Gav
@antihippy.bsky.social
Photographer, Writer, Fencing coach & all round good sort. Not a fan of the fash.
This sounds like the people who are doing the remake never saw the original - which i have watched precisely once.
Threads director Mick Jackson has expressed worry over the upcoming remake’s focus on finding “hope even in the most challenging of times.”
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
February 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
This sounds like the people who are doing the remake never saw the original - which i have watched precisely once.
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Yeah it is genuinely fucking scaring me the degree to which all our cultural output about nuclear war lately seems to present it as a Struggle That Humanity Will Emerge From Stronger. We honestly cannot allow that message to propagate in our fictions, because it *will* doom us. Nuclear War is not…
Threads director Mick Jackson has expressed worry over the upcoming remake’s focus on finding “hope even in the most challenging of times.”
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
“That one phrase worried me,” he tells Empire. “Hope is not part of nuclear war.”
Read more: www.empireonline.com/movies/news/...
February 12, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Yeah it is genuinely fucking scaring me the degree to which all our cultural output about nuclear war lately seems to present it as a Struggle That Humanity Will Emerge From Stronger. We honestly cannot allow that message to propagate in our fictions, because it *will* doom us. Nuclear War is not…
I think ... sign me up!
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MELVINS & NAPALM DEATH Announce Full Collaborative Album Savage Imperial Death March For April - Metal Injection
The extreme underground icons unite for a true joint LP, arriving April 10 via Ipecac, with the first track already unveiled.
metalinjection.net
February 12, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I think ... sign me up!
metalinjection.net/news/melvins...
metalinjection.net/news/melvins...
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Chance to pick up some rare titles here... 👇👀
“Field Notes” a high quality set of zines from @anotherplacepress.bsky.social curated by the wonderful @iainsarjeant.bsky.social - All 81 published issues (each a limited edition), I’ve really enjoyed these but it’s time now for them to have a new home £300 plus shipping
#photography #zine
#photography #zine
February 12, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Chance to pick up some rare titles here... 👇👀
Sad to read this. As I recall He'd been struggling for quite a while & I remember the stories about him having to sell everything to fund his own care.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
James Van Der Beek, star of Dawson’s Creek, dies aged 48
Actor who also starred in Varsity Blues and Rules of Attraction revealed in 2024 he had been diagnosed with cancer
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:14 AM
Sad to read this. As I recall He'd been struggling for quite a while & I remember the stories about him having to sell everything to fund his own care.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
We live in a consumer society!
NO, NOT LIKE THAT!
NO, NOT LIKE THAT!
Gen Zers and millennials are swimming in student debt and may never own homes, but they’re splurging on gut-healthy juices and rotisserie chickens.
The Booming Business of Luxury Grocery Stores
A new crop of gourmet grocers has hit the city, drawing lines of trendy TikTokers, MAHA-curious health fiends and Instacart devotees who want to pop in for a treat.
on.wsj.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
We live in a consumer society!
NO, NOT LIKE THAT!
NO, NOT LIKE THAT!
Just awful
Appeals successful for 56three Architects' associated PBSA schemes on Pitt Street - consent granted.
February 11, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Just awful
Thugs bundling Jewish hecklers out of a Farage speech is ... quite the look.
I'm not Jewish, so I can't speak for them, but I can't follow the logic in any kind of Jewish association with Reform. Hecklers were bang on.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I'm not Jewish, so I can't speak for them, but I can't follow the logic in any kind of Jewish association with Reform. Hecklers were bang on.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage heckled at launch of Reform Jewish group
Jewish activists interrupt speech at synagogue and accuse party of paving way for persecution of other minorities
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Thugs bundling Jewish hecklers out of a Farage speech is ... quite the look.
I'm not Jewish, so I can't speak for them, but I can't follow the logic in any kind of Jewish association with Reform. Hecklers were bang on.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
I'm not Jewish, so I can't speak for them, but I can't follow the logic in any kind of Jewish association with Reform. Hecklers were bang on.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This sounds exactly like this.
February 11, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This sounds exactly like this.
1. Really?? Tell me more.
2. Oh FFS. No.
2. Oh FFS. No.
February 11, 2026 at 3:04 PM
1. Really?? Tell me more.
2. Oh FFS. No.
2. Oh FFS. No.
Not collecting money because "because" isn't enforcement, it's just headlines.
Amateurish stuff.
Amateurish stuff.
The LEZ was introduced to change behaviour not generate revenue. The enforcement regime has been in place for one year and is still bedding in. We will take all available steps to ensure fines are paid.
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/02/coun...
theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2026/02/coun...
Council leader criticised over money
An SNP councillor has accused the council leader of being “clueless” about cash which has not been collected from Low Emission Zone (LEZ) fines due to Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) inaccu...
theedinburghreporter.co.uk
February 11, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Not collecting money because "because" isn't enforcement, it's just headlines.
Amateurish stuff.
Amateurish stuff.
Please file under Good News.
A rare piece of interesting stuff going on in the world.
A rare piece of interesting stuff going on in the world.
February 11, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Please file under Good News.
A rare piece of interesting stuff going on in the world.
A rare piece of interesting stuff going on in the world.
No chance that this is true. zero.
Expecting another grovelling apology from someone soon. This will drip on & on until everyone has forgotten how bad the tories were & vote for Reform.
Yeah you read that right. Reform are just tory ultras.
Expecting another grovelling apology from someone soon. This will drip on & on until everyone has forgotten how bad the tories were & vote for Reform.
Yeah you read that right. Reform are just tory ultras.
February 11, 2026 at 11:26 AM
No chance that this is true. zero.
Expecting another grovelling apology from someone soon. This will drip on & on until everyone has forgotten how bad the tories were & vote for Reform.
Yeah you read that right. Reform are just tory ultras.
Expecting another grovelling apology from someone soon. This will drip on & on until everyone has forgotten how bad the tories were & vote for Reform.
Yeah you read that right. Reform are just tory ultras.
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See, that wasn't so hard, was it?
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir… following a security audit… concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data… significant reputational warning for the data analytics firm"
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
www.newscase.com/palantirs-sw...
#R4Today
Palantir's Swiss Exit Highlights Global Data Sovereignty Challenge | NewsCase
Switzerland's military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence ag
www.newscase.com
February 11, 2026 at 8:17 AM
See, that wasn't so hard, was it?
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The highs and lows of this story. Some really great points made. And if this is illegal then so should AI training without a contract.
#copyright
youtu.be/ZsaT41rMoHg
#copyright
youtu.be/ZsaT41rMoHg
STOP STEALING MY WORK
YouTube video by Fred and Harry Borden
youtu.be
February 10, 2026 at 1:56 PM
The highs and lows of this story. Some really great points made. And if this is illegal then so should AI training without a contract.
#copyright
youtu.be/ZsaT41rMoHg
#copyright
youtu.be/ZsaT41rMoHg
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What I did on my holidays...
Well it was a long weekend really.
I went to Germany.
#fencing
#germany
#photography
Well it was a long weekend really.
I went to Germany.
#fencing
#germany
#photography
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
What I did on my holidays...
Well it was a long weekend really.
I went to Germany.
#fencing
#germany
#photography
Well it was a long weekend really.
I went to Germany.
#fencing
#germany
#photography
Watching Wonder Man & ... Just me or is Ben Kingsley actually good in this? I've felt for ages he was past his best & just phoning it in for the money. But in this he's actually really good - dodgy accent notwithstanding
February 9, 2026 at 9:46 PM
Watching Wonder Man & ... Just me or is Ben Kingsley actually good in this? I've felt for ages he was past his best & just phoning it in for the money. But in this he's actually really good - dodgy accent notwithstanding
Even Bernie Sanders is annoyed with the general standard of journalism about Scotland.
Even Bernie.
Even Bernie.
February 9, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Even Bernie Sanders is annoyed with the general standard of journalism about Scotland.
Even Bernie.
Even Bernie.
This is what I mean.
There
Is
Always
A
Picture.
There
Is
Always
A
Picture.
Anas Sarwar says today of Peter Mandelson: “I'm utterly disgusted and furious about the entire situation … He never should have been the ambassador to the US.”
For context, here’s Sarwar in April 2025 love-bombing his ‘old friend’.
They think we are stupid.
He is an amoral opportunistic chancer.
For context, here’s Sarwar in April 2025 love-bombing his ‘old friend’.
They think we are stupid.
He is an amoral opportunistic chancer.
February 9, 2026 at 2:04 PM
This is what I mean.
There
Is
Always
A
Picture.
There
Is
Always
A
Picture.
a lot of deeply unserious journalism going on.
come on lads - do your jobs!
come on lads - do your jobs!
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to call on Keir Starmer to stand down
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar to call on Keir Starmer to stand down
Sarwar said to be furious Starmer’s repeated mistakes have heavily damaged Scottish support before May elections
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UK politics live – latest updates
Anas Sarwar, the Scottish Labour leader, is to call on Keir Starmer to stand down as prime minister and Labour leader at a hastily arranged press conference in Glasgow.
Sarwar is said to be furious that the prime minister’s repeated mistakes have heavily damaged support for Scottish Labour in the run-up to crucial Scottish parliament elections in May. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:03 PM
a lot of deeply unserious journalism going on.
come on lads - do your jobs!
come on lads - do your jobs!
What I did on my holidays...
Well it was a long weekend really.
I went to Germany.
#fencing
#germany
#photography
Well it was a long weekend really.
I went to Germany.
#fencing
#germany
#photography
February 9, 2026 at 11:00 AM
What I did on my holidays...
Well it was a long weekend really.
I went to Germany.
#fencing
#germany
#photography
Well it was a long weekend really.
I went to Germany.
#fencing
#germany
#photography
Critical services should not be in private profit making hands. Another privatisation success
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...
‘Plainly wrong’: London flat dwellers fight shock £200,000 heating bill
Almost 1m UK households are hooked up to heat networks. None had protection from poor service or price hikes … until last month
www.theguardian.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Critical services should not be in private profit making hands. Another privatisation success
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/money/2026/f...