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PhilipCJames

@PhilipCJames@mas.to

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hanse_mina, to Ukraine
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Latest Defence Intelligence update on the situation in Ukraine – 01 November 2023.

PhilipCJames,
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@hanse_mina

Cannot see OWA UAV (One-Way Attack Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle) taking off (pun intended) with the popular press, or imagination.

Doubtless they will stick with 'suicide drone'. Which begs the question, why aren't artillery shells known as 'suicide shells' and aerial bombs known as 'suicide bombs.?

SmudgeTheInsultCat, to random
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PhilipCJames,
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@SmudgeTheInsultCat What does the V symbolise? The cheese with which the mousetrap is baited is Vegan cheese?

jon, to random
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Berlin

Closed 45 mins due to “technical problems” But when did the 45 mins start? Not stated

PhilipCJames,
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@jon A variant on the 'BACK IN FIVE MINUTES' sign left hanging on a closed shop door. But for higher stakes...

Stoat, (edited ) to random

Ladies, gentlethems, pals. Poppy season is here already. Seen someone having a go at Humza Yousaf for not wearing one. In October.

Do not let big poppy lobby win.

https://shop.ppu.org.uk/collections/frontpage/products/poppies-5-pack

PhilipCJames,
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@Stoat

You'd sorta empathise with a sausage-maker for pointing out that the Great War was a meat-grinder of a war but 'Battle of Britain Memorial Sausage'? Wrong war...

maxleibman, (edited ) to random
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The modern corporate obsession with data is beyond incorrect, it's obscene.

If I order a pizza, there's no universe where the social contract should include a follow-up email about a survey. IT'S A PIZZA. And moreover, I PAID FOR IT WITH MONEY. You are not entitled to 5 minutes of my time to fill out your fucking survey.

Any marketer or data scientist who tells you that every pizza that gets ordered should also generate a survey request email IS FULL OF SHIT and is ABUSING YOUR CUSTOMERS.

PhilipCJames,
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@maxleibman

"Customers who bought this pizza also bought these pizzas"

is a recipe for obesity...

PhilipCJames, to random
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Anyone out there who still thinks Brexit was a Good Idea?

If so, do they not consider the UK to be European? A mindset belied by the traditions of our own Parliament, which still uses Norman French.

And for the first time in 70 years, Royal Assent to Bills becoming Acts has been signaled in the Commons by the cry "Le Roy le veult" instead of "La Reyne le veult" ('The King wills it' instead of 'The Queen wills it').

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Roy_le_veult#:~:text=Le%20Roy%20le%20veult%20(%2Fl%C9%99,royal%20assent%20from%20the%20monarch.

br00t4c, to random
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The Meaning of Terrorism

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2023/10/the-meaning-of-terrorism/675793/

PhilipCJames,
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@br00t4c

Surely the Meaning of Terrorism is "What the OTHER side does"?

jeffowski, (edited ) to space
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PhilipCJames,
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@jeffowski

So true. If it were flat, that wouldn't be the NASA Meatball. It would be the NASA Pancake...

jon, to random
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Welcome to Autumn 2023 Day 26, 26 Oct, Santiago de Compostela - Vigo-Urzaiz - Valença - Coimbra

Today I’m crossing these borders
Valenca do Minho 🇵🇹 - Tui 🇪🇸

Map of today’s route
https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/crossborderrail-political-tour-autumn-2023_933893#8/41.560/-8.646

PhilipCJames,
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@jon Does that banner proclaim 'CORNISH PRESIDENCY Council of the European Union'?

If only....

TonyStark, (edited ) to random
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Called gay people “destructive.”
Compared gay people to pedophiles.
Helped organize anti-gay protests on college campuses.
Fought laws that provided health benefits to same-sex couples.

Perfectly A-OK with every Republican in the House of Representatives.

The GOP is not only not moderate, they’re obvious extremists.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson once wrote in support of the criminalization of gay sex |
https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/25/politics/mike-johnson-gay-sex-criminalization-kfile/index.html

PhilipCJames,
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@TonyStark

Have never understood why some people believe the best punishment for people who enjoy gay sex is to lock them up in a gaol in which the only sex available is gay sex...

But then Republicans and Logic are rarely bedfellows.

davep, to random

Our son is taking part in a social experiment.

He has to wear a tory 2024 t-shirt for 2 weeks and see how people react. So far he's been spat on, punched, had a bottle thrown at him and hit on the head with a shoe.

I'm curious to see what happens when he goes outside.

PhilipCJames,
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@davep @SouthOfSeventy @devanshu

Some jokes can bear adaptation down the ages. I never tire of updating the following to keep up with the times:

Walking along the quay I saw Maggie Thatcher and Sir Keith Joseph drowning in separate docks. There was only one life-belt. I had a hard decision to make - should I have pizza or beans-on-toast for my tea?

PhilipCJames,
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@PeachMcD @devanshu @davep

'Tory' was well understood by educated Yanks long before the Trumpkins arrived. This is from the web-site of the (original) Boston Tea Party Museum:

"The word Tory comes from several Middle Irish words meaning robbers, outlaws or pursued men. Prior to the American Revolution, the term Tory evolved into describing those who upheld the right of the King over Parliament, and during the Revolution took on the form to describe anyone who remained loyal to Britain."

PhilipCJames,
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@davep @PeachMcD @devanshu And I will pay you the compliment of shamelessly appropriating your joke 😆

fkamiah17, to UKpolitics
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Unnamed cabinet minister to Pippa Crerar of the Guardian yesterday:
“What we need to do is stop being so shit and then people will see how shit the Labour party is. But we need to stop being so shit first”

PhilipCJames,
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@fkamiah17 @RabBrucesSpider1 Of course it's not her fault - as being shit is a collective Cabinet responsibility.

br00t4c, to random
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Daily Horoscope: October 1, 2023

https://www.vice.com/en/article/dy34jx/daily-horoscope-october-1-2023

PhilipCJames,
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@br00t4c

Astrologists were invented to make Economists appear competent.

br00t4c, to random
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Five Questions to Ask Yourself Before Having a Threesome

https://lifehacker.com/questions-to-ask-before-threesome-1850842094

PhilipCJames,
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@br00t4c Curiously - there are only three questions to ask yourself before having a fivesome...

br00t4c, to random
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Watch: Surveillance video shows Boebert booted from 'Beeltejuice' show for 'causing a disturbance'

https://www.alternet.org/msn-uk/boebert-beetlejuice/

PhilipCJames,
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@br00t4c

Another 'politically motivated witch-hunt'?? But with a real witch?

Shouldn't be too harsh - she showed the consideration to sit in aisle seats - an early exit wouldn't disturb too many, having to get up to let her pass.

BTW, I didn't mention her by name because if you say 'Boebert' three times she magically appears...

br00t4c, to ethelcain
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Clean Up Alabama Wants State to Dump 'Marxist' American Library Association

https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2023/09/clean-up-alabama-wants-alabama-to-dump-marxist-american-library-association/

PhilipCJames,
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@br00t4c

Where did I read "Those who start by burning books end up burning people..."? Oh, yes - it was in a library.

stevesilberman, to random
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Don't underestimate the brain-healing power of seeing mugshots of this MAGA filth in custody. Even monkeys are disturbed when they witness unfair behavior; for years now, the GOP has been treating grifters, liars, and frauds like heroes. It's one reason the world has felt broken.

PhilipCJames,
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@stevesilberman

Guessing Japing Jenna has ordered an extra set of prints for family and friends? Who smiles for a mugshot photo?

stevesilberman, to random
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Congratulations, Republicans! Idaho's Teacher of the Year hounded out of the state by twisted, hollowed-out bigots. https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/08/idahos-teacher-of-the-year-flees-state-after-being-attacked-for-lgbtq-allyship/

PhilipCJames,
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@stevesilberman Republicans argue that 'social and emotional learning' — a style of instruction that encourages healthy self-awareness, decision-making, and interpersonal skills' ... is “a left-wing ideology.” How curious.

EU_Commission, to random
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On , let’s take a moment to reflect on the future of our planet.

Europe’s nature is in decline. Restoring wetlands, rivers, forests, grasslands, marine ecosystems, and the species they host is crucial.

It will help:
🔹increase biodiversity,
🔹secure cleaning of our water and air, pollinating crops, and protecting us from floods,
🔹limit global warming to 1.5°C,
🔹build up Europe’s resilience and strategic autonomy.

This is the future nature and humanity deserve.

Giraffe family in savanna

PhilipCJames,
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@EU_Commission

Wouldn't it be wonderful if adding the European People's Party and in the UK the Conservative Party to the list of endangered species and making it so...

The effect of their denials both of the climate emergency and the loss of biodiversity is as huge as is their hypocrisy in claiming that "of course," they're "leading the world" in their responses.

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