Is this what passes for โjournalismโ these days at the Independent? Sub-Buzzfeed level shite
19.08.2025 18:28 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@runningape.bsky.social
Primary carer for the family dog. Chief bill payer for the cat and kids. Sporadic runner when not injured, occasional grouch, trying to be an ex-wino, NCFC fan (Magpies, not Canaries) Now French. Advanced level shrugging possible.
Is this what passes for โjournalismโ these days at the Independent? Sub-Buzzfeed level shite
19.08.2025 18:28 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I mean, maybe Iโm being picky but, if the site has 10 x permitted radiation levels, maybe itโs a site that mishandles nuclear waste ?
31.07.2025 21:28 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Just 2 years late coming to the conclusion and, by amazing coincidence, at exactly the same time as Trump. Meaningless, vacuous statements from these ghouls
29.07.2025 17:10 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0๐๐๐ Iโve taken down a Roger Dean poster and put this up in its place
26.07.2025 16:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Spent a good 10 mins afterwards trying to convince kids to give LAGWAFIS a spin, to no avail. Apparently needed Jay-Z to talk soullessly over the top for them to give it a chance.
18.07.2025 21:43 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0My joints click and creak so much itโs not even worth the effort
15.07.2025 19:31 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0โSomeoneโ. It was you, wasnโt it
15.07.2025 17:03 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I see Boris has been busy again
01.07.2025 15:55 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Watching this from afar, but canโt help wondering whatโs the difference between this and Trussโs spectacular crashing of the UK economy? Only it will have an extra zero on the cost to the US population.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...
Excellent. So US will prosecute those who spread lies and mistruths. Trump is going to need a bigger and better lawyer than Mr Four Seasons Landscaping.
01.07.2025 15:32 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Sending thoughts and prayers.
22.06.2025 14:32 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I can assure you there is no celebration here in France on 8th May or November 11th ( both national holidays) but much reflection. A complete twunt
( and that being polite)
Showaddywaddy, Englebert Humperdinck and Mark Morrison. Class
12.06.2025 13:23 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Maybe heโs just witnessed a lot of Roman salutes since he arrived to speak at a conference organised by a fascist.
08.06.2025 12:42 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Waking up tomorrow morning and checking the news is going to be something quite special. I canโt even begin to write a bingo card wild enough to cover all the options here.
05.06.2025 19:38 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Maybe heโs gone with the singer to Rome, to see the Pope ? #hmhb
30.05.2025 14:02 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโm sure Mrs Spong will be happier thatโs itโs not a bit of Greek tonight.
30.05.2025 14:00 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Now explain Musk ?
27.05.2025 19:36 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The irony that Trump, his government, and MAGA in general are the ones who are most in need of these
24.05.2025 10:57 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The big question here is surely what do the donkeys think is a woman.
27.04.2025 07:18 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Track listing of the new Half Man Half Biscuit album โjust droppedโ.
1. Horror Clowns Are Dickheads
2. Goodbye Sam, Hello Samaritans
3. Rawlplugs Of Yesteryear (Breaking The States)
4. The Bliss Of The Hereafter
5. McCalliog And His Hens
6. Record Store Day
1/2
Who can blame him ?
22.04.2025 18:33 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The scandal is only a scandal because some naughty people told you about it. Not because I leaked classified info from my personal phone to my wife and others, using a potentially insecure platform and avoiding official channels that ensure accountability. Oh no
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The scene of the student barricade in Ennui-sur-Blasรฉ, from The French Despatch
My adopted town of the last 17 years. And just around the corner from my first house here
16.04.2025 18:31 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Well good evening Planet Earth. Log on today and discovered Iโve gained 200+ followers! What is going on?
Bots ? Do I share a name with someone currently in the news? Or is it US Immigration checking me out before my next trip ?
Whatever, thanks everyone. Hope I donโt disappoint you all
It seems some taxes are more important to collect than others.
Or perhaps, as @privateeyenews.bsky.social have argued for many years, thereโs a 2 tier system where the little folk pay and the rich get special treatment. Time for serious reform of HMRC, not more cuts to vulnerable groups.