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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 3h

OMFG... this is on display in the European Parliament right now. i always knew the US would declare war on the EU. i never imagined the trigger would be... this!!!

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 3h

"was put on exhibit in the European Parliament building" my goodness. not just "any old building", then. just the seat of the EU. Trump will declare war once he finds out... oh, goodness... i need to get a drink!

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 4h

we had huge fun with this style of RPG at conventions like Arcanacon and Fowlcon in Victoria in Oz. my writing partner and i wrote a "WW2 caper movie" and spent the entire con both in character, and in uniform. me: Gen. George S Patton. him: Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery. he had a riding crop!

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 4h

well, unless that "critical miss" could advance the storyline better. "you slip on the table, landing in a large bowl of sauce for the roasted ox... the Count's wolfhounds are now eyeing you hungrily..." "the princess is also giggling at your situation". okay... what do you do next...?

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 4h

now, that's funny. we had a long term "campaign" going on, and eventually we stopped rolling dice. i mean, who wants to roll a critical miss when leaping onto a burning table to kick the potatoes into the face of the bad guy, and then rescue the winsome princess from his clutches???

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 4h

well, duh. how do you think Facebook makes money? Meta's singular concern is monetising YOU! YOU are the product. advertisers, researchers, political parties, religious organisations... all want your data and how and where you fit in the world. do you really think it is a social media platform?

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 5h

the "could cause cancer" chemicals are much more prevalent in inner city air from basic pollution. bad for you? probably. so is drinking. deadly like smoking? no. a moral panic? definitely. another huge waste problem like cigarettes. absolutely. and vapers will smoke cigs if vapes "go away".

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 5h

i struggle to see the (personal) harms in vaping, esp. if it is in the case of an ex-smoker. this article by Quit is a wheedling might be's and could's, but no science proving actual harm. www.quit.org.au/en/why-quit/...

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Effects of Vaping On The Body

We know vaping can damage many parts of the body, including the cardiovascular system, lungs and airways, and the brain and nervous system.

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 5h

who has offered Kemi and the Tories a LOT of money? what the hell threat is this supposed to protect the UK from? who is firing missiles and drones at the UK from overseas? someone is going to make billions from this.

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 8h

Coles website appears to be down... but...

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 8h

Coles is down at 0830 on a Wednesday...? someone is having a much worse morning than me, this morning! "what do you mean the main site is down...?" "oooooohhhhhhhh.... shiiiiiiiiiittttt!!!"

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Jack London @jacklondonbluesky.bsky.social · 17h

Setting fire to sheep in transit is one many remember.... This is the country of the Reign of Terror, after all

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 17h

goodness... i was very much antipodean at the time that happened, and never heard of it. as for Robespierre... does this sound scarily familiar?

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 17h

French protest ranges from the extreme to the comical. in both cases nothing like that exists in the UK. french farmers on the other hand...

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 18h

ah, now there is something worth listening to. gods, how long ago did we decide Google Glass was a Bad Idea (tm)?

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 18h

what was the topic? and with who else?

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 19h

General Hospital. it had started to get tired in 1974 when i first saw it. 52 years on... not much has changed!

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C Hanna @chcowgirl.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

BINGO!💥

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

should be mandatory viewing for all aussies!

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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The Governmen has made an ad about Palantir, and it’s surprsingly honest and informative.😎 Time for La Revolution 🔥🔥🔥 Juice Media 👏👏👏

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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Well you didn’t expect her to attract decent people did you? 😳

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Patrick Ziselberger @ziselberger.com · 05/10/2026

John Carpenter's "The Thing" but each time a muppet is infected and exposed, they turn into a real person. End scene is Kermit and Rolf sitting across the fire from one another.

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Conservative Party Political Broadcasts...

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California Dreamin’… 😎 @jerasikehorn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Every. Single. One. Of. Them. 😎✨

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Pammygirl10 @pammygirl10.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Since we have a minimum age of 25 for Congress and Senate and stuff, we need to have a maximum age of 60 or 55 for president and for members of Congress and the Senate

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

yup. you tend to look best as your own self as you get a tad older. as for lips... the alternative of "enhanced lips" is far, far worse!!!

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

another thoughtful and acerbic article from John Crace on the "Kult of Kemi". summart: it's a shitshow. enjoy.

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

i gave up smoking at 16 when i didn't have to ride in the car with my chain smoking parents and "put that bloody window up!!!". promises to cut ciggie tax "for the workers" bring a tear to my eye; back in the 70's it was cutting the price of beer... ...cos ciggies were cheap as chips back then!

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

yup. Trump: the Dems are trying to overthrow MY govt. come down. bring your guns and ammo. shoot any lib trying to vote. YOU can be a part of my well regulated militia. that kind of thing, right?

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Trump "we're staying there" in Iran... but your B1 bomber fleet just abandoned the UK and went back to the US (from where they can't bomb Iran) because of some unspecified threat (it's drones...). i guess that could be considered "we're cleaning up"... edition.cnn.com/2026/10/04/p...

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US removes all Air Force bombers from UK base following new threat | CNN Politics

The United States has moved long-range bombers back to their American home stations after an unspecified new threat, according to a US official, days after the British government arrested a number of ...

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

edition.cnn.com

US removes all Air Force bombers from UK base following new threat | CNN Politics

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

well... THIS IS A FANTASTIC RESULT FOR THE UK, AND THE REST OF THE WORLD!!! using Fairford as a base to bomb Iran in Trump's illegal war. now he's taken his planes, and his bat and ball, and gone home. GOOD. RIDDANCE!!!

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"The United States is still the only country in the developed world without a system of universal healthcare." shouldn't it be a basic requirement of the State to best maintain the health and wellbeing of the populace? the *only* country. keeping this company... www.worldatlas.com/society/coun...

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Countries Without Universal Healthcare

10 Notable Countries That Are Still Without Universal Healthcare. Most countries in the developed world have some form of universal healthcare system, but these countries do not.

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

yeah. there were a lot of those. i wonder what happened to them all...?

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

cat (n): an animal on the wrong side of the door.

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

dogs have a hypersensitive nose. as a result they can detect Trump's daily faecal leakage at quite some distance and run away in disgust before he gets too close.

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

ludicrously beautiful creatures! sadly they were discovered and named the morning after an all night drinking session by Alphonse Milne-Edwards and the rest of the crew. they looked out. blinked in amazement. and yelled: BOOBIES!!! as you do...

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Did you hear me, young man! tenor.com/en-GB/view/c...

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Angry Donkey News @angrydonkeynews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

He is the LARGEST human trafficker in the world right now ... Trump: "We will pass the death penalty for large scale drug dealers, human traffickers, and anybody who ever kills a police officer or law enforcement official" x.com/atrupar/stat...

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Paul McO'Smith III @pavsmith.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

at the same time pneumonic plague breaks out in Russia. i'm sure that a tumeric/chia seed mouthwash will deal with that. raw milk. i seem to recall that Pasteur featured heavily in my early schooldays for all the lives his process saved. and my grandparents grew up before antibiotics...

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4fuxake @blueheartedly1.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Love it 👇

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