Rob
@arrellemm.bsky.social
Husband, father, lover of animals, The Silver Bayonet, music, history, HR tech, overweight, balding. Man, that list started so well.
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Don't forget to overreact to something you read on the internet today.
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Whoever came up with "penny for your thoughts," "don't nickel and dime me," and "another day another dollar" sure knew how to coin a phrase.
January 28, 2026 at 2:58 AM
Whoever came up with "penny for your thoughts," "don't nickel and dime me," and "another day another dollar" sure knew how to coin a phrase.
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i'm gonna do my best to stay clear of posting anything political
it's for my mentals, please respect
also, deez nutz
it's for my mentals, please respect
also, deez nutz
January 27, 2026 at 4:26 AM
i'm gonna do my best to stay clear of posting anything political
it's for my mentals, please respect
also, deez nutz
it's for my mentals, please respect
also, deez nutz
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"getting outside your bubble" is an admirable thing when it means trying a new hobby or introducing yourself to your neighbor or watching an art film but people only want to apply it to "being a little more racist just to see how it feels"
January 27, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"getting outside your bubble" is an admirable thing when it means trying a new hobby or introducing yourself to your neighbor or watching an art film but people only want to apply it to "being a little more racist just to see how it feels"
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The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
January 26, 2026 at 11:30 PM
The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
Indeed there are not many (any?) “normal” jobs where this wouldn’t get you fired.
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Indeed there are not many (any?) “normal” jobs where this wouldn’t get you fired.
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Roses are red
A dog is for life
A dog is for life
January 27, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Roses are red
A dog is for life
A dog is for life
Ah those were the days when I read Spider Man comics. Not my fave artist in fact but takes me back.
Sal Buscema was a splendid character artist who (vitally; unexpectedly) found a swingin figure energy for spider-man in the 90s—bringing the rhythm back, to make a whole other domestic setup feel foundational—but it wasn’t just that—he was also such a fine panelsman. Snap ur fingers:
January 27, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Ah those were the days when I read Spider Man comics. Not my fave artist in fact but takes me back.
What does forgiveness require? More than this.
‘It could be a shoe or a stick’: Sajid Javid on being beaten by his father, petty crime – and turning his life around
‘It could be a shoe or a stick’: Sajid Javid on being beaten by his father, petty crime – and turning his life around
As a young teenager, Javid and his brother were caught stealing from slot machines, arrested and held in a cell. His future hung in the balance. How did he get from there to the top of UK politics?
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:27 AM
What does forgiveness require? More than this.
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Dangerous, grotesque and unnecessary. Get them out of our cities and towns. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade
Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:38 AM
Dangerous, grotesque and unnecessary. Get them out of our cities and towns. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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From Viz, three years ago: The Brexit Opportunity Detector.
Still looking.
Still looking.
January 27, 2026 at 7:12 AM
From Viz, three years ago: The Brexit Opportunity Detector.
Still looking.
Still looking.
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Bluesky should change the "30+" tag when you have a lot of notifications to say "oh no" instead
January 26, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Bluesky should change the "30+" tag when you have a lot of notifications to say "oh no" instead
Yes. Lol.
Tory defections were useful to Reform at the start but are now a real risk. There is little sense in packing the party full of the very politicians the electorate overwhelmingly voted out. You can’t pitch to fix the country whilst hiring the Home Secretary and cabinet who broke it.
January 26, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Yes. Lol.
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Well, there are four coppers there, they should be able to stop her shoplifting. www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
Can Shabana stop shoplifting?
I've been on the frontlines of the shoplifting epidemic. There are no easy solutions
www.newstatesman.com
January 26, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Well, there are four coppers there, they should be able to stop her shoplifting. www.newstatesman.com/politics/soc...
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"No sight ever pleases me so well as the snowdrops now in the wilderness," wrote the renowned botanist Edward Lloyd in 1668, referring to his garden and home near Oswestry. The house is long gone but along the path through its ruins the snowdrops continue to flourish and delight. #WildflowerHour
January 25, 2026 at 8:01 PM
"No sight ever pleases me so well as the snowdrops now in the wilderness," wrote the renowned botanist Edward Lloyd in 1668, referring to his garden and home near Oswestry. The house is long gone but along the path through its ruins the snowdrops continue to flourish and delight. #WildflowerHour
This is brilliant.
January 25, 2026 at 10:51 AM
This is brilliant.
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Years of telling racists they're right to blame immigrants and refugees, years of hardening and hardening rhetoric and laws and a light-touch on racist rioters whose marches they make excuses for.
Those violent racists will be the first to sign up. The first to have guns on our streets.
Those violent racists will be the first to sign up. The first to have guns on our streets.
January 25, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Years of telling racists they're right to blame immigrants and refugees, years of hardening and hardening rhetoric and laws and a light-touch on racist rioters whose marches they make excuses for.
Those violent racists will be the first to sign up. The first to have guns on our streets.
Those violent racists will be the first to sign up. The first to have guns on our streets.
AI using AI as a source. We know AI hallucinates badly sometimes. Testing of the AI at my work indicates this gets exponentially worse the more question sequences it goes through. This severely undermines an already badly flawed piece of technology.
Time to dump ChatGPT!
The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.
The latest model of ChatGPT has begun to cite Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as a source on a wide range of queries, including on Iranian conglomerates and Holocaust deniers, raising concerns about misinformation on the platform.
Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk’s Grokipedia as source, tests reveal
Guardian found OpenAI’s platform cited Grokipedia on topics including Iran and Holocaust deniers
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:09 AM
AI using AI as a source. We know AI hallucinates badly sometimes. Testing of the AI at my work indicates this gets exponentially worse the more question sequences it goes through. This severely undermines an already badly flawed piece of technology.
Watched The Running Man (2025) again last night and…yeah. Seems topical.
January 25, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Watched The Running Man (2025) again last night and…yeah. Seems topical.
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Also, don’t vote for Nigel Farage/Reform.
What can those of us outside the USA do right now? Is it protests outside the US embassy? Lobbying our own leaders to stand up against this regime?
Honestly and openly, how can we help?
Honestly and openly, how can we help?
January 25, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Also, don’t vote for Nigel Farage/Reform.
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
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An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 AM
An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
I had this video! 😍
BBC Video sleeve for "Doctor Who: The Day of the Daleks" (1986).
#DrWho #DoctorWho #horror #scifi #sciencefiction #scifiart
#DrWho #DoctorWho #horror #scifi #sciencefiction #scifiart
January 24, 2026 at 9:54 AM
I had this video! 😍
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January 24, 2026 at 9:21 AM
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Fangs have yet to earn their wolfskin, but are nonetheless savagely committed to their path.
#darkagewargames #vikings #midgardheroicbattles #miniaturewargames #tabletopgames #shivershield #vikingminiatures #mesbg #warhammer #oathmark #frostgrave #thewoodswargame #skirmishgame #paintingminis
#darkagewargames #vikings #midgardheroicbattles #miniaturewargames #tabletopgames #shivershield #vikingminiatures #mesbg #warhammer #oathmark #frostgrave #thewoodswargame #skirmishgame #paintingminis
January 24, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Fangs have yet to earn their wolfskin, but are nonetheless savagely committed to their path.
#darkagewargames #vikings #midgardheroicbattles #miniaturewargames #tabletopgames #shivershield #vikingminiatures #mesbg #warhammer #oathmark #frostgrave #thewoodswargame #skirmishgame #paintingminis
#darkagewargames #vikings #midgardheroicbattles #miniaturewargames #tabletopgames #shivershield #vikingminiatures #mesbg #warhammer #oathmark #frostgrave #thewoodswargame #skirmishgame #paintingminis