Dr Francis Young (@drfrancisyoung.bsky.social) reposted
The proofs are here! Not not long to go now... π
Ecce non perturbo .. if it ain't broke, fix it until it is
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view profile on Bluesky Dr Francis Young (@drfrancisyoung.bsky.social) reposted
The proofs are here! Not not long to go now... π
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Can't wait!
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed. But they won't.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Are they available on Amazon?
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
It's like these weird hate filled angry halfwits think they're more English than I am. Unfortunately for them they're wrong.
Dr Sophie Hay (@pompei79.bsky.social) reposted
The Large Gymnasium and the Amphitheatre but mainly the trees #Pompeii
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Who knows why.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes there is.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Those fen dwellers are dangerous
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Perils of social media. Being called thick by someone as clueless as this π€£π€£π€£
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social)
@absinthemiasma.bsky.social π€‘π€‘π€‘π€‘π€‘π€‘π€‘
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Goodbye gormless.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Not quite. If the hand is in a natural position and in close proximity it is not a foul/penalty.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
That isn't always true. It can depend on the distance between ball and player.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
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The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
No one in Europe will buy American trucks they're shit
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
He thinks his stolen wealth will protect them but he's wrong
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
I had a furious row with an entitled driver who asked it was his right of way as he pulled out of a driveway across a cycle lane forcing me to brake hard. I'm surprised anyone cycles in British cities. It's just too dangerous.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
AI has ruined everything
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Tax the rich is a good idea in principle but no panacea. Top 10% already pay 60% of all taxes and up the rate much more and they really will leave. Do you you mean the not quite so rich middle classes, the working rich if you like? If so please say so because you make it sound so populist simple.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Politics and ethics are uncomfortable bed fellows.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
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The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
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The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
They could well lose, thanks in part to fools like you.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Erm.... Since they wanted to get elected?
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Right wing media brain washing works yes. Only someone who doesn't understand how FPTP works would be adgitiating for the only possible alternative to Labour You're effectively a Reform supporter. Well done you
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Silly claim. Grow up.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
They're not collapsing. They've made mistakes. Most of the rest of your post is hysterical hyperbole.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
They're chasing centre right voters. Reform's programme, private health care, trumpian mass deportations, tax cuts for the rich etc is a completely different thing and it's a shame that you can't see the difference.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
East- sun rise, birth. West- sun set, death.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
They're a bit shit, yes
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Concerted action will have an effect but it's a little too early for that. China will hurt trump, or at least America, have no doubt about that.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
If only that we're true. US economy is 15 times the size of Canada's. Be realistic, here, Carney is no one's fool.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Punching yourself in the face doesn't hurt the bully
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
I absolutely despair at this particular kind of constant criticism.Labour has poured money into the NHS & cut waiting times, which is what users care about. FPTP offers a binary choice and so what you're actually doing here, given the constraints the govt works under, is offering support for Reform.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Nah tariffs are taxes on your own people. It can put pressure on the target country but Canada aren't dealing with a rational regime so what's the point?
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
And very different from the novella
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
He's mid 17thC & the trade wasn't in full swing. The ancient world was fueled by mass slavery so I suspect he's classically trained and using the westward voyage as a metaphor for the inevitability of Death leaving small scope for any expression of human freedom (crawl eastwards) a cheery thought π
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
World beating regrassification
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
π a bit bleak yes. Samuel Beckett quotes it at least three times but I think he found the image quite comical
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
π
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
The freedom of man is the freedom of a slave to crawl east across the deck of a ship sailing inexorably westwards (Geulincx)
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
It's not for most people. Half end in divorce. At least half of the other half end up hating or ignoring each other, locked in some strange stultifying ritual of negative repetition. It's a costly fantasy of illusory security.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Women definitely shouldn't get married. Also.. Men definitely shouldn't get married.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Well that is an occupational hazard for laboured jokes which aren't very funny
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
You're so prolific it's almost like you're using a filter on photos from your phone...
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
It's tragic to watch. It will be a long time before anyone trusts the US again.. Even if you elect someone actually sane we can't be sure you won't repeat this insanity. He lies like he breathes and the media nod along.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Looks AI to me. Zero originality.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social)
Sums it up really. Ignorant xenophobia.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Obviously. He wants to subdue the whole of Ukraine and has said so many times.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Only in Asterix
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
AI has ruined everything
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
What a way to live. What a worm.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Such lazy thinking. To think Labour and Tory are the same, youd have to be either gullible or a bit thick.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Accurate
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Pointless
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed π
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Not sure what working together really means under FPTP, except the heightened risk of a Reform government. Only one of 2 parties can win, and Greens +Corbyn are highly unlikely have sufficient support to challenge that status quo. Indeed the last time Labour split brought Thatcher back to power.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Corbyns new party will be a problem for the greens
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
My god I love this book
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
"no consequences"
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Total ballocks
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social)
Worth mentioning that this is based on the plot of Aristophanes The Frogs www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social)
How we secured a 10% US tariff part 15.. Nazi electricity supplies www.cnn.com/2025/08/11/b...
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
I had to look this up. They're implicated in government surveillance using AI and facial recognition facilitating ICE and mass deportations. Good job I don't have to hand over any biometrics to the EU/Germany soon. Hang on. I'm blonde haired and blue eyed, I'm fineπ¬
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social)
Nice work if you can get it. No change at top or bottom. Man U, Spurs to improve. Shear (pun intended) genius.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
I don't know what planet these people are on.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
I agree with part of what you're saying here, btw ie the left are not equipped to maintain discipline to secure long periods in government. But it's not because of Labour in government, they've been in for 5 minutes, it's the impatience and the ideological egocentricism and consequent fragmentation
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Enjoy your Reform government, then. Actual fascists. See if you can spot the difference. UK lefties don't seem to understand the binary nature of the electoral system. I'm so bored with this exchange. Rinse and repeat.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
No.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
I've got my own gripes, the suppression of legitimate protest is the top of my list, but they've been in for 12 months and we're handed a country in deep trouble. He's made a couple of big errors, but recognised them, which is new. Slowly, in his annoying and uncharismatic way, he's fixing things.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
The playing field was leveled by the emergence of Reform. The Left was already fragmented- Lab, Lib, Green. The new People's Front of Judean, if it lasts, could hand power to Nigel
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Probably true. But I'm tired of the mindless Starmer baiting.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
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The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Ofcom is independent. Why do you think he would compromise that independence?
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes it was very odd. But rejoining is not possible, yet. If Starmer started negotiations, Tories/Refm would say they'd cancel it. Consensus is necessary and we will have to swallow the available terms including loss of the pound. Maybe 20 years before these conditions are met and maybe never.
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The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
I'm sure you think he causes it
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
BBC news is so bad GB news now attracts higher viewing figures. We're in trouble.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes he also started WW2
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
As your cardiologist, I'm advising you not to...
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes ie the only terms available to us
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
The rind of bacon. What happened to it....
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social)
Well done England. Watched it with 2k Spaniards in the amazing Plaza Mayor in Salamanca. I was the England fan.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social)
My god there are organised block lists run by idiots who argue that Labour (the only party which can keep Reform out of power in 2029) is a far right organisation. Bluesky is in danger of becoming the mirror image of Twitter.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Oh no I'm going to be cancelled π€
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Another one
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
You're dangerous to them and they will threaten you in the hope you give up. Please don't.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Words matter. You, in this case, don't think they do. In other cases, when it suits you, you probably do.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Agreed
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Good year for numismatists
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
But she apologised and withdrew the remarks. Was she lying?
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
π€£
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Poor Lucia.. Suffered major mental health problems, exacerbated by her rejection by Samuel Beckett, whom Joyce never forgave and cut off completely.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Thank you OED. But no.
D. Earl Stephens (@dearlstephens.bsky.social) reposted
πBREAKING: UK to lower voting age to 16, while GOP looks to eliminate voting altogether in the U.S.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Luckily he was up against Tory party which always tells the truth about economic hardship π
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes there are different words. Well done.
The De Selby Codex πͺπΊ (@blogdignag.bsky.social) reply parent
Yes she also said that.