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Dr Paul M@drpaulm· 9d

No. This is Katie Phang. flayld.org/commission-o...

Katie Phang

From https://flayld.org/commission-on-women/interview-series/katie-phang/

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· 13d

@theguardian.com whoever writes your captions should be paid more. This is gold.

The text: 4.Donald Trump (not pictured) has ordered signs to be put up outside which institution to accuse it of inaccuracy?

The image: An orange balloon

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· 22d

Wanted to watch Trump get booed. Spoiled for choice, really.

+ donald trump booed

Q donald trump booed at washington commanders game

Q donald trump booed at us open

Q donald trump booed at nba finals

Q donald trump booed at madison square garden

Q donald trump booed at ufc 327

Q donald trump booed at game

Q donald trump booed in nyc

Q donald trump booed at new york game

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Jul 5

This Nathan?

A sign that reads either 'Greek Yogurt' and 'Nathans foot long hot dogs'

Or

'Greek Nathans foot long yogurt hot dogs'

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Jul 3

I am Connor MacCow of the Clan MacCow. I was born in 1518 in village of Glenfinnan on the shores Loch Shiel. And I am immootal.

Lightning strikes the cow. Probably a Highland Cow.

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Jun 30

Excellent work, Mr. Burgon. @richardburgon.bsky.social

HOUSE OF COMMONS
LONDON SWIA DAA

Nigel Farage MP

House of Commons London

SWIA OAA

(Sent by email)

29 June 2026

Dear Nigel Farage,

I am writing to invite you to attend the Westminster Hall debate on MPs' Second Jobs, which I have secured for this Wednesday, 1 July.

Since being elected as an MP, it has been reported that you have raked in more than £1.5 million from outside earnings. Only former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has declared more.

This is, of course, separate from the £5 million "gift" that you have received, which is now the subject of an investigation by the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner.

In this week's debate, I will focus on my Bill to ban MPs' second jobs.

The principles behind the Bill are straightforward.

Being an MP is not only a privilege but also a well-paid job. MPs receive a salary of £98,599 a year, earning more than 95% of people in our country. The public are entitled to expect that job to have an MP's full attention.

When MPs are chasing lucrative second jobs, far from bringing in valuable outside experience, as some claim, it leaves them out of touch with the people they are elected to represent, many of whom are experiencing a deep cost-of-living crisis.

It also undermines public confidence in politics, which has hit record lows in recent years.

If MPs want to earn huge amounts through private-sector work, they are, of course, entitled to. But they should resign from Parliament before doing so.

As one of the MPs with the highest outside earnings, I appreciate that you are likely to disagree. I therefore hope you will attend the debate and explain why you believe Members of Parliament should be permitted to earn vast sums from second jobs.

Yours sincerely,

Richard Burgon MP

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Jun 22

A baby sits in a high chair, forearms and face covered in smurf guts. Caption says "bring me another smurf"

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Jun 16

44-year-old Robert Kuzovkov, also known under the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, was shot five times, including once to the head on Wednesday, in the eastern Polish town of Biala Podlaska close to the Belarusian border. Lets make this cartoon go viral Rest in peace, Robert.

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Jun 10

Incorrect. Miami based company.

Overview
About RBI

Restaurant Brands International Inc. (“RBI”) is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with nearly $45 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 32,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories. RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities.

RBI’s principal executive offices are in Miami, Florida. In North America, RBI’s brands are headquartered in their home markets where they were founded decades ago: Canada for Tim Hortons and the U.S. for Burger King, Popeyes and Firehouse Subs.

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Jun 10

Nice ear there. Not dented or damaged, scratched or scraped.

Donald's perfect ear. Apologies for the gratuitous neck-gina

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· May 26

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05...

To its credit, the European Union has helped to keep the peace in most of Europe, but it has failed – so far – as a military venture.

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· May 22

Not on mine.

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· May 20

Its not even close.

Gordon's bacon, mushroom and pea soup with noodles.

Ingredients
125g Dried Spaghetti
30g Frozen Peas
80g Streaky Bacon or Pancetta, Cut into small lardons
2 Egg Yolks
1 1/2 Tablespoons Crème Fraîche
2 Mushrooms, Sliced
1 Chili, Minced
Olive Oil
2 Garlic Gloves, Thinly Sliced
Grana Padano or Parmesan Cheese
2 Tablespoons Parsley, Chopped
Salt and Pepper

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· May 18

While we're on the subject, this stuff is very misleading.

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Apr 28

I tried a salad once, didn't work. Listen, did you know if you swop the batteries around in a flashlight and point it at the sun, they'll charge up?

Aquaman on the left, looking ripped. Maui on the right, looking comfy.

Captions read, from left to right
2 years of straight keto : eats a donut

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Apr 25

And the machine we raged at was the toaster sandwich maker

One cheese toastie placed centrally in the device, spilling melted cheese

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Apr 4

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTru.... 1d

My daughter, Ivanka, just arrived in South Korea. We cannot have a better, or smarter, person representing our country.

37.4K 13.5K 89.6K

Muscular Baby @Mobute

Replying to @realDonaldTrump

why not

1:09 pm 23 Feb 18

237 Retweets 2,014 Likes

neotravis

i laughed so hard just now that i spit on myself oh mmy god

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Mar 25

My brother, i feel that your hand was on the dagger that wounded you.

Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social.1h

Going to become "the bad boy of Jeopardy" and by that I mean "I'm going to use my phone to look up the answers" until "Ken Jennings beats my ass"

4 9 176 ...

Ken Jennings

@kenjennings.bsky.social

You mean look up the questions.

May 15, 2025 at 8:05 PM

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Mar 24

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Tame Impala • The Less I Kn...

Dr. Danielle Lemmon
@iLemmon

Hi, PhD researcher who studies climate and human evolution here.

Please stop comparing dying from poverty to Darwin's "survival of the fittest." Poverty is a social construct caused by wealth hoarding in the post-industrial age, not by some natural resource shortage you fascist

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Mar 22

@arthurhwalker.bsky.social has indeed made perfect waffles and is invited to the campfire.

A campfire late at night, the coals glowing red

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Mar 9

PirateBay testing dynamic piracy <ahem> They hype up a game, make it only play on the latest equipment, and then want to jack up the price to meet the demand? Sony shares rated as 'sell for whatever you can get, thats a dead cat bounce if i ever saw one'

Sony's share price for the last six months, demonstrating the dead cat bounce.

Income for the last quarter 3.7T, up 0.55%

Electronic arts share price for the last six months: a big leap up and then a table.

Quarterly revenue up 0.98% on 1.9B

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Mar 8

Yes, you can buy them for €1, but you're on the hook for 9% tax per year of their market value. This is why these houses became abandoned because the property tax is crippling. Every eleven years you give the govt a new house.

Property taxes in Italy
When buying a property in Italy, you will have to pay 2% – 9% of the cadastral value of the house.

If you are a tax resident and the property will be your main residence, you will pay 2%. Non-residents or second-home buyers, however, will pay 9%.

Whether you are a resident or non-resident, the tax will never be less than €1000 regardless of the value of the property.

Land registry tax: €50-200 depending on whether you are buying from a private seller or a company.

VAT: you pay no VAT if buying from a private seller. If buying from a company, you might pay from 4% to 22% in VAT. For a main residence, it is 4%. For a second home – 10%, and for a luxury home – 22%.

IMU or Italian regular property tax: you don’t pay this tax if you are a resident in Italy and the house is your main residence and not classified as luxury. Otherwise, you pay this tax. The calculations are complicated and vary from municipality to municipality, so it’s best to consult an accountant.

To benefit from the main residency tax reduction, the buyer is required to move his/her residency to the same municipality in which the property is located within 18 months of the date on the purchase deed.

As a buyer, you are not required to move to the property you purchased, for the simple fact that your property might require renovations that take longer than 18 months.

Failure to move your residency within 18 months of the purchase deed will make you liable to pay the difference between the taxes paid and the taxes payable on top of a fine amounting to 30% of any tax due.

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Mar 5

Seems appropriate here

A menu from a restaurant called healthy burgers but they've not paid for proper graphic design and instead it says

Heal
Thy
Bur
Gers

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Mar 4

403 forbidden. Which is about right. That's a lovely chicken casserole idea, but it has nothing to do with coal miners

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Mar 4

A sign above some wine bottles that used to read 'exciting whites' but now says 'exiting whites'

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Feb 26

This is the post that saw @newsthump.com banned from Tiktok and their account deleted. Billionaires don't like it when you make fun of fascism, apparently.

Professional racism enthusiast Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, who likes to be called Tommy Robinson, but instead gets called Tommy Ten Names, is standing on a beach wearing a blue t-shirt and jeans rolled up above his knees. There is an inflatable beachball under his right arm that is too big for the little man to hold on to. The caption underneath says
"Fighting-age man flees country of origin, seeks refuge"
---News Thump---

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon fled the UK to avoid a court case.

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Feb 25

How's your day going? My day so far:

A serving of mulligatawny soup that leaked, dissolved the paper bag and fed the carpet.

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Feb 24

Hey Peter Mandelson, how's things?

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Feb 23

Babe, wake up. New nursery rhyme just dropped.

“The grand old Duke of York,
he had 12 million quid.
He gave it to someone he’d never met,
for something he never did.”

Dr Paul M@drpaulm· Feb 19

Whilst sailing through the med a small bird (Pied flycatcher?) landed in my lap once, stayed there for an hour resting, and then flew off, probably disgusted with how slowly we were travelling. I can see how they might hop from boat to boat, resting in between.