And my argument was, it's not acceptable to behave like an arsehole just because the cause - such as opposing genocide- is valid.
"A lot more besides, decorum be damned". Admittedly, there's a character limit here, but I'm genuinely curious about what, specifically, you mean by "a lot more".
I'm just tired of people with genuine, worthy things to be angry about - immigrants, trans rights, Gaza, the 2-child benefit cap, the list goes on - and assume that, because they're on the "right" side of those arguments, they're allowed to say anything, no matter how vile or cruel.
It's exhausting
It's that tendency for a loud and gleeful hatred towards public figures that I find really troubling. I don't disagree with the accusations of poor judgement, hubris, cowardice and so forth, but I also see a lot of bile and spite, which is unhelpful and in the long run probably quite harmful
I genuinely thought that this was a run-up to a Two Ronnies-style gag for a moment there 🧐
Yeah, he came across as awkward and stilted, like someone interviewing for a job that they were under-qualified for (which I suppose was the reality of the situation).
His current no-fucks-left-to-give attitude on the interview clips I've seen today are, in contrast, more relatable and authentic!
Thing is, Home Secretary, if you tell people like me to fuck right off, who supported the Labour Party precisely because it has historically been an anti-racist party (amongst other principles you have also jettisoned), we might just do that. And I don't think Labour can afford to lose our votes.
In all seriousness: whether he has another crack at the leadership or not, one surprising thing that's happened in the last decade is that Ed Milliband is now a political figure who's deserving of our respect for being thoughtful and doing the right thing
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"I'm hoping that Ed Milliband becomes PM because I'm trying to pay my mortgage and save up for my wedding, while the US President has caused a global energy and financial crisis by starting a war with Iran..."
My 2015 self, as I step back into my time machine: "I'm saving up for a WHAT?!"
Welcome to 2026, where the prospect of "chaos with Ed Milliband" is welcomed with "hell yeah! Bring it on."
I don't know how I could explain this situation to my 2015 self, but here we are
I’m gonna be honest. I really wish people would stop bringing screenshots of dumb Twitter posts over here. The whole reason so many people here left that place is to NOT have to read the stuff. We know it’s dumb. We know it’s rage bait. We don’t need to see it here.
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The Columbine massacre was on this date in 1999. Instead of energizing our country to get gun violence under control, it kicked off a new normal. One of the best explanations ever of journalism's destructive impact on mass shootings came from Roger Ebert in his review of Gus Van Sant’s “Elephant.”
It makes me feel...emotional in a way that I can't quite put into words
Absolutely incredible.
NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.
Watch with sound on.
Art nouveau style poster of Nico Robin from One Piece, depicted in a purple outfit with blossom embroidery and wearing a purple cowboy hat.
Nico Robin 🌸
In 1964, Groucho went to East Berlin with a group that included his radio show director Robert Dwan and his 16-year-old daughter Judith Dwan Hallet. They visited the village of Dornum, where his mother Minnie had been born. and discovered that all the Jewish graves there had been obliterated by the Nazis. Groucho hired a car with a chauffeur, and told the driver to take the group to the bunker where Adolf Hitler was said to have committed suicide. Wearing his trademark beret he climbed the debris and then launched himself, unsmiling, into a frenetic Charleston dance routine. The dance on Hitler's supposed grave lasted a couple of minutes. "Nobody applauded," Hallet recalled. "Nobody laughed."
Hey, it's Hitler's birthday.
Thank you for covering this; I have to admit that I didn't have the patience to follow it as it happened!
The debate raging in the Commons right now suggests to me that we may be better off appointing Larry the Downing Street cat as PM.
British humans are apparently unable to govern themselves. It's time to hand the responsibility over to the superior species
Here's a heads‑up for any hay fever sufferers struggling with tree pollen 🤧
Birch pollen levels are increasing to moderate or high for some, and oak pollen season is starting soon 🌳
POV: You are a Roman and have a bawdy friend from Pompeii.🍆
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I'm so sorry Jon.
But yes: updating your CV and starting your job searching starts tomorrow. Under the circumstances, you're well within your rights to spend today feeling annoyed about it all
