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Tony in ‘t Veld-Brown

@tonyivb.bsky.social

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Brit living in 🇳🇱 with family & a menagerie of pets. Avid podcast listener, with interests in politics, science, nature & weird stuff. Strong supporter of LGBTQ+, Neuro-Divergent & Human rights. Geologist for last 20 years, who knows for the next 20?

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蓮猫 Lotuscat @lotuscat.bsky.social · 7h

I took my cat to the vet today. He fought fiercely. He so thick he doesn't have a neck so I couldn’t grab him by the scruff of neck. Lots of (human) blood were spilt. I imagine same is going on at the vet…. I named him Mimaki. The red smudge on the sketch is (human) blood.
みまきちゃん。

Sketch of a cat. Mackerel stripe patches on head, back, and tail.

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Kenny Akers @keneakers.bsky.social · 17h

Dad joke……… You guys ready? Why don’t Republicans talk about sex crimes? Because their lawyers told them not to. 🥸

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Gordon Darroch @gordondarroch.bsky.social · 9h

Fascinating thing about the Dutch obsession with asylum is that the Netherlands is running a unique experiment with two groups: non-European refugees, who are cooped up in abysmal conditions, excluded from everything and blamed for social disruption, petty crime and inciting far-right hooliganism …

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Moose Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 10h

The real challenge for tech bros is striking the fine balance between completely destroying humanity and retaining enough of it that their billions are still worth something.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 9h

In 2010, an interviewer told Neil Kinnock that the Labour Party "never used to understand aspiration".

Kinnock gave an absolutely brilliant answer that should be learned by heart by every Labour MP. (0.42 to 1.22)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGhP...

Neil Kinnock goes berserk

YouTube video by Vadrigar

www.youtube.com

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Ed Zitron @edzitron.com · 13h

Here's Better Offline. I sat down with Steve Burke of @gamersnexus.bsky.social for an interview at their HQ to talk about the state of PC hardware, AI, linux gaming, their deep hardware testing, and building a channel watched by millions. www.iheart.com/podcast/1119...
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The Interview: Steve Burke of GamersNexus - Better Offline | iHeart

<p>In this week’s episode of Better Offline, Ed flies out to North Carolina for a deep interview with Steve Burke of Gamersnexus about the state of PC hardware, AI, Linux gaming, their extremely...

www.iheart.com

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Tony in ‘t Veld-Brown @tonyivb.bsky.social · 19h

Loved this 🧵… but maybe I shouldn’t have read it before going to bed!

Spock's Brian @spocksbrian.worstpossible.world · 23h

Too many amazing stories from Gallup, and almost none I will repeat here. However I will talk about what I myself experienced. There was Something in the basement at the Old Rehoboth Church

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Tony in ‘t Veld-Brown @tonyivb.bsky.social · 20h

Fantastic images!

Any ideas on a rough scale for these?

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Davey Jones @daveyjones.bsky.social · 23h

At last! Now they've finally realised what AI is for, perhaps they'll stop trying to foist it on every other aspect of our lives

Panel of an old Roger Mellie cartoon - from about 30-odd years ago - in which he is presenting a 'wanking machine' which he has invented for Tomorrow's World. Drawn by Chris Donald.

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Tony in ‘t Veld-Brown @tonyivb.bsky.social · 21h

Change a letter, ruin a song.

Porn in the USA

Goon Pod @goonpod.bsky.social · 22h

Change a letter, ruin a song.
Got To Get You Into My Wife

Tilt Araiza @tiltaraiza.bsky.social · 23h

Change a letter, ruin a song.
I Can Pee For Miles

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wargen @funeralpig.bsky.social · 23h

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. One for practice and the other one is the "main" grave.

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Jason Koebler @jasonkoebler.bsky.social · 23h

stylish, practical, brave, good: www.404media.co/the-surreal-...

The Surreal Practicality of Protesting As an Inflatable Frog

Say goodbye to the Guy Fawkes masks and hello to inflatable frogs and dinosaurs.

www.404media.co

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Michael de Adder @deadder.bsky.social · 5d

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

gene kelly is antifa

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 1d

Solidarity is the only way

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 2d

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Tony in ‘t Veld-Brown @tonyivb.bsky.social · 1d

I would love it if they started doing stuff behind King Turnip… not just checking their phones, but each doing something different like - clipping/filing fingernails, yo-yoing, juggling, flossing teeth, coin magic, knitting etc?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Meloni looks like she wants off the planet during Trump's speech 😆

Tony in ‘t Veld-Brown @tonyivb.bsky.social · 1d

I wondered if this was going to be about horny housewives or protests?

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Jude "Pre-Order DILF" Doyle @judedoyle.bsky.social · 1d

The average heterosexual couple at any date-night establishment in Greenpoint

A young woman. White t-shirt, long hair, smile, she looks nice.

An ent. He has a long mossy beard down to his knees and a vast cloud of twigs and leaves for hair. He has been alive since the earth was born and must rip himself out of the ground to walk. I'm sure he's a very good boyfriend.

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Tony in ‘t Veld-Brown @tonyivb.bsky.social · 1d

A tabby cat in a red onesie, curled up asleep in a fluffy circular bed

Tony in ‘t Veld-Brown @tonyivb.bsky.social · 1d

I thought you were referring to the Time Trump cover photo for a second!

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Excellent reply!

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 1d

Answering “Trump’s neck” to every inkblot the doctor puts in front of me

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 3d

Alan Garner's Bronze Age shovel - found in the Alderley Edge copper mines in 1875, rediscovered by Alan in a dusty cupboard under his Primary School's stage, and since radiocarbon dated to 1750BC. One of many treasures in Manchester Museum - now massively revamped & European Museum of the Year.

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Hobby Drifter in Tokyo @hobbydrifter.bsky.social · 9d

White people who have spent decades thinking “Born in the USA” is patriotic and “Every Breath You Take” is a great wedding song are suddenly very concerned about not being able to understand lyrics to some songs at the Super Bowl halftime show.

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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S

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