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@quigonsmith.bsky.social

There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more

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It’s always, always somebody else’s fault….

11.08.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Weather good, we are gradually working our way north in search of the Loch Ness Monster.

11.08.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 184    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4
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for the second time this briefing, Trump claims he's "going to Russia" on Friday (he's actually going to Alaska, which is in the United States)

11.08.2025 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 4196    πŸ” 1229    πŸ’¬ 753    πŸ“Œ 384

One year later

11.08.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

She’s properly finding some steel and some consistency now. Have to admire the work ethic.

11.08.2025 19:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Only the greatest plot twist of all time.

11.08.2025 18:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Arrogant wankers.

11.08.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m so sorry. Bless her.

11.08.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Elon Musk the most disliked man in America

Elon Musk the most disliked man in America

Good for him

11.08.2025 14:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1041    πŸ” 135    πŸ’¬ 65    πŸ“Œ 168

Babu Frik
The Luke/Yoda ghost scene
Daisy Ridley
Domhnall Gleeson
Luke’s death

11.08.2025 17:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yoda's advice to Luke in TLJ is peak Force/Jedi content to me and very much feels like something George would have done.

11.08.2025 17:48 β€” πŸ‘ 22    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone noticed that the President of the United States is an idiot?

11.08.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

computer end program

09.08.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 406    πŸ” 112    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 10

Let’s face it, this is where Labour will probably end up on the issue too, just to defuse the hotels stuff.

11.08.2025 14:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

new LOTR trilogy about the time gandalf lost his hat but then remembered it was in the next room, estimated budget $194 million

11.08.2025 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 115    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Nicola Sturgeon: Rapists 'probably' forfeit right to choose gender The former first minister also says she was partly to blame for a loss of "rationality" in the gender debate.

Nicola Sturgeon: Rapists 'probably' forfeit right to choose gender

11.08.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This is what too much GTA does to people.

11.08.2025 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
β€œWe have had the police knocking on every door,” said a dog walker and resident of Dean, as a helicopter buzzed overhead. β€œThey wanted the names of everybody living there and details of their social media. I know several people refused. We asked them if they were protecting us, or Vance. At least they were honest and said it is for him and that it will all be passed on to the American security people.”

β€œWe have had the police knocking on every door,” said a dog walker and resident of Dean, as a helicopter buzzed overhead. β€œThey wanted the names of everybody living there and details of their social media. I know several people refused. We asked them if they were protecting us, or Vance. At least they were honest and said it is for him and that it will all be passed on to the American security people.”

Buried in The Observer yesterday was this: UK police knocking on doors demanding details of social media accounts of people, to pass to a foreign government, simply because they happen to live near where a US politician wanted to have a holiday observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

11.08.2025 06:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1351    πŸ” 920    πŸ’¬ 88    πŸ“Œ 218

If you’re a refugee and you’re unfortunate enough to bump into Rupert Lowe, just say you’re George Weah’s cousin and he’ll welcome you with open arms.

11.08.2025 12:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Philomena Cunk against a collection of classical statues. "Antigone's death is even more tragic than it actually is, which makes her a tragic hero"

Philomena Cunk against a collection of classical statues. "Antigone's death is even more tragic than it actually is, which makes her a tragic hero"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtful. "Goya continued to paint tapestries until 1792 when serious illness left him dead for life"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtful. "Goya continued to paint tapestries until 1792 when serious illness left him dead for life"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtfully into the distance. "Society is slowly becoming more contemporary now"

Philomena Cunk looking thoughtfully into the distance. "Society is slowly becoming more contemporary now"

Philomena Cunk looking into camera on a beach. "Diderot's Tahiti represents a typical male fantasy in which attractive young women are eager to engage in sexual activity with the French"

Philomena Cunk looking into camera on a beach. "Diderot's Tahiti represents a typical male fantasy in which attractive young women are eager to engage in sexual activity with the French"

@gralefrit.bsky.social You have to see these! A friend of mine has been collating a series of images entitled "Things my students have written turned into Philomena Cunk quotes" and they're just glorious.

11.08.2025 11:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3057    πŸ” 1156    πŸ’¬ 52    πŸ“Œ 75
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Trump Rages at β€˜Deranged Bum’ Nobel Laureate in Late-Night Meltdown The president went after economist Paul Krugman in an irate Truth Social post.

Well, this is flattering. I may add "Deranged BUM" to my profile

www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump...

11.08.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4315    πŸ” 718    πŸ’¬ 232    πŸ“Œ 63

A good excuse for my favourite 'Conservatism in the UK in 2025' image: first story is from 2022, second is from autumn of last year.

10.08.2025 22:44 β€” πŸ‘ 401    πŸ” 97    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 4

I think much of the English right built their identity on Brexit, which they never believed in their wildest dreams would happen, but when they got it they realised it solved absolutely nothing, left them bereft of ideas and office, and now they’re thinking, β€œah, fβ€”k it, let’s try revolution.”

10.08.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 638    πŸ” 125    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 5

There's a line in book of Mormon satirising the church's hard pivot on racism in 1978 (God changed his mind) and am reminded of it in the context of Conservative political theology regarding the state of the UK, at some point, for unspecified reasons, we just became a failed state almost overnight

11.08.2025 07:20 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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a man is talking to a group of people while standing in front of a tree . ALT: a man is talking to a group of people while standing in front of a tree .
10.08.2025 21:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Many of these same people once mocked the left for mistaking their own prejudices and assumptions as the country’s, egged on by online radicalisation. These same people make the same mistake and then some.

10.08.2025 20:09 β€” πŸ‘ 273    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1

Still haven’t come to terms with 1) being spanked at the election and 2) the fact they have to wait another four years before they’re allowed another go. Broke their entitled born-to-rule little minds.

10.08.2025 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks google AI but I meant to type β€œshut”…

10.08.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2134    πŸ” 322    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 14
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Brexit was an attempted counter-revolution against many of the changes this country has gone through since 1945. It has turned out to be a failure with elements of farce. This has driven many people on the Right completely mad.

10.08.2025 17:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1252    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 18

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