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Gabby HC, but a ghost, hiding in a corner @scriblit.bsky.social · 43m

This is just to say

I have eaten
3kg
Of cola bottles

Which was
Medically
Ill advised
And bunged me up
Completely
With gelatin

Forgive me
I had a hankering
And also
Ate a carvery

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SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 2h

What the actual fuck is going on here?

Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 21h

After a massive missile attack on Ukraine, Putin took a walk in Tajikistan through a garden full of fruits and vegetables.

He was accompanied by President of Tajikistan, President of Azerbaijan, President of Kazakhstan, President of Turkmenistan, President of Uzbekistan, President of Kyrgyzstan.

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QM_UCU @qmucu.bsky.social · 6h

*FIFTEEN THOUSAND JOBS LOST*.
If this were in a sector in which the PM could go and do a photoshoot looking like One Of The People, we’d have had a government intervention by now.

LopaLeach @lopa.bsky.social · 18h

Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU www.timeshighereducation.com/news/cuts-eq...

Cuts equivalent to 15,000 jobs planned at UK universities – UCU

Proposed job losses almost triple since March as unions prepare to vote on nationwide industrial action

www.timeshighereducation.com

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SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 3h

Oh no. I’m so sorry.

SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 3h

I have another one for you that I read for the first time today…
Superb factual one.

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Nome @nome.bsky.social · Mar 12

I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.

Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.

a statue of a hippopotamus with its mouth open and teeth showing .

Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.

media.tenor.com

SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 3h

Well this was a ride.

Nome @nome.bsky.social · Mar 12

I have been doing entirely too much earnest posting about deep things recently, I need to do a proper thread about hippo testicles or something just to keep myself sane.

Oh by the way hippos have migratory testicles.

a statue of a hippopotamus with its mouth open and teeth showing .

Alt: A hippo being tossed a watermelon, which it crushes in its massive jaws.

media.tenor.com

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SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 1d

I had one in my garden, it was PROLIFIC. And covered everywhere with berries.

SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 1d

My god, he made me so angry I still haven’t calmed down.

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SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 1d

Well. Annabelle Denham is a horrific excuse for a human being.
Disgusting.

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SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 2d

It was incredible to watch it happen in real time.

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Shiv Ramdas Mens Rice Activist @nameshiv.bsky.social · Sep 4

4 yrs ago today, a family member managed a truly spectacular own goal, splintered his domestic bliss, & in the process, united the world for a day.

On popular request, I shall now recreate the livetweet thread from that day

So gather around children, for this is the tale of The Rice Truck Saga

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SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 3d

PSA: this is disgusting. Even in an emergency, just don't.

SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 3d

HAVE MY MONEY.
🩷🤍🩵
💚

LGBTIQA+ Greens @lgbtiqagreens.bsky.social · 4d

The @transgreens.bsky.social and ourselves have revamped our Teemill website where the #ElectTheDolls t-shirts that we had at conference are now on sale.

Do check it out: lgbtiqagreens.teemill.com

Home

lgbtiqagreens.teemill.com

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SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 3d

When I read the original tweet this morning I thought his daughter, Rhianna, might have something to say. And it’s perfect.

Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 4d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 4d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 3d

Creepiest place I’ve ever agreed to have blood drained from my body.

A view of a creepy looking Masonic Centre (TAUTOLOGY) with a grey sky and looming industrial buildings around it.

SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 4d

Watching TV with the 17yo and we were laughing at the subtitles and reading them out:

17yo: “Handbag clatters”
Me: “Moans softly”
17yo: [yelps] I DON’T WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME ANYMORE.

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SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 4d

I did finish Breaking Bad but *phew* it was definitely more belligerence than enjoyment for about the last 2 series.
I refused to let it beat me.

I let The Wire beat me though. Pfffft. I was barely holding on by the end on S1 then S2 was all new characters?
Fuck that.

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Rob (Argh!) @mrpostsgood.bsky.social · 4d

[Grim, American-Style attack ad voice with ominous music] Reform candidate Craig Holmes pisses with his pants fully down. Do you want a man who pisses like a toddler running *your* constituency? Craig Holmes. Kiddy Pisser.

Some kind of Halloween pun on the name Madeleine @pbastronaut.bsky.social · 4d

If none of the other candidates use that image against him then what are they even doing.

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SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 4d

About time really. I had high hopes for "Your Party" but the terf inclusion and absolute farcical infighting was ridiculous.

I voted for them in 2024 and Zack Polanski has been incredibly impressive so far, so it's time to give them my financial support too.

💚

A screenshot:
"Thank You
[Deputy Green Party Leader: Mothin Ali with volunteers holding vote green signs, smiling]
Thank you for choosing to become a member. Today you have joined a growing movement of over 80,000 members."

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SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 5d

Riders was THE most read book in our dorm when we were 13/14. Formative.

Pouring one out for Jilly 🥂

Mollie Goodfellow @hansmollman.bsky.social · 5d

Knickers at half mast today everyone, for Jilly Cooper x

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 5d

"Our Young Greens, sparkling with brilliance and bravery, showed that another way was possible." - @rachelmillward.bsky.social

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DShappyBOI @dshappyboi.bsky.social · Sep 1

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instagr.am/p/DOBp_6dDl_F/ = dshb-IG via dshappybot 🤖✌️💨
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lives down road, catch up every 3 years. see ya in 2028 xoxo.

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The Bear @bearlypolitics.co.uk · 6d

As Argentina’s economy starts to rapidly unravel, let’s never forget the comments by our own politicians.

Ta.

"It's Thatcherism on steroids - this is incredible, cutting and slashing public expenditure, doing all the things he's done….. That's leadership... He is amazing."
Nigel Farage
"[Milei] is the 'chainsaw-wielding, bushy-sideburned wild man of Hayekian free-market thinking'. He hailed Milei for giving Argentina 'the economic medicine it needs' through drastic spending cuts."
Boris Johnson
"Britain needs shock therapy. A Milei-style approach would mean radical surgery. First: stop the bleeding. Slash wasteful public spending. Shut down unproductive agencies and quangos... We need to aim for a primary
[surplus."
Jacob Rees-Mogg
"Milei is the template."
Kemi Badenoch
"Javier Milei rightly tells the elite [at the] awful WEF the facts of life - socialism and state intervention tends to make people poorer."
Richard Tice

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Clod Emperor of Dune @clodemperorofdune.bsky.social · 6d

I have smoked
the weed
that was on
Rhi Rhi's garment

and which
She was probably
saving
for later

Forgive me
it was loud
so heady
and so dank

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Aliza Adi (she/her) @alizaadi.bsky.social · 7d

🟩 Green Party Conference 🟩

🗳️ ✨ Reforming Trans Healthcare (a Trans positive motion) ✨

✅ Unanimously passed by @greenparty.org.uk members

✅ Every speaker in support

✅ Every vote in favour

The Green Party once again showing what true solidarity looks like

#GPC25
#TransRights

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SwearyMess @swearymess.bsky.social · 7d

I love public transport. The country just needs more of it.

Photo of the inside of a bus with some snazzy blue seats and chargers built in to the back.

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