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Subsea engineer, mountain biker, hard rock fan.
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Looks like it’s going to be a bumper crop

submitted 132 days ago • 16 comments

I had many problems with Blair, but his talk of a modern, open, knowledge-based economy was a breath of fresh air compared to this atavistic, closed-minded economically illiterate shit.

submitted 1 day ago • 11 comments

when populists win, they represent a historical shift in the country when liberals win, they now have to deliver

submitted 1 day ago • 19 comments

Two former Wells Fargo executives were fined $8.5M by the Biden administration for covering up the bank's infamous fake account scandal. Trump just slashed those fines to a paltry $150,000 after Wells Fargo gave $1M to his inauguration. See how this works?

submitted 2 days ago • 513 comments

"Activist" DARVO is what they know metro.co.uk/2020/06/13/g...

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

today is Terry Pratchett's birthday, or would be if he hadn't been taken from us far too soon his writing was funny, and profound, and above all a joy to read, and I am a better person for it here's a thread I wrote about Discworld, and why you should read it too GNU Terry Pratchett

submitted 3 days ago • 49 comments

My latest @newscientist.com cartoon

submitted 3 days ago • 70 comments

I see Channel 5 is doing a season on 'Lawless Britain', which looks designed to keep Reform and Reform-adjacent folk all frothed up.

submitted 3 days ago • 15 comments

I wasn't going to speak about this. But I changed my mind. This week I've been managing personal harassment on X. And I don't even use the platform. This harassment was then amplified by the Daily Mail. Let's talk about it... /1 🧵

submitted 4 days ago • 25 comments

inflate to 8 psi for optimal results

submitted 7 days ago • 14 comments

Thread

submitted 9 days ago • 5 comments

Holy shit, the Crab Museum went HARD

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

There may be arguments against this but none of them hold water.

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Counterpoint: Anyone with a soul appeals over senseless damage to human rights. Not sure that can be fixed in a day with a small cleaning crew.

submitted 11 days ago • 1 comment

🧵NOT BY ME, this is a post from someone who wants to remain anonymous but works extensively with trans people pre-transition. They were asked by someone “why do you think that’s so much [coverage of trans people] in the news at the moment?” This was their response:

submitted 11 days ago • 51 comments

The state alleging that someone is a criminal is not a justification for denying them due process, it’s what creates the need for it.

submitted 12 days ago • 5 comments

A thread of notes I've made in my notebook about my dad: 1. The Swimming Pool.

submitted 16 days ago • 25 comments

Spanish: Pretty straightforward, but the ‘h’ is silent. English: Random letters are randomly silent and ‘c’ can be pronounced two ways. French: All letters are meaningless, existence is without reason, and your God is dead.

submitted 17 days ago • 21 comments

Are Muslims really banning dogs in parks? 🤔 Let’s look at this perfect example of how rage baiting works, and how disinformation spreads, sticks, and fuels division, even years after being debunked… 🧵1/22 (1/1)

submitted 18 days ago • 46 comments

Biggest commitment to a 3 second joke I've ever seen

submitted 22 days ago • 876 comments

Alright gang, gonna do a bonus night of music videos, because I have nothing going on and I'm a little behind! So let's watch some 80s and 90s rock videos! These are recorded from MTV Classic's "Metal Mayhem" last weekend, I'll find the YouTube version and off we go! (Megathread incoming...)

submitted 32 days ago • 2 comments

NEW | Some thoughts on showbiz 'news'... FEMAIL TROUBLE Millie Bobby Brown taught one Daily Mail freelancer a lesson but that's not enough... brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/femail-tro...

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

all i’m saying is that this isn’t the first time europe’s had to hold out for four years while america works out that nazis are bad

submitted 51 days ago • 12 comments

What a great turnout for our “Can you outrun a bear?” three-mile fun run! For the sixth consecutive year, the answer was no.

submitted 52 days ago • 13 comments