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tamtamthepipingbam.bsky.social
61yo Scotsman, half Austrian/Jewish, retired UoE lecturer (Chinese (literature)), 3rd-gen atheist, socialist of sorts, armchair democratic-anarchist, last-resortpacifist, m. to my wonderful Jeanette since 2017, 2 lovely daughters, 4 bitchin step-kids
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This is incredibly disturbing and goes against every rule of war, international law, the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and the very ethic of the military. A disciplined military goes to every length to prevent civilian deaths and having a SecDef who doesn't care is unacceptable.

submitted 101 days ago • 921 comments

Would love to hear from someone telling UK "illegals" to "go back where they came from...."

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

All of this.

submitted 109 days ago • 629 comments

Who’s down with this? ✋🏽

submitted 109 days ago • 2740 comments

Ridic

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

My 1st bluesky post , being a reprise of Pride Edinburgh 2023 and a bit of Psing in clothes almost rotten with neglect since they were last worn for Punk Piping

submitted 108 days ago • 0 comments

This TikToker, Franchesca Leigh, is going mega viral for her new 'I Never Thought the Leopards Would Eat My Face' song that she sings over videos of Trump voters and stories about Trump voters whining after the election. This is perfection.

submitted 112 days ago • 294 comments

I’ll never understand nor forgive anyone who disregarded the women in their lives and voted for a known sexual abuser.

submitted 112 days ago • 427 comments

resolved: people who insist that all social media sites must be places where users are constantly encountering and arguing with people over fundamental disagreement do so because their actual, real lives are echo chambers where they do not encounter any meaningful difference from day-to-day.

submitted 112 days ago • 541 comments

thejewishindependent.com.au/the-private-.... An article Written by my Palestinian angel friend, Rami Aman

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

Spanberger: If she’s willing to work against U.S. interests by legitimizing Kremlin propaganda, what kind of untold damage could she do as the Director of National Intelligence? Is she going to put Russian propaganda in the president’s daily brief?

submitted 113 days ago • 353 comments

submitted 113 days ago • 813 comments

Bluesky has grown by over 3M people in the last week — welcome! With every wave of growth naturally comes an increase in moderation reports. Here’s a status report on how the Trust & Safety team is handling it:

submitted 113 days ago • 1063 comments

We got this 🫶🏼

submitted 114 days ago • 244 comments

I don't want to sound alarmist or anything, but I'm not sure it's a good idea to skip FBI background checks and bury congressional ethics reports about nominees to the most important posts in the federal government.

submitted 113 days ago • 833 comments

🤢🤢🤢🤮🥵🤬

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

The same people who’ve spent the last several years decrying “unqualified DEI hires” are now shoehorning through Cabinet nominations who can’t even pass a basic background test.

submitted 113 days ago • 854 comments

#This

submitted 114 days ago • 234 comments

Lmfao! 🎼🤡🎵🤡🎶

submitted 113 days ago • 0 comments

Ffs

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Update: His health guy doesn't believe in medical science. His law guy is a sex trafficker. His intelligence gal is a Russian asset. You're all caught up.

submitted 113 days ago • 1734 comments

Fox Contrib Ben Domenech: “Gaetz is a sex trafficking drug addicted piece of shit. He smells like Axe Body Spray & Astroglide. He’s a hypocritical ass with the worst Botox money can buy, pushing an ever-thinner nose & higher cheekbones like a Real Housewife gone mad for fillers.”

submitted 113 days ago • 687 comments