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@danielrigal.bsky.social

I am British and grumpy. Tories, Brexit and most other things make me grumpy. I am a ridiculous blue rectangle in a silly green hat and I demand that you take me seriously! Born 1970s. Unable to age verify. danielrigal.co.uk @DanielRigal@mastodon.social

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The New York Times is going through some things, although not, regrettably, a woodchipper.

06.11.2025 14:16 β€” πŸ‘ 3223    πŸ” 490    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 10

Depends on how flexible your definition of "overt" is. If you are willing to stretch it to a point where it risks snapping, and taking your eye out, then... maybe?

There's a reason why the kids call them "Not Sees".

06.11.2025 18:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
a screenshot reads:

OPINION
INTERESTING TIMES

Did Bad Takes Ruin the Newspaper?

a screenshot reads: OPINION INTERESTING TIMES Did Bad Takes Ruin the Newspaper?

06.11.2025 16:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3706    πŸ” 538    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 30

Compare this with the Joey Barton story where they quite happily quoted what he said so we could know what a scumbag he is. They cover up for some people and not for others.

06.11.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ah. I wondered what that story was about. It was clear that something was not being said but it was not clear what. I get so fed up with having to decode what the BBC News is even talking about. I mean, it used to be biased in the past but at least you could understand what they were saying.

06.11.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope women ruin his workplace. Reset his password. Superglue his mouse to the mousemat. Unscrew the arms on his office chair and put them back on backwards. Poop in his desk draws, lock them and hide the keys. Really go to town on him.

06.11.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The sweetener is we'll rehire the people we illegally fired lmao

I swear to God if anyone agrees to any of this you're a mark-ass mark

06.11.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 938    πŸ” 130    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 5

Sometimes the BBC News on the radio, lacking images for context, is so incomprehensible that it reminds me of Radio Tirana in the 1980s.

06.11.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not just trans issues either, although that's the probably the most egregious example. Increasingly the BBC News reads like it's written in code and you have to decipher the insinuations and euphemisms to be able to even guess what the News probably is.

06.11.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

if you're ever Photoshopping your own face into the smoke of the Twin Towers, Adobe should have a pop-up that says "are you sure that whatever it is you're doing is a good idea"

05.11.2025 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3069    πŸ” 238    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 9

even the FBI under Patel can't keep a lid on this

06.11.2025 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 382    πŸ” 87    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

I fear that these documents will become evidence in inquests. It's all so stupid. So unnecessary. So avoidable.

06.11.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was going to say to send the AI wankers to Australia but then I remembered that AI wastes huge amounts of water too. How about we send them all to Australia and let the kangaroos and cassowaries beat them up?

06.11.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Goose chase meme with the 'Im in the 'Hitler sucks' wing of the Republican party" screenshot added to the top left corner. on the right the goose says " what's the other wing?" in the first panel. then in the second, it says again to a fleeing (silent) character: " what's the other wing, Lindsey?"

Goose chase meme with the 'Im in the 'Hitler sucks' wing of the Republican party" screenshot added to the top left corner. on the right the goose says " what's the other wing?" in the first panel. then in the second, it says again to a fleeing (silent) character: " what's the other wing, Lindsey?"

06.11.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 538    πŸ” 105    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

Labour in the pockets of fossil fuels. Utter shits.

06.11.2025 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 87    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 0

Waterloo Sidings. Weeb/anime store full. Harry Potter tat shop empty. It's not going to be easy for them but I believe that the kids are going to be alright.

06.11.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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EV drivers could face new tax in Budget The BBC understands there have been

This may be the stupidest idea I ever heard. It shows the extent to which the fossil fuel industry has our Government in its filthy grip. It shows how we have just given up on the future completely.

BBC News - EV drivers could face new tax in Budget - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

06.11.2025 11:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Mural mashing up Care Bears, Garfield and other carton characters.

Mural mashing up Care Bears, Garfield and other carton characters.

Mural of faces with beaks.

Mural of faces with beaks.

Mural of a crow in front of a stained glass window

Mural of a crow in front of a stained glass window

Here's a few of them close up.

06.11.2025 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Calls grow to redevelop 'eyesore' Guildford restaurant Guildford Borough Council bought the site of the Old Orleans restaurant in Bedford Road in 2018.

This is much less of an eyesore since artists painted the murals you can see in the background. It was far worse only a few weeks ago. But, yes, it is insane that the site has been left unused for seven years.

BBC News - Calls grow to redevelop 'eyesore' restaurant
www.bbc.com/news/article...

06.11.2025 11:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If I was a GOP strategist, I’d be pretty worried about diluting my safe +15 districts into a bunch of +5 gerrymandered districts after tonight.

05.11.2025 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2408    πŸ” 389    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 23
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I suppose it was only a matter of time, once judges decided that transphobia was protected under the Equality Act, before they decided that full blown fascism was (www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...).

05.11.2025 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 334    πŸ” 95    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 18

INTERVIEWER: Any comment on Zohran Mamdani's victory and what it says about immigrants and trans rights?

LABOUR POLITICIAN: (panicking) I've never heard of New York

05.11.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1490    πŸ” 331    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 5
guy said, β€œDo you like Marx?”

I said, β€œI haven’t met him.”

Guy said, β€œNo, no, he’s dead.”

β€œWow, what happened?”

β€œNo, no, he died long ago.”

I thought the guy Marx had just died. So then, β€œWhy are you asking me if he died long ago?” 

β€œNo, he wrote a lot. He wrote that poor people should not be poor.” 

I said, β€œSounds amazing.”

I’m giving you a sense of how naΓ―ve I was. After they left, I went to the library to look for Marx. So that was my introduction to Karl Marx.

BS: The FBI.

MM: The FBI. Then, of course, I took a class on Marx. Couldn’t just get Marx out of the library. But,

guy said, β€œDo you like Marx?” I said, β€œI haven’t met him.” Guy said, β€œNo, no, he’s dead.” β€œWow, what happened?” β€œNo, no, he died long ago.” I thought the guy Marx had just died. So then, β€œWhy are you asking me if he died long ago?” β€œNo, he wrote a lot. He wrote that poor people should not be poor.” I said, β€œSounds amazing.” I’m giving you a sense of how naΓ―ve I was. After they left, I went to the library to look for Marx. So that was my introduction to Karl Marx. BS: The FBI. MM: The FBI. Then, of course, I took a class on Marx. Couldn’t just get Marx out of the library. But,

good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx

05.11.2025 14:21 β€” πŸ‘ 9249    πŸ” 2589    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 152

I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.

05.11.2025 14:25 β€” πŸ‘ 7478    πŸ” 1480    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 68

Folks - let them think this. I’ve spent 25 years doing campaigns - when you think like this after a loss like last night, you are doomed to lose again.

05.11.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6878    πŸ” 933    πŸ’¬ 273    πŸ“Œ 28

Is this so the contractors don't accidentally demolish the wrong bit?

06.11.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Just left the latest hearing in Jim Comey's criminal case. It did not go well for DOJ

The magistrate judge scolded them for an "indict first, investigate second" posture and ordered them to turn over reams of material β€” including all grand jury info β€” to Comey's team

Details TK

05.11.2025 16:00 β€” πŸ‘ 21536    πŸ” 4618    πŸ’¬ 275    πŸ“Œ 156

I'm not sure Bugs would fall for it but Trump's more of a Foghorn Leghorn type and he absolutely would.

06.11.2025 00:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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3 more prisoners released from prism by mistake

05.11.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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