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It is critically important for everyone to understand that the vast majority of those in positions of authority, whether elected, appointed or usurped, see free expression as a privilege available only to those with whom they agree. Thus, anything they say about it *must* be seen in that light.

The government of Ireland will go anything to get the government of Israel not to be angry with it, and Israel still pisses on its efforts. Lads, they'll hate you forever. Stop pandering to them!

Airports are cruel, cramped spaces with far regard only for people's impulsive spending capacities. I have an instinctual mistrust of Ryanair's justifications for making things harder for its own passengers, but even if it's fair, it still results in making the airport experience worse.

None of them look especially old.

Dear @moderation.bsky.app, I think it's appropriate to be intolerant of fascists. Don't you?

You’re gonna want to see what the BlueSky guys have decided is too intolerant for you to read.

Ah yes...and I had forgotten this gem bsky.app/profile/dunc...

This guy just told the country that his industry has given up all attempts to win the hearts or minds of those who share morals with Sally Rooney. The data centre industry has therefore ceded the point that it can bring nothing good to Ireland.

Rare to see a man release a press video of himself pooing into his own hands before slapping himself in the forehead. Never say the world is not full of wondrous sights.

Hi @micheal-martin.bsky.social, this is illegal. Can you ask your Minister for Justice to send his guys down to arrest the pilots and give asylum to the renderees? Thanks.

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

PSA: we have only 7 weeks to the start of the Grand Auld Sthretch for 2027. The light at the end of the tunnel is small and faint, but it's visible. We're getting there, and it won't be long before we can really start looking forward to it!

Given the reported (over-reported?) anger about ULEZ, I am reminded about that cartoon where yer man stands up in the audience at the climate conference and shouts "Yeah! But what if it's all a hoax and we make the world a better place for nothing!?"

Yesterday I watched my parents ask my three-year old nephew if we wanted a hug, and respect his wishes when he said no. then they went on to say that the ad is ridiculous. a lot of people are getting upset about an ad that they were told says one thing but actually says something totally normal

To be fair, consumer rights legislation should be kicking in for him here, as it looks like he was sold a dud.

No TDs should be allowed on the Internet until they can pass basic social media stress tests. I'm being 100% serious. We can't afford ministers making decisions after getting piled on on social media cause theyve rotted their brains and connection with real people by spending too much time on twittr

When my sister was studying in NY and was at the student canteen she kept asking if they had any butter to go with her roll, but they could not understand her at all. What's "busher"? Eventually she said something like "budda" and they finally figured out what she wanted.

Lol. I just saw that line last night!

I rarely belly laugh at something online, but this one did it for me. [even though it's not entirely correct]

I wrote about the comparison of Climate Action and the Y2K preparations (and my small part in that), and why the latter was taken seriously, and the former not. www.gibiris.org/eo-blog/post...

Fcuk Martyn Turner.

If anyone's kid has lost their Columbia Statistical Research Group' model of survivorship bias, I found it on the street in Walthamstow yesterday.

#Selfhosting upgrade today: - #Commafeed 7.4.0 -> 7.4.1

Roses are red My dog is called Rover

> Assistant Garda Commissioner Denis Ferry said "all pedestrians" including in urban areas should wear high visibility clothing. Ummm ... why? [... and, I mean, like, tell me why without sounding blitheringly stupid]

I built a fun little Chrome extension that lets plants invade your abandoned tabs the longer you leave them unread. To access them again, you have to slash through the vines 🪚🌿

It's worth noting that there are exactly 0 names common to both this letter and the infamous Harpers letter "on Justice and Open Debate". www.newstatesman.com/cover-story/...

It's worth noting that there are exactly 0 names common to both this letter and the infamous Harpers letter "on Justice and Open Debate". www.newstatesman.com/cover-story/...

It's rare you see a post that manages, entirely accidentally and so perfectly, to achieve the logic and rhythm of a Viz letterbocks entry. I had a sausage sandwich this morning. Contrast that with man landing on the moon.

I am, would you believe, shockingly busy at work at the moment

How can I measure my fucking engine oil?

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