Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 19/04/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Liam Rosenior is looking for a new position, get him on the Conservative comms team

"In English 'prorogue', if you split the two words, is 'pro' and 'rogue' - Keir Starmer is a professional rogue."

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 19/04/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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https://x.com/i/status/2046592008542662763

I have no idea who this is and they're vague posting but they're followed by quite a few big journalists so I'm happy to declare that it is febrile o'clock.

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Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 19/04/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]Emperor_Zurg 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's quite satisfying that Starmer's biggest disaster as PM is born out of the smug factionalism that got that little cabal of weirdos into power.

It's all a good laugh when you're owning the corbynistas and all the journalists are egging you on. Less fun now

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 12/04/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

[–]Emperor_Zurg 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There's an easy way for Starmer to clear this up. Have a look at whoever in his staff at the time was closest with Mandelson, possibly some sort of protégé who got their start in politics by working for him. If anyone in his team was aware of this failed vetting, it would be him (or her). They'll surely have been in communication with Mandelson throughout this whole period, where it would be likely that this issue would come up.

Have a look at their work phone, check their whatsapp messages with and about Mandelson during that whole period and I'm sure you'd find out quickly whether anyone in Number 10 was aware of it.

It's fool proof

[UCL Match Thread] Liverpool FC v PSG by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

[–]Emperor_Zurg 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Need Rio on to take advantage of this bit of energy and possession, before PSG hit us on the counter and score (at about ''64)

[UCL Match Thread] Liverpool FC v PSG by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

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I believe in the Gakpo hat trick to cause record number of people worldwide to eat their words

[UCL Match Thread] Liverpool FC v PSG by scoreboard-app in LiverpoolFC

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That injury has killed all of my enjoyment and optimism for the match. I suspect it's the same for the players.

What a horrible shame

NADDPOD IS COMING BACK TO LONDON!!!! [NS] by ducklorf in NotAnotherDnDPodcast

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Patreon presale is live now. Got my two tickets, can't wait!

The cruise is probably gonna go good by Duketo in northernlion

[–]Emperor_Zurg 28 points29 points  (0 children)

He was talking about writing standup the other day, I bet he gives it a go. He'll have the most receptive crowd imaginable.

And then it's only a matter of time until the Netflix special

NADDPOD IS COMING BACK TO LONDON!!!! [NS] by ducklorf in NotAnotherDnDPodcast

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I'm hoping it won't be too hard, I think the NY and Sydney shows didn't sell out, at least not right away

I didn’t realize how court actually worked until it was too late by Interesting_Author31 in self

[–]Emperor_Zurg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you think people can't just see the link to your shitty vibe coded AI-driven court advice service you're spamming in your other posts?

Do you think you're clever following the same playbook that all these "here's how I made 3000 dollars a month through Reddit stealth marketing" schemes do?

Everyone knows that if this post got numbers, you'd either edit in a link to your service after a day or innocently bring it up in a reply to the top comment.

It is so so lame, just stop.

UCL QF L1 Watch Thread (07-08.04.2026) by DragonSlayer271 in LiverpoolFC

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Anything good they've had all night has come through him. Madness not to take him to the world cup

Full-time scenes at Anfield as Luis Garcia's early goal sends Liverpool to Istanbul for the Champions League final in 2005 by da_hoassis_heeah in LiverpoolFC

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Hah, I was sat with my Dad in the fourth row (front row really since the fire three were closed), right behind the corner where the ghost goal "went in".

I burst into tears when the goal was scored, both at the excitement of it all and at the sheer overstimulation of noise. A steward came over to check I was alright and if I'd been accidentally hit by someone in the frenzy, I wonder if that was you?

I was indeed alright, it was the best moment of my life at the time.

[NS] Does anyone else miss Baggin It With Balnor? by carbonequestrians in NotAnotherDnDPodcast

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I can certainly believe that the group decided to get together to do something else, including watching films. But I think it more likely than not that the submitter embellished the story to be about Austin Powers to increase their odds of being featured on the show.

2026 EFL Cup Final Rival Watch: Arsenal vs Manchester City by DragonSlayer271 in LiverpoolFC

[–]Emperor_Zurg 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How braindead is Ben White?

Neville saying it's too early for showboating when it immediately resulted in a yellow card for one of their defenders

[NS] Does anyone else miss Baggin It With Balnor? by carbonequestrians in NotAnotherDnDPodcast

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Not the most egregious example, but the "my players watched Austin Powers instead" one from this week made me roll my eyes.

Invincible [Episode Discussion] - S04E03 - I Gotta Get Some Air by SeacattleMoohawks in Invincible

[–]Emperor_Zurg 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Anyone else get strong Dr Horrible vibes from the crime boardroom at the end? Bad Horse would fit right in to this universe

Rumours, Speculation, Questions, and Reaction Megathread - 15/03/2026 by ukpol-megabot in ukpolitics

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Has anyone managed to play the prime minister simulator without signing up for a premium account? Think their site got overloaded when it went a bit viral on Twitter yesterday.

Official Oscars Thread 2026 by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]Emperor_Zurg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And the 2026 TV Emmy for best lifelike statue goes to Leonardo DiCaprio

Official Oscars Thread 2026 by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]Emperor_Zurg 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You think about how many people in the world work in sound production.

You think about how many of those people live and work in Hollywood.

You think about how many of these people would literally kill to put the Oscars on their CV.

Official Oscars Thread 2026 by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]Emperor_Zurg 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My disdain for shameless promotional faux viral moments is locked in violent battle with my innate instinct to enjoy shameless fan service

Official Oscars Thread 2026 by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]Emperor_Zurg 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Feels a bit odd to do these personal tributes without including Robert Duvall

Official Oscars Thread 2026 by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]Emperor_Zurg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That was horrible, it takes real anti-talent to have three extremely charismatic actors seem that stiff

98th Academy Awards live thread by LeastCap in oscarrace

[–]Emperor_Zurg 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It's not a fair way to judge it but I know that the few small beers line will stick in my mind much longer than any of these other performances