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Look, I found something lazier than a graph joke!
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December 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Look, I found something lazier than a graph joke!
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America, there's something you should know.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
December 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
America, there's something you should know.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
The top three kinds of books that young people (under 25) offer to sell me on Dec. 26 are:
- "Chicken Soup for the _____"
- "Oh, the Places You'll Go"
- Books of New Yorker cartoons
I'm just saying. Keep it in mind for graduations and birthdays, too.
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🎵 The party's on
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
Simply having a
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
Simply having a
December 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🎵 The party's on
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
Simply having a
The spirit's up
We're here tonight
And that's enough
Simply having a
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As a family we got 25/30, and there were a couple of others we debated over and picked the wrong option.
The great 2025 Bylines Christmas Quiz
Take the quiz, check your results, and cheat to your heart's content | Gemma Gould
@gemmagould.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
Take the quiz, check your results, and cheat to your heart's content | Gemma Gould
@gemmagould.bsky.social @centralbylines.co.uk
The great 2025 Bylines Christmas Quiz
Take the quiz, check your results, and cheat to your heart's content
centralbylines.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 7:41 PM
As a family we got 25/30, and there were a couple of others we debated over and picked the wrong option.
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It's a really interesting essay - not entirely convinced, but it does a lovely job of unpeeling the Bedford Falls onion.
This is an almost shockingly wise essay. I'm glad I've finally read it.
There Is No Mary Problem in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’
George’s vision of his wife without him is essential to the film, but critics continue to miss its true—and profound—meaning.
open.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
It's a really interesting essay - not entirely convinced, but it does a lovely job of unpeeling the Bedford Falls onion.
Thanks Santa
🚨 Andrew Tate has been BATTERED and comprehensively beaten by a novice boxer, Chase DeMoor
December 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Thanks Santa
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Morons on X are salivating over the prospect of Trump destroying the BBC so that its role as state broadcaster can be taken over by - yes, GB News.
That would be the GB News that produces such great documentaries, drama, comedy, light entertainment, local radio, national radio ...
That would be the GB News that produces such great documentaries, drama, comedy, light entertainment, local radio, national radio ...
December 17, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Morons on X are salivating over the prospect of Trump destroying the BBC so that its role as state broadcaster can be taken over by - yes, GB News.
That would be the GB News that produces such great documentaries, drama, comedy, light entertainment, local radio, national radio ...
That would be the GB News that produces such great documentaries, drama, comedy, light entertainment, local radio, national radio ...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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My favourite movie line. Thank you Rob Reiner.
December 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
My favourite movie line. Thank you Rob Reiner.
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that's an excellent article!
musing on this today, a lot of the reluctance of adults to social media is because their kids are not doing what the parent did when they were a kid. and so their parents before them.
this a fabulous article on the topic:
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/free...
musing on this today, a lot of the reluctance of adults to social media is because their kids are not doing what the parent did when they were a kid. and so their parents before them.
this a fabulous article on the topic:
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/free...
A Brief History of Moral Panics About Kids and Media
Whenever a revolutionarily new means of communication comes along, the young glom onto it and many of their elders believe it is leading to the wreck and ruin of the young.
www.psychologytoday.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
that's an excellent article!
musing on this today, a lot of the reluctance of adults to social media is because their kids are not doing what the parent did when they were a kid. and so their parents before them.
this a fabulous article on the topic:
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/free...
musing on this today, a lot of the reluctance of adults to social media is because their kids are not doing what the parent did when they were a kid. and so their parents before them.
this a fabulous article on the topic:
www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/free...
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![There are, of course, other ways of addressing problems when seeking to deport actual and suspected criminals. Take, for example, Brazil, where applicants facing deportation have successfully argued that prison conditions there are inhuman and degrading. You will see buried at the bottom of this otherwise sensationalist news report the following comment by the Brazilian government:
“The Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) acknowledges the concerns expressed by British authorities regarding the conditions of the Brazilian prison system, especially in the context of extradition requests. […]
“In light of this, the Brazilian government has adopted a series of measures. It has been working directly with British authorities and the Brazilian Judiciary to provide diplomatic assurances regarding the treatment of extradited individuals and to present reports on the conditions of specific prison facilities.
“It has also pledged to reduce overcrowding; improve hygiene, healthcare, and security conditions, promote the social reintegration of prisoners and prevent human rights violations. The Ministry of Justice and Public Security reaffirms its commitment to the promotion of human rights and the ongoing improvement of the Brazilian prison system.”
That is a better way of dealing with the problems of potential inhuman and degrading treatment: you work with the respondent state to make the conditions not inhuman and degrading.
In a similar situation, the United Kingdom, when faced with not being able to deport Abu Qatada to Jordan to face trial where some of the evidence against him was extracted by torture, quietly agreed with Jordan a treaty where such evidence could not be used. And he was deported not in defiance of ECHR but in accordance with it. He was then acquitted of terrorism charges by the Jordanian courts.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nx2kxyxako6sobj4g4pdkl6s/bafkreiffoycfx3vdqm35xt5hvcnvdchaowimopsm6cxl7esldlmnuzazeq@jpeg)
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A man who heroically tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has been unmasked.
The hero has been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, a Sydney local who owns a fruit shop in Sutherland.
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
The hero has been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, a Sydney local who owns a fruit shop in Sutherland.
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
December 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A man who heroically tackled and disarmed one of the Bondi Beach gunmen has been unmasked.
The hero has been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, a Sydney local who owns a fruit shop in Sutherland.
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
The hero has been named as 43-year-old Ahmed al Ahmed, a Sydney local who owns a fruit shop in Sutherland.
www.news.com.au/national/nsw...
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“Why are kids getting into comics”
I dunno, dude why are fish getting into swimming, why are birds getting into singing, why are clouds getting into raining, why are plants getting into photosynthesis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I dunno, dude why are fish getting into swimming, why are birds getting into singing, why are clouds getting into raining, why are plants getting into photosynthesis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Why are kids getting into comics and is their timing spot on?
What is driving a surge in enthusiasm for comics among children and how may it benefit their future?
www.bbc.com
December 13, 2025 at 1:57 PM
“Why are kids getting into comics”
I dunno, dude why are fish getting into swimming, why are birds getting into singing, why are clouds getting into raining, why are plants getting into photosynthesis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I dunno, dude why are fish getting into swimming, why are birds getting into singing, why are clouds getting into raining, why are plants getting into photosynthesis
www.bbc.com/news/article...
And today's tragedy is...
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 8:09 AM
And today's tragedy is...
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We’re up! On NETFLIX! Please enjoy #WakeUpDeadMan at home or in theaters - we’re staying on 500 screens nationwide through next week. Theater finder link in my pinned post ☠️⏰🎄
December 12, 2025 at 9:04 PM
We’re up! On NETFLIX! Please enjoy #WakeUpDeadMan at home or in theaters - we’re staying on 500 screens nationwide through next week. Theater finder link in my pinned post ☠️⏰🎄
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Pause for a moment, and read...
• Seamus Heaney •
• Seamus Heaney •
December 11, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Pause for a moment, and read...
• Seamus Heaney •
• Seamus Heaney •
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The Christmas issue of The BMJ is coming soon!
To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.
Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.
Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The Christmas issue of The BMJ is coming soon!
To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.
Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
To get us in the mood we asked comedian @michaelspicer.bsky.social to have a look at last year's issue, and respond to some articles.
Inspired by this article evaluating the cognitive abilities of AI 🤖
www.bmj.com/content/387/...
#BMJChristmas
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Farage just said “I didn’t wear a mask last time and I won’t wear them this time. This is nonsense.”
Here he is, not only wearing a mask, but also getting vaccinated…
Here he is, not only wearing a mask, but also getting vaccinated…
December 11, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Farage just said “I didn’t wear a mask last time and I won’t wear them this time. This is nonsense.”
Here he is, not only wearing a mask, but also getting vaccinated…
Here he is, not only wearing a mask, but also getting vaccinated…
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Once again, opening a new Word document I'm reminded of the time Pakistan's Prime Minister was implicated in a massive corruption scandal for forging financial documents for the year 2006 using Calibri, a typeface that didn't exist until 2007.
February 1, 2024 at 1:43 PM
Once again, opening a new Word document I'm reminded of the time Pakistan's Prime Minister was implicated in a massive corruption scandal for forging financial documents for the year 2006 using Calibri, a typeface that didn't exist until 2007.
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No, this is wrong, stop reposting this absurd and miscalculated meme.
It assumes Cratchit is working a 40 hour work week (he isn't) and that straight line inflation extrapolations over centuries are valid (they're not) and fails to understand both Victorian class and household finance.
It assumes Cratchit is working a 40 hour work week (he isn't) and that straight line inflation extrapolations over centuries are valid (they're not) and fails to understand both Victorian class and household finance.
December 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
No, this is wrong, stop reposting this absurd and miscalculated meme.
It assumes Cratchit is working a 40 hour work week (he isn't) and that straight line inflation extrapolations over centuries are valid (they're not) and fails to understand both Victorian class and household finance.
It assumes Cratchit is working a 40 hour work week (he isn't) and that straight line inflation extrapolations over centuries are valid (they're not) and fails to understand both Victorian class and household finance.
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White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
December 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
White House Begins Christmas Season With Ceremonial Lighting Of Cross
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE