The cynical contrarian
@contracynical.bsky.social
I like to explore hypocrisy and think out loud here. I often swear. Otherwise, a fairly decent chap.
My gut biome is smarter than grok. (So is yours)
Crossover posts from the hellsite blocked obvs.
My gut biome is smarter than grok. (So is yours)
Crossover posts from the hellsite blocked obvs.
Disappointing that @zurch.bsky.social can write about US population and immigration history without any reference to the indigenous people.
6 years ago today Trump’s supporters were telling Lakota Sioux Americans in SD to ‘go home’.
Thought you were better than this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
6 years ago today Trump’s supporters were telling Lakota Sioux Americans in SD to ‘go home’.
Thought you were better than this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump's new take on 250 years of American expansionism
The US has grown, both in terms of its land and its people, over the last 250 years. What's next?
www.bbc.co.uk
July 4, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Disappointing that @zurch.bsky.social can write about US population and immigration history without any reference to the indigenous people.
6 years ago today Trump’s supporters were telling Lakota Sioux Americans in SD to ‘go home’.
Thought you were better than this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
6 years ago today Trump’s supporters were telling Lakota Sioux Americans in SD to ‘go home’.
Thought you were better than this.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A graphic depiction of another reason Europeans don’t buy American cars.
#BuildQuality #BuildItAndTheyWillTut
#BuildQuality #BuildItAndTheyWillTut
Everyone is talking about Trump’s mock up arch at the Great American State Fair, so I filmed it from top to bottom and front to back for everyone who can’t see it in person.
June 29, 2026 at 8:29 AM
A graphic depiction of another reason Europeans don’t buy American cars.
#BuildQuality #BuildItAndTheyWillTut
#BuildQuality #BuildItAndTheyWillTut
Always enjoy listening to @thenewsagents.co.uk especially when discussing the misleader of the free world and his #EmperorsNewClothes.
Tonight was sublime as they interviewed the emperor’s tailor.
Made me consider buying tena for men.
Tonight was sublime as they interviewed the emperor’s tailor.
Made me consider buying tena for men.
June 1, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Always enjoy listening to @thenewsagents.co.uk especially when discussing the misleader of the free world and his #EmperorsNewClothes.
Tonight was sublime as they interviewed the emperor’s tailor.
Made me consider buying tena for men.
Tonight was sublime as they interviewed the emperor’s tailor.
Made me consider buying tena for men.
I’ve just read #WesStreeting‘s resignation letter, and realise what a distinctive choice of words Peter Mandelson has.
May 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
I’ve just read #WesStreeting‘s resignation letter, and realise what a distinctive choice of words Peter Mandelson has.
If Wes Streeting does resign tomorrow, who do we think will replace Peter Thiel as head of the NHS?
May 13, 2026 at 12:18 PM
If Wes Streeting does resign tomorrow, who do we think will replace Peter Thiel as head of the NHS?
The genius* of Donald Trump’s resolution of the Iran War is that it will save millions of dollars at federal, state, and even citizen level.
Producing the Stars and Stripes flags is much more expensive than the white flag they can now proudly fly after his capitulation.
*delusion
Saigon2.0
Producing the Stars and Stripes flags is much more expensive than the white flag they can now proudly fly after his capitulation.
*delusion
Saigon2.0
May 6, 2026 at 11:10 PM
The genius* of Donald Trump’s resolution of the Iran War is that it will save millions of dollars at federal, state, and even citizen level.
Producing the Stars and Stripes flags is much more expensive than the white flag they can now proudly fly after his capitulation.
*delusion
Saigon2.0
Producing the Stars and Stripes flags is much more expensive than the white flag they can now proudly fly after his capitulation.
*delusion
Saigon2.0
Acceptable names for storms:
- Damocles
- Wilhelm
- Troy
- Gawain
- Siobhan
- Hammerhead
Not acceptable:
- Dave
- Trish
- Petunia
- Blowy McBlowface
- Daniels
- Damocles
- Wilhelm
- Troy
- Gawain
- Siobhan
- Hammerhead
Not acceptable:
- Dave
- Trish
- Petunia
- Blowy McBlowface
- Daniels
April 4, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Acceptable names for storms:
- Damocles
- Wilhelm
- Troy
- Gawain
- Siobhan
- Hammerhead
Not acceptable:
- Dave
- Trish
- Petunia
- Blowy McBlowface
- Daniels
- Damocles
- Wilhelm
- Troy
- Gawain
- Siobhan
- Hammerhead
Not acceptable:
- Dave
- Trish
- Petunia
- Blowy McBlowface
- Daniels
Long shot here regarding the Epstein war in #Iran, but have the Europeans and other non-psychopath nations considered getting a middle-aged Lancastrian grandmother to shout “Will you not!”
April 2, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Long shot here regarding the Epstein war in #Iran, but have the Europeans and other non-psychopath nations considered getting a middle-aged Lancastrian grandmother to shout “Will you not!”
Could someone explain* to the Donald that asking NATO to help with his invasion of Iran is like asking your local Fire Department to help you burn down your neighbour’s house.
*This would call for the use of a very weighty explaining bat.
*This would call for the use of a very weighty explaining bat.
March 31, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Could someone explain* to the Donald that asking NATO to help with his invasion of Iran is like asking your local Fire Department to help you burn down your neighbour’s house.
*This would call for the use of a very weighty explaining bat.
*This would call for the use of a very weighty explaining bat.
Trump is about to find out what happens when the yapping dog catches the motorcycle.
Meanwhile, China, assimilating Africa’s untapped resources and the gulf states’ vast reserves, now covered in Trump’s shite, is poised to dominate a post-fossil fuelled planet.
Meanwhile, China, assimilating Africa’s untapped resources and the gulf states’ vast reserves, now covered in Trump’s shite, is poised to dominate a post-fossil fuelled planet.
March 25, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Trump is about to find out what happens when the yapping dog catches the motorcycle.
Meanwhile, China, assimilating Africa’s untapped resources and the gulf states’ vast reserves, now covered in Trump’s shite, is poised to dominate a post-fossil fuelled planet.
Meanwhile, China, assimilating Africa’s untapped resources and the gulf states’ vast reserves, now covered in Trump’s shite, is poised to dominate a post-fossil fuelled planet.
For the driver cameos at the beginning of each F1 race, they’re obviously coached to do a different dramatic pose:
turn to camera, unfold arms, signal “number one” etc. They should be more imaginative:
Armpit fart, remove spinach from teeth, bollock scratch, earwax delve.
#F1 #ShanghaiGP
turn to camera, unfold arms, signal “number one” etc. They should be more imaginative:
Armpit fart, remove spinach from teeth, bollock scratch, earwax delve.
#F1 #ShanghaiGP
March 15, 2026 at 7:00 AM
For the driver cameos at the beginning of each F1 race, they’re obviously coached to do a different dramatic pose:
turn to camera, unfold arms, signal “number one” etc. They should be more imaginative:
Armpit fart, remove spinach from teeth, bollock scratch, earwax delve.
#F1 #ShanghaiGP
turn to camera, unfold arms, signal “number one” etc. They should be more imaginative:
Armpit fart, remove spinach from teeth, bollock scratch, earwax delve.
#F1 #ShanghaiGP
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Having a clear out of first lines for poems I shall never write. Please help yourself to any of these.
February 25, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Having a clear out of first lines for poems I shall never write. Please help yourself to any of these.
Oh dear
I see BBC online news has dropped another clog:
“that 5% increase in levies is paid either by the exporters or their customers in the US.”
Exporters? Really?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“”
I see BBC online news has dropped another clog:
“that 5% increase in levies is paid either by the exporters or their customers in the US.”
Exporters? Really?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“”
Trump tariffs: The uncertainties facing businesses and consumers after tariff changes
Businesses say questions remain after US President Donald Trump announced he will impose global tariffs of 15%.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 22, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Oh dear
I see BBC online news has dropped another clog:
“that 5% increase in levies is paid either by the exporters or their customers in the US.”
Exporters? Really?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“”
I see BBC online news has dropped another clog:
“that 5% increase in levies is paid either by the exporters or their customers in the US.”
Exporters? Really?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“”
What a well-considered, finely crafted thread!
Here is a thread 🧵 suggesting a better communication framework for talking about undoing Brexit
1. If the objective is to rebuild support for closer ties with Europe, lecturing people about how wrong they were in 2016 is counterproductive. People don’t shift position when they feel attacked. They shift when they feel respected.
February 21, 2026 at 3:19 PM
What a well-considered, finely crafted thread!
Bad News / Good News:
😔 Trump will never serve a single day in custody.
😃 The many people desperately trying to keep him from prosecution will soon desperately hope for a cushy job in the kitchens and spend a lot of nervous time in the showers.
Karma
😔 Trump will never serve a single day in custody.
😃 The many people desperately trying to keep him from prosecution will soon desperately hope for a cushy job in the kitchens and spend a lot of nervous time in the showers.
Karma
February 20, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Bad News / Good News:
😔 Trump will never serve a single day in custody.
😃 The many people desperately trying to keep him from prosecution will soon desperately hope for a cushy job in the kitchens and spend a lot of nervous time in the showers.
Karma
😔 Trump will never serve a single day in custody.
😃 The many people desperately trying to keep him from prosecution will soon desperately hope for a cushy job in the kitchens and spend a lot of nervous time in the showers.
Karma
MAGA must be relieved to have rejected monarchy. Imagine the ruling class having control of who can investigate and prosecute the ruling class!
February 20, 2026 at 11:25 AM
MAGA must be relieved to have rejected monarchy. Imagine the ruling class having control of who can investigate and prosecute the ruling class!
Anybody know when @skynewsrss.bsky.social are publishing the salary details of their presenters for subscribers?
#WePayTheirSalaries
#WePayTheirSalaries
July 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Anybody know when @skynewsrss.bsky.social are publishing the salary details of their presenters for subscribers?
#WePayTheirSalaries
#WePayTheirSalaries
Trump is at the point of ordering copies of the US Constitution on softer paper.
June 22, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Trump is at the point of ordering copies of the US Constitution on softer paper.
Channeling the OIC for the #TrumpParade Khaki-wank:
Shouldeeeders.. wait for it… Down!
Arms, by the right (or left; whatever) Dangle!
By the leeeeeeft (or right)… in your own time… Amble!
Anyone remember drill?
Shouldeeeders.. wait for it… Down!
Arms, by the right (or left; whatever) Dangle!
By the leeeeeeft (or right)… in your own time… Amble!
Anyone remember drill?
June 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Channeling the OIC for the #TrumpParade Khaki-wank:
Shouldeeeders.. wait for it… Down!
Arms, by the right (or left; whatever) Dangle!
By the leeeeeeft (or right)… in your own time… Amble!
Anyone remember drill?
Shouldeeeders.. wait for it… Down!
Arms, by the right (or left; whatever) Dangle!
By the leeeeeeft (or right)… in your own time… Amble!
Anyone remember drill?
Something something Steve Bannon/Piers Gaveston, blah blah blah Elon Musk/Hugh deSpenser, something something Trump/Edward II.
Historians care to expand?
@davidolusoga.bsky.social
Historians care to expand?
@davidolusoga.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Something something Steve Bannon/Piers Gaveston, blah blah blah Elon Musk/Hugh deSpenser, something something Trump/Edward II.
Historians care to expand?
@davidolusoga.bsky.social
Historians care to expand?
@davidolusoga.bsky.social
Slight correction if I may:
Trump thinks they’re doing this with Ukraine, while Putin is doing this with Europe.
Trump thinks they’re doing this with Ukraine, while Putin is doing this with Europe.
The Berlin Conference 1884-1885 was when a bunch of European nations got together to decide who was going to get what part of Africa.
US and Russian representatives are trying to do the same thing with Ukraine.
US and Russian representatives are trying to do the same thing with Ukraine.
February 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Slight correction if I may:
Trump thinks they’re doing this with Ukraine, while Putin is doing this with Europe.
Trump thinks they’re doing this with Ukraine, while Putin is doing this with Europe.
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To be fair Trish, quite a few Uber drivers are already qualified GPs.
December 9, 2024 at 12:12 AM
To be fair Trish, quite a few Uber drivers are already qualified GPs.
Not sure whether my uppermost sentiment is disappointment or disgust that Elon Musk is still a Fellow of @royalsociety.bsky.social
Surely his anti-science rants and support for rapists and tinfoil hatters reflect poorly on such a previously august body?
Surely his anti-science rants and support for rapists and tinfoil hatters reflect poorly on such a previously august body?
November 25, 2024 at 7:27 PM
Not sure whether my uppermost sentiment is disappointment or disgust that Elon Musk is still a Fellow of @royalsociety.bsky.social
Surely his anti-science rants and support for rapists and tinfoil hatters reflect poorly on such a previously august body?
Surely his anti-science rants and support for rapists and tinfoil hatters reflect poorly on such a previously august body?
While everyone is wobbling on about eggs and left jabs, I’m genuinely moved by the extent of devolution that was championed by Prezza.
In my opinion, a genuine legacy of achievement and a real challenge to the privilege of the south east.
#RIPJohnPrescott
In my opinion, a genuine legacy of achievement and a real challenge to the privilege of the south east.
#RIPJohnPrescott
November 22, 2024 at 1:38 AM
While everyone is wobbling on about eggs and left jabs, I’m genuinely moved by the extent of devolution that was championed by Prezza.
In my opinion, a genuine legacy of achievement and a real challenge to the privilege of the south east.
#RIPJohnPrescott
In my opinion, a genuine legacy of achievement and a real challenge to the privilege of the south east.
#RIPJohnPrescott
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(To the tune of Eleanor Rigby)
Jeremy Clarkson
Seeing his arse as his tax dodge stops being legit
Tough fucking shit
Jeremy Clarkson
Seeing his arse as his tax dodge stops being legit
Tough fucking shit
November 20, 2024 at 1:54 AM
(To the tune of Eleanor Rigby)
Jeremy Clarkson
Seeing his arse as his tax dodge stops being legit
Tough fucking shit
Jeremy Clarkson
Seeing his arse as his tax dodge stops being legit
Tough fucking shit