Brownhills Bob
@brownhillsbob.bsky.social
Telling the truth, but telling it bent.
Ranty, hyperactive, in love with everything.
Local pariah, occasional blogger, amateur historian and lover of music, geeky things, old tech and the outdoors.
https://brownhillsbob.com/
Ranty, hyperactive, in love with everything.
Local pariah, occasional blogger, amateur historian and lover of music, geeky things, old tech and the outdoors.
https://brownhillsbob.com/
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the coop this evening with possibly the most baffling musical choice i have ever experienced in a supermarket
December 1, 2025 at 9:18 PM
the coop this evening with possibly the most baffling musical choice i have ever experienced in a supermarket
For fuck sake
December 1, 2025 at 11:59 PM
For fuck sake
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No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
November 29, 2025 at 1:02 AM
No one will stop me from defending our freedoms.
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The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
November 30, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The most precious commodity you have is your attention. You don’t have to waste it on poor-faith debates or arguments with strangers if you don’t think they’ll be productive. You can prioritize the things that matter to you and make your life richer.
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An outstanding talk for our Lichfield Discovered group from author & historian @nathenamin.bsky.social to a packed audience at The Old Grammar School last night. We especially loved hearing how Lichfield may have played its part in the rise of Henry Tudor.
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
An outstanding talk for our Lichfield Discovered group from author & historian @nathenamin.bsky.social to a packed audience at The Old Grammar School last night. We especially loved hearing how Lichfield may have played its part in the rise of Henry Tudor.
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calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
calmly explaining why we shouldn't bomb random venezuelan boats to people who argued we should torture random iraqis and then won an election by saying they were against a war they advocated for
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His favorite show is on. The National Dog Show. He waits all year for this.
November 27, 2025 at 5:09 PM
His favorite show is on. The National Dog Show. He waits all year for this.
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
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NEWS! Saying racist things doesn't make you racist, insist racists newsthump.com/2025/11/26/s...
Saying racist things doesn’t make you racist, insist racists
Racists have claimed that making unashamedly racist statements is definitely not racist, and anyone who accuses them of being racist is a racist.
newsthump.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
NEWS! Saying racist things doesn't make you racist, insist racists newsthump.com/2025/11/26/s...
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Imagine TV News covering this farmer protest - banned, but turned up anyway, grinding capital to a halt - if it were about Palestine or climate change, not inheritance tax. Would they present protesters as heroes? Or showing "I need to get to work" and "me auld mam missed her hip operation" voxpops?
November 26, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Imagine TV News covering this farmer protest - banned, but turned up anyway, grinding capital to a halt - if it were about Palestine or climate change, not inheritance tax. Would they present protesters as heroes? Or showing "I need to get to work" and "me auld mam missed her hip operation" voxpops?
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Even if there was any sort of academic benefit to homeschooling (there isn't), it would be completely offset by the social damage of being raised that way. School isn't just learning academic subjects, it's learning how to leave your home and participate in society.
November 25, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Even if there was any sort of academic benefit to homeschooling (there isn't), it would be completely offset by the social damage of being raised that way. School isn't just learning academic subjects, it's learning how to leave your home and participate in society.
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@avantgardening.pl, in case you missed this.
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
@avantgardening.pl, in case you missed this.
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We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
November 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM
We wanted to understand how regular Americans feel about the Trump administration. So we talked to three Russia-funded content farmers at a tea house in Islamabad.
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Every year this comes up in my memories and I share it in the hope someone will be able to solve the mystery of the chalice carved into the church tower at Gnosall 🍷
November 23, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Every year this comes up in my memories and I share it in the hope someone will be able to solve the mystery of the chalice carved into the church tower at Gnosall 🍷
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Lots of artists have been great at B-sides but only The Teardrop Explodes and Julian Cope (albeit perhaps not beyond My Nation Underground) did enough to compile into a stone-cold, no notes, filler-free, ten-out-of-ten, sky-high all-time masterpiece. open.spotify.com/playlist/0ju...
East Of The Equator – The Other Side Of Julian Cope & The Teardrop Explodes
open.spotify.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Lots of artists have been great at B-sides but only The Teardrop Explodes and Julian Cope (albeit perhaps not beyond My Nation Underground) did enough to compile into a stone-cold, no notes, filler-free, ten-out-of-ten, sky-high all-time masterpiece. open.spotify.com/playlist/0ju...
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Did a murder mystery and turned out the culprit was me, in the bathroom with a poisoned pin badge.
Rather appropriate then that my brother has brought me a prison break experience at Shrewsbury Gaol for my birthday present.
Rather appropriate then that my brother has brought me a prison break experience at Shrewsbury Gaol for my birthday present.
November 23, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Did a murder mystery and turned out the culprit was me, in the bathroom with a poisoned pin badge.
Rather appropriate then that my brother has brought me a prison break experience at Shrewsbury Gaol for my birthday present.
Rather appropriate then that my brother has brought me a prison break experience at Shrewsbury Gaol for my birthday present.
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Scary stuff - and well done @theguardian.com for exposing such a sordid, sad, dangerous business.
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world
A year-long investigation reveals how mothers lost children after being radicalised by uplifting podcast tales of births without midwives or doctors
As Esau Lopez was asphyxiated for the first 17 minutes of his life on Earth, the atmosphere in the room remained serene, even ecstatic. Acoustic music crooned from a speaker in a modest two-bedroom apartment in a suburb of Pennsylvania. “You are a queen,” murmured one of three friends in the room.
Only Esau’s mother, Gabrielle Lopez, felt something was wrong. She was pushing hard, but her son would not be born. “Can you help [him] out?” she asked, as Esau crowned. “Baby is coming,” the friend replied. Four minutes later, Lopez asked again, “Can you grab [him]?” Another friend murmured, “Baby is safe.” Six minutes passed. Again, Lopez asked, “Can you grab [him]?” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Scary stuff - and well done @theguardian.com for exposing such a sordid, sad, dangerous business.
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Trump v the BBC cont'd: an odd and desperate letter from the US media regulator
Or: why you should have your evidence in place before you threaten a law suit
A new post by me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/trump-v-th...
Or: why you should have your evidence in place before you threaten a law suit
A new post by me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/trump-v-th...
Trump v the BBC cont'd: an odd and desperate letter from the US media regulator
Or: why you should have your evidence in place before you threaten a law suit
emptycity.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Trump v the BBC cont'd: an odd and desperate letter from the US media regulator
Or: why you should have your evidence in place before you threaten a law suit
A new post by me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/trump-v-th...
Or: why you should have your evidence in place before you threaten a law suit
A new post by me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/trump-v-th...
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14 year old son just did an insult at me that made me laugh out loud: “old man, show us your landline”
November 21, 2025 at 8:29 PM
14 year old son just did an insult at me that made me laugh out loud: “old man, show us your landline”
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I still can't get over the combination of being so desperate for people to like you, and one of the richest men in the world, but also such a complete arsehole that you're physically unable to help people with your wealth despite that being an ultra-easy-mode way to make everyone adore you.
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I still can't get over the combination of being so desperate for people to like you, and one of the richest men in the world, but also such a complete arsehole that you're physically unable to help people with your wealth despite that being an ultra-easy-mode way to make everyone adore you.
Always good to hear what the RNID are up to
Bruce Springsteen is unbelievably overrated. He only wrote a handful of half decent tunes, but ruins even those by singing flat. The E Street Band play sloppily, as if drunk, and their version of Santa Claus is Coming to Town in excruciating. Sorry Bruce.
November 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Always good to hear what the RNID are up to