Techpriest
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Millennial cliche with strong retired museum curator energy. Medic.
Lives for the memes. *Mass transit enthusiast*
Lives for the memes. *Mass transit enthusiast*
"Pasty Tax 2: fiscal boogaloo"
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"Pasty Tax 2: fiscal boogaloo"
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imagine proper british onigiri flavours as well
like coronation chicken or egg salad, or heck, tikka massala
like coronation chicken or egg salad, or heck, tikka massala
November 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
imagine proper british onigiri flavours as well
like coronation chicken or egg salad, or heck, tikka massala
like coronation chicken or egg salad, or heck, tikka massala
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ah, to eat a good ancient ciabatta, followed by a traditional carbonara
November 24, 2025 at 9:10 PM
ah, to eat a good ancient ciabatta, followed by a traditional carbonara
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"Chat is this historical parallel good?"
Fun fact: November 28, 2001:
"ENRON, which had been a component of the S&P; 500, was removed at the end of trading Thursday and replaced by NVIDIA Corp., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based maker of computer-graphics chips."
"ENRON, which had been a component of the S&P; 500, was removed at the end of trading Thursday and replaced by NVIDIA Corp., a Santa Clara, Calif.-based maker of computer-graphics chips."
November 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
"Chat is this historical parallel good?"
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To add to this - it's not like the public is being well served by broadcast news moving at the pace of 24 hour scrolling and the politically obsessed - it just means every election large numbers of people end up googling 'what is austerity?' 'What is brownfield?' etc. etc.
This is bizarre. Like the editor of the guardian or mail or any other paper complaining repeatedly about the front page lead they decided to run with.
Very good example of what's wrong with broadcast news - they've given up deciding for themselves what is or isn't news and what the priorities are
Very good example of what's wrong with broadcast news - they've given up deciding for themselves what is or isn't news and what the priorities are
It’s a sign of how insane the news cycle is these days that this historic failure of government policy got just one day of news coverage this week.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
Not saying that’s right or wrong, but it’s astonishing how quickly the agenda moves on these days.
November 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
To add to this - it's not like the public is being well served by broadcast news moving at the pace of 24 hour scrolling and the politically obsessed - it just means every election large numbers of people end up googling 'what is austerity?' 'What is brownfield?' etc. etc.
The "they can't pick a man who lost in 2015" crowd are missing several factors. Demography has tilted a big chunk of the electorate in the 10 years since, and dramatic events have shifted the political playing field entirely. Miliband has also had ten years more to learn
"The once and future king"
"The once and future king"
November 23, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The "they can't pick a man who lost in 2015" crowd are missing several factors. Demography has tilted a big chunk of the electorate in the 10 years since, and dramatic events have shifted the political playing field entirely. Miliband has also had ten years more to learn
"The once and future king"
"The once and future king"
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This. My personal feeling is it will be someone we're largely not thinking about but of the obvious candidates Miliband is most likely.
No one else has the mix of internal support, parliamentary organisation, ministerial record and broad popularity. No groundswell but most likely.
No one else has the mix of internal support, parliamentary organisation, ministerial record and broad popularity. No groundswell but most likely.
Miliband as next PM continues to be really under-priced
Nov 18th - Nov 20th polling of Labour members on hypothetical leader contests if Starmer stood
Current leader loses by 26%, ties, and wins by 16-18% & even 34%
Starmer does best (+34) 50-16 against his new Home Secretary in a poll held as her asylum reforms were leading the news on Nov 17th
Current leader loses by 26%, ties, and wins by 16-18% & even 34%
Starmer does best (+34) 50-16 against his new Home Secretary in a poll held as her asylum reforms were leading the news on Nov 17th
November 23, 2025 at 9:56 AM
This. My personal feeling is it will be someone we're largely not thinking about but of the obvious candidates Miliband is most likely.
No one else has the mix of internal support, parliamentary organisation, ministerial record and broad popularity. No groundswell but most likely.
No one else has the mix of internal support, parliamentary organisation, ministerial record and broad popularity. No groundswell but most likely.
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This made me cry at my desk
Going to end on one of the most beautiful commercials ever made with the reminder and a call to remember the small things. They make a big difference to others.
Love all, help all.
Go Jackets.
Love all, help all.
Go Jackets.
November 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This made me cry at my desk
*uses time machine to bursts into room in Nov 2024*
"South Korea's president will attempt a coup after getting brainrot from YouTube conspiracy videos"
"Trump will be charmed by the socialist mayor of NYC"
"The Pope is from Chicago"
"Kier Starmer will be less popular than the last days of Sunak"
"South Korea's president will attempt a coup after getting brainrot from YouTube conspiracy videos"
"Trump will be charmed by the socialist mayor of NYC"
"The Pope is from Chicago"
"Kier Starmer will be less popular than the last days of Sunak"
November 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
*uses time machine to bursts into room in Nov 2024*
"South Korea's president will attempt a coup after getting brainrot from YouTube conspiracy videos"
"Trump will be charmed by the socialist mayor of NYC"
"The Pope is from Chicago"
"Kier Starmer will be less popular than the last days of Sunak"
"South Korea's president will attempt a coup after getting brainrot from YouTube conspiracy videos"
"Trump will be charmed by the socialist mayor of NYC"
"The Pope is from Chicago"
"Kier Starmer will be less popular than the last days of Sunak"
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If the age of the Linux desktop is going to arrive, it'll probably be Microsoft that makes it happen
November 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
If the age of the Linux desktop is going to arrive, it'll probably be Microsoft that makes it happen
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I've been using Glasgow's new Voi rental ebikes for a bit and man, the ebike is absolutely lifechanging technology. I cannot overemphasise that the people who invented this are saints.
November 22, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I've been using Glasgow's new Voi rental ebikes for a bit and man, the ebike is absolutely lifechanging technology. I cannot overemphasise that the people who invented this are saints.
Random weekend thoughts- what's the origin of the Scottish phrase "it's Baltic" to mean "it's very cold"
Like, why the Baltic specifically, other cold places exist and are even nearer to Scotland
Did some random Scottish traders visit Lithuania in the 1700s?
*Why does this phrase exist?*
Like, why the Baltic specifically, other cold places exist and are even nearer to Scotland
Did some random Scottish traders visit Lithuania in the 1700s?
*Why does this phrase exist?*
November 22, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Random weekend thoughts- what's the origin of the Scottish phrase "it's Baltic" to mean "it's very cold"
Like, why the Baltic specifically, other cold places exist and are even nearer to Scotland
Did some random Scottish traders visit Lithuania in the 1700s?
*Why does this phrase exist?*
Like, why the Baltic specifically, other cold places exist and are even nearer to Scotland
Did some random Scottish traders visit Lithuania in the 1700s?
*Why does this phrase exist?*
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having the dawning realization that south korea spent all that time making hamburger patties with ketchup kimchi or whatever when they could have just sent in bts
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 PM
having the dawning realization that south korea spent all that time making hamburger patties with ketchup kimchi or whatever when they could have just sent in bts
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Quick reminder that Whamageddon doesn't start until December 1st. All plays and listens until the end of next weekend don't count. It's the purge but for "Last Christmas"
Only just heard my first Christmas song, which is not bad going I reckon.
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Quick reminder that Whamageddon doesn't start until December 1st. All plays and listens until the end of next weekend don't count. It's the purge but for "Last Christmas"
Quick reminder that Whamageddon doesn't start until December 1st. All plays and listens until the end of next weekend don't count. It's the purge but for "Last Christmas"
Only just heard my first Christmas song, which is not bad going I reckon.
November 21, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Quick reminder that Whamageddon doesn't start until December 1st. All plays and listens until the end of next weekend don't count. It's the purge but for "Last Christmas"
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Trump 5 mins after meeting Mamdani
"We're going to be looking into the means of production, they gotta be seized, we'll have the best people do the seizing. You know the current thing with the means of production is so bad, just the worst, gotta change. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
"We're going to be looking into the means of production, they gotta be seized, we'll have the best people do the seizing. You know the current thing with the means of production is so bad, just the worst, gotta change. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Trump 5 mins after meeting Mamdani
"We're going to be looking into the means of production, they gotta be seized, we'll have the best people do the seizing. You know the current thing with the means of production is so bad, just the worst, gotta change. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
"We're going to be looking into the means of production, they gotta be seized, we'll have the best people do the seizing. You know the current thing with the means of production is so bad, just the worst, gotta change. Thank you for your attention to this matter!"
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Trump if Mamdani was WH chief of staff:
November 21, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Trump if Mamdani was WH chief of staff:
"Only Zohran could go to Washington"
November 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"Only Zohran could go to Washington"
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this is by far the funniest of all timelines
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 PM
this is by far the funniest of all timelines
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New meme format just dropped:
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
New meme format just dropped: