Charles McLellan
@chasm56.bsky.social
Tech journalist (retired); mostly music, dog walking and DIY these days. If you’re looking, US border people, Trump is a Berkeley Hunt.
Sly Stone and now Brian Wilson. Go watch Summer of Soul, and listen to Surf’s Up and God Only Knows - I defy you to keep a dry eye.
June 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Sly Stone and now Brian Wilson. Go watch Summer of Soul, and listen to Surf’s Up and God Only Knows - I defy you to keep a dry eye.
RIP Wizz Jones - here’s a song from one of his last gigs: youtu.be/JAVq66qh1vc?...
Wizz Jones with Simeon & Alfie Jones - Night Ferry, London, 2025
YouTube video by toeyen
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April 28, 2025 at 8:23 AM
RIP Wizz Jones - here’s a song from one of his last gigs: youtu.be/JAVq66qh1vc?...
The warm-up MAGA nutter’s slip was spot-on (near the end): youtu.be/5r86kY1Q2So
FATIGUED Trump LOSES IT at Evening Speech
YouTube video by MeidasTouch
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April 9, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The warm-up MAGA nutter’s slip was spot-on (near the end): youtu.be/5r86kY1Q2So
So Trump has crashed the world economy, is surrounded by dumb yes-men, and has the nuclear codes. Where’s the Domesday Clock at these days?
April 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
So Trump has crashed the world economy, is surrounded by dumb yes-men, and has the nuclear codes. Where’s the Domesday Clock at these days?
Our NHS is not for sale. With Trump ramping up his trade wars trade talks must not open the door to US healthcare companies profiting from our NHS. Keir Starmer must protect our NHS by keeping it off the table during negotiations. Agree? Add your name: 38d.gs/april_bsky
Don't sell our NHS for a trade deal with Trump
Our NHS is not for sale. Trade talks with Trump must not open the door to US healthcare profiting from our NHS. Keir Starmer must protect our NHS by keeping it off the table during deal negotiations....
38d.gs
April 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Our NHS is not for sale. With Trump ramping up his trade wars trade talks must not open the door to US healthcare companies profiting from our NHS. Keir Starmer must protect our NHS by keeping it off the table during negotiations. Agree? Add your name: 38d.gs/april_bsky
Lovely sunny day, and this to savour: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen banned from running in 2027 presidential election
Le Pen was found guilty of embezzling EU funds to pay her party's staff, leading to a five-year ban from public office.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Lovely sunny day, and this to savour: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...
Single point of failure for Heathrow’s entire power supply. Who the f—k thought that was a good idea?
March 21, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Single point of failure for Heathrow’s entire power supply. Who the f—k thought that was a good idea?
Just imagine if Spaffer Johnson was hosting today’s Euro-summit.
March 2, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Just imagine if Spaffer Johnson was hosting today’s Euro-summit.
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
No second state visit for Trump
This is UNBELIEVABLE. Keir Starmer has just handed Donald Trump a letter from King Charles, inviting him for a second state visit to the UK. It’s totally unprecedented, and I was so outraged when I he...
you.38degrees.org.uk
February 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Unbelievable. Donald Trump has been invited to a state visit to the UK. We should not be rolling out the red carpet to celebrate this man. Agree? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/no...
We knew Trump/Vance/Musk would be bad, but todays spectacle in the White House with Zelensky was off the scale. How could these MAGA morons have got into power? (Combo of mass idiocy and Putin, I guess)
February 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We knew Trump/Vance/Musk would be bad, but todays spectacle in the White House with Zelensky was off the scale. How could these MAGA morons have got into power? (Combo of mass idiocy and Putin, I guess)
Who'd have thought that a new right-leaning government in Germany would be welcome? - but it is, thanks to the new Chancellor's willingness to stand up to to the Trump/Musk axis
February 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Who'd have thought that a new right-leaning government in Germany would be welcome? - but it is, thanks to the new Chancellor's willingness to stand up to to the Trump/Musk axis
Vlad's master plan - divide and weaken Europe, install a useful idiot in the White House...going well isn't it? (Returns to digging fallout shelter in garden).
February 19, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Vlad's master plan - divide and weaken Europe, install a useful idiot in the White House...going well isn't it? (Returns to digging fallout shelter in garden).
Turned to Channel 4 News to hear about the plane crash and Trump’s egregious reaction, and got lengthy lead story on CofE shenanigans. WTF?
January 30, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Turned to Channel 4 News to hear about the plane crash and Trump’s egregious reaction, and got lengthy lead story on CofE shenanigans. WTF?
Infinite tech bro theorem: Give a tech bro enough money, drugs and a platform, and he will eventually write Mein Kampf
January 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Infinite tech bro theorem: Give a tech bro enough money, drugs and a platform, and he will eventually write Mein Kampf
So Farage isn’t far right enough for the insane and dangerous Musk. To think, I once admired his science & tech achievements. Pure Bond villain now.
January 6, 2025 at 10:04 AM
So Farage isn’t far right enough for the insane and dangerous Musk. To think, I once admired his science & tech achievements. Pure Bond villain now.
Perfection as usual, although 'Prime Minister Farage' gave me the shivers
November 21, 2024 at 11:43 AM
Perfection as usual, although 'Prime Minister Farage' gave me the shivers
Village WhatsApp dividing along pro/anti UK Government's farm IHT plans. Firmly in the anti-Clarkson camp, me (and not just on farm policy).
November 20, 2024 at 1:45 PM
Village WhatsApp dividing along pro/anti UK Government's farm IHT plans. Firmly in the anti-Clarkson camp, me (and not just on farm policy).
Good deed for today accomplished: Hid Spaffer Johnson's book on the shelf in Waitrose. Not that anyone was going to buy it.
November 19, 2024 at 11:56 AM
Good deed for today accomplished: Hid Spaffer Johnson's book on the shelf in Waitrose. Not that anyone was going to buy it.