How is it possible that every time I call a company they are experiencing greater than normal call volumes?
Purple Zombie
@purplezombie.bsky.social
Socialist woke mother. Scot. Atheist. Gamer. Owned by an Alaskan Malamute and her own personal demons.
me: hey do you have this movie I want to watch? Disney: no Netflix: not anymore Apple: ew no CBC Gem: yes and it’s free Prime: maybe I do, maybe I don’t. Maybe it costs $5 for no reason, even though you already pay for this. Maybe you should fuck off into the sun.
He has made more sense in 2 minutes, than all Prime Ministers in my lifetime.
Owen Jones@owenjones.bsky.social · 3w ago"The politicians basically serve the rich, the wealthy, and their self-interest." Listen to this man in Nigel Farage's constituency.
Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops. Food insecurity and higher prices would follow. Poor hit the hardest. Despite warnings, no plan for water shortages. Need reservoirs, water storage, better water management. Companies can't do national planning.
‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops
Growers in dismay after scorching weather and lack of rain affect yields, sending wholesale prices rocketing
theguardian.com
Huh. I recall nt long ago a newly elected MP questioned the boozing in parliament & triggered a spectacular multi-week meltdown by the nation's most sensible Sensibles chin stroking & pontificating abt why the corridors of Westminster overflowing with booze ws nt only good bt virtually a natural law
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago‘MPs have had their stomachs pumped’: concerns over ‘alcohol-soaked’ culture in Westminster
Wait until you hear about the 31 tonnes of Venezuelan gold, held in the Bank of England and confiscated by the British government. The gold was initially deposited in good faith in the 1980. The GB & US government’s are thieves and racketeers. Source: www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Deep in the vaults: the Bank of England’s £1.4bn Venezuelan gold conundrum
Nicolás Maduro’s seizure by US reopens question of who controls country’s reserves held in the UK
theguardian.com
Christopher Webb@cwebbonline.com · 3w agoLet me guess: President Sticky Fingers
The thin line between US President policy making satire and reality ... via Arthur Barnes
My entire life I’ve never called it the FIFA World Cup. I’ve always called it the World Cup. Fans don’t give a shit about FIFA. If national teams showed up for a World Cup tournament not held by FIFA we would all watch it. World Cup is the brand. FIFA is nothing.
Uefa's 55 member associations have voted to boycott all Fifa competitions, including the men's and women's World Cups and Club World Cup, if Fifa proceeds with its plan to sell stakes in its competitions to private investors. Amazing!
Memories of a happier time when puppy Maia liked to wade on the beach before her best pal did his ACL in. Lycan loved the water. Maia preferred chasing him on the beach. She was the boss even though she was the puppy. One day when the heartache has eased I'll find another malamute to boss me around.
Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan
Went to see the Odyssey tho' I wasn't sure about it (not for the racist reasons). I thoroughly enjoyed it. There's some amazing performances throughout, the legend of the Odyssey was by & large followed well. There's a couple of nitpicky things that I noticed but not enough to care about, Recommend
The country has been damaged due to lies and misinformation, spread by media (hence the need for media reform) but mostly by politicians and right wing pundits.
We're less than a decade away from turning into a third world country. The sort of country where corrupt politicians are bought for £5 million and have all their expenses paid by convicted criminals.
Gabby: What was your highlight of the half time show? Wayne Rooney: When it finished. I thought it was crap. 10/10 punditry. No notes.
Bees are disappearing, and our food supply is beginning to collapse. Plants and animals are vanishing, and life is becoming a desert plain. But if humans were to disappear, nature would slowly heal. Rivers would flow more cleanly, forests would grow again, and wildlife would reclaim the Earth.
I am no longer owned by a malamute. Today we took her to the vets as she was incapable of standing. Canine degenerative myelopathy had finally beaten my beautiful girl. She died peacefully, quickly & painlessly in my arms. I am destroyed. Hug your furry friends. They leave too soon.
It is pure coincidence that I said I wasn't standing for Parliament because I'd need “a million a year” to cover lost earnings, then I was given £5 million and immediately stood for election.
Robert Jenrick(Reform MP) admits Nigel Farage(Reform) turned down a bodyguard, a car & a trained driver. #r4today
Jess Phillips is asked why, as the minister for violence against women & girls, she voted against an amendment to exclude sexual offenders from early release. "Because there is a prisons crisis" Got to free the rapists to make room for people who oppose genocide, I guess.
The hypocrisy of Farage pretending nostalgia for a time when state-ownership of public utilities was the norm and the very rich faced personal tax of 90%, corporation tax of over 45% all of which he abhors
"Anti-Muslim and anti-Arab hate remain the last socially acceptable forms of racism." via CJ Werleman
Michael Fanone's take on Lindsey Graham is one of the most powerful I've read:
The Times is reporting: Convicted US fraudster “Posh George” Cottrell secretly bankrolled Nigel Farage, funded social media team, security, drivers & luxury pads. Farage failed to declare it. Had email access too.🤔
