Prolierthanthou

Prolierthanthou

@davidwallen.bsky.social

Bit of a current affairs junkie, avid reader, fusser of random dogs and music mad. Railway worker and rep. Foodie A bit left.

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Odd This Day
@oddthisday.bsky.social

It’s the 111th anniversary today of the birth of Harry Rée, who was a teacher and conscientious objector when the Second World War broke out, and by the time it ended, when he was 31, had invented ‘blackmail sabotage’ and got a DSO, an OBE, a Croix de Guerre, and a Medaille de la Resistance

Prolierthanthou
@davidwallen.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20... Did I read this right? They gave launched a "30 Wears Challenge" and are heartily patting eachother on the back for wearing a garment 30 times? Like it's some kind of Olympic endurance event... Jeez...

theguardian.comCheck the waistband – and beware sneaky jargon: the expert guide to buying clothes that lastShould you look for French seams or overlocking? Is dry-clean only a red flag? And how do you spot quality when shopping online? We asked the pros

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Voice4Justice
@voices4justice.bsky.social

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Standing Together@standing-together.bsky.social

At 4 a.m. today, Israeli forces raided a five-story building in Al-Tur, East Jerusalem, forced Palestinian families out with barely anything in their hands, and demolished 10 apartments — leaving around 70 Palestinians without their homes.

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The Canary
@thecanaryuk.bsky.social

As British mainstream journalists hysterically ask everyone but *those* directly and indirectly affected by Zionism whether the motion was just, criticism isn't landing this time.

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The Halfway Post
@halfwaypost.bsky.social

BREAKING: A "Trump TV" documentary about Stephen Miller has reportedly been scrapped because the director says Miller comes across like "if Joseph Goebbels and Nosferatu had a baby who was abandoned in a cave at birth and adopted and raised by a grand dragon of the KKK."

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@davidwallen.bsky.social

Right. Time to read thos without laughing out loud!

Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social

I think the most important news from history today is that it’s the 39th anniversary of the (US) release of The Princess Bride—and what better way to mark the day than remind ourselves of Cary Elwes’ story about André the Giant and the enormous, life-altering, earth-shaking fart?

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Count Binface
@countbinface.bsky.social

Riddle me this. If somebody donates £36 million to a political party and £5 million to its leader, how is the £5 million not political? Asking for a parliamentary standards commissioner.

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Odd This Day
@oddthisday.bsky.social

Me: writes 15,000-word report Colleague: Thank you. I ran it through Co-Pilot for a spell and sense check and it’s made these suggestions Me:

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Adam Schwarz
@adamjschwarz.bsky.social

Every new prime minister gets to celebrate their 50th day in office by restoring Liz Truss's rightful title of 'UK's shortest serving prime minister'. Congrats, Andy Burnham.

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Parody Nigel Farage
@parodypm.bsky.social

Congratulations to the AfD on their election result in Saxony-Anhalt, the first time a far-right party have won a state election in Germany since the Nazis. I just hope that British people haven't learned the lessons of history either.

Prolierthanthou
@davidwallen.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... With this man's death in prison for genocide we should look at the details of his crimes and turn our thoughts to the words and actions of the Israeli cabinet. Then, perhaps, we should consider what our governments are prepared to do to bring them to justice.

theguardian.comRatko Mladić, the ‘Butcher of Bosnia’, dies in The HagueBosnian Serb commander responsible for Srebrenica massacre dies in prison while serving life sentence for genocide

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Frances Ryan
@francesryan.bsky.social

As Rod Liddle has died, I notice this column I wrote in 2019 about his attacks on people with M.E. is on the most read again. Rebekah Brooks, of News UK, described Liddle today as “provocative”. In reality, he spread lies about very sick people for cash. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comRod Liddle vilifies disabled people. I’m tired of the hate. We all should be | Frances RyanWhether it is ME patients or another target, huge swathes of the media have normalised hatred of minorities for years, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan
Prolierthanthou
@davidwallen.bsky.social

www.theguardian.com/money/2026/a... Don't engage with them in any way. No talking, nodding or shaking of head. If you are outside a station walk into the station directly. They cannot follow you onto private property. Get on a bus. Despite the police style uniforms they cannot detain you

theguardian.comI was fined £500 after putting a coffee cup in a rubbish bag next to a full binReader expresses consternation after enforcement officer issues penalty notice outside station in London

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George Monbiot
@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

The greatest global threat to both peace and a habitable planet is the government of the USA. It has been so for a long time, but Trump has nixed the deniability. We should stop treating it as an ally that has mysteriously gone astray and start treating it as a hazard to be avoided and contained.