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Narrative designer, writer, atheist, left-leaning and fast tipping into Green, lifelong Doctor Who fan. Husband and father.

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Unpaid carers ordered to repay benefits despite DWP knowing rules were unlawful Officials sent out repayment letters to about 1,400 people relying on discredited guidance that had been scrapped

They should all just be fucking cancelled. The system is already punitive enough without being penalized for state incompetence. Pay for it with Mandelsonโ€™s bullshit severance cheque.
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

14.03.2026 17:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump calls on UK to send warships to keep strait of Hormuz open US president urges nations to deploy vessels to keep key oil shipping route open amid conflict with Iran

Wipe your own arse, you fetid corpulent fuck.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

14.03.2026 17:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Guardian view on changes to copyright laws: authors should be protected over big tech | Editorial Editorial: Writers are voicing their anger at AI theft of their work with Human Authoredโ€ logos and an empty book. The government must listen

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

14.03.2026 11:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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; "you boy! is Farage still sulking about woke beavers?"

13.03.2026 17:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Trump calls Iran leaders โ€˜deranged scumbagsโ€™ as Middle East violence spirals Tehran residents report relentless bombing with US and Israeli planes launching wave of attacks

Pots and kettlesโ€ฆ
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

13.03.2026 17:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ignorant little prick is too fucking stupid to understand how fucking stupid he is.

13.03.2026 15:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Guardian view on the cost of Trumpโ€™s war on Iran: the worldโ€™s poor will pay most dearly | Editorial Editorial: The economic fallout of the US-Israeli assault and Tehranโ€™s retaliation is spreading fast, and pushing the most vulnerable towards disaster

Trumpโ€™s war on Iran is a war on the entire world. Poisonous orange fuck.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

13.03.2026 15:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Shut Up About Keir Starmer's Decency!
Shut Up About Keir Starmer's Decency! YouTube video by JFP Lane

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13.03.2026 11:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Mandelson papers reveal a prime minister who would rather not hear from dissenting voices | Gaby Hinsliff Warnings were ignored because No 10 had already made up its mind to let Peter Mandelson sail through, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

Who hadnโ€™t already noticed?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

13.03.2026 09:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Guardian view on a green wake-up call for Friedrich Merz: Europeโ€™s political centre loses its way again | Editorial Editorial: The German chancellor and his Social Democrat coalition partners need to learn the right lessons, after an election reverse in Germanyโ€™s third-largest state

And watch them all learn the wrong lessons.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

13.03.2026 08:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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UK energy prices are soaring โ€“ and propagandists want to sell you a false reason why | George Monbiot The war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but donโ€™t believe those who tout โ€˜maximising the North Seaโ€™ as our salvation, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

โ€œWhat the owners of newspapers and politicians want is what their entire class demands: a world in which resources are controlled and prices harvested by those who own them.โ€
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13.03.2026 08:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There is no denying Labour is in crisis โ€“ but in a strange way, Keir Starmer is equipped to save it | Zoe Williams The fact that the PM is a pragmatist, light on ideology, could allow him to forge now essential links with other parties, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

This article makes a lot of good points, except the main one. Whatever people say of Keir Starmerโ€™s โ€˜pragmatismโ€™ or lack of ideology, that doesnโ€™t make him equipped for shit. It just makes him mistrusted by everyone, so unable to work with anyone. Heโ€™s a liability
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13.03.2026 05:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You spelled Krap wrong.

12.03.2026 19:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New Green MP calls for tolerance and inclusivity in first Commons speech Former plumber Hannah Spencer, who won Gorton and Denton byelection, also says more MPs from manual working backgrounds are needed

Love it.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

12.03.2026 18:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We do know that Starmer stands for absolutely fuck all.

12.03.2026 16:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Dickhead.

12.03.2026 06:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Guardian view on gen Z: young men hold startling views about women โ€“ inequality may be to blame | Editorial Editorial: Gender equality is portrayed as a zero sum game, with women falsely portrayed as either now โ€˜winning,โ€™ or having already won. Feeling they have to compete, young men are lashing out

When people are left with nothing, this is always the place they go. Whether itโ€™s over gender or race or some other fucking thing, society degrades into bullying the other to feel the control denied to it by governments beholden to entrenched wealth and power.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

12.03.2026 06:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mandelson documents raise questions about Starmerโ€™s decision-making PM knew of US ambassadorโ€™s โ€˜close relationshipโ€™ with Jeffrey Epstein and potential conflicts of interest from his lobbying role

You wouldnโ€™t get this shit with a badger.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

12.03.2026 05:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™d happily replace Keir Starmer with a badger right now.

11.03.2026 21:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New satirical statue depicts Trump and Epstein as doomed lovers from Titanic Latest sculpture titled โ€˜King of the Worldโ€™ includes plaques with pointed commentary on pairโ€™s past association

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

11.03.2026 21:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mandelson documents raise questions about Starmerโ€™s decision-making PM knew of US ambassadorโ€™s โ€˜close relationshipโ€™ with Jeffrey Epstein and potential conflicts of interest from his lobbying role

Everything heโ€™s fucking done since he sat his synthetic android arse in No10 has raised questions about his decision-making. And the answer has always been that itโ€™s shit. Just sack the prick.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

11.03.2026 21:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shut up, Ed.

11.03.2026 18:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The US-Israeli strategy failed to defeat Iran quickly โ€“ now they are moving to plan B | Paul Rogers Itโ€™s called the Dahiya doctrine โ€“ and the IDF and US air force are using it to destroy domestic support in Iran, says emeritus professor of peace studies Paul Roger

Interesting, though โ€œplanโ€ is pushing it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

11.03.2026 18:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Get ready for price shocks because of Iran? How are we supposed to do that? | Zoe Williams From energy to food, all of lifeโ€™s essentials are about to get even more expensive. But just knowing that wonโ€™t pay the bills, writes Zoe Williams

Itโ€™s a good question. One governments donโ€™t want to answer, because it requires admitting it could be different with renewables and other sources, but that would upset the energy CEOs, who they must worship and obey, and their unending need for profit.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

11.03.2026 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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US attacks Iranโ€™s mine-laying boats in strait of Hormuz as tensions rise over oil Intelligence sources claim Iran has begun mine laying as US energy secretary backtracks on claim US escorted a ship through strategic chokepoint

Trump and Netanyahu are ruining everybodyโ€™s lives all over the fucking world with this shit. Itโ€™s all on them.
www.theguardian.com/news/2026/ma...

11.03.2026 14:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Wow, Luc Besson's Dracula is really, really tedious.

11.03.2026 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No! This is not true!

Nigel Farage spent the weekend DESPERATELY BEGGING FOR ATTENTION AND SOME SCRAPS from a suspected paedophile, a sex offender, criminal and an adjudicated rapist.

10.03.2026 16:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Accuracy is so important.

11.03.2026 08:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ah, now I know the other look sheโ€™s going for

11.03.2026 05:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why independent bookshops strike fear in the heart of Germanyโ€™s culture tsar | Fatma Aydemir First he came for Berlinโ€™s film festival. Now itโ€™s books. Wolfram Weimer seems to be on a mission to curb progressive thinking, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

A dark path is being walked again.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

10.03.2026 21:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1