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@stephengraham.bsky.social

PhD researcher: identity and development in University Service Unit cadets. Also historian, rake and villain.

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It used to be called 'ratting.' When Churchill went back to the Tories after ratting to the Liberals, it was termed 're-ratting.'

26.01.2026 20:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I often wonder if Jeffrey Dahmer saw the reference to him being one of the cryogenically frozen inmates in Demolition Man.

26.01.2026 19:04 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

And still need ChatGPT to write their script.

26.01.2026 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We should set up some kind of agency that provides all this. Answers inquiries from concerned parents and wise teachers.

26.01.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just shows yet again that AI can't create true art.

26.01.2026 18:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

They all need an old man in a pub (missing either a finger or part of an ear) to aggressively give some life advice.

26.01.2026 18:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

He looks like something that was green and spoke in a series of wet clicking noises in the bar on Deep Space 9

26.01.2026 18:17 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

You just know he'd shit his spine if you did the 'sudden hair adjustment' move near him.

26.01.2026 18:11 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Using that as a LinkedIn endorsement.

26.01.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

But especially me.

26.01.2026 17:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow, that's some retro silage, right there.

26.01.2026 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

By 2027 the Guardian will have done over a year's worth of 'That show you like isn't good at all and you're terrible for having even the most fleeting joy in your life' pieces.

26.01.2026 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
A pair of arseholes.

A pair of arseholes.

'Now, my love, you've got the trouser press, the set of allen keys and the kiddies' deep fat fryer, as well as Β£34. Do you want to keep that, or gamble against what's behind Bully's Prize Board?'

26.01.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 294    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 4

I should call her.

26.01.2026 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Always brings up the memory of the dubbed version of RoboCop: 'Once I even called the Old Man... airhead.'

26.01.2026 15:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Forgot to mention, but for some reason Disney+ has put up the TV-friendly version of this, with all the naughty language dubbed. 'Don't fool with the babysitter,' indeed.

26.01.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Reform fast becoming the party equivalent of David Van Day's Buck's Fizz.

26.01.2026 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This is like when Russ Abbot joined Last of the Summer Wine.

26.01.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 107    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1

Defecting to Reform is literally the most embarrassing thing you could do with your Monday.

26.01.2026 13:00 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

'Defected to Reform' still sounds like a euphemism for something hideous.

26.01.2026 12:56 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Braverman joining Reform is a bit of a surprise. I didn't realise she was that left wing.

26.01.2026 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Imagine if they get someone to defect who is actually any good. Could be a gamechanger.

26.01.2026 12:30 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper β€œfare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.

26.01.2026 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1165    πŸ” 309    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 17
David Gauke sat beside Ruth Davidson

David Gauke sat beside Ruth Davidson

Recently separated couple attends their disappointing kid's parents evening

26.01.2026 11:22 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Lemon curry?

26.01.2026 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

100 years old today, television was born as the first repeat of The Repair Shop was shown.

26.01.2026 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'd narrow 'heterosexual' to 'has kissed a lady'

26.01.2026 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

School bullying needs to be brought back as a national priority.

26.01.2026 10:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't understand what I'm meant to be focusing on in these pictures, where is my male hatred supposed to be directed?

26.01.2026 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Pathetic little boys attempting to be edgy.

26.01.2026 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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