Mike Booth

Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available

Love going into a Yorgos Lanthimos movie without knowing anything about it, and Bugonia did not disappoint

I thought the story was boring and overlong, but really enjoyed just riding around the world taking in the scenery

A lot of Hicks's stuff was very proto-incel tbf

Because they own all the surveillance technology, military hardware and mass media, and are experts at defeating attempts to mount unified opposition

Saying "Men have been pathologized as toxic" one sentence after typing "Camel Toe Karens" is exquisite

That is wonderful!

This was a very heartening exchange to read. My thanks to you both

ok but how do you pronounce it?

I don't play the markets so assume this can have no effect on my life whatsoever

This is probably fine I reckon

Reform win a seat: The true Volk have spoken and we all must listen.

Greens win a seat: Early reports that Muslims may have ‘voted’ (an ancient Islamic practice designed to steal elections). How severely should the franchise be limited in response?

What a show!

Enjoyed the movie "The Apprentice" about the 1970s and 80s exploits of molester Donald Trump. Lemme just look up the Wikipedia of the guy who directed it and
oh for fuck's sake

Very low numbers compared to the defenders but it's a start I guess

"I mean obviously we would have said Yes but it's the principle of the thing!"

I've seen videos where people repeatedly ask the AI to reproduce a picture without changing anything, and the image mutates with each iteration and gradually ends up completely different

If it wasn't so destructive and built on theft it'd be an interesting toy to play with, but alas

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

a sombre morning for british columnists as they move their "The electorate has spoken, we must listen" articles to the recycling bin and upload their "the greens victory shows just how far the west has fallen" articles instead

So sorry. I live in dread of the day I have to deal with this.

Superb!

The Hospital Sant Pau is interesting if you get the chance

Are kings still believed to be ordained by God? Because that might complicate the process.

Is there some context that somehow makes this quote less ridiculous?

What a great way to find I share a birthday with Nonce Andrew

Morning.

Can't believe that yet again The Left is behaving in a way that right wingers dislike. When will they get with the program??

"tRump" I sort of understand (as cringey as it is), but what is "dOnnie" supposed to mean?

(and also you're not going to manifest yourselves out of fascism but fair play for being against it I guess)

oh no not Chinese AI! that's an unfair challenge to Jesus sanctioned American AI! SOMETHING MUST BE DONE

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