OV9

@gothcasual

It’s just my usual politics, music, pop culture shite.

https://bsky.app/profile/gothcasual.bsky.social

It is a less tame version than I generally presented round here though

No flounce, just decided my energies would be better spent elsewhere.

I still lurk to see what yous are up to

I don’t think conflating regional protection and food safety rules is that useful but what do I know.

Wes Streeting is taking an axe to NHS England as we speak, he’s always been a fan of privatisation and he’s been taking meetings with activist groups funded by US Christian conservatives.

Who’s yelling at clouds?

No dan, you don’t understand. You own a toolbox and work in a building with a roller door. You must be a mechanic. Everyone else said so

What have you seen from them that still gives them that much benefit of the doubt?

They’re watching fascists destroy a society and taking notes.

I’m not sure that move fast and break things should be applied to the thing that keeps the country breathing tbh.

Yeah, the whole thing is capitalist protectionism, it’s just funny that once again Trump the famous business understander doesn’t understand any of this stuff. Just saying "oh but it's capitalism" seems a narrow assessment. PDO and PGI are more about cultural heritage and food sovereignty...

I never had a nice bottle of Cava tbh, I’d assume that’s because it’s usually just the cheap shit we get though.

Yeah, the whole thing is capitalist protectionism, it’s just funny that once again Trump the famous business understander doesn’t understand any of this stuff.

Peeled ones make kosher wine

Like I say, it's one of those rules that you have to buy into.

Now that I don’t drink or eat pork pies I don’t really give a shit

Yeah, the non specific name for booze made from agave is mescal.

Fun fact, Russia has produced its own ‘champagne’, which is marketed as, and called champagne, since forever. The whole point of regional protection is that people calling it that doesn’t make it so. There’s a certain level of buying into that idea needed or you end up going along with selling Engl...

A completely unsurprising insight into the ignorance of the MAGA voter.

Love me some Ernest and Julio Gallo Rose Champaign.

True, I suppose the decision will be just as relevant to the rest of the world too

He’ll be gutted when he finds out it’s literally impossible for the US to have a champagne industry.

Look forward to upcoming restrictions on gender affirming care and abortion/contraception availability.

It’s the same people Dave