Is bullying brave volunteers, engaged in saving lives, an essential or desirable criterion for being a twat?
Dan Tindall
@thirdratepoet.bsky.social
Music, poetry, lyrics, one half of Lo-Fi Fun Factory, indulging in looping and meandering trains of thought about politics and history and all that jazz. And Leeds United.
Hahaha ‘wasn’t listening’ hahaha is that the best he could do…?? At least we have established he’s ‘not the compliance officer’ Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' during foreign donor talks filmed undercover www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Nigel Farage tells BBC he 'wasn't listening' in foreign donor talks
The Reform leader also told the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that his family are "begging" him to leave his job.
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If they were apparently protesting about climate change/genocide, they’d all be in custody by now awaiting a life sentence #democracyisdead #climate #peacefulprotest www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Black-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in Kent
Traffic on A20 in and out of port grinds to halt as Kent police say they are in attendance and engaging with group
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When offered a choice, Labour members once preferred Jeremy Corbyn to Andy Burnham. Sometimes it’s obvious why… #labour #corbyn #climatedisaster
Peter Stefanovic@peterstefanovic.bsky.social · last wk.Andy Burnham is expected to approve new drilling for gas in the North Sea alongside a wave of green projects as part of his “pragmatic” approach to net zero www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
That time of the year when football writers fill up space by concluding that Eric Cantona was the most game changing transfer ever #lufc #lazyjournalism
Those pesky scientists and their annoying facts are at it again #climatedisaster #elnino
The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.‘Godzilla-level’ El Niño could cause hottest year on record - The Latest
About 30 seconds of 12 string makes this an obvious work of folk rockin’ genius (for anyone who is unfamiliar with the concept of genius) #newmusic #folk #soundcloud
Lo-Fi Fun Factory@lo-fifunfactory.bsky.social · 2w agoThis is other new tune - some bass heavy wordy acoustic folk rock 😀😎 on.soundcloud.com/0RdNnrvoWKHK... #newmusic #folk #antifolk #acoustic #belfast #ireland
I was delighted at hearing Daniel Farke recently describe the #lufc mantra as ‘side before self’ - a thoughtful and modern coach who is also weirdly a throwback to those long forgotten times when you could buy a ticket on match day.
Why is YouTube filled with plainly dishonest adverts? Is this yet another case of tech can do as it pleases? Because I don’t believe those German glasses, designed by NASA, and certified for sale in the UK/EU are really the last glasses I’ll ever need. #advertising #youtube #modernlifeisrubbish
I guess it’s safe to Assume these days that everything Is an AI scam #haiku #poetry #modernlifeisrubbish
Joe Rodon is a proper old school football interviewee 😀 #lufc
Perhaps not everyone’s cup o’tea…but we like it 😀😎🙏 #newmusic #folk #acoustic #soundcloud
Lo-Fi Fun Factory@lo-fifunfactory.bsky.social · 3w agoSo song number one of this two song EP….take a listen on Soundcloud - we’ll be releasing it elsewhere next month, but for now… on.soundcloud.com/ECD0wAFR8xqj...
One of the better opening days of the season for #lufc away win, Man U hilarious, Tottenham dreadful, Frankie’s sad face.
AI Data Centres? Nein Danke! #environment #climate #protectthewild
Protect the Wild@protectthewild.bsky.social · 3w agoAs well as destroying habitats, the massive footprints of AI data centre developments cause habitat fragmentation. This prevents animals from moving from one part of an ecosystem to another and makes it more difficult for them to find food or mates.
Cameras watch you pack your groceries The robots hold you till you pay in full I would never have thought that being a customer Automatically implied that you’re also an employee #poetry #cassiopeian #AI #weareallslaves
What isn’t burning Is sinking #venice #climateemergency #oilwillkillusall
The city with no cars Will sink beneath the shallow waters Like a broken layer cake SUV Towed to oblivion by St Mark and his four Roman horses Of the apocalypse #cassiopeian #venice #climateemergency #endofcivilisation #poetry
You’d almost think that something, or someone, was actively stopping political action on the disaster that will fuck the human race and its failing civilisation. #climatechange #climateemergency www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Hot topic: why is Burnham so reluctant to talk about the climate crisis?
Extreme heat is harming wellbeing of ordinary people the PM champions, yet little has been said on the topic
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Isn’t 5 summer heatwaves in a row just one long heatwave? #heatwave #climateemergency
Nothing to see here No climate emergency No problem Probably just sunspots Or aliens Or heat from miserable humans on small boats Escaping starvation and death www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
Potatoes ‘boil’ in the ground as record heatwave sweeps across swathes of Asia
South Korean farmers are suffering in record heat, as Hong Kong reports its highest ever temperature and Japan swelters through newly designated ‘cruelly hot’ days
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