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@idleconcern

Teacher of English, former lower leagues Miltonist, married to the CofE, father of two

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Could very easily be a clip from The Mighty Boosh

08.03.2026 19:07 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Tbh I also genuinely find the idea of watching dead little children from the comfort of my house in between lame jokes and mundane observations is incredibly disrespectful. I am against their murder without seeing it. They don't have to be made into content for me to care

08.03.2026 18:44 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They killed 180 children and their teachers in a double-tap strike on a school. The girls were 7 to 12 years old.

05.03.2026 04:33 πŸ‘ 4393 πŸ” 1813 πŸ’¬ 102 πŸ“Œ 30

I never want to hear this β€˜innate talent for communication’ thing again - he’s a thicko who makes other thickos feel validated and is attractive to people who recognise how gullible and pliable he is. He’s practically destroyed the US through those qualities.

03.03.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trump is wrong. "Sharia courts" in the UK are not actual courts. They are not part of the judiciary & have no legal authority.

They are private bodies that offer Islamic guidance & mediation to Muslims.

Christians & Jews have Beth Din courts & ecclesiastical tribunals that operate in the same way.

03.03.2026 17:46 πŸ‘ 828 πŸ” 98 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 5

the one consistent thing about Farage is that strategically he has been uncomfortably very successful in pushing for his goals, but tactically he consistently can't help being a twat about either failure or success, and that's always hurt him from being in a position to personal success

02.03.2026 12:10 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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Just naked racism from Farage and the Mail.

Only British and commonwealth citizens are allowed to vote. It's not 'stealing' to legally take part in your own country's elections

01.03.2026 06:35 πŸ‘ 3434 πŸ” 902 πŸ’¬ 245 πŸ“Œ 87

Any excuse to repost this.

25.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2
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These people are poison. They will unleash racist thugs on the streets of this country and call it security. They will subjugate us to the US and call it patriotism. They must be stopped. There is no more important task in politics.

23.02.2026 07:32 πŸ‘ 3450 πŸ” 1236 πŸ’¬ 146 πŸ“Œ 66

As this guy popped up in what was, on a conservative estimate, the 250th Tony Blair documentary, i did wish someone would see fit to make one about how this charlatan's fundamental misunderstanding of economics had broken the British state.

18.02.2026 21:54 πŸ‘ 689 πŸ” 153 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 7

Billionaires are money hoarders. No one can spend $1 billion, let alone $100bn, on things they & their families need, or even really want. If they gave away 99% of their loot, this lot would still be absurdly, obscenely rich. Their wealth is socially useless, kept out of circulation for status alone

16.02.2026 18:31 πŸ‘ 415 πŸ” 180 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0
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17.02.2026 08:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
the holy trinity
The Felt is not The Hand is not The Henson Spirit. But together...they are Muppet.

the holy trinity The Felt is not The Hand is not The Henson Spirit. But together...they are Muppet.

had a very respectful chat about theology tonight

14.02.2026 04:59 πŸ‘ 3426 πŸ” 1001 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 28
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Your poems are shit,
and so are your stunts.
You shout at hotels,
you wife-beating cunts.

14.02.2026 16:57 πŸ‘ 660 πŸ” 171 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6
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From Sebastian Haffner’s memoir of Berlin 1930-1933, Defying Hitler. Posted without comment.

14.02.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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This disqualifies Farage from any office in the UK whatsoever on national security grounds alone. Tankie nonsense.

13.02.2026 18:27 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 5

Boooooo

13.02.2026 12:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Notable how little UK Govt, and specifically the health secretary, have to say about this. No sense that they can shape public behaviour. Very passive.

12.02.2026 11:43 πŸ‘ 422 πŸ” 170 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 6

This is the second time an ICE employee has been arrested in in a Bloomington, MN underage sex trafficking sting www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/ne...

10.02.2026 21:26 πŸ‘ 5436 πŸ” 2256 πŸ’¬ 104 πŸ“Œ 112

Man, imagine having a prime minister with a spine

05.02.2026 09:00 πŸ‘ 221 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 2

Chaotic carnival of chancers latest:
- Jenrick and Braverman vote FOR the abolition of the two child limit while the other four Reform MPs vote against
- and of course Farage doesn’t even bother turning up to do his job

03.02.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 198 πŸ” 79 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
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It is also transphobic, homophobic and anti-immigration. And note - Galloway is openly friendly to the nationalist far right inc Farage.

If the Green Party is serious about being on the left, it should delete this and state its opposition to the politics of Galloway and co.

02.02.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 65 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Whatever electoral calculation, a serious political error for anyone on the left to praise even elements of Galloway's vile party. It may oppose the genocide in Gaza, but it supports other genocides. It supports Russia's war on Ukraine. It is not antiracist or internationalist.

02.02.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 105 πŸ” 36 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 11

Agreed.

02.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

About time and appropriate that it's local direct action rather than further draining council budgets. The flag people are intensely selfish

02.02.2026 11:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I wonder what β€˜evil religions’ they might be referring to here.

31.01.2026 12:21 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 5
Preview
UK loses measles elimination status, warns WHO Vaccination rates in 2024-25 among five-year-olds who had received both MMR jabsΒ hit the lowest level in 15 years.

Arguably more significant than defections, internal party politics and the Beckhams…

In 2024 there were around 3,600 suspected cases of measles.

We need to challenge the nonsense spread by anti vaxxers and ensure children are protected.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

news.sky.com/story/uk-los...

26.01.2026 20:57 πŸ‘ 414 πŸ” 191 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 13

I just want to make it clear that it was *Border Patrol* agents who murdered Alex Pretti, and those fuckers murder people regularly here along the border.

Renee GoodΒ΄s murderer is also a former Border Patrol agent (currently ICE).

Disband ALL the paramilitary groups and prosecute every member.

25.01.2026 03:28 πŸ‘ 6013 πŸ” 1605 πŸ’¬ 47 πŸ“Œ 52

Ultimately you're not supposed to believe it. It not mattering is the point. The bolder the lie, the greater the impunity. The ultimate victory for evil is not convincing you, it's the truth being irrelevant.

24.01.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 871 πŸ” 273 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 15
PSALM 10
1 Why, O LorD, do you stand far off?
Why do you hide yourself in times
of trouble?
2 In arrogance the wicked persecute the poorβ€”
let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.
3 For the wicked boast of the desires of
their heart,
those greedy for gain curse and renounce the LorD.
4 In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, "God will not seek it out";
all their thoughts are, "There is no
God."
Β§ Their ways prosper at all times;
your judgments are on high, out of
their sight;
as for their foes, they scoff at them.
6 They think in their heart, "We shall not be moved;
throughout all generations we shall not meet adversity."
7 Their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression;
under their tongues are mischief
and iniquity.
& They sit in ambush in the villages; in hiding places they murder the
innocent.
9
Their eyes stealthily watch for the
helpless;
they lurk in secret like a lion in its
covert;
they lurk that they may seize the
poor;
they seize the poor and drag them off in their net.
10 They stoop, they crouch, and the helpless fall by their might.
11 They think in their heart, "God has forgotten,
he has hidden his face, he will never see it."
12 Rise up, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand;
do not forget the oppressed.
13 Why do the wicked renounce God, and say in their hearts, "You will not call us to account"?
14 But you do see! Indeed you note trouble and grief,
that you may take it into your
hands;
the helpless commit themselves
to you;
you have been the helper of the
orphan.
15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoers;
seek out their wickedness until you
find none.
16 The LoRD is king forever and ever; the nations shall perish from his
land.
17 O LorD, you will hear the desire of the meek;
you will strengthen their heart, you will incline your ear
18 to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed,
so that those from earth may strike
terror no more."

PSALM 10 1 Why, O LorD, do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? 2 In arrogance the wicked persecute the poorβ€” let them be caught in the schemes they have devised. 3 For the wicked boast of the desires of their heart, those greedy for gain curse and renounce the LorD. 4 In the pride of their countenance the wicked say, "God will not seek it out"; all their thoughts are, "There is no God." Β§ Their ways prosper at all times; your judgments are on high, out of their sight; as for their foes, they scoff at them. 6 They think in their heart, "We shall not be moved; throughout all generations we shall not meet adversity." 7 Their mouths are filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under their tongues are mischief and iniquity. & They sit in ambush in the villages; in hiding places they murder the innocent. 9 Their eyes stealthily watch for the helpless; they lurk in secret like a lion in its covert; they lurk that they may seize the poor; they seize the poor and drag them off in their net. 10 They stoop, they crouch, and the helpless fall by their might. 11 They think in their heart, "God has forgotten, he has hidden his face, he will never see it." 12 Rise up, O LORD; O God, lift up your hand; do not forget the oppressed. 13 Why do the wicked renounce God, and say in their hearts, "You will not call us to account"? 14 But you do see! Indeed you note trouble and grief, that you may take it into your hands; the helpless commit themselves to you; you have been the helper of the orphan. 15 Break the arm of the wicked and evildoers; seek out their wickedness until you find none. 16 The LoRD is king forever and ever; the nations shall perish from his land. 17 O LorD, you will hear the desire of the meek; you will strengthen their heart, you will incline your ear 18 to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that those from earth may strike terror no more."

They sit in ambush in the villages; in hiding places they murder the innocent…. They think in their heart, β€œGod has forgotten; he has hidden his face; he will never see it.”… But you do see!

08.01.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 90 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0