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Ian Pattinson
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We need a wealth tax on billionaires. But let's sweeten it with free compulsory drug tests, therapy, mental health interventions, and whatever else is needed to work out just what the hell is wrong with them to make them that way.
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm considering finally asking to be tested for ADHD. Guess I should get on the waiting list quickly, in case Streeting conjures up a reason to cut funding.
Considering Streeting's well stated belief autism, ADHD etc, along with mental health issues, are "overdiagnosed", I won't hold my breath for this doing anything other than being used to cut support, along with opportunities for diagnosis, for people who need it. #r4today
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnosis
The health secretary said the aim was to tackle a rising demand for services and the increased pressure on the NHS.
www.bbc.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
A House of Dynamite ift.tt/a2O3bHv

This feels like a film from a different age, a tale from the West Wing era. Replaying the same twenty or so minutes so we can see events from as many perspectives as possible, it builds a tense tale of crisis management as a mysteri…
A House of Dynamite
This feels like a film from a different age, a tale from the West Wing era. Replaying the same twenty or so minutes so we can see events from as many perspectives as possible, it builds a tense tale
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December 4, 2025 at 11:14 AM
1 new photos on my Flickr!
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Troll 2 ift.tt/uRTaOri

Every few months, I renew my Netflix subscription, watch stuff for a month or two, then cancel it again. My most recent renewal is not to catch up on Stranger Things*, but so I could see this Norskaiju sequel as soon as possible.

Troll was a f…
Troll 2
Every few months, I renew my Netflix subscription, watch stuff for a month or two, then cancel it again. My most recent renewal is not to catch up on Stranger Things*, but so I could see this Norskai
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December 3, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Mecha Monday 1/12/25 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENRF... You can buy original models and more from Spinneyworld at - ift.tt/uRdN2Ho
Support Spinneyworld on Patreon - ift.tt/EXQ7Z2i
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Get more from Ian Pattinson on Patreon
creating models, videos, and the occasional book.
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December 2, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Time, please ift.tt/sOzGMaA

I’ve long suspected I have some low level ADHD, with focus issues and the like. But it’s hard to impossible to get a diagnosis on the NHS. I’ve asked, and been rebuffed, in the past, but I should try again, even if the waiting list for ass…
Time, please
I've long suspected I have some low level ADHD, with focus issues and the like. But it's hard to impossible to get a diagnosis on the NHS. I've asked, and been rebuffed, in the past, but I shou
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December 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
I refuse to do the age verification stuff on here, on principle.

But I have given Steam my credit card details because I might want to buy some adult visual novels....
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) ift.tt/KmISrcx

With the success of the Scream reboot, it was only a matter of time before producers dug up this ’90s slasher series and tried to revive it. They didn’t do as good a job.

I haven’t watched the original IKWYDLS si…
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
With the success of the Scream reboot, it was only a matter of time before producers dug up this '90s slasher series and tried to revive it. They didn't do as good a job.I haven't watched the ori
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November 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
No, autocorrect, I'm looking for an *Arran* sweater. What do you think this is, X?
November 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
And after all the violence and double talk
There's just a song in all the trouble and the strife
November 26, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Monday mecha 24/11/25 www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZar... You can buy original models and more from Spinneyworld at - ift.tt/G2hVpLU
Support Spinneyworld on Patreon - ift.tt/HDagJfN
And don't forget to Like and Subscribe!
Get more from Ian Pattinson on Patreon
creating models, videos, and the occasional book.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Monday mecha 24/11/25 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcfg... You can buy original models and more from Spinneyworld at - ift.tt/G2hVpLU
Support Spinneyworld on Patreon - ift.tt/HDagJfN
And don't forget to Like and Subscribe!
Get more from Ian Pattinson on Patreon
creating models, videos, and the occasional book.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
When I try to start a job application.
November 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This was yesterday. The cars were still there this afternoon. Wonder how long until they're removed.
November 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This might be the perfect day for solar panels and a heat pumps. Very cold, but with a clear sky.
But I rent, so I can only dream about that sort of thing.
November 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Temperature has dropped, and my brain has frozen. Concentration and motivation even worse than normal.
Bleh.
November 21, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I'm using Marvel Unlimited to read the X books from the introduction of the 'New' team onwards. With all the Epstein news, I've begun to wonder if any comics scholar has done a study on the inappropriate boyfriends of Kitty Pryde, and if/how they reflect attitudes to teen girls 'dating' adults.
November 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Bellingcat’s contact email has always been a magnet for people with fairly unusual views; paranoid delusions, sprawling conspiracies, the works. But recently, the pattern has shifted, we’re seeing more and more emails clearly written with ChatGPT.
November 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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LLMs give people with delusional belief systems a way to organise those beliefs. The model fills in gaps, supplies connective tissue, and wraps the madness in formal language.
It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.
November 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Restart feels more like animated punishment scheme than one that will help me find a job. I wouldn't be surprised if most of its results are people taking any old rubbish to get away from the bullshit.
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I had something witty to say when I first found this listing, but now I've forgotten what it was.
Something about politics, I think....
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/37671384...
Vintage 14" Arnold Sons London veterinary castration bull/ram/goat tool macabre | eBay UK
A few small age related imperfections, but in great shape overall.
www.ebay.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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Anyone else feeling like this about 2025?
I've No More F***s To Give!
YouTube video by Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Billionaires are losing interest in generative AI. They must have found a younger technology.
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Is Rag still a thing at any UK universities? It's long dead at Manchester, judging by the blank looks I got when I asked at the students union reception.
November 19, 2025 at 1:38 PM