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Chartered Mechanical Engineer (CEng MIMechE), Author, Nerd, Libra, He/Him, Sailing the Starless Sea πŸπŸ—οΈπŸ—‘οΈ https://www.gusharrisreid.com/

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The DOGE mentality - cut and fire your way to success πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ€ͺ

14.03.2026 19:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This video is so underrated 😍

12.03.2026 12:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It's one thing to say "I would prefer to keep historical figures on notes" and quite another to say "That famously woke institution, the Bank of England, is CaNcElLiNg ChUrChiLl!!!" πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ€ͺ

12.03.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

My first banknote memories were of Stephenson on the Β£5, Dickens on the Β£10 and Faraday on the Β£20 πŸ˜πŸ’· Newton on the Β£1 was before my time...

Are they complaining about removing historical figures in general or of removing Churchill *specifically*?

12.03.2026 00:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Feets is a real word, like sheeps and teeths 😁❀️

11.03.2026 08:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

There's a place for stories featuring the world as we see it, and there's also a place for stories featuring the world as we would like it to be...

10.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's only North Americans who have lost an hour - we get to cling on to ours for another three precious weeks 😁⏰

09.03.2026 11:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Star Wars (1977) was created as a kids' film, but the modern franchise is anything but. The Force Awakens (2015) wouldn't be one of the highest-grossing films of all time if it only appealed to kids...

Maybe epic fantasy/sci-fi just isn't for you. Doesn't make it objectively 'bad' πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

08.03.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I write novels, and genAI is trained on stolen copyrighted material, so it's stealing directly from me. It's hard to 'chill out' about that. AI art and music is the same - the creators don't see a penny. If you're OK with that, then carry on...

07.03.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Cheaper food and healthier school meals wouldn't help my kids, who simply refuse to eat vegetables most of the time 😭

06.03.2026 21:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

AI "art" is trained on stolen artwork - it's fundamentally un-creative and disrespectful to real human artists. It's like pirating DPA's music just to make an imitation AI "song"...

06.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

From a purely economic POV, how can you compare the architect of Brexit, the most economically disastrous political project of my generation, with someone who opposes Brexit?

In my book, opposition to Brexit is the *baseline* for economic competence...

06.03.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I very much hope those in government will read this and understand the risk they're taking with one of the UK's most consistently successful sectors - a risk profoundly bound up in an enormous speculative bubble and tech that has horrific externalities and is terrible at nearly everything.

06.03.2026 09:59 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Kerosene
Kerosene YouTube video by The Warning - Topic

New song from The Warning - the first single from their as-yet-unannounced 5th album 🀩🎡❀️πŸ”₯

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZCw...

06.03.2026 00:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You should be asking the question in relation to historic counties IMO, not the modern 'administrative regions' that no-one really cares about...

05.03.2026 11:00 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it not misleading to split Yorkshire into 4 and thus potentially confusing respondents? I expect the pan-Yorkshire identity is much, much higher than for its 4 distinct divisions...

05.03.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Surprised that they're so against legalising drugs, given how high on copium they seem to be πŸ€£πŸ’š

04.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

My *favourite* OMVs are probably Martirio and Disciple, partially due to their amazing real locations 😍

03.03.2026 20:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Although Error is one of my favourite Warning songs, I actually think this is one of their *worst* OMVs πŸ˜… It's very poorly lit, and the greenscreen background seems like it was intended to be used as, you know, a greenscreen (and the rest of it is just reused gig footage)...

03.03.2026 20:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

They're OK with wealthy Muslims...

03.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why are people concerned about the Greens being 'economically disastrous' when both Lab & Con support Brexit, the most economically disastrous political project of my generation?

In my book, opposition to Brexit is the *baseline* for economic credibility...

03.03.2026 11:47 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Also, anyone accusing the Greens of being 'socially divisive' or 'economically disastrous' needs reminding that Con & Lab both fully support Brexit, the most socially divisive & economically disastrous political project of my generation...

03.03.2026 09:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Pretty sure the disgusting hostility towards migrants of May, Patel, Braverman & Mahmood is more damaging to 'community cohesion' than anything the Greens have done or are proposing...

02.03.2026 19:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Refugee status becomes temporary in asylum shake-up Adults and accompanied children claiming asylum will only receive refugee status for 30 months under the changes.

Abysmal, immoral, cruel, small hearted, tiny minded, ineffective, undemocratic, and just generally utterly indecent. What a bitter godforesaken disappointment these people are.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

02.03.2026 12:58 πŸ‘ 1899 πŸ” 561 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 45

β€œLegitimate concerns” has become a euphemism for endorsing racism and a cynical attempt by governments to hide from their own responsibility and failure.
It is the slogan of cowards.
The excuse for bigots.
And it blocks our path to an honest national debate on immigration. Shame on all who use it.

02.03.2026 08:55 πŸ‘ 399 πŸ” 114 πŸ’¬ 15 πŸ“Œ 4

I've booked mine ☺️🎟️

01.03.2026 15:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Those silly readers still think that *we* decide how our characters behave... 🀣

01.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Does anyone know why our moon doesn't have a name in English (beyond the collective noun for a 'natural satellite of a planet')? Our star has a name (just about), our planet has a name, but our moon does not πŸ€”πŸ˜’πŸŒ‘

01.03.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Flow chart with four boxes: "Tighter migration policy" points to "More irregular migration" and "Cuts to Public services", both of which point to "Support for populists", which in turn points back to "Tighter migration policy"

Flow chart with four boxes: "Tighter migration policy" points to "More irregular migration" and "Cuts to Public services", both of which point to "Support for populists", which in turn points back to "Tighter migration policy"

All of this has happened before and all of this will happen again...

01.03.2026 11:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Only 20%? πŸ˜…πŸ“š

01.03.2026 09:40 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0