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The power of malicious compliance.

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If catastrophising were an Olympic event, I’d be bringing home the gold. Anyone else having trouble with their thoughts running away from them?

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It’s handsome Friday. #cats #catsofbluesky

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Snickers is the street dog who brought me a present every morning as I arrived to feed her. Today we were able to give her the gift of a lifetime. We just waved her off to her forever home in America… (1/8) 🧵

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Did anyone imagine the end of western civilisation would be this cringy? The scenes out of CPAC are repulsive and weird.

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Sorry, but the corrupt old men need to sort this themselves. Lock them in a room with guns. They’ll come to an agreement of some description. They certainly don’t need to involve the rest of us.

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Did someone say #teeftuesday?

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This is true. A pal of mine who is a policeman went to a Scottish island recently to investigate a missing person and when the locals found out he was a Christian they stuck him in a giant human-shaped willow branch construction and burned him alive.

submitted 5 days ago • 166 comments

It's launch day for my latest novel, 'End of a Century', and I've somehow managed to hypnotise the staff of the Scottish Daily Express into giving two entire pages over to me and my books. Thanks to the team for putting it together! Meanwhile, grab the book here: www.amazon.co.uk/End-Century-...

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Massive shoutout to this knucklehead who insisted on being in the bathroom at shower time and vomited on my dressing gown. #cats

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I’ve had some cringy exes in my day, but Grimes must be wearing her skin on the inside by now.

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💥📚All pre-orders of the beautiful new novel from Craig A Smith will be signed by the author and despatched before the official publication date. Can't ask for more than that! The River by @smicht.bsky.social 👇 intocreative.co.uk/shop/intoboo...

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The UK welcomes Ukrainians but shuts out Palestinians — even as UK-made weapons fuel their genocide. Safe routes for some; moral panic and cruelty for others. There’s a name for that: anti-Palestinian racism.

submitted 10 days ago • 18 comments

It’s been less than a month and I’m already sick to my eye teeth of seeing that mouldy sack of tangerines and his dough-faced pet incel.

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I've been lucky enough to read an advance copy of this and it's utterly brilliant! An intriguing mystery, wonderful characters and the long hot summer of 1995 combine to make this a novel you can get completely immersed in. Reminds me of early Lisa Jewell books. Go get a copy, you won't regret it!

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Pro tip for the Labour Party - make tangible improvements to people’s lives. Help them pay their bills, heat their homes, and feed their families. Running about filming yourself being shitty to immigrants helps no one except maybe Nigel Farage and his disgusting mates.

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It’s cute that the UK government believes reality will help them in their dealings with Trump. Bless.

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Have you tried not being icky?

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The orchestral stab really makes this.

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The face you make when you’ve gnawed on the cake that was cooling on the countertop. #cat #twat

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Good evening from the Household of News Avoidance. #cats #catsofbluesky

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Loss of dignity for #caturday #catsofbluesky #cats

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In times of stress it’s important to have something to look forward to. For instance, I’m already planning which decadent pastry I’m going to eat while I sit and read his obituary.

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Turns out screeching the word ‘growth’ repeatedly while sporting a severe fringe does not improve the economy.

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Arguably the most fantastical/difficult thing to believe about the Marvel universe is that Tony Stark - a mega billionaire - is also funny.

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It’s been decades since I lived in America, so I might be misreading the situation, but isn’t this exactly the time for that ‘well-regulated militia’ to turn up and run the unelected would-be king out of the treasury building?

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I'm delighted to say Kindle pre-orders for my latest novel, 'End of a Century' are now LIVE on Amazon! Release day is February 14, with paperback and hardback copies available from the same day. And here, at last, is the cover – a thing of beauty by Hannah Nystrom! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DVYBMPJ...

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