Devilish DJ. Definite music nerd. UX Designer. Looking to make the world work better for people, more interesting, and a bit more spooky.
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You did it. The neo-Nazi gig planned for Great Yarmouth has been CANCELLED. ❗ Over 34,000 of you emailed the Home Office and spread the word. Local press, councils and police took notice, and under pressure, we have just received the news that the venue has pulled the plug.
YES! Thank you... Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants". - seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951.
Old Soviet joke for today: A man walks into a newsstand every day, looks around, and leaves. After a long time of this, the owner says “Can I help you find something?” “I’m looking for the obituaries.” “The obituaries are in the back of the newspaper, comrade.” “Not the one I’m looking for.”
“… hope they’re well away from me!” Let’s just hope that if he’s distracted by AI waifus, he might leave actual human women alone for a bit.
The Reform Party is a terrorist organisation. Farage is backing white supremacist terrorists in England, fuelling Christian terrorism in Northern Ireland and plans to sell girls to the Taliban in Afghanistan. All while removing our ECHR human rights.
❗The biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade is coming to Great Yarmouth and we need your help to stop it. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...
Just spitballin' here...how many more times do we have to see the absolutely concrete evidence that an infusion of cash assistance--be it UBI, rental assistance, or some other scheme--lowers homelessness rates, raises productivity and overall health, etc., before we just...do the thing
Oh, marvellous! Looking forward to this.
Given that Alexander McQueen was reputed to have written rude things in the lining of King Charles’ jackets when he was a pattern cutter, can you imagine what’s written on the inside of Miller’s?
That is utterly bizarre. I really think she’s on a bit of a power trip, and your complaint alerts her superiors to the way she’s aggressively denying people their right to travel. Very glad you’re on your way home, and you can hopefully put this all behind you.
This is the reading list they use to track down John Doe in “Seven.”
So, he goes to Alaska, gets absolutely nothing, gives Putin a PR victory, and he’s happy because the most corrupt politicians in the world tells him that he should have won in 2020? Ladies and gentlemen, the master negotiator.
Woohoo! Oh, I’m utterly delighted. I hope that you’re on your way back soon.
Everybody go follow the Museum of English Rural Life because they're excellent and their social media game is a joy to behold. Go on. The button is right there. That's it... ah. Doesn't that feel good? #absoluteunit
WAIT NO I'VE GOT IT: ChatGPT tech bros: Turning water into whine
Letter of the day (in the Times)
Wait this is even better than just the sandwich.
This is not caused primarily by "screen time". It's been caused by the mass eradication of third places for young people in basically every city over the past three decades - and a society that's hostile to the concept of teens socialising in public spaces. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
The Bible verse was written as an analogy of Nero’s rule, they can’t even get a proper image of Pazuzu (who originally was a spirit that protected people’s homes), and the pentagram isn’t even the right way up. Amateurs.
The person who Dan’s talking about shows perfectly that their ignorance really is Legion…
We’re watching Strange New Worlds, and I actually had to check that it was the same Gorn race they were referring to!
So she is admitting that you can actually identify as something other than what you were assigned at birth?
Happy birthday Ade! Celebrating your birthday without your beloved is a rough deal, I’m so sorry.
A playlist with real artists. That’s a rarity on that platform.
I would have liked to have seen more of this at the Milton Society…
They’ve been trying this line for some time with London, mainly because Trump hates Sadiq Khan, our Muslim mayor, who has laughed off his nonsense for over a decade. It’s a tired old right wing trope that cities are no-go areas, when crime is actually down, and they’re just displaying their bigotry.
Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.
RIP Tom Lehrer: a wonderfully talented lyricist, songwriter and pianist. In 2022 he released all his songs into the public domain. You want to record them, remix them, even sell them? Go ahead. They're on tomlehrersongs.com - audio, lyrics, PDFs of the sheet music. Free, in every sense of the word.
Buffy is so old there were only 103 named elements, we’re at 118 now. (Yes I pause every show that has a periodic table to see if its period accurate)
Tomorrow, Edinburgh, noon
Remember: Palestinians in Gaza are not ‘starving to death’, they are BEING starved to death by Israel as part of its genocide. Small difference but a crucial distinction.
Stop the yachts.
I firmly believe that most people in this country are not racist bellends and bigots whose main preoccupation in life is what happens in the English channel. Unfortunately, the prevailing media narrative would have us believe otherwise.
Rest In Power, Ozzy 🤘 youtu.be/0lVdMbUx1_k?...
OZZY OSBOURNE IS GONE AND RUPERT MURDOCH IS STILL HERE ARE YOU KIDDING ME
There was a French fellow, made some sort of device to rid us of such things, forget his name…
I’ve had the text messages, but not the FaceTime calls, thankfully. I do have to set my phone to screen unknown numbers. It does seem that I have more calls from spammers than actual people these days!
Well done for getting signed off, there are too many people suffering when they should be taking better care of themselves. I’m sure your team can manage, and it’s your company’s responsibility to provide support if they can’t, not yours. I hope the rest does you good.
If you see this post a vampire
The best response to Abundance talk is a single tweet from Ruairi Wood, RIP brother.
This is performative cruelty at its most stupid. 1 - Lots of trans people have their lived gender identity on their passport 2 - Why? What's the point? What about attending a political conference relies on your birth genitals? www.thepinknews.com/2025/07/16/l...
There are so, so many things I want to do. Get better at oil painting. My PhD. Paint my miniatures. Read. Knit or do cross stitch with a podcast. Take a professional make up course. Gardening. Improve my dressmaking skills. How do billionnaires end up being such tedious motherfucking nazis?
Post a kick-ass woman
If the writer thinks we spend our time here never disagreeing with each other, his experience is clearly limited, if at all existent. This has the same vibe as those who propagate the “preachy vegan” nonsense, all because they can’t accept the idea that others’ lives may be different.
I actually hate arguing. Waste of time. I learn new ideas from reading and listening, not shouting at people online. Bluesky has problems but this ain’t it
It’s very much this post from @louisstaples.bsky.social today
Living near the site of the battle, I shall always consider Normans bouncing along Senlac Hill when I think of it from now on.
But yeah. You can think of the Bayeux tapestry as Grimdark Thelwell.
The right-wing backlash against #Superman this week got me thinking: Has this happened before? That led to the discovery of these headline — from April 1940, when the official newspaper of the SS took umbrage at the comic book hero and ridiculed its creators. My how times change ...
hey every single journalist who still uses twitter as your primary site, does the fact that the chatbot is promoting the Final Solution rise to the level of a news story or no stop making this the global hub for news communication
I love the metal/goth/alt scenes, and always feel more comfortable when surrounded by people in them. We know that the aggressive music and scary looks are part of marking ourselves out as different, as a protective measure. Plus, it’s way cooler. 🤘
In trying times, remember that there are small ways to make a difference.
Ugh, again, those in charge (namely the governments who have whittled away NHS resources), putting financial efficiency above, in this case, literal care, and encouraging a hostile situation where they’re unwilling or unable to answer the phone. No wonder you’re infuriated.
Absolutely. It’s become acceptable because many other companies are doing it (usually because companies laid people off during the pandemic, and didn’t replace them). It’s a level of enshittification that speaks volumes about their priorities.
Every time I now hear “we’re experiencing a high volume of calls”, I’m now going to hear this as “we decided that customer service isn’t a priority, and so we’re going to make you wait”.
In case you were waiting for antisemitic invocations of the problem of Jewish bankers before calling it “fascism”
if you want to fight fascism, there are many things worth doing but common to most of those things is building relationships with people you’d suffer for and who’d suffer for you, and then building networks where you can easily notice, care, and act upon that mutual love
The media coverage led me to believe that Kneecap and Bob Vylan are the two acts who spoke out about Israel. Reports I've watched from people who were at Glastonbury so far confirm FORTY TWO separate acts condemned Israel's actions and stated "Free Palestine".
Them: #AThousandBlows was a bit 'over-representative', bit 'woke'. 'There weren't many Black people in Victorian London...' Me: Here, meet some of the dozen REAL 1880s PEOPLE I pitched hard to the writers and producers, who DIDN'T get on screen... 😀🥊 grapplingwithhistory.com/2024/03/10/f...
That really underlines his lack of ability when it comes to leadership. Instead of using it as a good way to foster connections and build numbers, he sits there and gripes about people playing at it. TST seems to be turning into CoS.
I’m sure their tent will be an absolute delight to come back to.
Christian extremism is a cancer
Seriously. If I had pointed a weapon like that during my training, I would have been screamed at and sent off the range.
Truly; suffering is part of the art!
There’s a shapely seventies curl to it, which feels friendly, and the colour choices also give a painted sign vibe. Definitely seems deliberate.
I’m hobbling at the moment (strained abductor hallucis due to wearing big heavy boots), so I’ll take that spade like bladed instrument to the interior of the left foot.
This is how I found out Zohran Mamdani might actually win this thing.
Congratulations to Zohan Mamdani and the New York Democrats. Here’s hoping that New York gets its first Muslim mayor, like London with Saqid Khan, which will continue to annoy all the right people.
It was good to see you too! Yes, apologies, I was running about trying to sort out DJ issues and book new accommodation as ours had fallen through that evening! All sorted though, and hope I get to see you soon and chat more.
Oh gosh, @msromany.bsky.social and I talk about how often this phenomena occurs on Facebook. People clearly want to help, but end up causing more frustration than solution.
It does all seem a bit Decline and Fall, doesn’t it? Clearly too much hubris and not enough memento mori.
Gosh this feels familiar. The UK government at the time (Labour, as now) toed the line and repeated these lies. Despite overwhelming public opposition, Tony Blair manipulated information and outright lied to take us into war.
We really need some laws to make sure that if you’re wearing glasses that record video everyone knows it. Legally mandate that if you’re wearing smart glasses you also have to wear a cap with a propeller on it
Some pointed at the UK, and others at Australia? I can hear the geography teachers weeping from here.
“Little known religion in tiny Nottinghamshire temple branded 'satanic'” - frankly, that’s an insult to Satanists…
Farage and the far right in general come from a grievance culture. If you do what they want, even maximally – Brexit – they’ll move the goalposts and keep moaning. If you engage seriously with their concerns, they’ll find new ones. You will never satisfy them, because they don’t want to be satisfied
So much for all the “vox populi” they like to blare about over on Twitter…
Now, I’ve just realised that the cadence, along with the name Betty, has me picturing them in little berets, in the style of Frank Spencer. 😄
I have never thought that it sounds like words, but you’re absolutely right! That tickles me.
This is *chef's kiss*
The stupidest people are in charge because we couldn’t prosecute a political crime because it would look too political.
Which is a terrifying prospect, within itself.
This is utterly abhorrent. Do they even repeat back to themselves what they have written, and consider what they are saying?
I’m reminded of Bruce Willis’ speech in The Siege, about how police are a scalpel, and the army is a sword. Thankfully, from reports I’ve heard, the military have little to do when they get there, because the reports of disruption are overblown.
If it’s anything like the series, I think it could well be amazing.
“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport” By Ruben Bolling Genius. Click in.
Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉
Christopher Lee (1922-2015) died 10 years ago today. What a fantastic actor, who played so many unforgettable characters. I will miss him forever.
Excellent work of cannibalising an old desk! 😁
me every day for the rest of my life
Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
"I never thought I'd become THAT meme" sobs man who etc
So then Elon goes "Kill the Bill!" and Trump goes "Elon has TDS!" so Elon goes "I'm the reason Trump won!" so Trump goes "we waste billions on Elon!" so Elon goes "Epstein!" and a corpulent flunkie goes "Deport Elon!" and Elon goes "Impeach!" And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.
Once again, we seem intent on holding two views of migrants: that they refuse to integrate and must be forced, & that they find it too easy to integrate & we should make it harder
What vile behaviour, and shame on Etsy for upholding the ban.
Especially since they’re quoting examples of late-term abortions that rarely happen, and confusing them with all abortions. It’s deeply disingenuous.