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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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.
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Remember all those years, how I said these guys brought nothing to the party except for the slavish deference of the lobby journos? Which isn’t nothing - not having abuse screamed at you all day from every media outlet is a necessity - but: what happens when that no longer works, or it’s withdrawn?
"Briefing against" only exists be because journalists are on the team. Powerful people should not be given license to trash less powerful people without putting their name to it but that is 90% of british political journalism
February 5, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Remember all those years, how I said these guys brought nothing to the party except for the slavish deference of the lobby journos? Which isn’t nothing - not having abuse screamed at you all day from every media outlet is a necessity - but: what happens when that no longer works, or it’s withdrawn?
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this is vicious and correct www.economist.com/britain/2026...
February 5, 2026 at 9:35 AM
this is vicious and correct www.economist.com/britain/2026...
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WE GOT A LAMBO!!!
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
February 5, 2026 at 8:40 AM
WE GOT A LAMBO!!!
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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If “Kangaroo Island kangaroo” is a species, then the island should be called "Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island" 🤯
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/569840-...
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/569840-...
February 5, 2026 at 9:02 AM
If “Kangaroo Island kangaroo” is a species, then the island should be called "Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island" 🤯
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/569840-...
www.inaturalist.org/taxa/569840-...
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Look at what happened here. Who is it that has consistently refused to confront reality? Is it us, who said this system is wrecked and needs fundamental repair and reordering? Or is it these clowns who said it was fine and just needs tweaks, then cluelessly piloted us all into the heart of the sun.
February 5, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Look at what happened here. Who is it that has consistently refused to confront reality? Is it us, who said this system is wrecked and needs fundamental repair and reordering? Or is it these clowns who said it was fine and just needs tweaks, then cluelessly piloted us all into the heart of the sun.
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Everyday I think back to this headline
February 5, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Everyday I think back to this headline
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As I have said many times: Nick Land's The Dark Enlightenment isn't some ur-text of the dark and sinister limits of anti-humanist thought; it's a guy who's always on the computer complaining about Slate articles and how everyone laughs at race science.
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 8:37 AM
As I have said many times: Nick Land's The Dark Enlightenment isn't some ur-text of the dark and sinister limits of anti-humanist thought; it's a guy who's always on the computer complaining about Slate articles and how everyone laughs at race science.
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Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
February 4, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Westboro Baptist Church tried to make an Anti-Luigi Mangione poster but it just looks like Luigi is threatening billionaires and goes unironically hard af
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This is an environmental win for the ages. They tried to start seabed mining in Aotearoa. For 12 years we fought back. And won. A magnificent alliance of iwi and environment NGOs and 100,000s of NZers www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
Massive win for moana as Taranaki seabed mining application rejected - Greenpeace Aotearoa
Greenpeace along with iwi and environmental groups are calling the decision to reject Trans Tasman Resources proposal to mine the Taranaki seafloor “a massive win for people power and the…
www.greenpeace.org
February 5, 2026 at 8:27 AM
This is an environmental win for the ages. They tried to start seabed mining in Aotearoa. For 12 years we fought back. And won. A magnificent alliance of iwi and environment NGOs and 100,000s of NZers www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre...
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lmao
You tell me.
February 5, 2026 at 8:55 AM
lmao
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inside you there are two wolves
February 5, 2026 at 8:57 AM
inside you there are two wolves
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Lots of people using the word quisling, without mentioning that he absolutely did face the firing squad. That was a thing that happened, kinda important to remember he very much did get executed for his collaboration.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidkun_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidkun_...
Vidkun Quisling - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 5, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Lots of people using the word quisling, without mentioning that he absolutely did face the firing squad. That was a thing that happened, kinda important to remember he very much did get executed for his collaboration.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidkun_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vidkun_...
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3rd country is waking up...
February 5, 2026 at 5:13 AM
3rd country is waking up...