The only Legitimate Concerns about asylum seekers are concerns for their well being and safety. For a rich country like ours to incessantly whine about these people as if we are their victims is perhaps the single most pathetic spectacle in British politics over the past quarter century.

"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." —FDR, 1936

"It's not asylum seekers rampaging outside hotels, starting fires, it's the far-right It's not asylum seekers trying to take my rights away, it's the far-right. It's not asylum seekers racially abusing people on the streets, it's the far-right" via Harry Eccles

they should leave an empty page at the end of history books to signify that the future is up to you…i’d draw a dragon with a huge wang on it

Goodnight.

Oil paintings from Serbian artist Dragan Bibin's Deimos series. I'm a fan. The vibe, I like it...

I’m not saying I won’t moan about it when the time comes to pay, but I think the Govt should raise my income tax because I am profoundly worried about the state of public services.

Goodnight

Lucifer son of the morning, I'm gonna kick you up the hole

Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.

Me, giggling like a goblin, strapping myself into the BBC Boss chair, commissioning non-celeb sitcom & sketch show after another. High concept narrative comedies by women! 100 shows with writers rooms! Tell whatever celeb blokes are doing a travel show they can make their own way back from Bordeaux!

Sidney Herbert Sime ‘Mung and the Beast of Mung’, from “The Gods of Pegana” by Lord Dunsany, 1911 archive.org/details/gods...

Lower the maximum wage.

Lower the maximum wage.

If you’re wondering what a “least weasel” is, they absolutely live up to the name. This is the least amount of animal you can have that can still meet the bar for “is weasel”

The art of British illustrator and comic book artist John Bolton.

This 👇

Harry Dean Stanton would have been a great space Columbo

I love it when miniatures allow me to make these little scenes that doesn't involve any fighting. Really bring the subject to life I think. #wargaming #paintingminiatures

Yet it also says “If you've a device plan, you'll still need to pay this off in full”. That DOESN'T mean you have to pay it all now, you can keep paying for the handset monthly with it, but move your Sim (ie airtime plan) elsewhere.

Beware unclear O2 messaging! When it notifies you about its hike on its airtime price hike - you've a RIGHT to leave penalty free within 30 days of notification. CONTD

obligatory

Not a fan of fireworks, but I do love dicking about with Sparklers

I caught a house fly in one hand. I walked to the back door. I held my cupped hand to my trousers, near to my anus and farted onto the fly. I released the fly into the garden. I can't decide if this was degrading to them or a lovely treat.

As some of you will know, Private Eye has a very good track record of persisting with long-term investigations into scandals such as Post Office Horizon. It's often hard to tell when the reporting will break into the mainstream. On Teesworks I'm still waiting. (8 page report in edition 1660)

Private Eye excellence…

Hear me out Slow Horses but Muppets, Jackson Lamb the only human

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Hopefully they got it from my TeePublic page..! www.teepublic.com/user/slipper...

Fu- and I can't say this enough -cking hell

#Owlishmonday 'Golden they were & dark eyed' Beautiful embossed vintage illustration but alas no source other than dreamland for a dull Monday.

Tetley Malthouse, Mill Street, Leeds, winter 1973, photo by Peter Mitchell.

"The prickly seed-shucks of the chestnut have fallen and burst open, some of them spilling the brown conkers out of the soft linings that have contained and nourished them“ Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer: EL Grant Watson

On returning home I was greeted on my driveway by a squirrel eating an entire naan bread. So beautiful to live so close to nature 🥰

“Welcome to Fortean TV, a celebration of the miraculous, the mysterious and the downright weird!” FORTEAN TV: THE COMPLETE SERIES. The entire collection uncut in this amazing DVD box set. £80 with free UK P&P! buff.ly/V1GxcOg

Extremely rare b-roll footage of an Electronics Boutique in late 1994 or early 1995. Enjoy it! I found this among 40TB of files from Digital Pictures' archive.

Pets Tell Tales: Ancient Rome might have a little something to say about tyrants, fascists and empire. Art/Lettering by @jordancollver.bsky.social Words by Calcagus, enemy of Rome

The hole in a guitar is traditionally used to store soft cheeses and dried meats which are fed to the drummer when he does a good job