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Badger5000
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· Oct 17
Hats off to whoever at TFL decides which poem is having its moment
BIG BALLS GOT WORRY #BIGBALLS
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.
'Suddenly exposed' DOGE employees fear prosecution after Musk abandoned them: report
Current and former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffers are growing increasingly concerned that the work they did slashing government programs and eliminating jobs will come back to haunt them with the possibility of criminal prosecutions.Worse still is their growing belief that the b...
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November 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
BIG BALLS GOT WORRY #BIGBALLS
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The Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff, Dallas. Today they’re showing the same double bill they showed on 22-11-63, when Oswald was arrested here
November 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The Texas Theatre in Oak Cliff, Dallas. Today they’re showing the same double bill they showed on 22-11-63, when Oswald was arrested here
Don’t use Ryanair. You know this already.
November 22, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Don’t use Ryanair. You know this already.
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I know it's asking a lot for journalists to be educated about what fascism is on an ideological and philosophical level, but this kind of thing is *unambiguously* fascism.
Reform are so dangerous and this headline doesn’t do it justice. I also think a piece like this should start with the politician‘s core views just to emphasise the urgency.
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
I know it's asking a lot for journalists to be educated about what fascism is on an ideological and philosophical level, but this kind of thing is *unambiguously* fascism.
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
Relatin’ dudes to jazz youtube.com/watch?v=aeov...
FIREHOSE - Relatin' Dudes to Jazz
YouTube video by garagefan8
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November 22, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Relatin’ dudes to jazz youtube.com/watch?v=aeov...
Look, I know *YOU* know this already and I’m not helping - but this country really is in a *VERY* dangerous place www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘America is British’. Heaven is ‘a socialist state’. David Attenborough is ‘anti-human’ – the startling theories of Reform MP Danny Kruger
He was a Conservative party big-hitter who wrote speeches for David Cameron and worked with Boris Johnson before he suddenly jumped ship. He talks family, flags and why Nigel Farage is ‘top dog’
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Look, I know *YOU* know this already and I’m not helping - but this country really is in a *VERY* dangerous place www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Not sure i approve of this 2 day test format England have pioneered #thecricket
November 22, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Not sure i approve of this 2 day test format England have pioneered #thecricket
Cabaret Voltaire: they’re back
November 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Cabaret Voltaire: they’re back
Important to acknowledge that this has come as a complete shock to the people who worked with him for the last 10+ years across three political parties
BREAKING: The former leader of Reform in Wales, Nathan Gill, has been sentenced to ten and half years in prison for taking bribes to pump out Russian propaganda.
Gill was paid thousands to make pro-Russia speeches and TV interviews.
Gill was paid thousands to make pro-Russia speeches and TV interviews.
November 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Important to acknowledge that this has come as a complete shock to the people who worked with him for the last 10+ years across three political parties
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In my corner of the bass-playing universe there was life pre- and post-Mani. He brought a liquid, melodic funkiness that EVERYONE copied. And when I finally met him he was exactly how you imagined him: joyful, generous, unstarry (& more of a star because of it) and wickedly funny. A life well lived
November 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
In my corner of the bass-playing universe there was life pre- and post-Mani. He brought a liquid, melodic funkiness that EVERYONE copied. And when I finally met him he was exactly how you imagined him: joyful, generous, unstarry (& more of a star because of it) and wickedly funny. A life well lived
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It's a real and serious problem that the standard of political commentary in this country is so poor. Democratic societies can't function without a reliable flow of information, and credible analysis of that information, to the general public. We don't have either, and that has consequences.
One from the archives:
In 2023 Ayesha Hazarika said it was ridiculous the Cheltenham Racing Festival took place in March 2020
But at the very time Cheltenham was taking place in March 2020 Hazarika sneered at those who were demanding more scrutiny of the decisions the govt was taking on Covid
In 2023 Ayesha Hazarika said it was ridiculous the Cheltenham Racing Festival took place in March 2020
But at the very time Cheltenham was taking place in March 2020 Hazarika sneered at those who were demanding more scrutiny of the decisions the govt was taking on Covid
November 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
It's a real and serious problem that the standard of political commentary in this country is so poor. Democratic societies can't function without a reliable flow of information, and credible analysis of that information, to the general public. We don't have either, and that has consequences.
Involuntary lol at an extravagant & florid ad on TNT preaching the history and romance of the beautiful game which resolves in a plug for the forthcoming Wolves v Stoke women’s FA cup match (2nd round)
November 21, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Involuntary lol at an extravagant & florid ad on TNT preaching the history and romance of the beautiful game which resolves in a plug for the forthcoming Wolves v Stoke women’s FA cup match (2nd round)
November 21, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Having just seen the terms of the ‘peace plan’ that Trump & Putin intend imposing on Ukraine, Zelenskyy would have my fill support* if he wanted to tell those two cunts to fuck off
*short of participation in combat etc
*short of participation in combat etc
November 20, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Having just seen the terms of the ‘peace plan’ that Trump & Putin intend imposing on Ukraine, Zelenskyy would have my fill support* if he wanted to tell those two cunts to fuck off
*short of participation in combat etc
*short of participation in combat etc
Was once stood by Mani in the foyer of the QEH ahead of an Arthur Lee show. Mani spotted B Gillespie across the room, 50-odd feet away He started shouting BOB! BOB! BOBBBBBB! Until Gillespie bashfully acknowledged him. At which point he shouted ALRIGHT BOB? with a big grin and went back to his chat.
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Was once stood by Mani in the foyer of the QEH ahead of an Arthur Lee show. Mani spotted B Gillespie across the room, 50-odd feet away He started shouting BOB! BOB! BOBBBBBB! Until Gillespie bashfully acknowledged him. At which point he shouted ALRIGHT BOB? with a big grin and went back to his chat.
If only there was something they could do to relieve themselves of this discomfort.
The fear of not having enough money is familiar. But there’s a quieter struggle at the top: feeling uncomfortable with having too much, says money psychotherapist Vicky Reynal ⬇️
Why my ultra-rich clients are ashamed of their wealth
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
If only there was something they could do to relieve themselves of this discomfort.
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We become a very different country when we start removing the right to trial by jury. These are ill thought out proposals designed to cover up for an historic lack of investment in the Criminal Justice System. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
MoJ to remove right to trial by jury for thousands of cases in controversial overhaul
Exclusive: Courts minister says change needed to stop criminals opting for juries to delay cases, sometimes by years, and clear huge backlog
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
We become a very different country when we start removing the right to trial by jury. These are ill thought out proposals designed to cover up for an historic lack of investment in the Criminal Justice System. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/nov...
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Together at last, the worst two people in the world
I don’t like sharing his stuff or AI slop but honestly, the physics in this video has to be seen to be believed
November 20, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Together at last, the worst two people in the world