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@eleanorb.bsky.social

Risk, games, fitness, cooking, teen and cat parent. Also rage and despair (but trying to keep a lid on those).

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Ffs - I can't believe the Captain Zep theme was buried somewhere in my brain just waiting for this image so it could be unearthed into a horrible earworm. I don't recall the show at all! Thanks...

17.02.2026 16:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Service categories | European Alternatives List of all categories on European Alternatives

Here is a list of European alternatives to some of our big tech services.

I will give credit to the person who tipped me off to these links (this and the one below) if they are comfortable with that :D

european-alternatives.eu/categories

16.02.2026 02:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Resist and Unsubscribe

Great information here for those interested in fighting back against big tech. Not everyone has the option of opting out of some of these, but it's good at least to know who the bad guys are in case there are any you can detach from:

www.resistandunsubscribe.com

16.02.2026 02:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What I really fucking love about Hot Fuzz is that it is a rare piece of artwork that unapologetically defends liberal modernity.

A representative of the impartial, uniform rule of law & depersonalized state beings justice to a lawless, backward community run by a wretched clique of local grandees.

16.02.2026 05:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 839    ๐Ÿ” 116    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
Screenshot of Tommy Ten Names, claiming he's afraid and fleeing the UK.

Screenshot of Tommy Ten Names, claiming he's afraid and fleeing the UK.

Just checking, it's now ok to flee your homeland, because you're afraid for your safety, and seek refuge in another Country?

Glad we've cleared that up. Let's hear no more about immigration and refugees then.

14.02.2026 07:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7762    ๐Ÿ” 2431    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 379    ๐Ÿ“Œ 168
Far-right thug Tommy
Robinson flees UK after police
warning over terror threat
Far-right thug Tommy Robinson took to social
media this evening to proclaim himself a 'priority
target' for ISIS, adding he had fled the UK after
receiving a call from Bedfordshire Police

Far-right thug Tommy Robinson flees UK after police warning over terror threat Far-right thug Tommy Robinson took to social media this evening to proclaim himself a 'priority target' for ISIS, adding he had fled the UK after receiving a call from Bedfordshire Police

Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.

14.02.2026 09:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2976    ๐Ÿ” 879    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 318    ๐Ÿ“Œ 81

Did you watch the video? a) it made mistakes during the course of counting and b) it stopped dead but not at 2:00 as you suggest but quite a bit beyond this so this doesn't seem to be the correct explanation

13.02.2026 23:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamillaโ€™s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being โ€œserved food that contained worms.โ€

A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees.

The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.

On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamillaโ€™s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being โ€œserved food that contained worms.โ€ A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasnโ€™t for detainees โ€” it was for the staff.

13.02.2026 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10819    ๐Ÿ” 5524    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 874    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2407
Cartoon. Person says to other person โ€žWe invented a robot that answers questions.โ€œ, adding, โ€žwe just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a dayโ€œ. The other person asks โ€žBut it answers the questions correctly?โ€œ Person responds โ€žOh my goodness, no. No no no no no.โ€œ

By Aram J. French

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Cartoon. Person says to other person โ€žWe invented a robot that answers questions.โ€œ, adding, โ€žwe just have to feed it 10 baby giraffes a dayโ€œ. The other person asks โ€žBut it answers the questions correctly?โ€œ Person responds โ€žOh my goodness, no. No no no no no.โ€œ By Aram J. French Appropriated due to missing alt text

12.02.2026 13:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12052    ๐Ÿ” 3900    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 58

Can human beings create genius level intelligence? Sure, we just need to continue having children and the occasional genius will appear.

09.02.2026 07:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them

07.02.2026 22:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39668    ๐Ÿ” 7208    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 306    ๐Ÿ“Œ 144

GM: Charisma check.

Mamdani: [rolls natural 20]

GM: thatโ€™s a d6 how did you

Mamdani: [direct to camera] Did you know you can check out board games at your local public library? ๐Ÿ˜Š

07.02.2026 05:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32028    ๐Ÿ” 6633    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 209    ๐Ÿ“Œ 152

OMG the past tense of cast is cast, NOT casted, as in the past tense of put is not putted, what the fuck just stop it

31.01.2026 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Legislation
Upon winning a general election, a Reform government under Prime Minister Nigel Farage will:
1) Leave the ECHR
2.) Repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights.
3.) Pass The Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill:
This Bill will:
Create a legal duty to remove illegal migrants for the Home Secretary
The Bill opens with a blunt obligation for the Home Secretary: "The Secretary of State shall ensure the removal from the United Kingdom of each person who does not have extant leave to remain and is not an Irish citizen or otherwise protected by regulations made under this Act."
The following parts of the legislation are introduced on an emergency basis, with an in-built sunset clause after 5 years:
Disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention (ECAT)
Derogation is justified under the Vienna Convention doctrine of state of necessity: Britain faces a national emergency in which uncontrolled illegal migration undermines public order.
These treaties will otherwise be used by activist judges to frustrate deportations, even after the repeals of the HRA and ECHR.
Create Detention Power Without Hardial Singh Constraints
This means illegal migrants can be detained until they are deported. Activist lawyers routinely use Hardial Singh to secure their client's bail, after which the client absconds.
If you came to the UK illegally, you are ineligible for asylum. End of story
All asylum claims will become inadmissible if made by a person within the Act's scope. If you came to the country illegally, you are ineligible for asylum in the UK. This strips the Home Office, the immigration tribunals and the higher courts of jurisdiction to even consider claims. A claim that cannot be considered cannot suspend removal and therefore, cannot delay a flight.
Re-entering after deportation and destroying ID becomes a serious criminal offence
Re-entry after deportation will beโ€ฆ

The Legislation Upon winning a general election, a Reform government under Prime Minister Nigel Farage will: 1) Leave the ECHR 2.) Repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. 3.) Pass The Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill: This Bill will: Create a legal duty to remove illegal migrants for the Home Secretary The Bill opens with a blunt obligation for the Home Secretary: "The Secretary of State shall ensure the removal from the United Kingdom of each person who does not have extant leave to remain and is not an Irish citizen or otherwise protected by regulations made under this Act." The following parts of the legislation are introduced on an emergency basis, with an in-built sunset clause after 5 years: Disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention (ECAT) Derogation is justified under the Vienna Convention doctrine of state of necessity: Britain faces a national emergency in which uncontrolled illegal migration undermines public order. These treaties will otherwise be used by activist judges to frustrate deportations, even after the repeals of the HRA and ECHR. Create Detention Power Without Hardial Singh Constraints This means illegal migrants can be detained until they are deported. Activist lawyers routinely use Hardial Singh to secure their client's bail, after which the client absconds. If you came to the UK illegally, you are ineligible for asylum. End of story All asylum claims will become inadmissible if made by a person within the Act's scope. If you came to the country illegally, you are ineligible for asylum in the UK. This strips the Home Office, the immigration tribunals and the higher courts of jurisdiction to even consider claims. A claim that cannot be considered cannot suspend removal and therefore, cannot delay a flight. Re-entering after deportation and destroying ID becomes a serious criminal offence Re-entry after deportation will beโ€ฆ

The Operational Plan
We will create an enforcement unit called UK Deportation Command, including an Illegal Migrant Identification Centre - harnessing cutting edge data fusion
A Reform government will create a cutting edge enforcement data centre to relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK. Using powers granted by the new legislation, it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police. It will power bulk warrants, including mandatory biometric capture during any police encounter. Each power addresses a failure mode observed over the past decade - for example, banks and GP surgeries unaware of a customer's status, or overstayers slipping through because a warrant covered only a single property.
Secure Immigration Removal Centres (SIRC) will be built rapidly to detain up to 24,000
Detention capacity for up to 24,000 will be created within 18 months. The Home Office will build Secure Immigration Removal Centres. This will be modular accommodation built in remote parts of the country. Conditions are basic but not punitive: prefabricated two-person rooms, canteen catering, on-site medical suites. Robust perimeters and internal movement controls prevent escapes.
This enables detention-on-arrest: no more bail. This capacity would allow for up to 24,000 illegal migrants to be deported per month.
Initial Voluntary Return Window
A six-month Assisted Voluntary Return window precedes large-scale raids. Illegal migrants will be offered a financial incentive to self-deport. An app will be launched to facilitate this.
The Deportation Flights
The Home Office will scale up charters to 5 flights per day. To guard against last-minute aircraft unserviceability, the RAF will keep one Voyager aircraft on six-hour 'hot-spare' readiness. If a commercial charter breaks down, detainees can still be flown out that night, preserving operational integrity. The legal reset will mean activist lawyers will no longer be able prevenโ€ฆ

The Operational Plan We will create an enforcement unit called UK Deportation Command, including an Illegal Migrant Identification Centre - harnessing cutting edge data fusion A Reform government will create a cutting edge enforcement data centre to relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK. Using powers granted by the new legislation, it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police. It will power bulk warrants, including mandatory biometric capture during any police encounter. Each power addresses a failure mode observed over the past decade - for example, banks and GP surgeries unaware of a customer's status, or overstayers slipping through because a warrant covered only a single property. Secure Immigration Removal Centres (SIRC) will be built rapidly to detain up to 24,000 Detention capacity for up to 24,000 will be created within 18 months. The Home Office will build Secure Immigration Removal Centres. This will be modular accommodation built in remote parts of the country. Conditions are basic but not punitive: prefabricated two-person rooms, canteen catering, on-site medical suites. Robust perimeters and internal movement controls prevent escapes. This enables detention-on-arrest: no more bail. This capacity would allow for up to 24,000 illegal migrants to be deported per month. Initial Voluntary Return Window A six-month Assisted Voluntary Return window precedes large-scale raids. Illegal migrants will be offered a financial incentive to self-deport. An app will be launched to facilitate this. The Deportation Flights The Home Office will scale up charters to 5 flights per day. To guard against last-minute aircraft unserviceability, the RAF will keep one Voyager aircraft on six-hour 'hot-spare' readiness. If a commercial charter breaks down, detainees can still be flown out that night, preserving operational integrity. The legal reset will mean activist lawyers will no longer be able prevenโ€ฆ

The UK version of โ€œProject 2025โ€ by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.

Itโ€™s on their website. Thatโ€™s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.

26.01.2026 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5274    ๐Ÿ” 3123    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 381

Drop everything and watch the good doggos.

26.01.2026 21:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm so glad it's not just me!

26.01.2026 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A reminder to the news media: โ€œconflicting accountsโ€ is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

25.01.2026 12:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 47553    ๐Ÿ” 14335    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 524    ๐Ÿ“Œ 602

Discworld QOTD, from Carpe Jugulum

25.01.2026 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1216    ๐Ÿ” 446    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

So important. What they say is not the story. That is never the story. What happened is the story. Write what happened.

25.01.2026 00:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8905    ๐Ÿ” 2805    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 93    ๐Ÿ“Œ 112

making me genuinely feel insane that there is a secret police that has been arresting people regardless of their citizenship status, has killed several people in their custody and has already held Democratic politicians and some Democrats are considering giving them more money

22.01.2026 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 612    ๐Ÿ” 123    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Goldfinger is on. This guy, Richard Vernon, is 39 YEARS OLD HERE.

39!

HE'S THIRTY NINE.

21.01.2026 21:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 226    ๐Ÿ” 49    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12

The US granted visas to Jews but only allowed 30,000 in from Germany a year. You had to wait for your number to come up.

Meet Robert Smallbones. An unassuming British diplomat who 'hacked' this system so effectively (saving 48 THOUSAND Jews) the UK government kept his scheme secret for decades /1 ๐Ÿงต

21.01.2026 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1795    ๐Ÿ” 859    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 23    ๐Ÿ“Œ 124
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a woman wearing a necklace and earrings looks at the camera ALT: a woman wearing a necklace and earrings looks at the camera

โ€œI no longer feel an obligation to speak purely of peaceโ€

19.01.2026 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 51    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have given them very pointed feedback on my automatically updated app. I need the weather not a pretty picture of clouds thanks very much!!!

16.01.2026 09:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Instead of ending the constitution and murdering people, we could have high speed trains and universal health care.

14.01.2026 15:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2496    ๐Ÿ” 514    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

Nobody admits it but the real reason most people get cats is because they make a really good noise if you prod them while they're asleep.

12.01.2026 09:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 557    ๐Ÿ” 112    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

this is how every outlet should refer to X

06.01.2026 17:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10365    ๐Ÿ” 3078    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 93    ๐Ÿ“Œ 57
New Year Office Chitchat
 
How was your Christmas?
you ask

and I think 
of the bloodstained rug

and the silent scraping
of the spade

in the garden
at midnight

and the wash wash
washing of my hands

and the dreams,
those endless dreams

which haunt
the night-time

and smudge
their thumbprints

on the day
to come

and I reply
Super, thanks. Yours?

New Year Office Chitchat How was your Christmas? you ask and I think of the bloodstained rug and the silent scraping of the spade in the garden at midnight and the wash wash washing of my hands and the dreams, those endless dreams which haunt the night-time and smudge their thumbprints on the day to come and I reply Super, thanks. Yours?

This poem is dedicated to anyone heading back into work and having to endure dull conversation about what they got up to during the Christmas holidays.

05.01.2026 08:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 613    ๐Ÿ” 189    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

A very long and important THREAD -

The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974.

And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself.

Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/

04.01.2026 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2301    ๐Ÿ” 1331    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 90    ๐Ÿ“Œ 464

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