Arkenor

@arkenor.bsky.social

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Wizard. Conjurer of Cheap Tricks. Meddler. Cat-snuggler. Kidney patient with an immune system trying to eat me and limited mobility. Exhausted. Usually asleep. Anti-fascist. Intersex. He/Him. Expect cats, food, ecology, socialism, and general Welshness

Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 02:40 UTC

Plotting another nose raid.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 02:40 UTC

Plotting another nose raid.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 02:27 UTC

Fetterman, wearing what appears to be a potato sack, is all in on Biden.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 02:22 UTC

I'd certainly prefer if he didn't do that. That's living with other beings though. You're going to end up trading germs one way or another.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 02:15 UTC

If they were outdoor cats it'd be much more of a concern.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 02:13 UTC

At this point I'm sure every germ my (indoor) cats have has already been passed on to me. Considering that one wakes me up by sticking his tongue up my nose.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 01:57 UTC

Basically, he had people convinced he was a real TV news reporter, telling everyone how terrible western democracy is.

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[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 01:55 UTC

His thing has always been to make people hate politics so much that they don't vote.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 01:54 UTC

Who got his start as a propagandist for Russia Today.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 01:02 UTC

Narrator's Voice: "It was not, in fact, what this was about.".

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 01:00 UTC

What's the going rate for a hitman these days? He can afford a lot of them.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 00:49 UTC

Honestly, I'd be amazed if he's never paid for violence to be done.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 00:47 UTC

Worrying, considering how many mercenary groups he has the phone number of.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 00:46 UTC

They say there's no zealot like a convert. How many countries is he is citizen of again?

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 00:43 UTC

Yep. And Prime Ministers are viewed as much less "special" than Presidents. They're just the MP that leads the party.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 06, 2024 at 00:27 UTC

Maybe you'll feel better about it once you've slept on it.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 22:29 UTC

The clock is ticking on which of Reform's 5 MPs will have to resign in disgrace first.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 16:52 UTC

I can see how he'd be deeply disturbed at the pornography ban, and the end of no-fault divorce.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 16:44 UTC

They probably realised they weren't going to be there long enough for it to be worth bothering.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 16:43 UTC

We do, which is why the efforts of the commonfolk to make them feel silly is so important.

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b-boy bouiebaisse @jbouie.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 14:13 UTC

we’re in danger

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 16:36 UTC

That depends on whether you're a northerner or southerner.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 16:26 UTC

King Edmund Ironside. mikedashhistory.com/2011/03/17/t...

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 16:22 UTC

We had a King murdered by someone hiding in his toilet.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 16:13 UTC

Boris spent a bunch of donor money on doing it up a bit.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 16:07 UTC

There are moving vans. I suspect a lot of the furniture stays where it is though.

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jem @janetmcallister.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 05:12 UTC

From the Guardian website

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 12:25 UTC

And they cropped most of Count Binface out of the picture.

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Dan O’Sullivan @osullyville.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 03:45 UTC

There is a 7 foot tall guy behind Rishi Sunak who likely ran for office just to be able to hold a printed out L behind him during his concession speech.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 12:20 UTC

Oh. Today Rishi Sunak will have to do the walk of shame down Downing Street. That's always fun.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 12:12 UTC

For the record, most normal Brits would be delighted for Northern Ireland to go back to Ireland. bsky.app/profile/kyli...

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 12:10 UTC

And that's after they withdrew to let Alliance (A party made of Nationalists and Unionists) have a seat.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 10:29 UTC

Liz Truss, who was forced out as Britain's prime minister after 49 chaotic days, was ousted from Parliament on Friday morning. She lost by 630 votes in a district she previously held by more than 26,000.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 09:21 UTC

Considering how much ass we kicked with one MP (though Caroline Lucas was exceptional), imagine how much we can do with 4!

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 09:20 UTC

4!!!

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:57 UTC

I put our slightly better health stats entirely down to our love of baked beans.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:52 UTC

They're called rosettes. An old tradition for displaying your party. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosette...

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:49 UTC

Plaid Cymru are a left-wing party that seeks Welsh Independence. They only stand in Wales, obviously, so I don't get to vote for them. Greens get on pretty well with them. We were in the same "superparty" in the EU Parliament.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:41 UTC

Wales results are complete. 27 Labour MPs, 4 Plaid Cymru, and 1 Lib Dem. A complete sweep by the left and centre. No Tories or Reform.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:39 UTC

Greens take Waveney Valley! 3 MPs!!!!

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:25 UTC

We believe in stripping our politicians of dignity whenever possible. It's good for them.

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lowtax speedrun enjoyer @rickywlmsbong.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:16 UTC

jacob rees-mogg has to lose while standing next to a guy wearing a baked beans-themed balaclava

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:22 UTC

We're much better placed now to stand up to Trump's bullshit if things come to the worst.

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Holly Brockwell @hollybrocks.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:19 UTC

"Why do you stay up for the election, you could just get the result in the morning" This. This is why.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:17 UTC

Normally it's a lunch date, but seeing as Sunak has conceded, best to get the new PM appointed as soon as possible.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:15 UTC

Time to go have breakfast with the King.

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[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:06 UTC

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[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 04:03 UTC

Jacob Rees-Mogg will have a lot more time for napping now.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 03:50 UTC

Rishi Sunak concedes his party's defeat, and congratulates Prime Minister-elect Starmer. Because that's what you're supposed to do.

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Arkenor @arkenor.bsky.social
[ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 03:32 UTC

Farage is looking at them hungrily. He's going to go for a takeover.

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