Fraser
@fraser.yt
Pound-Shop Polymath. Optimistically Nihilistic. Award-losing Digital Designer/Developer. Scottish European. He/Him
Homepage: https://frasersm.it/h
Homepage: https://frasersm.it/h
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Once you populist, you can’t stopulist
November 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Once you populist, you can’t stopulist
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the bbc should be forced to replay the whole day’s coverage of january 6th in full every january 6th, exactly as it was broadcast at the time, so no-one can accuse them of misleadingly editing it
November 9, 2025 at 9:17 PM
the bbc should be forced to replay the whole day’s coverage of january 6th in full every january 6th, exactly as it was broadcast at the time, so no-one can accuse them of misleadingly editing it
Everyone is rightly disgusted about the Tesla payout news but honestly, he's never seeing that money. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
November 7, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Everyone is rightly disgusted about the Tesla payout news but honestly, he's never seeing that money. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
He's absolutely right. Maybe Westminster should kick Scotland out of the union, to restore their own security, and let us deal with things independently. That would show us
🔴‘The SNP Isn’t a Threat to the Security of Any Nation I Want to Be Part Of’
Labour’s attempts to brand the Scottish National Party a threat to the UK’s national security is a drastic escalation of Labour’s anti-independence rhetoric, argues @adamramsay.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
Labour’s attempts to brand the Scottish National Party a threat to the UK’s national security is a drastic escalation of Labour’s anti-independence rhetoric, argues @adamramsay.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
'The SNP Isn't a Threat to the Security of Any Nation I Want to Be Part Of'
Labour's attempts to brand the Scottish National Party a threat to the UK’s national security is a drastic escalation of Labour’s anti-independence rhetoric, argues Adam Ramsay
bylinetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:39 PM
He's absolutely right. Maybe Westminster should kick Scotland out of the union, to restore their own security, and let us deal with things independently. That would show us
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It takes a lot to impress me, but this is fucking impressive.
October 30, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It takes a lot to impress me, but this is fucking impressive.
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Them: “no one had pronouns in my day”
A TV Character from their day:
A TV Character from their day:
October 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Them: “no one had pronouns in my day”
A TV Character from their day:
A TV Character from their day:
This looks great
www.culturenlmuseums.co.uk/exhibition/e...
www.culturenlmuseums.co.uk/exhibition/e...
October 15, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This looks great
www.culturenlmuseums.co.uk/exhibition/e...
www.culturenlmuseums.co.uk/exhibition/e...
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In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”
October 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In 2004, Parisian police were conducting a training exercise in the french catacombs and found, after moving past a desk and a tape playing audio of snarling dogs, a fully functional movie theater and bar. When they returned 3 days later, the equipment was gone, with a note: “Do not try to find us.”
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Idea: keep the inhalers, get rid of half a million cars per year.
October 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Idea: keep the inhalers, get rid of half a million cars per year.
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Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
October 5, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Six weeks ago, I picked up a year-old tawny owl with a broken leg off the main road near our home and dropped him off at our nearest vet.
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
After a few days, I received one of the most bizarre phone calls I’ve ever had, asking “So when are you coming to pick up your owl?” 🧵
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“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
October 4, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943
I'm not against ID cards in principle. Just have no confidence in this gov to control how data is used by contractors.
I'm still exceedingly pessimistic, but the fact that Palantir ruled themselves out is the first glimmer of hope that there will be restrictions. Otherwise, they'd be all over it
I'm still exceedingly pessimistic, but the fact that Palantir ruled themselves out is the first glimmer of hope that there will be restrictions. Otherwise, they'd be all over it
Wtaf? "Software giant Palantir snubs ‘undemocratic’ digital ID scheme". This would actually be funny if we weren't living in an emergent technofascism powered by the likes of Palantir...
archive.ph/MncRd
archive.ph/MncRd
October 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
I'm not against ID cards in principle. Just have no confidence in this gov to control how data is used by contractors.
I'm still exceedingly pessimistic, but the fact that Palantir ruled themselves out is the first glimmer of hope that there will be restrictions. Otherwise, they'd be all over it
I'm still exceedingly pessimistic, but the fact that Palantir ruled themselves out is the first glimmer of hope that there will be restrictions. Otherwise, they'd be all over it
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OM*G*.
This is the single best homeopathy zinger I've ever seen. Hall of fame stuff!
This is the single best homeopathy zinger I've ever seen. Hall of fame stuff!
Pharmacists who recommend homeopathy should be willing to accept as payment envelopes that once contained money.
- @davidjuurlink.bsky.social
- @davidjuurlink.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
OM*G*.
This is the single best homeopathy zinger I've ever seen. Hall of fame stuff!
This is the single best homeopathy zinger I've ever seen. Hall of fame stuff!
This one doesn't miss
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
September 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This one doesn't miss
My wife is German and they've had ID cards for decades. Data sharing is limited and it makes life easier for everyone.
That's not what's being discussed here. Presumably 'Digital' means that it'll be on your phone, which also just happens to suck up all your other personal data including location
That's not what's being discussed here. Presumably 'Digital' means that it'll be on your phone, which also just happens to suck up all your other personal data including location
September 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
My wife is German and they've had ID cards for decades. Data sharing is limited and it makes life easier for everyone.
That's not what's being discussed here. Presumably 'Digital' means that it'll be on your phone, which also just happens to suck up all your other personal data including location
That's not what's being discussed here. Presumably 'Digital' means that it'll be on your phone, which also just happens to suck up all your other personal data including location
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he wasn't Peter Thiel
September 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he wasn't Peter Thiel
Thrown out on a technicality. That being that, technically, and actually, he's not a terrorist
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
Terrorism case against Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh thrown out
Chief magistrate at Woolwich crown court rules that ‘proceedings were instituted unlawfully and are null’
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Thrown out on a technicality. That being that, technically, and actually, he's not a terrorist
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...
The Beta Band's first gig in 20 years blew the roof clean off! Great to have them back
September 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The Beta Band's first gig in 20 years blew the roof clean off! Great to have them back
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1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
September 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
1/ A longtime Wired editor just wrote a mush-brained essay about how he totally missed the political rot of Silicon Valley (& still doesn't get it).
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
But in the late 1990s, a Wired journalist warned of a toxic ideology bubbling up from tech. Paulina Borsook has largely been erased. Let's change that
Ah fuck man ra.co/news/83103
JD Twitch, pioneering Scottish DJ and one half of Optimo, dies aged 57 · News ⟋ RA
The news was confirmed in a statement shared to the duo's Instagram page today.
ra.co
September 21, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Ah fuck man ra.co/news/83103
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Disco Elysium is truly the most leftist game of all time, the studio immediately collapsing into bitter infighting demonstrates the depth of its authenticity
this is excellent www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A Group of Socialists Created a Hit Game That Tore Them Apart (Gift Article)
The role-playing game Disco Elysium wowed critics by lacerating capitalism, communism and fascism. But instead of a sequel came bitter lawsuits and five rival studios.
www.nytimes.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Disco Elysium is truly the most leftist game of all time, the studio immediately collapsing into bitter infighting demonstrates the depth of its authenticity
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“I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.”
—Iain Banks
www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...
—Iain Banks
www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...
Iain Banks: the final interview
Iain Banks died last Sunday, just before the publication of his final novel The Quarry. Last month he talked to Stuart Kelly about writing, politics and all the things still left to do . . .
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 1:06 PM
“I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.”
—Iain Banks
www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...
—Iain Banks
www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...
Observation from driving the length of the UK this week.
1. Flags on bridges only start appearing ~Birmingham and stop again at Devon. This is very much a middle England thing
2. The flags are around 80% St George's Cross to 20% Union flag
3. Of the union flags, about half of them are upside down
1. Flags on bridges only start appearing ~Birmingham and stop again at Devon. This is very much a middle England thing
2. The flags are around 80% St George's Cross to 20% Union flag
3. Of the union flags, about half of them are upside down
September 13, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Observation from driving the length of the UK this week.
1. Flags on bridges only start appearing ~Birmingham and stop again at Devon. This is very much a middle England thing
2. The flags are around 80% St George's Cross to 20% Union flag
3. Of the union flags, about half of them are upside down
1. Flags on bridges only start appearing ~Birmingham and stop again at Devon. This is very much a middle England thing
2. The flags are around 80% St George's Cross to 20% Union flag
3. Of the union flags, about half of them are upside down
Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor
August 31, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Ok, hear me out. A Lord of the Rings remake, but with these two taking the One Ring to Mordor