mannycalavera
@mannycalavera@feddit.uk
- Comment on Virginia Giuffre's untimely death leaves unanswered questions 3 days ago:
Yes. And sorry for being snappy. It’s been a hard week 😔.
- Comment on Kneecap apologises to families of Sir David Amess and Jo Cox 3 days ago:
The Tories and Jo Cox’s husband.
- Comment on Kneecap apologises to families of Sir David Amess and Jo Cox 4 days ago:
I imagine they’ll say:
We were just messing. You know. Calling for our boyos to murder one of your MPs. But just for the craic, like. No offence.
- Comment on Virginia Giuffre's untimely death leaves unanswered questions 4 days ago:
speaking truth to power
God I hate this phrase. It’s an Americanism that has bled into British culture and now politics. Utterly meaningless. Achieves nothing but making people feel like their making progress but aren’t at all.
Oi M8 ur a cunt!
Dave, woah. What are you doing?
Speaking truth to power, innit.
The truth element is so broad it could apply to anything and the power bit is so vague it could also refer to anyone. Bland catchphrase politics. Yuk.
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- Comment on Google Wallet lets UK users turn their passport into digital IDs 4 days ago:
I thought about posting this but thought it might stir up too many violent emotions. You’re a braver man than me… or woman… or non binary person.
- Comment on Sycamore Gap tree destroyed in 'moronic mission', court told 5 days ago:
Mr Graham, from Carlisle, and Mr Carruthers, of Wigton, Cumbria, have each denied two counts of criminal damage.
Why am I not surprised. 'ang 'em!!!
- Comment on UK Government warns British lawyers about possible american sanctions over advice to ICC in Israel case 1 week ago:
Archive link for those of us already sanctioned by the US.
- Comment on Right-wing media generating hysteria over trans women running non-competitively in London Marathon 1 week ago:
The person in 6,161st place eventually took a case to the Supreme Court of the UK, so…
- Comment on Britain's state-owned energy company will not be allowed to use solar panels linked to Chinese slave labour, under changes to government plans 1 week ago:
Labour is too expensive here. Especially for something like fabrication of solar panels. Unless GB Energy wants to subside the industry for a decade or more? We can automate a lot of it but we’ll still be more expensive than countries in developing markets.
- Comment on Macron ‘to make state visit before Trump’ as UK seeks closer ties with Europe 2 weeks ago:
It started with a shoulder touch, but blossomed into something else!
Hopefully the UK and France both pegging the US. Ahhhh one can only dream.
- Comment on Labour MPs urge Starmer to ‘get out there’ with Trump-style media strategy 2 weeks ago:
No. Keir Starmer.
- Comment on French newspaper: The British elites always talk about their special-relationship. They claim the americans are their lovely cousins. But do US elites actually respect them ? 2 weeks ago:
Archive link but unfortunately still in the devil’s tongue 🤪.
- UK bans EU cheese and meat imports to prevent foot and mouth disease spreading - BBC Newswww.bbc.com ↗Submitted 2 weeks ago to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk | 7 comments
- Comment on Starmer told to accept Trump ‘free speech’ agenda to win trade deal 2 weeks ago:
This is precisely what we voted a Labour government to do… 🫤
- Comment on Supreme Court to announce ruling on definition of a woman 2 weeks ago:
I feel this section heading is the pertinent one:
How did we get here?
Just fucking treat people equally with respect and legislate on that basis. Are you a person: yes. Fine then you should be treated with respect. Job done.
- Comment on Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads 2 weeks ago:
I’d like to see some of that wealth 🤑
- Comment on 'Naive' to trust Chinese firm with British Steel, UK minister says 2 weeks ago:
Not what I was thinking but I do like those answers.
- Comment on 'Naive' to trust Chinese firm with British Steel, UK minister says 2 weeks ago:
At this stage Richard Branson should put in a bid for it. I’ll give you two guesses what the company will be called 🤣.
- Comment on Librarians in UK increasingly asked to remove books, as influence of US pressure groups spreads 2 weeks ago:
Our government won’t let us. 🥴
- Comment on Why didn't *I* think of that? 3 weeks ago:
There is the occasional day or two a year where the sun has been observed…
- Comment on Why didn't *I* think of that? 3 weeks ago:
You wouldn’t think it from that gloomy picture but Ambleside is a really nice town. Top visit!
- Comment on Infrastructure construction in Britain is defective. The most budget UK tramway is more expensive than the most costly french tramway 4 weeks ago:
The people in charge are very good at taking advice. Advice on how to make money off of the tax payer.
- Comment on All hail the rise of the female rock star biopic 5 weeks ago:
and Robbie Williams as a chimp for some reason
💀
- Comment on I'm So Proud To Be Deported From The USA - Dorset Eye 1 month ago:
Oh yes totally. I think that’s the way I was introduced to them.
- Comment on I'm So Proud To Be Deported From The USA - Dorset Eye 1 month ago:
Maybe it’s just me but UK Subs are a reasonably big band in the UK. Always on the festival circuit and been around forever.
- Comment on Britain Issues Travel Warning for US 1 month ago:
My sleep deprived brain read this as: “Britain’s Tissue Travel Warning for US”.
What the actual…?!
- Comment on Luigi Mangione, accused of US CEO murder, depicted in London mural 1 month ago:
OK buddy, don’t Luigi me 🤣.
- Comment on Luigi Mangione, accused of US CEO murder, depicted in London mural 1 month ago:
When you stop solving your problems with violence. It’s a pretty simple concept. And yet you are confused 🤔.
- Comment on Luigi Mangione, accused of US CEO murder, depicted in London mural 1 month ago:
No my friend. I’m not equating the health and education systems literally. Obviously. I’m taking your principle of “the system is bad, much oppressors, where’s my rifle?” and applying it elsewhere to show how bad your approach is.
Standing up to your oppressors is constructive
Mate, you don’t live in Gaza 🤣. Why are your solutions so violent and extreme? Enjoy your downward spiral.