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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 4h

I knew I'd find you on this thread taking a jab at her 😆

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 7h

I've got an amazing cocktail book I'm dying to have an excuse to use, too.

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Dr. Samantha Hancox-Li @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com · 7h

this is a cool graphic and a terrible fucking martini

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 7h

I miss hosting at my house. I think I'd do it if I had a partner, it's so much easier for two people to balance cooking and entertaining.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 7h

You're such a pleasant creep

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 12h

After the US paused support last year the other key European intelligence agencies put plans in place to step in if the US pulled support again. They can largely replace the US role but not entirely, it would still significantly damage the Ukranian war effort.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 12h

Ukraine is incredibly reliant on US intelligence support. The US briefly paused providing it before and the result was pretty devastating. It provides Ukraine with targeting information for strikes on military ans energy targets in Russia, the CIA has a team in Kyiv working directly with Ukranians.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 16h

I know several women who practice witchcraft and lots of people like to think their dead loves ones are still with us in some way. They're the popular ones below because they're the ones some people really want to believe in.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

They'd not support this but they won't oppose it

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

My Democrat voting American friends are all totally disinterested in what he's doing to the UK/Europe/Ukraine/anywhere but the US, to be honest. It doesn't register to them if it isn't domestic. Foreign news just barely has a presence there.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I struggle to imagine you here 😂

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Please never start dressing sensibly

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

What publication is this monstrosity from?!

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Tons of workplaces give you a voucher, just get it people

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Will Cooling @willcooling.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

I'm I the only one to think that how warm it is in October is actually more worrying than the summer heatwave? It's OCTOBER - I shouldn't still be using my fan or having to pull my curtain because it's too sunny

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Anyone else on UK #Metalsky at Quest Fest this weekend?

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Lots of Americans across the political spectrum struggle to believe anyone non-white can be British and/or European (despite their own very well established non-white populations), so it barely even needs to be MAGAs, but it's definitely a US thing

so.it

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Yeah the only constituency where this polls well is twitter where most of your audience are Russian or American

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

I am reminded of the short film The Second Renaissance. A robot is scheduled for destruction and murders its owner. "Robot rights" activists secure it a court hearing and it's defence plea is that it didn't want to die. It does feel like that's where we are headed.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I haven't talked to my friends/acquaintances in the Greens but my main feeling is they read headlines rather than small print. They're not antisemitic but they're responsible for it anyway by virtue of letting it happen on their watch.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Honestly if Iron Dome didn't have such a cool name no one would want it

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Heightist hotel room that is unusable by tall people" is gonna do big numbers with the mad American left

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I could definitely see you as a narrow boat person. Do they require much maintenence by the owner?

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Any thoughts on if the worsening global situation might help Burnham by making rejoining the EU more popular? The promise of a GDP boost at a desperate economic time and greater security ties as the US becomes less reliable...

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I'd say the situations going on in the UK and abroad right now generally advantage the three major parties. Whether Burnham is the one to come out on top of that is a different matter.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I feel like you loving boats is brand new information

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

So yes they manage to be generic and ultra specific at the same time. It's a great vehicle for getting a song into the charts that some listeners might dig into and learn from but it also means the basic messages resonate to people who don't try to make sense with the details

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

They're one of my favourite bands! I just think a lot of their appeal comes down from the core lyrical themes of their songs are fairly simple anti-establishment stuff. It's peppered with a scattergun of other references most people will be oblivious to so all they hear is "take the power back"

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

If you think the average US citizen knows who the EZLN then you have a much higher opinion of how well informed the public are than I do

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Dad had to treat it a few times as a doctor. We'll be fine.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I am familiar. I did my university dissertation on political protest songs of the 20th Century. They speed-run off the cuff errfences to stuff in a way the average person won't pick up on.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I think people who misunderstanding Springsteen and Creedence are people who barely pay attention to what they're singing along to whereas RATM I can kinda get, especially as their songs get play on mainstream rock radio without context

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I don't think that comparison works. RATM's lyrics are mostly generic anti-authoritarian/anti-establishment songs which are fairly relatable to everyone and are often filled with references most people won't get. Born in the USA and Fortunate Son are very overtly about Vietnam.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

If you've not seen it, it's set halfway between seasons 2 and 3 of the main show. It's meant to have an 80s Saturday morning cartoon vibe to it. Anyone who enjoyed the main show will probably like it.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Watching the season 2 finale of Stranger Things: Tales From '85. This animated spinoff has been so much fun and I'm amazed how few people have checked it out.

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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Is there a subtle contrast being drawn between who Labour help and who the Tories help 🤔 #CPC26

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

He's the only one identified by a label on his shirt rather than his face. Even the Torys are committing to the bit about no one knowing who the shadow home sec is.

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Elizabeth Taylor @elizabethtaylor47.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I will be resigning my membership of the Green Party, as this motion has passed unamended. I’m absolutely heartbroken.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I'm so sorry to see this happen - you won't be the only person feeling this way about it.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Reform don't seem to have any policies linked to this so she's just doing it for....fun?

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Farage is such a focal point of Reform that she could easily talk almost entirely about him and just ignore Jenrick altogether but instead she's very keen to remind us she was once a close associate of this man.

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Rich @theramblingelf.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The impact of Osborne's cuts started to really bite a few years after Osborne left and should have brought the Torys down but Corbyn/Brexit allowed the party to play on easy mode for a few years and evolve into this non-serious party we have now

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