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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 20/07/2026

What I don't get is why Burnham becoming PM wasn't already priced in? We've known about it for weeks. It seems to me that markets are simply petty.

Government borrowing costs lifted higher and the value of the pound weakened after Andy Burnham became prime minister this afternooon.

The yield on 10-year government bonds, called gilts, moved eight basis points higher to 5.049% at the end of London trading, PA reported.

They had been largely steady after the new prime minister took over the role but lifted after he told reporters he would use “any flexibility” he could find within the existing fiscal rules.

The value of gilts decrease as the yield on them increases.

Meanwhile, the value of the pound slipped by 0.29% to 1.341 against the US dollar, having been positive throughout most of the day’s trading.

The FTSE 100 finished 0.71% lower at 10,524.76 points at the close.

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 28/05/2026

Why is this a headline? Why should we care what Sting thinks about this subject? Is he an expert in it? Are arbitrary opinions of famous people worth listening to? I think we all know the answers to those questions.

Headline in The Guardian. Music: Loss of manual jobs could be driving toxic masculinity, says Sting

There is a current picture of Sting

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 11/05/2026

Things have got worse in software engineering quicker than anyone imagined!

Job advert: Principal Engineer with `Addition` (Remote) £550-£625 / year

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 20/03/2026

Does Trump really think this will encourage Nato allies to join his illegal war, when the Russian wolf is at the European gate? No. He just wants to blame someone else for the consequences of his inconceivably stupid decision to go to war.

Headline: Trump calls Nato allies 'cowards' for not helping in strait of Hormuz; US officials say more troops heading to Middle East

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 16/03/2026

They almost look like they are handcuffed together.

Keir Starmer and Donald Trump standing side-by-side with their left and right hands raised. A solider behind them is looking on, seemingly disapprovingly. The way Starmer and trump are raising their hands awkwardly, it's easy to imagine they are handcuffed.

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 14/02/2026

Amazon / Google are suggesting this book on Valentine's Day. It's not random: my wife and I both had it as recommendations. Big tech promoting misogyny.

Google suggesting buying Why Women Deserve Less.

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 02/02/2026

Here's a good graph from Martin Wolf in the FT. This is why the UK can't go it alone. We either have to suck up to the US, with massive loss of face and sovereignty, or form a supra-national grouping with European countries, pooling sovereignty for our mutual benefit. If only such a thing existed!

A graph showing how, since 1950, the UK's proportion of the world's exports, GDP (at PPP) and population have fallen. Goods exports has fallen from about 13% to about 2%; GDP (at PPP) has fallen from a little of 6% to a little over 2%; and population has fallen from around 2% to a little over 1%.

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 10/01/2026

This (apparently) is from a Slovenian newspaper.

Portrait of Donald Trump in a red tie and and navy blue suit jacket. He has a badge (pin) of the Venezuelan flag on his lapel. From his nose, oil streams leaving a smear that looks like a toothbrush mustache, made famous by Hitler.

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 01/11/2025

Brecht and Hegel. I meant to take Fichte too, but when I looked at the photo, it was of his wife. Dummkopf!

Shows the grave of Bertold Brecht and Helene Weigel covered in Autumnal leaves.

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 14/09/2025

The Big Issue puts things in perspective.

Headline in the Big Issue: Asylum hotel protests dominate headlines over the back holiday weekend, but more people went to park run.

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 05/09/2025

Bring it on, Putain! If you attack our troops, then all of Russia is a legitimate target.

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 03/09/2025

China is threatening world war if the west doesn't accept China-Russian hegemony. The US has made itself weak by electing a president who is internationally ineffectual. Europe needs to start spending money on defence like we're at war. #russia #china #trump #europe

China - Xi Jinping says world faces 'peace or war', as Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-un join him for military parade. Trump criticises victory day event as China caps off week of diplomatic grandstanding seen as rebuke to west.

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 09/08/2025

Door at the garden entrance to Trinity College, Oxford. Words by Simon Armitage, designed by Antony Gormley.

Rusted iron door with concentric ovals around the small cutout central Gormly standing figure, with arms to the sides.

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 22/07/2025

Pleased to have won my first online go tournament. Playing people your own level really helps! #baduk #gogame #weiqi

Badges showing tropies won: 1 gold (19x19 game), 4 silver (9x9 games), 1 bronze (9x9 game)

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 11/07/2025

I was curious about usage over time. The person I heard say it was around 40, younger than me. Looking at this graph I may be too old rather than too young. Voicing an opinion showing moral superiority over opinionating is funny, though. Thanks for that!

A graph showing the frequency with which 'grok' is used over time from 1800 to 2021. It shows a increase from 1960 to 2012, when it starts to tail off, with 'humps' around '71 and '93.

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Pyrrho @pyrrho19.eurosky.social · 24/05/2025

A rare win for me, especially playing black! My opponent was the Bouvardia bot on OGS. White resigned. Four captures each not shown. #gogame #weiqi #baduk