Christiaan Wallett

The Strait of Hormuz is open for transit

this really is what it’s like

Much like dogs have the ‘Cone of Shame’, I believe this man is wearing what I now refer to as the ‘Gilet of Ignorance’.

Absolute meltdown

In the 1920s, there was an enormous Klan-aligned caucus in the House of Representatives that passed an immigration restriction bill designed to keep out Catholics and Jews because they supposedly posed an existential threat to American civilization. 100 years later, here we are.

Starting to think the British press aren't coping too well with the Green Party wanting to tax wealth fairly.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Six years ago, Breonna Taylor was shot and killed after officers executed a “No Knock” warrant for a suspect who didn’t live there & had already been arrested.

Breonna was killed in her sleep.

We remember Breonna Taylor.

#EndGunViolence

My marriage is actually open right now. The only thing prohibiting my sleeping with other people is my wife.

Geological disposal facility for nuclear waste could cost £54bn and ‘appears unachievable’ | New Civil Engineer The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (Nista), a Treasury unit, made the assessment in its Nista Annual Report 2024-2025,

At £40 billion for just 3 GW, no, nuclear is not even an answer.

And we're looking at £50 billion or more to store the waste.

High Court: Witness coached via smart glasses while giving evidence A claimant giving evidence in the High Court was fed answers through smart glasses he was wearing that were connected to his mobile phone.

High Court: Witness coached via smart glasses while giving evidence zurl.co/0L00F

This is nothing but performative institutional cruelty.

In two minutes this doctor explains why anti-trans hysteria is completely unscientific and based on a fundamental misunderstanding of how transitioning facilitated through the medical system actually works

I'm really not ready for an influx of annoying racist white women demanding to be centered in activist spaces while giving nothing. The Nazi Tattoo con artists are bad enough.

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I once finished fourth at the Commonwealth Games. I was fucking proud of what I did but the reaction of friends has always been either pity or mocking for missing out on a medal. What's your greatest life achievement Dave? Middle management at B&Q?

Hello cat lovers. Here's one poster work and a little painting from my working cat series. If you like my work please follow me here for more and visit my print shop at nathannunart.etsy.com - Thanks for taking a look and to Cats of Yore for the show!

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 refueling aircraft has crashed in western Iraq with a crew of six. No confirmation on their status, but it is highly unlikely they survived.

Prior to this crash, nine U.S. service members had died in the War in Iran.

the stink of gender resentment coming off Silicon Valley has been obvious for a while. these men hate women because they hate being told no.

Why call it "rendered impossible due to sleep deprivation" when "cancelled by woke" is right there.

Stuart Rose needs to have a quick check on the UK data in this graph before opening his mouth.

Best he sticks to underpants and socks

Eleven years since you crossed the black sands. I wish I could say that the world is better than you left it (although it will always be better for having had you in it) but at least there is a new Young Sam to help carry on the Pratchett name and ethos. Love you always ❤️

So if using AI actually does erode human cognition the way studies suggest, then it's a feature instead of a bug?

The world is gross enough without "take away people's ability to think so we can sell it back to them" being on the list.

The science of racism.

Scottish banknotes has just sent me down a rabbit hole...

Did you know that Scottish banknotes are not even legal tender in Scotland? Only Royal Mint coins are legal tender in Scotland

BUT

Legal tender is a narrow definition referring only to debt settlement, it doesn't relate to shop payments

And . . . She felt SAFE enough to attend an event, with trans citizens present. So, they're not a risk to women at all, are they? It's cis men who pose a danger to women, as we all know

Student told another professor "you work for me" and thanks capitalism for encouraging that kind of hellish interaction

RFK Jr’s pick to review Covid vaccines authored misleading research, experts say HHS calls MIT professor ‘more than qualified’ for advisory panel and calls ‘attacks’ on him ‘politically motivated’

Retsef Levi, a member of the US health department’s vaccine advisory committee (ACIP) who has been tasked to review COVID-19 vaccine safety, failed to meet basic scientific standards in his own research and called them the “most failing medical product in the history of ...

TAT: [Attacking science]

This current government all believe they are the good guys