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I mainly post on my blog at https://ar.al  (RSS: https://ar.al/index.xml ) and interact on my Mastodon https://mastodon.ar.al . Please follow me there.

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    Aral Balkan‏ @aral 16 Jul 2014

    Top: MPs debating their pay. Bottom: MPs debating emergency legislation to erode human rights in the UK. pic.twitter.com/wXG27LOgPu #DRIP

    1:44 AM - 16 Jul 2014
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      1. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 16 Jul 2014
        Replying to @aral

        …photo courtesy @slugdaddy via @Jo_annaP

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      2. Badly Parked Cars‏ @BadlyParked 16 Jul 2014
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        @aral That lower photo is old and often has the caption of debating disabled rights.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 16 Jul 2014
        Replying to @BadlyParked

        @BadlyParked Source? Looked very similar while I was watching the live feed yesterday.

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      4. Badly Parked Cars‏ @BadlyParked 16 Jul 2014
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        @aral http://samedifference1.com/2014/02/27/wow-debate-vs-mp-payrise/ … Note how the banner across the screen is trimmed in the new version.

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      2. Ed Jennings‏ @Ed_Jennings 17 Jul 2014
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        @aral @darrenhayman While the bottom image is correct, the first one is from a PMQs, nothing to do with pay.

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      3. Aral Balkan‏ @aral 17 Jul 2014
        Replying to @Ed_Jennings

        @Ed_Jennings @darrenhayman Thanks for the heads up. I was watching the live feed and the bottom one looks similar to what I saw…

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      4. Ed Jennings‏ @Ed_Jennings 17 Jul 2014
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        @aral @darrenhayman Yup, I was watching too, and bottom one looks right. Top image has been doing rounds for years with these memes though.

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      2. Matt Green‏ @mattgreenuk 16 Jul 2014
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        @aral It's often said the last man to enter the Palace of Westminster with honest intentions was Guy Fawkes..

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      1. oneoneoneone‏ @oneoneoneone 16 Jul 2014
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        @aral @MelissaCole That top picture is a stock photo of PMQs. The MPs pay debate isn't scheduled to happen til 2015.

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      1. Paul Beard‏ @tangowhisky26 17 Jul 2014
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        @aral @sphenefan MP's - overpaid, self-important jumped up gits in the main. Respect 4 those that serve constituents regardless of how voted

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      2. Alexakis Kostas‏ @Vorryn 16 Jul 2014
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        @aral @haploc IYup. In Greece matters are decided like this in the "summer sessions" of the parliament where its like 1/3 (or less) of them.

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      3. Chris R.‏ @haploc 16 Jul 2014
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        @Vorryn @aral for the EU parliament, I voted for someone who voted against a pay-raise. Someone with little self-interest

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      4. Alexakis Kostas‏ @Vorryn 16 Jul 2014
        Replying to @haploc

        @haploc @aral These people are so very few and far between. NOONE anymore goes into politics to legitimately help his own people.

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      1. David John Griffin‏ @MagicalRealized 16 Jul 2014
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        @aral @JeanHaines Believe me, this is just the tip of the tip of the iceberg.

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      1. Francis Rowland‏ @francisrowland 16 Jul 2014
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        @aral Jeez. Wonder if there will be a discussion of #DRIP at @OKFestival…

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      1. Jenny Galuschka‏ @jennygaluschka 21 Jul 2014
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        @aral @uow2011 Says it all, doesn't it?

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      1. Real Mackay‏ @rmackay11 20 Jul 2014
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        @aral @Kanata_Celt oink, oink.

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      1. Paul‏ @beardedtattman 20 Jul 2014
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        @aral @marilynstowe just about sums things up!

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