Ian Pattinson

I don't often say this about another human being but nothing of value was lost.

‘Everyone place your hands on the person whose trousers smell of excrement.’

Graffiti on a lamppost saying SNOTLORD.

SNOTLORD

Maybe I've just not been into Manchester on a Saturday for a while, but the city centre felt particularly hectic today.

:Grins smugly in Gen X:

I could listen to my music collection non stop for months and only hear a song twice if I've got it on more than one album.

(Though I've only got 7 or 8 albums on vinyl, so can't go full hipster smug.)

Orange covered notebook 1/2 ZAP BOOK 100% RECYCLED. Some scribbles on the front in white pen.

Just been flipping through this in a coffee shop. It is full of notes for unstarted/unfinished stories. I'll probably mine it for ideas to use in other stories I don't start or finish.

I watch occasional gun YouTube videos, so this guy's stuff gets suggested from time to time. I can't quite explain how, but the thumbnails made me suspect he might be this kind of dipshit all by themselves.

I sent a job application on one of the job sites today. I got a reply through the sites email system, and it was a spam gambling email.
Wonder what that was about.

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"you need to learn how to use gAI or you'll get left behind!"

counterpoint!

the absolute fastest way to render yourself unemployable is to build your skillset around a tool that does your thinking for you, that everyone has access to, and that one company can change or take away at any time

3 panel illustration of a person who opens a book that says how to make money, and inside it says work so they start crying

me

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I bet the Temu Cybertruck is better than the Tesla one.
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I'm having refresh issues on my phone, so reposting to remind myself when I'm back at the computer.
(And to ask you to sign as well, of course.)

The choice is stark. Reform are the party of foreign wars and high bills.

The Greens want de-escalation and energy security through renewables. Solar and wind prices don't fluctuate when rogue US presidents launch illegal bombing campaigns.

I realised I'd watched barely any live TV last year, so cancelled last month. I should be getting a refund on the balance in the next few days.

Hannah in a green jacket and pink top, with Carla Denyer MP to her right and Ellie Chowns MP on the left. All v colourful.

Hannah Spencer being sworn in as a Green Party MP this afternoon, after winning the Gorton & Denton by-election last week. Photo: House of Commons

This - after a public consultation that came down c95% against corporate copyright theft - is a hearty move towards this government’s spineless purchased representatives needing to be hoofed in the crotch by us all, in a big queue until they get the message.

I don't like the words I can't stand the beat
And I don't need the thrill of the world at my feet

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A healthy film industry makes sleazy movies. Weird, borderline kink films are like coal mine canaries- they're offensive, often deeply personal, and a foil to the clean blandness of big budget propaganda. A lack of bizarre "not to everyone's taste" films is an indicator of a sickly studio ecosystem.

Digital Comms Volunteers needed Greens Organise (GO) is almost one year old, with an impressive 27.4K followers on Instagram, 146.9K likes on TikTok and national media coverage. GO is an almost entirely volunteer run operation, and...

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6 new photos on my Flickr!

Vote Green posterboard, brought inside now the by election is over, but ready to go back out for the locals.

Brought my Vote Green board inside. It deserves some time out of the rain before going back out for the local elections.

matt goodwin *will* see your jokes about him and they will gnaw away at what’s left of his soul forever and ever and ever

Allister heath headline generator: Allister Heath The catastrophic reality of manchester losing another plumber is finally dawning on the British public

The Gorton and Denton result is fantastic for several reasons, but easily the funniest one is that the Tories got so few votes that they LOST THEIR DEPOSIT.

Just got up and read the result. Going to have a little happy cry, then ride the positive feeling to get shit done that I put aside for the campaign.
I will *try* not to gloat at the Labour drones.
But I will say that Goodwin can fuck off and never come back. Racist little turd.
#GortonandDenton

The result's not expected until 4am. I'd fall asleep at the keyboard if I tried to stay up for it. Time for bed, I think.
#GortonandDenton

Some of the Green Party volunteers between rounds of getting out the vote.

My involvement in the Gorton and Denton campaign began with directing volunteers to the local park because there were too many to stand in front of my house. Today, I keep coming back to that park, collecting volunteers and going to get out the vote. Almost fully circle.
#GortonandDenton
#VoteGreen