Ditch
(Anglo-Indian, slang, derogatory, obsolete) The city of Calcutta.
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I think most people are smart enough to recognise a desperate last ditch attempt by reform to grab voters. But if you haven't got that far yet: just remember, they can't do anything if nobody votes for reform. It rea…
NEW: ‘This is not the level F1 should be’: Norris tells F1 to ‘ditch the battery’ Formula 1's power unit rules need much more drastic changes than those the FIA introduced last weekend, says world champion Lando Nor…
Didn’t he ditch the Mars objective and refocus on the moon like, a couple of months ago?? Did Ezra stop taking in new info about Musk in like 2019??
Its already imploded. This blockade is a last ditch effort. Iran can attack with a couple thousand dollars, the US blockade costs billions. Bin Laden would be laughing right now. This will extend beyond Trump's term.
You don't know me, and I won't be offended if you ignore this, but... are there instructions anywhere for not-savvy Mac users? I'm happy to ditch Chrome entirely, but I'm not sure I know what I need to do to get rid o…
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(Anglo-Indian, slang, derogatory, obsolete) The city of Calcutta.
“I think most people are smart enough to recognise a desperate last ditch attempt by reform to grab voters. But if you haven't got that far yet: just remember, they can't do anything if nobody votes for reform. It really is that simple”
— Bluesky· May 2026“NEW: ‘This is not the level F1 should be’: Norris tells F1 to ‘ditch the battery’ Formula 1's power unit rules need much more drastic changes than those the FIA introduced last weekend, says world champion Lando Norris. More:”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Didn’t he ditch the Mars objective and refocus on the moon like, a couple of months ago?? Did Ezra stop taking in new info about Musk in like 2019??”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Its already imploded. This blockade is a last ditch effort. Iran can attack with a couple thousand dollars, the US blockade costs billions. Bin Laden would be laughing right now. This will extend beyond Trump's term.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“You don't know me, and I won't be offended if you ignore this, but... are there instructions anywhere for not-savvy Mac users? I'm happy to ditch Chrome entirely, but I'm not sure I know what I need to do to get rid of this crap.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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