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alexanderhay

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#Writer of #horror, #fantasy and #scifi #fiction. #Shortstories and (eventually) #novels. Dank Goblin. 3,605th most popular account on Mastodon. Will talk bollocks about #Metal and #Warhammer all day. #WritingCommunity

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alexanderhay, to Eurovision
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Another year, another Eurovision. Here follows an increasingly inebriated series of shit-posts as I cover the most contentious contest in years.

alexanderhay, to news
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Apparently, the has just launched "Woke Watch", where red faced pillocks send in angry e-mails, complaining about transgender asylum seekers giving their house prices pronoun cancer, or something.

Anyway, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should one e-mail wokewatch@dailymail.co.uk to , or just plain take the piss. No, that would be WRONG. Oh, for shame!

alexanderhay, to BBC
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The has apologised to the batrachian , but the sum total of it is: "We reported you lost your account because you don't have the money. This was not entirely accurate. You also lost your account because you're a bigoted shit."

Farage and his fanbois are gloating. But he's still gunning after someone senior in the bank, because it was never about money or 'spree feach'. This is about revenge and intimidation, and always has been.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-66288464

alexanderhay, to random
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I may not be making much sense as the evening proceeds. Let's just say I won't be driving.

alexanderhay, to languagelearning
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Something happening on the Invasion of Live Threads over on - users are rapidly embracing links, and there is a demand for it as a viable alternative.

Given how much these mega-threads have relied on the Bird Site for updates over the last 17 months, this is a very significant development. If all the main accounts end up on here, Twitter may lose its monopoly in this regard.

alexanderhay, to Eurovision
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One question - if is found not to have broken any law, does this not mean he's been cheated?

alexanderhay, to manchester
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I'm watching in tonight, so if I start posting incoherent bollocks, you'll know my phone's battery hasn't run out...

alexanderhay, (edited ) to news
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Just Jay Rayner casually libelling large numbers of people, and using a tragedy as a stick to beat them with. Nothing to see here...

#News #Gaza #Israel #MiddleEast #JeremyCorbyn

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/16/my-jewish-cultural-identity-is-wrapped-up-in-food-but-some-events-are-so-momentous-they-blunt-the-appetite-jay-rayner

alexanderhay, to trans
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It's the return of , as the vile tries to either cow or just plain beat kids into submission.

She wants them afraid, alone and unable to confide in anyone. Most abuse happens at home.

"Teachers in England will have to tell parents if children question their

"Kemi Badenoch says guidance will ensure parents know what is ‘going on with their children’ at school..."

UKNews

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jul/17/teachers-in-england-will-have-to-tell-parents-if-children-question-their-gender

alexanderhay, to reddit
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I can't muster much sympathy for #Reddit mods - they are some of the most high-handed, gormlessly vindictive people I've dealth with online, all the while allowing utter poison to be posted right under their noses.

https://mastodon.social/deck/@dangillmor/110754167226281330

alexanderhay, to BBC
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It's worth noting how many of 's comedy characters end up exiled or marginalised because of their bizarre behaviour, vileness or stupidity.

It was as if his subconscious was trying to warn him not to be such a tosser.

(Note also how the frames this story as being due to a difference of opinions rather than Linehan being such a raging transphobe.)

" writer Graham Linehan comedy show cancelled over gender views"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66516252

alexanderhay, to Halloween
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What better way to start my links thread than with this article, covering modern uses of , or '' in .

(To make, just add a 's severed head, a pole and some . Not to be confused with the , which uses a head instead, and which is used to summon storms.)

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/iceland-nithing-pole

alexanderhay, to uk
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Two things I will tell you about life in the . Always be suspicious of famous people having heart attacks, and always be suspicious of buildings catching fire.

Let's just leave it at that.

"Firefighters across the battled a severe fire that broke out at the iconic pub at last night (August 5)...

"...A spokesperson confirmed that an investigation into the fire is still in progress."

https://www.dudleynews.co.uk/news/23704184.severe-fire-breaks-dudleys-crooked-house-pub/

alexanderhay, to Israel
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I see is being smeared over a dead cat, or rather, a cuddly octopus. Bullshit and dogpiles aside, these accusations are highly defamatory, as well as.frankly rather silly, and Greta needs to talk to m'learned friends ASAP.

alexanderhay, to uk
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I've heard it said that hosts so many raving nutters and fascists on his channel because, if he is ever caught up in a scandal, he can claim 'THE MAN' is trying to take him down for sharing samizdata.

Aaaaaaaaand right on cue:

https://news.sky.com/story/russell-brand-denies-serious-criminal-allegations-he-claims-are-being-made-against-him-12962257

alexanderhay, to UKpolitics
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By the end of this, Larry The Cat will have gone through more PMs than 'Boris' Johnson has had mistresses.

alexanderhay, to news
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The main problem with being sacked for alleged is that there is nothing in that cartoon that, beyond reasonable doubt, can be read as objectionable. You may FEEL it is, but as us old lags know only too well, interpretation is a funny old game...

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"Steve Bell sacked by in antisemitism row over cartoon

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67122609

alexanderhay, to Russia
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Over at the Bird Shite, noted watcher, outlines the possible reasons why yesterday's coup went wonky.

Put simply, didn't know what he was doing, knew he couldn't do it anyway, and was in a bit of a panic.

, meanwhile, thinks all he now needs to win in is the army, for all the ways this attempted coup has weakened him.

alexanderhay, to cymru
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Am I the only one who's strangely excited by having a accent?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68139233

alexanderhay, to Futurology
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Apropos of nothing, are fucking scumbags. Makes a change from them pumping sewage into streams and onto beaches, mind you.

"United Utilities fined £800,000 after illegally abstracting 22 billion litres of in

"It caused a significant decline in the , which is an important public for residents in the and also helps the flows of local ..."

https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/united-utilities-fined-ps800k-for-illegally-abstracting-water-in-lancashire-4257383

alexanderhay, (edited ) to uk
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Who, then, is 'reputational management' guru , cited in this article, who thinks being a shifty racist and fascist isn't a good enough reason for a bank to tell you to piss off, and uses 'woke' as a pejorative?

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/jul/20/farage-affair-is-a-monumental-pr-disaster-for-exclusive-bank-coutts

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alexanderhay, to uk
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From the same techno-illiterate Gov imbeciles that brought you the Wank Tax:

"UK watchers could have faces scanned

"Porn users could have their faces scanned to prove their age, with extra checks for young-looking adults, draft guidance from suggests.

"The watchdog has set out a number of ways explicit sites could prevent children from viewing ..."

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-67615719

alexanderhay, to random
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Hayao Miyazaki moans about anime. He moans about America. He moans about young people. And he moans about his own work. Once removed from his pedestal, he just seems like a bit of a blimp and a moaning old git. He's rather good at drawing.

And before you all pile in on me for daring to besmirch your hero, note that I am simply holding him to the same standard as Walt Disney is held by his detractors. Stop putting creatives on pedestals. We're all awful.

alexanderhay, to random
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If I hear one more idiot refer to the 19th Century as 'the 1800s', I will start bashing them over the head with a history book.

alexanderhay, to news
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Thanks to the antics of my local MP, we have a by-election soon, which means lots of election material being spammed into our letter box.

Apart from the Labour candidate's pamphlet looking like BNP material via all the flag-shagging, the one that stood out was from a 'Non-Political' political party.

And when it started ranting about "the woke mind virus", I knew this was yet more far right populist bollocks.

But then, isn't that UK politics in general these days?

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