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@jimsbin

50 something. Born Yorkshire, adopted French. Kids and dogs and tinnitus. Endowed with resting bitch face. Based on Jersey (Channel Islands, not USA).

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Apologies for being off-topic but why is there a sheet of aluminium foil hanging over the back of a chair?

11.03.2026 19:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Guess the Board of Peace got bored of peace.

28.02.2026 11:55 πŸ‘ 484 πŸ” 99 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 5
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Palantir is suing Republik Magazine after the Switzerland-based site published a two-part investigation into the US data company’s activities in and out of Switzerland
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12.02.2026 13:18 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 5

kind of funny that an olympian said they are here to represent "compassion, respect, and love for others" and some people automatically knew that was a statement against them

07.02.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 39673 πŸ” 7196 πŸ’¬ 305 πŸ“Œ 145

It must be crippling to wake up every day as Chris Philp, what a sad piece of work he is.

01.02.2026 17:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Palantir is working with ICE.

Why the hell are we giving Palantir our NHS information.

Palantir need to be banned from UK Goverment, just like the Swiss banned them from theirs.

18.01.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 998 πŸ” 389 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 14

History rhyming again

17.01.2026 22:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
15.01.2026 12:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Solid points dependent upon finding some backbone

15.01.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

TBH I didn't think the book was as great as many others made it out to be. It has all the attributes required to make a bog-standard Hallmark movie (rather than some undiscovered Shakespearean tale).

12.01.2026 17:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
DOJ civil rights office refuses to investigate Renee Good killing
DOJ civil rights office refuses to investigate Renee Good killing YouTube video by Lawyer Oyer

with no accountability
youtube.com/shorts/44an_...

12.01.2026 06:03 πŸ‘ 94 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

And I enjoyed buying a number of gifts from that Amazon wishlist for those kids in Manchester. Promoting their need was an awesome act and one that I personally appreciated. Shame the revolution got delayed a tad but c'est la vie...

28.12.2025 12:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Putting this together was actually a HUGE amount of fun.

Feel free to share it - here or on whatever platform and with whichever friend or family member you think would enjoy our vibe and the gorgeous community we have become.

07.11.2025 15:17 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 8

Now we just need those cows to start jumping over the moon again and we'll be sorted πŸ«–πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§

22.09.2025 11:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shouldn't you have tagged @sturdyalex.bsky.social to at least allow him a right of reply? The fellow is a highly intelligent analyst of European politics and all round good bloke who never shys away from a good discussion.

20.09.2025 07:45 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0

I understand that Britbox can be accessed internationally. It delivers a "best of" from ITV and the Beeb.

18.09.2025 07:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the β€œproblem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.

02.09.2025 12:42 πŸ‘ 10827 πŸ” 3863 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 411
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No one eviscerates the Tangerine TACO like Lawrence O’Donnell.

29.05.2025 22:47 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 5

I'd add to this the paucity of talent on the right. Sure, they can really talk the talk but rarely can they ever walk the walk and then without much grace.

18.05.2025 15:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I do hope you've established a Spanish drum ensemble called "El grupo del hombre azul" in your new home

10.05.2025 10:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This πŸ‘‡

09.05.2025 12:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
β€’ Re your article (Labour targets international students claiming asylum after election losses to Reform, 3 May), the insistence of this Labour government on responding to the perceived threat of Reform by aping it on the issues where it is strong is utterly mind-boggling.
I don't think any electable party will be more anti-immigration than Reform. The portion of the electorate for whom immigration is the one issue they care about won't be persuaded to vote Labour by it pledging to reduce asylum applications from international students. It's a ludicrous idea and, at best, only serves to reduce the distinction between the two parties.
In reality, Reform is weak on almost every conceivable area: the economy, the NHS, Donald Trump, Brexit... the list of vulnerabilities is almost without limit. Yet the government chooses to engage on the only ground on which Reform is sure-footed. It's utterly bizarre.
How is a party with five MPs, fewer than 800 local councillors and no actual policies allowed to dictate the agenda in this way?
Richard Repper
Frome, Somerset

β€’ Re your article (Labour targets international students claiming asylum after election losses to Reform, 3 May), the insistence of this Labour government on responding to the perceived threat of Reform by aping it on the issues where it is strong is utterly mind-boggling. I don't think any electable party will be more anti-immigration than Reform. The portion of the electorate for whom immigration is the one issue they care about won't be persuaded to vote Labour by it pledging to reduce asylum applications from international students. It's a ludicrous idea and, at best, only serves to reduce the distinction between the two parties. In reality, Reform is weak on almost every conceivable area: the economy, the NHS, Donald Trump, Brexit... the list of vulnerabilities is almost without limit. Yet the government chooses to engage on the only ground on which Reform is sure-footed. It's utterly bizarre. How is a party with five MPs, fewer than 800 local councillors and no actual policies allowed to dictate the agenda in this way? Richard Repper Frome, Somerset

V good letter in The Guardian on Labour’s flailing hopelessness in the face of Reform.
Come on, Labour. The country is crying out for better. We’re sick of this ugly rightwing agenda. It brings nothing but failure.
It’s disloyal to your voters and to the country. You’ve got power and time. Use them.

06.05.2025 06:32 πŸ‘ 1257 πŸ” 497 πŸ’¬ 61 πŸ“Œ 38

On the upside, if he's over there he's not over here...

28.04.2025 17:49 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks, I must have misread it

27.04.2025 16:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Insightful analysis of the impending conclave. Hopeful too.

22.04.2025 06:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Nice to see the good guys show their heads every so often

19.04.2025 21:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There’s a lot of people fighting for freedom against authoritarians and dictators all over the world. It’s easy to lose sight of them. In Tbilisi, Georgia, protesters are out on the street for the 143rd night as they fight against an election stolen by a Putin-backed party.

19.04.2025 18:35 πŸ‘ 656 πŸ” 188 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 5

Wonderful writing and a harrowing story. An unexpected LOL moment woke my wife so now I'm in trouble...

11.04.2025 07:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy bday, I turn 55 tomorrow and have similar questions. I shall have to visit my local ancestral site, the Faldouet Domen.

11.04.2025 07:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Quite shocking for HM Opposition to take the side of a foreign gov't, over their own parliamentary colleagues being detained and turned away by Israel.

A most basic test of loyalty and solidarity, yet the Tories somehow managed to fail it.

Cries of "shame". Quite right. ~AA

07.04.2025 17:24 πŸ‘ 330 πŸ” 54 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 3