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Allison Pearson @AllisonPearson, X Nobody's sons and daughters will rally to fight Russia, as Defence chiefs seem to think. White working-class lads for so long our warriors and defenders have been reviled by the woke leftist middle classes. UK will have to be defended by Gary Lineker and a few comedians. 7:10 pm 16 Dec 25
December 18, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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I mean, I'm looking at this:
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December 17, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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TV show Friends cast illustrated as the famous 'workers at lunch' photograph during y on a steel girder at height during a sky scraper building construction.
December 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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"A long drive on a quiet highway. He the thought he was picking up just another hitchhiker. He was wrong."
80s style VHS horror movie cover with the image and titled "FOSSANOVA - It rides with the faithful"
December 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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X - a big fan of operating within the rules.

"It seems you believe that the rules should not apply to your account," he said. "Your ad account has been terminated."
X Nikita Bier @nikitabier 9 Dec 08:27 The irony of your announcement: You logged into your dormant ad account to take advantage of an exploit in our Ad Composer - to post a link that deceives users into thinking it's a video and to artificially increase its reach. As you may be aware, X believes everyone should have an equal voice on our platform. However, it seems you believe that the rules should not apply to your account. Your ad account has been terminated. ---- European Commissi... @EU Commissi... Today, we fined X for non-compliance with transparency obligations under the DSA. We're holding X accountable for: Deceptive design of its 'blue checkmark
December 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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"Yeah, two dozen boxes. No. Windup. Ere, you know anyone after some quality vodka? Swimmin' in it."
Arthur Daley on the phone in front of piles of dubious merchandise in his lockup.
December 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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BBC News - US hits out at EU's 'suffocating regulations' after it fines Elon Musk's X
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Elon Musk @elonmusk X.com The "EU" imposed this crazy fine not just on @X, but also on me personally, which is even more insane! Therefore, it would seem appropriate to apply our response not just to the EU, but also to the individuals who took this action against me. -- Ted Cruz @tedcruz The European Commission's $140 million fine on @X is an abomination. It's an attack on a great American job creator & it's an attack on the free speech of every American... Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio X.com The European Commission's $140 million fine isn't just an attack on @X, it's an attack on all American tech platforms and the American people by foreign governments. The days of censoring Americans online are over.
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Bob Mortimer on Would I Like to You reading a card "I was once sacked from my job as Cathedral music boss after leading the choir in singing an inappropriate song during a service"
December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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"..." (Cap friendly.)
A mock up red baseball cap printed with "..."
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 AM
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AI drafted cartoon shows Putin laughing with generals, saying, "...and then he said, Sir, would you like some sugar on that?"
November 22, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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So, it's come to this.

(Any resemblance to bears real or imagined is entirely coincidental and unintentional.)
A bear in a red floppy hat and blue duffel coat stands with his back to the wall, wearing a blindfold, a cigarette in his mouth.
November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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I'm just saying.

It's a pretty big coincidence that the DG is out at the same moment CW is at a loose end. Clever. Very clever.
The Traitors' Claudia Winkleman.
November 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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The Golden Binky...

...pacifier award goes to... probably the best peace maker - peace deal maker - by far, in history, no-one even comes close...
A glamorous glossy magazine image of a large golden pacifier on display as a trophy.
November 6, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Bluesky User Count 40,000,001 Total Bluesky Users Powered by Jaz's bsky stats with some extra interpolation. Made by @theo.io. Increasing by 0.2 users per second. Try the Bluesky Network Analyzer to find people to follow, or dive into the firehose.
October 31, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Similar thought about the Home Office not being here. How am I supposed to know that they're posting stuff like this if they only post it at the other place?
X post: Home Office @ukhomeoffice British workers must come first. We are ensuring employers now invest in homegrown talent by raising the charge on hiring foreign workers by 32%.
October 17, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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Tim Firth wrote the 1993 TV drama "Money for Nothing," a story about a schoolboy named Gary Worrall who aims to make a million pounds during his half term. It was part of the BBC's Screen One anthology series and was directed by Mike Ockrent. Writer: Tim Firth Director: Mike Ockrent Plot: An ambitious schoolboy named Gary Worrall attempts to make £1 million during his school holiday. Series: It was one of the dramas in the Screen One series on BBC One. Release Date: The broadcast date was October 10, 1993.
October 17, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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The US Government as it is, not an aberration to be dismissed as a touch of flu that will pass.
Homeland Security @DHSgov X.com Remigrate. 12:06 PM 10/14/25 1.5M Views
October 15, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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"Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will."

- Frederick Douglass

When people say that freedom isn't free, the smallest subscription tier is re-learning known truths.
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them, and these will continue till they are resisted with either words or blows, or with both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom they oppress. Frederick Douglass https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/951719-power-concedes-nothing-without-a-demand-it-never-did-and
October 12, 2025 at 7:42 AM
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It was a delight.

BBC News - Actress Diane Keaton dies aged 79, US media report
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Diane Keaton signature image from Annie Hall
October 11, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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"Listen, kid. Installing microwave ovens and delivering custom kitchens may not be glamorous work, but it's steady. You can make a life for yourself."
Cgi guy looking earnest in the Dire Straights video, Money for Nothing.
October 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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Labour’s “one in, one out” arrangement with France is on the right track, the report says. At present, the scheme aims to return about 50 people a week; were it to be expanded tenfold, it would make returns “more likely than not”, and at 20 times, “it could operationalise a returns guarantee”. This would effectively destroy the business model of small-boats traffickers, says Katwala. “If you got to the point where there was a guarantee that the irregular route, where you paid a trafficker, wasn’t going to work, and there was a legal scheme to apply to as well, then you would see a three-quarters drop [in numbers arriving by boat].” And eventually, “you could actually eliminate it entirely”. Of course, there are legal, political, diplomatic and practical hurdles to overcome, but they are by no means insurmountable. In fact, there is an unlikely precedent: the US. The report is co-authored by Katwala and Frank Sharry, a leading American immigration strategist, and it points out that the US did actually get on top of immigration at the Mexican border in the final year of Joe Biden’s presidency, with a similar “routes and returns” approach: closing off illegal routes to immigration and creating legal ones. The numbers crossing the US border were far greater than those crossing the Channel – 2 million a year – and Biden’s approach reduced them by 77% between December 2023 and August 2024, an achievement that was barely reported at the time. British Future’s polling suggests an intake of 50,000 refugees a year would be supported by 48% of Britons, and opposed by just 18%. “It gets most Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative voters all agreeing,” says Katwala, “because they can hear about the ‘routes’ if they’re liberal, and they can hear about the ‘control’ and ‘returns’ if they’re Conservative.” It would even persuade 38% of Reform voters, he says, which is all you need on a national level.
October 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Video thumbnail for Jamie Oliver recipe, uncannily similar to Alan Partridge. Alan Partridge "How are you" expression, looking concerned for our well-being
October 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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"...you kill people and break things for a living."

"...a quick reaction force that can help quell civil disturbances."
Aaron Ruparm posts: Hegseth: "A few months ago I was at the White House when President Trump announced his liberation day for America's trade policy. It was a landmark day. Well, today is another liberation day. The liberation of America's warriors ... you kill people and break things for a living. Aaron Rupar post: Trump to generals: "Last month, I signed an executive order to provide training for a quick reaction force that can help quell civil disturbances. This is gonna be a big thing for the people in this room, because it's the enemy from within & we have to handle it before it gets out of control"
October 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Script extract from Ocean's Thirteen: Abigail Sponder: We're gonna have to let you go. Turn in your uniform. Fired Waitress: I only gained 4 pounds. You can't. Abigail Sponder: Yeah, well, your body index is not what it's supposed to be. Fired Waitress: But Ms. Sponder... Abigail Sponder: Oh, no, baby doll. It's your butt that's the problem. [walks away] Frank Catton: [voiceover] You can't fire no waitress based on appearance. Man, that's just unconstitutional. Danny Ocean: If they were waitresses. Linus Caldwell: Yeah, they're actually hired as 'models who serve' so that Bank can monitor their physical appearance. Rusty Ryan: It's a cruel, cruel practice.
September 30, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth convenes a meeting of generals (2025)
A photo modern guy surprised in a shot of him carrying a large collection of boxed Ken Dolls
September 25, 2025 at 8:21 PM