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Cruel punishments were not as common in Medieval Europe as many people think, but it seems that in 14th century France, they had no time or patience for fake news...

13.01.2026 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

The world's richest man runs a subscription-based automated service that removes clothing from photographs of children.

09.01.2026 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2383    πŸ” 787    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 19
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Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

02.12.2025 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 11867    πŸ” 4080    πŸ’¬ 146    πŸ“Œ 447

On Truss & Kwarteng in β€˜22. Allister Heath, Telegraph: β€œthe best budget I have ever heard a British chancellor deliver". Alex Brummer, Mail: β€œa genuine Tory package elbowing to one side the Treasury's fiscal conservatism".
These men will now be paid actual money for their analysis of today’s budget.

26.11.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2394    πŸ” 630    πŸ’¬ 93    πŸ“Œ 17

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09.11.2025 12:02 β€” πŸ‘ 673    πŸ” 349    πŸ’¬ 56    πŸ“Œ 15
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31.10.2025 07:24 β€” πŸ‘ 3178    πŸ” 1669    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 73

This looks like a collection of Gilead commanders.

30.10.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A guy waiting for a train in Boston. He's dressed like a man would in the late 1700s.

A guy waiting for a train in Boston. He's dressed like a man would in the late 1700s.

how it feels to wear a sport coat in modern society

03.10.2025 23:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4493    πŸ” 236    πŸ’¬ 71    πŸ“Œ 33

Apropos of nothing, here's a thread of some Charlie Kirk highlights

11.09.2025 01:15 β€” πŸ‘ 3485    πŸ” 1507    πŸ’¬ 105    πŸ“Œ 375
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www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

26.07.2025 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 547    πŸ” 233    πŸ’¬ 35    πŸ“Œ 19

Imagine you and another man just having to go 'the jelly was nice' or 'the asparagus needed two more minutes' and both of you fucking it up this hard

14.07.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1170    πŸ” 267    πŸ’¬ 34    πŸ“Œ 2
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York City have unveiled next season’s shirt, featuring a rune version of the club name, in collaboration with the Jorvik Viking Centre. Unfortunately you don’t want to mess with York’s fanbase when it comes to runes.

26.06.2025 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 189    πŸ” 64    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 17

Jonathan

13.04.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kemi Badenoch Ditches Net Zero Target After Taking Donations From Funders of Tufton Street Climate Denial Group The Conservative leader and her Shadow Net Zero Secretary took funding from key backers of lobby groups campaigning to curb action against climate change

Kemi Badenoch and four members of her Shadow Cabinet received donations from funders of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, which campaigns against Net Zero

GWPF do not release details of their funding, but US tax records reveal links to the fossil fuel industry

bylinetimes.com/2025/03/18/k...

18.03.2025 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 124    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 10

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26.02.2025 20:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€œWhy still carry the name Pelicot?”

"When I gave up anonymity, my children were ashamed to have the name. But I have grandchildren called Pelicot. I want them not to be ashamed of the name. I want them to be proud of their grandmother. I want people to remember Madame Pelicot not Monsieur Pelicot."

19.11.2024 19:57 β€” πŸ‘ 411    πŸ” 69    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 12