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Adrian Ogden
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Shy and quiet, neither scene nor herd.
No Tea: Dropped.
He/Him.
Also @[email protected]
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january 30th: a partially formed mr. blobby stands by the perimeter fence and screams for thirty seconds before disappearing
Signs and portents
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 AM
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'the UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that... contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs." www.thetimes.com/culture/film...
All 2.4m of Britain’s creative workers are at risk — and we know why
A new report into the impact of AI on the creative sector makes for apocalyptic reading. The government must act now
www.thetimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:34 AM
Tonight's shopping trip featured an unexpected intruder. Someone may have a long night ahead of them...
January 29, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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This is wild. The built environment shapes women and girls lives.

From avoiding certain areas to not going out at night. From a lack of services that makes journeys longer to housing estates with no public transport trapping women in abusive homes.
The Guardian has covered the story that there's no mention of women's safety in new planning guidance, despite it being recommended in two major government reports in the last month. But this is what the Dept of Housing, Communities and Local Gov had to say.

Where's my pitchfork...
January 29, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Peter Cook on “those wonderful Berlin cabarets which did so much to stop the rise of Hitler and prevent the outbreak of the Second World War,” notwithstanding, fascists hate artists because empathy highlights their hatefulness & renders them ridiculous.
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
I heard there is a funny clown
Who with the circus came to town
What sadness that you have I’m sure he’d cure ya

It goes like this,
You’ll go
You’ll see
But doctor, you’re describing me!

The clown that you prescribe, is Pagliacci!

Pagliacci
Pagliacci
Pagliacci
Pagliacci
January 26, 2026 at 12:06 AM
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A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.
January 25, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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Some safety tips for the big storm! Be safe, everybody.
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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15 years ago I borrowed a bulletproof vest from a reporter so I could report from a war zone. I held onto it after I returned.

Last week the reporter finally asked for it back because he is headed to Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 10:36 AM
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Esther Ghey is facilitating the rewriting of history. The circumstances of Brianna’s death are being rewritten to obscure the fact that she was murdered for being trans. It is mentioned not once in this article.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bereaved parents fear delays to social media ban could harm children
The mothers of Brianna Ghey and Jools Roome say Ofcom needs to do more to protect young people.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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The first thing that occurred to me when I saw a pair of Meta’s smart glasses is that the *only* thing they offer that differs from a regular smartphone camera is covert filming. That’s it, that’s the business case
What a thing that a) people are just wandering round secretly filming women and putting their details on the internet and b) that we have devised a piece of equipment to make that sneakier www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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The illiberal snake is now swallowing its own tail.
“Everyone should be allowed to carry a gun for their safety but the government can murder you in the street if you have a gun” is an incredible endpoint for the conservative moment
January 24, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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As the son of a man who as a teenager had to hide in an attic to avoid capture by the Nazis: Every word of this thread. Every word.

And this is what I would say to them if I were face to face with them right now: Sooner or later, you will all be going to jail for what you're doing.
I look forward to the establishment of a Wiesenthal Center-like organization dedicated to identifying and hunting former DHS agents so that they may be held accountable.
January 24, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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To delete your TikTok account without agreeing to the new TOS:

1) put your phone in airplane mode
2) open TikTok and go to your profile
3) go to settings and scroll down to delete account
4) turn airplane mode off
5) delete your account

Credit to @ kimsaira on instagram for this
January 24, 2026 at 5:59 AM
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I have blocked
the Economist writer
that was posting
about the 'hard left'

and which
you were probably
asking
for clarification

Forgive me
he is clearly engagement farming
so stupid
and self-satisfied
January 24, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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A genuine threat to people's safety, which needs effective regulation fast. News media obsessing over who uses which bathroom should prioritise this sort of thing instead.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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Jonathan Ross—the ICE fascist who killed Renee Good—is an 18-year ICE veteran, firearms instructor, & active shooter trainer.

The people claiming "ICE needs more training" are missing the point. Ross's 2 DECADES of training IS what led him to execute Good. ICE Training IS the problem.

Abolish ICE.
January 23, 2026 at 1:11 PM
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This should go down well with the "Chat GPT is a rebellion against ideas landlords and copyright mafia" crowd.
Lmao the bubble is fit to burst, boys

This is a hysterical and insane choice, I hope they follow through!
January 23, 2026 at 11:00 AM
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ok it is easy to dunk on this,
but, we must remember, it is also v v important to do so
January 23, 2026 at 6:59 AM
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This guy wants children to die of things they don't *need* to die of, "TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS." (I.e., "How many of your kids will die if we refuse to pay for vaccines? *Lots?* Or 'an acceptable cost-of-business' number?" Because they're talking about "cost of doing business" numbers RIGHT NOW. 😡
RFK Jr. appointee Kirk Milhoan has just clearly stated, out loud, that he wants to experiment on the people of the United States by seeing what happens as vaccination coverage plummets and infectious diseases spread.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
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And hopefully the increasingly clear geopolitics will soon lead to a similar conclusion here … @europeanmovement.co.uk
Trump shenanigans contributing to Iceland decision to hold a referendum on joining the European Union.
It will be the 11th non-EU country to apply to join.
If this continues, Britain will be almost alone in Europe in being outside the EU, isolated, poorer and weaker.
January 22, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 AM
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Guardian headline: 'use of ADHD meds has more than tripled!! 😱😭🚨'

Article details: barely anyone who might need the meds has access to them 🤷🏻‍♀️
January 22, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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[AI bubble bursts] billionaire tech bro: the stupid consumer did not understand it
January 22, 2026 at 2:42 AM