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Mostly using this to follow subjects of interest - i.e. history, protest and environment - expect long periods of silence with outburts of sarcasm.
Occasionally there may be memes.
Mostly using this to follow subjects of interest - i.e. history, protest and environment - expect long periods of silence with outburts of sarcasm.
Occasionally there may be memes.
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Take LoTR. The reason evil exists in the books is because the creator is singing new creations into existence and Melkor wants to co-opt the song. It’s the reason Sauron’s armies are twisted forms of elves. The evil in LoTR CANNOT CREATE, they can go “this thing looks like this other thing”
The far right is obsessed with Lord of the Rings and Musk keeps posting about "hobbits" because modern scientific racism owes more to fantasy worlds and gaming systems than genetic science, and they see both as effective mediums for right-wing propaganda www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Why Elon Musk Needs Dungeons and Dragons to Be Racist
The fantastical roots of “scientific racism”
www.theatlantic.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Take LoTR. The reason evil exists in the books is because the creator is singing new creations into existence and Melkor wants to co-opt the song. It’s the reason Sauron’s armies are twisted forms of elves. The evil in LoTR CANNOT CREATE, they can go “this thing looks like this other thing”
Oh for sure, we've had 10 years of "we think you are childish if you want social democracy" and "we need to make sure only the right people can vote for Labour leader"
Sooner or later thats gonna hollow you out and especially kill the legions of volunteers you rely on to doorstep for you
Sooner or later thats gonna hollow you out and especially kill the legions of volunteers you rely on to doorstep for you
November 12, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Oh for sure, we've had 10 years of "we think you are childish if you want social democracy" and "we need to make sure only the right people can vote for Labour leader"
Sooner or later thats gonna hollow you out and especially kill the legions of volunteers you rely on to doorstep for you
Sooner or later thats gonna hollow you out and especially kill the legions of volunteers you rely on to doorstep for you
This was a decent read on it at the time - mostly holding true iirc www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
Ruling the Void
The age of party democracy has passed, argues Peter Mair in Ruling the Void. The major parties have become so disconnected from society that they no longer seem capable of sustaining democracy in its ...
www.versobooks.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This was a decent read on it at the time - mostly holding true iirc www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
Theres been an assumption of tribalism for the last 10 years, maybe as long ago as 15-20 that honestly I just don't think is there
The internet has basically accellerated this but its not just that, the changing nature of work itself means that base doesn't exist.
The internet has basically accellerated this but its not just that, the changing nature of work itself means that base doesn't exist.
November 12, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Theres been an assumption of tribalism for the last 10 years, maybe as long ago as 15-20 that honestly I just don't think is there
The internet has basically accellerated this but its not just that, the changing nature of work itself means that base doesn't exist.
The internet has basically accellerated this but its not just that, the changing nature of work itself means that base doesn't exist.
The rich stay rich because they don't pay up
November 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The rich stay rich because they don't pay up
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Went to the dentist wearing a red and white striped jumper. When I got up to leave, a little girl loudly whispered to her mother "Found him!"
November 12, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Went to the dentist wearing a red and white striped jumper. When I got up to leave, a little girl loudly whispered to her mother "Found him!"
Wait till you hear about Onlyfans and the GDP
November 11, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Wait till you hear about Onlyfans and the GDP
Your going to love the cups
November 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Your going to love the cups
@aptshadow.bsky.social Bear Head remains the definitive study in to what is happening in Trumps head
November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
@aptshadow.bsky.social Bear Head remains the definitive study in to what is happening in Trumps head
“We’re all trying to find the guy who did this” - British politics for the last decade and change
November 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
“We’re all trying to find the guy who did this” - British politics for the last decade and change