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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 1d

do they got shark bones or human bones, that's the question

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jawanaka.bsky.social @jawanaka.bsky.social · 2d

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 2d

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 2d

look at these horrifying images from war-torn Portland, where ICE can't go anywhere without fear of IEDs (inflatable embarrassing dudes)

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

Portland 🔥

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 2d

somebody local has had far too much fun naming segments on Strava but this is my favourite

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 3d

it's the americans who are most exhausting

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 3d

oh including myself, I did not put myself out of the firing zone here

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 3d

and its terrifying older sibling "clearly still plays paradox games"

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 3d

"pedos dead, big men able to eat sweets and be racist" is in a very real way somewhere close to median British politics

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 4d

not to redo a very old bit, but how funny would it have been if she was married to Charles Ingram's son

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 4d

how about a distinguished military officer, disgraced following baseless accusations of cheating at a gambling establishment, who has an incurable respiratory illness

all he wants to do is clear his name and recover the riches rightly owed to him

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escapedexplorer.bsky.social @escapedexplorer.bsky.social · 6d

WWII "Friend" poster series from the Allied Forces, originally demonstrating the various Allied forces (British, Australian, Chinese, French, Dutch, etc.) and their appearances

It reads:

"This man is your FRIEND

He fights for FREEDOM"

The image is a sepia/black and white toned image of the Portland Frog protester, simply labelled FROG

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 4d

the virgin Anglo: muh "Christmas pie" discourse

the chad Balkan/eastern Med: I will commit acts of atrocity in the name of börek supremacy

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 4d

*taking a long drag on a gauloise* ah oui...

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 6d

*nodding solemnly* racecar pasties

Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 6d

see now, lightning mcqueen gets "flashed" and it is implied to be sexualised, but that is his whole thing - is his kachow moment like a faux nip slip ?

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Jack Tindale @jacktindale.bsky.social · 6d

Penne's dropped.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’

US president’s threat to impose 92% tariffs targeting major manufacturers put family-run firms in the firing line as well

www.theguardian.com

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Andrej @tepid.meme · 6d

Amazing what impact a fusilli tariffs can have

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

‘A fatal blow’: Italian producers fear effects of Trump’s ‘war against pasta’

US president’s threat to impose 92% tariffs targeting major manufacturers put family-run firms in the firing line as well

www.theguardian.com

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 6d

ROBIN: deploy the bat nets, Batman!

BATMAN: actually, they are just mosquito nets. donating preventative anti-malaria measures are some of the most effective actions we can take to reduce preventable deaths. would you like me to send you a givewell article

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Finn @thegoblinpoet.bsky.social · 6d

new Batman origin story where effective altruist Bruce Wayne discovers how inefficient philanthropy is, becomes direct transfer pilled (of both cash, and fists to the face)