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a decade is a long time in politics

12.01.2026 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 874    πŸ” 258    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 24
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The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined

10.01.2026 19:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4119    πŸ” 1503    πŸ’¬ 68    πŸ“Œ 197
a text post that says:

I installed switches on my car's dash that don't do anything.
When someone gets in my car I look them in the eye, say "buckle up," and start flipping switches in what appears to be a purposeful order.
Then I'll drive like a grandma while refusing to answer any questions about the switches

over a picture of a bank of 6 toggle switches with safety covers over a manual shifter in a car

a text post that says: I installed switches on my car's dash that don't do anything. When someone gets in my car I look them in the eye, say "buckle up," and start flipping switches in what appears to be a purposeful order. Then I'll drive like a grandma while refusing to answer any questions about the switches over a picture of a bank of 6 toggle switches with safety covers over a manual shifter in a car

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11.01.2026 04:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4213    πŸ” 1193    πŸ’¬ 69    πŸ“Œ 52
White image with the words "The evolution of the trash icon". On it are seven Windows "Trash icons", each with a year under it. (1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2015, 2025, and 2026)

For 2025, the "Trash icon" is replaced with the Microsoft Teams icon.

For 2026, the "Trash icon" is replaced with the Microsoft Copilot icon.

White image with the words "The evolution of the trash icon". On it are seven Windows "Trash icons", each with a year under it. (1995, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2015, 2025, and 2026) For 2025, the "Trash icon" is replaced with the Microsoft Teams icon. For 2026, the "Trash icon" is replaced with the Microsoft Copilot icon.

08.01.2026 22:58 β€” πŸ‘ 4987    πŸ” 1753    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 31

The US government is now freely killing people at sea, in other lands, and on its own streets.

It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.

07.01.2026 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 956    πŸ” 366    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent

Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.

06.01.2026 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 871    πŸ” 291    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 14

At some point in the future, everybody will have managed either the Man Utd, Chelsea, or Celtic men's teams

05.01.2026 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
A magnificently detailed dalek made of snow, complete with sink plunger.

A magnificently detailed dalek made of snow, complete with sink plunger.

My niece in Stonehaven, near Aberdeen, has made a snow dalek that's featured in the Aberdeen Press and Journal. #proudaunt

05.01.2026 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3106    πŸ” 536    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 33

Yes, hello? I don’t think 2026 is working properly. I’d like to cancel my free 5 day trial please.

04.01.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4013    πŸ” 1004    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 32

The detention of Noriega in 1969 is clearly the closest precedent for the Maduro operation. But events in Caracas remind me of a now-forgotten episode in which the US invaded a Commonwealth Caribbean state, giving the UK Gov’t a few hours’ notice and ignoring their objections 1/9

04.01.2026 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 61    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 13

Apart from everything else, invading a country for oil in 2026 is somewhat like doing so for horses in 1931.

04.01.2026 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 467    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 5

OMG. Just read to the end of the first paragraph ...


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree_of_T%C3%A9n%C3%A9r%C3%A9

27.12.2025 21:56 β€” πŸ‘ 150    πŸ” 27    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 3
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Sir Terry Pratchett is best understood as one of the most interesting, deeply ethical practical (I would say Pragmatist but I cede to actual experts) philosophers of the late 20th Century who just happened to work in deconstructed fantasy literature as his medium.

25.12.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2556    πŸ” 831    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 18
A shop window on Charing Cross Road. The letters β€œUNT” are shiny and highly visible. Disgracefully, there is no graffiti.

A shop window on Charing Cross Road. The letters β€œUNT” are shiny and highly visible. Disgracefully, there is no graffiti.

My β€œLondon is falling” moment: some company called Until has hung giant shiny letters spelling out their name in a curved window on Charing Cross Road so the UNT really stands out as you walk down and nobody, not one of you, has added a C.

For shame, London. For shame ☹️

22.12.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 743    πŸ” 99    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 7
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Fascinating from Tom’s piece

21.12.2025 09:40 β€” πŸ‘ 110    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8

β€œThe Charity Commission has now launched a full investigation into these patterns of foreign donations.” - do you know if anything came of this investigation?

20.12.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Some of the words that have made me smile this year.

Some of the words that have made me smile this year.

Which words have given you happiness this year? I’d love to hear them.

(And if you fancy some distraction over the holidays, do give my word game Two Words a try.

twowords2.page.link/play)

18.12.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 639    πŸ” 154    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 21

Spotted in a Mumbai restaurant: β€œLondon corner shop style samosas” and β€œBirmingham Balti”.

14.12.2025 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 446    πŸ” 71    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 8

Feeling sorry for any future history students who have to set out the origins of the Third World War in a sequence of neat, ordered paragraphs.

(β€˜If there is a future,’ types a reply-guy, fairly.)

22.06.2025 07:33 β€” πŸ‘ 334    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just your regular reminder that public ownership is hugely popular ❀️

30.11.2024 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 441    πŸ” 171    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 5