Jon Canning
@joncanning.com
Chief Typist @ tinybluerobots.com, Cat doorman
We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas
Britons poorer than they were in 2019, as living standards continue to fall
Britons poorer than they were in 2019, as living standards continue to fall
The average person now has £38 less to spend each month after tax than they did at the end of 2024, following three consecutive quarters of falling UK living standards.
news.sky.com
December 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
We've tried nothing and we're all out of ideas
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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Walmart sells something that claims to be a 'banana cleaner'. The description is a weird work of genius, including boasting '120 minutes on a single charge, which meets daily use' and explaining 'just wipe it with a towel'.
December 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Walmart sells something that claims to be a 'banana cleaner'. The description is a weird work of genius, including boasting '120 minutes on a single charge, which meets daily use' and explaining 'just wipe it with a towel'.
My mate's Dad used to go on holiday to Dubai (on his own) and sit in the hotel bar (because it's too hot) and watch the live security cam fedd outside his house. If he noticed anything amiss he would phone his wife, who refused to go on holiday with him.
Spotted a 60-something man on the beach reading Olivia Nuzzi’s “American Canto.” His wife is nearby. She has Mar-a-Lago face and is wearing a trucker hat that says “Sun. Yoga. Champagne.” She’s been watching a live cam feed of her front door on a comically large tablet for the last 20 minutes.
December 20, 2025 at 8:40 AM
My mate's Dad used to go on holiday to Dubai (on his own) and sit in the hotel bar (because it's too hot) and watch the live security cam fedd outside his house. If he noticed anything amiss he would phone his wife, who refused to go on holiday with him.
I'm not allowed to eat unsupervised
December 19, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I'm not allowed to eat unsupervised
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ProTEct truSTed LocAL nEWS
This isn't even designed to wind people up and hope they share it. It's just an exploitation of Birmingham Live's privileged position on Google Discover/Apple News. The whole point is to deceive people into clicking. An industry built on total contempt for its audience.
This isn't even designed to wind people up and hope they share it. It's just an exploitation of Birmingham Live's privileged position on Google Discover/Apple News. The whole point is to deceive people into clicking. An industry built on total contempt for its audience.
Another datapoint for @jim.londoncentric.media's list of misleading Reach headlines:
"Alert for UK households buying Cathedral City cheese at M&S or Tesco"
The "alert" is that... other cheeses came out ahead in an independent taste test.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/sho...
"Alert for UK households buying Cathedral City cheese at M&S or Tesco"
The "alert" is that... other cheeses came out ahead in an independent taste test.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/sho...
Alert for UK households buying Cathedral City cheese at M&S or Tesco
A taste test has revealed Cathedral City is actually outscored by other varieties
www.birminghammail.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
ProTEct truSTed LocAL nEWS
This isn't even designed to wind people up and hope they share it. It's just an exploitation of Birmingham Live's privileged position on Google Discover/Apple News. The whole point is to deceive people into clicking. An industry built on total contempt for its audience.
This isn't even designed to wind people up and hope they share it. It's just an exploitation of Birmingham Live's privileged position on Google Discover/Apple News. The whole point is to deceive people into clicking. An industry built on total contempt for its audience.
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GitHub Actions charging per build minute for *self-hosted-runners*? Shit's about to hit the fan lol
December 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
GitHub Actions charging per build minute for *self-hosted-runners*? Shit's about to hit the fan lol
Hurrah! A GOOD THING
Foreign interference undermines our democracy, sovereignty and security.
Today we're launching an independent review into foreign financial interference to make sure we have the right tools to disrupt and deter threats and protect our national security.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Today we're launching an independent review into foreign financial interference to make sure we have the right tools to disrupt and deter threats and protect our national security.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
Urgent review into foreign financial interference in UK politics
An independent review, led by Philip Rycroft, into foreign financial interference in UK politics has been commissioned by the government.
www.gov.uk
December 16, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Hurrah! A GOOD THING
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What do we have for day 1️⃣2️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
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"Burnout isn't real! We're not candles! People can't burn out!"
Marv, and what are you basing this analysis on?
"Absolutely nothing at all, but that's not important, my dudes."
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"Burnout isn't real! We're not candles! People can't burn out!"
Marv, and what are you basing this analysis on?
"Absolutely nothing at all, but that's not important, my dudes."
December 12, 2025 at 7:43 AM
What do we have for day 1️⃣2️⃣ of the The EightyPercentMental advent calendar? ❄️🌲⛄🎁🧑🏿🎄
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"Burnout isn't real! We're not candles! People can't burn out!"
Marv, and what are you basing this analysis on?
"Absolutely nothing at all, but that's not important, my dudes."
LIKES, SHARES, & ADVERTISING REVENUE.
"Burnout isn't real! We're not candles! People can't burn out!"
Marv, and what are you basing this analysis on?
"Absolutely nothing at all, but that's not important, my dudes."
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Throwback to when Roses were worth buying
December 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Throwback to when Roses were worth buying
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You absolutely couldn’t write it better. Amazing.
December 10, 2025 at 7:24 AM
You absolutely couldn’t write it better. Amazing.
Nice to get a police escort home
December 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Nice to get a police escort home
I'm a fan of AI in programming; it can get you 80% of the way there, but often you reach a doom loop where you cannot prompt any further and have to take control. If you haven't got someone to do that, you just have to accept what you've got.
December 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I'm a fan of AI in programming; it can get you 80% of the way there, but often you reach a doom loop where you cannot prompt any further and have to take control. If you haven't got someone to do that, you just have to accept what you've got.
This is not a pun, it doesn't make any sense 😡
December 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
This is not a pun, it doesn't make any sense 😡
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Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year
December 7, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Being a British parent is so weird bc you're actually worried about paying the sky high rent/mortgage & getting GP appointments but the entire press keeps telling you you're worried there's a trans person or immigrant nearby & the vat on Eton means there'll only be two skiing holidays this year
The spirit of Christmas pissed
December 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The spirit of Christmas pissed
"I love my constituency of North Bramblewick, where honest people get up and work hard", is all you need to say to succeed in politics
December 5, 2025 at 8:39 PM
"I love my constituency of North Bramblewick, where honest people get up and work hard", is all you need to say to succeed in politics
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Not their actual heads though
Billionaires' heads on photo-defecating robotic dogs art installation grabs attention
Billionaires' heads on photo-defecating robotic dogs art installation grabs attention
An unusual art installation in Miami which features realistic depictions of billionaires and other artists is turning heads in Florida.
news.sky.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Not their actual heads though
"Have they tried not being mentally ill?", asks Wes
Soaring demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services to be reviewed after 'overdiagnosis' claim
Soaring demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services to be reviewed after 'overdiagnosis' claim
A review into the rising demand for mental health, ADHD and autism services has been launched by the health secretary.
news.sky.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
"Have they tried not being mentally ill?", asks Wes
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what’s more virgin than a computer
December 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
what’s more virgin than a computer