“No Kings Day”: A compilation

Says the man who negotiated the biggest act of self-harm in our history, then killed thousands during Covid by being a dithering fool, then threw away his massive majority because he couldn't follow his own rules. Sit down and shut up you useless tit.

The best Europeans are the ones who realize how much worse the alternative is.

Thames Water who are £21bn in debt and just raised their customers bills by £800m a year, have given their executives a 50% bonus totalling more than £5m. Why aren't they all in jail?

Perhaps we could appeal to the 80% of voters who think Nigel Farage is a scumbag? Instead of everyone appealing to the 20% who are racist morons?

I need you lads to understand that Europe has an average birth rate of about 1.4 No charismatic politician bothered to tell you how fucked that makes us. But as we get older, we need more care, more GP appointments… Without immigration we will have no pensions very quick.

Reposting this note from whom I would describe as proud, plain speaking Veteran, expressing his views concerning our current leadership. Definitely worth the read…

Analysis of the English local elections by Sir John Curtice: “support for Reform averaged 43% in wards where more than half of adults have few, if any, educational qualifications. In contrast, it polled just 19% where more than two in five have a degree.”

death star? no, this is saturn’s moon mimas! may the 4th be with you 🌕

"You boy! What tariff is it today?"

Donald Trump. The instincts of Montgomery Burns, the intellect of Homer Simpson.

i should be in charge of the marvel movies. i will cast mark rylance, jared harris, mark strong, paul dano, and paul giamatti as the avengers. their headquarters are the municipal planning office of a midsize american city. the supervillain they defeat will be various challenges to zoning reform

Okaye, fyne, Ich guesse: brynge on that Bloode Worme Full Moone. Thinges were not weirde ynogh alreadye.

"Away to the west the roofscape of his heavy home floated, as lightly as though every stone were a petal. Strung across the capstone jaws of its great head a hundred windows, the size of teeth, reflected the dawn."

@andygbooks.bsky.social for world book day my son Tristan asked to be Terry Denton. He loves the treehouse books, thank you so much for inspiring a six year old’s love of reading!!

French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

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Today in 1963 The Beatles played at the Granada in Shrewsbury as part of a tour with Helen Shapiro. On the train there John Lennon and Paul McCartney composed "From Me to You."

I don't like sitting in traffic. I have better things to spend over £1k on each year. I like the gentle exercise as I get older. Its often quicker. Basically I cannot justify, or afford to use a car for all journeys in a small town like Shrewsbury. #ECargoBikes #ActiveTravel youtu.be/M1cXnrqNJfw?...

Ukraine and US ‘agree minerals deal’ Sources in Ukraine told the AFP news agency that the deal would involve the US jointly developing Ukraine’s mineral wealth, with revenues going to a newly created fund that would be “joint for Ukraine and America” www.thetimes.com/us/american-...

Dark Pence is back.

Hey @JDVance, and @elonmusk, and @realDonaldTrump it looks like the Auschwitz Memorial wants to educate you. STOP LYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.

Good morning to this man, and this man only #bbcqt

Here’s an interesting and important study on how fact-checking social media can lead to accusations of bias against right wing discourse - but it’s actually because that discourse is more likely to contain misinformation to start with. Paging @sheencr.bsky.social

How Right-Wing Media Spread the False Claim That One in Twelve Londoners Are ‘Illegal Migrants’ There is a deliberate attempt to mislead the public, in order to push for Trump-style mass deportations bylinetimes.com/2025/01/30/h...

Aim to be happy, not perfect

Musk did a Nazi salute because he knows there are zero political consequences to him doing so, and he can harass and intimidate anyone who tries to call him out. Expect others to follow suit…there are going to be a lot of unacceptable words and behaviors that are going to become “normal” + defended

i don’t know if i have enough rope for all the gallows humor i’ll need over the next four years

Well I can’t wait for this speech to be studied for the next 100 years. I wish my future grandchildren (should there be no nuclear war that he starts - it’s a possibility?) the best of luck writing a paper on that incendiary pile of shite.

One of the best political conversation pods. 3 incredibly clever women chatting, disagreeing and debating very real issues in a very normal way. I may not agree with everything they say, but at least they’re not mansplaining, generalising or spouting shit with a party whipped line every 20 seconds

The Observer view: Donald Trump’s imperial bullying must be nipped in the bud

I keep coming back to Paxton’s definition of fascism.

It’s going to be a long 4 years…

sympathy for the devil #thebandghost

Farage’s refusal to condemn Musk’s outrageous statements shows total unfitness for public office. But @bbclaurak.bsky.social fails to hold him to account & allows whole interview to be on his terms. No focus on Reform’s divisive policies & no effective challenge to his dangerous insinuations

Don't repost this Jeff Bezos refused to publish it. But we can make sure it spreads and everyone sees it.

“As an editorial cartoonist, my job is to hold powerful people & institutions accountable. For the first time, my editor prevented me from doing that critical job..I will not stop holding truth to power through my cartooning.. “Democracy dies in darkness” 👏 anntelnaes.substack.com/p/why-im-qui...

mine will always be the sperm whale who reacted to a Roman soldier throwing a bottle at him off the Byzantine coast by sinking every ship he could off that coast for the next 60 years and had the emperor declare him an enemy of the state and name him after the Titan who attacked mount olympus

During the holidays, reports of domestic violence surge. But what if next year could be different? | Frances Ryan

Farage would have us believe that he's hugely popular with young men. Seems that young people have a rather different view on the matter. Hilarious stuff from @privateeyenews.bsky.social

Just a normal Shefford new year

Plan for the rest of the year: Cheese-nap-cheese-wine-wine-wine-roast dinner-wine-cheese-wine-bed. Win

10 years later and the Christmas Sprout cake still is yet to be beaten

Me: Obviously Lois Lane would be Miss Piggy in Muppet Superman. Kermit should be Clark Kent but *NOT* Superman. Superman is Henry Cavill and looking like a frog is just him acting meek Fellow Bunker Resident: (glances at screen counting down “Safe Surface Radiation Level 37.6 years”) Ugh

Muppets Christmas Carol is without doubt my favourite festive film. However, a straight remake of Die Hard, all muppets bar Alan Rickman would top it. Kermit as John McClain and Fozzie as Al Powell, then Miss Piggy as Holly and Rizzo as Argyle. Movie gold