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I tried it & gave up. I have a massive (and growing) viewing backlog, so why waste it on something that is, at best, 'meh'?

Especially with over 200k in savings.

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Whist this thing in Russia may or may not be the early stages of a pandemic, one thing I am absolutely sure of: Trump will try to use this to his advantage in the mid-terms if this spreads in any meaningful way.

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...will this be on the test?

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Well, yes. That is a gaping flaw in my argument!

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"Some of you may die, but that is a price I am willing to pay"

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True. Then again, if I worked in a lab handling dangerous samples, one of which broke, I would expect to get immediate medical support & be quarantined to contain any risk. Which doesn't seem - from the v.scant details - to have happened. So, yes, its almost certainly a horse, but P(Zebra) >0.

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Could be and let us sincerely hope so.

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Of more concern to me is that fact that pneumonic plague, as a bacteria, should have been treatable with antibiotics. Were they not given? Or were they not effective? And if they were not effective, then is this a "normal" pneumonic plague strain, or some sort of Soviet-era Biopreparat nightmare?

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I've heard that he's very close to the multibillionare Bruce Wayne and is thus pro-AI.

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Given this speech, I'm unsure he can maintain consciousness without chemical help.

Is he giving permission for his underlings to declare that he's unfit for duty & thus ignore his orders when he tells the army to overturn the midterms?

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Definitely. I expect the Tories to start making calls for the UK to rejoin "Thatchers Single Market" for example.

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(And defence matters now that I think of it - esp. as Trumps America is actively applying for membership of the Axis of Oligarchy)

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Either that, or its influence from their new owners. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that editorial guidance has been issued clipping the more deranged rantings of (e.g.) Alistair Heath - and now they, whilst they can be Euroskeptic, but they must be more realistic, esp. on the economic matters.

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Wow. AI is such a productivity booster, right?

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I think he's signalling support for Gordon Browns idea of a Royal Commission on 'what the voters want from Brexit' - or something very similar.

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

You know the saying: if a band-aid is to be removed, it is better to slowly peel it back one fraction of a millimetre at a time to maximise the pain.

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

...featuring big-eyed small mouthed Kaleds & Thals, no doubt.

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yeah, the monkey paw really delivered on the "historic" requirement.

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Or, of course, 'To be or not to be, that is the fucking question'

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Cry havoc and let slip the fucking dogs of war!

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I don’t know if they don’t care - but I know that *I* care & I also think that they *should* care.

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Doing nothing - until its obvious what the public perceives what the correct action is - is an underrated political skill.

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

You can see why the hobbits thought a firework was a dragon.

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

This is where I think the system will logically end up.

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Given that the F35 program only makes economic sense if all partner nations buy it in massive numbers, this is a horrific blow to the program.

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Obvious levers, certainly, but not many that can be pulled within the constraints of Labours last manifesto though.

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...fair point. I will allow it.

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No thats a crucifixion, not a christening!

Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Oh, so DOGE finally found the ark of the covenant in that warehouse then?

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Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.

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It'll be shot in black and white.

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Reform how? As in 'AfD Verbot'?

Where do you see this? (Genuine question, not snark).

Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

(Note that I say "having" not "using")

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Is there not another use-case for having tactical nukes? Namely "use them as poker chips in a diplomatic game of you won't have them, we won't have them"? Russia has them & they are not included in strategic limits, so negotiating them away from a position of possession is more likely to work...?

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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026

Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Don't worry, I've forgotten it all, so I'm safe.

Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I'm looking forward to it! I even read some of the things!

Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Hm, that's a tough one. Put rules in place to stop adverts for unhealthy food, thus making people healthier & consequently have less pressure on the health service (not to mention avoiding the personal tragedies that food-related illnesses involve) - or continue to spend that extra £1 billion. Hmm.

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Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I am shocked, shocked, I say.

Stanthorpe @stanth0rpe.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The Muppets work in the Muppet Show because the madness of the show escapes off stage. This doesn't happen when the Muppets are treated as 'only actors' in the films - "The Muppet Christmas Carol" is going to be a "Christmas Carol", no matter who is delivering the lines.