Nearly Defeated Ⓥ @NearlyDefeated

Researching & despairing... England Joined June 2011

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Thrilla the Gorilla @ThrillaRilla369

4 days ago

I'm launching a website called OlderFans where I post today's injury and the wildly normal thing that caused it

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Hunter Biden @HunterBiden

3 weeks ago

@SoundDobad I know this may sound petty, but I can’t stand it when people put photoshop a meth pipe in my mouth. A crack pipe doesn’t have that little bowl at the end. This is why we can’t trust AI. Please make the appropriate edit. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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Sarah @kokeshimum

3 weeks ago

My little £6 B&M solar fountain is a hit with the Robin. Seriously tho. How cute is this. Could watch them all day. 🥹

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End Wokeness @EndWokeness

a month ago

𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 stories by AP on Henry Nowak 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 stories by PBS on Henry Nowak 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 stories by NYT on Henry Nowak 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 stories by NPR on Henry Nowak 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 stories by WSJ on Henry Nowak 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 stories by CNN on Henry Nowak 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 stories by WaPo on Henry Nowak 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 stories by Reuters on Henry Nowak 𝗭𝗲𝗿𝗼 stories by MSNBC on Henry Nowak

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James Hogg @JamesAHogg2

a month ago

The great Paul Whitehouse is 68 years old today, which means I am obliged to post this (again!) - arguably the most majestically random but brilliant comedy sketch committed to celluloid for at least the last, what, forty, forty five years? Yes, forty, forty five years. Happy birthday Paul 🤘

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marqix ☆ @fwmarqix

2 months ago

I lived in Japan for a year. Most of my experiences were exhausting in ways I’d rather not get into, but this one still makes me laugh. I was on the train in Osaka, minding my own business, when I noticed a group of school kids a few seats down. They were whispering, glancing at me, then whispering again. They kept passing a folded piece of paper between them as if they were planning something top secret. I watched this go on for two stops. Finally, one of the kids was pushed forward by the others. He walked over to me slowly, like he was approaching a wild animal that might bite. He stopped right in front of me, bowed politely, and held out the folded paper with both hands. I opened it. Inside was a handwritten note in careful English: “Hello. We think you are a very cool person. We are practicing our English. We hope this note is correct. Please give us a score.” At the bottom, they had drawn a literal grading box, out of ten. I looked up. Seven pairs of eyes were staring at me as if their entire semester depended on my response. I pulled out a pen, wrote “10/10” in the box, and added a note: “Perfect English. Well done.” The boy carried it back to the group. They read it together… and absolutely lost their minds. High-fives, jumping, and one kid even pumped his fist in the air. Their teacher, who had been pretending not to watch from the end of the car, was biting her lip, trying hard not to smile. I rode the rest of the journey grinning to myself. That’s the Japan I always remember.

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Maulington. Midlife Crisis Vtuber🇺🇸🦁🔪 @LordMaulington

3 months ago

Royal marines strap themselves to an apache to recover the CORPSE of a colleague being held in a taliban stronghold. This mentality has been a thing in anglo military culture for hundreds of years

Daniel Foubert 🇵🇱🇫🇷 @d_foubert

3 months ago

The "leave no man behind" doctrine is actually a strategic weakness disguised as a virtue. Name one other military on earth that destroys 6 aircraft and fights a ground battle inside a sovereign nation to recover one pilot. You can't. Because no other military confuses tactical

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@amuse @amuse

3 months ago

@Arrogance_0024 The European reaction to the most complex, daring and successful rescue mission in decades, "But vat about ze money you spent zaving his life? Vaz it vorth it?"

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Russian Garbage Human @RusGarbageHuman

3 months ago

>be rock dove, 5000 BC >perch on a sheltered cliff near early human settlements >humans approach with grain >no way out, heart racing >they don't hunt you >they offer food and shelter >be domesticated pigeon, 3000 BC >bred by man for meat, eggs, and sometimes beauty >you live in lofts beside humans >many civilisations discover this >be messenger pigeon, 1350 BC >your homing instinct carries news across deserts and seas >Egyptians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans all depend on your wings >news of war, notable events, and even Olympic results travel faster than any horse or runner >be carrier pigeon, Middle Ages to 1800s >you connect monasteries, armies, merchants, stock exchanges, and kings >you are the fastest communication on Earth >you cover 200 miles a day >there was even a London to Paris pigeon post route >be war pigeon, 1914-1945 >you fly through bullets, shrapnel and poison gas >Cher Ami takes a bullet, loses a leg and an eye, but still delivers the message that saves 194 men >dozens of your kind are awarded medals for heroism >be common pigeon, 1950s >radio and telephone finally make you obsolete >your human keepers release you or let you escape >but you were bred to stay near people >be racing pigeon, 1970s-1980s >peak of pigeon fancying >working-class men in industrial towns and council estates keep lofts on rooftops >every weekend thousands race you across the country >even the Queen has her own loft with around 200 pigeons, she is a keen pigeon fancier >you are a beloved hobby, a passion handed down through generations since the 1800s >be pigeon, 2026 >you do exactly what humans bred you for ten thousand years to do: live among us in their cities >you flock to squares and rooftops >they call you “rats with wings” and “vermin” >spikes on ledges, nets, poison, birth control in the feed >after millennia of loyal service, we despise you for existing

J.T. Alexander @JTAlexander

3 months ago

>be horse, 10,000 BC >thunder across the Eurasian steppes in massive herds >humans approach with spears >heart pounding >be cornered >they don't eat you >they offer grain and salt >be domesticated horse, 4000 BC >humans tie a cart to you and your friend >pull the cart around

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Urbanponds101 @urbanponds101

3 months ago

In case you’re here for the Newts!

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Oaks And Lions 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 @oaksandlions

3 months ago

Wherever you are in Britain, you hear it. In gardens, along streets, across fields. As spring begins, the birds return. Before the traffic, before the noise. Still there, as it always has been.

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Wessex Rising @RBSouthEast

3 months ago

1950s London: Babies slept in prams outside shops while mums shopped inside. A level of trust that is impossible today.

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phloxiegirl @bobbie_newby

3 months ago

@silvopasturist @6Shittalkerffs It’s not weakness just respect for an animal who produced year after year without a single complaint. They truly are Gods creatures.

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internet hall of fame @InternetH0F

5 months ago

In Italy, one of the hobbies for older men is “Umarell”. Retired men who enjoy watching construction sites while giving unsolicited advice

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Nicki Minaj @NICKIMINAJ

5 months ago

What sensible forward thinking cutting edge leading nation is having a DEBATE on whether or not there should be VOTER ID?!?!!!! Like?!?!? They’re actually fighting NOT to have ppl present ID while voting for your leaders!!!!! Do you get it?!?!!!! Do you get it now?!?!!!

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Amelia @AmeliajakSolana

5 months ago

We are the people of Scott, Shackleton, and Mallory. We planted the flag in impossible places. We endured the impossible. We never surrendered. Remember who we are. 🇬🇧