Dave Espley
@daveespley.bsky.social
Rated PG for brief nudity, mild peril and adult situations.
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St Antonius led a group of followers in the 2nd C. After persecution, they made their way to Capri, where they endured hardship, including bandits & disease, before making safe haven on the south. This statue commemorates the moment when, on their epic journey, St Antonius stood in some dog shit.
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I mean, we all laugh at David Cameron because he fucked it into the sun chasing the votes of racist pensioners, but he did at least get a few of them, and not none.
January 24, 2026 at 12:15 PM
I mean, we all laugh at David Cameron because he fucked it into the sun chasing the votes of racist pensioners, but he did at least get a few of them, and not none.
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Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
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It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
January 20, 2026 at 9:37 AM
It’s Penguin Awareness Day which seems like a great excuse to post the greatest ever Wikipedia edit.
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"Meanwhile, Princess Anne went for a ride in Kirkbride, Queen Camilla went shopping in Wapping, Prince Edward dropped a clanger in Bangor, and the young ladies of Buckingham asked Prince Andrew if he'd mind staying at home.
Now it's goodnight from me ...
... and it's goodnight from him."
Now it's goodnight from me ...
... and it's goodnight from him."
January 21, 2026 at 8:22 AM
"Meanwhile, Princess Anne went for a ride in Kirkbride, Queen Camilla went shopping in Wapping, Prince Edward dropped a clanger in Bangor, and the young ladies of Buckingham asked Prince Andrew if he'd mind staying at home.
Now it's goodnight from me ...
... and it's goodnight from him."
Now it's goodnight from me ...
... and it's goodnight from him."
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Rick Astley's boxing career was very short lived.
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Rick Astley's boxing career was very short lived.
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Weird there's been so little analysis of how rightwingers worldwide have proved that their talk of patriotism and sovereignty was bullshit. They'd give it all up for this grotesque horror.
Of course that would entail admitting the left were correct about them, so we'll just never talk about it.
Of course that would entail admitting the left were correct about them, so we'll just never talk about it.
January 20, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Weird there's been so little analysis of how rightwingers worldwide have proved that their talk of patriotism and sovereignty was bullshit. They'd give it all up for this grotesque horror.
Of course that would entail admitting the left were correct about them, so we'll just never talk about it.
Of course that would entail admitting the left were correct about them, so we'll just never talk about it.
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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fascinating to compare how Wall Street reacts to the possibility that a socialist might have some power somewhere versus how it reacts to the concrete reality of a literal madman tearing down the American-led post-WWII global order
January 20, 2026 at 4:49 PM
fascinating to compare how Wall Street reacts to the possibility that a socialist might have some power somewhere versus how it reacts to the concrete reality of a literal madman tearing down the American-led post-WWII global order
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This Europa League match on Thursday sounds like it’s going to be the friendliest in history.
January 19, 2026 at 8:55 PM
This Europa League match on Thursday sounds like it’s going to be the friendliest in history.
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The promo is already top notch:
January 18, 2026 at 10:26 PM
The promo is already top notch:
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Seems unfair that you only get to use the bouncy slide to get off a plane when things have gone wrong. The bouncy slide should be a treat they give to the best passengers who did the flight correctly.
January 17, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Seems unfair that you only get to use the bouncy slide to get off a plane when things have gone wrong. The bouncy slide should be a treat they give to the best passengers who did the flight correctly.
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Robert Jenrick is unique in British politics for being the only MP who is an anagram of his constituency
January 18, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Robert Jenrick is unique in British politics for being the only MP who is an anagram of his constituency
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I left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt. A few months later, I became an MP and have since received a salary that puts me in the top 5% in the country. 6 years on, the repayments from my salary have brought this total to down to £48,600 - just £1,000 less.
January 15, 2026 at 2:57 PM
I left university in 2019 with £49,600 of debt. A few months later, I became an MP and have since received a salary that puts me in the top 5% in the country. 6 years on, the repayments from my salary have brought this total to down to £48,600 - just £1,000 less.
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Could have highlighted how he removed cartoons from the walls of places they locked up kids because they made it too welcoming but no, Labour are attacking Jenrick for letting in too many migrants
“Robert Jenrick is the man who as Immigration Minister oversaw the open borders experiment that led to the biggest increase in illegal immigration in our country”
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
Labour's Steve Reed reacts to Robert Jenrick's decision to defect from the Conservatives to Reform UK
January 16, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Could have highlighted how he removed cartoons from the walls of places they locked up kids because they made it too welcoming but no, Labour are attacking Jenrick for letting in too many migrants
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my spouse took her top off in front of me and my wife flashed before my eyes
January 12, 2026 at 2:10 AM
my spouse took her top off in front of me and my wife flashed before my eyes
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I am not sure who the left wing equivalent of randy fine would be, but I do know if they existed no one would put them on tv
Rep. Randy Fine on his bill to make Greenland the 51st state: "We need to make sure we assert our dominance over the Western Hemisphere ... the last thing we need is Greenland to become another Venezuela where we have huge problems we have to deal with in the future."
January 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
I am not sure who the left wing equivalent of randy fine would be, but I do know if they existed no one would put them on tv
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but if you’re getting angry with your young child because they are boring or annoying, something I found extremely helpful is to draw a curly mustache on them with eyeliner pencil. Then what, you’re mad at a little circus acrobat? A miniature old-timey strongman?
January 7, 2026 at 3:23 AM
I don’t know who needs to hear this but if you’re getting angry with your young child because they are boring or annoying, something I found extremely helpful is to draw a curly mustache on them with eyeliner pencil. Then what, you’re mad at a little circus acrobat? A miniature old-timey strongman?
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When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, eat some cheese
Speaking words of wisdom, eat some cheese
January 11, 2026 at 4:44 PM
When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, eat some cheese
Speaking words of wisdom, eat some cheese
What my mind thinks when someone suggests going for sushi:
January 13, 2026 at 8:07 AM
What my mind thinks when someone suggests going for sushi:
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swing voters are real, here to stay, and gigantic morons
New Gallup figures in these charts. Well, so much for that emerging Republican majority people were writing about in November 2024. Was evidently a mass overreaction to Trump's win and failure to acknowledge softness of support, and thermostatic politics www.gelliottmorris.com/p/trumps-win...
January 12, 2026 at 9:06 PM
swing voters are real, here to stay, and gigantic morons
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"Hurrah for the Blsckshirts" said it in fewer words.
January 13, 2026 at 5:11 AM
"Hurrah for the Blsckshirts" said it in fewer words.
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Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
January 10, 2026 at 9:52 AM
Meanwhile, over on Mastodon: mastodon.social/@mhoye/11586...
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The rise of Trump has given them permission to be what they always wanted to be and to behave how they always wanted to behave. His entire sales pitch is: you don’t have to pretend any more, you can just say “I’m glad the cops, who represent me, are beating and killing people I hate”.
January 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
The rise of Trump has given them permission to be what they always wanted to be and to behave how they always wanted to behave. His entire sales pitch is: you don’t have to pretend any more, you can just say “I’m glad the cops, who represent me, are beating and killing people I hate”.