Mark Holtom (aka Kingbeard)

Sofa Seditionary and Armchair Anarchist 🐟
Proud member of #AntiGrowthCoalition
Growth is good. I believe in (sustainable) growth - for eveyone.

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2026-02-21 12:22:27 UTC

The Royal Family are said to be devastated after Prince Andrew's car crash next Wednesday.

2025-09-25 07:18:52 UTC

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2025-09-21 08:41:26 UTC

The US yet again vetoed a UN resolution demanding an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, following a vote in the Security Council on Thursday.
“The negative vote was cast as the 15-member Council held its 10,000th meeting against the backdrop of famine spreading in the besieged enclave and an ongoing Israeli offensive to take full control of Gaza City.
“The draft also demanded the release of all hostages held by Hamas and for Israel to lift all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid and ensure that it is safely distributed to the population – in particular by UN agencies and partners.”
https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/09/1165881
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2025-09-10 08:13:59 UTC

We see hundreds of great comics, images, memes etc about climate change every year and still nothing has surpassed this. It's perfect
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2025-09-02 09:06:48 UTC

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2025-07-31 08:47:23 UTC

They are trying to 'herd immunity' climate change
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2025-07-25 07:49:49 UTC

This can be dusted off and reused with Starmer or Trump.
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2025-07-09 08:58:07 UTC

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2025-06-23 08:28:32 UTC

"A cyclist is a disaster for the country's economy: he does not buy cars and does not borrow money to buy. He does not pay for insurance policies. He does not buy fuel, does not pay for the necessary maintenance and repairs. He does not use paid parking. He does not cause serious accidents. He does not require multi-lane highways. He does not get fat.
Healthy people are neither needed nor useful for the economy. They don't buy medicine. They do not go to hospitals or doctors. Nothing is added to the country's GDP (gross domestic product).
On the contrary, every new McDonald's restaurant creates at least 30 jobs: 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietary experts and nutritionists, and obviously, people who work at the restaurant itself."
Choose carefully: cyclist or McDonald's? It is worth considering.
P.S. Walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy bicycles.
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2025-06-19 07:57:05 UTC

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2025-05-26 16:22:40 UTC

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2025-05-10 09:01:41 UTC

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2025-05-10 08:47:10 UTC

Monopoly wasn't invented by the Parker Brothers, nor the man they gave it credit for. In 1904, Monopoly was originally called The Landlord's Game, and was invented by a radical woman. Elizabeth Magie's original game had not one, but two sets of rules to choose from.
One was called "Prosperity", where every player won money anytime another gained a property. And the game was won by everyone playing only when the person with the least doubled their resources. A game of collaboration and social good.
The second set of rules was called "Monopoly", where players succeeded by taking properties and rent from those with less luck rolling the dice. The winner was the person who used their power to eliminate everyone else.
Magie's mission was to teach us how different we feel when playing Prosperity vs Monopoly, hoping that it would one day change national policies.
When the Parker Bros adopted the game, they erased the "Prosperity" rules and celebrated "Monopoly".
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2025-03-29 09:01:12 UTC

Dear Labour Government...
Top 6 (realistic) policy suggestions:
1. Rejoin the EU single market.
2. Bring in a tiny 2% wealth tax (£24bn)
3. Invest that in NHS, Schools and Rewilding
4. And avoid welfare cuts for the worst off
5. Get growth via investing in green economy (grew 10% last year)
6. End arms sales to Israel - because it’s immoral.
Interestingly, these are the policies of the Green Party. They are NOT policy for Labour, Cons, or Reform. Think of that the next time you vote.

2025-03-04 08:24:43 UTC

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2025-01-22 14:17:59 UTC

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Fair enough.
Its just that today there are lots of people trying to exonerate Musk

2025-01-22 14:03:08 UTC

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...and your point is what?
...that Musk was hailing a cab?

2025-01-18 11:03:27 UTC

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2025-01-17 09:53:19 UTC

A female partner of mine explained to me the best way to give oral sex. Apparently you spell out the alphabet using your tongue. It worked really well, but then she left me for some Chinese guy.

2025-01-17 09:48:22 UTC

Did you know that if you put 100 black ants and 100 red ants in a jar, nothing will happen? But if you shake the jar hard, the ants start killing each other. The red ants consider the black ants their enemies, and the black ants consider the red ants their enemies. The true enemy is the one shaking the jar. The same thing happens in human society. So, before we attack each other, we should think about who is shaking the jar!
Credit: Kurt Vonnegut
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2025-01-16 09:51:00 UTC

Every person I've ever met with an anti-immigration stance...
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2024-09-28 07:36:42 UTC

In no way does this exonerate Starmer, but it is funny how the right wing press have suddenly found their voice on corrupt gift giving at this time and not, say, 6 years ago.
(From Private eye)
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