Replying to @Nickiquote@mstdn.social
@Nickiquote @aegir Arsenal have reputation for boring football.
Kindred spirits. :)
Steve Woods
@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk
Semi-retired linguist and self-taught geek. Pro-EU, pro-open source. Undocumented naturalised Bristolian. Unapologetic left-winger and republican.
- Website
- https://www.slwoods.co.uk/
- Location
- /home/wood5y
Very few people realise the #CIA has a venture (read vulture) capital arm.
"Partially funded by the CIA at its inception, #Palantir was founded by right-wing tech billionaire Peter Thiel..."
Middle East EyePalantir: How a US spy-tech firm with links to Israel’s genocide infiltrated the British stateMPs and advocacy groups warn UK government’s £670m worth of contracts with Palantir is an ‘unacceptable point of weakness’Replying to @distinctdipole@tech.lgbt
@distinctdipole Very valid point.
Cities have been around for millennia. They have usually been broken in some way throughout all their history.
This is just a recent development in their borkage.
Replying to @MiaMarkTwo@syzito.xyz
@MiaMarkTwo @Nickiquote The general consensus amongst my senile delinquent mates down the pub on Friday was that Ingurland would lose, especially as they'll be playing at over 2km above sea level.
Replying to @Geri@veganism.social
@Geri Labour-supporting? 🤦♂️
ALT
Replying to @ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk
@ChrisMayLA6 Very wise.
And count your finger if you have to shake hands...
Replying to @ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk
@ChrisMayLA6 A possible explanation is that he went to one of the 'right' schools and was a former city trader.
If he'd gone to the local comprehensive, he wouldn't have got a look-in.
The son of an Irish friend of mine once asked his dad 'When are the English going to stop falling for people with posh accents?'
He has a point.
Replying to @ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk
@ChrisMayLA6 I though you might! :)
Why are so many people such bad judges of character?
I had Farage down as a wrong 'un from the first time I heard him.
The corrupt British establishment in action.
One Oxford alumnus recommends another for top government job.
the GuardianMake Ed Miliband chancellor, ex-chief Treasury adviser tells Andy BurnhamNicholas Stern joins growing number backing Miliband, saying he has vision and experience to revive economy"The normalisation of immoral conduct in public office may be Trump’s lasting legacy. Abroad, it ranges from extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean, to the betrayal of Ukrainian and European allies, to kowtowing to Beijing’s human rights abusers. The mass killing of primary school children in Minab at the start of the unlawful US-Israel war on Iran was militarily inept and morally unforgivable. Yet this atrocity is not so much covered up as arrogantly ignored. At home, Trump’s name is synonymous with crypto-greed, rank corruption and sleaze. But his shameless message is clear: all this is normal now."
the GuardianThe immorality of world leaders is contagious. Thank heavens for the pope | Simon TisdallIn a political wasteland dominated by billionaires, war criminals and mega-corporations, the head of the Catholic church is a rare figure of moral leadership, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon TisdallWhere's 🐸?
"Reform insiders say Farage has been largely absent from party HQ – though Reform says he is at Millbank every day – and he has been taking a break from his 7pm GB News slot since before the local elections. In the meantime, he has been taking long lunches in favoured Mayfair and Chelsea clubs and restaurants, as well as spending time in his new Surrey property, bought shortly after Harborne’s £5m gift in 2024...."
the GuardianCould Farage quit? Questions swirl over Reform UK leader’s futureLeader is under pressure over £5m gift, byelection losses and rise of rival Restore but allies say exit speculation is ‘wishful thinking’#AI - another reason to avoid the #NHS app.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nhs-app-ai-tool-patients-services-b3009021.html
The IndependentNew AI feature will be added to NHS app in ‘major overhaul’ of techThe update is expected to reach more than 200,000 patients in the next 12 months Do I hear a recall petition and #Clacton by-election getting closer?
The IndependentNigel Farage ‘did not declare financial support from convicted criminal’Reform UK has denied that its leader breached the code of conductIf the facilities are part of the carriageway, they are cycle *lanes*, not paths.
The latter are off-highway.
Bristol24/7New cycle paths and smoother pavements on Whiteladies RoadThe improvements form part of a project to reduce the risk of flooding