Ed Kemplar
@edkemplar.bsky.social
Schooled in the three "R"s... Reading, Righting and Rum.
Recent re-pat to the UK after spending many years away.
Recent re-pat to the UK after spending many years away.
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Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (18th century): one who focuses on unimportant issues while avoiding the important ones, or who fiddles/plays golf while Rome burns.
April 4, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (18th century): one who focuses on unimportant issues while avoiding the important ones, or who fiddles/plays golf while Rome burns.
Britney's looking a bit tired and shat on. I know how she feels...
March 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Britney's looking a bit tired and shat on. I know how she feels...
A family of lesser-spotted giraffacus-britanicus caught at the water hole today.
March 21, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A family of lesser-spotted giraffacus-britanicus caught at the water hole today.
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"We'll have to stop research now that the Neanderthals are back in charge."
Cartoon: @paulnoth.bsky.social
For: @thenewyorker.bsky.social
Cartoon: @paulnoth.bsky.social
For: @thenewyorker.bsky.social
March 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
"We'll have to stop research now that the Neanderthals are back in charge."
Cartoon: @paulnoth.bsky.social
For: @thenewyorker.bsky.social
Cartoon: @paulnoth.bsky.social
For: @thenewyorker.bsky.social
I guess a boycott of American goods would feel better if everyone was posting about if on a social media platform from another country... Are there any?
March 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I guess a boycott of American goods would feel better if everyone was posting about if on a social media platform from another country... Are there any?
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Sorry but this tickled me.
March 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Sorry but this tickled me.
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Trump's attacks on the Department of Education should remind us never to elect to high office anyone without a stake in society. We suffered the same in the UK from 2010, when people who used private healthcare and private schools ripped up public services.
March 12, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Trump's attacks on the Department of Education should remind us never to elect to high office anyone without a stake in society. We suffered the same in the UK from 2010, when people who used private healthcare and private schools ripped up public services.
Are cartoonists the only artists who thrive in the current climate, or are others furiously beavering away, creating collections to release when Orange is no longer the new black.
March 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Are cartoonists the only artists who thrive in the current climate, or are others furiously beavering away, creating collections to release when Orange is no longer the new black.
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Just a friendly reminder that Trump was impeached the first time in his first term because he was trying to use Zelenski to dig up dirt on Joe Biden. Zelenski refused and Trump holds grudges. This entire thing is about revenge.
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
Trump impeachment: The short, medium and long story
The president has been cleared at his impeachment trial. Here's the story in 100, 300 and 800 words.
www.bbc.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Just a friendly reminder that Trump was impeached the first time in his first term because he was trying to use Zelenski to dig up dirt on Joe Biden. Zelenski refused and Trump holds grudges. This entire thing is about revenge.
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...
Enjoying the randomness of this collection at the moment. Wondering if there's a space on magazine shelves for a well collated, new short story title.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/82...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/82...
The Complete Chronicles of Conan
Conan the Barbarian: born on a battlefield in Cimmeria,…
www.goodreads.com
March 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Enjoying the randomness of this collection at the moment. Wondering if there's a space on magazine shelves for a well collated, new short story title.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/82...
www.goodreads.com/book/show/82...
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
An example of a perfect sentence... Beautifully written. I enjoyed it so much I went down the path to find where it came from.
Two paths diverged in the woods and America took the psychopath.
February 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
An example of a perfect sentence... Beautifully written. I enjoyed it so much I went down the path to find where it came from.
Aaaand breathe. Sad that the only thing the majority of us can do is use words in the face of institutionalised ignorance.
Word of the Day is ‘bayard’ (16th century): one who has the supreme self-confidence of ignorance.
February 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Aaaand breathe. Sad that the only thing the majority of us can do is use words in the face of institutionalised ignorance.
People used to make remarkable things from wood and stone. Now we put virtual cat ears and whiskers on a photo and think we're geniuses. We worship shady billionaires and crooks who'll phuq anyone for a few quid, piss in the water & charge us to drink it.
We are devolving.
Happy Sunday x
We are devolving.
Happy Sunday x
February 2, 2025 at 9:40 AM
People used to make remarkable things from wood and stone. Now we put virtual cat ears and whiskers on a photo and think we're geniuses. We worship shady billionaires and crooks who'll phuq anyone for a few quid, piss in the water & charge us to drink it.
We are devolving.
Happy Sunday x
We are devolving.
Happy Sunday x
Over in the other place, #rorystewart & #jdvance have a spat and it makes the papers. It begs the question: Can any grown rational person really be taken seriously when fighting about religious fairy tales? It's akin to arguing about the colour of the wallpaper in the Three Bears' house.
February 1, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Over in the other place, #rorystewart & #jdvance have a spat and it makes the papers. It begs the question: Can any grown rational person really be taken seriously when fighting about religious fairy tales? It's akin to arguing about the colour of the wallpaper in the Three Bears' house.
I keep getting told by agents that publishers aren't interested in books about AI. They must be the only PEOPLE on the planet who aren't... #A.I.STRAIN
January 31, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I keep getting told by agents that publishers aren't interested in books about AI. They must be the only PEOPLE on the planet who aren't... #A.I.STRAIN
Took a liitle paddle in X this morning. Within three swipes I was swimming in shite.
Musky should rename it Xcrement.
Musky should rename it Xcrement.
January 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Took a liitle paddle in X this morning. Within three swipes I was swimming in shite.
Musky should rename it Xcrement.
Musky should rename it Xcrement.
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Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, with UK leading the way in G7!
Number of billionaires rose by 204 to 2,769.Their wealth jumped from $13tn to $15tn – the second-largest annual increase since records began.
TAX THE SUPER RICH
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...
Number of billionaires rose by 204 to 2,769.Their wealth jumped from $13tn to $15tn – the second-largest annual increase since records began.
TAX THE SUPER RICH
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...
Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report finds
Rate of wealth growth last year was three times faster than 2023, Oxfam inequality research reveals
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, with UK leading the way in G7!
Number of billionaires rose by 204 to 2,769.Their wealth jumped from $13tn to $15tn – the second-largest annual increase since records began.
TAX THE SUPER RICH
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...
Number of billionaires rose by 204 to 2,769.Their wealth jumped from $13tn to $15tn – the second-largest annual increase since records began.
TAX THE SUPER RICH
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...
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The Telegraph who hate illegal immigrants, advising Brits how to be illegal immigrants.
January 14, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The Telegraph who hate illegal immigrants, advising Brits how to be illegal immigrants.
"Subtard"?
Nice to see the grown ups in charge. Ner Ner ne Ner Ner politics.
Nice to see the grown ups in charge. Ner Ner ne Ner Ner politics.
January 14, 2025 at 8:58 AM
"Subtard"?
Nice to see the grown ups in charge. Ner Ner ne Ner Ner politics.
Nice to see the grown ups in charge. Ner Ner ne Ner Ner politics.
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“Letting the lion roar” update
January 14, 2025 at 8:26 AM
“Letting the lion roar” update