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Content Director at If Collective. The written word; house, disco and Balearic vinyl; active travel, running and cycling; Sheffield United

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The elastic of their exceptionalism will snap at some point. People just won't visit the US

11.12.2025 12:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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GB News apologises to Islamic Relief over unfounded allegations The broadcaster GB News has apologised and paid substantial damages to Islamic Relief after airing unfounded allegations by an interviewee on its Camilla Tominey Show programme.

GB News has had to pay substantial damages to Islamic Relief. Hopefully this news gets thoroughly spread:

www.islamic-relief.org.uk/gb-news-apol...

08.12.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 98    πŸ” 78    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Heard airlines touting 'bio fuel' as the solution? In order to scale it, we’d need to cover the land that we *currently use for food* in biofuel crops. One day the penny will drop: we can't magic away our impact on the planet. We have to reduce flying and reduce consumption now.

11.12.2025 09:00 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve had red spots on my parotoid glands since 1985.

10.12.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The boss has just gone for a P

10.12.2025 17:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I think 'Bradford' should say 'Bedford'.
The wires have made it to almost-Leicester now, though electrification of the MML has been 'paused indefinitely' πŸ™„

10.12.2025 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As fucking if

10.12.2025 15:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Robin Williams' daughter, Zelda Williams, also recently slammed people who are making Al-generated videos of her late father, calling the clips "gross." She added, "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough, just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop pup-peteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it."

Robin Williams' daughter, Zelda Williams, also recently slammed people who are making Al-generated videos of her late father, calling the clips "gross." She added, "To watch the legacies of real people be condensed down to 'this vaguely looks and sounds like them so that's enough, just so other people can churn out horrible TikTok slop pup-peteering them is maddening. You're not making art, you're making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music, and then shoving them down someone else's throat hoping they'll give you a little thumbs up and like it."

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15.10.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 5806    πŸ” 1885    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 40

Stance's NBA socks are on MandM Direct for a fiver! Top quality and make good presents.

08.12.2025 09:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Tree Dog Night

07.12.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Trifle 65

07.12.2025 18:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me too (Tone)

05.12.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Day Today: Alan Partridge’s World Cup wheel

The Day Today: Alan Partridge’s World Cup wheel

Right, I think I’ve got a handle on how the draw works

05.12.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m trying to laugh at it, but it’s just fucking excruciating #WorldCupDraw

05.12.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#AnagramOfWanker

05.12.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The USPS posting a NINE BILLION DOLLAR LOSS!!! sounds terrible. Certainly worse than if you said "USPS costs thirty dollars per person per year" even though that means the same thing and more accurately describes a government service

05.12.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 22410    πŸ” 6682    πŸ’¬ 644    πŸ“Œ 412

Did you get as far as naming said comp?

05.12.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That headline πŸ‘Œ

05.12.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#StrongAndStaple

05.12.2025 09:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

yay Cloudflare shit the bed again

05.12.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just an endless cavalcade of cuntery

04.12.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A notification icon with a red circle containing a zero - indicating (pointlessly) that the user has no notifications

A notification icon with a red circle containing a zero - indicating (pointlessly) that the user has no notifications

Feel like I see this every year or two. Stupid, lazy and annoying #ux #uxfail

04.12.2025 13:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Spotify Wrapped reckons my β€˜listening age’ is 23

Spotify Wrapped reckons my β€˜listening age’ is 23

I don’t mind this. Not convinced it’s accurate though

04.12.2025 09:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I don't like my Spotify Wrapped this year, so I'm not sharing it. Also Spotify are bastards

04.12.2025 09:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Tweet from Een (@doc_fathom):

Poe: Once upon a midnight
Beastie Boys: DREARY
Poe: While I pondered,
Beastie Boys: WEAK
Poe: and                                                         Beastie Boys: WEARY

Tweet from Een (@doc_fathom): Poe: Once upon a midnight Beastie Boys: DREARY Poe: While I pondered, Beastie Boys: WEAK Poe: and Beastie Boys: WEARY

03.12.2025 21:48 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The Grinch: Asda, McDonalds… I thought he didn’t like Christmas, the big fucking green sellout

03.12.2025 21:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"Pairing free buses with paid parking says we value people in motion more than cars at rest."

πŸ’―

03.12.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

'And now on ITV, our special programming for the sort of arseholes who get up at 8am on New Year's Day'

03.12.2025 17:23 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wow! Straight onto the bucket list 🀩

03.12.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Seinfeld for simpletons

03.12.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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