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Robert Cathles

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πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ Bi geek. Single. Non-partisan. Computer whisperer. Supertaster. Straight edge. INTJ. Probably neurospicy. He/him. Klaatu barada nikto. robertcathles.co.uk 35 - Reading, UK

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You're wanted, don't doubt that

07.03.2026 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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a woman in a white dress is standing in front of a large black circle ALT: a woman in a white dress is standing in front of a large black circle

No, an everything bagel contains the subset of nothing burgers

07.03.2026 11:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Now tell me you're proud of being British. I dare you to go drink the water. The UK has the most privatised water anywhere in the world. It needs to be nationalised and put the billions in profits back into fixing our treatment works.

www.sewagemap.co.uk

26.02.2026 23:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

In the vein of other scandals media like:
Chernobyl
When They See Us
Mr Bates Vs The Post Office
Dark Waters
Grenfell Uncovered
This Is Going To Hurt

26.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Blood of 11 innocent people and countless wildlife is on the hands of these companies, and Tory ministers for removing regulations. Law says there should be a 5 year prison sentence for every release of raw sewage, of which there have been thousands.

26.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The money you've been paying for your water is going directly into the pockets of billionaires rather than what it should actually be paying for.

26.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The Environment Agency basically does nothing since 2008.

Macquire who own Thames Water made Β£12bn in profit, rather than actually properly repairing any treatment works. Since privatisation, Β£145bn in profit earned by the water companies.

26.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dirty Business (Channel 4) is another visceral, sobering, mind-blowing mass miscarriage of justice into 100% raw untreated sewage dumped from the inlet directly to our waters by Thames Water, Southern Water, and South West Water. Permanently ruining our rivers.

26.02.2026 23:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Very happy with the ability to remove At a Glance from the Pixel home screen - looking forward to that in Android 17

Just wish you could remove the search box as well, I never use it

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23.02.2026 03:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Brave browser blocks inline scrolling and ads before, during and after watching YouTube videos

15.02.2026 06:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dispelling myths 1

15.02.2026 06:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Yes, they've fixed the spelling and the missing bolts and ring around the logo in the most recent Lego Star Trek Enterprise 10356 sticker sheet.

09.02.2026 14:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New flavour trends like hot honey, pistachio, trifle, matcha, etc, are all orchestrated by massive consulting firms.

For food it's the Menu Adoption Cycle (MAC) - a plan 10 years ahead of time.

31.01.2026 14:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Migrants steal our jobs and benefits and want to kill us"
Migrants aren't the problem.
Asylum seekers cannot work in the UK.
They contribute to Β£23bn in tax every year. It costs Β£5-Β£10bn on the Home Office. So migrants are a net gain.
Far more crime is committed by white UK nationals than migrants

26.01.2026 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"The wealthy will just leave the UK and take their money with them"

They won't leave, because their assets are literally and financially bound to UK property and business. They can physically move, but their wealth is locked in.

They won't employ less people, because they still need cheap labour.

26.01.2026 07:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

If you want change, there are left-leaning parties that do want to tax the wealthy, so you should consider parties like the Greens or Lib Dems.

26.01.2026 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Blowing up the houses of parliament a la V for Vendetta doesn't solve anything.
It's an emotional response to being angry at the government.
If you kill them, their money and assets will still be protected.

The true villain you should be after is capitalism.

26.01.2026 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The problem is not migrants, or trans people. They are poor people, that rich people like Farage who is paid massive bribes by Russian big oil and gas companies say to point blame, when multi-millionaires like him are part of the problem.

26.01.2026 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Lib Dems do want to raise taxes on wealth for the through Capital Gains, and surcharges on bank profits, which are good, but not a wealth tax on assets.

26.01.2026 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Labour support closing tax loops, and economic growth, but the trickle down effect is a myth sold to just keep the wealthy rich.

26.01.2026 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Conservatives prefer to cut taxes and effectively are just trying to protect the wealthy with excuses like investment and economy.

26.01.2026 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Reform want to raise the inheritance tax threshold to Β£2m, which actually means reducing tax for the wealthy.

26.01.2026 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's not just the UK.

The reason for the cost of living crisis is late stage capitalism.

The answer is to tax the wealthy.

There are parties who do want to tax the wealthy:
Greens and Plaid Cymru.

Parties that don't want to introduce wealth taxes:
Reform, etc

26.01.2026 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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21.01.2026 19:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pure gym is better than. Gym group uses outdated equipment, a lot more cramped, and harsh lighting

18.01.2026 23:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Wear a smart watch if you don't already! Some of them can automatically call emergency services and send your location in case you fall

Could be dehydration, or even stress, maybe check on 111 online

15.01.2026 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I need more things like this 🀦 Also what the name for this is.

Off the top of my head:

Upstairs
Cupboard
Breakfast

12.01.2026 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It only just clicked that "birthday card" literally means it's made of card.

So an eCard obviously doesn't use actual card, it's the metaphysical concept of a card instead. Birthday cards written on paper should be birthday paper.

Same goes for wrapping paper. It's paper. Just printed.

12.01.2026 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Defending unrestricted capitalism...

12.01.2026 08:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Is that reasonable, or is there something else I'm missing? I actually wrote several more paragraphs about my understanding of the story if you think I need to check it over (writing helps me coalesce my thoughts).

11.01.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0