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MostlyTato

@MostlyTato@mstdn.social

Archaeologist / Graphic Designer / High Functioning Potato / Scavenger / Cheapskate Gardener / Loved by dogs / Tolerated by cats

I live in the Dystopian Disunited Kingdom. I'm here to be informed of corruption, nebulous networks and shady government plans.

Really, I'm just a high-functioning potato, so cut me some slack 😏

#UKPolitics🎩#GTTO🐟#SavetheNHS💙#archaeology #geology #philosophy #dogs #cats #gardening #Introvert

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fkamiah17, to random
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Another seizure 😫😫
Epilepsy is really, really, shit.

MostlyTato,
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@fkamiah17
Nooooo! Scary. Hope you feel better.

fkamiah17, to UKpolitics
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A timely reminder from Adam Bienkov of Byline, following the speech yesterday:
"A reminder that Rishi Sunak's family's business Infosys boasts of its partnership with "two of the top five integrated oil and gas companies, three of the top four oilfield services providers, and five of the top 10 upstream enterprises across the oil and gas landscape.”

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@fkamiah17
The man's just another grifter, like all of them. But he's more dangerous because he is more eloquent and connected. It's going be really interesting to see how this last ditch attempt to weaponize a greed crisis they created pans out in the polls. Will some people fall for the rhetoric? Or will they see how he's just kicking the problems they have created down the road?
I found his speech entirely demoralising. Ironically released the same day as Chris Packham's documentary.

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@fkamiah17
I did watch it, yes. Very interesting. Divisions in society are beginning to play out in the run up to the election. And yes, Slippery Sunak is extremely dangerous. His gaslighting is Trumpian, but masked with carefully coordinated eloquence instead of bumbling defensiveness.
Johnson and Truss laid the groundwork but Sunak is taking it to the bank, at least whilst he still can.

Tattooed_mummy, to random
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    @Tattooed_mummy
    That happened to me once, it jumped in my mouth. There may have been screaming.

    stevesilberman, to twitter
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    How prominent fascist enabler and erratic bumbler Elon Musk has destroyed /X's usefulness for and scientists by flooding it with garbage. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02554-0

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    @stevesilberman
    IDK, but personally I kinda feel this was always the intent.

    beaveinflow, to random

    These work conditions were unbearable! Happy to all who celebrate.

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    @beaveinflow
    Shoulder cats are the best.

    MostlyTato,
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    @beaveinflow
    I don't have a cat, but I have lots of feline friends around the area. There was a lovely grey and white cat who used to visit me in the allotment and liked to climb on my back - I was going to train her to be a shoulder cat but I haven't seen her in months now:/

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    @beaveinflow
    Yeah, me too. She was so affectionate. I wander down where she lives but I haven't seen her.

    MostlyTato, to Cats
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    Today I made six or seven trips down the road and back again to collect woodchip from where the council felled a back alley tree.
    I walked back and forth past my pal Hendrix so many times he stopped coming out to greet me and finally just sat there looking at me, confused.
    Poor fella had the hump!
    (pic from a while ago, he's so hard to take pictures of)

    ChrisMayLA6, to politics
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    So in the rush for 's doors, MPs exiting at the next election have found there is a glut on the market - its getting harder & harder for MPs & ex-Ministers to find sinecures on boards or with consultants - in a crowded market (and with damaged goods) the price (that is fees/wages) is dropping & buyers are becoming more particular about the 'talent' on offer... looking forward to the first story of an ex-MP being a minicab driver (we can but hope)

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    @fkamiah17 @ChrisMayLA6
    I've got a job for ex Tory MPs: I would pay them to fuck right off and never come back. I feel this would be a wise investment.

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    @ChrisMayLA6 @fkamiah17
    The trouble is, they come back! Muahahsha it's like a horror story! Even Truss is rearing her lettuce head again.

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    @fkamiah17 @ChrisMayLA6
    And ofc it's entirely possible that will happen. The Oppositional Tango, what an exquisite FPTP dance 🙄

    Peternimmo, to london
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    " mayoral candidate Susan Hall liked Enoch Powell posts" reports the BBC.
    As I noted a few days ago, Hall has said she would scrap 20mph speed limits in , even though her campaign ( https://www.saferwithsusan.co.uk/ ) has the slogan "Safer With Susan". She also supports the Restore Trust, critics of the National Trust's attempts to cover the history of their properties ( https://bylinetimes.com/2023/08/30/conservative-london-mayoral-candidate-susan-hall-backs-fringe-right-wing-restore-trust-that-challenges-criticism-of-empire/ )
    BBC report:
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66820979

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    @otfrom @Peternimmo @Wen
    I think it was the woke death spaniels that did it 😜

    MostlyTato,
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    @Peternimmo @Wen
    Just another made up think tank to promote false consensus on far right policies. I've lost count of the number of them, all with transatlantic links to similar Republican nonsense groups.
    I like the sticker though.

    breadandcircuses, to environment

    The article linked below is about flooding in Hong Kong and in cities across southern China, caused by the heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years.

    But it’s not only happening there.

    Torrential rains have caused devastating floods in Greece, in Libya, in Chile, in Brazil, in parts of the United States, and elsewhere, taking many lives and doing billions of dollars in damage to infrastructure and property all around the world.

    This is not normal. It’s not just 'bad weather'.

    We’re seeing Earth’s climate begin to break down right in front of our eyes.

    🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥

    "Hong Kong and southern China battle widespread flooding from record rains"
    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-66748239

    MostlyTato,
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    @breadandcircuses
    I think within a certain timeframe the word 'apocalypse' will enter the mainstream narrative.
    I think, given the state of the media and those who control it, this timeframe will be longer than one might expect.

    fkamiah17, to UKpolitics
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    Nothing to see here.
    Sky News: "Healthcare tycoon Hester swells Tory election warchest with £5m donation"

    https://news.sky.com/story/healthcare-tycoon-hester-swells-tory-election-warchest-with-5m-donation-12955621

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    @fkamiah17 @Melinda
    They kind of are in it together, at least Labour and the Tories. They play the game of Oppositional Switcheroo every few years to maintain the illusion of choice, but their financial masters are ultimately the same despite differences in the details of specific lobbyists.
    Proportional representation is an excellent idea but they would never allow their exclusive power to be torn from them, and so they dance their dance. It's not a democracy, it's a British Democracy.

    Loukas, to random
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    The 2020s were a crazy time, when France was led by a macaroon, England by a lettuce, Scotland by a sturgeon and Russia by a French-Canadian dish featuring melted cheese on potatoes.

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    @Loukas
    I still don't really believe that Truss was PM, I think we all imagined it. Must have done, can't be real noooooo. 😏

    CountBinface, to random
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    A government that can afford a new lectern for each prime minister but can’t afford schools that don’t collapse on children’s heads needs to get in the bin.

    MostlyTato,
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    @CountBinface
    Have to admit I like Truss' helix.

    etherdiver, to random
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    Ugh, gotta buy a new refrigerator today and BOY am I not excited about that. Anyone have any pro tips or special insights I should consider?

    MostlyTato,
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    @etherdiver
    When you get it, let it rest for 24 hours before using it to make sure all the coolant settles properly.

    thurrott, to random
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    Vivaldi Refactored its Chromium Web Browser and You’re Never Going to Believe What Happened Next https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/web-browsers/287859/vivaldi-refactored-its-chromium-web-browser-and-youre-never-going-to-believe-what-happened-next?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

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    @thurrott @barryzee
    Same here. Whilst I don't want to miss out an option, it can get a bit busy. However, I've gotten used to it and now prefer Vivaldi for my secondary browser.

    MostlyTato, to gardening
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    Typical. I go for a wander in the back field and end up with a discarded heather plant and what looks like 10 blackthorn trees. Going to need a bigger allotment.

    itsfoss, to random
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    Brave has built a native AI assistant for the Brave Browser.

    https://news.itsfoss.com/brave-browser-leo/

    MostlyTato,
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    @itsfoss
    It was only a matter of time. Opera did one too:/

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    @silphium @plants
    I'm guilty of this too, though all mine are rescue plants from back alleys. I plant them out in the spare land in the back alley and in the back field.

    drahardja, to random
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    The concept that complex structures (like lifeforms) arise in open systems because they increase entropy more quickly seems intuitively plausible to me.

    “A New Physics Theory of Life”

    https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-thermodynamics-theory-of-the-origin-of-life-20140122/

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    @drahardja
    This has always seemed intuitively plausible to me too. The distinction between evolution in living matter and a broader process in all matter may be one of perspective.

    dugglebutt, to random
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    My roommate in college celebrated his 21st birthday on 9/11/2001. I think about that sometimes.

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    @Alice @dugglebutt
    I was working on a local newspaper. We brought out a third edition that day to cover it.

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