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Today in What The Absolute Fuck: from 1946 to 2015 Oxford academics served wine & chocolates in a cup made from a human skull, probably of an enslaved woman from the Caribbean www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

SHAFT www.rte.ie/news/world/2...

SHAFT www.who.int/news/item/26...

I think the term #virtuesignalling was invented in a political science think tank in 2016. It presumes to know the motives of the subject to be vanity. It's designed to attack people doing good by supposedly exposing an ulterior motive. It works for observers who can't imagine actual altruism.

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One of the annoying things about Bluesky compared to the other app is the way it refreshes. Quite often in a conversation I want to pop out to get a link or check a verbatim quote. When you come back here the timeline totally refreshes and you lose the thread you wanted to reply to

During Covid lockdown, if you had family round on Christmas Day the police could force their way into your home and make them return to their own homes. Does anybody know if this service is still available and, if so, do you have to book it?

Me: I deserve a nice big glass of wine tonight. It’s been a long week. My brain: It’s only Tuesday. Me: Who the fuck asked you.

My latest labeler is finally working! What it shows for each politician - 3 labels for the top corp donators - 3 labels for the top industries that donate to them Subscribe to this labeler to be more aware of the interests our politicians represent 🚀 bsky.app/profile/us-g...

Been to B&Q to get some titles for my self-published romance novels.

Just discovered Labels on here. It's probably not the original intended purpose, but there are 2 excellent accounts dealing with privilege in UK journalism. Subscribe to @daddys.cash & the journo's posts will show their private school & its current fees, and @parents.blue if they're a nepo baby.

Mum can you come and pick me up the sandwiches are being woke again

Not wishing to piss on anyone's Weetabix but what's to stop Bluesky going the same way as the other place? The online lifecycle of - provide great service; get loads of people; start adverts & charging $; cut costs by making it shitter for the user because they're committed & leaving is a hassle.

The trick to garlic bread is to make at least 5 times too much of it then eat it all hunched over in the corner of the basement like a rat

a helpful guide to guitar straps

The networks we built in the other place are a lot to lose. But if you've got a good spot at a gig & then a gaggle of pissed up tall fellas come & stand in front of you chattering & farting badly, you either move or miss the whole point of getting a good spot in the first place.