Arrakis

joined 1 year ago
[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

All of this has happened before, all of this will happen again

[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Over the past while, our government has essentially turned our welfare system into a parody of the US's. This guy makes the most amazing Lego sculptures, and it's so fucking sad he's going through this.

 

DJ Calvert told BBC News NI: "I've been let down - and I'm not the only one."

It was proof that Northern Ireland's health and social care system had "crashed", said the 49-year-old.

[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Those silly sausages!

[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (4 children)

And when you consider that approx 47% of the population is (was) under 18, they really showed those ~5k kids!!

[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If only every country would follow suit so money doesn't get hidden in so-called "tax havens".

[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Maybe you should tell that to the comedian who wrote the joke 30 years ago

[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Maybe they're going by body mass? 1 Hamas = the weight of 10 babies, so that's what makes it right! Logic!

[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

If you can get access to 4oD, say with a VPN, there are episodes of Grand Designs where people refurbish castles.

[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

Thanks for your insight, @SHITPOSTING_ACCOUNT

[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

It's easy to lump everyone together into the 'bad'uns" category, but from my experience even the worst of bad'uns have some humanity in them.

Sometime it's just very deep down ;)

[–] Arrakis@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago

Talk to the hand!

(Ok I'll stop now I promise)

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