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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 4h

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 1d

Literally in the time it took me to type this out another PPE scandal dropped...

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/23/m...

Michael Gove Lobbied Government Officials to Hand Conservative Donor Multimillion Pound Covid Contract

Private correspondence seen by Byline Times reveals that Ciga Healthcare's Brexit-supporting owner had pushed Gove to "take control" of the process

bylinetimes.com

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 1d

How can people not look at something like that and think "if I did anything close to that in my job I'd be fired and unhireable within my profession again."?

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 1d

Even on the other side of the bench, you have someone like Jacqui Smith who paid for porn with her expenses and had 2 prisoners on day release paint her house only for 15 years later as soon as Labour come back in power to make her a life peer and a cushy MoS position.

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 1d

Interesting piece! I've been thinking a lot about trust in politicians lately and how I think so much of it is driven by lack of accountability. How many Tory MPs sent people to the PPE VIP lane will see no consequences? Michelle Mone has gotten off basically scott free and is still a life peer.

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 1d

A bunch of old men selling out the next generations future so they can profit now.

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 2d

No, thank you for showing me this it looks delicious. Bit dissapointed it's not a little top hat though.

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 2d

What makes the toastie fancy?

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 2d

The podcast "Wind of Change" if you've not heard that already! It's looks into the rumours of CIA involvement in the Scorpions song of the same name, worth a listen.

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 3d

Well you see there was once a council election in Barking and Dagenham...

CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 3d

Jesus Christ Reuters, "Drug spat!?" Not unlawful murder of their citizens?

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 3d

You can't expect too much from them, they've had a busy day talking about football after all.

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 3d

Racism is the opiate of the unexceptional.

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 4d

Funniest part of all of this is this is the quickest and strongest Keir Starmer has even come out against anything and he's immediately rewarded for it by being made to look like a fool.

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 4d

Jerry Reed clearly never heard Angelic 2 the Core by Corey Feldman

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 5d

Holy shit I'm a dumbass for forgetting the most consequential one. Still not as dumb as Liz Truss though.

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 5d

It's amazing to me how many Tories I see elevated by political commentators as "the future of the Conservative party" always end up having the most bonkers and batshit insane views as soon as they get a bit of media visibility. Happened with Badenoch, Jenrick and now Lam.

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Miranda Yaver @mirandayaver.bsky.social · 5d

Hell yes, Pittsburgh. Love Yinz. No Kings.

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 5d

I long for the days when the only time I would ever hear or think about Donald Trump was on the rare occasion I watched Home Alone 2.

CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 6d

What? Are you telling me you think the paragon of morality ol' Bobby Jenrick would lie because he thought it was politically expedient!? Surely not...

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 6d

If recent evidence of his knowledge of Birmingham is anything to go by he probably thought he was at Villa Park when actually he was at the Hawthorns.

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 8d

All because of one passage in the Old Testament (whilst they ignore the other restrictions laid out in Leviticus) and a disputed translation of a word that's original meaning has been lost to time. Just all so stupid.

CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 9d

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CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 10d

Well aren't you a dirty birdy

a woman is crying and saying `` shhh , darling , trust me , it 's for the best . ``

ALT: a woman is crying and saying `` shhh , darling , trust me , it 's for the best . ``

media.tenor.com

CactusPens @cactuspens.bsky.social · 10d

Reminds me of the "Profit/Prophet" posters in Contagion