Brandon Ward

Hull grad. Catholic Crusader. Post when rageous, drunk or high on the Holy Spirit (exclusively)! Follow for banter

[Brandon Ward @BrandonASWard]

@pissvortex *keeps looking at the corner of his eyes towards his mum watching them* errr yeh no i’ve never heard of that …. Absolutely not… never *mum still staring at him* not a thing…

[Brandon Ward @BrandonASWard]

@LRSerling Though you need mods to get to practice it properly in skyrim though

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@kevinf567 @echetus Because a lot of middle class old people hate the young especially if the young are poor

[Brandon Ward @BrandonASWard]

@rcolvile It’s fine by time the WASPIs bother to pay attention to it labour will have lost the next election

[Brandon Ward @BrandonASWard]

@residentadviser I’m curious how confident you are on your Vance prediction

[Brandon Ward @BrandonASWard]

@StevenStoppard @BovrilG @Misanfrog Well tbf it’s mostly been consistently set in the same period which allows a lot of story and adaptations and themes over years. They also didn’t have a Robin Hood TV show constantly running from the 14th century lol

[Brandon Ward @BrandonASWard]

@Gordonlover6 @bog_beef Except eastern europe also had feudalism and a particular harsh form of serfdom. While many other societies in Asia throughout history had feudal practices of land based lords, such as the Chinese warring states, quasi-feudal governors in India

[Brandon Ward @BrandonASWard]

@Ahmonza12 Historically youd treat the slave army better than your countrymen. Like the Mamelukes, sure they did take over but it took a long time. Even so, if you want them to become heroes the mamelukes route works (enemy is worse), if you want them to stay tyrannical it still works

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@JAMOGRAD @Quester111 @MasterVril He was specifically talking about academics. George Orwell himself was a leftist and patriotic. I’d say the unpatriotic element of academia has infected the rest of the left in the last few decades.

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@Preist_Prayin1 @loongshih Not large but they were a military society fielding 100s of thousands across a long border against a china that was actively collapsing and it still took them decades. While Spain couldn’t crush the Dutch or invade England despite being significantly closer and smaller than china

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@Rogelio_Mellado @jokieliu If you walk around chinese streets one thing you notice is you don’t even often see kids playing sports except at spaces designed for it. Most of those spaces are like basketball ball courts or in schools. Its not that kids don’t want to its that they’re not given the opportunity

[Brandon Ward @BrandonASWard]

@PnishdMythMason @loongshih The British were facing a collapsing foreign dynasty that had suffered decades of revolts. While the Inca had also had a brutal civil war and a plague and they didn’t have guns. The spanish plan against the Ming was at the height of the Ming’s power and they had guns and horses.

[moon meow 🌙 @Moonbae222]

How can nobody in government see the massive ethical implications of using AI in this manner ???

[Brandon Ward @BrandonASWard]

@Quester111 @MasterVril Ofc not, its just British progressivism tends to dislike/avoid patriotism (though thats more a mordern thing)

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@London_W4 Well i from my limited understanding the prov IRA despite their roots in sectarianism, the leadership were modern leftists rather than reactionary catholics (unlike the original IRA) so naturally incorporated leftist policies. Though no doubt they did have very religious members

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@iniemohk So the imperial troops have their sleeves rolled up and spend their spare time at barbecues? Or do they ride giant spiders?

[Brian McDonald @BrianMcDonaldIE]

When Russia hosted the World Cup in 2018, it had to suspend normal visa rules for the tournament. Foreigners with tickets could enter visa-free, using a scheme called ‘Fan ID.’

Russia also had to do weird stuff to keep FIFA’s sponsors happy. For example, small shops near Fan Zones and stadiums could only sell Budweiser beer on match days.

So yes, FIFA absolutely does dictate conditions to host governments when it suits FIFA. Infantino pretending otherwise is nonsense.

[Alan @A1an_M]

Lol. BBC turned off replies as I was typing this. So Repost instead.

"Ed Davey asks if there should be a crackdown on platforms like X where ordinary people are able to voice their legitimate concerns about political issues, expose events which politicians want to remain hidden, and repeatedly call out lying politicians via Community Notes".

[Brandon Ward @BrandonASWard]

@krus_chiki Yeh one of the best chinese TV dramas i saw of the romance of the three kingdoms was from the 90s and they used 100s of soldiers as extras

[Yeerk.P 🦆 @PYeerk]

You're using a dating app for "research" and your "finding" is that men use it to ask you on dates- thanks for your contribution to human knowledge, genius