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Movies, music, politics, tech, football, photos, outdoors.
Pfp: me wearing a giant crown with an arrogant expression.
Banner: a still from the 80s arcade game, Battle Zone.
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In the various analysis of the latest spewings from the US regime about Europe, I am yet to find anything being said about the fact the UK hosts the third largest deployment of US troops on the planet and, based on what America is saying, they are now basically an enemy force embedded on our soil.
December 9, 2025 at 9:03 PM
In the various analysis of the latest spewings from the US regime about Europe, I am yet to find anything being said about the fact the UK hosts the third largest deployment of US troops on the planet and, based on what America is saying, they are now basically an enemy force embedded on our soil.
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Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
![Statement on Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Genocide Denial at the Israel Hayom Summit
December 9, 2025
The Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention and Human Security feels called to point out that former Secretary of State Hilary Clinton’s recent remarks at the Israel Hayom Summit on 2 December amount to outright genocide denial.
During her remarks, the Secretary correctly noted that the recent deterioration of Israel’s standing among U.S. voters is not a “Republican versus Democrat kind of divide” but rather a generational one. Nevertheless, she incorrectly diagnosed the reasons for the shift as a matter purely of optics, stating that “Israel [has] the worst PR of any group” and accusing social media, particularly TikTok, of presenting “pure propaganda” that American youth are uncritically ingesting.
Secretary Clinton’s framing is not at all an accurate reflection of why Americans are growing more critical of Israel. Young Americans of all political stripes have not fallen prey to propaganda, though that is always a legitimate concern. Rather, they have consumed two years of videos depicting Israel’s genocide against Palestinians that have been uploaded by Palestinian journalists, ordinary people trying to survive in Gaza, IDF soldiers, and ordinary Israelis themselves. There has been no convincing refutation of the sheer amount of raw evidence of genocide coming out of Palestine. Young people in the U.S. are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well.
Secretary Clinton appears not to be bothered by the reality of genocidal violence – in fact, she did not mention anything about it. Her concern is, rather, in her words, “the narrative” – the fact that these crimes are no longer hidden and are now being live-streamed and documented in real time, making it harder for her and others to control it. TikTok cannot be blamed for the fact that many members of Gen Z understand that Israel is …](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pwsjq3xnal6auzgeqho4ecw7/bafkreiafbjju65esvo6htynkkl6or6muv4qqhwo5fghkkbyvclgnxxmchy@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Wow: Lemkin Institute for Genocide Prevention (named for Holocaust survivor Raphael Lemkin, who coined term "genocide") calls Clinton's remarks "genocide denial."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
"Young people in the US are not stupid or gullible. They simply reject genocide – something the Secretary might consider doing as well."
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The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 AM
The EU was created in by people who lived through WWII and saw political and economic integration as a means to bringing peace and stability to the continent.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
It is being opposed by Putin, Musk and the others who support Neo Nazis in Europe.
Bad Lieutenant
The Emperor's New Groove
Baby Driver
The Hateful 8
Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Chipwrecked
The Emperor's New Groove
Baby Driver
The Hateful 8
Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Chipwrecked
Never mind movies you’ve watched multiple times, name a movie you’ve watched once and would never watch again.
December 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Bad Lieutenant
The Emperor's New Groove
Baby Driver
The Hateful 8
Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Chipwrecked
The Emperor's New Groove
Baby Driver
The Hateful 8
Alvin and the Chipmunks 3: Chipwrecked
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Reminder that nationality may exist whether or not you’ve applied for or renewed a passport. A passport is merely evidence of nationality, it does not confer it. There are millions of dual citizens in the UK, many of whom will never have held a passport for their other nationality/ies.
Who decides if you're a dual national or not? Say for example you were one but decide to not renew your, to pick an example at random, Nigerian passport because you've decided just to call yourself British. Do you no longer count even though you could renew your passport in the future?
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
December 9, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Reminder that nationality may exist whether or not you’ve applied for or renewed a passport. A passport is merely evidence of nationality, it does not confer it. There are millions of dual citizens in the UK, many of whom will never have held a passport for their other nationality/ies.
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He's already almost totally despised rn by everyone & will be remembered only for how he unforgivably gave cowardly quarter to the international fash & paved the way for the electoral success of the domestic fash making himself a figure of universal revulsion & opprobrium in the process
December 9, 2025 at 1:06 PM
He's already almost totally despised rn by everyone & will be remembered only for how he unforgivably gave cowardly quarter to the international fash & paved the way for the electoral success of the domestic fash making himself a figure of universal revulsion & opprobrium in the process
If I was restricted to only asking one question it would be "why is a guy riding a bicycle steeply uphill on a bridge over a canal in what appears to be Amsterdam?"
McDonald's has released an AI-generated Christmas ad
The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
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The studio behind it says they 'hardly slept' for several weeks while writing AI prompts and refining the shots — 'AI didn't make this film. We did'
Comments have been turned off on YouTube
December 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
If I was restricted to only asking one question it would be "why is a guy riding a bicycle steeply uphill on a bridge over a canal in what appears to be Amsterdam?"
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If I wanted to set things up so the people blame the public sector for the private sector's failings, this is exactly how I'd do it
December 9, 2025 at 6:43 AM
If I wanted to set things up so the people blame the public sector for the private sector's failings, this is exactly how I'd do it
Lots of jerks get seasoned in the House of Commons
Look, I know things aren’t great at the moment for (a) anyone, and (b) the Labour Party, but fuck me that’s bleak
December 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Lots of jerks get seasoned in the House of Commons
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Literally a week ago Musk said that falsely labeling people as Nazis "should be treated as incitement to murder." And here he is (falsely) labeling the EU as Nazis.
December 8, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Literally a week ago Musk said that falsely labeling people as Nazis "should be treated as incitement to murder." And here he is (falsely) labeling the EU as Nazis.
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The whole point of the EU, for its many faults, is to prevent the rise of Fascism in Europe.
Hence Musk is so triggered by it; especially the Human Rights legislation.
Hence Musk is so triggered by it; especially the Human Rights legislation.
December 8, 2025 at 10:53 AM
The whole point of the EU, for its many faults, is to prevent the rise of Fascism in Europe.
Hence Musk is so triggered by it; especially the Human Rights legislation.
Hence Musk is so triggered by it; especially the Human Rights legislation.
#skypaoers running with it doesn't matter how much money you give the NHS, the inefficiency means it's never going to be successful. How very convenient that is for people who don't want to spend money on the NHS.
December 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
#skypaoers running with it doesn't matter how much money you give the NHS, the inefficiency means it's never going to be successful. How very convenient that is for people who don't want to spend money on the NHS.
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"I've never worried about the future of our country under a Tory government" is an absolutely bananas thing for any Labour politician to say.
Never! Neither in the last 20 years, or at any time in the 1980s or 90s (for example). It's all been fine.
Never! Neither in the last 20 years, or at any time in the 1980s or 90s (for example). It's all been fine.
Keir Starmer - "I’ve always wanted a Labour government but I’ve never worried about the future of our country under a Tory government."
The words of a man so insulated from the harm done by the Tories he felt no compulsion not to continue the harm not being done to him and his.
The words of a man so insulated from the harm done by the Tories he felt no compulsion not to continue the harm not being done to him and his.
December 8, 2025 at 12:45 AM
"I've never worried about the future of our country under a Tory government" is an absolutely bananas thing for any Labour politician to say.
Never! Neither in the last 20 years, or at any time in the 1980s or 90s (for example). It's all been fine.
Never! Neither in the last 20 years, or at any time in the 1980s or 90s (for example). It's all been fine.
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Keir Starmer - "I’ve always wanted a Labour government but I’ve never worried about the future of our country under a Tory government."
The words of a man so insulated from the harm done by the Tories he felt no compulsion not to continue the harm not being done to him and his.
The words of a man so insulated from the harm done by the Tories he felt no compulsion not to continue the harm not being done to him and his.
December 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Keir Starmer - "I’ve always wanted a Labour government but I’ve never worried about the future of our country under a Tory government."
The words of a man so insulated from the harm done by the Tories he felt no compulsion not to continue the harm not being done to him and his.
The words of a man so insulated from the harm done by the Tories he felt no compulsion not to continue the harm not being done to him and his.
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He should have played Elanga (who did improve as the game went on, tbf, got some decent deliveries in after some poor decision making) in late on, mind. That said, I like a striker to be greedy and take shots on themselves as a priority. Looking forward to seeing more of the lad.
December 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
He should have played Elanga (who did improve as the game went on, tbf, got some decent deliveries in after some poor decision making) in late on, mind. That said, I like a striker to be greedy and take shots on themselves as a priority. Looking forward to seeing more of the lad.
Is Europe about to get a taste of what the US has been dealing out to South America, the Middle East and the Global South for decades?
More than over, the US is officially committed to undermining European liberal democracies.
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Is Europe about to get a taste of what the US has been dealing out to South America, the Middle East and the Global South for decades?
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An independent taskforce *just* did a huge review of ADHD in England, and the conclusion was that it's "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated."
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
NHS England » Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce: Part 1
April 2025
www.england.nhs.uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
An independent taskforce *just* did a huge review of ADHD in England, and the conclusion was that it's "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated."
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
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now one could say that it’s different because it’s on paper a civil war, but, Russia also considers Ukraine to be its territory the way Israel considers itself to have jurisdiction over Palestine! so the precedent is still applicable. it’s just brown people getting killed this time
December 5, 2025 at 1:29 PM
now one could say that it’s different because it’s on paper a civil war, but, Russia also considers Ukraine to be its territory the way Israel considers itself to have jurisdiction over Palestine! so the precedent is still applicable. it’s just brown people getting killed this time
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the thing all the discourse around Eurovision and Israel seems to miss is that: Russia got kicked out!! there is not only precedent, there is immediate and *still active* precedent. it’s the hypocrisy as much as anything
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 PM
the thing all the discourse around Eurovision and Israel seems to miss is that: Russia got kicked out!! there is not only precedent, there is immediate and *still active* precedent. it’s the hypocrisy as much as anything
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"FIFA did not consult its own FIFA Council or the organization’s vice presidents before conceiving of or announcing the peace prize, and the council and vice presidents had no consultation on the selection criteria."
This is ALL Gianni Infantino.
This is ALL Gianni Infantino.
December 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
"FIFA did not consult its own FIFA Council or the organization’s vice presidents before conceiving of or announcing the peace prize, and the council and vice presidents had no consultation on the selection criteria."
This is ALL Gianni Infantino.
This is ALL Gianni Infantino.
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FIFA will award their first ever Peace Prize to Donald Trump.
Truly a stunning development from an award created solely because Donald Trump wants a peace prize...
Truly a stunning development from an award created solely because Donald Trump wants a peace prize...
December 5, 2025 at 1:23 PM
FIFA will award their first ever Peace Prize to Donald Trump.
Truly a stunning development from an award created solely because Donald Trump wants a peace prize...
Truly a stunning development from an award created solely because Donald Trump wants a peace prize...
If you're responsible for tech strategy at a business and you're not looking at how to get away from Cloudflare right now you are failing your responsibilities
Congratulations to whoever pulled the plug at Cloudflare taking out all the worst sites and apps give that person a bonus !
December 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If you're responsible for tech strategy at a business and you're not looking at how to get away from Cloudflare right now you are failing your responsibilities
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Yeah, immigration never comes up, does it Fiona? Never mentioned, is it? Need a special episode on immigration because no fucker ever brings that up on fucking QUESTION TIME.
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Yeah, immigration never comes up, does it Fiona? Never mentioned, is it? Need a special episode on immigration because no fucker ever brings that up on fucking QUESTION TIME.
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There are two kinds of people in the uk
Those who can see Farage for exactly what he is, and are appalled by it
…..and those who can see Farage for exactly what he is, and rally behind it
Those who can see Farage for exactly what he is, and are appalled by it
…..and those who can see Farage for exactly what he is, and rally behind it
December 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
There are two kinds of people in the uk
Those who can see Farage for exactly what he is, and are appalled by it
…..and those who can see Farage for exactly what he is, and rally behind it
Those who can see Farage for exactly what he is, and are appalled by it
…..and those who can see Farage for exactly what he is, and rally behind it
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The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The headline, the main takeaway from a European viewpoint is this:
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.
The transatlantic relationship as we know it is over. Yes, we kinda knew this. But this is now official US White House policy. Not a sppech, not a statement. The West as it used to be no longer exists.