Billy Bell
@billybell99.bsky.social
Sold monorails to Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook.
Music | TV | Food | #nufc | etc
https://open.spotify.com/user/bbell99?si=qjFItZx_TXGK62wvzepj7A
Music | TV | Food | #nufc | etc
https://open.spotify.com/user/bbell99?si=qjFItZx_TXGK62wvzepj7A
Me watching the Winter Olympics Freeski Big Air Final, stroking my chin:
"Hmm, Switch Double Bio 12 eh? Interesting."
"Hmm, Switch Double Bio 12 eh? Interesting."
February 16, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Me watching the Winter Olympics Freeski Big Air Final, stroking my chin:
"Hmm, Switch Double Bio 12 eh? Interesting."
"Hmm, Switch Double Bio 12 eh? Interesting."
Man, what a career. RIP
RIP Robert Duvall: as central to American film as anyone in his generation
February 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Man, what a career. RIP
Went out for a walk to pick something up at the chemists and...it was sunny. I finally felt a bit of optimism that we're coming out the other side of this dreary winter. Anyway, it made me think this is how George Harrison must have felt when he wrote you-know-what.
February 16, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Went out for a walk to pick something up at the chemists and...it was sunny. I finally felt a bit of optimism that we're coming out the other side of this dreary winter. Anyway, it made me think this is how George Harrison must have felt when he wrote you-know-what.
Soul Jazz Records presents JUNGLIST! Old Skool Ragga, D&B, Jungle
open.spotify.com
February 16, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Great graphs & data-storytelling here.
Great piece from @dsquareddigest.bsky.social, which touches on one of the big theories for why English-speaking countries do especially badly at housebuilding:
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
Adversarial and litigious common law systems (Anglo) vs judge-led civil law systems elsewhere.
samf.substack.com/p/build-the-...
February 16, 2026 at 12:24 PM
Great graphs & data-storytelling here.
February 16, 2026 at 8:23 AM
In a similar way that Reform UK actually rejects and despises the institutions of the UK.
i’ll end this little brainstorm by just asking what it is, exactly, that the MAGA right likes about the United States, since it explicitly rejects those things that make this nation distinctive — its pluralism, its revolutionary heritage and egalitarian aspirations, and its republican institutions
February 15, 2026 at 11:03 PM
In a similar way that Reform UK actually rejects and despises the institutions of the UK.
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I think it's wrong to describe the World Service as "soft power". It's actually "info power". And these days that's a very hard form of power indeed.
And another bites the dust?
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC World Service will run out of funding in just seven weeks. Its funding arrangement with the Foreign Office finishes at the end of March. There is no plan for what happens next.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on the BBC World Service: this is London calling | Editorial
Editorial: With just seven weeks before its funding runs out, the UK’s greatest cultural asset and most trusted international news organisation must be supported
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:05 PM
I think it's wrong to describe the World Service as "soft power". It's actually "info power". And these days that's a very hard form of power indeed.
Reposted by Billy Bell
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation
www.gov.uk
February 15, 2026 at 6:19 PM
This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.
www.gov.uk/government/c...
Whenever I see this story I think about that hillbilly congressman who kept going on about the 'Biden Crime Family'.
After Trump's pardon of Binance founder Changpeng Zhao, Binance now holds 87% of Trump's stablecoin. What a coinkydink www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
Trump's Stablecoin USD1: Binance Holds 87% After Founder's Pardon
World Liberty Financial's founding document describes the company as "pioneering a new era of Decentralized Finance." Its flagship stablecoin is anything but.
www.forbes.com
February 15, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Whenever I see this story I think about that hillbilly congressman who kept going on about the 'Biden Crime Family'.
One of my favorite pieces of drumming on a pop record. The sound itself, and the way it skips along, building momentum into the chorus each time.
BBC Radio 6 Music
Mary Anne Hobbs
Now Playing
Japan
Quiet Life
Mary Anne Hobbs
Now Playing
Japan
Quiet Life
February 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
One of my favorite pieces of drumming on a pop record. The sound itself, and the way it skips along, building momentum into the chorus each time.
As someone who loved SSX Tricky on the PS2, these snowboarding races at the Olympics are thrilling.
February 15, 2026 at 2:25 PM
As someone who loved SSX Tricky on the PS2, these snowboarding races at the Olympics are thrilling.
February 15, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Finished Small Prophets tonight. Liked it but didn't love it (Mrs B absolutely loved it though). Detectorists a tough act to follow, I guess. Great cast, Quigly & Palin especially. Mackenzie Crook's character felt like Gareth, 20 yrs on from Werham Hogg.
February 14, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Finished Small Prophets tonight. Liked it but didn't love it (Mrs B absolutely loved it though). Detectorists a tough act to follow, I guess. Great cast, Quigly & Palin especially. Mackenzie Crook's character felt like Gareth, 20 yrs on from Werham Hogg.
Jesus wept, good point. The lino already had a line drawn for him.... #nufc
Not only is he a yard off side, but Newcastle defenders are on the 18 yard box. As if the linesman needed help with a giant ruler and he still got it wrong. #nufc
February 14, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Jesus wept, good point. The lino already had a line drawn for him.... #nufc
We're watching Rocky again from the start. The first one is right up there with Taxi Driver, Dog Day Afternoon, The Taking of Pelham 123 & all those other classic 70s urban decay American movies.
February 14, 2026 at 9:42 PM
We're watching Rocky again from the start. The first one is right up there with Taxi Driver, Dog Day Afternoon, The Taking of Pelham 123 & all those other classic 70s urban decay American movies.
We went with Aldi for the first time this Valentine's, for a cheaper dine in for two option. Did not disappoint.
February 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
We went with Aldi for the first time this Valentine's, for a cheaper dine in for two option. Did not disappoint.
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Gorillaz are back so time to resurrect the greatest of all music tweets. We're all out here tryna be The Quietus and she just walks up and zeroes in on the essence.
February 14, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Gorillaz are back so time to resurrect the greatest of all music tweets. We're all out here tryna be The Quietus and she just walks up and zeroes in on the essence.
