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The USA’s failure to punish Trump for Jan 6th was just an historic betrayal of global democracy. What a shameful, abject and total failure of institutions and civil society.

I don’t know what’s worse, learning that Americans eat somewhere called The Cheesecake Factory, or that the place has taken on a political significance which means the rest of us will be forced to read those words over and over again.

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

new kombucha girl just dropped

I left X almost exactly two years ago because of the violent, celebrated rape culture that was dominating the platform. Two years later, I’m undeniably better off, and the culture around sexual violence at large is arguably worse. I believe X has played a serious role in that.

The decline of the public intellectual, adjacent index entries edition.

I’ve thought since first seeing it that this logo would make great t-shirts for those of us recovering from alcoholism.

Update: #US now offically impose new sanctions on the #ICC. The ICC refers in a statement to the sanctions as an "assault on the rule of law and the very foundations of the international legal order". The moral disgrace of the US' actions is unprecedented. www.reuters.com/world/us-imp...

Pasture lives: the rebel cheesemakers preserving an Alpine tradition

Richie Sadlier On Squad Dynamics And The FAI’s Handling Of The Israel Saga. www.secondcaptains.com/2026/09/29/e...

‘Hanuman displaying the images stored within his heart', Kalighat folk style painting, c.1880

New word: CLICKWALL. (n) The opposite of clickbait. A headline so unappealing, promising so little reward even by the standards of these things, that it is physically impossible to tap the link to the article.

Seconded and posted. Everyone else get aboard and let it fly.

The trailer for my new film, "Musk," has just been released.

True story.

One of French puppeteer Raphaël Gromy’s most recognizable performances features a puppet painting real artworks on canvas, blending puppetry, live performance, and visual art into a unique theatrical experience. 😊 IG: @artistsuniversum @raphael_gromy

Stop whatever you’re doing & watch this now! Reform’s magic money tree has been bust wide open. Huge kudos to undercover reporters Verbatim via @channel4news.bsky.social youtu.be/aXut3s90rUI?... huge

[Exit Queen.]

BREAKING: After the Washington Post fired me last year for speaking the truth in the wake of the Charlie Kirk killing, I fought back. And I'm happy to announce: I won my case against the Washington Post. They have been ordered to reinstate me immediately. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/b...

Update: YouTube appears to be backing down from their threat. We’ll know for sure on Saturday, when we are “scheduled” for deletion. But the false complaints have disappeared and videos have been restored. Thanks to all who helped us make noise. It got someone’s attention. I’ll keep you posted.

Darwin in my spirit animal

Guys, you ever defend your mate against charges of being an abusive nonce by generating an AI image of him in heaven surrounded by fawning, buxom young women?

Hello I have made this due to a mutual having issues with some folks on here forgetting this fact and shouting at him for it. Feel free to use it as a handy PSA x

@andrewhickey.500songs.com Just finished your GTOs and Peaches En Regalia episodes, both fantastic as usual and containing more knowledge than I could ever hope to retain. Thank you sincerely for doing what you do.

In all likelihood a human skull, but you’d never know it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Elon Musk says he will write a funny post by the end of 2030.

Ooh I know this one. It's by BANNING THE PERVERT GLASSES

Brilliant

German broadcast. Nailed it

How much more of this shit

Oh god ted fucking lasso

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Rise and grind

@secondcaptains.bsky.social Kudos Ken: “…a siege situation in small spaces suits their subtle skills.” www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...

Everybody on planet earth has the same number of hours in the day, and yet some people are just plain more successful than others. That’s why Silicon Valley is working on a device to remove hours from underperformers (poor people, kids, poets,) and transfer them to deserving CEOs

A quote from my book THE VIEW FROM FLYOVER COUNTRY. There's an ebook sale on this book now for only $2.99 -- get it cheap while it lasts:

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Elon Musk did that.

Oh my god just say something

No surprise This was designed to fail Me & @judesherry.bsky.social called it out in piece for Irish Examiner (Oct '22) We also raised it in the Oireachtas (Oct '25) But all falling on deaf ears 'cos its a manufactured housing crisis Time for 'Use It or Lose It' so we have homes not #DerelictIreland