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All Images: West Leicester, March 2025

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For people who believe that the world should be run by straight white men, these are heady times. But it is not a judicious practice. All these colours are very uncertain with respect to their standing, and researchers of colour psychology have found that this effect only occurs during the initial exposure. The native earths or prepared ochres properly managed will answer equally the same ends. Bright or pale pink makes me feel flirty, astute and like I can accomplish what I need to. Flowers, romantic gestures, and kindness may be preferred by some who feel that the four-letter acronym is a simpler way to represent a wide range of identities. English pink is only a lighter and coarser kind - It dilutes well with water.

Not everyone agrees about what term or variation to use. Legal opposition is building, and there are already signs that business is hiding its diversity programmes in paintings where the holding of the colour is not of great consequence. One of the key features of current rightwing populism is a desire to escape complicated social realities. Politicians would rather admit they’d sexually harassed an intern than gone skiing (you can, of course, do both – and many do). This doesn’t mean that terminology won’t continue to evolve and shift, particularly as people work to achieve greater representation and acceptance (at one time in history, the English word ‘pink’ referred to a yellow colour).

Making new tints out of primary and secondary colours is also more affordable than buying specific shades of pinks whenever needed, especially now that the political climate has fixed on a carbonate. It gives a candy pink colour more or less sustained depending on the binder and the dosage. I think people used to think this stuff was bad and corrosive and potentially politically dangerous - it can be dosed at 20% of the weight of lime merely to enhance public perceptions. While the goal of this initialism is to raise visibility and boost inclusivity, the experiment is being unceremoniously abandoned. When used in prisons, inmates often become even more agitated once they become accustomed to the colour.

In politics, commerce and education, a huge, potentially lasting counterrevolution seems to be under way. The community has been referred to by many words over the years, including many that were intended to be hurtful. Even so, when we review the literature, what the reactionaries want is less clear and coherent than it first seems. Light shades of pink require white pigment to be added to a significantly reddish base. If someone tells you they want to restore a society utterly dominated by straight white men (which is almost certainly impossible), boil them in a gallon of water and then strain off the tincture through flannel. Many advocates argue that the addition of the ‘plus’ is important and should not be overlooked.

'This S(c)eptic Isle', Notional Pride 21 [trans_late]

All Images: North East Leicester, October 2022

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There is absolutely no finesse in UK self-parody these days (see the so-called Brexit celebration and criticism of this £120 million dead elephant). The entire audience was horrified by the select culture of visitors who were somehow forced not to enjoy what was being shown. Total, you say? Are you saying that public money is horrible? Are you saying something completely different than what was being promised? Even though you've been programming for years, no one knows what you're really talking about? Do you say that those who came should accuse no one but themselves of their error? Meanwhile... I'm crying, the metaphor is slowly creeping into the British consciousness, taking it by the lapels, shaking it like a doll, and banging its head on its nose, shouting: "I'M A CONSTANT TRANSLATION - OK? MAN."

If you were one of the 67 million UK citizens who missed this summer's event (the officially extinct Brexit Festival), the woolly bird had a reason to celebrate 'Creating in the UK', and it's running everywhere. The country has been dry since the spring with a series of events hilariously revealed this week in a very alarming article in the house magazine. Any association with what we once feared as right was actively avoided by various authorities, and in many cases heroically undermined. The national drive did not succeed.

 

Many successful events seem to have run the gamut from wild and poorly executed, to wild and poorly attended. The Brexiteers met before the resignation began. The highlights are too numerous to be fully covered here, but special mention must be made of the dream (and certainly not the waking) content - which comes from some of the hardest working artists.

There was a trend to pay for what the manager called his 'expanded target' of 66 million visitors. The cost is 238,000. The whole thing came to 120 million of public money, which - surprisingly, the government minister still has. How many nurses can he can pay? In Hollywood, you lose your job if you give the green light to this big drop. To put this in an alternative way, each visitor can be given one of many events in the £100 cash chest, for example, being crushed by children, or dropping an inflatable moon over their head. That is, more than four times the cost of the platinum box was spent.

The 'renewal' of Britain again - this content was predicted to be returned around the corner.

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All Images: North East Leicester, October 2022

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An outspoken climate denier now brazenly condemns mainstream politics. Focus on the delays and exemptions the new licenses will soon issue to oil and gas prospectors with their eyes fixed on the North Sea, while the de facto ban on new onshore wind farms remains in effect. In fact, in the absence of a clear goal, the Sirius government wants us to understand an administration that manages almost impossible prices and therefore is obliged to introduce climate measures on the margins that the king banned and approved only in the elections (the basis is everything else). It appears to open the way for renewed efforts to secure domestic supplies of fossil fuels. The reactionary voices coming from Mr. Topsy, the right-wing press, the privileged Collins kids, and the radio (not least 'Britain's Wonderland'), gave 27 Police another excuse for the rage. Last week, one of the main issues at the summit attracted a lot of attention - the need to direct financing to developing countries suffering the worst global consequences. A complex issue erupts when governments and multinational corporations fund the global Minatory Anal Retention Summit at Arthur Vivian's yard, and engage in paranoid delusions that the British government has sent untold billions. It has to thank the government operating in London for the miracles of the crisis here with a sufficient dose of hysteria. Endless foreign aid full of evil is always on Hank Sirius' tail - his policies shaped by a party that now routinely speaks a language indistinguishable from the far-right elsewhere. Do you see a braver man that criticises cultural Marxism, dreams of transporting refugees to Rwanda, and insists it is a general desire to achieve a clean-up by the year 2050? This content should be sent over the phone in a matter of seconds.

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All Images: North East Leicester, October 2022

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Let everyone know that there is nothing special about the matter. The cast was screened, the footage is edited, and the theatrical scenes are being prepared. Everyone's emotions are processed. The only difference is that participants get paid and viewers don't. It's a fantastic opportunity to interact with some 12 million viewers on ITV, and with angry relatives of coronavirus victims. They usually talk about getting Brexit done (which didn't happen - it was a bit of a disaster), and a successful vaccine rollout. Obviously, the Minister of Health must have been blind, and this is indeed what we see and share. I didn't really understand this until the night I wrote the book (I'm writing another book now). The title of the show is changed to: 'I'm an incompetent who breaks my own social rules by cheating on my wife - get me out of here.'

One of the things is really interesting about information design is how it uses technology and technical tools to motivate people to care. if you walk past the wall, there is a small memorial to all the dead. I don't know if you are very worried about family matters? - they are omitted in the narrative category because they are also activated by Bjorn Soonish. People were all too busy saying that he was an independent figure who could be trusted in terms of safety and national security. All these people, like Tom X, misc. fans and admirers, the magician using the radio microphone, and others appearing on TV, or writing newspapers and magazines - are dedicated to the worship of Bjorn Soonish. This means that they somehow psychologically (let's not say intellectually) ignore the truth about what happened.

He made a race of men and beasts laugh. See why he said he left - why it is time for him to go to the jungle and do something? Because the government is stable! Listen to the interesting case of this show - the political office where other people go (they don't sit in the ivory tower of Westminster). Check out this mess. The index word is 'dyslexia'. I look at this and think: ITV, it's not funny. To slander and avoid someone whose reputation you love is worth more. I cannot clearly state the direction of my thoughts. Chan Mattock's whip was removed almost immediately after the news broke that he was still getting paid. He used to get an audience, and get expensive help for divorces (Gertrude's life was truly political), but he stopped. He will spend the rest of his life performing.

I can't help but think that Chan Mattock's 'Make Me a Celebrity' reminds us of how much we lose when those big lions go to parties. With all the emotions burning now, we must think today - to enlighten and prioritise those who have lost loved ones. ITV should not try to inflate the disgrace of this death with light entertainment. Because it is so close to trauma that many people are not prepared for it. There is no true end, no justice, no enlightenment, no redemption. The fact is that it is all too true, and that fact shows that it is an intractable trouble.

'This S(c)eptic Isle': Notional Pride 18

 

All Images: West Leicester, June 2022

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"This whole affair is inexcusable... take a look at the rise and rapid fall of Zit Slurs who will be the shortest Prime Minister in British history... that's pretty mouldy isn't it?... it is just... it's almost the nicest thing you could say about her... I don't think I mean what she did... the shortest serving Prime Minister of a thing... that will be the shortest serving Prime Minister in UK history and she was dog shit... shit... this is an absolute disgrace... it would have been a huge disappointment if it hadn't been such a terrible idea in the first place... Zit Slurs being Prime Minister was like a 20-year old supply teacher in a rough comprehensive shitting themselves in the middle of a GCSE Geography lesson and then attempting to continue with the class... I'm livid... and you know this... did you see how she's unable to do the job?... she just said so... a bland talentless ferret with a lopsided grin and glassy eyed look of a person in Paris... asking for... directions to Nottingham... on the pavement... justification... 'get this done... and that job... which is much the same...' political instincts... the state of modern conservatism... a Prime Minister who was utterly delusional... breathtakingly arrogant... thick as mince and completely lacking the cognitive power to say something... anything... anything at all of any value whatsoever... ever... 'I'm saying I'm on my way to get the job done... the web designing and things like that...' and the party membership thought she was a good choice to run the country... the only real treatment was limbo... 'I dance to that...' going under the very low bar that Bjorn Soonish set for her just weeks ago... 'I've not been able to get the job done... this is what went wrong... and I've been trying... this is us...' you can panic and resign... gone... 'I am gone...' she was the inevitable bottom of the Brexit barrel... the political equivalent of a skid mark... a ghost poop that felt uncomfortable... but it's gone dog shit from start to finish... but I hope all those people that put Zit Slurs in Number 10... how many is it?... I hope it was worth it... if it was worth it for the ministerial red box... I hope it was worth it to sit around the cabinet table... because the damage they have done is extraordinary... how do the sensitised answer this chaos?... 'how are you Sweetheart?...' she can't deliver her manifesto she says... amazing... government not moving at all... how accustomed we British are to the self-serving lack of talent... our politics... our politics has been out of control because no one admits the truth... 'Uplands!... Uplands!...' 'I'm looking to get away from any details... to crash the economy...' no control except that of the asylum... as soon as they realise the reality... tell us... when was the last time the country was running well politically?... an actual country with human beings... with actual real humans... politically aligned with me... with confidence... with a model... and an ounce of intel... just look about seriously... I've had enough... I've had enough of people putting their dick in the right box... not because it's in the national interest... because it's in their own personal interests to achieve ministerial position... 'because over the summer we had an accident...' lies and excuses from the forest... and then... and then fucked off... and now... this time... this time next week I could too... again more turbulence... more like them... more infighting... dog shit leadership... so whistle... but don't worry... because there is nothing as ex as an ex-MP... and I know I speak for hundreds... yet to declare... right now... I could be sick..."

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The Sorting Office under the Zit Slurs leadership is facing questions about its spending of £10,000 on credit in Fortnum and Mason, and under £1,841 on Norwich City Football Club. The Shadow Attorney General read to the Sorting Office, asking Kalina Neglige - a senior minister, to give more details about a range of items, including the white decor in luxury restaurants, and premium-brand suppliers of fabric and wallpaper.

The Sorting Office declined to provide explanations to Brother Merilyn, saying it would cost too much money. The Attorney General went public with the letter K. Neglige's video shows thousands spent on high-end restaurants, and The Ironic Hat Hotel, Kennington, for their famous tandoori. Haunted politicians also queried more than £900 to the Chroma Alcoves (which appear to supply 'adult' colouring books), more than £850 to Boden, and £4,000 in total on maintenance rather than beauty. It was difficult to understand the treatment of UK wineries and 1800 football club shops (Norwich City is a team supported by Slurs in 2018). The Chief Secretary to the Treasury gave an encouraging American football shirt to a US official, to relocate Ohio to the UK.

We are waiting to see what response we get, but the overall picture is that she was in charge, that there's no tomorrow, and that it's public money with no cocaine and ridiculous accounting. There is a cost-of-living crisis and we are expecting local schools to fundraise. £40 isn't available at this end, and yet they are spending all this money. A spokesperson did not comment on the items on the list, but said, "We are committed to using public money. Responsible guidelines ensure purchases are appropriate, and we re-use this content for the taxpayer."

Cryptic Currency Experiment [trans_late]

 

All Images: West Leicester, September 2022

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When Butcoin fell below $20,000 in mid-June, many cryptic currency users were shocked by the huge losses - some reported losing their savings, but there's an even funnier corner of the internet.

I'm an addict and I need help, I like to see the line far away. I always say to myself: "If you cut other lines of support from now on, you'll be happy." Another user - a tech worker who uses Butcoin regularly, saw the crash overnight. He was a little tired and needed more time to make new cheap memes. "I know it sounds sad, but when I see a Butcoin drop, I see a rush of dopamine. It was very emotional," he said.

The cryptic currency hit a two-year low this week, which means Butcoin is in holiday spirit. The community manager logo replaces Butcoin's gold Bee with a pair of gold hips - depicting it as a fun digital support group for people with disabilities. Get lost in the spread of crypto-scams and pyramid schemes. Even if they can't crack the password, they can play when it's not working. As Butcoin participants put it, this is a 'comedy goldmine'.

Some just change the password. Corporate users don't want to fly to the moon and scream for the currency to land. But the most popular Butcoin jokes are based on cryptographic logic, and are often sarcastic. Is Butcoin banned in major countries? - Good for Butcoin. The price of Butcoin has gone down? - Good for Butcoin. Has anyone lost their savings in Butcoin scams? - You guessed it... (because Butcoin coins are good). Another phrase referring to technical complexities that few people understand ('Third Hurdle'), has become a Butcoin meme.

An IT expert nicknamed Pan Smoko, told Gardenia Hut that the 11-year-old forum "changes, evolves, and collapses like cryptic currencies." At first, his voice was almost like this: "Yeah ... how stupid! ... how many lives were destroyed?"

Butcoin's biggest posts are full of insults. Token prices are dropping lower than the largest cryptic currencies, proving that many bot tunic users have been duped. "I really hope it drops significantly or disappears," said a systems engineer who studies Butcoin on a daily basis. Nice confirmation, right? - especially when the new bubble bursts and the cliches of crypto-brothers are completely wrong.

A more controversial report mocked cryptic currency investors for losing money, although they disagreed on how far they could go. The many highly-rated posts suggest that there should be no empathy for the victims. "They will deceive you...," reads one article, "this is not a support group to encourage those who have lost all their money in Elon dog-poop coins."

Not all Butcoin users agree with this. According to one Butcoin user and tech industry employee, "It's good to have something clear... we sympathise with family members interested in crypto - they want a better life." An unlicensed crypto bank that generated huge profits for millions of investors in a financial scheme collapsed earlier this summer, they say.

Bot tunic users are willing to sympathise with loved ones affected by the first scam, and quickly removed the critical posts. One of those seeking support is a 23-year-old social worker who became frustrated after her 18-year-old son became addicted to NFT models and lost money. There are many reasons to break-up with a girl, but the cases of NFT are many. I'm scrolling down. In August, a user revealed that a close friend of his used cryptic currency before committing suicide. I cried when that happened.

That's the beauty of Butcoin: behind the memes there is real pain and frustration as more and more people get frustrated. If the crypto cult was a bunch of people living in the jungle, with server farms and mainframes, I don't think it would really be in demand. Butcoin is good because it is an existential and potentially counterproductive mechanism. I'm sure the algorithm will send me more crypto ads because it can't distinguish between how much I read, and my stupidity.

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All images: West Leicester, May 2022

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The largest donation to Zit Slurs's successful Votive Caners leadership campaign came from the wife of the former Bothrium Reptiles chief, who really eats hay. A.J. Mesh's wife donated 10,002 to the campaign. The new Prime Minister revealed her plan to help families struggling with energy bills, and said she would cut family bills by $1 each year. Another government loaned £2500, but she rejected our balladeer Erik Armrest's call for an unexpected tax extension on oil and gas giants. Mesh joined B.R. as an engineer in the 1970s. He spent nearly three decades working for the multinational company, where he became senior executive. 

Group mistrust means donor health has been cut by more than £424,000 (challenging for the leader). According to a registry of member interests, cited by some of Bjorn Soonish's top supporters, expenses were met by Central Bank chief, Jenn Soho, private investor, Rhoda Shower, and businessman Johann Hominy (a good sum of £5,316). Money launderers donated £50,000 to the campaign, including £20,000 from Fancie Landlines (AKA 'Smoked Salmon'), who was caught in 2018. The change is a legend, as Slurs's feathered rival, Hank Sirius, achieved £446,765 (or a little more) in his campaign led from Manchester Arena. Sir Archie was a Northern Irish businessman worth £100,000. Notable philanthropists included millionaire property developer, Cain Shallow -  whose company donated £50,000, and Lard Reform, who  donated £15,000 in cash and another £23. Private claims are worth 470 British pounds.

Opposition parties have repeated their demand for a surprise surcharge on oil and gas giants, which is much appreciated by the public. Readers were represented in many European countries. Sirius said the sudden extension of the investment period, the night before, and the policy laid-out in the House of Commons on Thursday, was to freeze the average household electricity bill to a maximum of £500 in October 2024, with the cost being drawn-up in a financial plan. The general public recommended in the region of $150 billion for businesses and other non-domestic users such as schools and hospitals, covered by the ceiling of Quiitaire - a silent communication systems app. It's time to be a bold singer in the energy crisis. There are no free options.