Paul Chapman
@paul-chapman.bsky.social
Born on Merseyside, living in Vancouver, trying to survive the misery. Family, Journalism, Liverpool FC, Bengals, rinse, repeat.
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A fair question. 😕🇺🇸
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 AM
A fair question. 😕🇺🇸
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guys I found a copy of the scan
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 AM
guys I found a copy of the scan
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Starting //// going
December 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Starting //// going
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Before you ask, yes apparently this is real. He must be taking comedy lessons and substances from Elon.
December 1, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Before you ask, yes apparently this is real. He must be taking comedy lessons and substances from Elon.
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just a reminder that *lots* of countries have universities, and (to my knowledge) none of them but the U.S. treat their universities as largely minor league sports franchises
LSU is paying its previous football coach over $50 million NOT to coach there while likely guaranteeing Kiffin something approaching double that, all while having an academic hiring freeze and budget cuts across the board. What is the purpose of a university (rhetorical)?
SOURCES: Lane Kiffin is expected to accept LSU's offer to become the Tigers next head coach. Kiffin is set to meet with his Ole Miss team this morning at 9 AM CT. As we reported yesterday morning, LSU has been very confident it was going to land Kiffin. www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
November 30, 2025 at 5:24 PM
just a reminder that *lots* of countries have universities, and (to my knowledge) none of them but the U.S. treat their universities as largely minor league sports franchises
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And he made Janet run all that defence for a while, before the horrors of ICE cranked way up. When the belligerence to Canada was on going. Now he still does this.
Celebrities, meh, but this one was forced on us like some Canadian monarch. Boo him. Laugh at him. Forget him.
Celebrities, meh, but this one was forced on us like some Canadian monarch. Boo him. Laugh at him. Forget him.
Trump went golfing with Wayne Gretzky today. That's FOX host Brett Baier on the right. Trump posted this on his Truth Social account.
November 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
And he made Janet run all that defence for a while, before the horrors of ICE cranked way up. When the belligerence to Canada was on going. Now he still does this.
Celebrities, meh, but this one was forced on us like some Canadian monarch. Boo him. Laugh at him. Forget him.
Celebrities, meh, but this one was forced on us like some Canadian monarch. Boo him. Laugh at him. Forget him.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Newcastle City Council has cut down the hedgerow maze in Leazes Park...
...due to complaints that it was a magnet for anti-social behaviour, drug use and was “primarily being used as a public toilet”.
...due to complaints that it was a magnet for anti-social behaviour, drug use and was “primarily being used as a public toilet”.
Newcastle: public ‘toilet’ maze removed
Newcastle park maze removed after becoming 'public toilet'
northeastbylines.co.uk
November 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Newcastle City Council has cut down the hedgerow maze in Leazes Park...
...due to complaints that it was a magnet for anti-social behaviour, drug use and was “primarily being used as a public toilet”.
...due to complaints that it was a magnet for anti-social behaviour, drug use and was “primarily being used as a public toilet”.
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"Imagine you’re having a quiet evening at home when suddenly there’s a knock on the door.
You open it to find a boisterous crowd carrying a horse’s skull mounted on a pole and draped in ribbons – the Mari Lwyd has arrived."
You open it to find a boisterous crowd carrying a horse’s skull mounted on a pole and draped in ribbons – the Mari Lwyd has arrived."
Horse skulls and harmony singing: winter customs bringing people in Wales together
Modern versions of the Mari Lwyd and plygain traditions contribute to a shared sense of identity and belonging, in Wales and the wider world
bylines.cymru
November 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
"Imagine you’re having a quiet evening at home when suddenly there’s a knock on the door.
You open it to find a boisterous crowd carrying a horse’s skull mounted on a pole and draped in ribbons – the Mari Lwyd has arrived."
You open it to find a boisterous crowd carrying a horse’s skull mounted on a pole and draped in ribbons – the Mari Lwyd has arrived."
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Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Imagine if they just subsidized newspapers and magazines the way they’re subsidizing this slop
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Every day my mailbox is empty.
November 30, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Every day my mailbox is empty.
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If you lay awake in an old house in England on a summer night, you might hear a slight tapping, as if a clock were keeping time, counting out the moments remaining in your life.
Do you hope it keeps ticking?
Let's talk about the DEATHWATCH BEETLE, Xestobium rufovillosum.
Do you hope it keeps ticking?
Let's talk about the DEATHWATCH BEETLE, Xestobium rufovillosum.
The Truth Behind the Deathwatch Beetle's Creepy Tap-Tap-Tapping
In the United Kingdom, the insects were once considered omens of death—they're actually much more destructive.
www.atlasobscura.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
If you lay awake in an old house in England on a summer night, you might hear a slight tapping, as if a clock were keeping time, counting out the moments remaining in your life.
Do you hope it keeps ticking?
Let's talk about the DEATHWATCH BEETLE, Xestobium rufovillosum.
Do you hope it keeps ticking?
Let's talk about the DEATHWATCH BEETLE, Xestobium rufovillosum.
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We ❤️ Debbie.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
November 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We ❤️ Debbie.
#WorldBollardAssociation
#WorldBollardAssociation
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I always love me a good Columbo meme
“Ah, just one more thing, sir. You’re blowing up those boats, saying they’re filled with drugs headed for the US. But then you go and pardon the guy who brought in 400 tons of cocaine. That’s billions of doses. Help me understand that.”
November 30, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I always love me a good Columbo meme
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Meh. Wake me up when we get to the chapter where he dies.
November 29, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Meh. Wake me up when we get to the chapter where he dies.
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“He was aware of them”
November 29, 2025 at 1:26 AM
“He was aware of them”
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i don’t know anything else about this guy but i respect his game
November 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
i don’t know anything else about this guy but i respect his game
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Kneecap is suing Canadian MP Vince Gasparro for his lies and defamatory comments.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
November 28, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Kneecap is suing Canadian MP Vince Gasparro for his lies and defamatory comments.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
I couldn’t possibly love this any more.
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Cold blooded murder.
November 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Cold blooded murder.
Looks like the days of racing at Hastings Park may be over.
vancouversun.com/news/bc-hast...
vancouversun.com/news/bc-hast...
Province to cut slot machine revenue for Hastings Racecourse
The cut signals what may be another nail in the coffin for B.C's last horse track.
vancouversun.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Looks like the days of racing at Hastings Park may be over.
vancouversun.com/news/bc-hast...
vancouversun.com/news/bc-hast...
Quick hit from @risingaction.bsky.social on #whitecaps Thomas Muller while he's actually covering the Canucks game.
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Whitecaps' Thomas Müller says he's good to go vs. San Diego
The Raumdeuter was subbed off just before full time in last Saturday's Whitecaps playoff win over LAFC.
theprovince.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Quick hit from @risingaction.bsky.social on #whitecaps Thomas Muller while he's actually covering the Canucks game.
theprovince.com/sports/socce...
theprovince.com/sports/socce...