jim-larkin.bsky.social
Journalist.
Absolutely prolific on social media.
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74 following
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Used to hide it in his catatonic screwdriver
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Also we're shit hot at cheese
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He really needed to get a bit of D:Ream in his ears
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"Mum says I can't have apple crumble unless I say sorry so here we are"
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They're just other people's slogans playing knock-a-door-run.
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The far left are a right laugh, aren't they? Always up for the craic, them lads.
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who is this content... for?
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Ok guys if you can spend your weekends drafting alternate models for long-term peace in the Middle East and have it on my desk for monay morning I'll happily take a look. Good day to you all.
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A podcast called Origin Story which is where this thread started in what feels a very long time ago.
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You know what I mean!
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There's actually a really good Original Story podcast on him. You guys should check it out.
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Depends on the sort of government the Israelis vote for next. I don't think October 7 did much to endear public opinion towards a two state solution, understandably.
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It's never seemed so far away tbh but at some point we'll be living in a world without Netanyahu and - hopefully - Hamas. Then we can start again with it.
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Ok so well done for proving Ian Dunt's point. There's the specific legal definition of genocide and then there's this emotive use of the word where it gets thrown about because people are upset.
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This is a little bit stalker-ey. I mean, fill your boots and crack on with shouting the word genocide on the internet because I'm sure it will bring about a two-state solution in no time.
For the rest of us situations have nuance and moral complexity.
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God I thought I couldn't love Hawksmoor more than I do.
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I mean, when it comes down to the reality of having Nigel Farage as prime minister I think a lot of people will get over the fact that Labour might not have been as far left as they'd hoped.
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Right so we're all agreed we're going to listen properly, yeah? While we're at it, there's also a two-parter on zionism that I think everyone here could learn a thing or two from as well 👍
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I mean it obviously does reference it but hey let's just shout genocide into the internet rather than engage in good faith.
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Maybe give the whole thing a listen rather than form judgement on some 30 second clip taken out of context by shouty internet people? It's not specifically about what's happening in Gaza.
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Precisely. It's from the start of two hours of podcast about the word 'genocide'. It seems reasonable to begin with what it actually means and how it's used.
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God imagine wanting words to be used according to their actual meaning
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The "from the river to the sea" bit means exactly that.
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Not much has changed but we live underwater
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Those are literally the words in this humourous little ditty
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Ok so the problem here is that Neil Diamond is proudly Jewish and people have changed the words to Sweet Caroline to "Free Palestine from the river to the sea" which you should know is a slogan advocating the elimination of the world's only Jewish state.
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Yes I see no problem with changing words written by a proudly Jewish man to "Free Palestine / From the river to the sea"
Just no.
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I did wonder what Chris Morris was up to these days...
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This was supposedly going to be a Brexit benefit as we would be able to import it from Chile for less. Some absolute scoundrels got away with all sorts back then.
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Local government has nothing left to cut. This should not be news to anyone.
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Nice to see the return of the magic money tree. This time made possible because we're cancelling woke.
It would be really nice to think we've all learned something by now.
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Ah those salad days when we are Green in judgement...
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Yes but how many Waleses is it? It's the only size comparison anyone can understand.
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"It's just a racket" should be used far more commonly in music criticism.
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Brexit has been objectively shit. Everyone knows that. This deal will make things slightly less shit and only an idiot wouldn't welcome that.
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They're such a strange party. Their voter base consists of two almost diametrically opposed wings.
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What's that rule about headlines that ask a question?
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This may prove to be the most controversial thing you have ever posted.
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The polls.
Shall we all just stop doing polls for a bit?
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This is kind of a big deal. These figures have more or less been flatlining for a decade (if you ignore 2020 when things went all over the place for obvious reasons).
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So it turns out these are above average although not a patch on the chilli ones.
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Sorry! I am hot and befuddled.
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I think Noel is making the point he is not a fan of marmite.
Thinking about it, I reckon marmite on really strong cheddar would be an absolute banger. Off to try it!
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What does marmite work well on that isn't toast? I mean, I assume we're all doing no carbs til marbs, right?
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Yeah but HAS Kate Moss returned to her party lifestyle?
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I actually never even stop for the biscuits. I have a quick swig of water and say "cheers" to let them know that not only do I have the best blood but I'm also quite hard. It's made no positive difference to my life whatsoever.