Celestial M Weasel
@celestialweasel.bsky.social
I shot a man in Waitrose just to watch him die
Vaporise the BBC
Starmer must go
Destroy the Labour party
Criminalise bike theft
Vaporise the BBC
Starmer must go
Destroy the Labour party
Criminalise bike theft
Pinned
I know it is a small thing in the scheme of things, but the thing that grates is that this (gestures expansively) demonstrates that every pious word we have read from Americans about their glorious constitution, free and fearless press, separation of powers, free speech, checks and balances has
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Um, alright. Did that help?
February 17, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Um, alright. Did that help?
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Where's our Vincent Hanna when we need one?
February 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Where's our Vincent Hanna when we need one?
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they should make a Star Wars that's about the Baby Ewok, raised in a family of artists, their earliest memory being their parents playing wild rhythms on the heads of decapitated Stormtroopers, who becomes a promising yet directionless and troubled artist in their 20s.
ok a new star wars ranking
babies in star wars
1. Pipey
2. The Baby Ewok
3. Baby Yoda
4. Stinky the Hutt
babies in star wars
1. Pipey
2. The Baby Ewok
3. Baby Yoda
4. Stinky the Hutt
February 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM
they should make a Star Wars that's about the Baby Ewok, raised in a family of artists, their earliest memory being their parents playing wild rhythms on the heads of decapitated Stormtroopers, who becomes a promising yet directionless and troubled artist in their 20s.
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Note that the UHF area for Anglia is somewhat less further west than VHF. The sometimes expressed idea that this encroached into former North / Yorkshire areas is thus incorrect. Belmont was not attached in 1966 to the Northern region unlike the BBC probably because it would make it too large.
April 1969 map of the planned UHF 625-line transmitter network in the Anglia Television region. More info: transdiffusion.org/2026/02/17/i...
February 17, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Note that the UHF area for Anglia is somewhat less further west than VHF. The sometimes expressed idea that this encroached into former North / Yorkshire areas is thus incorrect. Belmont was not attached in 1966 to the Northern region unlike the BBC probably because it would make it too large.
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Otoh, it's right and proper that MPs receive lots of hassle given the role of government in shrinking the state to the point of serious dysfunction.
February 17, 2026 at 2:27 PM
Otoh, it's right and proper that MPs receive lots of hassle given the role of government in shrinking the state to the point of serious dysfunction.
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I think this "MP as ombudsman of last resort" was a stupid development, and we need to address the root issue of why government (local and national), other state institutions (NHS), utilities, banks etc have such finely honed mechanisms for fobbing everyone off that MPs need to do this role
February 17, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I think this "MP as ombudsman of last resort" was a stupid development, and we need to address the root issue of why government (local and national), other state institutions (NHS), utilities, banks etc have such finely honed mechanisms for fobbing everyone off that MPs need to do this role
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One of the unique things about the British system is the sheer scale of bureaucratic bloat and fill-yer-boots managerialism, where 'efficiency' has consistently required worse staff pay and conditions and better senior management perks.
February 17, 2026 at 10:23 AM
One of the unique things about the British system is the sheer scale of bureaucratic bloat and fill-yer-boots managerialism, where 'efficiency' has consistently required worse staff pay and conditions and better senior management perks.
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But with Martin Wolf's piece on this today in mind, the claim that UK policymakers had no other practical and moral option than squeezing a loans and fees ratchet for higher ed does not mesh well with very different financing choices made around the EU.
February 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM
But with Martin Wolf's piece on this today in mind, the claim that UK policymakers had no other practical and moral option than squeezing a loans and fees ratchet for higher ed does not mesh well with very different financing choices made around the EU.
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Only in the world of online #AlternateHistory can one make an observation like "American Taiwan in Puerto Rico would be too obvious a cliché"
February 17, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Only in the world of online #AlternateHistory can one make an observation like "American Taiwan in Puerto Rico would be too obvious a cliché"
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“Instead of Blair’s target of 50% of young people going to university, Reform will ensure 50% of young people do not go to university”. From the same school of mathematics as Gove saying 90% of schools would be above average.
February 17, 2026 at 1:47 PM
“Instead of Blair’s target of 50% of young people going to university, Reform will ensure 50% of young people do not go to university”. From the same school of mathematics as Gove saying 90% of schools would be above average.
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Around 3 million people work in *all* skilled trades. You can argue, given shortages, we maybe need 3.5 million. She wants 50% of 40 million adults to be trained in these jobs?!
February 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Around 3 million people work in *all* skilled trades. You can argue, given shortages, we maybe need 3.5 million. She wants 50% of 40 million adults to be trained in these jobs?!
Matt Goodwin, Reform's Tony Cook
February 17, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Matt Goodwin, Reform's Tony Cook
The Goodwin dividend
Reform's polling is ~the lowest its been since last year's local elections
February 17, 2026 at 1:53 PM
The Goodwin dividend
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Delighted by the thought of Tory MPs defecting to Reform because they think they might get into government but Farage saying "lol, no, gonna pick people who _really really_ don't know what they're doing".
February 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Delighted by the thought of Tory MPs defecting to Reform because they think they might get into government but Farage saying "lol, no, gonna pick people who _really really_ don't know what they're doing".
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See, now you put it like that I can see how big the Belmont area was and now I'm sure the IBA did Anglia dirty there. If I was running an ITV station losing nearly half my catchment area I'd be fizzing too.
February 17, 2026 at 1:38 PM
See, now you put it like that I can see how big the Belmont area was and now I'm sure the IBA did Anglia dirty there. If I was running an ITV station losing nearly half my catchment area I'd be fizzing too.
Danelaw TV
April 1969 map of the planned UHF 625-line transmitter network in the Anglia Television region. More info: transdiffusion.org/2026/02/17/i...
February 17, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Danelaw TV
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The Local Government Reorganisation is a right mess. It’s piecemeal and poorly communicated. I haven’t fully grasped what’s going on and I’m someone who is interested.
www.local.gov.uk/topics/devol...
www.local.gov.uk/topics/devol...
Local government reorganisation (LGR)
An outline of the programme of local government reorganisation for two-tier areas and neighbouring unitary councils, including Government updates and key milestones.
www.local.gov.uk
February 17, 2026 at 1:26 PM
The Local Government Reorganisation is a right mess. It’s piecemeal and poorly communicated. I haven’t fully grasped what’s going on and I’m someone who is interested.
www.local.gov.uk/topics/devol...
www.local.gov.uk/topics/devol...
🎶for fash get flash
February 17, 2026 at 1:27 PM
🎶for fash get flash
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The only question worth asking at these incredibly flash Reform press conferences that take place every week now, is who is paying for all of this and what do they want in return bsky.app/profile/pete...
I’m in Westminster where Nigel Farage is about to unveil his ‘shadow cabinet’ and the decor is slightly bonkers. Looks like he’s going to launch a Simon Cowell-era boyband instead.
February 17, 2026 at 10:39 AM
The only question worth asking at these incredibly flash Reform press conferences that take place every week now, is who is paying for all of this and what do they want in return bsky.app/profile/pete...
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Well at least Capita can’t make their terrible lack of service any worse…
CAPITA: Oh yes we can!
www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/cap…
CAPITA: Oh yes we can!
www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/cap…
Capita taps Microsoft Copilot to untangle UK pensions mess
: Outsourcer tells MPs AI is prioritizing cases as thousands of civil servants face delays
www.theregister.com
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 PM
Well at least Capita can’t make their terrible lack of service any worse…
CAPITA: Oh yes we can!
www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/cap…
CAPITA: Oh yes we can!
www.theregister.com/2026/02/17/cap…
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For me Farage's appeal has always been a mix of
50% bloke-down-pub populist
40% anti-establishment disruptor
10% racism.
But you're not a common-sense populist if your candidates are loons; you're not a disruptor if your bench is full of Tories; and however racist you are, Lowe and Habib are worse.
50% bloke-down-pub populist
40% anti-establishment disruptor
10% racism.
But you're not a common-sense populist if your candidates are loons; you're not a disruptor if your bench is full of Tories; and however racist you are, Lowe and Habib are worse.
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 PM
For me Farage's appeal has always been a mix of
50% bloke-down-pub populist
40% anti-establishment disruptor
10% racism.
But you're not a common-sense populist if your candidates are loons; you're not a disruptor if your bench is full of Tories; and however racist you are, Lowe and Habib are worse.
50% bloke-down-pub populist
40% anti-establishment disruptor
10% racism.
But you're not a common-sense populist if your candidates are loons; you're not a disruptor if your bench is full of Tories; and however racist you are, Lowe and Habib are worse.
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“…they don’t know why.”
It’s a complete fucking mystery isn’t it, bellends.
It’s a complete fucking mystery isn’t it, bellends.
February 17, 2026 at 8:41 AM
“…they don’t know why.”
It’s a complete fucking mystery isn’t it, bellends.
It’s a complete fucking mystery isn’t it, bellends.
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it’s a good plan to pick a guy whose vibe is ‘George Osborne, but much less pleasant’
February 17, 2026 at 12:29 PM
it’s a good plan to pick a guy whose vibe is ‘George Osborne, but much less pleasant’
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Church historians now believe that St Pancake was not actually martyred by being flattened by a series of increasingly heavy weights, but rather was burnt alive in a giant pan. The former death is now attributed to Pseudo-Pancake the Areopagite, as attested in the Codex Libum of Nicomedia.
February 17, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Church historians now believe that St Pancake was not actually martyred by being flattened by a series of increasingly heavy weights, but rather was burnt alive in a giant pan. The former death is now attributed to Pseudo-Pancake the Areopagite, as attested in the Codex Libum of Nicomedia.
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"If Labour replace Starmer and stop pursuing a stupid governing strategy and the Tories replace Badenoch and break the Twitter addiction, Reform are done" is true, but, uh, big if!
February 17, 2026 at 12:05 PM
"If Labour replace Starmer and stop pursuing a stupid governing strategy and the Tories replace Badenoch and break the Twitter addiction, Reform are done" is true, but, uh, big if!