Coelispex M. Aphetor
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Honestly I don’t even know where to start.
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UK now at the point where the former Chair of the Racial Equalities Commission is calling for campaigns of terror against people of colour on the streets of the UK
Trevor Philips in the Times, calling for a Trump/Miller-style of random deportations based on skin colour.
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November 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
UK now at the point where the former Chair of the Racial Equalities Commission is calling for campaigns of terror against people of colour on the streets of the UK
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It’s hard to read this stuff from doctors without cringing at how wildly out of touch it sounds (and how little self-awareness). £100k+ income is, to most of the public, beyond our dreams. Entitlement and class privilege is not the best way to win people over to your cause!
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It’s hard to read this stuff from doctors without cringing at how wildly out of touch it sounds (and how little self-awareness). £100k+ income is, to most of the public, beyond our dreams. Entitlement and class privilege is not the best way to win people over to your cause!
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July 2024 - Labour are elected on the basis of Starmer being a dull but competent PM.
No drama just focused on fixing the basics.
November 2025 - Now the least popular PM ever Starmer announces plans for mass deportations, the seizure of immigrant wealth and the indentured labour of migrants.
No drama just focused on fixing the basics.
November 2025 - Now the least popular PM ever Starmer announces plans for mass deportations, the seizure of immigrant wealth and the indentured labour of migrants.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 AM
July 2024 - Labour are elected on the basis of Starmer being a dull but competent PM.
No drama just focused on fixing the basics.
November 2025 - Now the least popular PM ever Starmer announces plans for mass deportations, the seizure of immigrant wealth and the indentured labour of migrants.
No drama just focused on fixing the basics.
November 2025 - Now the least popular PM ever Starmer announces plans for mass deportations, the seizure of immigrant wealth and the indentured labour of migrants.
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The real issue isn’t immigration, it’s the feedback loop: platforms amplify anxiety → voters feel it → politicians chase it → hollow policy follows. Until we break that cycle, we won’t get functional decisions or functional democracy.
November 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The real issue isn’t immigration, it’s the feedback loop: platforms amplify anxiety → voters feel it → politicians chase it → hollow policy follows. Until we break that cycle, we won’t get functional decisions or functional democracy.
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[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison]
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
[To the tune of Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison]
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵Walking down the street
🎵Baba Yaga
🎵House with chicken feet
🎵Baba Yaga
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Something I’ve noticed is there seems to be a sort of pervasive assumption that the status quo has gravity. That there’s a natural, comfortable way things should be and that deviations from the normal state of the world will correct themselves in time.
But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.
But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Something I’ve noticed is there seems to be a sort of pervasive assumption that the status quo has gravity. That there’s a natural, comfortable way things should be and that deviations from the normal state of the world will correct themselves in time.
But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.
But as a paleontologist, I know this is false.
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The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
November 7, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The world’s first trillionaire initiated a move that has left more than half a million people dead, most of whom are children.
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The centrist parties in the UK and US need to wrestle with the fact that they are used by business and right-wing interests to "squat" the vote against progressive policies. The "oh renewables are putting your costs up" stuff is a perfect example of that at a time when renewables are getting cheap.
November 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
The centrist parties in the UK and US need to wrestle with the fact that they are used by business and right-wing interests to "squat" the vote against progressive policies. The "oh renewables are putting your costs up" stuff is a perfect example of that at a time when renewables are getting cheap.
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Honestly TELL THE STORY. Won’t someone just tell the fucking story of how Brexit created this economic hardship, how a Muslim immigrant just saved the lives of those commuters on that train, won’t someone in politics or even media just connect the fucking dots and TELL THE STORY. IT’S RIGHT THERE
November 5, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Honestly TELL THE STORY. Won’t someone just tell the fucking story of how Brexit created this economic hardship, how a Muslim immigrant just saved the lives of those commuters on that train, won’t someone in politics or even media just connect the fucking dots and TELL THE STORY. IT’S RIGHT THERE
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Just nice to see an American progressive leader who is unafraid and victorious. Really no more to it than that. What a beautiful fucking sight.
November 5, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Just nice to see an American progressive leader who is unafraid and victorious. Really no more to it than that. What a beautiful fucking sight.
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Dems just won everything remotely winnable. But I expect the British derp on “we must understand Donald Trump’s popularity and/or imitate Trump” to continue. He’s popular when opposing. He’s deeply unpopular when required to run anything. There’s your lesson.
This is insane. Is there *any* race that was expected to be at all close that the GOP won?
What we know, final edition of the night:
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
[Now in 3 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems gain leg seats in VA, NJ, & MS
—Dems defend NJ-Gov
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win state supreme court
—ME anti-mail voting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Dems just won everything remotely winnable. But I expect the British derp on “we must understand Donald Trump’s popularity and/or imitate Trump” to continue. He’s popular when opposing. He’s deeply unpopular when required to run anything. There’s your lesson.
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Fascinating, yet chilling story about nation states threats over published research. However, what is most interesting is the excellent use of the horrendous freedom of speech legislation, drafted as part of the Tories culture war against universities, actually being used for good. Well done.
A really sobering story about how vulnerable UK universities are to intimidation to get them to abandon human rights research. Claims by China in this report of inadequate "fact checking" should always be accompanied by mention of their exclusions from Xinjiang:
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China intimidated UK university to ditch human rights research, documents show - BBC News
Sheffield Hallam University apologises to Professor Laura Murphy for restricting her academic freedom.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Fascinating, yet chilling story about nation states threats over published research. However, what is most interesting is the excellent use of the horrendous freedom of speech legislation, drafted as part of the Tories culture war against universities, actually being used for good. Well done.
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I was searching for French reaction videos to the Louvre heist and found this guy’s fantastically demented dog
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I was searching for French reaction videos to the Louvre heist and found this guy’s fantastically demented dog
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+++ Now on anti-depressants, wish I'd started them years ago. The difference in my general mood is astonishing.
--- Just upped my dosage and a (hopefully temporary) side-effect is ramping up my ADHD to previously unseen levels. I feel like I'm the guest star in a Very Special Episode of a sitcom.
--- Just upped my dosage and a (hopefully temporary) side-effect is ramping up my ADHD to previously unseen levels. I feel like I'm the guest star in a Very Special Episode of a sitcom.
October 29, 2025 at 11:48 AM
+++ Now on anti-depressants, wish I'd started them years ago. The difference in my general mood is astonishing.
--- Just upped my dosage and a (hopefully temporary) side-effect is ramping up my ADHD to previously unseen levels. I feel like I'm the guest star in a Very Special Episode of a sitcom.
--- Just upped my dosage and a (hopefully temporary) side-effect is ramping up my ADHD to previously unseen levels. I feel like I'm the guest star in a Very Special Episode of a sitcom.
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I hate to be a doomer but the pandemic broke me in this regard I think. After watching like a third of the country proudly say they wouldn't inconvenience themselves even if it cost other people their lives, where do you go from there
October 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I hate to be a doomer but the pandemic broke me in this regard I think. After watching like a third of the country proudly say they wouldn't inconvenience themselves even if it cost other people their lives, where do you go from there
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Nothing says "cyberpunk" like doing what a billionaire tells you to do
nothing says “cyberpunk” like owning a $100,000 vehicle
October 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Nothing says "cyberpunk" like doing what a billionaire tells you to do
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My strongest book-related belief is that the paperback should come first and then the hardback after for people who want a fancy edition.
October 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
My strongest book-related belief is that the paperback should come first and then the hardback after for people who want a fancy edition.
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Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete during the Aegean Bronze Age around 3,500 years ago! 🤩
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
October 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Marvellous Minoan clay vessels made by creative potters on the island of Crete during the Aegean Bronze Age around 3,500 years ago! 🤩
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
Heraklion Archaeological Museum 📷 by me
#Archaeology
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Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
October 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild
The scars of the weary, aged cat owner. I don’t know if it’s better or worse that he did this by accident.
October 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
The scars of the weary, aged cat owner. I don’t know if it’s better or worse that he did this by accident.
It’s been a while since I posted new records, largely because it’s been a while since I bought any. Finally got round to visiting the vinyl shop in Falkirk, and found a couple of gems. Picking up Arab Strap there felt appropriate, and am now 3 for 3 on Sisters albums.
October 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
It’s been a while since I posted new records, largely because it’s been a while since I bought any. Finally got round to visiting the vinyl shop in Falkirk, and found a couple of gems. Picking up Arab Strap there felt appropriate, and am now 3 for 3 on Sisters albums.
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Instant block from now on for any fucker claiming that aging badly means you're evil. Fuck off with this utter phrenology assed bullshit.
Holy shit. Russ Vought is 49. I seriously thought this mutherfucker was in his late 60s. Further proof that being a monster will age you hard.
October 3, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Instant block from now on for any fucker claiming that aging badly means you're evil. Fuck off with this utter phrenology assed bullshit.
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October 1, 2025 at 3:06 AM