Stuart

Criticizing Israel and its behavior and policies, even very sharply, isn’t bigoted. Reflexively responding to any mention of Jews, Judaism, Jewish history or culture, or the Jewish community with demands to denounce Israel is absolutely bigoted and also unhinged.

“We put all our politicians in prison as soon as they’re elected. Don’t you?” “Why?” “It saves time.” ― Terry Pratchett, The Last Continent #politics #ukpolitics #terrypratchett

There isn’t a dungeon deep enough, dark enough or dank enough for those responsible for this.

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“Get it all on record now — get the films — get the witnesses — because somewhere down the road of history some bastard will get up and say that this never happened.” Dwight D. Eisenhower, after visiting liberated concentration camps in April 1945

I’ll take that…

Out of the mouths of infantile presidents…

This video is now 8yrs old, today it feels as relevant as it did on its initial release. Watch it to the end. m.youtube.com/watch?v=TlO2...

We really need to ban foreign donations to political parties or politicians.

Bizarrely, the interestingly named TomTom Tom device only works with the free app, and not the TomTom Go “expert” app. So I thought I’d check out the free app. I regularly drive from The Cotswolds to Cornwall, about 150 miles. They’ve lost their damned mind. #TomTom

Mamdani is going to implement Shh Aria law. Everyone will have to sing solo opera works, quietly.

Brought my old Technics CD player out from its retirement in the attic. Cleaned the lens and had to manually spin the motor to get it going but all good now and it sounds superb. #Technics #CDPlayer #HiFi

The local swimming lake today, Lake 32 nr Cirencester UK

Had a conversation with an ex-colleague about a manager… Ex colleague: “They’re a goat” Me: “The goat?” Them: “No, a goat. As in a goat in a tree. You wonder, How the fuck did they get into that position and more importantly, how are they still there?!”

I think this is exactly right. Worse, politicians are in thrall to technocrats

It's funny what we can and can't do when money is involved. The markets trump all, even life and death. And politicians wonder why they don't have moral legitimacy anymore.

We are so fucked www.cbsnews.com/news/grok-el...

My favourite coffee place (UK) welcoming our colonial cousins.

It's not worth doing something unless someone, somewhere, would much rather you weren't doing it. - Terry Pratchett

“Cheery was aware that Commander Vimes didn't like the phrase 'The innocent have nothing to fear', believing the innocent had everything to fear, mostly from the guilty but in the longer term even more from those who say things like 'The innocent have nothing to fear'.” -Terry Pratchett

Did Jedward clone themselves and move to Iceland? #eurovision

Watched The Accountant 2 last night. If you liked the first one you’ll like this. Recommended.

This powerful and important youtu.be/cXR5HLodsT8

“The dildo of consequences rarely arrives lubed” - unknown

If Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom aren’t making plans to counter the risk of the fifth eye being totally untrustworthy then we are all fucked.

I am 61 I am British with European heritage (grandmother was Polish) More than that I am European I want Great Britain back in the EU 🇪🇺

Poetry

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

I wondered how long it would take for this to materialise… #gaza #trump www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...

Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, and fidelity to American values are defiance in the face of Trumpism. So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1