Alex
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Alex
@shakingstick.bsky.social
· Mar 12
I told youse we should have had a Royal Commission of Enquiry into the Standard of the Shit we are Expected to believe.
I fucking told youse.
But we didn't, did we?
And here we bloody are.
I fucking told youse.
But we didn't, did we?
And here we bloody are.
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Do you know how annoying a person needs to be to aggravate the League of Ireland lads, the GAA, and English football hooligans at the same time?
You might be annoying but you could never be this annoying.
You might be annoying but you could never be this annoying.
Not sure if it has come up but the absurdity of trying to bring a premier league team to Dublin. www.balls.ie/football/bal...
August 4, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Do you know how annoying a person needs to be to aggravate the League of Ireland lads, the GAA, and English football hooligans at the same time?
You might be annoying but you could never be this annoying.
You might be annoying but you could never be this annoying.
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I just found out my daughter puts her friends on hold by putting her phone down next to her laptop and playing music videos.
February 8, 2026 at 9:32 AM
I just found out my daughter puts her friends on hold by putting her phone down next to her laptop and playing music videos.
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People currently spluttering that you can't criticise Starmer for things Peter Mandelson did are the same people who spent several years treating antisemitic tweets from anonymous 50-follower accounts like they were press releases direct from Labour head office.
February 8, 2026 at 9:24 AM
People currently spluttering that you can't criticise Starmer for things Peter Mandelson did are the same people who spent several years treating antisemitic tweets from anonymous 50-follower accounts like they were press releases direct from Labour head office.
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These figures show trans suicides amongst minors went from 5 and 4 per annum to (at least) 22. The only explanation for the media not reporting that four or five fold surge is because it doesn't want to. And it doesn't want to because its trans panic was a cause of that surge.
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 8, 2026 at 9:40 AM
These figures show trans suicides amongst minors went from 5 and 4 per annum to (at least) 22. The only explanation for the media not reporting that four or five fold surge is because it doesn't want to. And it doesn't want to because its trans panic was a cause of that surge.
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The absolute state of it. | NZ Muslim volunteers scour web for extremist content as Internal Affairs faces capacity constraints
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/nationa... #nzpol
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/nationa... #nzpol
NZ Muslim volunteers scour web for extremist content as Internal Affairs faces capacity constraints
Non-Govt bodies such as the Islamic group Fianz lead the referrals on terrorist content.
www.newstalkzb.co.nz
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 AM
The absolute state of it. | NZ Muslim volunteers scour web for extremist content as Internal Affairs faces capacity constraints
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/nationa... #nzpol
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/nationa... #nzpol
Were all kinda full of Epstein content I guess. So many items that each deserve an outrage that it's hard to process. But have a listen to ep1233 of the 'opening arguments' pod where lawyers discuss how that plea deal we already knew was bad, was worse.
February 8, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Were all kinda full of Epstein content I guess. So many items that each deserve an outrage that it's hard to process. But have a listen to ep1233 of the 'opening arguments' pod where lawyers discuss how that plea deal we already knew was bad, was worse.
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bluesky doesn't have a huge userbase but the core of it is progressive, highly engaged, and quite plugged in to a lot of stuff - if you want to drive eyeballs to good left-of-center content or raise money for a cause this is one of the best resources you have
Tbh this website is legit good for high engagement content— why if you're left of center at all you should be posting here
100 followers already??? thank you all so much!!!
@diplomatofnight.com you are the greatest hypewoman of all time
@diplomatofnight.com you are the greatest hypewoman of all time
February 8, 2026 at 6:51 AM
bluesky doesn't have a huge userbase but the core of it is progressive, highly engaged, and quite plugged in to a lot of stuff - if you want to drive eyeballs to good left-of-center content or raise money for a cause this is one of the best resources you have
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ok I don't think most people here understand the gravity of *where* this happened so I'll try to explain: yall remember True Detective season one
RESULT: Democrat Chasity Martinez wins a special election for a legislative seat in Louisiana, 62% to 38%.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
February 8, 2026 at 5:42 AM
ok I don't think most people here understand the gravity of *where* this happened so I'll try to explain: yall remember True Detective season one
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Nothing winds me up more than Luxon and assorted other suits saying we need to be wealthier before we can afford doctors, nurses, water we can swim in etc. Meanwhile wealthier kiwi households have stacked up huge piles of savings (cash, shares, equity etc). The economy works for the few. [🧵 1/n]
February 8, 2026 at 5:11 AM
Nothing winds me up more than Luxon and assorted other suits saying we need to be wealthier before we can afford doctors, nurses, water we can swim in etc. Meanwhile wealthier kiwi households have stacked up huge piles of savings (cash, shares, equity etc). The economy works for the few. [🧵 1/n]
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If you've ever worked for a content farm website this will probably sound familar
Jeff Bezos' statement, his first since last week's layoffs: "The Post has an essential journalistic mission and an extraordinary opportunity. Each and every day our readers give us a roadmap to success. The data tells us what is valuable and where to focus."
February 8, 2026 at 4:28 AM
If you've ever worked for a content farm website this will probably sound familar
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It's like when Pope Francis would tweet "it is nice to be nice :)" and MAGA guys would tweet "I consider myself a devout Catholic but it's time to talk about hanging the pope for treason"
kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them
February 8, 2026 at 2:54 AM
It's like when Pope Francis would tweet "it is nice to be nice :)" and MAGA guys would tweet "I consider myself a devout Catholic but it's time to talk about hanging the pope for treason"
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Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
February 1, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Sight in San Francisco (from a friend)
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every time I do a thread like this about a good election result I get a whole lot of “don’t get ahead of yourself, we still gotta make sure people are motivated for November” replies/quotes and while I understand the sentiment you know what gets people motivated?
winning! let yourself get excited!
winning! let yourself get excited!
Dems are now overperforming the 2024 lean of red districts by, uh, 30+ points in special elections
I’m not sure “apocalyptic” is sufficient to describe how the environment is starting to look for the GOP in November
I’m not sure “apocalyptic” is sufficient to describe how the environment is starting to look for the GOP in November
RESULT: Democrat Chasity Martinez wins a special election for a legislative seat in Louisiana, 62% to 38%.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
This was a district that Trump carried by 13% last year, so a big overperformance by Dems, but the seat was already Dem-held.
February 8, 2026 at 4:05 AM
every time I do a thread like this about a good election result I get a whole lot of “don’t get ahead of yourself, we still gotta make sure people are motivated for November” replies/quotes and while I understand the sentiment you know what gets people motivated?
winning! let yourself get excited!
winning! let yourself get excited!
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ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
February 7, 2026 at 5:54 PM
ICE told nurses this Minneapolis man “purposefully ran headfirst into a brick wall.”
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
What actually happened is that they pulled him from a car, beat him so viciously with a steel baton that he had 8 skull fractures, 5 life-threatening brain hemorrhages, and couldn’t remember he had a daughter.
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when I hear someone use the term “narcotics” unironically:
a picture of an owl with hooty hoo written on it
ALT: a picture of an owl with hooty hoo written on it
media.tenor.com
February 7, 2026 at 10:58 PM
when I hear someone use the term “narcotics” unironically:
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not going to break my stride over things a 4-year-old is stoked about if it’s not my kid, sorry
i saw a bunch of junk glimmering all over at tannhäuser gate too but it didn't seem worth mentioning
September 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
not going to break my stride over things a 4-year-old is stoked about if it’s not my kid, sorry
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It's so weird seeing people complaining about how Liquid Glass sucks because my operating system, Poop Linux, has had the same poop theme for over 35 years. Even the fart sounds on every mouse click are the same.
That's just solid UI, it's a shame Apple users don't get to experience it
That's just solid UI, it's a shame Apple users don't get to experience it
February 8, 2026 at 12:27 AM
It's so weird seeing people complaining about how Liquid Glass sucks because my operating system, Poop Linux, has had the same poop theme for over 35 years. Even the fart sounds on every mouse click are the same.
That's just solid UI, it's a shame Apple users don't get to experience it
That's just solid UI, it's a shame Apple users don't get to experience it
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A long(ish) read and well worth it. Clarified a lot for me, especially in regard to finding out what some of the transhumanist types mean specifically about things like 'existential risk'. I thought I knew what they meant, but not quite.
New piece on the surprising similarities between Eliezer Yudkowsky and Ted Kaczynski, the Unabomber. This might sound like hyperbole, but it's not. In my view, the Rationalist community is a ticking time bomb--it's only a matter of time before someone does something inexcusable.
Eliezer Yudkowsky and the Unabomber Have a Lot in Common
(4,400 words)
www.realtimetechpocalypse.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 PM
A long(ish) read and well worth it. Clarified a lot for me, especially in regard to finding out what some of the transhumanist types mean specifically about things like 'existential risk'. I thought I knew what they meant, but not quite.
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Bluesky should change the "30+" tag when you have a lot of notifications to say "oh no" instead
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Bluesky should change the "30+" tag when you have a lot of notifications to say "oh no" instead
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When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
February 7, 2026 at 11:41 PM
When Republicans do it / When Democrats do it
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It's extremely telling that this approach ends up not informing anyone of anything that makes the people with the most money uncomfortable. You can't do your job as a politician, journalist or educator if you aren't willing to challenge the powerful and stick to your principles.
February 7, 2026 at 11:01 PM
It's extremely telling that this approach ends up not informing anyone of anything that makes the people with the most money uncomfortable. You can't do your job as a politician, journalist or educator if you aren't willing to challenge the powerful and stick to your principles.
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It looks like someone’s taking one of those hairless cats to the vet to be euthanized
June 25, 2024 at 10:43 PM
It looks like someone’s taking one of those hairless cats to the vet to be euthanized
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That's how this whole mess started!
[0008825] Aquatic vermin on land
February 3, 2026 at 7:57 PM
That's how this whole mess started!
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that sounds pretty evil tbh
[0005292] Evil snow is described as "snowing dwarf frozen blood"
February 4, 2026 at 3:07 AM
that sounds pretty evil tbh