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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1h

I lived through the 1980s, and can absolutely state you are talking toot. Have a good day.

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1h

Earlier Thatcher was a bit more louche (surrounded by gay men, married to a divorcee etc)

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1h

Yeah, the single mothers (and the moralistic tone) don’t come until her third term and then it’s mainly rhetorical and they were still down the list behind, say, gay people (or, indeed, “feckless dads”, who were the target of the child support act, one of her last acts in power).

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1h

She didn’t really “target them early on”, no. And they were not the political scapegoats of the day, they were well down the list.

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1h

The political scapegoats of her day were single mothers, apparently. I think he’s confusing Major with Thatcher.

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 10h

I’m very much of the “it was a dick move from Apple, but we are looking for tech excuses when the pandemic was the main driver (as evidenced by the other degradations in public manners that aren’t tech change driven)” school

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 10h

You can get Bluetooth earphones for under a fiver

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 11h

Mum the Americans are being racist about food again

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 22h

I mean, it had a box office of 400 million on a budget of 170 million so it wasn’t a flop either?

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 22h

Adam should stick to deceptively clipping politicians on tv for retweets tbh

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 22h

I guess the two dead Jews a couple of weeks ago has concentrated minds here

Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

BBC asking Bridget Phillipson at length about rising antisemitism in the UK (which actually fell last year according to new figures, albeit still very high) but not at all about rising Islamophobia, which is up by 19% year-on-year

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

Such a great comic actress

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

people.com

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

Diane Keaton? Oh no!

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

Paddington walking five foot away from the deceased, embarrassed avatar of death

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

Not the main consideration here, I grant you.

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

Also, just on a technical note, god will not be putting together “a hell of a band” featuring anyone from the lostprophets because aside from anything else, they were fucking dogshit

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

That’s a pass, I think, I’ll leave it this time

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, you can see on the screenshot it’s had 1.8 million views, I honestly don’t feel me saying “look at this dick” has any effect

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

also, I am not “giving him a platform”, I am “commenting on something he has already said on a different platform”. And I’m trying to imagine the mechanics imagined to be at play here: my caustic commentary on the left liberal social media site to my overwhelmingly left liberal followers does what?

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 1d

This whole thread is a distraction and I’m not falling for it

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

(I don’t - FWIW - think it is all a distraction. I think he feels this is what riles up the base. It’s “PC GAWN MAD” stuff)

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

My other favourite thing is not one of the hundreds of people who reply to say this is ALL A DISTRACTION bother to check the replies - personally I’d check, maybe then line up behind BoomerLiBFBPE and say “this guy has a point” rather than typing it all out again?

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

In case you’re wondering, that’s a blocking offence

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

I took the screenshot of his tweet myself

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 1d

Extra cash for teachers to stay in wales