Merry Maxanenemas
@maxanene.bsky.social
Sorry I'm late, what did I miss?
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Who amongst us can honestly say they don't still fear the knock of a balliff who has managed to track down one of the many Britannia music accounts you created?
I used to order loads of CDs off Brittania music. I'd use different names and they used to just keep sending them to my address. I never paid them a penny but built up an amazing collection. I think I may have helped play a part in their eventual bankruptcy.
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Who amongst us can honestly say they don't still fear the knock of a balliff who has managed to track down one of the many Britannia music accounts you created?
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Wow @thetimes.com, that’s impressive
An entire article about “freak heat” in the Dolomites causing mayhem amongst skiers without once mentioning climate change…🤷🏼♀️
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An entire article about “freak heat” in the Dolomites causing mayhem amongst skiers without once mentioning climate change…🤷🏼♀️
🧵
1/5
December 18, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Wow @thetimes.com, that’s impressive
An entire article about “freak heat” in the Dolomites causing mayhem amongst skiers without once mentioning climate change…🤷🏼♀️
🧵
1/5
An entire article about “freak heat” in the Dolomites causing mayhem amongst skiers without once mentioning climate change…🤷🏼♀️
🧵
1/5
PSA: Victoria Wood with all the trimmings is on BBC 4 now
December 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
PSA: Victoria Wood with all the trimmings is on BBC 4 now
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I heard there was a secret meat
With paprika, and spicy heat
But you don't really care for sausage
Nduja
...sorry, I can delete this. I've just seen a few posts in this format and I wanted in.
With paprika, and spicy heat
But you don't really care for sausage
Nduja
...sorry, I can delete this. I've just seen a few posts in this format and I wanted in.
December 17, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I heard there was a secret meat
With paprika, and spicy heat
But you don't really care for sausage
Nduja
...sorry, I can delete this. I've just seen a few posts in this format and I wanted in.
With paprika, and spicy heat
But you don't really care for sausage
Nduja
...sorry, I can delete this. I've just seen a few posts in this format and I wanted in.
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Again and again, the optimal position when legally threatened by Trump is to be resolute in defence and prepare for court.
You will likely not then have to go to court, as he will fold or settle.
But if you seek to settle from the off, he has got you and he will crush you.
You will likely not then have to go to court, as he will fold or settle.
But if you seek to settle from the off, he has got you and he will crush you.
Everyone should stand up to this bully.
December 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Again and again, the optimal position when legally threatened by Trump is to be resolute in defence and prepare for court.
You will likely not then have to go to court, as he will fold or settle.
But if you seek to settle from the off, he has got you and he will crush you.
You will likely not then have to go to court, as he will fold or settle.
But if you seek to settle from the off, he has got you and he will crush you.
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Walkie talkie love triangle:
Roger, it's Eva - it's over. Roger.
Roger that Eva. Why over? Over.
I'm rogering Ivor, Roger. Over.
Roger, it's Eva - it's over. Roger.
Roger that Eva. Why over? Over.
I'm rogering Ivor, Roger. Over.
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Walkie talkie love triangle:
Roger, it's Eva - it's over. Roger.
Roger that Eva. Why over? Over.
I'm rogering Ivor, Roger. Over.
Roger, it's Eva - it's over. Roger.
Roger that Eva. Why over? Over.
I'm rogering Ivor, Roger. Over.
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Britain could have joined Erasmus five years ago; an agreement on funding was completed between negotiators but vetoed “at the very last minute” by Boris Johnson. From Stefaan de Rynck’s book
December 17, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Britain could have joined Erasmus five years ago; an agreement on funding was completed between negotiators but vetoed “at the very last minute” by Boris Johnson. From Stefaan de Rynck’s book
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THREAD.
Some excellent pigs I have met on walks in the British countryside.
You will find the caption to each photo in the alt text.
Some excellent pigs I have met on walks in the British countryside.
You will find the caption to each photo in the alt text.
December 17, 2025 at 7:16 AM
THREAD.
Some excellent pigs I have met on walks in the British countryside.
You will find the caption to each photo in the alt text.
Some excellent pigs I have met on walks in the British countryside.
You will find the caption to each photo in the alt text.
Rewatching Home Alone (husband's choice), I can't help feeling the Eet Bandits would've been more successful if they'd worn sturdier shoes. Which, given the weather, you'd think they would.
December 16, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Rewatching Home Alone (husband's choice), I can't help feeling the Eet Bandits would've been more successful if they'd worn sturdier shoes. Which, given the weather, you'd think they would.
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Announcing the end of the sale at DFS.
December 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Announcing the end of the sale at DFS.
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Uk to rejoin Erasmus scheme - set to be confirmed formally tomorrow
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Uk to rejoin Erasmus scheme - set to be confirmed formally tomorrow
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Every interview with Mike Johnson should begin with showing him the footage of the thing you want to ask him about, so he can’t say he hasn’t heard about it because he’s so busy.
Q: Last week Trump said his legislative agenda is essentially done. So why should voters vote for Republicans if there's nothing left to do legitlatively?
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what comment you're referring to and in what context ... this president doesn't sleep.
MIKE JOHNSON: I don't know what comment you're referring to and in what context ... this president doesn't sleep.
December 16, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Every interview with Mike Johnson should begin with showing him the footage of the thing you want to ask him about, so he can’t say he hasn’t heard about it because he’s so busy.
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time for a billion per cent tax on foreign-owned golf courses, then
Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to hold President Donald Trump close this year in a bid to shield the UK from the sharp end of his trade policies. Right now, that strategy is struggling to pay dividends.
Starmer’s Trump-Whispering Tested by Rifts Over BBC and Tech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer tried to hold President Donald Trump close this year in a bid to shield the UK from the sharp end of his trade policies. Right now, that strategy seems to be breaking down.
bloom.bg
December 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
time for a billion per cent tax on foreign-owned golf courses, then
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Never forget when I did a pop up record shop and someone came in and asked "Do you have anything that Princess Diana might have listened to?"
man i have never had as many stupid questions as when i worked at Lush, just thinking about it now and we really put retail workers Through It don't we
December 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Never forget when I did a pop up record shop and someone came in and asked "Do you have anything that Princess Diana might have listened to?"
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The universality is one of the BBC’s most defining principles. Replace it with ads and it is lost forever.
Here's my first cut on the government's fairly radical plans for the BBC. Not sure the BBC even wants this (Tim Davie's rhetoric is universality, universality, universality). Also, can already see pitchforks at ITV and Netflix over a BBC fattened by ads/subs. deadline.com/2025/12/bbc-...
BBC Could Move To Netflix-Style Model & Carry Ads Under Radical Reform Plans
The BBC could be required to launch a Netflix-style subscription service or carry adverts under radical reforms being considered by the UK government.
deadline.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:33 PM
The universality is one of the BBC’s most defining principles. Replace it with ads and it is lost forever.
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Airbnb fined £56m by Spain for advertising unlicensed properties
What is it doing in the UK?
Too many companies flout laws and game the system and count on regulatory inertia to boost profits, exec pay.
Nothing will change until they face personal penalties
What is it doing in the UK?
Too many companies flout laws and game the system and count on regulatory inertia to boost profits, exec pay.
Nothing will change until they face personal penalties
Airbnb fined £56m by Spain for advertising unlicensed properties
The government has been cracking down on the rentals firm as neighbourhoods protest against holiday lets.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Airbnb fined £56m by Spain for advertising unlicensed properties
What is it doing in the UK?
Too many companies flout laws and game the system and count on regulatory inertia to boost profits, exec pay.
Nothing will change until they face personal penalties
What is it doing in the UK?
Too many companies flout laws and game the system and count on regulatory inertia to boost profits, exec pay.
Nothing will change until they face personal penalties
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"Suggesting that a state might withdraw from the ECHR or ignore CJEU rulings – even if done insincerely for short-term political gains – only normalises the agenda of the far right and reinforces the impression that euroscepticism and anti-immigrant positions were legitimate from the outset" 💯
As Donald Tusk’s rhetoric increasingly echoes Orbán, WOJCIECH ZOMERSKI sounds a warning for democratic restoration:
No force is immune to populism’s temptations, including those who claim to rescue us from it.
verfassungsblog.de/populism-pol...
No force is immune to populism’s temptations, including those who claim to rescue us from it.
verfassungsblog.de/populism-pol...
December 16, 2025 at 3:39 PM
"Suggesting that a state might withdraw from the ECHR or ignore CJEU rulings – even if done insincerely for short-term political gains – only normalises the agenda of the far right and reinforces the impression that euroscepticism and anti-immigrant positions were legitimate from the outset" 💯
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Just overheard a conversation between two ladies. One was telling the other about a wedding she'd been to last weekend and how she was "helping the bride go to the toilet but somehow the bride missed the bowl and shat on my feet" x
December 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Just overheard a conversation between two ladies. One was telling the other about a wedding she'd been to last weekend and how she was "helping the bride go to the toilet but somehow the bride missed the bowl and shat on my feet" x
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Politicians wringing their hands over why teachers are leaving the profession. The truth is, we'd get more people staying in teaching if our various Governments understood that the real purpose of education is *not* to build a compliant workforce, but a society of well-rounded individuals...
December 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Politicians wringing their hands over why teachers are leaving the profession. The truth is, we'd get more people staying in teaching if our various Governments understood that the real purpose of education is *not* to build a compliant workforce, but a society of well-rounded individuals...
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I’ll tell you who used to be afraid of Christmas - Noel Coward.
December 16, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I’ll tell you who used to be afraid of Christmas - Noel Coward.
Just turned my Christmas out of office on.
December 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Just turned my Christmas out of office on.
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Can we countersue for the depiction of UK as an hellscape?
December 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Can we countersue for the depiction of UK as an hellscape?
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Trump sues Everybody!
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Trump sues Everybody!
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Trump sues the BBC is the stupidest story ever
Of course, cover it but please, please point out - early - how stupid it is.
And don’t put it at the top of the news. Because it’s really, really stupid.
Of course, cover it but please, please point out - early - how stupid it is.
And don’t put it at the top of the news. Because it’s really, really stupid.
December 16, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Trump sues the BBC is the stupidest story ever
Of course, cover it but please, please point out - early - how stupid it is.
And don’t put it at the top of the news. Because it’s really, really stupid.
Of course, cover it but please, please point out - early - how stupid it is.
And don’t put it at the top of the news. Because it’s really, really stupid.
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Overheard in the supermarket. Two teenagers.
1: 'Where's Dad?'
2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'
1: 'Where's Dad?'
2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'
December 15, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Overheard in the supermarket. Two teenagers.
1: 'Where's Dad?'
2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'
1: 'Where's Dad?'
2 (with ineffable weariness): 'In the cheese aisle, having the time of his life.'