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Americans: We can’t strike, we’d be fired. America: You’re fired. Americans: Yay! Go America 🥳 🇺🇸 🎉

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Amazon Bond Movies: - From Alexa with Love - You Only Weren’t Home for Your Delivery Twice - For Big Data’s Eyes Only - No Time-slot to Die - Personaldataraker - Diamonds are Returnable - Dr. No that Movie is not Available in Your Territory - The World is Not Enough (For Jeff and the Shareholders)

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No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

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You know, last year when I wrote a book about the moon turning into cheese, I didn't know that when it came out the most fantastical thing about it would be a functional US government

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Idea for those now with creative control of James Bond. Re-film each of the stories in their original 1950s and early 1960s period settings. Do not update them. And make Bond as unsympathetic and unlikeable - indeed nasty - as the original. It may give quite a lot of people a useful jolt.

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Fact: The Proclaimers lyrics ‘and I would walk 500 miles’ was inspired by the distance between where Ryanair say they fly to and where they actually do.

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I'm Reupping this thread, which I foolishly didn't advertise as such! Glad so many people have enjoyed it and will be doing more

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As someone who works in several languages I think the fight against pronouns is misplaced. Prepositions are the true enemy of the people that will lead to the downfall of Western civilization (or any other civilization for that matter).

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I was thinking about two things today. The first was that it’s quite odd that countries of many millions of people have a single person as chief executive. a) it seems like a hangover from having kings. We just select them differently. b) it’s quite a gamble putting all your eggs in one basket.

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🛫Private jets are a disaster for our planet. 🌍Those who can afford a private jet can afford to pay for the environmental damage. 🟢We want to make polluters pay for climate action.

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This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

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Could we please, please, all make a promise to each other to stop giving that grifting traitor Matt Goodwin any attention? Don’t post that needy crap into my timeline.

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Striking that so many on the Reform tendency, who have banged on for years about the need to remember the sacrifices of WW2 and policed the wearing of poppies... failed to learn any lessons from it. You don't appease dictators casting shadows on your doorstep. You fight back.

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Translation is an art. Translation is creation. Translators matter. Translators deserve to be celebrated.

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Latest blogpost on Musk/Royal Society debacle: deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/02/seve... I look at the reasons that have been given for inaction, and find them wanting. @royalsociety.org

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"Das Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (EBA) stellt fest, dass es in den vergangenen Jahren wiederholt zu Unzulänglichkeiten beim Umgang mit liegengebliebenen Reisezügen kam. " Oha, sind die schnell. Das hatte ich schon ungefähr vor 10 Jahren festgestellt.

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The animals looked from pig to man...

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Screaming into the void

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East Berlin, 1983 by Rolph Hanson

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Ein #CDU - Wahlkampfstand vor'm REWE. Ein älterer Mann kommt heraus, geht auf den Tisch zu, & knallt ein Päckchen auf den Tisch. Ich denke Kekse? Ich sehe: feuchtes Toilettenpapier. Er sagt: "Hier für euch. Könnt ihr der AfD den Arsch mit abputzen." Stille. Die Menschen sind richtig wütend.

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Passing through Melbourne this weekend and I just came across Australia’s best-named swimming pool

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Tesla declining sales shows the UK must try harder.

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Nigel Farage just said "I'd like to ask the Prime Minister for some advice. What should I say to the 25,000 constituents in Clacton..." I'd start by introducing yourself when you finally find Clacton. #PMQs

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FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

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Nigel Farage asks at #PMQs "what should i say to my 25,000 constituents in Clacton" how about "where the hell is my office I've never been here before"

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For a mere human to get a sense of the immensity of eternity, one only has to watch “page 2 of 2” on a screen display at a train station.

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PITCH: An updated version of the curse of Cassandra where she's describing things that are happening now, in front of everyone, but still isn't believed.

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What we are seeing again is an Apprentice presidency. All cliff hangers and big decisions and shitty pointless tasks. Only with real lives and global economies being affected rather than contestants in a game.

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Oh Canada! Cartoon by Bruce MacKinnon

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I'm working on a new typeface for my Canadian and Mexican friends to liberate them from American typography. I call it Sans Tariff. It's like any other font you can get from the US these days but about 25% smaller.

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'If China has done to Sam Altman what his OpenAI has been accused of doing to creatives, it would take a heart of stone not to laugh' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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All conversations about Brexit in the UK these days have a quality of Vladimir and Estragon about them. “It was bad” “It is bad” “Yes it is” “We should do something” “Yes we should” “Nothing to be done” “Nothing” “Let’s post something about it” “Yes, let’s” [they post]

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Now that I've made peaceful revolution impossible it's time to sit back and enjoy my wealth and power with no adverse consequences

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Happy Brexit Day, everyone. Celebrating five years of unparalleled prosperity, social calm, and political stability. Bring your marshmallows. I've got the fire going.

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I think it’s fair to say after 5 years that that’s not really gone very well. A bad idea, done badly.

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In a highly unusual move Angela Merkel strongly condemns Merz‘ move to win a motion in parliament with the support of the far right in Germany. She is right.

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This is what can be achieved. Landscape-scale habitat restoration in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌳 #Rewilding

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Wow. #Merz is so solidly in charge of the CDU and his campaign that no other than Angela #Merkel felt compelled to intervene (not her style at all, under different circumstances). www.buero-bundeskanzlerin-ad.de/erklaerungen...

Americans: We can’t strike, we’d be fired. America: You’re fired. Americans: Yay! Go America 🥳 🇺🇸 🎉

No, but if you’re looking for one, I am aware of a guy you work with that was indicted four times and convicted of thirty-four felonies.

You know, last year when I wrote a book about the moon turning into cheese, I didn't know that when it came out the most fantastical thing about it would be a functional US government

Idea for those now with creative control of James Bond. Re-film each of the stories in their original 1950s and early 1960s period settings. Do not update them. And make Bond as unsympathetic and unlikeable - indeed nasty - as the original. It may give quite a lot of people a useful jolt.

Fact: The Proclaimers lyrics ‘and I would walk 500 miles’ was inspired by the distance between where Ryanair say they fly to and where they actually do.

I'm Reupping this thread, which I foolishly didn't advertise as such! Glad so many people have enjoyed it and will be doing more

As someone who works in several languages I think the fight against pronouns is misplaced. Prepositions are the true enemy of the people that will lead to the downfall of Western civilization (or any other civilization for that matter).

I was thinking about two things today. The first was that it’s quite odd that countries of many millions of people have a single person as chief executive. a) it seems like a hangover from having kings. We just select them differently. b) it’s quite a gamble putting all your eggs in one basket.

🛫Private jets are a disaster for our planet. 🌍Those who can afford a private jet can afford to pay for the environmental damage. 🟢We want to make polluters pay for climate action.

This is why you fight these cowards. The moment you stand up to them, they crumble. Homan has nothing. The Fourth Amendment is clear and I am well within my duties to educate people of their rights. He can threaten me with jail and call names all he wants. He’s got nothing else.

Could we please, please, all make a promise to each other to stop giving that grifting traitor Matt Goodwin any attention? Don’t post that needy crap into my timeline.

Striking that so many on the Reform tendency, who have banged on for years about the need to remember the sacrifices of WW2 and policed the wearing of poppies... failed to learn any lessons from it. You don't appease dictators casting shadows on your doorstep. You fight back.

Translation is an art. Translation is creation. Translators matter. Translators deserve to be celebrated.

Latest blogpost on Musk/Royal Society debacle: deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/02/seve... I look at the reasons that have been given for inaction, and find them wanting. @royalsociety.org

"Das Eisenbahn-Bundesamt (EBA) stellt fest, dass es in den vergangenen Jahren wiederholt zu Unzulänglichkeiten beim Umgang mit liegengebliebenen Reisezügen kam. " Oha, sind die schnell. Das hatte ich schon ungefähr vor 10 Jahren festgestellt.

The animals looked from pig to man...

Screaming into the void

East Berlin, 1983 by Rolph Hanson

Ein #CDU - Wahlkampfstand vor'm REWE. Ein älterer Mann kommt heraus, geht auf den Tisch zu, & knallt ein Päckchen auf den Tisch. Ich denke Kekse? Ich sehe: feuchtes Toilettenpapier. Er sagt: "Hier für euch. Könnt ihr der AfD den Arsch mit abputzen." Stille. Die Menschen sind richtig wütend.

Passing through Melbourne this weekend and I just came across Australia’s best-named swimming pool

Tesla declining sales shows the UK must try harder.

Nigel Farage just said "I'd like to ask the Prime Minister for some advice. What should I say to the 25,000 constituents in Clacton..." I'd start by introducing yourself when you finally find Clacton. #PMQs

FBI Uncovers Al-Qaeda Plot To Just Sit Back And Enjoy Collapse Of United States

Nigel Farage asks at #PMQs "what should i say to my 25,000 constituents in Clacton" how about "where the hell is my office I've never been here before"

For a mere human to get a sense of the immensity of eternity, one only has to watch “page 2 of 2” on a screen display at a train station.

PITCH: An updated version of the curse of Cassandra where she's describing things that are happening now, in front of everyone, but still isn't believed.

What we are seeing again is an Apprentice presidency. All cliff hangers and big decisions and shitty pointless tasks. Only with real lives and global economies being affected rather than contestants in a game.

Oh Canada! Cartoon by Bruce MacKinnon

I'm working on a new typeface for my Canadian and Mexican friends to liberate them from American typography. I call it Sans Tariff. It's like any other font you can get from the US these days but about 25% smaller.

'If China has done to Sam Altman what his OpenAI has been accused of doing to creatives, it would take a heart of stone not to laugh' www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Now that I've made peaceful revolution impossible it's time to sit back and enjoy my wealth and power with no adverse consequences

Happy Brexit Day, everyone. Celebrating five years of unparalleled prosperity, social calm, and political stability. Bring your marshmallows. I've got the fire going.

I think it’s fair to say after 5 years that that’s not really gone very well. A bad idea, done badly.

In a highly unusual move Angela Merkel strongly condemns Merz‘ move to win a motion in parliament with the support of the far right in Germany. She is right.

This is what can be achieved. Landscape-scale habitat restoration in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🌳 #Rewilding

Wow. #Merz is so solidly in charge of the CDU and his campaign that no other than Angela #Merkel felt compelled to intervene (not her style at all, under different circumstances). www.buero-bundeskanzlerin-ad.de/erklaerungen...

Sent by a friend from Zutphen.

Facts