Have you seen Threads?

how smart of cops

Irony.

What the fuck does “grawlixed” mean…?

The death penalty is anathema to civilised society.

Deport to… ?

Knowledge is power. France is bacon.

“I’m still here.”

I can’t stress enough how much heavy lifting the phrase “among other steps” is doing here.

There are 42 books in the picture. Seven months is about 210 days, which works out to a book every 5 days. That seems like an insurmountable challenge for me. I’m such a slow reader.

The original Prey was an excellent game, and the protagonist’s heritage was a large part of the game (though fairly heavily clichéd).

Only a few countries have grown entirely based on immigration, Australia, New Zealand, and America among them.

I know what you mean by this, but just a fun fact I want to crowbar in:
Humans settled in Australia around 50-60,000 years ago, North America around 20,000 years ago, but when the East-Polynesians (who would become the Māori) settled in New Zealand, Oxford University was already 200 years old.

Flagrantly

“Give me… sugar … In water.”

Lovely stuff.

I genuinely get a little pang of pride when I see Benedict Wong in huge blockbuster films and TV series and think “Aw, our Errol’s done well”

My bank immediately referred themselves to the financial ombudsman (UK) when they realised they’d been charging me for an account they weren’t supposed to be, which I was very mildly impressed by.

Paid for with a subscription

That’s literally what they’re for.

its about sending a message and terrorizing people

If only there was some snappy term for that 🤔

I think you mean “straight high fructose corn syrup water”.