Disappointed Optimist
@disappoptimism.bsky.social
I’m that guy that looks just like this that did that tweet that made you laugh that one time. UK based.
For those that can’t remember tiny bits of news from September 2025:
Lord Mandelson failed security services vetting & agency officials went on the record saying Mandelson was a bad idea.
This was ignored by UK Gov/PM.
Lord Mandelson failed security services vetting & agency officials went on the record saying Mandelson was a bad idea.
This was ignored by UK Gov/PM.
February 2, 2026 at 12:45 PM
For those that can’t remember tiny bits of news from September 2025:
Lord Mandelson failed security services vetting & agency officials went on the record saying Mandelson was a bad idea.
This was ignored by UK Gov/PM.
Lord Mandelson failed security services vetting & agency officials went on the record saying Mandelson was a bad idea.
This was ignored by UK Gov/PM.
(This album btw is currently working for me & yes it haunts me it’s now nearly 20 years old)
January 28, 2026 at 8:40 AM
(This album btw is currently working for me & yes it haunts me it’s now nearly 20 years old)
What’s your sign?
January 20, 2026 at 8:13 AM
What’s your sign?
Amongst Scott Adams last posts was the encapsulation of the system he defended:
An ambivalent healthcare provider and a beg to a President who won’t even remember his name:
An ambivalent healthcare provider and a beg to a President who won’t even remember his name:
January 13, 2026 at 4:16 PM
Amongst Scott Adams last posts was the encapsulation of the system he defended:
An ambivalent healthcare provider and a beg to a President who won’t even remember his name:
An ambivalent healthcare provider and a beg to a President who won’t even remember his name:
Yeah I just checked the first draft from October & this is a “milder” version of this
January 13, 2026 at 10:03 AM
Yeah I just checked the first draft from October & this is a “milder” version of this
Holy moly this is actually an improvement on the design from October:
January 13, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Holy moly this is actually an improvement on the design from October:
(Al Pacino ScarFace voice)
January 12, 2026 at 8:51 AM
(Al Pacino ScarFace voice)
Something I learned today:
This here is Harriet the giant Galapagos tortoise with Steve Irwin and his wife Terri.
Harriet sadly died in June 2006 at 176 years old and had allegedly been brought to Australia by Darwin as part of his samples.
This here is Harriet the giant Galapagos tortoise with Steve Irwin and his wife Terri.
Harriet sadly died in June 2006 at 176 years old and had allegedly been brought to Australia by Darwin as part of his samples.
January 11, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Something I learned today:
This here is Harriet the giant Galapagos tortoise with Steve Irwin and his wife Terri.
Harriet sadly died in June 2006 at 176 years old and had allegedly been brought to Australia by Darwin as part of his samples.
This here is Harriet the giant Galapagos tortoise with Steve Irwin and his wife Terri.
Harriet sadly died in June 2006 at 176 years old and had allegedly been brought to Australia by Darwin as part of his samples.
I will never be able to hear the name Brooklyn Beckham and not immediately visualise the elephant photo
January 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I will never be able to hear the name Brooklyn Beckham and not immediately visualise the elephant photo
Delighted to say Guido kept the article in their archive & still have it to this day.
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Delighted to say Guido kept the article in their archive & still have it to this day.
Went to Brighton today and it was exemplary bit of winter seaside
December 30, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Went to Brighton today and it was exemplary bit of winter seaside
December 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Just thinking how once upon a time this was all the cybersecurity you needed
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Just thinking how once upon a time this was all the cybersecurity you needed
Me: (wearing a battered purple smoking jacket, hair messed, reeking of cigarettes and leaning into a younger woman, slurring)
December 9, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Me: (wearing a battered purple smoking jacket, hair messed, reeking of cigarettes and leaning into a younger woman, slurring)
Adolf Hitlers other testicle in hell
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Adolf Hitlers other testicle in hell
Me: trying to write my pitch on a dating site
November 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Me: trying to write my pitch on a dating site
Like, doesn’t this sound sort of offensive?
November 28, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Like, doesn’t this sound sort of offensive?
Buying these sarcastically as Christmas presents for people
November 28, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Buying these sarcastically as Christmas presents for people
The UK right now:
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The UK right now:
Ate my own body weight in sausages today in Reigate at the Parkside restaurant.
Highly recommended
Highly recommended
November 26, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Ate my own body weight in sausages today in Reigate at the Parkside restaurant.
Highly recommended
Highly recommended
This one is doing the rounds & yes
November 18, 2025 at 2:14 PM
This one is doing the rounds & yes
I think you’re fine when you consider context.
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I think you’re fine when you consider context.
Is this bad? I can’t tell if this is bad or just another day now
November 18, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Is this bad? I can’t tell if this is bad or just another day now
In the words of Trump:
November 13, 2025 at 9:32 AM
In the words of Trump:
Classic BBC analysis of BBC
November 12, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Classic BBC analysis of BBC