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From Viz, three years ago: The Brexit Opportunity Detector.
Still looking.
Still looking.
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 AM
From Viz, three years ago: The Brexit Opportunity Detector.
Still looking.
Still looking.
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The nationalist right - our high streets are empty and it's killing communities
The government - let's explore making them more attractive and easy to navigate destinations
The nationalist right - woah, that is akin to the mass murder of millions of people by a totalitarian dictator
The government - let's explore making them more attractive and easy to navigate destinations
The nationalist right - woah, that is akin to the mass murder of millions of people by a totalitarian dictator
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 AM
The nationalist right - our high streets are empty and it's killing communities
The government - let's explore making them more attractive and easy to navigate destinations
The nationalist right - woah, that is akin to the mass murder of millions of people by a totalitarian dictator
The government - let's explore making them more attractive and easy to navigate destinations
The nationalist right - woah, that is akin to the mass murder of millions of people by a totalitarian dictator
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Can confirm that being a journalist is occasionally very sick indeed.
January 26, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Can confirm that being a journalist is occasionally very sick indeed.
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Happy Kick A Racist In The Sternum Day to all who celebrate
January 25, 2026 at 10:54 AM
Happy Kick A Racist In The Sternum Day to all who celebrate
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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
January 24, 2026 at 9:24 PM
“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.”
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945
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This is Balto. He told you he knew a spot with a great view. Didn’t tell you what he uses that spot for. 12/10 (TT: loresa_ukaj)
January 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This is Balto. He told you he knew a spot with a great view. Didn’t tell you what he uses that spot for. 12/10 (TT: loresa_ukaj)
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Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
January 20, 2026 at 6:44 PM
Yesterday it was cows using tools, today its penguins using satellite imagery.
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We still say ‘articulation’ for the "joints" in fingers.
‘Articulation’ with regards to talking is because we separate the speech into separate and distinct “joints” (clear speech sounds).
‘Articulation’ with regards to talking is because we separate the speech into separate and distinct “joints” (clear speech sounds).
January 21, 2026 at 6:51 PM
We still say ‘articulation’ for the "joints" in fingers.
‘Articulation’ with regards to talking is because we separate the speech into separate and distinct “joints” (clear speech sounds).
‘Articulation’ with regards to talking is because we separate the speech into separate and distinct “joints” (clear speech sounds).
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You probably know that a/the/an are called ‘articles.’
‘Article’ comes from the Greek ‘árthron,’ which means "connecting point, joint."
A/the/an are only ever CONNECTED to another word.
Also, newspaper ‘articles’ connect different parts of the paper.
‘Article’ comes from the Greek ‘árthron,’ which means "connecting point, joint."
A/the/an are only ever CONNECTED to another word.
Also, newspaper ‘articles’ connect different parts of the paper.
January 21, 2026 at 6:51 PM
You probably know that a/the/an are called ‘articles.’
‘Article’ comes from the Greek ‘árthron,’ which means "connecting point, joint."
A/the/an are only ever CONNECTED to another word.
Also, newspaper ‘articles’ connect different parts of the paper.
‘Article’ comes from the Greek ‘árthron,’ which means "connecting point, joint."
A/the/an are only ever CONNECTED to another word.
Also, newspaper ‘articles’ connect different parts of the paper.
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This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
January 18, 2026 at 6:07 PM
This is a very good point. The November 2025 US National Security Strategy never mentions the Arctic at all. The idea that it's a genuine security priority for the Trump administration is not credible.
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I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
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I’ve got something to show you. Feat. @brettdomino
January 13, 2026 at 3:04 AM
I’ve got something to show you. Feat. @brettdomino
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TELLY GOLD: No finer way to celebrate Attilio Lombardo’s birthday than by watching him do the Lambada on Gazzetta Football Italia.
Weekend telly in the 90s was a wild ride.
Weekend telly in the 90s was a wild ride.
January 6, 2026 at 7:30 AM
TELLY GOLD: No finer way to celebrate Attilio Lombardo’s birthday than by watching him do the Lambada on Gazzetta Football Italia.
Weekend telly in the 90s was a wild ride.
Weekend telly in the 90s was a wild ride.
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Worth a read, but tl;dr Kelly ain't having it
NEW: Sen. Mark Kelly RESPONDS to Pete Hegseth for censuring him, cutting his military pension, threatening to demote his rank, and warning of possible criminal prosecution for telling soldiers to obey their oath.
January 5, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Worth a read, but tl;dr Kelly ain't having it
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Looking forward to the inaugural FIFA War Crimes Prize.
January 3, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Looking forward to the inaugural FIFA War Crimes Prize.
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‘Cancel’ comes from a Latin word meaning “to make like a lattice.”
When people needed to annul or void a document, they sometimes would mark it with crosshatches
XXXXX
which resembled a lattice.
So the document became ‘canceled.’
...we hope this post doesn’t get us that.
When people needed to annul or void a document, they sometimes would mark it with crosshatches
XXXXX
which resembled a lattice.
So the document became ‘canceled.’
...we hope this post doesn’t get us that.
January 2, 2026 at 4:18 PM
‘Cancel’ comes from a Latin word meaning “to make like a lattice.”
When people needed to annul or void a document, they sometimes would mark it with crosshatches
XXXXX
which resembled a lattice.
So the document became ‘canceled.’
...we hope this post doesn’t get us that.
When people needed to annul or void a document, they sometimes would mark it with crosshatches
XXXXX
which resembled a lattice.
So the document became ‘canceled.’
...we hope this post doesn’t get us that.
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Stolen from FB. Someone has noticed that on the Merseyrail tracking app, the train symbol changes to a yellow submarine when it crosses under the Mersey.
January 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Stolen from FB. Someone has noticed that on the Merseyrail tracking app, the train symbol changes to a yellow submarine when it crosses under the Mersey.
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How’s this for a way to start the new year!? Enjoying London’s fireworks at 1,500 feet above the city and a pass right over Heathrow.
January 1, 2026 at 6:43 PM
How’s this for a way to start the new year!? Enjoying London’s fireworks at 1,500 feet above the city and a pass right over Heathrow.
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With all this talk of how to end Russias war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind:
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
December 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
With all this talk of how to end Russias war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind:
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist.
If Russia ceases firing. the war will cease to exist.
Pretty clear
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Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’
December 28, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Pope Leo XIV: ‘There Couldn’t Be A Better Time To Get The Fuck Out Of America Forever’
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another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
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A quick google informs me that after this surge, Australia provides about 4% of our beef imports, and our beef imports are about 25% of our consumption. So this headline is basically saying “anger as 0.6% becomes 1% of total” and I’m not sure that’s particularly justifiable
December 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM
A quick google informs me that after this surge, Australia provides about 4% of our beef imports, and our beef imports are about 25% of our consumption. So this headline is basically saying “anger as 0.6% becomes 1% of total” and I’m not sure that’s particularly justifiable
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Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
December 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Merry Christmas! Michelle and I hope you have a wonderful holiday filled with light and joy.
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it's Christmas Eve but it's also the 16 year anniversary of the time an art historian for the Hungarian National Gallery spotted a long lost painting while watching Stuart Little with his 3-year-old daughter, recognizing it in the movie set
December 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
it's Christmas Eve but it's also the 16 year anniversary of the time an art historian for the Hungarian National Gallery spotted a long lost painting while watching Stuart Little with his 3-year-old daughter, recognizing it in the movie set