Pete Bowler
@beardypete.bsky.social
Aficionado of Birmingham City FC, country music, reggae music, odd,quirky music, crime fiction, odd, quirky fiction, and odd, quirky people. Politically homeless socialist.
Albion deserve some credit but that result tonight feels terribly unjust. Watching Blues can be draining
February 10, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Albion deserve some credit but that result tonight feels terribly unjust. Watching Blues can be draining
A fantastic tribute to a great writer
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crimereads.com/james-sallis...
James Sallis: A Remembrance
I met James Sallis for the first time in Phoenix in July. I had landed at midnight for a reading at the famous Poisoned Pen bookstore. It was 94 degrees F and panic set in as I imagined what the te…
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February 10, 2026 at 11:16 PM
A fantastic tribute to a great writer
crimereads.com/james-sallis...
crimereads.com/james-sallis...
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Christ, can the headlines be more of this please?
I say we shut down Jersey until we can work out what’s going on.
February 9, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Christ, can the headlines be more of this please?
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Finished Winter Warriors. What a book. Very distressing. Very brilliant.
February 10, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Finished Winter Warriors. What a book. Very distressing. Very brilliant.
Keir’s spin doctors are out in force bullshitting for Britain this morning.
They think we are idiots.
We probably are idiots.
They think we are idiots.
We probably are idiots.
February 10, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Keir’s spin doctors are out in force bullshitting for Britain this morning.
They think we are idiots.
We probably are idiots.
They think we are idiots.
We probably are idiots.
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Country Singer, songwriter Charley Crockett well said......
February 9, 2026 at 9:45 PM
Country Singer, songwriter Charley Crockett well said......
Sunday afternoon watching Jean de Florette. Won’t be long before I’m spark out.
February 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Sunday afternoon watching Jean de Florette. Won’t be long before I’m spark out.
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Saturday's the day we play the game.
February 7, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Saturday's the day we play the game.
If you like that see what the fella has to say on tuition fees
Damning from Journalist Oli Dugmore on #bbcquestiontime
“Not only did the people at the top of the Labour party know about this… they didn’t think that that was disqualifying, they thought ‘actually, this is our guy’”
says Mandelson’s appointment was “extraordinary” given links to Jeffrey Epstein
“Not only did the people at the top of the Labour party know about this… they didn’t think that that was disqualifying, they thought ‘actually, this is our guy’”
says Mandelson’s appointment was “extraordinary” given links to Jeffrey Epstein
February 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
If you like that see what the fella has to say on tuition fees
There’s nothing more satisfying than stabbing a haggis.
February 2, 2026 at 5:40 PM
There’s nothing more satisfying than stabbing a haggis.
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NO LIES 👇 DETECTED.......
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
NO LIES 👇 DETECTED.......
By Christ this rings true
Story from the book Bullshit Jobs about how David Graeber learnt a lesson regarding the world of work.
February 1, 2026 at 12:02 PM
By Christ this rings true
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£500 given out to a working class writer every month.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
The Creatives Grant
let's make art less middle class
thewhitepube.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 AM
£500 given out to a working class writer every month.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
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February 1, 2026 at 10:36 AM
I know nothing about this game but I love that picture
February 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM
I know nothing about this game but I love that picture
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It is very worrying to see that most of (almost always freelance/unprotected) work offered to would-be sports writers now come from the betting and prediction markets industry, producing slop masquerading as news for the benefit of dodgy-to-criminal operators: the surest way to kill our profession.
January 31, 2026 at 8:55 AM
It is very worrying to see that most of (almost always freelance/unprotected) work offered to would-be sports writers now come from the betting and prediction markets industry, producing slop masquerading as news for the benefit of dodgy-to-criminal operators: the surest way to kill our profession.
January 31, 2026 at 12:21 PM
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Want to contribute to taking down Nigel Farage?
The Green Party are the alternative - lower bills and protect our NHS.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The Green Party are the alternative - lower bills and protect our NHS.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
January 30, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Want to contribute to taking down Nigel Farage?
The Green Party are the alternative - lower bills and protect our NHS.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
The Green Party are the alternative - lower bills and protect our NHS.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Old geezer music. The boy has still got it. Just the job for a Saturday morning
open.spotify.com/album/2nUbAD...
open.spotify.com/album/2nUbAD...
Shouting At The Moon
open.spotify.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:18 PM
Old geezer music. The boy has still got it. Just the job for a Saturday morning
open.spotify.com/album/2nUbAD...
open.spotify.com/album/2nUbAD...
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‘Without the prospect of a seat in parliament, Burnham will not become Labour leader, at least for now. The party is going to be crushed in May’s local, Scottish and Welsh elections. Starmer will almost certainly be forced to resign.’
@michaelchessum.bsky.social:
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
@michaelchessum.bsky.social:
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
Michael Chessum | Who’s afraid of Andy Burnham?
In the wreckage of the neoliberal order they once championed, there are a number of paths available to Europe’s social...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 10:00 AM
‘Without the prospect of a seat in parliament, Burnham will not become Labour leader, at least for now. The party is going to be crushed in May’s local, Scottish and Welsh elections. Starmer will almost certainly be forced to resign.’
@michaelchessum.bsky.social:
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
@michaelchessum.bsky.social:
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ja...
Birth
open.spotify.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM