Lew
@lewsos.bsky.social
Chopper of water, carrier of wood, reader of the fucking article
I welcome Man U adopting the Athletic Bilbao approach, but it still doesn't excuse the politics
February 12, 2026 at 9:11 AM
I welcome Man U adopting the Athletic Bilbao approach, but it still doesn't excuse the politics
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Imagine being anti immigration and working in *football*.
Politics for idiots.
Politics for idiots.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Imagine being anti immigration and working in *football*.
Politics for idiots.
Politics for idiots.
Like it seemed like a great strategy, riding high on a first-term shutout. But now there is half a year to convince everyone that the macig beans approach was correct, not half a term, and however bad the might seem at maths, these fuckin people can definitely count to 60
February 12, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Like it seemed like a great strategy, riding high on a first-term shutout. But now there is half a year to convince everyone that the macig beans approach was correct, not half a term, and however bad the might seem at maths, these fuckin people can definitely count to 60
Between this and the RBNZ inquiry launched this week that should have been launched this week in 2024 if it were to be taken seriously, I wonder if the govt is regretting its strategy of "fuck it all up & worry about the details later once economic growth magically starts again"
February 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM
Between this and the RBNZ inquiry launched this week that should have been launched this week in 2024 if it were to be taken seriously, I wonder if the govt is regretting its strategy of "fuck it all up & worry about the details later once economic growth magically starts again"
(All that having been said, Labour should keep Investment Boost because it's good policy)
February 12, 2026 at 8:53 AM
(All that having been said, Labour should keep Investment Boost because it's good policy)
And LORD KNOWS there were a lot of WIPs that the incoming govt could have worked to complete and make less half-arsed
But instead we got the Not Invented Here brigade treating down 3W, RM reform, health system restructures, transport changes already implemented, and so much else
Be serious lads
But instead we got the Not Invented Here brigade treating down 3W, RM reform, health system restructures, transport changes already implemented, and so much else
Be serious lads
February 12, 2026 at 8:49 AM
And LORD KNOWS there were a lot of WIPs that the incoming govt could have worked to complete and make less half-arsed
But instead we got the Not Invented Here brigade treating down 3W, RM reform, health system restructures, transport changes already implemented, and so much else
Be serious lads
But instead we got the Not Invented Here brigade treating down 3W, RM reform, health system restructures, transport changes already implemented, and so much else
Be serious lads
And look, it's fine. Govts have different ideas, which is why they are different parties and we would never want them to be of one mind. And when a govt wins, they get to implement those ideas
But this pleading amounts to "we get to renege but you don't" and that, my friends, is some bullshit
But this pleading amounts to "we get to renege but you don't" and that, my friends, is some bullshit
February 12, 2026 at 8:46 AM
And look, it's fine. Govts have different ideas, which is why they are different parties and we would never want them to be of one mind. And when a govt wins, they get to implement those ideas
But this pleading amounts to "we get to renege but you don't" and that, my friends, is some bullshit
But this pleading amounts to "we get to renege but you don't" and that, my friends, is some bullshit
This is true
And if the govt were serious about it they could have shown good faith by constructively working on the previous govt's WIPs
But instead they repealed record amounts of policy without scrutiny, even where things were ready
When anyone suggests this in bad faith, we say "you first"
And if the govt were serious about it they could have shown good faith by constructively working on the previous govt's WIPs
But instead they repealed record amounts of policy without scrutiny, even where things were ready
When anyone suggests this in bad faith, we say "you first"
📢 ‘Tax policy certainty needs to span successive governments’: Finance Minister Nicola Willis talks investment boost policy, productivity and the long term at the New Zealand Economics Forum
Willis calls for bipartisan consensus on investment boost policy
https://www.interest.co.nz/public-policy/137178/‘tax-policy-certainty-needs-span-successive-governments’-finance-minister
February 12, 2026 at 8:40 AM
This is true
And if the govt were serious about it they could have shown good faith by constructively working on the previous govt's WIPs
But instead they repealed record amounts of policy without scrutiny, even where things were ready
When anyone suggests this in bad faith, we say "you first"
And if the govt were serious about it they could have shown good faith by constructively working on the previous govt's WIPs
But instead they repealed record amounts of policy without scrutiny, even where things were ready
When anyone suggests this in bad faith, we say "you first"
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Gandalf really is heroic when you consider that there were originally five wizards and one of them turned evil, two of them fucked off and went out east to have orgies, and one is just super into talking to gophers. The one last hope of free peoples was the stoner and that crazy mfer did it.
February 12, 2026 at 4:24 AM
Gandalf really is heroic when you consider that there were originally five wizards and one of them turned evil, two of them fucked off and went out east to have orgies, and one is just super into talking to gophers. The one last hope of free peoples was the stoner and that crazy mfer did it.
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Look I want to be clear that I don't endorse all of this man's views, he's obviously a complicated individual who may well be not in the right place, job wise, but let's not throw the baby out with bath water here
February 12, 2026 at 5:12 AM
Look I want to be clear that I don't endorse all of this man's views, he's obviously a complicated individual who may well be not in the right place, job wise, but let's not throw the baby out with bath water here
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We haven’t had a decent animal-related novelty NZ news story in so long, but this country still has the juice
Our possums are a problem. Is Selena Gomez the solution?
Our possums are a problem. Is Selena Gomez the solution?
The popstar’s limited-edition cinnamon-flavoured Oreos are proving irresistible to some of our most stubborn pests....
thespinoff.co.nz
February 12, 2026 at 4:46 AM
We haven’t had a decent animal-related novelty NZ news story in so long, but this country still has the juice
O yes I suppose that is quite useful when you need to convince people of an omen or a portent or somesuch
February 12, 2026 at 4:49 AM
O yes I suppose that is quite useful when you need to convince people of an omen or a portent or somesuch
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They should get Benedict Cumberbatch to do the opening because he can't pronounce penguin and it'd be hilarious
February 12, 2026 at 4:37 AM
They should get Benedict Cumberbatch to do the opening because he can't pronounce penguin and it'd be hilarious
Hold on I thought astronomy was definitionally about shit that happened millions of years ago that we're only just learning about now because of how slow light is
February 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Hold on I thought astronomy was definitionally about shit that happened millions of years ago that we're only just learning about now because of how slow light is
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Yeah. Well I predict the future using tools that are impenetrable to many.
February 12, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Yeah. Well I predict the future using tools that are impenetrable to many.
O yeah she was in Sex Education too, gave up on that because too old for shows that are exclusively about teenagers learning to fuck
February 12, 2026 at 4:41 AM
O yeah she was in Sex Education too, gave up on that because too old for shows that are exclusively about teenagers learning to fuck
Hey @rjme.bsky.social congratulations on the promotion (?)
February 12, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Hey @rjme.bsky.social congratulations on the promotion (?)
I had only ever known her from The White Lotus and that was fine, but this really changed my view of her. She has the fuckin goods
February 12, 2026 at 4:35 AM
I had only ever known her from The White Lotus and that was fine, but this really changed my view of her. She has the fuckin goods
If you are hype for the Wuthering Heights movie but want to refresh your memory of the book, let me commend to you the magnificent Aimee Lou Wood audiobook
To hear her shift effortlessly between the text's recursive voices & accents & registers is a joy
Sample: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLki...
To hear her shift effortlessly between the text's recursive voices & accents & registers is a joy
Sample: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLki...
Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë | Read by Aimee Lou Wood | Penguin Audiobooks
YouTube video by Penguin Books UK
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 4:32 AM
If you are hype for the Wuthering Heights movie but want to refresh your memory of the book, let me commend to you the magnificent Aimee Lou Wood audiobook
To hear her shift effortlessly between the text's recursive voices & accents & registers is a joy
Sample: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLki...
To hear her shift effortlessly between the text's recursive voices & accents & registers is a joy
Sample: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLki...
I think it's just that they didn't broadcast their ass to everyone on the whole internet as a fulltime job
February 12, 2026 at 3:47 AM
I think it's just that they didn't broadcast their ass to everyone on the whole internet as a fulltime job
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reminds me, we never did get that cage match with zuck
February 12, 2026 at 3:43 AM
reminds me, we never did get that cage match with zuck
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I've said before and unfortunately will have to say again: we can all tell which guys get excited when there's a woman so awful that they have permission to hate her because anyone who points out the sexism will be accused of defending a villain
I think this label is one of those that only we smug bitches can call ourselves.
February 12, 2026 at 2:14 AM
I've said before and unfortunately will have to say again: we can all tell which guys get excited when there's a woman so awful that they have permission to hate her because anyone who points out the sexism will be accused of defending a villain
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easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:26 AM
easy slogan for the next democratic presidential candidate is “i will reform the corrupt supreme court and repeal citizens united”