Chris Gooch
@chrisdg.bsky.social
brewer, cyclist, still a trainee dad. Old enough to get free soup and unlimited tea in Asda cafes
My word
This is the women's toilet in Zur Quelle. It's always fun trying to wash your hands whilst standing awkwardly over the toilet bowl as it's such a small cubicle.
January 10, 2026 at 5:48 PM
My word
My mistake - excommunication for the Tyndale bible, not execution
January 10, 2026 at 4:58 PM
My mistake - excommunication for the Tyndale bible, not execution
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11 days from now marks one year since this guy got away with doing a Nazi salute on live TV. Since then, he - the world's richest man - has gutted govt programmes causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of children and turned his microblogging website into a child porn generator. Consequences!
January 9, 2026 at 12:23 AM
11 days from now marks one year since this guy got away with doing a Nazi salute on live TV. Since then, he - the world's richest man - has gutted govt programmes causing the deaths of hundreds of thousands of children and turned his microblogging website into a child porn generator. Consequences!
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ICE agents are more likely to accidentally shoot and kill themselves than be killed by an immigrant.
Pizza delivery drivers face far more danger than ICE and police.
Pizza delivery drivers face far more danger than ICE and police.
January 10, 2026 at 2:11 PM
ICE agents are more likely to accidentally shoot and kill themselves than be killed by an immigrant.
Pizza delivery drivers face far more danger than ICE and police.
Pizza delivery drivers face far more danger than ICE and police.
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The Epstein files. Whatever happened to them?
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
The Epstein files. Whatever happened to them?
And since King John comes up, we saw this too
January 10, 2026 at 4:26 PM
And since King John comes up, we saw this too
In Worcester Cathedral library today, we saw a document granting land from Offa to Hwicca. Incredible to see Anglo Saxon legalise in “the flesh”
January 10, 2026 at 4:21 PM
In Worcester Cathedral library today, we saw a document granting land from Offa to Hwicca. Incredible to see Anglo Saxon legalise in “the flesh”
FFS
Trump is clearly not well.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
At a meeting with oil industry CEO’s Trump suddenly interrupts his introductory remarks, gets up and looks out the window and starts talking about his ballroom. Trump then realizes his mistake and says “unusual time to look”, and sits back down to continue.
January 10, 2026 at 4:18 PM
FFS
As I remember, these are female forward and meet contemporary values. She wrote sci-fi and fantasy.
www.audible.co.uk/author/Ursul...
www.audible.co.uk/author/Ursul...
Ursula K. Le Guin Audiobooks | Audible.co.uk
Learn more about Ursula K. Le Guin. Browse Ursula K. Le Guin’s best-selling audiobooks and newest titles. Discover more authors you’ll love listening to on Audible.
www.audible.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 4:16 PM
As I remember, these are female forward and meet contemporary values. She wrote sci-fi and fantasy.
www.audible.co.uk/author/Ursul...
www.audible.co.uk/author/Ursul...
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Hey there weekend kids!
Got a sale on over at heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com - 10% off if you use the code MISERICORD at checkout.
January 10, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Hey there weekend kids!
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We have two Bristol area screenings and Q&As of GAME this coming week. The Cube Tues 13th and Clevedon Curzon Sat 17th.
Follow @invadafilms.bsky.social for more deets.
Follow @invadafilms.bsky.social for more deets.
January 10, 2026 at 2:04 PM
We have two Bristol area screenings and Q&As of GAME this coming week. The Cube Tues 13th and Clevedon Curzon Sat 17th.
Follow @invadafilms.bsky.social for more deets.
Follow @invadafilms.bsky.social for more deets.
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Tina Smith: "I've worked closely with law enforcement in my roles at state and local government, and I have never seen anybody describe as protocol holding a cell phone and taking video while you are simultaneously shooting a gun that ends up killing somebody. It's kind of unbelievable."
January 10, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Tina Smith: "I've worked closely with law enforcement in my roles at state and local government, and I have never seen anybody describe as protocol holding a cell phone and taking video while you are simultaneously shooting a gun that ends up killing somebody. It's kind of unbelievable."
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👇🇺🇸"'Looks bad': MAGA Rep's wife bought over $50K in Bitcoin same day he pushed crypto tax cut"
#MAGARep #CryptoTaxCut #RepByronDonalds
#MAGARep #CryptoTaxCut #RepByronDonalds
'Looks bad': MAGA Rep's wife bought over $50K in Bitcoin same day he pushed crypto tax cut
A far-right lawmaker running for governor of Florida was lobbying the IRS to write more favorable rules for cryptocurrency, the same day his wife purchased at least $50,000 in Bitcoin, Notus reported ...
www.rawstory.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:31 PM
👇🇺🇸"'Looks bad': MAGA Rep's wife bought over $50K in Bitcoin same day he pushed crypto tax cut"
#MAGARep #CryptoTaxCut #RepByronDonalds
#MAGARep #CryptoTaxCut #RepByronDonalds
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Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
An illustrated guide of the first year of profiteering.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hi. Any idea if it is showing in the Midlands?
January 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Hi. Any idea if it is showing in the Midlands?
Like the Eurythmics’ soundtrack to 1984, this raises a host of “might have been”s. Dredd is a near perfect film, would this OST have pushed it even darker? Great as a stand-alone album too
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Geoff Barrow / Ben Salisbury: DROKK: Music Inspired by Mega-City One
Started as the soundtrack for Pete Travis' forthcoming Judge Dredd adaptation, Portishead's Geoff Barrow teamed with Emmy-nominated composer Ben Salisbury for this tribute to the fictional setting of ...
pitchfork.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Like the Eurythmics’ soundtrack to 1984, this raises a host of “might have been”s. Dredd is a near perfect film, would this OST have pushed it even darker? Great as a stand-alone album too
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Give Trump’s crazed comments about Viking settlers on the American continent, I expect a revival of the idea that Europeans arrived and educated the First Nations long before Columbus. This was an accepted theory in the past but never supported by evidence. See here
quillette.com/2022/04/03/j...
quillette.com/2022/04/03/j...
Jennifer Raff’s ‘Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas’—A Review
Jennifer Raff’s Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas was published with much fanfare in February, garnering a rave New York Times review. And as of this writing, it is listed as one of the top 10...
quillette.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Give Trump’s crazed comments about Viking settlers on the American continent, I expect a revival of the idea that Europeans arrived and educated the First Nations long before Columbus. This was an accepted theory in the past but never supported by evidence. See here
quillette.com/2022/04/03/j...
quillette.com/2022/04/03/j...
A splendid tour at Worcester Cathedral library. Too many treasures to list, but King John’s thumb was an unexpected bonus. Handled a Tyndale bible, which would have been a capital crime in the 16th century
January 10, 2026 at 3:15 PM
A splendid tour at Worcester Cathedral library. Too many treasures to list, but King John’s thumb was an unexpected bonus. Handled a Tyndale bible, which would have been a capital crime in the 16th century
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Everyone’s (rightly) excited about desi pubs again but none of this would’ve happened without the support of @pelliclemag.com. They published the introduction (below) in 2021 and the award-winning deep dive into football culture (next post) the following year
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2021/5/...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2021/5/...
Desi Style — The History and Significance of England's Anglo-Asian Pubs — Pellicle
I was hoping my first visit to a pub would be a rite of passage. Aged just fifteen, I felt more anxious about being the lone brown face in a white environment than I was about being served my first ...
www.pelliclemag.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Everyone’s (rightly) excited about desi pubs again but none of this would’ve happened without the support of @pelliclemag.com. They published the introduction (below) in 2021 and the award-winning deep dive into football culture (next post) the following year
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2021/5/...
www.pelliclemag.com/home/2021/5/...
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Monthly Twitter UK users since Musk 2022
May22: 26.8m
May23: 24.3m (-2.5m)
May24: 22.1m (-2.2m)
May25: 18.9m (-3.2m)
Loss of 8 million (30%) in 3 years
Daily users on Twiiter after Musk
2022:10.3 m
23: 9.5 (-0.8m)
24: 8.6 (-0.9m)
25: 6.9 (-1.7m)
Loss 3.4 million in 3 years (33%)
Ipsos/ Ofcom
May22: 26.8m
May23: 24.3m (-2.5m)
May24: 22.1m (-2.2m)
May25: 18.9m (-3.2m)
Loss of 8 million (30%) in 3 years
Daily users on Twiiter after Musk
2022:10.3 m
23: 9.5 (-0.8m)
24: 8.6 (-0.9m)
25: 6.9 (-1.7m)
Loss 3.4 million in 3 years (33%)
Ipsos/ Ofcom
January 10, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Monthly Twitter UK users since Musk 2022
May22: 26.8m
May23: 24.3m (-2.5m)
May24: 22.1m (-2.2m)
May25: 18.9m (-3.2m)
Loss of 8 million (30%) in 3 years
Daily users on Twiiter after Musk
2022:10.3 m
23: 9.5 (-0.8m)
24: 8.6 (-0.9m)
25: 6.9 (-1.7m)
Loss 3.4 million in 3 years (33%)
Ipsos/ Ofcom
May22: 26.8m
May23: 24.3m (-2.5m)
May24: 22.1m (-2.2m)
May25: 18.9m (-3.2m)
Loss of 8 million (30%) in 3 years
Daily users on Twiiter after Musk
2022:10.3 m
23: 9.5 (-0.8m)
24: 8.6 (-0.9m)
25: 6.9 (-1.7m)
Loss 3.4 million in 3 years (33%)
Ipsos/ Ofcom
It means that we cannot trust anything the US government says. So little change there
January 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
It means that we cannot trust anything the US government says. So little change there
Policy announcements made on the back of poor and incomplete research is the root cause of
January 10, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Policy announcements made on the back of poor and incomplete research is the root cause of
Incredible that these “worse than random” devices are in use
Unre-lie-able - polygraph lie detectors are ‘junk science’ that don’t work said spy who fooled them bit.ly/4q9AdW1 but was caught by following the money
The spy who made fools of lie detectors
The Trump administration has put its trust in polygraph tests but the double agent Aldrich Ames, who died last week, passed them numerous times
bit.ly
January 10, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Incredible that these “worse than random” devices are in use