Chantal Patton
@chantalpatton.bsky.social
Writer, music-lover, introvert, geek. She/Her.
I love that this is a news story. And that it's a thing that's happened. 😄
Big news. David Duchovny has finally heard "Mulder and Scully" by Catatonia.
X-Files star David Duchovny finally hears Catatonia song Mulder and Scully
The actor admits he had never heard the song that celebrates his X-Files character - until now.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I love that this is a news story. And that it's a thing that's happened. 😄
Can people please stop bringing Black Mirror episodes to life? Unless it's Cameron and the pig again, obviously.
November 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Can people please stop bringing Black Mirror episodes to life? Unless it's Cameron and the pig again, obviously.
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Yesterday a man was spelling something using phonetic alphabet over the phone to me. He started to struggle at D:
”eh…Dick”
and when he came to a B
“[long silence]…I can only think of Balls because I said Dick”
”eh…Dick”
and when he came to a B
“[long silence]…I can only think of Balls because I said Dick”
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Yesterday a man was spelling something using phonetic alphabet over the phone to me. He started to struggle at D:
”eh…Dick”
and when he came to a B
“[long silence]…I can only think of Balls because I said Dick”
”eh…Dick”
and when he came to a B
“[long silence]…I can only think of Balls because I said Dick”
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LIVE LAUGH EPSTEIN LIST
November 5, 2025 at 5:38 PM
LIVE LAUGH EPSTEIN LIST
Pretty sure it was this, on cassette, from Woolworths in Dereham. And I still own it.
November 3, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Pretty sure it was this, on cassette, from Woolworths in Dereham. And I still own it.
I'm sorry, what? I've only ever known them as woodlice and was unaware that anyone called them anything else, despite having lived in various parts of the UK. I don't know what to do with this new information.
I like to think that this map of all the regional names for woodlice in the UK could also be a map illustrating the new tribes of humans to be found on the same landmass after The Great Digital Crash and ensuing breakdown of society.
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I'm sorry, what? I've only ever known them as woodlice and was unaware that anyone called them anything else, despite having lived in various parts of the UK. I don't know what to do with this new information.
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How do you humiliate a fascist? Caerphilly.
Bore da iawn, Gymru.
Bore da iawn, Gymru.
October 24, 2025 at 7:04 AM
How do you humiliate a fascist? Caerphilly.
Bore da iawn, Gymru.
Bore da iawn, Gymru.
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A curious approach from people who don't like the concept of immigration
October 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A curious approach from people who don't like the concept of immigration
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The front desk lady at the optometrist whispered to me that her boss hates her hot dog bird, so I filled out a comment card saying it was my favorite thing about the place
October 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The front desk lady at the optometrist whispered to me that her boss hates her hot dog bird, so I filled out a comment card saying it was my favorite thing about the place
"The Human Centipede of content," is such a great analogy.
"And for the love of EVERYTHING, stop calling it ‘the future,’ AI is just badly recycling and regurgitating the past to be re-consumed. You are taking in the Human Centipede of content, and from the very very end of the line".
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda hits out at AI-generated videos of her dead father: ‘stop doing this to him’
Film-maker tells the public to stop sending her videos, saying: ‘You’re not making art, you’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings’
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"The Human Centipede of content," is such a great analogy.
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Making the actual super simple game took about 40 minutes, including drawing the sprites. The infrastructure around it (title screen, character selection, unnecessary end screen animation) took nearly 2 hours. Priorities!
October 6, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Making the actual super simple game took about 40 minutes, including drawing the sprites. The infrastructure around it (title screen, character selection, unnecessary end screen animation) took nearly 2 hours. Priorities!
I was very much a fan of this dude at the Louvre.
September 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
I was very much a fan of this dude at the Louvre.
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Gonna just say, if it's this easy to protest against the monolith that is Disney. Then there is no excuse for people to be clinging to Harry Potter. Like, if the needle can be moved against Disney, people can make it move against JK Rowling. Stop the flow of money into her accounts,
If you protested Jimmy Kimmel being pulled off the air by canceling Disney+ or some similarly simple action that had clear, direct, effective results, it feels good that you helped get him back, right? The neat part of you can choose another simple action, and keep that awesome feeling going.
September 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Gonna just say, if it's this easy to protest against the monolith that is Disney. Then there is no excuse for people to be clinging to Harry Potter. Like, if the needle can be moved against Disney, people can make it move against JK Rowling. Stop the flow of money into her accounts,
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We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
Not In Our Name: Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
notinourname.org.uk
September 19, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
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An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
September 19, 2025 at 10:25 AM
An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’
Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'
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Question to Zach Polanski at the leadership announcement:
"Q: How can you take on Nigel Farage when your policy on immigration is so different?"
Everything wrong with British politics and media summed up so succinctly in a single absolutely unhinged question.
"Q: How can you take on Nigel Farage when your policy on immigration is so different?"
Everything wrong with British politics and media summed up so succinctly in a single absolutely unhinged question.
September 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Question to Zach Polanski at the leadership announcement:
"Q: How can you take on Nigel Farage when your policy on immigration is so different?"
Everything wrong with British politics and media summed up so succinctly in a single absolutely unhinged question.
"Q: How can you take on Nigel Farage when your policy on immigration is so different?"
Everything wrong with British politics and media summed up so succinctly in a single absolutely unhinged question.
Post a screenshot of your first 5 Steam purchases and let Bluesky judge you (go to account details and purchase history).
Technically my first 6, but I'm counting all LiS eps as 1. I forgot I bought the Secret Files game that day - I don't think I finished it as didn't like it as much as Tunguska.
Technically my first 6, but I'm counting all LiS eps as 1. I forgot I bought the Secret Files game that day - I don't think I finished it as didn't like it as much as Tunguska.
September 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Post a screenshot of your first 5 Steam purchases and let Bluesky judge you (go to account details and purchase history).
Technically my first 6, but I'm counting all LiS eps as 1. I forgot I bought the Secret Files game that day - I don't think I finished it as didn't like it as much as Tunguska.
Technically my first 6, but I'm counting all LiS eps as 1. I forgot I bought the Secret Files game that day - I don't think I finished it as didn't like it as much as Tunguska.
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This week I wrote about how millions of vulnerable and disabled people are no longer eligible for a covid booster.
Here's a petition you can sign to stop that happening petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
(and the article www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...)
Here's a petition you can sign to stop that happening petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
(and the article www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...)
Petition: Fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people – keep covid boosters
'Protect the NHS' and 'Save Lives' by continuing to fund NHS COVID boosters for Clinically Vulnerable people, including most previously shielded as CEV, rather than limiting them to over-75s, care home residents and those with severely weakened immune systems.
petition.parliament.uk
August 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
This week I wrote about how millions of vulnerable and disabled people are no longer eligible for a covid booster.
Here's a petition you can sign to stop that happening petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
(and the article www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...)
Here's a petition you can sign to stop that happening petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
(and the article www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...)
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It’s an irony that Discord seems to be a place people build quite harmonious communities online, whereas the entire rest of the internet in 2025 SHOULD be called Discord.
August 25, 2025 at 8:56 AM
It’s an irony that Discord seems to be a place people build quite harmonious communities online, whereas the entire rest of the internet in 2025 SHOULD be called Discord.
My brain at midnight on a Thursday: What was that film I once saw where a weird dude had some kind of sexy time with a pig on a farm?
Turns out I was thinking of Taxidermia (at least I think so), but RIP my search history.
Turns out I was thinking of Taxidermia (at least I think so), but RIP my search history.
August 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
My brain at midnight on a Thursday: What was that film I once saw where a weird dude had some kind of sexy time with a pig on a farm?
Turns out I was thinking of Taxidermia (at least I think so), but RIP my search history.
Turns out I was thinking of Taxidermia (at least I think so), but RIP my search history.
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The NYT has produced a handy list of literally the last things I want to do
November 14, 2024 at 9:23 PM
The NYT has produced a handy list of literally the last things I want to do
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I know the bigger problem is the inaccuracy but if anyone ever said to me “Looks like blueberries don't just double down on flavor - they double down on Bs too” I’d challenge them to a duel
August 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I know the bigger problem is the inaccuracy but if anyone ever said to me “Looks like blueberries don't just double down on flavor - they double down on Bs too” I’d challenge them to a duel
Is this meant to tempt me to buy this? Because it sounds terrifying.
August 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Is this meant to tempt me to buy this? Because it sounds terrifying.
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The story where everyone is horrified about the use of AI has a thing on the bottom using AI to summarize our horror at the use of AI in journalism
August 6, 2025 at 2:16 AM
The story where everyone is horrified about the use of AI has a thing on the bottom using AI to summarize our horror at the use of AI in journalism