Gerard
@groverxv.bsky.social
I come from a land next to a land down under. Zestful user of profanity™️. Interests: rugby, rugby, cricket, SNARK. Full support for all things Kiwi. PLANES. Like them. Also SHIPS. https://bsky.app/profile/groverxv.bsky.social/post/3kzlszkke7m2v
We’re at the ‘feeding it to Axios’ stage of the bullshit cycle. Again.
Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 19h agoThe U.S., Iran and Oman are closing in on an interim agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the U.S. aiming for a Wednesday announcement. -Axios
Whenever I think about quitting soc-med info sites like Bsky, I see something like this and learn a lot .. so I stay … just in case … I’ve been to the ME dozens of times, but not to Iraq, and I had not heard of Arbaeen,
Zeteo@zeteo.com · 20h agoToday marks one of the holiest days for Shia Muslims. More than 20 million people gather in Iraq every year for Arbaeen, yet it's one of the world's least-covered major events. Zeteo contributor Rida Ali explores the pilgrimage and why it challenges common perceptions of the Middle East.
“Unexpected bangers in the bagging area” especially side 2 of record 2
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 21h ago41
It’s far from the main point but there is way too little use of ‘hornswoggled’ these days … Imma do my bit to rectify that
emptywheel@emptywheel.bsky.social · 22h agoNone of the apparently Pirro-sourced columns about what happened with her and Trump have bothered to mention that she, like Trump, was rushing to get something done by July 4. emptywheel.net/2026/08/04/t...
FFS. What are we even doing here?
Drew Harwell@drewharwell.com · 3d agoNew: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo
I asked a robot to help me with a little graphing ... the Top 10 countries in the world as measured by renewable capacity and renewable energy generation. Two different years but the same directionally-indicative picture. To paraphrase Aussie greats #INXS, 🎶'Electrify...electrify me'🎶
BRB, juss checking the dictionary definition of 'pyrhhic victory'
Sydney Sweeney as Pippa says 'Go!'
ALT: Sydney Sweeney as Pippa says 'Go!'
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Donie O’Sullivan@donie.bsky.social · 3d ago"I am not going to be in the same party with Hasan Piker ... if he becomes a force in the Democratic Party, I am out of here," James Carville says on Fox this morning. Reminder: The Left Insurgency airs tonight on CNN at 8p ET.
If any other President from Truman onwards had said this, US media would have gone fucking BERSERK.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoTrump: "Japan has been very good to us with the exception of Pearl Harbor"
There’s something inherently weird about the card machine in a pay-first cafe offering you tip options before they’ve even made the coffee. How does one predict how good the service will be and therefore reward it? You know. The point of tipping. #FirstWorldProblems
What? Is this British Petroleum expressing disinterest in British petroleum?
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 6d agoUK Energy Minister Says He Is in Close Contact With BP Over Planned North Sea Business Sale
Noted Franglo* lunatic commentator Allister Heath's 'Mediterranean life' on display here *It may surprise some to learn that Allister was born in France and lived there until the age of 17.
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 6d agoWatch: Smoke fills the sky from Dunwich Heath fire
15 years ago, the late great French DJ #Kavinsky shot to global prominence b/c 'Nightcall' was featured in the Ryan Gosling/Carey Mulligan/Bryan Cranston vehicle 'Drive' Let's have it ... #WAFR #WAFMovie youtu.be/MV_3Dpw-BRY?...
Kavinsky - Nightcall (Drive Original Movie Soundtrack) (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Record Makers
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Has lit up dancefloors across the known universe for 35 years. An absolute classic. Thump that bassline. #WAFR #Banger #EuroDance
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 6d ago37
Blew a set of very expensive speakers blasting this out on the day I finished my last uni exams in 1989. #Banger #WAFR #WaltzDarling
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 6d ago37
Relax. Two Tribes. One of the biggest albums of the 80s. And then solo … And for a period of time the man lived in Queenstown, New Zealand … one of the most beautiful places on Earth. #Banger #WAFR
WHAT A FUCKING RECORD@whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 6d ago37
Just jumped in a cab in Sydney and ‘A Good Heart’ was on the radio which reminded me of the time I met and had a yarn to Feargal Sharkey on the Harris Lawn at Lord’s during a NZ vs ENG test … and I can confirm he does have a good heart. #TestCricket #ChalkRivers #TeenageKicksAllThroughTheNight
For those of you unfamiliar with the point @alistaircoleman.bsky.social is making .... read on ⬇️ www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Who’s behind the Facebook page posting hateful AI slop about the UK? The answer might lie in south Asia | Niamh McIntyre
Our research has uncovered young entrepreneurs in Sri Lanka and Pakistan using AI tools to make deeply objectionable content – and money, says Niamh McIntyre of the Bureau for Investigative Journalism
theguardian.com
Alistair Coleman@alistaircoleman.bsky.social · last wk.Regret to report that the Sri Lanka-based Facebook nostalgia industry has started RESPECT season early this year. “Life in Britain” was previously building #numbers as “Xiaoyang Grebentsov” until last November, if you want some idea of how this bollocks works.
Old enough to remember when the leader of the world's largest and most powerful economy accused the world's second largest and second most powerful economy of interfering in its elections. And everyone knew it was bullshit ... so no-one did anything. We live in WEIRD times.
Get in the - and hear me out here - fucking sea.
Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · last wk.Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...
