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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![orteil42 posts on Tumblr: "I must not explain the joke. Explaining the joke is the joke-killer. I will face my followers who did not get the Joke. I will permit them to pass over me and through me"
orteil42 then gets a bunch of replies:
[Is this a reference to something?] [Why'd you write it like that?] [Is that from something?]
"you are making this so difficult"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4djfp3b27soxcfkxhirydi6d/bafkreielyizv57cwqdm5zoqz6mu6ikxgkhemsgew3m2dmi6ybp2bri2c2q@jpeg)
Thing about DPFs arg here is that it's very silly. If the concern is that big powers (read 'the US' basically) will treat smol bean NZ like shit is so therefore we need to grow up and face the 'necessity' of becoming an Australian state, then being part of Aus wants help. Still smol bean soz.
February 5, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Thing about DPFs arg here is that it's very silly. If the concern is that big powers (read 'the US' basically) will treat smol bean NZ like shit is so therefore we need to grow up and face the 'necessity' of becoming an Australian state, then being part of Aus wants help. Still smol bean soz.
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Love when my wife uses Siri to send a text
February 5, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Love when my wife uses Siri to send a text
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people who think the count of monte cristo is just a straightforward tale of a dude escaping a prison and revenging himself miss out on quality subplots like "the count is foiled by the power of lesbianism," "the case of the serial domestic poisoner" and "let's talk shit about italian food"
February 5, 2026 at 9:24 PM
people who think the count of monte cristo is just a straightforward tale of a dude escaping a prison and revenging himself miss out on quality subplots like "the count is foiled by the power of lesbianism," "the case of the serial domestic poisoner" and "let's talk shit about italian food"
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The Epstein mess is really the perfect vehicle for showing that reflexive heterodox thinking is complete performative and reactionary crap. "Oh, so you think a sex trafficking and pedophilia operation that many powerful people interacted with is *bad*? You rube, let me tell you why you're wrong."
February 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
The Epstein mess is really the perfect vehicle for showing that reflexive heterodox thinking is complete performative and reactionary crap. "Oh, so you think a sex trafficking and pedophilia operation that many powerful people interacted with is *bad*? You rube, let me tell you why you're wrong."
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probably not great that every natsec-adjacent reporter has spent the last 24 hours going "ron wyden expert here, this is not cute, ron wydens only do this when they're very distressed"
@wyden.senate.gov's record of warning that there is deep and constitutionally-serious dirt being done by the intelligence agencies in secret is unblemished. The vaguer he is, the filthier the dirt is. This is the vaguest I've ever seen him
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
No, I don't know what they did. But I have a lot of experience with the senator
www.forever-wars.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:44 PM
probably not great that every natsec-adjacent reporter has spent the last 24 hours going "ron wyden expert here, this is not cute, ron wydens only do this when they're very distressed"
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Thankfully this anomaly occurred at the exact time that a few bad apples were planting drugs and you can rest assured that cops no longer do that.
February 5, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Thankfully this anomaly occurred at the exact time that a few bad apples were planting drugs and you can rest assured that cops no longer do that.
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Cops were frequently getting caught planting drugs in 2017 because body cameras were new and many of them didn't understand how the technology worked.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
Why Cops Frequently Got Caught Planting Drugs in 2017
Look. All technology comes with a learning curve.
gizmodo.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Cops were frequently getting caught planting drugs in 2017 because body cameras were new and many of them didn't understand how the technology worked.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
When cops hit "record" it saved the 30 seconds from *before* they hit the button. Eventually, they figured it out.
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‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
![…
25. This Cibola jail was horrible. It was cramped. I was chained up again.
The officers mocked
me and called me their enemy. They laughed at me. I was kept at the jail for what felt like around three hours. I wasn't given an explanation for why I was there.
26. Security
guards then put me on a bus. I think it was around January 27.
No one said
anything about where I was going. I was handcuffed. It felt like the middle of the night. It was freezing cold in the bus because the driver had the AC on. We had no jackets. The bus eventually took me back to El Paso in the carly morning of Tuesday, January 27th.
27. I was put in a cold cell where I had to sleep on the bare cement floor. Around 10 in the morning my cellmate asked to speak to an ICE officer. Three officers came into the cell so I had a chance to speak to them too. One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." She told me that if I fought my case, I would spend two to three more months here in El Paso. She offered me $2600 to self-deport. I refused. I wanted to talk to my attorney. They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota. If I hadn't managed to talk to my attorney who told me a while back that I was ordered released. I might have given up at this point and signed the self-deportation forms because the conditions were so unbearable.
…
30. When I was taken back to the detention center from the airport, after missing the flight, I overheard an ICE officer saying in English, "the judge in Minnesota wants this one back." I was put in a cold jail cell again until early next morning (January 28). But again no one had told me directly that a judge had ordered my release
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32. When I arrived in Minneapolis, I was handed off to ICE
… I had to sign lots of papers saying that I wasn't going to be a part of any "groups." I didn't know what they meant by "groups." They never told me why I was detained](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5cn3kbi4g5blrtahon34xbu4/bafkreiccqxmfncofjqinoveiqscwale2ox5xpiqt46veqjdh3jmimkrxhq@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 6:04 AM
‘One officer told me that I "had no chance of returning to Minnesota" and that "the best thing for (me] is self-deportation." …
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
She offered me $2600 to self-deport.
I refused.
I wanted to talk to my attorney.
They didn't tell me the judge had already ordered my release and return to Minnesota.’
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I wanna personally congratulate Hunter Biden for not only being nowhere near the Epstein files but for having rock-solid reviews from sex workers for respectfulness and tipping
February 4, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I wanna personally congratulate Hunter Biden for not only being nowhere near the Epstein files but for having rock-solid reviews from sex workers for respectfulness and tipping
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hahaha they are keeping their contract because mErItOcRaCy
Quelle surprise, Veolia - in it for the profit - fails the to do the basics.
“An independent report released today has found the French-owned multinational Veolia failed to carry out basic asset management, including regular maintenance.” #nzpol
They join CompassNZ on the DO NOT USE LIST.
“An independent report released today has found the French-owned multinational Veolia failed to carry out basic asset management, including regular maintenance.” #nzpol
They join CompassNZ on the DO NOT USE LIST.
Company running Wellington wastewater treatment plants failed basic asset management - report
Despite multiple failures - including untreated sewage polluting a popular swimming beach - the company running Wellington's four wastewater treatment plants is keeping its multi-million dollar contra...
www.rnz.co.nz
February 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
hahaha they are keeping their contract because mErItOcRaCy
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This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen:
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
February 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
This is a remarkable @nytimes.com split screen:
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
A huge 3,526 word + photos profile on Sen Britt who "can't stop thinking about the boy ICE detained"
But Rep Jaoquin Castro- who actually got Liam Ramos out of detention & back home- gets no interview, no pix, just 116 words inside a story. WOW.
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Katie Britt is In On All These Horrors and NYT readers shouldn't have to wade through 3,300 words of bullshit about her deep compassion for Liam Ramos before finally encountering the tiniest hint that maybe it wasn't entirely sincere
February 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Katie Britt is In On All These Horrors and NYT readers shouldn't have to wade through 3,300 words of bullshit about her deep compassion for Liam Ramos before finally encountering the tiniest hint that maybe it wasn't entirely sincere
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paragraph 48: "In Mr. Trump’s second term, Ms. Britt has voted in line with the president 100 percent of the time."
February 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
paragraph 48: "In Mr. Trump’s second term, Ms. Britt has voted in line with the president 100 percent of the time."
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So what I’m getting is he could’ve done this at any time up to now
According to reports from the front, the situation is close to critical. Over the two years of active Starlink deployment, almost all operational command and control—communication between units, fire coordination, and UAV data transmission—has been tied to the American satellite infrastructure.
February 5, 2026 at 10:41 AM
So what I’m getting is he could’ve done this at any time up to now
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Nancy Mace has an auto responder for comments containing the word “drugs”.
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Nancy Mace has an auto responder for comments containing the word “drugs”.
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oh i’ve seen this one before
February 5, 2026 at 11:20 AM
oh i’ve seen this one before
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Funny how hard these guys are for Return To Office, but when it’s time for the mass firings we have to be absolutely sure there are no possible gatherings
New: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray and HR Chief Wayne Connell tell employees to stay home for a zoom webinar ahead of “significant actions across the company.” Widely expected layoffs are scheduled to begin today.
February 4, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Funny how hard these guys are for Return To Office, but when it’s time for the mass firings we have to be absolutely sure there are no possible gatherings
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i guess the prize goes to catholic workers & muslim anarchists
In terms of activism and support, my own observation has been that religious believers and anarchists have been the most reliable grass-roots supporters of migrants and refugees.
A Theology of Immigration
“None of us have a permanent residence here in this world,” the Reverend Dan Groody says.
www.newyorker.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:25 AM
i guess the prize goes to catholic workers & muslim anarchists
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I'm reminded again that the point of this "university" is superficially to foster intellectual diversity, so it says a lot that their students have such narrow preferences. Why aren't they reading things they disagree with, like students at actual universities do all the time?
Update on Bari Weiss University
If I worked for any reputable organisation, I'd flag the use of '88' in any messaging, since it's an infamous neo-Nazi bullhorn, especially if your first reading list for 'Origins of 21st Century Right-Wing Thought' (w/ selections from Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin?)
If I worked for any reputable organisation, I'd flag the use of '88' in any messaging, since it's an infamous neo-Nazi bullhorn, especially if your first reading list for 'Origins of 21st Century Right-Wing Thought' (w/ selections from Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin?)
February 5, 2026 at 11:21 AM
I'm reminded again that the point of this "university" is superficially to foster intellectual diversity, so it says a lot that their students have such narrow preferences. Why aren't they reading things they disagree with, like students at actual universities do all the time?
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English politics is fascinating because irrespective of who's in government they sit there and do nothing while their leader drives the bus off a cliff and then something like this gets said and suddenly its a bleeding pig in a shark tank time then they choose another and start the process again
I have never seen anger like this on the Labour benches in private and in public. This is the kind of territory where things can move very fast.
February 5, 2026 at 10:43 AM
English politics is fascinating because irrespective of who's in government they sit there and do nothing while their leader drives the bus off a cliff and then something like this gets said and suddenly its a bleeding pig in a shark tank time then they choose another and start the process again
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All Elon ever wanted was for people to think he was funny. He tried to buy that by buying Twitter. It didn't work. He made some half-arsed memes. That didn't work either. He went onstage with Dave Chapelle. People booed so much he had a breakdown.
Elon is sad because he isn't funny.
Elon is sad because he isn't funny.
February 5, 2026 at 3:06 AM
All Elon ever wanted was for people to think he was funny. He tried to buy that by buying Twitter. It didn't work. He made some half-arsed memes. That didn't work either. He went onstage with Dave Chapelle. People booed so much he had a breakdown.
Elon is sad because he isn't funny.
Elon is sad because he isn't funny.
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Our estranged father died. Neighbour witnessed his will and told me it was in his bedside drawer. The utter spangle was leaving everything to the dogs home after never paying maintenance. Chucked it in my incinerator. His estate is going to probate. Zero regrets.
February 5, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Our estranged father died. Neighbour witnessed his will and told me it was in his bedside drawer. The utter spangle was leaving everything to the dogs home after never paying maintenance. Chucked it in my incinerator. His estate is going to probate. Zero regrets.
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Let me explain the math behind why the destruction of the Washington Post isn't about money.
The paper is now losing $100 million a year. Jeff Bezos is worth $253 billion. This means he could self-fund the Washington Post for THE NEXT 2,000 YEARS and still have $53 billion LEFT OVER.
The paper is now losing $100 million a year. Jeff Bezos is worth $253 billion. This means he could self-fund the Washington Post for THE NEXT 2,000 YEARS and still have $53 billion LEFT OVER.
February 5, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Let me explain the math behind why the destruction of the Washington Post isn't about money.
The paper is now losing $100 million a year. Jeff Bezos is worth $253 billion. This means he could self-fund the Washington Post for THE NEXT 2,000 YEARS and still have $53 billion LEFT OVER.
The paper is now losing $100 million a year. Jeff Bezos is worth $253 billion. This means he could self-fund the Washington Post for THE NEXT 2,000 YEARS and still have $53 billion LEFT OVER.