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Dave Thornley
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IT and Security Manager in UK Higher Ed. Cyclist, parent, armchair worrier, insomniac.
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I always loved the books with Rincewind in - itā€™s hard not to feel for someone so desperate for the universe to just leave him alone

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In the weeks ahead, youā€™re going to hear a lot of rumors about so-called flaws in the integrity of the election. Some wisdom: ā€œEverything looks suspicious when you donā€™t know how anything works.ā€ The most trusted people to explain how elections work are election officials. Listen to them. šŸ—³ļøšŸ‡ŗšŸ‡ø

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šŸšØReform leader Nigel Farage believes two thirds of Brits would back joining Russia & Belarus as the only European countries outside the European Convention on Human Rights. If you think heā€™s talking boll**** share this widely to let him know youtu.be/HZjy4vb3img?...

Nigel Farage believes two thirds of Brits would back joining Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR
Nigel Farage believes two thirds of Brits would back joining Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR

YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic

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As a lawyer this boll**** makes me so angry. Tory Leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat says Keir Starmer ā€œIs releasing criminals early while pretending he is forced to do so because that is the inheritance from the Tories. Itā€™s nonsenseā€ Letā€™s look at 14 yrs of Tory neglect youtu.be/XNPptPEx1Co?...

Hold on to your seats as Tory Leadership candidate says Starmer talking ā€œnonsenseā€ on prisons crisis
Hold on to your seats as Tory Leadership candidate says Starmer talking ā€œnonsenseā€ on prisons crisis

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Wow

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Beware this sort of story. At least some of this ā€œreportingā€ is being done to encourage ā€œI donā€™t need to vote, itā€™s a foregone conclusionā€ thinking. Get out on Thursday #GeneralElection#GE2024

Election latest: 'I just want to lose,' says Tory minister
- as poll tips Labour to beat Blair's 1997 landslide wIn
Sir Keir Starmer is on course to outperform the 1997 landslide win achieved by his Labour predecessor Tony Blair, according to a pollster's last major election survey.
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I am being advised I should re-up this before the sale (U.S. ebooks) ends. I posted before weekend, but social goes by so fastā€¦

Poster for ebook sale of Tigana
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"Satire is meant to ridicule power. If you are laughing at people who are hurting, it's not satire, it's bullying." - Terry Pratchett
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You know what would be "tough on crime"? living wage fully funded schools guaranteed access to healthy food affordable housing universal health and child care care instead of incarceration for people with substance use disorder and mental illness

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Dave Thornley
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IT and Security Manager in UK Higher Ed. Cyclist, parent, armchair worrier, insomniac.
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