Lee Duncan
@leeduncanis.me
AFC Bournemouth 🍒 and Soundgarden fan. Data Architect @ IOP Publishing. Tiramisu connoisseur. Bristol, UK. He/him
Weird. I think they mean... ah, fuck it
Liverpool are held at home against Sunderland, as Nordi Mukiele's own goal rescued a late point for Arne Slot's side.
Sunderland remain winless in their last 19 away league games at Anfield, with their last victory at Anfield coming in October 1983.
Sunderland remain winless in their last 19 away league games at Anfield, with their last victory at Anfield coming in October 1983.
December 3, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Weird. I think they mean... ah, fuck it
Weird. I think they mean "Sunderland held by Liverpool".
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Weird. I think they mean "Sunderland held by Liverpool".
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🎶In the Ocean, Atlantic Ocean....🎶
December 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
🎶In the Ocean, Atlantic Ocean....🎶
Well well well, @jamesomalley.co.uk.
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Well well well, @jamesomalley.co.uk.
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One thing I always want to ask these masculinity entrepreneurs is why men can’t look to women as role models, and can’t see in women models of human virtue and thriving that are worth emulating. After all, women look to men for these all the time.
Sure, Galloway is better than Peterson
But he still believes the natural order of things requires men to be supreme. Men must protect, provide and procreate. It's dressed in progressive language, but it's fundamentally a patriarchal box to trap men in
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
But he still believes the natural order of things requires men to be supreme. Men must protect, provide and procreate. It's dressed in progressive language, but it's fundamentally a patriarchal box to trap men in
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Scott Galloway on the masculinity crisis: ‘I worry we are evolving a new breed of asexual, asocial males’
When his book Notes on Being a Man was released last month, it raced to the top of the bestseller lists. The US author, tech entrepreneur and podcaster explains his theories on dating, crying – and th...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
One thing I always want to ask these masculinity entrepreneurs is why men can’t look to women as role models, and can’t see in women models of human virtue and thriving that are worth emulating. After all, women look to men for these all the time.
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I find it very strange how a legal decision which relates solely to gender recognition certificates – something under 18s definitively cannot have – is being used to justify changes to longstanding policies on including trans kids.
December 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I find it very strange how a legal decision which relates solely to gender recognition certificates – something under 18s definitively cannot have – is being used to justify changes to longstanding policies on including trans kids.
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Long time coming
It seemed to get me through
Long time coming
Many served the few
- Soundgarden, "Fresh Tendrils" from the album "Superunknown"
https://open.spotify.com/track/2jBSSSajLva9wm9LdHvlJU
It seemed to get me through
Long time coming
Many served the few
- Soundgarden, "Fresh Tendrils" from the album "Superunknown"
https://open.spotify.com/track/2jBSSSajLva9wm9LdHvlJU
December 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Long time coming
It seemed to get me through
Long time coming
Many served the few
- Soundgarden, "Fresh Tendrils" from the album "Superunknown"
https://open.spotify.com/track/2jBSSSajLva9wm9LdHvlJU
It seemed to get me through
Long time coming
Many served the few
- Soundgarden, "Fresh Tendrils" from the album "Superunknown"
https://open.spotify.com/track/2jBSSSajLva9wm9LdHvlJU
I chose the wrong match #afcb
𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐦 𝟒-𝟓 𝐌𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲
City won a league game in which they conceded 4+ goals for the first time since December 1957, while this was Fulham's first top-flight match to see 9+ goals February 1968.
An instant Premier League classic.
For all the key stats... theanalyst.com/articles/ful...
City won a league game in which they conceded 4+ goals for the first time since December 1957, while this was Fulham's first top-flight match to see 9+ goals February 1968.
An instant Premier League classic.
For all the key stats... theanalyst.com/articles/ful...
December 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I chose the wrong match #afcb
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I remember watching the pro-Brexit Grace Blakeley describe EU free movement of people as "combating the demographic problems of northern Europe by exporting and extracting fertility from the periphery of Europe", because "most of those emigrants [from Poland] are young people of child bearing age"
Pinched this video from @cjsnowdon.bsky.social on Twitter because Bluesky has to see it.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
December 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I remember watching the pro-Brexit Grace Blakeley describe EU free movement of people as "combating the demographic problems of northern Europe by exporting and extracting fertility from the periphery of Europe", because "most of those emigrants [from Poland] are young people of child bearing age"
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I despise transphobes with my entire heart. Absolutely foul people
"Girlguiding had been facing legal action from a parent over its policy allowing transgender girls to join as members and trans women to volunteer in roles reserved for women, claiming it “exposes girls to harassment”
And presumably feared a sustained campaign.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
And presumably feared a sustained campaign.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Trans girls banned from joining Girlguiding
Girls’ adventure charity says it made decision after seeking legal advice in wake of supreme court ruling on gender
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I despise transphobes with my entire heart. Absolutely foul people
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Pinched this video from @cjsnowdon.bsky.social on Twitter because Bluesky has to see it.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
December 2, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Pinched this video from @cjsnowdon.bsky.social on Twitter because Bluesky has to see it.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
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For all of your kisses turned to spit in my face
For all that reminds me which is my place
For all of the times when you made me disappear
This time I'm sure you will know that I am here
- Soundgarden, "Mailman" from the album "Superunknown"
https://open.spotify.com/track/7FjITxlcgw9rsUiFgkxCeL
For all that reminds me which is my place
For all of the times when you made me disappear
This time I'm sure you will know that I am here
- Soundgarden, "Mailman" from the album "Superunknown"
https://open.spotify.com/track/7FjITxlcgw9rsUiFgkxCeL
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 AM
For all of your kisses turned to spit in my face
For all that reminds me which is my place
For all of the times when you made me disappear
This time I'm sure you will know that I am here
- Soundgarden, "Mailman" from the album "Superunknown"
https://open.spotify.com/track/7FjITxlcgw9rsUiFgkxCeL
For all that reminds me which is my place
For all of the times when you made me disappear
This time I'm sure you will know that I am here
- Soundgarden, "Mailman" from the album "Superunknown"
https://open.spotify.com/track/7FjITxlcgw9rsUiFgkxCeL
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me: *googling symptoms*
webmd: you’re being murdered
murderer: see i told you
webmd: you’re being murdered
murderer: see i told you
November 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
me: *googling symptoms*
webmd: you’re being murdered
murderer: see i told you
webmd: you’re being murdered
murderer: see i told you
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I have some news. Today, this was me: Tilly the Terrier.
Piece out on Tuesday on the assignment I've always been waiting for...
Piece out on Tuesday on the assignment I've always been waiting for...
November 29, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I have some news. Today, this was me: Tilly the Terrier.
Piece out on Tuesday on the assignment I've always been waiting for...
Piece out on Tuesday on the assignment I've always been waiting for...
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Maybe we should build HS2 in full and increase capacity on the network. It was never just about speed.
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Soon-to-be-axed 7am Manchester-London train will still run – but without passengers
Exclusive: Rail regulator pulls Avanti service from timetable from mid-December but it is needed for staff travel
The good news for rail travel between Manchester and London is that a morning train will continue to link England’s biggest cities in under two hours. The bad news: passengers will no longer be able to get onboard.
The rail regulator has axed one of Britain’s fastest and most lucrative intercity services, the 7am Avanti West Coast from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston, as part of a timetable shake-up that will take effect in mid-December. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Maybe we should build HS2 in full and increase capacity on the network. It was never just about speed.
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This started pretty much immediately, I have already heard several examples, as well as people looking to withdraw change of conditions applications and decideling not to apply. Families will be left destitute
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
UK immigration status fears prompt carer to cancel benefits she is entitled to
Woman cancels all benefits including disability living allowance for daughter after policy change announcement
A low-paid carer from Ghana has cancelled all the benefits she is legally entitled to, including the disability allowance one of her children receives, owing to fears about her immigration status after the policy changes announced by the home secretary.
The radical changes to legal migration announced by Shabana Mahmood on 20 November will penalise those who are living and working legally in the UK, but who claim benefits. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This started pretty much immediately, I have already heard several examples, as well as people looking to withdraw change of conditions applications and decideling not to apply. Families will be left destitute
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Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Wow - this guy must be really, REALLY bad with money if an extra £208 per month will “ruin” his retirement.
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
Let’s take a look at his situation based on what he told the @Telegraph
Because this does NOT add up!
No, this is not a “poor pensioner” scrabbling around for pennies…
🧵1/9
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I don't think I really understand you
And I can't see why I'd ever want to
And even if it isn't mine to say
I'll say it anyway
- Soundgarden, "Ugly Truth" from the album "Louder Than Love"
https://open.spotify.com/track/0cJnKClWZJEqMu6HYzwI4F
And I can't see why I'd ever want to
And even if it isn't mine to say
I'll say it anyway
- Soundgarden, "Ugly Truth" from the album "Louder Than Love"
https://open.spotify.com/track/0cJnKClWZJEqMu6HYzwI4F
November 27, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I don't think I really understand you
And I can't see why I'd ever want to
And even if it isn't mine to say
I'll say it anyway
- Soundgarden, "Ugly Truth" from the album "Louder Than Love"
https://open.spotify.com/track/0cJnKClWZJEqMu6HYzwI4F
And I can't see why I'd ever want to
And even if it isn't mine to say
I'll say it anyway
- Soundgarden, "Ugly Truth" from the album "Louder Than Love"
https://open.spotify.com/track/0cJnKClWZJEqMu6HYzwI4F
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204,000 net is MUCH lower than most predictions based on restrictive changes made to immigration rules over the last 2 years.
This is having a DIRECT impact on fiscal headroom, projected growth & deficit & what cuts & tax rises Reeves is making.
This is having a DIRECT impact on fiscal headroom, projected growth & deficit & what cuts & tax rises Reeves is making.
November 27, 2025 at 12:51 PM
204,000 net is MUCH lower than most predictions based on restrictive changes made to immigration rules over the last 2 years.
This is having a DIRECT impact on fiscal headroom, projected growth & deficit & what cuts & tax rises Reeves is making.
This is having a DIRECT impact on fiscal headroom, projected growth & deficit & what cuts & tax rises Reeves is making.
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![vineyille @vineyille
[Pastabot 2000 attempts to hand me another bowl of pasta] Jesus
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This is something that really bothers me in so much talk about benefits including from some policy wonks.
Not everyone who is given something from the state is Oliver Twist, nor should they be.
The state should provide help to all sorts of people in different circs, not just gruel for the needy
Not everyone who is given something from the state is Oliver Twist, nor should they be.
The state should provide help to all sorts of people in different circs, not just gruel for the needy
Sorry, no, Motability was not about 'helping the most vulnerable' - it was about providing people who need modified vehicles modified vehicles!
November 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This is something that really bothers me in so much talk about benefits including from some policy wonks.
Not everyone who is given something from the state is Oliver Twist, nor should they be.
The state should provide help to all sorts of people in different circs, not just gruel for the needy
Not everyone who is given something from the state is Oliver Twist, nor should they be.
The state should provide help to all sorts of people in different circs, not just gruel for the needy
Can we put the MPs behind a soundproof glass barrier, like in Get Smart?
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Can we put the MPs behind a soundproof glass barrier, like in Get Smart?
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I no longer sit in the commons on days like today, but I retain my wish that MPs would just shut the fuck up during things like this. The chuntering is so annoying.
November 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
I no longer sit in the commons on days like today, but I retain my wish that MPs would just shut the fuck up during things like this. The chuntering is so annoying.
I'm enjoying all the "first day at the OBR" posts. I think we've about covered all the angles... no, there's another one
November 26, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'm enjoying all the "first day at the OBR" posts. I think we've about covered all the angles... no, there's another one
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At least they didn't publish the one from last week with the basic rate up 2p.
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
At least they didn't publish the one from last week with the basic rate up 2p.