David Rickmann
@davidrickmann.bsky.social
Keats in the streets,
Yeats in the sheets
Yeats in the sheets
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I thought I wanted to be in a poly relationship. I was wrong. I just love diary management and planning.
December 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
I thought I wanted to be in a poly relationship. I was wrong. I just love diary management and planning.
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At a rugby club in small-town Leicestershire. This was on the window ledge in the toilet. Fearing the worst, I scanned the QR & opened it in an incognito window…
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
At a rugby club in small-town Leicestershire. This was on the window ledge in the toilet. Fearing the worst, I scanned the QR & opened it in an incognito window…
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
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Huge congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on his election as Mayor of New York City from all of us at the Green Party! 🎉💚
November 5, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Huge congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on his election as Mayor of New York City from all of us at the Green Party! 🎉💚
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Well done Zohran! And of course the real victor of the day - typography.
November 5, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Well done Zohran! And of course the real victor of the day - typography.
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BBC Radio 4 this morning joined Trump in describing Zohran Mamdani as a "radical leftist".
November 5, 2025 at 8:39 AM
BBC Radio 4 this morning joined Trump in describing Zohran Mamdani as a "radical leftist".
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I will support any New York mayoral candidate who admits bodegas are just convenience stores and everywhere in the world has them
November 4, 2025 at 2:05 AM
I will support any New York mayoral candidate who admits bodegas are just convenience stores and everywhere in the world has them
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We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"
October 29, 2025 at 5:35 AM
We gotta normalize responding to bullshit with "dude who fucking cares"
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Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.
August 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Patient, sobbing: But Doctor, I AM Pagliacci!
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.
ChatGPT: Apologies. I didn't realise when recommending Pagliacci's epic show to cure your depression that you were the genius himself. I'm impressed! With regards to your initial question, I can recommend seeing the Great Clown Pagliacci.
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Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
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remote work is like birth control or UBI atp where there’s overwhelming research consensus they improve quality of life for people they apply to, yet access is impeded or blocked by the ruling class because the thought of marginalized ppl having rich full lives makes steam come out their ears
2. Rolling Stone is owned by a large media conglomerate, which is ending remote work across its brands.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
My home is Portland, Oregon, ~1,000 miles from the nearest office, so this marks the end of the line for me at RS.
October 16, 2025 at 5:28 PM
remote work is like birth control or UBI atp where there’s overwhelming research consensus they improve quality of life for people they apply to, yet access is impeded or blocked by the ruling class because the thought of marginalized ppl having rich full lives makes steam come out their ears
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I think about this post every single time I'm stuck at work when it's rainy or snowing.
September 15, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I think about this post every single time I'm stuck at work when it's rainy or snowing.
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Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"
September 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Sometimes it's nice to remember that even Marcus Aurelius was like "you don't have to comment on everything bro"
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goodnight everyone
September 12, 2025 at 4:16 AM
goodnight everyone
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Many people in the UK had no idea who Charlie Kirk was before yesterday. Now, the BBC is running a whole programme on him. Strange that they see his murder as more significant than Israel’s assassination of the Prime Minister of Yemen. #bbcbias
September 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Many people in the UK had no idea who Charlie Kirk was before yesterday. Now, the BBC is running a whole programme on him. Strange that they see his murder as more significant than Israel’s assassination of the Prime Minister of Yemen. #bbcbias
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Every centrist hagiographer: he said some very important stuff
Everyone: oh, like what?
Every centrist hagiographer: very important things
Everyone: Can you repeat some of those things he said?
Every centrist hagiographer, looking at their legal department frantically shaking their heads: no
Everyone: oh, like what?
Every centrist hagiographer: very important things
Everyone: Can you repeat some of those things he said?
Every centrist hagiographer, looking at their legal department frantically shaking their heads: no
September 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Every centrist hagiographer: he said some very important stuff
Everyone: oh, like what?
Every centrist hagiographer: very important things
Everyone: Can you repeat some of those things he said?
Every centrist hagiographer, looking at their legal department frantically shaking their heads: no
Everyone: oh, like what?
Every centrist hagiographer: very important things
Everyone: Can you repeat some of those things he said?
Every centrist hagiographer, looking at their legal department frantically shaking their heads: no
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If the objective was to win support and squash the electoral chances of Reform UK, then the strategy had the opposite effects.
❌ Labour’s vote intentions dropped
❌ Reform UK vote intentions unchanged (or at worse better)
❌ Labour’s vote intentions dropped
❌ Reform UK vote intentions unchanged (or at worse better)
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
If the objective was to win support and squash the electoral chances of Reform UK, then the strategy had the opposite effects.
❌ Labour’s vote intentions dropped
❌ Reform UK vote intentions unchanged (or at worse better)
❌ Labour’s vote intentions dropped
❌ Reform UK vote intentions unchanged (or at worse better)
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If the objective of being tough on immigration was for Labour to be perceived as more right-wing & nativist, the strategy worked.
❌ Labour was seen as more anti-immigration & more right-wing
❌Immigration became more salient as an issue
❌ But Labour’s perceived competence on immigration fell.
❌ Labour was seen as more anti-immigration & more right-wing
❌Immigration became more salient as an issue
❌ But Labour’s perceived competence on immigration fell.
September 5, 2025 at 6:50 AM
If the objective of being tough on immigration was for Labour to be perceived as more right-wing & nativist, the strategy worked.
❌ Labour was seen as more anti-immigration & more right-wing
❌Immigration became more salient as an issue
❌ But Labour’s perceived competence on immigration fell.
❌ Labour was seen as more anti-immigration & more right-wing
❌Immigration became more salient as an issue
❌ But Labour’s perceived competence on immigration fell.
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This is supposed to be ironic but I saw it and went “Yeah!”
September 5, 2025 at 12:26 AM
This is supposed to be ironic but I saw it and went “Yeah!”
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Shout out to Sarah, who is correct. Fuck all other planets, Earth number #1
August 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Shout out to Sarah, who is correct. Fuck all other planets, Earth number #1
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Meanwhile in Oxfordshire, UK....
Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs.
Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.
Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs.
Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.
Staff Mutiny Forces Pub to Turn Away JD Vance
The vice president had reportedly attempted to dine at The Bull in Charlbury, Oxfordshire, weeks after the venue hosted Kamala Harris.
www.thedailybeast.com
August 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Meanwhile in Oxfordshire, UK....
Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs.
Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.
Endlessly vacationing Vance is getting booted out of British pubs.
Even the pints are telling him to fuck off.
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I guess when the question "what did you spend $40+bn on?" comes around, no one wants to answer, "this neat tool to let a DM swiftly generate a backstory and portrait for an NPC when their players decide to walk into a different building than the one they expected."
August 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I guess when the question "what did you spend $40+bn on?" comes around, no one wants to answer, "this neat tool to let a DM swiftly generate a backstory and portrait for an NPC when their players decide to walk into a different building than the one they expected."
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I’ve been married to my husband for 17 years this past August 2nd. Kim Davis has been through 3 marriages.
Get fucked you miserable hobgoblin.
*jazz hands*
Get fucked you miserable hobgoblin.
*jazz hands*
August 12, 2025 at 12:32 AM
I’ve been married to my husband for 17 years this past August 2nd. Kim Davis has been through 3 marriages.
Get fucked you miserable hobgoblin.
*jazz hands*
Get fucked you miserable hobgoblin.
*jazz hands*
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Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act
Wikipedia loses Online Safety Act legal challenge
www.thenational.scot
August 11, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act
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The UK is about to ban access to Wikipedia, just remember this bill was originally pitched as a means to protect kids from accessing porn.
Wikipedia has lost a High Court challenge against the UK Government over verification requirements in the Online Safety Act
Wikipedia loses Online Safety Act legal challenge
www.thenational.scot
August 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The UK is about to ban access to Wikipedia, just remember this bill was originally pitched as a means to protect kids from accessing porn.
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Lean into it. Start drinking rum drinks. Throw together a tiki bar. Obsessively follow bartenders on social media.
August 1, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Lean into it. Start drinking rum drinks. Throw together a tiki bar. Obsessively follow bartenders on social media.