Chris Holland
@chris-a-holland.bsky.social
It was all very painless
When you went out to receive
All that false instruction
Which we never could believe
And now the heart is filled with gold
As if it was a purse
When you went out to receive
All that false instruction
Which we never could believe
And now the heart is filled with gold
As if it was a purse
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A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
January 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A reminder that the US killed 80 people in Venezuela, and it would be nice if the US media cared enough to think that the life of a grandmother in Caracas whose building is destroyed by a US bomb matters as much as the life of a person in the US.
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Profile update.
January 3, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Profile update.
The world is going to shit, but I've got a warm house, a good dog and my wife has just let me choose what soup she should make. We have to remember to appreciate the things that can still make us happy.
January 4, 2026 at 11:14 AM
The world is going to shit, but I've got a warm house, a good dog and my wife has just let me choose what soup she should make. We have to remember to appreciate the things that can still make us happy.
Finally worked out how to get StoryGraph to generate a year's reading graphic. 31 books + 1 DNF in 2025.
January 4, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Finally worked out how to get StoryGraph to generate a year's reading graphic. 31 books + 1 DNF in 2025.
Tidal's AI generated view of my year's listening reminds me of nothing more than Pseud's Corner from Private Eye magazine.
December 8, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Tidal's AI generated view of my year's listening reminds me of nothing more than Pseud's Corner from Private Eye magazine.
Started watching The Abandons. The dog has been killed in the first episode. Might not watch any more.
December 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Started watching The Abandons. The dog has been killed in the first episode. Might not watch any more.
UK news today is full of how difficult and expensive it will be for Brits to travel to the USA to watch World Cup games. Expect half empty stadiums.
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 AM
UK news today is full of how difficult and expensive it will be for Brits to travel to the USA to watch World Cup games. Expect half empty stadiums.
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
What could possibly go wrong?
www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/2563999...
www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/2563999...
Police introduce AI assistant to answer public's questions
This is the first time this technology has been used in policing in the UK.
www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk
November 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
What could possibly go wrong?
www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/2563999...
www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/2563999...
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Remembrance Day is now dominated by performative nonsense. You don't need a house sized poppy and a model spitfire to show you care about the sacrifices made for the country. Where's the sense of dignity and the quiet respect gone?
November 10, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Remembrance Day is now dominated by performative nonsense. You don't need a house sized poppy and a model spitfire to show you care about the sacrifices made for the country. Where's the sense of dignity and the quiet respect gone?
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
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I've written a couple of things over the last days about how the government and much of Westminster remaining on X as the platform becomes increasingly toxic is having consequences for our politics...
Our politics is increasingly normalised to racism – because politicians are addicted to X
The platform has quietly dragged British politics into a dark place
inews.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I've written a couple of things over the last days about how the government and much of Westminster remaining on X as the platform becomes increasingly toxic is having consequences for our politics...
Two take-outs from today.
Trump is using a defense contractor to build an extension to the White House.
Trump has issued a directive to restart testing of live nuclear weapons.
Fuck
Trump is using a defense contractor to build an extension to the White House.
Trump has issued a directive to restart testing of live nuclear weapons.
Fuck
October 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Two take-outs from today.
Trump is using a defense contractor to build an extension to the White House.
Trump has issued a directive to restart testing of live nuclear weapons.
Fuck
Trump is using a defense contractor to build an extension to the White House.
Trump has issued a directive to restart testing of live nuclear weapons.
Fuck
Irritating ...
Strands #606
“"If I'm being picky ..."”
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Using a word that appears "in some US English dialects" Never heard it or read it here in the UK.
Strands #606
“"If I'm being picky ..."”
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Using a word that appears "in some US English dialects" Never heard it or read it here in the UK.
October 30, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Irritating ...
Strands #606
“"If I'm being picky ..."”
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Using a word that appears "in some US English dialects" Never heard it or read it here in the UK.
Strands #606
“"If I'm being picky ..."”
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Using a word that appears "in some US English dialects" Never heard it or read it here in the UK.
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The true question right now is whether you believe in the moral character of the British public. If you do, you'll want to have the fight with Reform. You'll believe that the public will hate the idea of breaking up families, spying on & deporting people who've worked here for years.
September 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The true question right now is whether you believe in the moral character of the British public. If you do, you'll want to have the fight with Reform. You'll believe that the public will hate the idea of breaking up families, spying on & deporting people who've worked here for years.
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“When these images are shown to school children in a decade’s time, maybe even five decades, will you be able to say you did what you could to prevent it? Or will you stand, shamefaced, knowing that you supported, were even complicit, in a live screened genocide? #JusticeForGaza
August 8, 2025 at 7:45 AM
“When these images are shown to school children in a decade’s time, maybe even five decades, will you be able to say you did what you could to prevent it? Or will you stand, shamefaced, knowing that you supported, were even complicit, in a live screened genocide? #JusticeForGaza
Strands #505
“I fold!”
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“I fold!”
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July 21, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Strands #505
“I fold!”
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“I fold!”
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Bit of a bastard today ...
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July 21, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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A not-at-all fond farewell to this bunch of ineffectual goons.
Ofwat to be abolished as ministers explore creating new water regulator
Ofwat to be abolished as ministers explore creating new water regulator
Exclusive: Watchdog has faced intense criticism over sewage spills, shareholder payouts and ballooning debts
England and Wales’ embattled water regulator will be abolished under recommendations from a government-commissioned review due on Monday, the Guardian understands.
Ministers will next week announce a consultation into creating a new regulator, to coincide with the results of a review into the water industry directed by former Bank of England deputy governor Sir Jon Cunliffe. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A not-at-all fond farewell to this bunch of ineffectual goons.
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Summertime nom-nom
July 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Summertime nom-nom