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ValΓ©ry Giscard d'Estaing

@diffractiongrating

I am Iridescent on Twitter but some random took that here. FranΓ§ois Mitterrand retire bitch. ('m Australian) (they/them) πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

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we must reduce our dependence on carbon. please, switch to spaghetti solarara

07.03.2026 03:49 πŸ‘ 146 πŸ” 35 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2

Keep thinking about the presentation I saw that divided the world into Europe, Americas and AMEAPAC.

07.03.2026 03:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I've seen that in several buildings. Some even say the quiet part loud and don't say it's "for their safety" but because they're too noisy and it disturbs the misanthropes. I suspect the only reason it isn't a universal law is that a lot of strata are just too lazy to do it.

07.03.2026 00:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The moose was for Newfoundland which was at the time not Canada.

07.03.2026 00:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Australia though. πŸ†

07.03.2026 00:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
the woman who makes the bongs you see in cornershop windows
the woman who makes the bongs you see in cornershop windows YouTube video by Eleanor Morton

Woman who makes the bongs you get in corner shops
youtube.com/shorts/-SoFn...

06.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 99 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Legal document I read yesterday:
"The singular includes the plural and vice versa" - yes, seen that one before.
"Any gender includes any other gender" - this is a slightly new one!

06.03.2026 11:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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new tag yourself just dropped

06.03.2026 07:29 πŸ‘ 853 πŸ” 273 πŸ’¬ 44 πŸ“Œ 265

the Guggenheim should sell you dildos imo

06.03.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 59 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

I am biased against this because I've never seen anything by Joss Whedon and liked it at all, but I can't think of anything I liked in 2005 that I think should be brought back for my benefit.

06.03.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

More seriously who wants this? It's been 20 years. Anyone who does want this should not be pandered to they should be made to take up a group hobby or go make a friend at the pub or something.

06.03.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I thought this was these guys.

06.03.2026 02:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That part is egregiously bad but the whole concept vests far, far too much power in one person so you get things like "when the president does it, that means it's not illegal" as genuine beliefs.

05.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A directly elected non-symbolic president: the worst kind of democracy?

05.03.2026 01:55 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

Special mention to Legal Documents for being a secret additional thing.

04.03.2026 23:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why is office so cold.

04.03.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I don't really like reading bullet points either but there is a secret third way of writing: not writing like an incompetent moron.

04.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Transcending to a pathological hatred of pointless filler sentences. You are not in high school, you do not have an arbitrary word count, don't do this to me.

04.03.2026 22:55 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

And the grifters gonna grift grift grift grift grift

04.03.2026 22:43 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Our work footy tipping comp has a prize of "ultimate bragging rites". I know nothing about footy but I'm tempted by the rites.

04.03.2026 22:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This says absolutely nothing about mental health, attention or addiction it says it will give you myopia.

04.03.2026 11:32 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Does it pay out if the train is delayed because someone died though?

04.03.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gotta say: I don't like the correct geopolitical situation very much.

04.03.2026 10:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
THERE may be ΕΏeveral other flips (like miΕΏlaid page 295), but are none, probably, that can mislead an EngliΕΏh reader.

THERE may be ΕΏeveral other flips (like miΕΏlaid page 295), but are none, probably, that can mislead an EngliΕΏh reader.

broke: proofreading until it's all perfect

woke: just adding this note to the errata slip

04.03.2026 09:50 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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An expat in Dubai has a startling revelation: the Stephen Collins cartoon Reality check …

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

03.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 1118 πŸ” 416 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 47
A black cap that says "Abolish Compliance"

A black cap that says "Abolish Compliance"

Having a meeting where I need this hat.

04.03.2026 05:33 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US troops were told war on Iran was β€˜all part of God’s divine plan’, watchdog alleges Religious freedom group says 200 troops sent complaints of superiors using extremist Christian rhetoric to justify war

Another Middle East war vaguely justified by Armageddon and we don't even have Jacques Chirac asking his nearest Protestant what GWB is on about.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

04.03.2026 04:09 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A medical journal says the case reports it has published for 25 years are, in fact, fiction A Canadian journal has issued corrections on 138 case reports it published over the last 25 years to add a disclaimer: The cases described are fictional. Paediatrics & Child Health, the journal…

This seems bad.
retractionwatch.com/2026/03/03/c...

04.03.2026 04:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

She's like an old samurai whose great battles are behind her but every once in a while she kills a man with piece of paper just to prove a point

02.03.2026 23:44 πŸ‘ 4991 πŸ” 849 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 12

🫑

03.03.2026 23:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0