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Al Kennedy
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50% of the world's ninth longest running comic book podcast, House to Astonish. 100% of interview/book group podcast Desert Island Discworld. New Warriorologist. He/him.
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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · Jul 8
So yes! I'm not spending my time on Twitter any more! You are all I really have left! So here is my creative output!

House to Astonish! It's the ninth longest running comics podcast in the world, a fact I find motivational and somehow also very funny! housetoastonish.com
alkennedy.bsky.social Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · Jul 8
This is true. I quit Twitter this afternoon and basically nobody gives a shit, and that's the healthy way for people to be, quite frankly
danabra.mov dan @danabra.mov · Jul 7
the weird thing about being on the internet is nobody really notices when you disappear cause there’s always enough stuff to fill the timeline. i’m overstating it but it’s partially true. there’s nonzero count of people you forgot about because they stopped posting or deactivated
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djlink.bsky.social
recorded a Windows 95 full disk defrag to soothe your timeline.
January 29, 2026 at 9:48 AM
alkennedy.bsky.social
Regina Spektor. That run from Soviet Kitsch to Far were such big albums for me that it made it a real wrench when I started to become aware of her views on Gaza
marqmywords.bsky.social A Ponk Named Slickback @marqmywords.bsky.social · 1d
Question for the Skyline: What was your HARDEST "cancel"?? Like the actor/singer/athlete that was the hardest to drop.

I feel like it's always people I don't fw getting canceled so it's never really a loss.

The hardest one was maybe TI because I actually liked multiple albums by him.
January 29, 2026 at 3:24 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
15 years today since I went to a purple cave and made some promises
January 29, 2026 at 9:03 AM
alkennedy.bsky.social
GUY SHOOTING CRAPS: Aw yeah, come on, baby needs a new pair of shoes

ERNEST HEMINGWAY, WHO WORKS PART TIME AT THE CASINO: I might know a guy
binfire.bsky.social Binfire Era @binfire.bsky.social · 21h
For sale, baby shoes, turns out babies don't even walk ffs
mgearsolidarity.bsky.social Metal Gear Solidarity @mgearsolidarity.bsky.social · 21h
for sale: baby shoes, 20 pairs bought on ali express for £2.36 to get to the free delivery threshold
January 28, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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misterabk.bsky.social
Nostalgia for the years before the global financial crisis is like Wile E. Coyote wanting to go back to the moment after he'd run off the cliff but before he started falling.
January 28, 2026 at 2:02 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
I know there's a more fundamental issue to be dealt with, but I really think Marvel would give off a more competitive vibe as against DC right now if they used proper paper stock for their covers. What they're doing now is like something you would get through your letterbox filled with coupons
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
I parked my username over on Upscrolled btw, if anyone is over there - if we're friends or mutuals, let me know if you're on there too
Screengrab of my profile on Upscrolled, showing my username as being @alkennedy
January 28, 2026 at 1:05 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
Why does Tulsi Gabbard look like she's about to have the Thunderbolts killed
Tulsi Gabbard, a white woman in a suit, whose hair is dark and long with a white streak
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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mrtom.uk
Today is "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" day!
The "Large boulder the size of a small boulder" meme. The Facebook post is from 27th January 2020
January 27, 2026 at 1:03 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
If Matt Goodwin doesn't get elected in this by-election, he'll eat his words
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
If there's one group of people who should know to use alt text on their images, it's Transformers posters, and barely any of them do. You might show me a picture of a handsome robot, but unless you actually tell me it's Cybershock Leo Magnus (Sam's Club Colour Version) I'm just going to scroll past
January 27, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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samthielman.com
every online community is now like hi and welcome to r/transformers, this week we're talking about what the best version of Devastator is to celebrate the release of the Mixmaster, if you work for ICE kill yourself, and a sneak peek at the new creative team on the Transformers series from Skybound!
January 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
If you're in the Lothian region, my friend @katenevens.bsky.social is a list candidate for the Scottish Green Party. She's one of the best people I know and an utterly tireless fighter for the vulnerable. Having her as an MSP would be a great thing. Please register to vote (and then vote)!
ayoub.bsky.social elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 3d
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.

It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
The Legislation Upon winning a general election, a Reform government under Prime Minister Nigel Farage will: 1) Leave the ECHR 2.) Repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. 3.) Pass The Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill: This Bill will: Create a legal duty to remove illegal migrants for the Home Secretary The Bill opens with a blunt obligation for the Home Secretary: "The Secretary of State shall ensure the removal from the United Kingdom of each person who does not have extant leave to remain and is not an Irish citizen or otherwise protected by regulations made under this Act." The following parts of the legislation are introduced on an emergency basis, with an in-built sunset clause after 5 years: Disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention (ECAT) Derogation is justified under the Vienna Convention doctrine of state of necessity: Britain faces a national emergency in which uncontrolled illegal migration undermines public order. These treaties will otherwise be used by activist judges to frustrate deportations, even after the repeals of the HRA and ECHR. Create Detention Power Without Hardial Singh Constraints This means illegal migrants can be detained until they are deported. Activist lawyers routinely use Hardial Singh to secure their client's bail, after which the client absconds. If you came to the UK illegally, you are ineligible for asylum. End of story All asylum claims will become inadmissible if made by a person within the Act's scope. If you came to the country illegally, you are ineligible for asylum in the UK. This strips the Home Office, the immigration tribunals and the higher courts of jurisdiction to even consider claims. A claim that cannot be considered cannot suspend removal and therefore, cannot delay a flight. Re-entering after deportation and destroying ID becomes a serious criminal offence Re-entry after deportation will be… The Operational Plan We will create an enforcement unit called UK Deportation Command, including an Illegal Migrant Identification Centre - harnessing cutting edge data fusion A Reform government will create a cutting edge enforcement data centre to relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK. Using powers granted by the new legislation, it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police. It will power bulk warrants, including mandatory biometric capture during any police encounter. Each power addresses a failure mode observed over the past decade - for example, banks and GP surgeries unaware of a customer's status, or overstayers slipping through because a warrant covered only a single property. Secure Immigration Removal Centres (SIRC) will be built rapidly to detain up to 24,000 Detention capacity for up to 24,000 will be created within 18 months. The Home Office will build Secure Immigration Removal Centres. This will be modular accommodation built in remote parts of the country. Conditions are basic but not punitive: prefabricated two-person rooms, canteen catering, on-site medical suites. Robust perimeters and internal movement controls prevent escapes. This enables detention-on-arrest: no more bail. This capacity would allow for up to 24,000 illegal migrants to be deported per month. Initial Voluntary Return Window A six-month Assisted Voluntary Return window precedes large-scale raids. Illegal migrants will be offered a financial incentive to self-deport. An app will be launched to facilitate this. The Deportation Flights The Home Office will scale up charters to 5 flights per day. To guard against last-minute aircraft unserviceability, the RAF will keep one Voyager aircraft on six-hour 'hot-spare' readiness. If a commercial charter breaks down, detainees can still be flown out that night, preserving operational integrity. The legal reset will mean activist lawyers will no longer be able preven…
January 27, 2026 at 11:04 AM
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gemmaclark.bsky.social
Reform are a terrible danger to us all. It is essential that everyone gets out to vote in the Scottish elections in May
ayoub.bsky.social elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 3d
The UK version of “Project 2025” by the Reform party includes a British ICE, a concentration camp for 24,000 people, mass surveillance and withdrawing from refugee, anti-torture and anti-trafficking conventions.

It’s on their website. That’s how comfortable fascists are in the UK today.
The Legislation Upon winning a general election, a Reform government under Prime Minister Nigel Farage will: 1) Leave the ECHR 2.) Repeal the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British Bill of Rights. 3.) Pass The Illegal Migration (Mass Deportation) Bill: This Bill will: Create a legal duty to remove illegal migrants for the Home Secretary The Bill opens with a blunt obligation for the Home Secretary: "The Secretary of State shall ensure the removal from the United Kingdom of each person who does not have extant leave to remain and is not an Irish citizen or otherwise protected by regulations made under this Act." The following parts of the legislation are introduced on an emergency basis, with an in-built sunset clause after 5 years: Disapply the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN Convention Against Torture, the Council of Europe Anti-Trafficking Convention (ECAT) Derogation is justified under the Vienna Convention doctrine of state of necessity: Britain faces a national emergency in which uncontrolled illegal migration undermines public order. These treaties will otherwise be used by activist judges to frustrate deportations, even after the repeals of the HRA and ECHR. Create Detention Power Without Hardial Singh Constraints This means illegal migrants can be detained until they are deported. Activist lawyers routinely use Hardial Singh to secure their client's bail, after which the client absconds. If you came to the UK illegally, you are ineligible for asylum. End of story All asylum claims will become inadmissible if made by a person within the Act's scope. If you came to the country illegally, you are ineligible for asylum in the UK. This strips the Home Office, the immigration tribunals and the higher courts of jurisdiction to even consider claims. A claim that cannot be considered cannot suspend removal and therefore, cannot delay a flight. Re-entering after deportation and destroying ID becomes a serious criminal offence Re-entry after deportation will be… The Operational Plan We will create an enforcement unit called UK Deportation Command, including an Illegal Migrant Identification Centre - harnessing cutting edge data fusion A Reform government will create a cutting edge enforcement data centre to relentlessly identify and detain all illegal migrants in the UK. Using powers granted by the new legislation, it will automatically share data between the Home Office, NHS, HMRC, DVLA, banks and the police. It will power bulk warrants, including mandatory biometric capture during any police encounter. Each power addresses a failure mode observed over the past decade - for example, banks and GP surgeries unaware of a customer's status, or overstayers slipping through because a warrant covered only a single property. Secure Immigration Removal Centres (SIRC) will be built rapidly to detain up to 24,000 Detention capacity for up to 24,000 will be created within 18 months. The Home Office will build Secure Immigration Removal Centres. This will be modular accommodation built in remote parts of the country. Conditions are basic but not punitive: prefabricated two-person rooms, canteen catering, on-site medical suites. Robust perimeters and internal movement controls prevent escapes. This enables detention-on-arrest: no more bail. This capacity would allow for up to 24,000 illegal migrants to be deported per month. Initial Voluntary Return Window A six-month Assisted Voluntary Return window precedes large-scale raids. Illegal migrants will be offered a financial incentive to self-deport. An app will be launched to facilitate this. The Deportation Flights The Home Office will scale up charters to 5 flights per day. To guard against last-minute aircraft unserviceability, the RAF will keep one Voyager aircraft on six-hour 'hot-spare' readiness. If a commercial charter breaks down, detainees can still be flown out that night, preserving operational integrity. The legal reset will mean activist lawyers will no longer be able preven…
January 27, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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taylordahlin.com
brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis
January 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM
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warringtonruncorn.com
Incredible to think that John Craven has been on television for *half of television*.
January 26, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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jondrake.bsky.social
We need a better term for depression. That’s played out. I suggest the Noble Sorrow™️
November 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
What's that movie where the guy is being hunted down a highway by a huge semi truck that keeps blaring "Foolish Games"?
January 26, 2026 at 6:19 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
Not now Leviathan the world eating serpent
jpbrammer.bsky.social JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 3d
a not insignificant number of people on Threads seem to believe the snow storm was The Government's attempt to refreeze the Leviathan, the world-eating serpent, which was getting loose (to eat the world, I assume)
a screenshot of google maps of what appears to be a giant snake in the ocean
January 26, 2026 at 6:13 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
One of the absolute very best to ever draw Spidey
jmdematteis.bsky.social J.M. DeMatteis @jmdematteis.bsky.social · 3d
Sal Buscema turns 90 today. There's hardly a Marvel character Sal hasn't left his mark on, from Cap to the Hulk, Avengers to Thor. Working with Sal for two years on Spectacular Spider-Man remains a highlight of my career. And the best part? He's not just a great artist, he's a truly good guy.
January 26, 2026 at 6:02 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
Two-tier public services on display once again, as Tory HQ gets its rubbish collected once a week
jaheale.bsky.social James Heale @jaheale.bsky.social · 3d
New: Nigel Farage unveils Suella Braverman, former Home Secretary, as his latest defector
January 26, 2026 at 12:51 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
As abovejoy, so belovejoy
January 26, 2026 at 10:50 AM
alkennedy.bsky.social
wireheading with the claudeswarms, buddy. donglemaxing the staticwave, buddy. gleaming on the edge of the motherboard, buddy
bakoon.bsky.social bakoon @bakoon.bsky.social · 3d
which people in SF. lets go ROB THEIR HOUSES
January 25, 2026 at 11:15 PM
alkennedy.bsky.social
Pile of Malibu comics including Hard Case, Prototype and Eliminator The big fella from Twin Peaks saying "It is happening again"
January 25, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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enbuenora.bsky.social
Everything is terrible except some things, like maybe, hopefully, the return of the Muppet Show.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSLE...
The Muppet Show | Official Trailer | Disney+
YouTube video by Disney Plus
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 6:25 PM