Simon Frosty

Simon Frosty

@simonfrosty.bsky.social

Dad, beer drinker, reside Wiltshire, from Newbury. Support Reading FC, to the left, given up ranting; life’s too short, ex-serviceman. Is surprised to discover a liking for jazz.

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There have been so many impeachable offenses, but lying about how you were a hero on a day that 2,753 people died in NYC in the 9/11 disaster—when you were on the other side of town, safely calling local media to brag about how you now had the tallest downtown building—is such a despicable one

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BBC did ya miss that one by any chance 😡 Labour minister bills taxpayer £34,000 for trip to US during World Cup spent £24,300 on flights, £3300 on accommodation, £3800 on ground transport, and £2700 on food and hospitality www.thenational.scot

thenational.scotLabour minister bills taxpayer £34,000 for four-day trip to US during World CupA JUNIOR Labour minister billed the taxpayer £34,000 for a trip to the US during the World Cup ...

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SCOOP: 404 Media placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it. What did we find? It ended up at an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books. Yes. This is literally the logo outside the Amazon warehouse door. Read now:

404media.coWe Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training FacilityWe placed a tracking device in a shipment of rare books to see which AI company was buying it, and found an Amazon facility where Amazon scans and destroys books.

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Reform put this crap out for attention and in order to appear like a serious political outfit. They're in fact DEEPLY unserious and should be treated as such. Far too many people start to engage with what is essentially a game of pigeon chess. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

bbc.co.ukReform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizensThe move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping British expats living in the EU of similar rights.

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Replying to @ottoenglish.bsky.social

But Nigel believed the police when they had a credible threat but didn’t believe them when they said they didn’t have a credible threat?

Scum

JointheDots@joiningupthedots.bsky.social

Who doesn’t rent their spare room back to themselves to offset tax, keeping it £1 less than the amount which would trigger a required to declaration according to Parliament's reporting standards. Working class hero.

Went to a small record fair this morning. Bought three CDs. Met GLW for a coffee. ‘No records?’ She asked. I said I’m not buying them any more. Five minutes later in BHF…

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Never not worth the occasional repost.

Rob Chapman@scribblerrob.bsky.social

Man buys an acid tab. Goes home and leaves it on the kitchen table. Goes upstairs. Comes back down later and it's disappeared. Says to his Mum "have you seen my tablet?" Mum says "never mind your tablet. There's a dragon on the shed." The immortal Barry Cryer.