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The former prime minister’s ‘free speech media network’ will be unveiled soon, she announces at a cryptocurrency conference in Bedford

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[–] liquidapricity@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Watch as users turn it into a lettuce growing enthusiast forum

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

Lettuce see how that goes

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 84 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Ok 49 days is impressive for a lettuce. It's also impressively bad for a prime minister.

[–] Horse@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 2 days ago

The former prime minister

incredible CV padding

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 38 points 2 days ago (2 children)

all the leftists should go there, make it a trans forum, let's see how quickly she starts censoring things there.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

That's actually genius

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 11 points 2 days ago

That actually sounds like a good idea. Can you post images? Might start a twink of the week poll.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 53 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Any politician launching their own media network is a reprehensible piece of shit.

Prove me wrong.

[–] EnsignWashout@startrek.website 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Any politician launching their own media network is a reprehensible piece of shit.

Prove me wrong.

Counterpoint?Obviously I don't have any examples here.

I'm sorry if I got anyone's hope's up

I hope this was a brief, fun, moment of mystery for a few of us.

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 days ago

Yeah, they are the exception

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 45 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So any of the users will be able to freely tell her to kill herself?

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 29 points 3 days ago

Lol, oh, no. It'll be like Trüf Social where only the platform's dear leader can do that.

[–] hairyfeet@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Think she has a bigger issue with being told she crashed the economy, after she crashed the economy.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

But it sounds like she want to lettuce say whatever we want!

[–] LandedGentry@lemmy.zip 40 points 3 days ago

I felt like I was reading the onion where the real punchline is at the end. “Announced at a cryptocurrency conference” lmao

[–] AFC1886VCC@reddthat.com 34 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Would be great to put that to the test by spamming it with gay Marxist furry trans atheist content

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago

But that’s just Lemmy again!

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 7 points 2 days ago

Marxist trans lettuces

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

You make an interesting and testable point, Afsee!

[–] stroz@infosec.pub 30 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Can we flood it with Rule 34 lettuce posts?

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

Sounds like a plan.

[–] duhbasser@lemm.ee 29 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Whats it going to run on? The vegetable section at the grocery store?

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not even the vegetables are that dumb.

[–] duhbasser@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I heard the vegetables preferred candidate is a head of lettuce

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

Why not a cabbage, they tend to smell

[–] drspod@lemmy.ml 25 points 3 days ago (1 children)

cryptocurrency conference in Bedford

This is the funniest part to me.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 3 points 2 days ago

Hopefully the Morris dancers did a display at the opening speech.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 16 points 3 days ago

Now accepting bets:: Which will last longer? Her freeze peach network or another head of lettuce?

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Everyone gonna call it lettuce regardless

[–] stoy@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 days ago

They could capitalize on that, and call it "Let us social!"

That would give it a friendly name and make her more approachable, which is why it won't happen.

[–] thr0w4w4y2@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Desperate to somehow stay relevant. Shunned by Trump at his inauguration, despised by most of her party and the laughing stock of the opposition.

At first my thoughts were "does she really think she's that relevant" now I'm just waiting for the hilarity to begin.

[–] Nakoichi@hexbear.net 6 points 3 days ago

Uncritical support to Liz on her quest to destroy the UKKK

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

Lettuce Social

[–] Kuori@hexbear.net 3 points 2 days ago

can't wait to flood it with death threats against every former and current member of the ukkk government wholesome

[–] 58008@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Is it so she can say repugnant things about minorities and spread conspiracy theories about matters of public health, or is she actually concerned about Turkey's ability to influence bsky into denying access to individuals for political reasons?

I'm going to go out on a limb and assume she didn't even mention Turkey in her 'talk'.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago
[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Anyone else remember the short-lived Matt Hancock app? What is it with Tories and shitty vanity projects?

[–] drspod@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

They're easily taken-in by some grifter selling them their software platform. It's the same as all the famous people selling their own cryptocoin that turns out to be a rug-pull - someone approached them and dazzled them with buzzwords and jargon, and all they saw was dollar signs.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Maybe it’s an embezzlement wheeze and they can claim expenses money and have the sole exployee be a vibe coder family member?