Aphex Gwyn
@aphexgwyn.bsky.social
27% here for news, politics and current affairs.
34% here for awesome dogs.
39% here to see if the legend that is Mark Hamill replies to any one of my posts.
A bit sweary when it comes to racists.
34% here for awesome dogs.
39% here to see if the legend that is Mark Hamill replies to any one of my posts.
A bit sweary when it comes to racists.
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I don't know about you, but I don't think that there's going to be much demand overseas for a workforce of angry, xenophobic, monoglots with a couple of GCSEs between them...
'Get rid of the migrants or I'll become a migrant' is quite the argument
October 22, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I don't know about you, but I don't think that there's going to be much demand overseas for a workforce of angry, xenophobic, monoglots with a couple of GCSEs between them...
Kemi Badenoch's shadow government is now further to the right that Nick Griffin's BNP were.
For context on just how far the Overton Window has shifted to the right on this issue, here’s a snippet from the BNP’s 2010 manifesto.
October 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Kemi Badenoch's shadow government is now further to the right that Nick Griffin's BNP were.
One of the many ludicrous points that stand out in the Tories' plans to strip potentially hundreds of thousands of UK residents of their leave to remain is section 3.4 below:
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October 22, 2025 at 8:21 AM
One of the many ludicrous points that stand out in the Tories' plans to strip potentially hundreds of thousands of UK residents of their leave to remain is section 3.4 below:
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Why are all the UK news outlets reporting this proposed tax as a tax on landlords when anyone with on iota of the real world knows that it's inevitably going to be paid by their tenants as they pass the cost on?
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...
UK landlords could face tax from rents that may raise £2bn
Treasury reportedly considering budget move expanding national insurance to include rental income
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Why are all the UK news outlets reporting this proposed tax as a tax on landlords when anyone with on iota of the real world knows that it's inevitably going to be paid by their tenants as they pass the cost on?
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...
Imagine what the UK would be like today if Nigel Farage's plane had hit the ground just a little bit harder all those years ago.
August 20, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Imagine what the UK would be like today if Nigel Farage's plane had hit the ground just a little bit harder all those years ago.
While it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions.
- Terry Pratchett
- Terry Pratchett
June 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
While it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions.
- Terry Pratchett
- Terry Pratchett
June 6, 2025 at 12:34 PM
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
March 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.
“We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they’re elected. Don’t you?”
“Why?”
“It saves time.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent
“Why?”
“It saves time.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent
March 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
“We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they’re elected. Don’t you?”
“Why?”
“It saves time.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent
“Why?”
“It saves time.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent
I'm surprised that Jordan Peterson agreed to do an interview with a DEI hire...
February 19, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I'm surprised that Jordan Peterson agreed to do an interview with a DEI hire...
I thought I'd give #PMQs a try for the first time in several weeks to see if Kemi Badenoch had improved her game.
Her very first question was a scattergun rant about "eco-zealots".
I switched off. She's dreadful.
Her very first question was a scattergun rant about "eco-zealots".
I switched off. She's dreadful.
February 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I thought I'd give #PMQs a try for the first time in several weeks to see if Kemi Badenoch had improved her game.
Her very first question was a scattergun rant about "eco-zealots".
I switched off. She's dreadful.
Her very first question was a scattergun rant about "eco-zealots".
I switched off. She's dreadful.
Only a few minutes since Wall Street opened and Tesla’s stock is already down 4.8%, making it one of the fastest fallers on the Nasdaq.
#WallStreet #Nasdaq #Tesla
#WallStreet #Nasdaq #Tesla
February 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Only a few minutes since Wall Street opened and Tesla’s stock is already down 4.8%, making it one of the fastest fallers on the Nasdaq.
#WallStreet #Nasdaq #Tesla
#WallStreet #Nasdaq #Tesla
A bollard of my very own would look great on the balcony of my 4th floor flat.
💛WIN A BOLLARD💛
The most popular competition in the history of social media is back. It's the prize you've all been waiting for.
Repost and follow to be in with a chance of winning this gorgeous Monoscape Bridgeford Smooth Grey Concrete Bollard worth £252.42.
#WorldBollardAssociation
The most popular competition in the history of social media is back. It's the prize you've all been waiting for.
Repost and follow to be in with a chance of winning this gorgeous Monoscape Bridgeford Smooth Grey Concrete Bollard worth £252.42.
#WorldBollardAssociation
January 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
A bollard of my very own would look great on the balcony of my 4th floor flat.
For context, a climate change protester who planned a non-violent disruption of a UK motorway was recently given a five year sentence...
January 9, 2025 at 9:45 AM
For context, a climate change protester who planned a non-violent disruption of a UK motorway was recently given a five year sentence...
This is a polite reminder that if you are reading this, you are far more likely to become homeless than you are a multi-millionaire.
Please save your energies and compassion for those in need rather than for the ludicrously wealthy who don't care one iota about you.
Please save your energies and compassion for those in need rather than for the ludicrously wealthy who don't care one iota about you.
December 13, 2024 at 9:07 AM
This is a polite reminder that if you are reading this, you are far more likely to become homeless than you are a multi-millionaire.
Please save your energies and compassion for those in need rather than for the ludicrously wealthy who don't care one iota about you.
Please save your energies and compassion for those in need rather than for the ludicrously wealthy who don't care one iota about you.
"Immigrants are bad. Stop the immigrants. Why are you allowing so many immigrants?"
- Kemi Badenoch, December 2024
"When I came to this country from Nigeria*..."
- Kemi Badenoch, November 2024
- Kemi Badenoch, December 2024
"When I came to this country from Nigeria*..."
- Kemi Badenoch, November 2024
Kemi Badenoch, who just a few months ago was part of a government that oversaw migration numbers rising to their highest levels since records began, says that Keir Starmer "will never take responsibility" for his own record on immigration
December 11, 2024 at 2:54 PM
"Immigrants are bad. Stop the immigrants. Why are you allowing so many immigrants?"
- Kemi Badenoch, December 2024
"When I came to this country from Nigeria*..."
- Kemi Badenoch, November 2024
- Kemi Badenoch, December 2024
"When I came to this country from Nigeria*..."
- Kemi Badenoch, November 2024
"[...]the number of daily active US users on X has dropped by 8.4% since early October, from 32.3 million to 29.6 million.
The number of #Bluesky users has risen by 1,064%, from 254,500 to roughly 2.7 million since 6 October."
So long, cesspit!
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
The number of #Bluesky users has risen by 1,064%, from 254,500 to roughly 2.7 million since 6 October."
So long, cesspit!
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
From X to Bluesky: why are people fleeing Elon Musk’s ‘digital town square’?
Musk’s platform has lost 2.7 million active US users in two months, while its rival has gained 2.5 million
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:02 AM
"[...]the number of daily active US users on X has dropped by 8.4% since early October, from 32.3 million to 29.6 million.
The number of #Bluesky users has risen by 1,064%, from 254,500 to roughly 2.7 million since 6 October."
So long, cesspit!
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
The number of #Bluesky users has risen by 1,064%, from 254,500 to roughly 2.7 million since 6 October."
So long, cesspit!
www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
Interesting to see that The Poke is now linking to BlueSky quotes rather than Twitter. And that Lee Anderson is still a gobshite.
21 funniest Bluesky takedowns of Lee Anderson’s ‘Battle of the Somme’ comment.
www.thepoke.com/2024/12/10/f...
www.thepoke.com/2024/12/10/f...
December 10, 2024 at 11:38 AM
Interesting to see that The Poke is now linking to BlueSky quotes rather than Twitter. And that Lee Anderson is still a gobshite.
This is Milo, who I met in a local pub.
He's two years old and he Thinks He's People. Here he is watching another dog that just went outside and he thinks it's very unfair that he can't go too.
He's two years old and he Thinks He's People. Here he is watching another dog that just went outside and he thinks it's very unfair that he can't go too.
December 10, 2024 at 9:17 AM
This is Milo, who I met in a local pub.
He's two years old and he Thinks He's People. Here he is watching another dog that just went outside and he thinks it's very unfair that he can't go too.
He's two years old and he Thinks He's People. Here he is watching another dog that just went outside and he thinks it's very unfair that he can't go too.
The way I see it, America can do two significant things to prevent further events like this.
1. Introduce sensible gun control laws.
2. Reform their health care system so it serves its citizens rather than shareholders and CEOs.
I suspect they will do neither.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
1. Introduce sensible gun control laws.
2. Reform their health care system so it serves its citizens rather than shareholders and CEOs.
I suspect they will do neither.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
Brian Thompson’s killing sparks outrage over state of US healthcare
Americans turn to social media to discuss dire experiences at hands of health insurance companies
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2024 at 9:34 AM
The way I see it, America can do two significant things to prevent further events like this.
1. Introduce sensible gun control laws.
2. Reform their health care system so it serves its citizens rather than shareholders and CEOs.
I suspect they will do neither.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
1. Introduce sensible gun control laws.
2. Reform their health care system so it serves its citizens rather than shareholders and CEOs.
I suspect they will do neither.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
But who's going to ensure that every single airline or border force member of staff is aware of this advice?
It will only need one overly zealous carrier or arrivals desk and we could see thousands of people denied rightful entry come January.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
It will only need one overly zealous carrier or arrivals desk and we could see thousands of people denied rightful entry come January.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Use expired ID to get to UK, says minister in charge of flawed eVisas
People will be allowed to use expired identity documents amid ‘real fear’ of another Windrush-style scandal
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2024 at 10:07 AM
But who's going to ensure that every single airline or border force member of staff is aware of this advice?
It will only need one overly zealous carrier or arrivals desk and we could see thousands of people denied rightful entry come January.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
It will only need one overly zealous carrier or arrivals desk and we could see thousands of people denied rightful entry come January.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...