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toby1kenobi @toby1kenobi.bsky.social · 1h

Looking forward to finding out which of those three are Dorian and Ian's favourites

toby1kenobi @toby1kenobi.bsky.social · 4h

Given his inability to have an original thought, also laying the groundwork for saying the election was stolen when he doesn't win, just like the MAGA crowd he cribs everything from.

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 7h

kids teacher just sent this home as part of an assignment he's doing and i want to smash every computer at the school

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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 1d

OTD in 2002 🇺🇦 began decommissioning its nuclear capable Tu-22 strategic bombers & Kh-22 cruise missiles, as per the Budapest memo.

30 bombers & 230 missiles were destroyed over 2 & half years in exchange for promise 🇷🇺 would never invade.

But you can believe our promises now

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toby1kenobi @toby1kenobi.bsky.social · 3d

Brilliant bonus episode this, well worth the subscription!

Past Present Future Podcast @ppfideas.bsky.social · 4d

BONUS EPISODE OUT NOW!

In this PPF+ bonus David talks to @fromagehomme.bsky.social about the idea of guaranteeing female representation in parliament. Where does it already happen? How does it work? What difference does it make?

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toby1kenobi @toby1kenobi.bsky.social · 3d

This episode was superb, I thought, really interesting

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toby1kenobi @toby1kenobi.bsky.social · 4d

Manifestly unfamiliar with Occam's razor

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 4d

in 2011, the president of antifa hired me to give fashion consultancy to the organization. i recommended everyone wear navy suits with tan shoes, dress sneakers, and golf polos with slim chinos. if you arrested everyone today wearing these things, you'd destroy antifa

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 5d

All my comics have happy endings!

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 8d

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toby1kenobi @toby1kenobi.bsky.social · 9d

Su-flipping-perb.

That has made my morning.

toby1kenobi @toby1kenobi.bsky.social · 9d

🤘😜🤘 - Beat It!

I rocked DISCOVR: 2/36

discovr.uk

discovr.uk @discovruk.bsky.social · 9d

Almost over-burdened with hits, half of the tracks on today's discovr.uk did well as singles in their own right!

#discovr

toby1kenobi @toby1kenobi.bsky.social · 15d

Our GP has had online appointment booking for some time. You can only make appointment requests after something like 7:45. Can't speak for the staff, but from a patient perspective it feels like it works.

Are all GPs being required to have something, and something like the above?

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James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 18d

There’s an even bigger conspiracy and it goes even deeper. It turns out that well over half of Parliament and thousands of councillors around the country are all members of a leftist organisation called “The Labour Party”.

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toby1kenobi @toby1kenobi.bsky.social · 18d

Massively interesting episode on the current state of the conflict in Ukraine

This Is Not A Drill @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 20d

🚨NEW EPISODE🚨
Trump took to Truth Social this week to declare his belief that Ukraine can win back its territories. Will Trump’s change in stance last? @ozkaterji.bsky.social is joined in Kyiv by security analyst @jimmyrushton.bsky.social to discuss 👉 linktr.ee/DrillPod

#Trump #Ukraine #podcast

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HowDoYou Guide @howdoyou.guide · 19d

Hi @npr.org! We worked late tonight putting together this handy pocket guide!

It doesn't address road design issues, but if we're going to educate road users, we should include drivers.

It's the size of a folded business card. Print it, fold it, put it in your wallet!

"How Do You Avoid Hitting People With Your Car" pocket guide. Instructs readers to Watch the Road and Slow Down. Further text humorously insists that watching the road and slowing down are indeed important.

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toby1kenobi @toby1kenobi.bsky.social · 19d

I'm a Brit and broadly ok with it.

I just read @iandunt.bsky.social's great big substack on it, and while I could kind of see what he was getting at it, it didn't seem like not having a system of ID cards would impede the bad people he is concerned about.

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 19d

They should just tie a weekly raffle in to the ID card, people would sign up in an instant if there was a chance of some cash, a bottle of booze or a chance to kick Farage in the spuds.