The other plot is about a heist - and this is where Stark is really feeling out what will be a major part of the series' bones, detailed, plausible crime plans. Parker's speciality isn't violence - it's logistics, getting the most money with the fewest men. He's a management consultant of crime.

First 40m of Pluribus: Yeah, this is *extremely* well made but I’ve seen it all before. And then I literally applauded my telly. Shit yeah I’m in.

Mamdani is already cleaning up the NYPD!

If gave you €1 every second since you were born: You would have €1 million within a week and a half. You would have €1 billion by 32. You would never have €1 trillion. Generations upon generations after you would not reach €1 trillion. Because it would take over 31,700 years to reach €1 trillion.

I loved that show, and was completely fooled at the time.

New "don't threaten me with a good time" just dropped

Something worth noting: Rockstar is leaning HEAVILY on the excuse that the unionising employees were "leaking private company information" They want people to assume this means game info or assets. But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to: 'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"

This is really impressive. They invented racism.

Next time someone gets mad when you say pregnant people and goes “Erm, WOMEN! WOMEN get pregnant.” Go “wow, okay, maybe in your world women aren’t people, but here in civilised society we believe they are.” and watch their brain collapse from the centre like a fucking soufflé.

Dear GOD if you want to save money in the asylum system 1. LET ASYLUM SEEKERS WORK 2. FAST TRACK STATUS FOR EVERYONE FROM CLEARLY UNDAFE COUNTRIES like Sudan, Syria, etc 3. Run an asylum accommodation system that is NOT FOR PROFIT #r4today

🏊‍♀️The women who swim at Kenwood Ladies Pond have already made their decision. In 2024, almost 900 members voted to keep their trans-inclusive policy - a policy that has worked peacefully since 2019. Now, a small campaign group is seeking to overturn that democratic decision through the courts. 1/5

Which one is more English?

New on my similarly new Substack: why Keir Starmer needs fat men around him, the person actually doing a good job inside No 10, and the best books on Brownism substack.com/home/post/p-...

succubus - female demon that seduces men incubus - male demon that seduces women vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party

Why I Left The Labour Party: Well, it's the Trust Thermocline, innit? threadreaderapp.com/thread/15881... For a long time, I was able to say to myself: Sure, the government keep fucking up on the most basic things month after month, but they're doing some good stuff too. 1/

In my brief time as an op-ed editor (<year), Brettbug Stephens argued Ashkenazis might be genetically superior, & Tom Cotton called for violence against George Floyd protestors. Some of us were constantly pushing back. I met with Sulzberger multiple times. Lip service was given, nothing changed.

Funded in 18 min. 28K stretch goal met (bonus for video animator recurring at each $10K over goal) Expect the 50K goal met today, & more goals unlocked. This is all huge given the modest, no-frills tiers.

"did you even read the article???? the headline is bad but the article is good!!!" buddy if I see a restaurant called Dan's Fecal Stew i am not gonna go in there to see if maybe they printed the sign wrong

Superb, old school, independent local journalism, in a new model of collaboration and funding. Not seen the conclusions of this reporting picked up/acknowledged yet by other outlets. This is the sort of reporting they used to do. https://www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/the-men-who-raised-the-flags/

Following the critically-acclaimed release of The Chimes, I've produced two more full-cast adaptations of Charles Dickens’ Christmas stories; THE CRICKET ON THE HEARTH & THE HAUNTED MAN. Extremely proud of this. It will make your Christmas 100% more Christmassy! Order here: averageromp.com

Book update. I used to use a UK printer called Inky Fingers to print my books & they were always really good. When looking at making my latest book, I went back to them to find they were bought out by a larger print company. OK, I thought they seem to run things similar & still affordable But...

By the way, if you enjoy court intrigue with a shapeshifting cinnamon roll dragon & his murderous Fallen angel husband trying to solve crime without causing more crime, you can enjoy the first two books right now: www.aliettedebodard.com/bibliography... (might even feature... babysitting 😜)

I always used to wear a poppy at this time of year. I’d buy one as soon as I saw a collection tin, and regularly replace it until the 11th. Now it’s a performative test for the right wing about patriotism. That’s not why I wore a poppy. I haven’t bought or worn one this year. I probably won’t.

If you are in public sector comms, and still on X, this is useful context on why your engagement has died.

The Spectator are confused. It's not going to be cost free. Billionaires are going to pay more. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Maybe think about supporting Ben & Jerry's against their corporate overlords? freebenandjerrys.com

That ship sailed with Forstater v GCD Europe.

If anyone can help reunite Aliette with this artwork, please step up.

This really the cracking of speeches: a banger. Worth reading in full.

It's quite impressive, in a way. I've never seen someone at the Opposition Despatch Box piss away their six questions so effectively before. Wherever Kemi Badenoch is today, she must be cackling with joy about how well she comes across compared to her replacement.

Watching David Lammy get righteously angry at the despatch box at James Cartlidge’s continuing idiocy.

Joyous day in New York. Perhaps the Democratic and Labour Parties could learn from it?

Rockstar union workers have set up a solidarity fund to help them survive and fight after 30 of them were fired in an attempt to destroy the union. Help them fight back! If you can, any little bit you can donate will massively help their efforts. actionnetwork.org/fundraising/...

wow it's almost like systematically dismantling the nhs, while making every single aspect of life harder and more stressful, while just ignoring a plague, while deliberately withdrawing support for people with longterm ill health, while

Given that about 10% of Covid cases lead to "Long Covid" maybe making vaccinations free again* might be a thing to try. * Or at least the same price as the fly jab, that would be something.

I'm looking for jobs at the moment, and every time I see a role or a company where they say they're all about AI, I pivot to something else. We can talk when you're not chasing the high. I can't make you better.

One last time: Every time I post it he goes up five more points.

A trial involving assault with a loaf of bread is where the Not Proven verdict really comes into its own

Across the world, game dev unions are standing with us. @rockstargames.com - reinstate our members, now!

The fact a *single* Amazon full-time employee requires SNAP benefits should be a crime. The fact Amazon is the largest employer of SNAP recipients is a disgrace. Jeff Bezos shouldnt be that rich; he should be in jail.

To adapt that Jean-Claude Junker quote “We all know what to do, but we don’t know how to get elected if we tell people.”

People will mock this. But something to note: When Remembrance Day was introduced, this is EXACTLY what many British WW1 veterans did on it. They would meet up with old friends and colleagues from their units. Talk. Laugh. Cry. Toast those not there and get joyously, and utterly shitfaced. /1

Have washing detergent manufacturers changed the formulation of their product recently? I ask because I've noticed a sharp uptick over the last six to nine months of passing people on the street with a smell which I can only describe as "Freshly Laundered".

They never mean adding rights, extending rights, or even modernising rights. It’s always reducing our rights.

Funny how when people talk about ‘reforming’ the ECHR, they always mean removing rights from people they don’t like.

hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue. we’ll all subscribe en masse

if there was a rich person with the will, you could build the most incredible news organization that has ever existed just from the wreckage of this year alone.

It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.