Dr Fran van Plannaram Ph.D.
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Bear trapped in bin
One rabbit gives you a pedicure. The other rabbit beats you to death with a stick. You can ask them only one question.
February 10, 2026 at 3:37 PM
One rabbit gives you a pedicure. The other rabbit beats you to death with a stick. You can ask them only one question.
Morgan McSweeney: "my motivations have always been simple: I have worked every day to elect and support a government that puts the lives of ordinary people first"
February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Morgan McSweeney: "my motivations have always been simple: I have worked every day to elect and support a government that puts the lives of ordinary people first"
Chuck Schumer is negotiating with an imaginary Republican couple who exist only in his head, and he's losing.
Chuck Schumer says ICE should be allowed to wear masks in "unusual circumstances—you know, some guy's picture was put up by a terrorist group or something."
February 5, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Chuck Schumer is negotiating with an imaginary Republican couple who exist only in his head, and he's losing.
I used to think it would be good if Americans talked about class more, and clearly a monkey's paw heard my wish
February 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
I used to think it would be good if Americans talked about class more, and clearly a monkey's paw heard my wish
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989): Director's Cut
I really shouldn’t have to say this, but… don’t put archaeological artifacts in your rectum. 🏺🧪
Frenchman hospitalized after inserting WWI munition up his rear
The shell, unexploded at the time of removal, resulted in the evacuation of the hospital, with an EOD squad called to clear the area.
www.militarytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989): Director's Cut
Seeing a bookmark halfway through a book belonging to someone who's deceased. Sad sigh.
February 2, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Seeing a bookmark halfway through a book belonging to someone who's deceased. Sad sigh.
Bit confused why Starmer is being asked whether Mandelson should have his peerage removed, and not being asked if he (Starmer) is going to resign over appointing Mandelson an advisor and then nominating him as Ambassador to the US.
February 2, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Bit confused why Starmer is being asked whether Mandelson should have his peerage removed, and not being asked if he (Starmer) is going to resign over appointing Mandelson an advisor and then nominating him as Ambassador to the US.
I'm sure you can fix the extrajudicial murder squad by asking them to follow more rules. Great work lads.
Dems coalescing around 5 restrictions on ICE, I'm told:
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
DHS required to cooperate with state probes (big)
CBP stays at border
warrants for arrests
IDs, bodycams
ICE out of churches, schools
"That package unites a lot of Dems," Sen Chris Murphy tells me on the pod:
newrepublic.com/article/2057...
A Dem Senator’s Harsh Takedown of Trump Hits Home: “Breaking Point”
As Trump scrambles to contain the damage from the latest ICE horrors, Senator Chris Murphy offers a sharp indictment of Trump-ICE lawlessness—and explains how Dems can meet the urgency of the moment.
newrepublic.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:19 PM
I'm sure you can fix the extrajudicial murder squad by asking them to follow more rules. Great work lads.
The guy who wrote this article should be sent to The Hague
From the NY Post. You know they are really scrambling when they are running "The gun was no angel" stories.
January 25, 2026 at 4:05 PM
The guy who wrote this article should be sent to The Hague
All I'm asking for is for one person to stand up after Trump has finished speaking and say to him "what are you banging on about you mad cunt"?
Feels like Australia is the best bet for this. Hopefully he's due to visit there soon.
Feels like Australia is the best bet for this. Hopefully he's due to visit there soon.
January 21, 2026 at 4:13 PM
All I'm asking for is for one person to stand up after Trump has finished speaking and say to him "what are you banging on about you mad cunt"?
Feels like Australia is the best bet for this. Hopefully he's due to visit there soon.
Feels like Australia is the best bet for this. Hopefully he's due to visit there soon.
A lot of cricket purists don't like to admit it, but if Don Bradman was batting in Australia's 2026 Test side he would have a mullet and a wispy, unconvincing moustache.
January 14, 2026 at 3:37 PM
A lot of cricket purists don't like to admit it, but if Don Bradman was batting in Australia's 2026 Test side he would have a mullet and a wispy, unconvincing moustache.
America: does what it always does.
Liberals, shaking their heads sadly: we are behaving like a bunch of South Americans :(
Liberals, shaking their heads sadly: we are behaving like a bunch of South Americans :(
The irony in all this is Trump wants to rule like Maduro…
January 3, 2026 at 2:18 PM
America: does what it always does.
Liberals, shaking their heads sadly: we are behaving like a bunch of South Americans :(
Liberals, shaking their heads sadly: we are behaving like a bunch of South Americans :(
Brigitte Bard oh no, she was a nazi
December 28, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Brigitte Bard oh no, she was a nazi
War. War always changes.
Amazon Prime Video pulls AI-powered recaps after Fallout flub
Amazon Prime Video pulls AI-powered recaps after Fallout flub
Fallout from Fallout.
buff.ly
December 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
War. War always changes.
I miss the days when FIFA made a perfunctory effort to hide how corrupt they were.
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I miss the days when FIFA made a perfunctory effort to hide how corrupt they were.
When everything in the world is bad, at least we can still all laugh at Manchester Utd
November 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
When everything in the world is bad, at least we can still all laugh at Manchester Utd
Reposted by Dr Fran van Plannaram Ph.D.
I see Zak Crawley's still shit then.
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I see Zak Crawley's still shit then.
I see Zak Crawley's still shit then.
November 21, 2025 at 2:29 AM
I see Zak Crawley's still shit then.
In the same way that children who harm animals sometimes turn out to be serial killers as adults, this kind of anodyne, gently incorrect take is a warning sign that the poster might be an embryonic Matthew Yglesias.
Man you guys gotta be more normal about the one guy on your train not wearing headphones, it's annoying but it's not, like, a decay of society level issue.
November 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM
In the same way that children who harm animals sometimes turn out to be serial killers as adults, this kind of anodyne, gently incorrect take is a warning sign that the poster might be an embryonic Matthew Yglesias.
Not sure why you're publishing press releases on behalf of Matt Forde, but anything that hinders his fucking awful show (that is inexplicably still being made?!) is a good thing.
Now ALL Spitting Image episodes are pulled from YouTube
Now ALL Spitting Image episodes are pulled from YouTube
But makers continue to defy legal actions by Paddington's humourless rights-owners
dlvr.it
November 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Not sure why you're publishing press releases on behalf of Matt Forde, but anything that hinders his fucking awful show (that is inexplicably still being made?!) is a good thing.