William L. BLIRER

Who is this whey-faced prick and who is bankrolling him?

IBM selector switch for choosing different methods of doing financial calculations in pre-decimal currencies.

Who wouldn't want one of these beauties on the side of their computer?

My temptation is to say Colonel Kilgore in Apocalypse Now as my personal favourite of Robert Duvall's. In truth, I feel the finest performance he ever gave was in George Lucas's terrifyingly prescient debut feature, 'THX 1138'.
If you haven't seen it, you need to!

#RobertDuvall #FilmSky

Fuck. This guy is gonna have to get his new tattoo covered up AGAIN in about 8-10 years.

As just such a journalism professor, I invite Chris here to lay out his own pedagogical vision for the only private profession mentioned by name in the Constitution. If it’s “let the machine write for you” then I further invite him to resign and make room for real journalists

Explaining Yorkshire food ratings:

- fuckin' rank = inedible OR = something you crave when very drunk at 3am
- it's OK = it's OK
- not bad, actually = surprisingly good
- aye, it's all right = good
- passable = really good
- very passable = Michelin star chef level good

RIP to the mighty Robert Duvall.

Just saw that Xing Zhilei, the Chinese DIY influencer, posted an update on his self-built cat town which went viral last year.

youtu.be/i1savUPr-yU

Of course Goodwin wouldn't mind Novara as a platform. Bastardi goes much more easy on Reform than most people think, and I fear "most people" here also includes Zack who cosies up to them far too much for comfort.

Time to retell my worst first date story:

We're having drinks and a little while in she asks if I know who Andrew Wakefield is?

I launch into a real rant: call him a liar, list off all the errors in his work, his patents and other conflicts of interest, anyway, long story short he's her godfather.

Some more Irish language book covers from before 1950

Just popping out (to the shops)

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the man is a quack. why are you constantly platforming quacks to talk about social media?

can you not find any real doctors who think it should be banned so you're left with these grifters?

Dear Humans,

Remember how awesome Zohran Mamdani’s campaign was? How effortlessly he destroyed his opponents whilst unapologetically championing his ideas? You can have the same thing for the presidential election if you have the courage to nominate AOC.

Please 🙏

God

there's a measles outbreak in north london but sure, the most pressing issue is to stop timmy go on facebook

Great bowling from Jon-Jon Smuts. Who is apparently a character from a Thomas Pynchon novel.

If it's true that Brewdog is in severe financial difficulties and they may disappear, remember that you can always enjoy their flagship beer by pouring grapefruit juice into a can of Kestrel lager.

'Ultra-left' blamed for youth's killing that shocked France France's government said Sunday the "ultra-left" was behind the fatal beating of a French youth aligned with the far right, after the killing inflamed political tension ahead of March local elections.

What they don't tell you in this article was the "young man" was a neo nazi

Middle-class Americans are selling their plasma to make ends meet Last year, people in the U.S. made an estimated $4.7 billion selling their plasma. Donation centers are popping up in middle-class neighborhoods, including suburban strip malls and college towns.

My god do we need UBI

“Researchers have found that when a new plasma center opens in a neighborhood, foot traffic at local grocery stores increases, interest in payday loans declines and crime goes down, an indication of the way money from plasma props up households’ finances for necessities.“

Slug & Lettuce 🤮

Derelict B&Q at the former Hardrock, Stretford, a 3,000-capacity music venue that lasted 1972-5 in a former TopRank bowling alley. I once saw an unlikely double bill of Lou Reed and Fairport Convention there. (Photo: Robert Graham, c.2021-2)

Labour’s radical election boundaries redraw to favour the left A bill opens the door to automatic voter registration, aiming to capture about seven million people missing from the electoral roll

This is a slightly curious way to frame, 'Millions of people are currently not exercising their right to vote, and this is disproportionately an issue in poorer and urban areas.'

Why does it not surprise me that it's in Bridlington?

Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

Since a handful of hate filled people protested outside RNLI HQ yesterday because they're angry that crews don't discriminate in their rescues and work to save all lives at sea you might want to show your support with a one off or regular donation.

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Maryland health officials warn providers about an upsurge in mumps cases Maryland health officials are warning about an uptick in cases of mumps.

Measles is a bellwether. Because it’s the most contagious vaccine-preventable disease, when vaccination rates drop, it’s the first to start spreading.

Now we’ve got mumps rolling up.

Expect more.

This is just the beginning of RFK Jr.’s successful infectious disease reintroduction plan.

Repent!

Urge your reps to ban Surveillance Pricing and boycott any business that uses it. If it’s allowed to take root, you will be robbed for the rest of your lives.

Reform leaflet:
"Green Party Policies...
Open border chaos & unlimited immigration
Legalised crack cocaine & heroin
Even higher Net Zero energy bills
Teaching primary school kids LGBT+ sex ed"

Well, that's my vote for the Greens then.

I'm an old school " dxer" who still scans the short wave for the odd interesting titbit in the way of programming from overseas. Overwhelmingly the biggest presence on SW now is China...BBC broadcasts to Ukraine on SW show it's value. We need to be doing something more..

It's unchartered, but we can see the terrain: the territory ahead includes masked secret police taking people to concentration camps but not new vaccines. That's our reward for a system in which fewer than 20 people, all of them deranged and malicious, control over $3 trillion.