Another Cinna
@anothercinna.bsky.social
Mugged Poet. Should've stayed at home. They'll win in the end: it's the only victory we've got left. A plague on all your houses.
Pinned
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western spiral arm of the galaxy lies a small unregarded green dot...
Outer left-field.
Mostly harmless.
Outer left-field.
Mostly harmless.
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'A more vibrant arts sector brought myriad benefits such as greater economic activity, improved mental wellbeing, critical thinking and innovation...'
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:55 AM
'A more vibrant arts sector brought myriad benefits such as greater economic activity, improved mental wellbeing, critical thinking and innovation...'
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f...
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Labour’s claimed a poll from Gorton and Denton shows it’s the only party which can beat Reform UK.
But its bar chart is based on a very small sample size, and experts told us the poll can’t reliably show how support for the main parties compares.
But its bar chart is based on a very small sample size, and experts told us the poll can’t reliably show how support for the main parties compares.
Poll quoted in Labour by-election ad doesn’t reliably show it’s the only party which can beat Reform – Full Fact
A bar chart shared by Labour is based on a very small sample size.
fullfact.org
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Labour’s claimed a poll from Gorton and Denton shows it’s the only party which can beat Reform UK.
But its bar chart is based on a very small sample size, and experts told us the poll can’t reliably show how support for the main parties compares.
But its bar chart is based on a very small sample size, and experts told us the poll can’t reliably show how support for the main parties compares.
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‘Tödlein’, Death as an archer.
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
February 11, 2026 at 2:27 AM
‘Tödlein’, Death as an archer.
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
Made from pear wood.
Dated to before 1519; artist: Hans Leinberger
www.khm.at/kunstwerke/t...
Exactly this. 👇
Require @philtinline.bsky.social to adjudicate, but I swear voting since the 90s (& especially in 55/50 referendums) is more about the dopamine hit of seeing someone garlanded on a TV talent show than assessing who will deliver economically over 5 years. #IBlameSimonCowell
Require @philtinline.bsky.social to adjudicate, but I swear voting since the 90s (& especially in 55/50 referendums) is more about the dopamine hit of seeing someone garlanded on a TV talent show than assessing who will deliver economically over 5 years. #IBlameSimonCowell
yes this is incredibly interesting. this feeling we have now that no government is *stable*, that we're always just waiting for 'who's going to be voted off next?'
I find it quite persuasive that we have taken habits of 'voting' from reality TV and are applying them back to democracy.
I find it quite persuasive that we have taken habits of 'voting' from reality TV and are applying them back to democracy.
Yes - I also think there's a reality TV 'vote them off the show' vibe. What's depressing is that this feels like just another cyclical 'bread and circuses' thing where the only way we rediscover civic engagement as a virtue is after a massive war or civilisational collapse.
February 11, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Exactly this. 👇
Require @philtinline.bsky.social to adjudicate, but I swear voting since the 90s (& especially in 55/50 referendums) is more about the dopamine hit of seeing someone garlanded on a TV talent show than assessing who will deliver economically over 5 years. #IBlameSimonCowell
Require @philtinline.bsky.social to adjudicate, but I swear voting since the 90s (& especially in 55/50 referendums) is more about the dopamine hit of seeing someone garlanded on a TV talent show than assessing who will deliver economically over 5 years. #IBlameSimonCowell
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It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious
February 11, 2026 at 7:40 AM
It is so embarrassing that it has taken nearly a decade for a British minister to say this, a statement of the absolute bloody obvious
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"get off your Peloton and go to work" 😂👏
February 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"get off your Peloton and go to work" 😂👏
Well, *that* went well in the 20th century...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Who'll be first to paint and replace their front door with latest ugly one from B&Q?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Who'll be first to paint and replace their front door with latest ugly one from B&Q?
February 10, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Well, *that* went well in the 20th century...
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Who'll be first to paint and replace their front door with latest ugly one from B&Q?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Who'll be first to paint and replace their front door with latest ugly one from B&Q?
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Lyin’ and Spinnin’: My Apocalyptic Valentine 😬💘
Lyin' and Spinnin' (and Cheatin' and Hidin') - A Randy Rainbow Song Parody
YouTube video by Randy Rainbow
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February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Lyin’ and Spinnin’: My Apocalyptic Valentine 😬💘
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Shifting into soup mode tonight.
February 10, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Lots to marvel at here, but marvel most at the fact that this went out in the schools programme education slot on a weekday. "The past is a foreign country". Not if you spoke the language.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7xi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7xi...
Kevin Ayers with Robert Wyatt etc improvisation ILEA TV 1972
YouTube video by Nuthatch
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Lowering the voting age has the potential to strengthen democratic participation. New polling from Internet Matters and Full Fact highlights the scale of the challenge this #SaferInternetDay.
Six in ten young people fear false claims and AI content could mislead voters, as Government moves to lower the voting age – Full Fact
Full Fact is the UK’s independent fact checking charity
fullfact.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Lowering the voting age has the potential to strengthen democratic participation. New polling from Internet Matters and Full Fact highlights the scale of the challenge this #SaferInternetDay.
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‘For more than 20 years now, my work has been as a general practitioner.’
Not a psychiatrist, then.
When I had completely broken down, a doctor told me to go walking in the countryside when I couldn’t even leave the house.
A psychiatrist diagnosed me, gave me the right medication & I recovered.
Not a psychiatrist, then.
When I had completely broken down, a doctor told me to go walking in the countryside when I couldn’t even leave the house.
A psychiatrist diagnosed me, gave me the right medication & I recovered.
‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness?
‘What I see in clinic is never a set of labels’: are we in danger of overdiagnosing mental illness?
Our current approach to mental health labelling and diagnosis has brought benefits. But as a practising doctor, I am concerned that it may be doing more harm than good
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:43 AM
‘For more than 20 years now, my work has been as a general practitioner.’
Not a psychiatrist, then.
When I had completely broken down, a doctor told me to go walking in the countryside when I couldn’t even leave the house.
A psychiatrist diagnosed me, gave me the right medication & I recovered.
Not a psychiatrist, then.
When I had completely broken down, a doctor told me to go walking in the countryside when I couldn’t even leave the house.
A psychiatrist diagnosed me, gave me the right medication & I recovered.
Vince Guaraldi’s first television performance of Linus and Lucy, from 1964. youtu.be/9EMfA5_tm8Y?...
Vince Guaraldi - earliest television recording of "Linus and Lucy"
YouTube video by Lee Mendelson Film Productions, Inc.
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Post a banger that isn't in English.
youtu.be/xQp9cRGIg0c?...
youtu.be/xQp9cRGIg0c?...
February 10, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Post a banger that isn't in English.
youtu.be/xQp9cRGIg0c?...
youtu.be/xQp9cRGIg0c?...
Maybe when schools are organised on a yearly timetable that isn't based on harvest and ancient festivals they'll get round to a non-kneejerk curriculum?
Spanish is clearly now the world’s coolest language. So why do we push British children to learn French? | Gary Nunn
Spanish is clearly now the world’s coolest language. So why do we push British children to learn French? | Gary Nunn
As Bad Bunny showed at the Super Bowl, español is the coming thing. No wonder it’s now the top GCSE language choice, says journalist Gary Nunn
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Maybe when schools are organised on a yearly timetable that isn't based on harvest and ancient festivals they'll get round to a non-kneejerk curriculum?
Post a banger that isn't in English.
youtu.be/GRPTgXy8qWE?...
youtu.be/GRPTgXy8qWE?...
February 10, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Post a banger that isn't in English.
youtu.be/GRPTgXy8qWE?...
youtu.be/GRPTgXy8qWE?...
Double my licence fee! #RefundTheBBC
The Apotheosis of the magnificent Pearce Quigley.
Small Prophets review – Mackenzie Crook’s magical new comedy is pure, pure pleasure
February 10, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Double my licence fee! #RefundTheBBC
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BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre - the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listed by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
February 10, 2026 at 7:03 AM
BREAKING NEWS: We’re absolutely thrilled to announce that the Southbank Centre - the Hayward Gallery, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall and skaters undercroft - has finally been Grade II listed by DCMS after a 35 year long campaign.
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
➡️ c20society.org.uk/news/southba...
The Apotheosis of the magnificent Pearce Quigley.
Small Prophets review – Mackenzie Crook’s magical new comedy is pure, pure pleasure
Small Prophets review – Mackenzie Crook’s magical new comedy is pure, pure pleasure
Wonder lies below the surface of this truly fantastic sitcom from the creator of Detectorists. It’s an impossible marvel of TV making
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:37 AM
The Apotheosis of the magnificent Pearce Quigley.
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Whatever Happened to Matt Goodwin?
From 'fully-paid up member of the liberal left' to Thatcherite national populist, David Edgar and Jon Bloomfield trace the trajectory of Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
From 'fully-paid up member of the liberal left' to Thatcherite national populist, David Edgar and Jon Bloomfield trace the trajectory of Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
Whatever Happened to Matt Goodwin?
From 'fully-paid up member of the liberal left' to Thatcherite national populist, David Edgar and Jon Bloomfield trace the trajectory of Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
www.bylinesupplement.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Whatever Happened to Matt Goodwin?
From 'fully-paid up member of the liberal left' to Thatcherite national populist, David Edgar and Jon Bloomfield trace the trajectory of Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
From 'fully-paid up member of the liberal left' to Thatcherite national populist, David Edgar and Jon Bloomfield trace the trajectory of Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election
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Yvette Cooper: 'Later this week, Keir Starmer will lead our delegation to the Munich Security Conference. At this crucial time for the world, we need his leadership not just at home but on the global stage, and we need to keep our focus where it matters, on keeping our country safe.'
February 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Yvette Cooper: 'Later this week, Keir Starmer will lead our delegation to the Munich Security Conference. At this crucial time for the world, we need his leadership not just at home but on the global stage, and we need to keep our focus where it matters, on keeping our country safe.'
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Perhaps I’m old-fashioned but an actual resignation has always struck me as a much more courageous vote of no confidence than a mere call for one…
Hold on, this Anas Sarwar? Surely not.
February 9, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Perhaps I’m old-fashioned but an actual resignation has always struck me as a much more courageous vote of no confidence than a mere call for one…