Donaeld the Unready
@donaeldtheunready.bsky.social
Unreadier than ever, but still Making Mercia Geat Again! Draining the fens into my hoard.
Haters focusing on Liddle's violence toward his pregnant partner, his galloping racism, or his repeated defences of paedophilia, should remember to mention he was also one of the worst writers to ever do it. A calorie-free hack of the first water. Just absolute dogshit, back to front.
"Why are people saying nasty things about my friend, who said utterly repugnant things for most of his waste of a life?" An upsettingly large but unsurprising number of journalists and politicians.
Snigdha@snig.bsky.social · 2d agoYour reminder Rod Liddle not only said he couldn't have become a teacher because he "could not remotely conceive of not trying to shag the kids" in The Spectator, but he also wrote laws banning child pornography are "absurd" in The Guardian. Abhorrent.
You can find out a lot about the reasons why some people strongly dislike other people and ideas, by looking at the things they like and want.
Gregk Foley@gregk.co.uk · 2d ago🥰
It's often said that only the good die young. In unrelated news Rod Liddle has died old.
These days you can be blocked just for saying you're British
USER WAS BLOCKED FOR THIS POST@blockedforthispost.bsky.social · last wk.are you british
One of the best Saturdays going (although I'm going to the Stromness Shopping Week parade this evening and that is usually joyously chaotic)
Dreadnought Holiday@dreadships.bsky.social · 2w agoIt's the last weekend in July, and that means only one thing... Shall we go to the village show?
Right, we're going to make A Christmas Carol historically accurately as Dickens intended with all the ghosts and spirits and stuff but without the fucking Muppets and Tiny Tim who did die...
As someone whose accent oscillates wildly between Edinburgh, Newcastle, Kent, Caernarvon, Kirkwall and, bizarrely, Penzance (where I have never lived) I appreciate the issue.
Marie Le Conte@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 2w agoI have a very visceral memory of bingeing Derry Girls intensely enough that my internal monologue started sounded quite distinctly northern Irish, and I remember having to work Very Hard to not let it seep into my usual speech, as can you imagine the confusion for all involved
Turns out Manchesterism is just appointing a cabinet of ministers with all the clear thinking decisionmaking strengths of Bez but none of the personal charm and fun loving casual stimulant abuse.
Well, a prat is the best form of defence.
Lee Hurley@hleehurley.com · 2w agoWes Streeting is the new Defence Secretary
This is exactly what I'd say if I was Nia Griffith being reluctant to be interviewed...
Callum May@callummay.co.uk · 2w agoDuring one the Lab leadership stooshies of the mid 2010s I was outside Portcullis House trying to find Labour MPs to interview. I thrust a camera and mic in the face of a familiar-looking woman, demanding to know if she still backed J Corbyn. Turns out she was a passing tourist and not Nia Griffith.
More bad news for the Bluesky youth as the government are doubling tax on Werther's Originals, cardigans and the phrase "Now that is a lovely cup of tea."
Polymarket@polymarket.extwitter.link · 3w agoBREAKING: U.K. reveals Bluesky will be included in the under-16 social media ban, affecting dozens of teens.
This ends in the closest I've been to a "Dammit Pterry" moment in quite some time. Well played LRB.
LRB Bookshop@londonreviewbookshop.co.uk · 3w agoour jimmy was telling us a story about when he used to work for waterstones Aberdeen
This is what JKR is offering to pay for a lawsuit over. Spread it far and wide.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3w agoAmnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.
I adore you Leon, Egyptologist here, they were built by a largely volunteer force (corvée labor) of 25,000. The builders were very well fed, paid in bread and beer, and received excellent medical care. There was no slavery whatsoever, it is a common misconception.
leon@leyawn.bsky.social · 4w agoum, so everyone cheering on egypt in the world cup realizes how the pyramids were built right? but i guess that's a conversation you're not ready to have
And we're hearing that Platner has appealed to FIFA against the accusation.
Ronaldo, who denies the accusations, won't see your gloating post about him being a giant useless crybaby who has never really delivered on the international stage except as a whiny little shit but his team mates might and they really hate him so you should really put the (non-golden) boot in.
Hearing that the FA has petitioned FIFA to move the quarter final match to Chelsea's ground on the basis that the English always get a good result against the Norwegians at Stamford Bridge.
Almost every archaeological site/company has a Larry equivalent. Someone who despite years of experience in the profession is absolutely useless but is excellent craic and so is vitally important to team morale.
Jon Phillips@jowiph.bsky.social · last mo.I would kill or die for Larry
Finding out about the death of Humphrey “Sam Smiths” Smith the way he would have wanted, on my phone while saying “fucking hell”
