Nick
@nick.4glengate.net
Food, beer, unsuccessful sports teams, even less successful political movements. Giving a shit since 1969, and paying the price for it in depression, anxiety and unhealthy coping mechanisms.
The racist shit Jim Ratcliffe spouted the other day is only made worse by an apology that frames it as "language that offended some people". The only people not offended by his inaccurate numbers and deliberate racist framing were other racists. 1/2
February 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
The racist shit Jim Ratcliffe spouted the other day is only made worse by an apology that frames it as "language that offended some people". The only people not offended by his inaccurate numbers and deliberate racist framing were other racists. 1/2
Crystal.
Jim Ratcliffe is a prick. I always thought he was.
He has done nothing to suggest that he is not a prick. I loathe Jim Ratcliffe and as a result I find it very hard to get behind his cycling team. He was a prick before he got into cycling. He’s always been a prick. I hope that clears things up.
He has done nothing to suggest that he is not a prick. I loathe Jim Ratcliffe and as a result I find it very hard to get behind his cycling team. He was a prick before he got into cycling. He’s always been a prick. I hope that clears things up.
February 12, 2026 at 1:42 AM
Crystal.
Renting property in the UK absolutely fucking sucks. Landlords are arrogant, entitled piss-babies.
February 10, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Renting property in the UK absolutely fucking sucks. Landlords are arrogant, entitled piss-babies.
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He lied and lied to get into power.
He expelled MPs who did the right thing
He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems
He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator.
He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out.
I could go on.
Starmer is not a decent man.
He expelled MPs who did the right thing
He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems
He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator.
He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out.
I could go on.
Starmer is not a decent man.
February 10, 2026 at 9:54 AM
He lied and lied to get into power.
He expelled MPs who did the right thing
He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems
He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator.
He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out.
I could go on.
Starmer is not a decent man.
He expelled MPs who did the right thing
He pretended migrants were the source of all our problems
He watched a genocide taking place and protected the perpetrator.
He criminalised decent citizens who spoke out.
I could go on.
Starmer is not a decent man.
Has anyone told @themerl about this absolute unit?
i think we all need to step back and realize that peak art was made when neolithic pot in the shape of a pig was fired
February 7, 2026 at 2:20 AM
Has anyone told @themerl about this absolute unit?
Well, I think I know who we are all going to be cheering for this week.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Gus Kenworthy: British freestyle skier will not be punished for graphic ICE message
Team GB skier Gus Kenworthy will not be punished after appearing to urinate a graphic message about the United States' immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) in the snow, then posting a photograph ...
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February 6, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Well, I think I know who we are all going to be cheering for this week.
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...
Sir Ian McKellen is further proof that it is possible to be both a good man and a great man at the same time, despite the evidence of the times.
And Shakespeare? He was a bit special too, wasn't he? To write something for audience entertainment that's still educational 400 years later!
And Shakespeare? He was a bit special too, wasn't he? To write something for audience entertainment that's still educational 400 years later!
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Sir Ian McKellen is further proof that it is possible to be both a good man and a great man at the same time, despite the evidence of the times.
And Shakespeare? He was a bit special too, wasn't he? To write something for audience entertainment that's still educational 400 years later!
And Shakespeare? He was a bit special too, wasn't he? To write something for audience entertainment that's still educational 400 years later!
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Do they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment?
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
February 5, 2026 at 7:01 AM
Do they understand how mad they sound? As if anyone has ever decided to cross the Channel in a small boat because, if they make it, they might get to take a free taxi to a doctor's appointment?
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Pull factors" on steroids.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
But Mandelson is only resigning to clear up the accusations about receiving money. Helping cover up rape is not a resigning matter, apparently.
Most of Epstein’s victims were either too frightened to come forward, or silenced through legal threats. Oh, and here’s a senior British politician giving Epstein tips on how to silence them
February 1, 2026 at 11:01 PM
But Mandelson is only resigning to clear up the accusations about receiving money. Helping cover up rape is not a resigning matter, apparently.
It's this kind of hard work on marginal gains that modern football is all about. If Palace come in under the PSR limit by £1 they'll be very proud of this saving.
February 1, 2026 at 2:38 PM
It's this kind of hard work on marginal gains that modern football is all about. If Palace come in under the PSR limit by £1 they'll be very proud of this saving.
January 28, 2026 at 10:42 AM
The fact that Reform welcomed her into membership ought to mean a huge drop in support for them. Of course it won't, because most of their voters have no interest in politics of principle or even consistency.
Braverman says she's been "politically homeless" for over 2 years, which means she was reelected in 2024 as an MP for a party she didn't want to be a member of.
And she says Tories "failed Britain [on] Brexit and immigration". She was Brexit minister and Home Secretary. Twice.
But "vote for me!"
And she says Tories "failed Britain [on] Brexit and immigration". She was Brexit minister and Home Secretary. Twice.
But "vote for me!"
January 27, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The fact that Reform welcomed her into membership ought to mean a huge drop in support for them. Of course it won't, because most of their voters have no interest in politics of principle or even consistency.
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BBC report at a headline level that Grok will now not make sexually exploitative images any more. An actual reporter comes on and explains that it will do no such thing, and will just make the images invisible in the UK. These are two very, very different things.
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 AM
BBC report at a headline level that Grok will now not make sexually exploitative images any more. An actual reporter comes on and explains that it will do no such thing, and will just make the images invisible in the UK. These are two very, very different things.
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I didn’t want to post the chants but I feel I have to, to underline how absolutely insane it is that there is total unanimity on this from far right to the Sensible centre, while it’s crystal clear to football fans and almost nobody at all is saying “This all looks quite fishy”.
January 15, 2026 at 10:22 AM
I didn’t want to post the chants but I feel I have to, to underline how absolutely insane it is that there is total unanimity on this from far right to the Sensible centre, while it’s crystal clear to football fans and almost nobody at all is saying “This all looks quite fishy”.
I keep thinking about how bad this headline is. I can't find an end to the awfulness.
"If women leave the burning building because of the smoke and the flames, the arsonists win - so I'm staying"
The predators don't care whether women use X or not, they're having their fun. We must turn it off.
"If women leave the burning building because of the smoke and the flames, the arsonists win - so I'm staying"
The predators don't care whether women use X or not, they're having their fun. We must turn it off.
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
If women quit X because of Grok’s deepfake nudes, the predators win – so I’m staying
www.independent.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 3:05 PM
I keep thinking about how bad this headline is. I can't find an end to the awfulness.
"If women leave the burning building because of the smoke and the flames, the arsonists win - so I'm staying"
The predators don't care whether women use X or not, they're having their fun. We must turn it off.
"If women leave the burning building because of the smoke and the flames, the arsonists win - so I'm staying"
The predators don't care whether women use X or not, they're having their fun. We must turn it off.
This should be the campaign slogan for the next Dem candidate for every elected position in the USA.
January 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
This should be the campaign slogan for the next Dem candidate for every elected position in the USA.
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I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
January 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
I call on my party and my government to remove themselves entirely from X and communicate with the public where they actually participate online and can be protected from such illegality.
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We are the shithole nation. From Caracas to Greenland to Minneapolis, we are the problem in the world, we are the source of the tragedy, we are the affront to all human dignity. This is the United States now. We are the evil.
NEWS: In a heartbreaking video, after ICE shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis, a woman who was in the same SUV cries out: “They killed my wife. I don’t know what to do."
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
“We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head,” the distraught woman sobs.
www.advocate.com/news/minneso...
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting
“They killed my wife,” the distraught woman says, adding, “They shot her in the head.”
www.advocate.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
We are the shithole nation. From Caracas to Greenland to Minneapolis, we are the problem in the world, we are the source of the tragedy, we are the affront to all human dignity. This is the United States now. We are the evil.
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Today once again proved that everyday citizens protesting their government are braver than the titans who own the largest media corporations, run the biggest law firms and lead the most powerful technology companies.
January 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Today once again proved that everyday citizens protesting their government are braver than the titans who own the largest media corporations, run the biggest law firms and lead the most powerful technology companies.
I'm a 56 year old cynical, depressed, rage-filled and despairing old man. Until it snows. Then I'm a child filled with wonder and joy at the world.
Conclusion: it should snow more often.
Conclusion: it should snow more often.
January 5, 2026 at 1:30 AM
I'm a 56 year old cynical, depressed, rage-filled and despairing old man. Until it snows. Then I'm a child filled with wonder and joy at the world.
Conclusion: it should snow more often.
Conclusion: it should snow more often.
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“Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is?”
Some sense from @naomiaklein.bsky.social
Some sense from @naomiaklein.bsky.social
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is? | Naomi Klein
I have no interest in defending his social media posts, but calls to strip the newly freed activist of British citizenship pile torment on top of torture, says Naomi Klein, Guardian US columnist and c...
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December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s tweets were wrong, but he is no ‘anti-white Islamist’. Why does the British right want you to believe he is?”
Some sense from @naomiaklein.bsky.social
Some sense from @naomiaklein.bsky.social
Surely the Independent didn't think that "Nigel Farage was racist as a young man" was a fact that would surprise anyone, or make anyone change their opinion of him?
Of course not. We're a deeply racist country and always have been. He's probably more popular.
December 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Surely the Independent didn't think that "Nigel Farage was racist as a young man" was a fact that would surprise anyone, or make anyone change their opinion of him?
Alaa has had his life all but destroyed by the Egyptian regime for the crime of being brave in opposition to dictatorship. His mother nearly died on hunger strike, his son born while he was unlawfully imprisoned. Fifteen years of his family's life has been emotional torture. 1/2
December 29, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Alaa has had his life all but destroyed by the Egyptian regime for the crime of being brave in opposition to dictatorship. His mother nearly died on hunger strike, his son born while he was unlawfully imprisoned. Fifteen years of his family's life has been emotional torture. 1/2
I exchanged several tweets with Alaa during the time of the early Egyptian uprising / Arab spring. I never felt "hated", he was a thoughtful, articulate, passionate advocate for humanity. The game being played by the UK right wing here is abhorrent.
It is very telling that today’s public outrage at the historic tweets of Alaa Abd el-Fattah is focused on him saying that he hates white people. Non white people are used to hearing they are hated but it is clearly a revelation to far for many white people to hear that this feeling could be mutual
December 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I exchanged several tweets with Alaa during the time of the early Egyptian uprising / Arab spring. I never felt "hated", he was a thoughtful, articulate, passionate advocate for humanity. The game being played by the UK right wing here is abhorrent.