Although it feels like I am shouting into the void about this sometimes, I want to share some further thoughts on the “Zionism is Racism” motion which the Green Party is due to debate in the next 16 hours. Just to address various points which I think people in general should know. A thread:
Derry Fraser
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Engineer, investor, golfer, football watcher, guitar player.
I for one am ready to join the Papal brigades in the fight against the machines.
I for one am ready to join the Papal brigades in the fight against the machines.
How to Permanently Block Google AI Overviews and Get 10 Blue Links Back: A Thread
Norwich 2 : 2 Man City “Where are you? Where are you? Let’s be havin’ you! Come on!”
Matthew 18:19 “Autoglass repair, Autoglass replace.”
Great to see Scotland's best footballer bossing the punditry. #Euro2025
Today is National Biscuit Day, and it’s about time that I populated this account with biscuit (cookie) sets from the past few years. Here are some of my favourites. 🧵 First up, a set inspired by the delicious designs of William Morris and John Henry Dearle.
What perfect albums came out when you were 16 *that you actually loved at the time*?
What perfect albums came out when you were 16 *that you actually loved at the time*?
Woke up ill during the night and said BINS, like a council zombie.
This footage of Sam and Dave on the Stax and Volt tour in 1966 is electric. Imagine what it must have been like to have been in the audience. Sam Moore 1935-2025. youtu.be/Fowldx4hRtI?...
Sam and Dave - Hold On, I'm Coming
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On football, middle age, dreaming of youth, but also having quite a nice time, or at least trying to t.co/XE7n33DeTf
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Genuinely the most tense, gripping sporting contest I've seen all year. Great sportsmanship at the end too 👏🏾
The Five Stages of Tankie Grief 1. They didn't capture Aleppo 2. They didn't capture Hama 3. They didn't capture Homs 4. They didn't capture Damascus 5. That's not Assad in Moscow.
The Battle for Damascus is over. The regime of Bashar al-Assad has fallen. Syria has been liberated.
Yo! Its-a-me.. Gonna give this place a try. Feels like first day at school 😃 Have some Trouble Funk 💣 #hiphop #mixing #scratching #funk #dj #breakbeats
Hello, new followers OVER 60 ONLY. There's a podcast called The Old Fools and it's for old people who hate podcasts, and old people. Presented by old people who hate podcasts, and old people. Something for everyone but over 60s only, thanks. pod.link/1774465485
Safety AND happiness. Only bollards can deliver this every single day. #WorldBollardAssociation
Seeing as Quincy Jones has shuffled off this mortal coil this morning, it's worth remembering his *fabulously* chaotic interview from 2018 in which, amongst other things, he outs Marlon Brando, slags off Ringo Starr and reveals who shot Kennedy. Masterful: web.archive.org/web/20241003...
Saw this post and it reminded me of one of my last really successful threads in the other place. So, as that place dwindles and this place grows, I thought I'd repost some of my old threads from time to time. First up - identifying this British officer & discovering he's a celebrated architect.
The Royal College of Physicians was opened OTD in 1964. Designed by Denys Lasdun, it incorporates offices, libraries, lecture theatres and meeting rooms as well as featuring relics of the college's history, such as the Censors Room. Read more about the building here https://buff.ly/4f9TSPX
If you’re bored enough later today, I’m going to begin fermenting some cacao. 5-7 days of pictures that will not change, obscure temperature and microbial data, and bad jokes lie ahead. Get psyched.
I just looked at the website. It's what happens when you combine people who are good at basic web design, some very smart lawyers, and some extremely committed trolls. It is jaw-dropping. Scroll all the way through. www.apologize.lol
Cards Against Humanity Pays You to Give a Shit
Didn't vote in 2020? Cards Against Humanity will pay you to apologize.
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