Posts by Tim Banks
Trump is capitalism in human form, stripped of its disguises. The violent seizure of other people's resources, the exploitation of other people's catastrophes, the predatory gleam in the psychopath's eye.
#Gaza
#Genocide
Perfect.
I've just taken delivery of some Collider - alcohol-free beer containing adaptogens to create a mood-boosting effect (drinks with benefits). It's 10:30 AM. I'm wondering if the alcohol-free label excuses me from the 'sun over the yard arm' rule.
#Bitcoin is tickling the bum of $100K with a feather again today. ⬆️ 🪶
Stablecoins have surpassed a market cap of $200bn, while app downloads for WesternUnion and MoneyGram have dropped by 27% in recent months. Elsewhere, the US Fed's latest encouraging remarks suggest that stablecoins could rival cards >> www.finextra.com/newsarticle/...
Map of the Gulf of Mexico. On the map it is renamed "GULF OF FRAGILE MASCULINITY".
Via @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social.
Through slogans like “War is Peace” and “Freedom is Slavery,” 1984 illustrates the degree to which fear and misinformation can distort reality. It warns of a world where people’s minds, as much as their physical persons, are controlled...which all sounds sadly familiar in 2025.
@davidosland.bsky.social 😂
2025 just gets worse. How much more 'truth' can we afford to sacrifice on the altar of free speech? ☠️
Here is 11 hours of almost unbroken tweeting by Elon Musk, starting at midnight GMT/7pm EST on Monday. How is he getting anything else done?
My January so far…
I tell you what, that Santa Claus has got real presence about him
Good luck - had an Evri parcel delivered to a different postcode 10 miles away today. They even provided photo evidence (ie someone's doorstep in Brighton). 🎅
That time of year when delivery drivers fake a 'failed delivery attempt' or post an image of the parcel on a doorstep in a different postcode - my third this week! (I WFH and have a dog with better surveillance skills than China's Ministry of State Security). It wouldn't be Xmas without it 😡.
Back in 2015 the Media produced this gem.
The quality has only fallen since.
Chip takes minutes to complete tasks that would otherwise take 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years. Time to change your passwords? hmmm 🤔 www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Spelt Brexit wrong.
Hometown!!
Hometown earlier today. Happy Thursday.
With a badly organised defence I'm backing the home team.
The transfer window doesn't open until Jan 1st.
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Clarkson Island. youtu.be/DMuO-8S_0Wg?...