Jacob

it was a crass quote but my reading is he was referring to the defence cuts that Thatcher introduced before the invasion

please do not bully my friend you said a not nice thing. you can disagree with jules I disagree with her but you were rude and not nice I am afraid to say

whatever your thoughts on sydney sweeney we are all friends!

@deargodwhatnow.bsky.social @danwaterfield.bsky.social @cjterry.bsky.social Dan have you read The War and the Jew by Jabotinsky? Would you recommend it?

I don’t like Badenoch’s politics or feel particularly warmly towards her, but… fifteen years is a long time and your understanding of your identity can definitely shift in that time.

YouTube video by King of the Hill Hank in Charge of HIRING

@cjterry.bsky.social @ciaranmcgurdy.bsky.social @jayzedbee.bsky.social @danwaterfield.bsky.social they finally uploaded the video of hank hill referring to golda meir in his hiring criteria. the first, and last, reference to labour zionism in king of the hill www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoFv...

20% of young men in the UK are not in work or education, nor caring for anyone.

Do economic frustrations drive political polarisation?

But young women are actually more polarised, and often doing better.

Is this due to online persuasion, mimetic copying, or less socialising??

I thought he was your favourite character?

It’s because every time I find a meme of George I am like this is Ciaran

26/ Thatcher, Blair and Johnson could not have won any more elections by the point they were removed from office, which is in fact why they were removed from office.

@jorisbinned.bsky.social I have some Tic Tacs in my purse

1-panel SMBC comic update featuring a patient and his psychiatrist. The caption reads "Utilitarians make the worse psychiatrists" as the psychiatrist is telling the patient to not be sad.

Deontologists of course WANT to eat you, but aren't allowed.

COMIC ◆ www.smbc-comics.com/comic/sad-6
PATREON ◆ www.patreon.com/c/ZachWeiner...
STORE ◆ smbc-store.myshopify.com

@nutedawn.bsky.social

nute: threads didn't go far enough
chris: the midlands should be purged
me: I like my country

Yes but it needs to be about Labour Zionism

nute is founding a centrist political movement akin to en marche!!!!!

@runeberg.bsky.social :( a true hero

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97

Farewell to the brilliant Tom Lehrer. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...

YouTube video by Peter Schreuder Johnny Cash & John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads (Rare Footage)

m.youtube.com/watch?v=VZAz...

@cjterry.bsky.social mancunians get there first!

Hundreds marched through the streets of central Tel Aviv last night carrying sacks of flour and photos of Palestinian children in Gaza in a protest organized by Standing Together.

Video courtesy of @standing-together.bsky.social and @alonlee.bsky.social

Who is accountable in privatised Britain? From unadopted housing estates to a road no one seems to own – hollowed-out local government can no longer cope.

Imagine buying a new-build and paying full council tax, only to find you must pay a private company to fix the road and streetlights - and the fees can rise at any point with no explanation.

Also, you live by road full of potholes that apparently nobody owns

www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk-...

the vibes

@cjterry.bsky.social look it's dwight and michael (nute and chris)

Map of countries where the DHS was the only source of maternal mortality data

In February, the US gov shut down the Demographic & Health Surveys.

It was the only data source on maternal & child health, births, household structure in many countries – making it crucial for research.

In a new article I explain why it should be rescued.
ourworldindata.org/demographic-...

@jayzedbee.bsky.social @deargodwhatnow.bsky.social jay is your profile picture wrapping tefillin?

Dan at 6am: I am now a cow
Me: plays royals on the trombone

Everything about Trump’s use of AI images fits with Walter Benjamin’s theory about the aestheticization of politics.

I think most yimbys are on the left

@ciaranmcgurdy.bsky.social

welcome back jay we missed you! @cjterry.bsky.social jay is back!