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That's the one that makes them look like a Portuguese man o'war, right?
December 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
That's the one that makes them look like a Portuguese man o'war, right?
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it's Ofcom so the major social media platform they'll kick off with could easily be myspace
NEW: Ofcom has launched a new investigation into whether social media platforms are doing enough to identify and remove illegal terror and hate content
It will start with a detailed review of one major platform before extending to others
It will start with a detailed review of one major platform before extending to others
December 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM
it's Ofcom so the major social media platform they'll kick off with could easily be myspace
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Does Ilford not count as London? (Streeting majority in 2024: 528)
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Does Ilford not count as London? (Streeting majority in 2024: 528)
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This would be an INSANE move, to anyone familiar with how local politics works in Walthamstow.
I don’t think I’m over interpreting but Polanski seems to hint quite strongly in his Rest is Politics podcast that he’s thinking of running against Stella Creasy in Walthamstow. Think that would be a pretty brave move (in the Sir Humphrey sense). One of the v few Labour with a genuine personal vote
December 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This would be an INSANE move, to anyone familiar with how local politics works in Walthamstow.
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Road-Railer Buses is one of those things that seems like a good idea if you know nothing about railroad operations but is in actuality completely impractical
December 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Road-Railer Buses is one of those things that seems like a good idea if you know nothing about railroad operations but is in actuality completely impractical
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Unsurprisingly @jim.londoncentric.media of @londoncentric.media (a brilliant substack reporting London which is worth your time and money) has the background on Zipcar. Council fees is a part of the story though not all. TLDR: no centralised transport policy.
www.londoncentric.media/p/zipcar-lon...
www.londoncentric.media/p/zipcar-lon...
Why Zipcar gave up on London
The car-sharing scheme was hit by rapidly increased costs, a new congestion charge, and a lack of support from councils.
www.londoncentric.media
December 2, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Unsurprisingly @jim.londoncentric.media of @londoncentric.media (a brilliant substack reporting London which is worth your time and money) has the background on Zipcar. Council fees is a part of the story though not all. TLDR: no centralised transport policy.
www.londoncentric.media/p/zipcar-lon...
www.londoncentric.media/p/zipcar-lon...
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"The San Francisco city attorney will file the nation’s first government lawsuit against food manufacturers over ultraprocessed fare, arguing that cities and counties have been burdened with the costs of treating diseases that stem from the companies’ products."
Everyone agrees here. Rare!
#Pinks
Everyone agrees here. Rare!
#Pinks
San Francisco Will Sue Ultraprocessed Food Companies
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"The San Francisco city attorney will file the nation’s first government lawsuit against food manufacturers over ultraprocessed fare, arguing that cities and counties have been burdened with the costs of treating diseases that stem from the companies’ products."
Everyone agrees here. Rare!
#Pinks
Everyone agrees here. Rare!
#Pinks
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NEW BLOGPOST
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
Today, the government has confirmed that it intends to remove the right to trial by jury in the vast majority of cases in the Crown Courts. Serious criminal allegations, carrying up to three years …
thesecretbarrister.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
NEW BLOGPOST
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
Abolishing trial by jury: why is the government overlooking the obvious?
thesecretbarrister.com/2025/12/02/a...
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protzonbeer.co.uk/comments/202...
Bass lovers have noted that AB InBev have been promoting the much-loved "Red Triangle" cask ale. A look at why they have bowed to pressure & the history of the world famous Burton Pale Ale. #BskyBeer
Bass lovers have noted that AB InBev have been promoting the much-loved "Red Triangle" cask ale. A look at why they have bowed to pressure & the history of the world famous Burton Pale Ale. #BskyBeer
Draught Bass is bouncing back – Protz On Beer, by Roger Protz
AB In Bev, the world's biggest brewer, has bowed to grassroots campaigners and has launched a major promotion for Draught Bass. Bass was once Britain's leading premium cask ale, worth…
protzonbeer.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
protzonbeer.co.uk/comments/202...
Bass lovers have noted that AB InBev have been promoting the much-loved "Red Triangle" cask ale. A look at why they have bowed to pressure & the history of the world famous Burton Pale Ale. #BskyBeer
Bass lovers have noted that AB InBev have been promoting the much-loved "Red Triangle" cask ale. A look at why they have bowed to pressure & the history of the world famous Burton Pale Ale. #BskyBeer
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At last, the authorities finally address the Curse of Bullseye.
WATCH: Abandoned boats at controversial Broads pub crushed and removed
Broads Authority's rangers have crushed or removed three boats moored up at the Berney Arms pub's private moorings along the River Yare, sparking…
www.greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
At last, the authorities finally address the Curse of Bullseye.
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Breaking: San Francisco today will sue 10 of the biggest manufacturers of ultraprocessed food, arguing the companies knew their products were making people sick but sold them anyway. The fare makes up 70% of the country’s food supply.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
San Francisco Will Sue Ultraprocessed Food Companies
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Breaking: San Francisco today will sue 10 of the biggest manufacturers of ultraprocessed food, arguing the companies knew their products were making people sick but sold them anyway. The fare makes up 70% of the country’s food supply.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Kinzinger Has A Good Starting
Point For A Ukrainian Peace Plan 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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December 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Kinzinger Has A Good Starting
Point For A Ukrainian Peace Plan 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
Point For A Ukrainian Peace Plan 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
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Come for the 🍺 🧪, stay for the third place 🍻.
Seven-year study uncovers the holy grail of beer brewing
ETH Zurich scientists have found the holy grail of brewing: the long-sought formula behind stable beer foam. Their research explains why different beers rely on different physical mechanisms to keep b...
www.sciencedaily.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Come for the 🍺 🧪, stay for the third place 🍻.
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when i am president i will make it illegal to make an app where you can't select and copy text
December 2, 2025 at 2:32 PM
when i am president i will make it illegal to make an app where you can't select and copy text
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Robocop is a movie about a guy who gets killed on the job and they still made him go back to work
December 1, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Robocop is a movie about a guy who gets killed on the job and they still made him go back to work
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Something has him completely rattled.
December 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Something has him completely rattled.
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Legacy Update has significantly expanded its archive of the Microsoft Download Center all the way back to 2012. It now indexes 41,000 downloads, of which over half have been deleted by Microsoft.
More about what went into this, and what we’re still planning to do:
More about what went into this, and what we’re still planning to do:
Expanding the Download Center Archive | Adam Demasi
Get more from Adam Demasi on Patreon
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December 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Legacy Update has significantly expanded its archive of the Microsoft Download Center all the way back to 2012. It now indexes 41,000 downloads, of which over half have been deleted by Microsoft.
More about what went into this, and what we’re still planning to do:
More about what went into this, and what we’re still planning to do:
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Vaccine for smallpox invented in in 1796. Vaccines for TB, diphtheria, scarlet fever, and whooping cough came out between 1921-1926. Polio in 1952, MMR (individually) by 1970.
Observe.
Observe.
Currently dorking out over this graph about child mortality with my brother. Just mind boggling to take in.
December 2, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Vaccine for smallpox invented in in 1796. Vaccines for TB, diphtheria, scarlet fever, and whooping cough came out between 1921-1926. Polio in 1952, MMR (individually) by 1970.
Observe.
Observe.
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Chris Mason seems to be taking his time doing the BBC News blog about how we weren't misled by the Chancellor after all? Surely this is his time for a huge splash.
December 2, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Chris Mason seems to be taking his time doing the BBC News blog about how we weren't misled by the Chancellor after all? Surely this is his time for a huge splash.
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...but also claimed that God created the earth in six days and radiocarbon dating is a lie and the Earth is really only 6,000 years old because the Bible says so... you'd expect that student to earn points?
This isn't kindergarten.
Then again, it is Oklahoma.
This isn't kindergarten.
Then again, it is Oklahoma.
December 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
...but also claimed that God created the earth in six days and radiocarbon dating is a lie and the Earth is really only 6,000 years old because the Bible says so... you'd expect that student to earn points?
This isn't kindergarten.
Then again, it is Oklahoma.
This isn't kindergarten.
Then again, it is Oklahoma.
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Reminder that when the Times had similar worries about Reform, its response was to give Farage this advice on implementation:
"Removing a city’s worth of people would be an extended exercise. Identity cards would be a must if the population was to be sieved into legitimate and illegitimate camps"
"Removing a city’s worth of people would be an extended exercise. Identity cards would be a must if the population was to be sieved into legitimate and illegitimate camps"
December 2, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Reminder that when the Times had similar worries about Reform, its response was to give Farage this advice on implementation:
"Removing a city’s worth of people would be an extended exercise. Identity cards would be a must if the population was to be sieved into legitimate and illegitimate camps"
"Removing a city’s worth of people would be an extended exercise. Identity cards would be a must if the population was to be sieved into legitimate and illegitimate camps"
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Republican Elite (last week): treason to tell military to not obey illegal orders & we would never give illegal orders
Republican Elite (yesterday): we stand by orders to kill unarmed survivors of our attacks clinging to boats
Republican Elite (today): military deserves all blame for illegal acts
Republican Elite (yesterday): we stand by orders to kill unarmed survivors of our attacks clinging to boats
Republican Elite (today): military deserves all blame for illegal acts
December 2, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Republican Elite (last week): treason to tell military to not obey illegal orders & we would never give illegal orders
Republican Elite (yesterday): we stand by orders to kill unarmed survivors of our attacks clinging to boats
Republican Elite (today): military deserves all blame for illegal acts
Republican Elite (yesterday): we stand by orders to kill unarmed survivors of our attacks clinging to boats
Republican Elite (today): military deserves all blame for illegal acts
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The Trump administration's strikes in Venezuela were ordered without Congress, without transparency, and without any justification to the public. These actions are reckless, unconstitutional, and dangerous for our national security.
December 1, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The Trump administration's strikes in Venezuela were ordered without Congress, without transparency, and without any justification to the public. These actions are reckless, unconstitutional, and dangerous for our national security.
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Streaming services: massive budgets for a 6-8 episode show
Me: back in my day we pretended the same Canadian forest and quarries was a different planet 22 times a season and we loved it
Me: back in my day we pretended the same Canadian forest and quarries was a different planet 22 times a season and we loved it
December 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Streaming services: massive budgets for a 6-8 episode show
Me: back in my day we pretended the same Canadian forest and quarries was a different planet 22 times a season and we loved it
Me: back in my day we pretended the same Canadian forest and quarries was a different planet 22 times a season and we loved it
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I'm mostly trying to stay out of US politics rn but the whole Sec of War doing the example of an illegal order to bomb drug dealers and start a war for oil whilst the Prez pardons a drug dealer is a pretty impressive shitstorm
December 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I'm mostly trying to stay out of US politics rn but the whole Sec of War doing the example of an illegal order to bomb drug dealers and start a war for oil whilst the Prez pardons a drug dealer is a pretty impressive shitstorm