John Deans
@jjbillyd.bsky.social
Pearls before swine (no, not you).
If there's a shining city on a hill right now, it's this imperfect Europe of ours. Of course the superpowers, built on imperial values and not the communitarian ones with which we have worked to replace our empires and conflict, want us to fail.
December 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
If there's a shining city on a hill right now, it's this imperfect Europe of ours. Of course the superpowers, built on imperial values and not the communitarian ones with which we have worked to replace our empires and conflict, want us to fail.
Always struck by how the Nova Scotia flag has taken scottishness then raised it to the power of about 7.
Iain Rankin takes over as interim leader of Nova Scotia Liberal Party #NovaScotia
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Iain Rankin takes over as interim leader of Nova Scotia Liberal Party
Timberlea-Prospect MLA Iain Rankin has taken over as interim leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Always struck by how the Nova Scotia flag has taken scottishness then raised it to the power of about 7.
My friend James is just fine and presumably slacking off on whatever language he's playing at learning. Duolingo must, though, be showing things just like this to plenty of people who've just lost a friend, partner or family member. Bad.
December 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My friend James is just fine and presumably slacking off on whatever language he's playing at learning. Duolingo must, though, be showing things just like this to plenty of people who've just lost a friend, partner or family member. Bad.
That must have been quite a day
December 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
That must have been quite a day
Maybe not Dr Spooner's favourite scent
December 7, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Maybe not Dr Spooner's favourite scent
Uhm chatgpt just checked my maths and was *right*
December 7, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Uhm chatgpt just checked my maths and was *right*
"We need to reassure customers that we're putting them first and that we're not just hoovering up as much of their money for shareholders as we can before the government is forced to bail us out."
"Why don't we put flat-screen TVs on the side of all our vans?"
"Why don't we put flat-screen TVs on the side of all our vans?"
December 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
"We need to reassure customers that we're putting them first and that we're not just hoovering up as much of their money for shareholders as we can before the government is forced to bail us out."
"Why don't we put flat-screen TVs on the side of all our vans?"
"Why don't we put flat-screen TVs on the side of all our vans?"
Just read the line "others criticized [the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad] for catering to the male gaze" and I think "catering to the male gaze" might be peak US journalese.
December 6, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Just read the line "others criticized [the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle ad] for catering to the male gaze" and I think "catering to the male gaze" might be peak US journalese.
I'd never previously appreciated how smooth, slick and witty the delivery is in every single Eurovision.
December 5, 2025 at 6:16 PM
I'd never previously appreciated how smooth, slick and witty the delivery is in every single Eurovision.
Can't believe the world cup draw is going to crash the Truss Show 😡
December 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Can't believe the world cup draw is going to crash the Truss Show 😡
Trump's ended up guest of honour at an event proving the Americas are Latin. Amazing stuff.
December 5, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Trump's ended up guest of honour at an event proving the Americas are Latin. Amazing stuff.
Spotify doesn't force you to watch its wrap. My bank app, however, does make me click through every slide their piss-poor rip off about money I've spent before I'm allowed to use it.
December 5, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Spotify doesn't force you to watch its wrap. My bank app, however, does make me click through every slide their piss-poor rip off about money I've spent before I'm allowed to use it.
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I have been encouraged to make a note in my diary about a planned SAP maintenance outage in December 2027
December 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I have been encouraged to make a note in my diary about a planned SAP maintenance outage in December 2027
I mean I've always been a remainer who hopes we'll get as close to rejoin as we can, but I must say this Graham Stringer interview's radicalising me with each of its stupid, self-interested words. #bbcwato
December 3, 2025 at 1:16 PM
I mean I've always been a remainer who hopes we'll get as close to rejoin as we can, but I must say this Graham Stringer interview's radicalising me with each of its stupid, self-interested words. #bbcwato
Yuhuh the BBC what about you? Have you suddenly lost the key to the sackcloth and ashes cupboard? You normally keep it somewhere handy, in case the far-right complains about any aspect of your work #bbcwato
December 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Yuhuh the BBC what about you? Have you suddenly lost the key to the sackcloth and ashes cupboard? You normally keep it somewhere handy, in case the far-right complains about any aspect of your work #bbcwato
Chris, that sucks and sounds like a great thing to chat about next time the lobby's getting a beer together. The rest of us had the budget and the OBR report. #bbcwato
December 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Chris, that sucks and sounds like a great thing to chat about next time the lobby's getting a beer together. The rest of us had the budget and the OBR report. #bbcwato
The budget "lie" story really is feeling farcical. Please please can we just stop it. If the SNP and the Tories want to make the point, they can, but why is it still leading BBC headlines? It's just... not much. #bbcwato
December 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The budget "lie" story really is feeling farcical. Please please can we just stop it. If the SNP and the Tories want to make the point, they can, but why is it still leading BBC headlines? It's just... not much. #bbcwato
"but a funding gap, as you very well know Mr Jones, is not a spacetine singularity resulting from a collapsed super-dense star; and so I ask you again, Mr Jones, when did you first become aware that there was no blackhole at ..." #r4today
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
"but a funding gap, as you very well know Mr Jones, is not a spacetine singularity resulting from a collapsed super-dense star; and so I ask you again, Mr Jones, when did you first become aware that there was no blackhole at ..." #r4today
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Really? I feel they should not mix SS and SA as they were different organisations.
November 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Really? I feel they should not mix SS and SA as they were different organisations.
"if you don't know what bread and dripping is, you don't know what poverty is" or, for that matter, a starter in a posh Polish restaurant. #r4today
November 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
"if you don't know what bread and dripping is, you don't know what poverty is" or, for that matter, a starter in a posh Polish restaurant. #r4today
Cheeri-Os? Why is Badenoch's vocabulary so often American accented? #Newsnight
November 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Cheeri-Os? Why is Badenoch's vocabulary so often American accented? #Newsnight