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The more the cretin has to have actual leadership, management and power that he lists the more he reveals just what a cheap, fraud he is. Him and his racist cabal can’t run a bath let alone a council.
Oh, and the BBC dutifully cover his every mention.
Give him a reason to cry “woke” and rile up his base, like otters on banknotes and he’s happy. Serious political work? Nah.
Whining and whingeing from the sidelines is his forte. No more wants power than he wanted Brexit imo. Being in control of stuff means hard work, responsibility and shouldering the burdens of leadership. Not his specialty. But pointing and griping at stuff, yes that’s for him. Tw4t!
“Farage has said he wishes the party "hadn't bothered" to take minority control of Worcestershire County Council, because of its financial problems”
V much summing up his approach to power.
Grifting and gobshiting - yes please.
Hard work and responsibility - god no.
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"I do," she said. She could not force any #warmth into her voice, knew she sounded grudging.
So be it.
This marriage was the greatest test of her endurance, and it had hardly started.
Her mother had insisted, "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." Yet another lie to add to the rest.
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A psychic set up a table on a street #corner. "Palm reading!" she called. "Astrology! Visions of the future!"
A man stopped and took out some cash. "How do I die?"
She took the bills and smiled. "Peacefully in your sleep."
"Oh, that's nice."
"You won't even hear me come in the room."
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Rory liked this little #corner of the region, where a little monk pottered around, tending a small temple and its garden, praying.
What few knew, however, was that his dialogue changed regularly, giving zen-like wisdom to passing travellers who stumbled upon this hidden sanctuary of calm.
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The locals never went that way; we avoided it no matter how much further we had to walk.
We called it The #Corner of Lost Souls. As they turned, people vanished between one stride and the next. We never quite saw it happen.
Where they went, nobody knew. They may as well have never existed.
#vss365
There's a very apt line on the latest Florence + The Machine album:
"It must be nice to be a man and make boring music just because you can."
Dylan watched as the hanger deck crew eased Magpie back into her bay, ensuring they treated her right and proper. Boy! She was a #bonny bird. He loved that ship. Loved it more than any person he’d ever known.
Just a ship? No such thing. Magpie was a companion closer to him than skin.
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She was regarded as a #bonny lass. The single gentlemen would vie with each other for the chance to dance with her, to win her smile.
She wondered what would happen if she revealed her true form. Surely there was one amongst them who would appreciate her eight legs and hundreds of eyes?
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I know we say "main character syndrome"a lot but watching people who genuinely cannot conceive of other people in other countries existing as anything but vectors for American vibes is surreal af to actually watch in practice
They look armless to me.
She’s wearing her mistakes like a fiery shroud
A flame that flickers never bowed
But her heart still glows bright true
Mistakes couldn't dim the light she drew
In a teary river she didn’t drown
Rising high in her jewellery crowded crown
#vss365 #jewelry 📸 Miss Cosmo #poetry
We dig
Down into the dirt
Seeking gleaming metal
Sparkling gems
Treasures we insist are ours
Deeper, further.
We forget to look up
At stars wheeling across the sky
Glittering on the ocean
Reflected in each other
More exquisite and precious
Than all the #jewelry
Our fumbling hands can make
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"Your Highness, I beg for your mercy!"
"Stop grovelling."
"I will be forever grateful for your benevolence-"
"What? No, you were making my floor tiles filthy. As for mercy, well, you're fortunate that I'm feeling #magnanimous today. I'll let you go with most of your extremities intact."
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Sorry I'm not more open-minded about LLMs, it's just some fucking maniacs shoveled out a bunch of useless bloatware featuring that technology, did not give me any chance to opt out, reorganized the entire economy around it, zeroed out gains made by green energy, and made it impossible to buy RAM
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The afternoon feels lightly carbonated, fizzing at the edges,
and its #bountiful bubbles are tiny invitations to misbehave.
And I believe I shall!
Lethargy was no problem for the gifted writers of #vss365. The range of responses you give is most impressive. Therefore, I expect nothing but your usual brilliance with the March 5 #prompt #bountiful.
Especially the new cutting edge "edook" format!
Thanks for reading! Glad you enjoyed it.
The play was boring. #Lethargy slid over him, wrapping his mind in a warm, smothering blanket.
Almost without interest, he noted a sorcerer casting spells over the theatre.
Just before he slipped under, robed figures with long swords filed into the audience and began stabbing and slashing.
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