Brutkey

merely rhys
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Oh lordy, it's going to hit 32⁰C tomorrow.

I don't like this.

merely rhys
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I'd rather look to things like Great British Railways, nationalising the franchises, and decarbonising the grid (which is going extraordinarily well, despite Tory and Green efforts to impede infrastructure projects to support it).

GB Energy may yet become one too, as may the sovereign wealth fund, and with the record boost to funding and planned reforms the NHS may yet return to being at the very pinnacle of our national pride.

merely rhys
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You know what we need though? A good bridge project. I love a good bridge. Let's build one somewhere.

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I don't disagree with this — the Elizabeth Line is frigging great — but I roll my eyes at the idea that one train line in one city is all we can point to as good about modern Britain.

It reminds me of all that 'Olympic spirit' bollocks, where somehow Danny Boyle's opening ceremony in 2012 was some great coalescing moment for the country. Bleurgh.

#UKPolitics #UKPol

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/11/britain-elizabeth-line-railway-treasury-birmingham-manchester-leeds

merely rhys
@rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf

I'd rather look to things like Great British Railways, nationalising the franchises, and decarbonising the grid (which is going extraordinarily well, despite Tory and Green efforts to impede infrastructure projects to support it).

GB Energy may yet become one too, as may the sovereign wealth fund, and with the record boost to funding and planned reforms the NHS may yet return to being at the very pinnacle of our national pride.

merely rhys
@rhys@mastodon.rhys.wtf

I don't disagree with this — the Elizabeth Line is frigging great — but I roll my eyes at the idea that one train line in one city is all we can point to as good about modern Britain.

It reminds me of all that 'Olympic spirit' bollocks, where somehow Danny Boyle's opening ceremony in 2012 was some great coalescing moment for the country. Bleurgh.

#UKPolitics #UKPol

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/11/britain-elizabeth-line-railway-treasury-birmingham-manchester-leeds

merely rhys
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All four of these are great units, but I'm glad the correct choice won out. Moles are by far the best.

One of the best things about them is that you sometimes get to refer to micro moles, which conjures some fantastic imagery in the mind.

merely rhys
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Gaza conflict

The Palestinian position at the UN is now pretty damn close to Israel's: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1dxndnkq6yt?post=asset%3Ad1295fa5-68f0-46ef-a22e-5ef831652405#post

Both sides agree now that Hamas must step down and disarm. Palestine wants the PA to take over governance of the strip, while Israel says a new civilian administration must be established.

There's nuance around the security situation to follow but I think there's probably more consensus around the path to peace now than at any previous point in this conflict.

merely rhys
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I was going to comment on this in my blog post I'm writing about the protest: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/aug/10/police-arrest-hundreds-london-protest-over-palestine-action-ban

Of every obvious arrestable I saw there, a solid majority were old. The reason is obvious — they've sufficient security in their lives and livelihoods that they can survive being arrested.

There were a good few younger folks though, who are likely to suffer lifelong consequences for these arrests.

The total on Saturday was 532 arrests per the newer article.

merely rhys
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Turned 40, immediately became obsessed with Hawkwind.

merely rhys
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Best unit of measurement?

merely rhys
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cum memes

A comic of a woman in a number of settings saying, "I take care of my cum!" "Not cumming? Ewww!" and "I eat nothing but organic cum!". The final setting is a very large syringe labelled "cum" being injected in her arm with a red text bubble reading, "Your body, our cum!" as she's injected. She looks shocked and says, "Y-yes sir!"