Not that facts matter to brainless ethnonationalists but
Only 1 in 6 ppl live in rural areas. The smallest category is hamlet, population up to 5000. V few people in England live in areas under 500 & few of these have seen population growth, with low levels of migration too
Only 1 in 6 ppl live in rural areas. The smallest category is hamlet, population up to 5000. V few people in England live in areas under 500 & few of these have seen population growth, with low levels of migration too
November 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
or that, across the developed world, first gen immigrants comit less crime than native born people
or that the areas of the uk that have received the most immigrants have seen crime decline
or that elon doesn't seem to know the plot of lotr
or that the areas of the uk that have received the most immigrants have seen crime decline
or that elon doesn't seem to know the plot of lotr
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Not that facts matter to brainless ethnonationalists but
Only 1 in 6 ppl live in rural areas. The smallest category is hamlet, population up to 5000. V few people in England live in areas under 500 & few of these have seen population growth, with low levels of migration too
Only 1 in 6 ppl live in rural areas. The smallest category is hamlet, population up to 5000. V few people in England live in areas under 500 & few of these have seen population growth, with low levels of migration too
November 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Not that facts matter to brainless ethnonationalists but
Only 1 in 6 ppl live in rural areas. The smallest category is hamlet, population up to 5000. V few people in England live in areas under 500 & few of these have seen population growth, with low levels of migration too
Only 1 in 6 ppl live in rural areas. The smallest category is hamlet, population up to 5000. V few people in England live in areas under 500 & few of these have seen population growth, with low levels of migration too
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modern fascism has international ambitions & they see a real opening in the UK
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
modern fascism has international ambitions & they see a real opening in the UK
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Wrote a short history of conspiracy theories, and why we're drowning in them, for MIT Technology Review. Short answer: they're not really theories but a way of understanding the world — false yet seductive
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
It’s never been easier to be a conspiracy theorist
A mix of technology and politics has given an unprecedented boost to once-fringe ideas—but they are pretty much the same fantasies that have been spreading for hundreds of years.
www.technologyreview.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Wrote a short history of conspiracy theories, and why we're drowning in them, for MIT Technology Review. Short answer: they're not really theories but a way of understanding the world — false yet seductive
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/30/1...
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I'm beginning to think you can't trust random videos on the internet
November 2, 2025 at 9:16 AM
I'm beginning to think you can't trust random videos on the internet
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Obama: They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and D.E.I. For every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? D.E.I.. Wife mad at you? D.E.I..
November 1, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Obama: They never miss a chance to scapegoat minorities and D.E.I. For every problem under the sun. You got a flat tire? D.E.I.. Wife mad at you? D.E.I..
still think one of the most thorough + useful of this kind of work is Dunt's "How Westminster Works/Why it Doesn't". this is essentially a ~3 hour distillation of its findings. it's not sensationalist and it's deeply important in ways we don't really discuss in media day to day youtu.be/1Yfo1aS0O6s
How Westminster Works — and Why It Doesn't | Ian Dunt
YouTube video by 80,000 Hours
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 11:38 PM
still think one of the most thorough + useful of this kind of work is Dunt's "How Westminster Works/Why it Doesn't". this is essentially a ~3 hour distillation of its findings. it's not sensationalist and it's deeply important in ways we don't really discuss in media day to day youtu.be/1Yfo1aS0O6s
fine to talk through the film as long as those talking reimburse me for the cost of my overpriced ticket
Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
Is it OK to talk at the cinema? How about if it’s just during the trailers? | Polly Hudson
Some might argue that streaming movies at home has given us all etiquette amnesia. But when it comes to disrupting a screening, I think the rules have some nuance, writes Polly Hudson
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 1:37 PM
fine to talk through the film as long as those talking reimburse me for the cost of my overpriced ticket
i know west wing fan stuff is over cooked but this was nice
October 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
i know west wing fan stuff is over cooked but this was nice