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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 1h

all of the arguments in the piece would apply to much much stronger restrictions on alcohol sales, in those circumstances would plainly be inadequate to fight it saying that this is bad for growth

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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 1h

the pro-argument trapped in appeals to growth very annoying too

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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 1h

LRT: they managed to combined the public health control freaks with the polling guys to create a nightmarish monster

“While the government may be wary of introducing public health measures that could be seen as unpopular with Reform UK voters or criticised as ‘nanny state’ policies, polling shows strong support among Reform voters for government action to protect and promote health, particularly when it helps reduce preventable disease and ease pressure on the NHS,” she added.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 1h

feels quite Guardian that this piece doesn't present the move as good news or even neutral news but instead spends about two thirds of its copy running through every single possible reason why a maybe fun thing will be TERRIBLE and AWFUL www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pubs to stay open until early hours in push for UK growth

Exclusive: Plans for England and Wales would help the ailing hospitality sector but have attracted criticism from health experts

www.theguardian.com

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Graeme Swanson @swansonian.bsky.social · 1h

“Poster design is my passion”

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nosé @lightblanket.bsky.social · 4h

When dogs wag their tails in their sleep they are dreaming about having smartphones

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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 2h

hoping hoping hoping that the gaza peace talks hold. just the first ceasefire & hostage release phase would be great news.

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merritt @merrittk.com · 12h

that isn't a "saying" it's an official saudi tourism slogan lmao

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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 13h

don’t know how you could bear talking to stephen fry without wanting to say “oh shut up stephen” after a minute

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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 15h

would i have rather paid than give them the satisfaction of writing this….hard to say

As a result, I would request that you refrain from using the RingGo cashless parking facility until you have updated your details. I would advise that no further Penalty Charge Notices will be considered should your details remain incorrectly registered with RingGo.
Yours sincerely
Glasgow City Council

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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 15h

incredibly pyrrhic victory as glasgow city council rescinds my parking ticket and saves me £100 but gets to send me an email gently pointing out that i did in fact put the o in my number plate registration as a 0 on the ringgo app and thus am technically in the wrong

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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 15h

i am still in hiding

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Steve Williams @iloatheskies.bsky.social · 15h

For years, I had an enormous, gnawing, gaping emptiness at the heart of my life, yet I could not name it, nor see it clearly. It was thanks to social media that I finally realised . . . I just hadn't properly understood the extent of the administrative reforms undertaken by the Qianlong Emperor.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 16h

was funny when i was threatened by ISIS

reply to a stupid meta tweet about me.
“ Our war with you hasn't intensified yet and your filthy blood that was shed is only a small part of the heavy bill that is waiting for you...”

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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 17h

cruelly robbed of the opportunity to channel that energy into posts

josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 17h

reading about how flann o’brien wrote so many letters to the irish times under different pseudonyms who he’d get to argue with eachother across the letters page that some real letter writers were later assumed to be his inventions

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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 18h

did you read the dalkey archive? apparently he pops up there too so going to read that i think

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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 18h

love the one about darkness being caused by huge amounts of volcanic ash and what we think is sleep is just an illusion created by rapid sequences of constantly coughing and fainting from it