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Rob Abram
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Emigré Brit, ex-Berliner, now herding cats across the asparagus fields of Beelitz. Tin-opener-in-chief to four cats. Did I mention the cats?

#nobridge
#nobot
He can’t suck it up, because he’s using one of his own vacuum cleaners.
December 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Fuck them all. Fuck Gen AI where idiots thinks it breathes. Like Ethan Hawke says, open revolt.
December 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Isonorm 3098
December 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Farage is currently "boycotting the BBC".

Perhaps the BBC and every other reputable broadcaster should instead be boycotting Mr Farage
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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2. It has *nothing* to do with improving clarity. There’s no evidence that people are confused by terms such as veggie burgers, meat-free sausages or oat milk. It’s a crudely protectionist measure designed to stamp out competition, by forcing plant-based companies to use offputting terms. 2/6
December 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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3. The industry knows that words are important. If Moses had been obliged by labelling laws to promise the Israelites a land of mammary secretions and insect vomit, I doubt many would have followed him into Canaan, though these are accurate descriptions of milk and honey. 3/6
December 3, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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4. If legislators are to insist on food literalism, they should at least be consistent. There's no dinosaur in turkey dinosaurs (and not much turkey). If a vegan hotdog is ruled out on the grounds that it contains no meat, the meat version should also be ruled out, as it contains no dog. 4/6
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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6. But again and again, legislators seem determined to make idiots of themselves on behalf of powerful industries. They are meant to represent our interests, not those of the lobbyists, but that message seems to have got lost. Vote for those who represent the people, not the money. 6/6
December 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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5. Minced meat is meat, but mincemeat isn’t. Nor are sweetmeats, though sweetbreads are. Buffalo wings are an obvious attempt to mess with our heads. Shepherd’s pie, or so the printed ingredients claim, contains no shepherd. And don’t get me started on jelly babies. 5/6
December 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
BRB, just going to stick an old blue shirt and this mil-surplus LAC’s tunic I’ve had lying around for ages onto an IKEA chair and make myself some money.
November 28, 2025 at 1:31 PM