amir
@amirrowaichi.bsky.social
fan of cats, cooking, beer and increasingly mark corriganesque non-fiction
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A "red beret in Waterford" moment.
November 23, 2025 at 12:25 PM
A "red beret in Waterford" moment.
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A heads up! Stuart Maconie interviews Stewart Lee and @stephenhanley6.bsky.social about the forthcoming audiobook the BIG MIDWEEK on tonight’s #Freakzone on @BBC6Music between 7.30 & 8 tonight! Sunday! Here’s Stew interviewing Steve too! 💥 thequietus.com/news/watch-s...
Watch Stewart Lee Interview The Fall's Steve Hanley Ahead of New Audiobook | The Quietus
First published in 2015, Steve Hanley’s memoir The Big Midweek (co-written with Olivia Piekarski) details his 19 years as the ‘backbone’ of The Fall. Perhaps second only to Mark E. Smith himself when ...
thequietus.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A heads up! Stuart Maconie interviews Stewart Lee and @stephenhanley6.bsky.social about the forthcoming audiobook the BIG MIDWEEK on tonight’s #Freakzone on @BBC6Music between 7.30 & 8 tonight! Sunday! Here’s Stew interviewing Steve too! 💥 thequietus.com/news/watch-s...
What an absolute mega cunt Boris Johnson is www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
What an absolute mega cunt Boris Johnson is www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Morrissey, somehow managing to be a more ridiculous version of Stewart Lee’s ‘These days if you say you’re English’ parody
November 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Morrissey, somehow managing to be a more ridiculous version of Stewart Lee’s ‘These days if you say you’re English’ parody
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Had to visit Kelham Island Tavern for Cloudwater / Two Flints
Rolling Water
Brilliant IPA with fresh hops. Candied pineapple and mango
Tropical heaven
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Rolling Water
Brilliant IPA with fresh hops. Candied pineapple and mango
Tropical heaven
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
November 22, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Had to visit Kelham Island Tavern for Cloudwater / Two Flints
Rolling Water
Brilliant IPA with fresh hops. Candied pineapple and mango
Tropical heaven
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
Rolling Water
Brilliant IPA with fresh hops. Candied pineapple and mango
Tropical heaven
#BskyBeer
#Craftbeer
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Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
November 22, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Newmarket MP Matt Hancock gave a £37bn Covid testing contract to Jockey Club director Dido Harding, who subcontracted it to Grand National sponsor Randox, employer of Tory MP Owen Paterson, whose late wife chaired Aintree racecourse. That's how the Tories handled the pandemic.
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Washing machine minutes are the longest minutes
November 21, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Washing machine minutes are the longest minutes
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Dick Advocaat is the head coach of the Curaçao football team, who will be the first ever alcoholic drink managed by an alcoholic drink to play at a World Cup finals.
November 19, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Dick Advocaat is the head coach of the Curaçao football team, who will be the first ever alcoholic drink managed by an alcoholic drink to play at a World Cup finals.
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I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.
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Mechanic [sliding out from under Optimus Prime]: I think I see what the issue is. This truck is also a big guy somehow
November 18, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Mechanic [sliding out from under Optimus Prime]: I think I see what the issue is. This truck is also a big guy somehow
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If only Ferenc Puskás was alive today to win the McTominay Award
November 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
If only Ferenc Puskás was alive today to win the McTominay Award
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If you can buy one of these please do! It’s been a really shit last 3 months and we need money in now to get us through January which is DEAD (no markets either)
worldfamoushotsauce.co.uk
worldfamoushotsauce.co.uk
ELLIOT EASTWICKS WORLD FAMOUS HOT SAUCE
WORLD FAMOUS HOT SAUCE
worldfamoushotsauce.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
If you can buy one of these please do! It’s been a really shit last 3 months and we need money in now to get us through January which is DEAD (no markets either)
worldfamoushotsauce.co.uk
worldfamoushotsauce.co.uk
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Pope Leo absolutely cooking
November 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Pope Leo absolutely cooking
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Happy to be of service. I once got into a taxi in Dublin wearing a cool new outfit. I was nervous about deviating from the norm but did it anyway.
The taxi driver was on the phone when I got in. First thing he did was finish his phone call saying "I have to go, this fella's wearing dungarees"
The taxi driver was on the phone when I got in. First thing he did was finish his phone call saying "I have to go, this fella's wearing dungarees"
November 12, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Happy to be of service. I once got into a taxi in Dublin wearing a cool new outfit. I was nervous about deviating from the norm but did it anyway.
The taxi driver was on the phone when I got in. First thing he did was finish his phone call saying "I have to go, this fella's wearing dungarees"
The taxi driver was on the phone when I got in. First thing he did was finish his phone call saying "I have to go, this fella's wearing dungarees"
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Me this morning
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Me this morning
Watched this in the cinema last night, lovely film
‘Studio bosses were like: it sounds lovely. We’ll pass!’: Joel Edgerton and Clint Bentley on their Oscar-tipped lumberjack tragedy
‘Studio bosses were like: it sounds lovely. We’ll pass!’: Joel Edgerton and Clint Bentley on their Oscar-tipped lumberjack tragedy
The actor and the director of Train Dreams – a quietly powerful tale of a logger in 1900s Idaho – on the slog of getting it made, the joy of motel living and why human-made things will always beat AI
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Watched this in the cinema last night, lovely film
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Photographer @seanislegend.com has compiled this fantastic look at UK green hop season. Some really stunning shots in this:
www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
From Bine to Glass: Brewing with Green Hops | beer photography by Sean McEmerson
A behind-the-scenes look at the 2025 hop harvest, following fresh green hops from Hukins Hops in Kent to breweries like Five Points and Beak as they brew with them only hours after picking.
www.seanislegend.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Photographer @seanislegend.com has compiled this fantastic look at UK green hop season. Some really stunning shots in this:
www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
www.seanislegend.com/green-hop-beer
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"Hello, yes? Yes, it is an emergency. I've accidentally..."
November 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Hello, yes? Yes, it is an emergency. I've accidentally..."
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‘At one point during cross examination, the prosecutor Peter Wright KC called Barton’s explanations “nonsense”, to which the former player responded by asking: “Are you calling me a nonce?” Wright in turn responded: “No, nonsense.”’
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 AM
‘At one point during cross examination, the prosecutor Peter Wright KC called Barton’s explanations “nonsense”, to which the former player responded by asking: “Are you calling me a nonce?” Wright in turn responded: “No, nonsense.”’
If you see this, post an album cover with a vehicle on it
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a vehicle on it
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"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
"World's first potential trillionaire has killed 600,000 people, including 400,000 children" is the only headline that anyone should ever read about Elon Musk
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I wrote something on my phone while sitting on my train to Lincoln, and liked it, so I decided to publish it. A little something about grief, and travel, and Jaipur in the Sheffield Tap.
www.totalales.co.uk/blog/2025/10...
www.totalales.co.uk/blog/2025/10...
October 31, 2025 at 2:14 PM
I wrote something on my phone while sitting on my train to Lincoln, and liked it, so I decided to publish it. A little something about grief, and travel, and Jaipur in the Sheffield Tap.
www.totalales.co.uk/blog/2025/10...
www.totalales.co.uk/blog/2025/10...
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Thread. A reminder of some of my alltime favourite facts. Starting with...there are no bridges over the river Amazon.
November 1, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Thread. A reminder of some of my alltime favourite facts. Starting with...there are no bridges over the river Amazon.