@farwide.bsky.social
As so often these days, I find myself glancing to check whether this is the Onion, and then sigh.
January 17, 2026 at 11:41 PM
As so often these days, I find myself glancing to check whether this is the Onion, and then sigh.
That's the beauty part. With the expanded tournament, just a tweak required to the 1st round.
The first 16 countries to have their heads of state militarily removed are eliminated. The remaining 32 progress directly to the knockouts. If required, shootouts can be arranged to slim the pack further.
The first 16 countries to have their heads of state militarily removed are eliminated. The remaining 32 progress directly to the knockouts. If required, shootouts can be arranged to slim the pack further.
January 14, 2026 at 6:55 PM
That's the beauty part. With the expanded tournament, just a tweak required to the 1st round.
The first 16 countries to have their heads of state militarily removed are eliminated. The remaining 32 progress directly to the knockouts. If required, shootouts can be arranged to slim the pack further.
The first 16 countries to have their heads of state militarily removed are eliminated. The remaining 32 progress directly to the knockouts. If required, shootouts can be arranged to slim the pack further.
Never played this game, never even heard of it, and yet I've just spent 5 minutes of my life chuckling away - SHAAAUNNNN!!!!!
January 13, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Never played this game, never even heard of it, and yet I've just spent 5 minutes of my life chuckling away - SHAAAUNNNN!!!!!
I'm all for them, go Nads!
January 12, 2026 at 1:41 PM
I'm all for them, go Nads!
I've certainly tried a few starter packs in the last day or two to try and breathe some life into my feed.
I still find Bluesky a little one dimensional though for some reason. Certainly better than the alternative though.
I still find Bluesky a little one dimensional though for some reason. Certainly better than the alternative though.
January 11, 2026 at 9:36 PM
I've certainly tried a few starter packs in the last day or two to try and breathe some life into my feed.
I still find Bluesky a little one dimensional though for some reason. Certainly better than the alternative though.
I still find Bluesky a little one dimensional though for some reason. Certainly better than the alternative though.
Totally agree. It's like trying to turn back the tide - shopping online for most things is now an order of magnitude easier, cheaper, more pleasant, and with a wider choice.
It's pointless to try and moralise people into choosing something worse. They will not do it.
It's pointless to try and moralise people into choosing something worse. They will not do it.
January 11, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Totally agree. It's like trying to turn back the tide - shopping online for most things is now an order of magnitude easier, cheaper, more pleasant, and with a wider choice.
It's pointless to try and moralise people into choosing something worse. They will not do it.
It's pointless to try and moralise people into choosing something worse. They will not do it.
Definitely this - merino socks rather than standard? "Online". A decent brand of hiking boot rather than bog standard - "check our website?" . A laptop that's not a plasticky bit of crap but still for a decent price? Forget about it.
January 11, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Definitely this - merino socks rather than standard? "Online". A decent brand of hiking boot rather than bog standard - "check our website?" . A laptop that's not a plasticky bit of crap but still for a decent price? Forget about it.
They didn't predict it last year and they're just as likely to be wrong now.
January 3, 2026 at 8:31 AM
They didn't predict it last year and they're just as likely to be wrong now.
I'm really not sure what character you're imagining I am, some US alt-right who decided to come on here because I feel the polls are a bit firm against Labour?
January 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
I'm really not sure what character you're imagining I am, some US alt-right who decided to come on here because I feel the polls are a bit firm against Labour?
Oh ffs, really? I am not anti that either!
January 2, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Oh ffs, really? I am not anti that either!
I don't really have one, that's why I was agreeing with the person who raised it. They've lacked a cohesive ideology, their comms have been awful, they have little/no money to do anything, and voting base was weak to begin with. Are they worse then the previous Govt? for me, no.
January 2, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I don't really have one, that's why I was agreeing with the person who raised it. They've lacked a cohesive ideology, their comms have been awful, they have little/no money to do anything, and voting base was weak to begin with. Are they worse then the previous Govt? for me, no.
and people disagree with me about that, and that is fine, but it feels like I'm being pushed into playing a villain role of hating all of these various causes, and it's just not the case.
January 2, 2026 at 4:51 PM
and people disagree with me about that, and that is fine, but it feels like I'm being pushed into playing a villain role of hating all of these various causes, and it's just not the case.
Look, I am not anti-trans, anti-Palestine, anti-benefits, or anti-disabled. I am only anti the view that these issues in isolation or even in sum fully explain the deep unpopularity of the Labour party. That is all.
January 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Look, I am not anti-trans, anti-Palestine, anti-benefits, or anti-disabled. I am only anti the view that these issues in isolation or even in sum fully explain the deep unpopularity of the Labour party. That is all.
It's a reason, and perfectly valid for many, but if one is to not vote for a Government purely because they've pissed off any given set of people that narrows the choice of Government to a round zero.
January 2, 2026 at 4:31 PM
It's a reason, and perfectly valid for many, but if one is to not vote for a Government purely because they've pissed off any given set of people that narrows the choice of Government to a round zero.
Which other countries would you point to as having successfully opted out of bond markets?
January 2, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Which other countries would you point to as having successfully opted out of bond markets?
I'm sorry, to be honest I know FA about this topic, it's definitely not something I'm going to begin to be able to debate now.
January 2, 2026 at 4:27 PM
I'm sorry, to be honest I know FA about this topic, it's definitely not something I'm going to begin to be able to debate now.
No, not necessarily. Though I'd have to read up on it quite a lot to form my own view.
January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
No, not necessarily. Though I'd have to read up on it quite a lot to form my own view.
and as it stands, we don't have the luxury of lots of spare budget.
January 2, 2026 at 4:06 PM
and as it stands, we don't have the luxury of lots of spare budget.
That still doesn't detract from the point though that the country can't spend extra money that it doesn't have or can't realistically repay, because it will be spanked by the bond market.
January 2, 2026 at 4:05 PM
That still doesn't detract from the point though that the country can't spend extra money that it doesn't have or can't realistically repay, because it will be spanked by the bond market.
Because I think the Tories performance before that was 100x worse, and the rest of the parties are offering either far more offensive policies or what I perceive to be unrealistic packages of alternatives.
January 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Because I think the Tories performance before that was 100x worse, and the rest of the parties are offering either far more offensive policies or what I perceive to be unrealistic packages of alternatives.
..prescription of puberty blockers to children”.
If that is the case, it seems to me that many parties would have done the same thing. But, I don't know.
If that is the case, it seems to me that many parties would have done the same thing. But, I don't know.
January 2, 2026 at 3:49 PM
..prescription of puberty blockers to children”.
If that is the case, it seems to me that many parties would have done the same thing. But, I don't know.
If that is the case, it seems to me that many parties would have done the same thing. But, I don't know.
Well, firstly I do not hold strong views on this topic in the slightest, so please don't brigade me.
The article says "The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) had published independent expert advice that there was “currently an unacceptable safety risk in the continued ..”
The article says "The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) had published independent expert advice that there was “currently an unacceptable safety risk in the continued ..”
January 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Well, firstly I do not hold strong views on this topic in the slightest, so please don't brigade me.
The article says "The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) had published independent expert advice that there was “currently an unacceptable safety risk in the continued ..”
The article says "The Commission on Human Medicines (CHM) had published independent expert advice that there was “currently an unacceptable safety risk in the continued ..”
They do have a lot of interesting policies, but I'm not convinced the sums add up. Whilst policy shouldn't be dictated entirely by the bond market, we've already seen what happens if you just press on regardless without trying to balance the budget somewhat, and it did not work out well..
January 2, 2026 at 3:41 PM
They do have a lot of interesting policies, but I'm not convinced the sums add up. Whilst policy shouldn't be dictated entirely by the bond market, we've already seen what happens if you just press on regardless without trying to balance the budget somewhat, and it did not work out well..
Sounds like a very reasonable approach.
January 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Sounds like a very reasonable approach.