Damien Scully
@dazzlingdamo.bsky.social
I work in L&D, with a sideline in theatre. My interests include green issues, interesting old cars (mainly 60s, 70s, and 80s everyday stuff), SiFi, Theatre, and writing. I have an unfinished novel; who doesn't?
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Ford leant back on the mattress with his hands behind his head and looked infuriatingly pleased with himself.
November 21, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Ford leant back on the mattress with his hands behind his head and looked infuriatingly pleased with himself.
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this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
this week's newsletter is titled "aren't you tired of feeling insane all the time?" and I think it speaks for itself
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
it is also free to read
youngvulgarian.substack.com/p/arent-you-...
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Macclesfield Central (Cheshire East) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
November 20, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Macclesfield Central (Cheshire East) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
🌍 GRN: 41.8% (+19.7)
🌹 LAB: 28.6% (-25.7)
➡️ RFM: 15.8% (New)
🌳 CON: 9.1% (-4.5)
⚖️ EQU: 2.5% (New)
🔶 LDM: 2.2% (-7.7)
Green GAIN from Labour.
Changes w/ 2023.
Some sound suggestions here.
[A recent exchange between @irmorus.bsky.social & @rhiggitt.bsky.social has moved me to retrieve my #IrishScienceSouvenirs thread from Twitter. Even though neither of them asked for it. I wrote it when I was in the middle of my first trip to #Ireland. 🇮🇪]
Let me tell you What Ireland Needs.
1/15
Let me tell you What Ireland Needs.
1/15
November 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Some sound suggestions here.
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Fred Augis is on Bsky! He's worth following!
He's created tons of concept art that I've already shared (on Twitter then here), mainly for Prey (2017), but also Love, Death & Robots, Returnal, Dual Universe, and even Beyond Good & Evil 2. 😍
He's created tons of concept art that I've already shared (on Twitter then here), mainly for Prey (2017), but also Love, Death & Robots, Returnal, Dual Universe, and even Beyond Good & Evil 2. 😍
November 19, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Fred Augis is on Bsky! He's worth following!
He's created tons of concept art that I've already shared (on Twitter then here), mainly for Prey (2017), but also Love, Death & Robots, Returnal, Dual Universe, and even Beyond Good & Evil 2. 😍
He's created tons of concept art that I've already shared (on Twitter then here), mainly for Prey (2017), but also Love, Death & Robots, Returnal, Dual Universe, and even Beyond Good & Evil 2. 😍
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Just got home from another packed meeting, this time @yorkgreens.bsky.social
An absolutely amazing meeting with more than half being new members.
Great energy, lots of excitement, we might have even found a few more councillor candidates!
An absolutely amazing meeting with more than half being new members.
Great energy, lots of excitement, we might have even found a few more councillor candidates!
November 19, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Just got home from another packed meeting, this time @yorkgreens.bsky.social
An absolutely amazing meeting with more than half being new members.
Great energy, lots of excitement, we might have even found a few more councillor candidates!
An absolutely amazing meeting with more than half being new members.
Great energy, lots of excitement, we might have even found a few more councillor candidates!
You have to admire the timing of this
Emotionally Distant Husband Would Rather Watch ‘Stargate SG-1’ Than Have Honest Conversation About ‘Stargate SG-1’ https://theonion.com/emotionally-distant-husband-would-rather-watch-stargate-sg-1-than-have-honest-conversation-about-stargate-sg-1/
November 19, 2025 at 10:44 PM
You have to admire the timing of this
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Am becoming functional again. Catching up on work, and will sort out more clips from the zombie musical soon too. I also need to sort out promo stuff for the album and the merch store. And design a new show tour pack for venues, and start contacting venues. Basically, my near future is adminy.
November 19, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Am becoming functional again. Catching up on work, and will sort out more clips from the zombie musical soon too. I also need to sort out promo stuff for the album and the merch store. And design a new show tour pack for venues, and start contacting venues. Basically, my near future is adminy.
Looks like there is still at least one seat left for @alistairbarrie.com tonight at BEAM in #Hertford!
So if you are local to Hertford, you know if makes sense!
So if you are local to Hertford, you know if makes sense!
Last call for the very last tickets for Alistair Barrie & Friends at @beamhertford.bsky.social TONIGHT! Amazing bill, amazing cause. 🩷
Tickets here: beamhertford.co.uk/whats-on/Z2-...
Tickets here: beamhertford.co.uk/whats-on/Z2-...
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Looks like there is still at least one seat left for @alistairbarrie.com tonight at BEAM in #Hertford!
So if you are local to Hertford, you know if makes sense!
So if you are local to Hertford, you know if makes sense!
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The Jensen Interceptor was brute force in motor car form, but the lesser-spotted FF was far more advanced. With its Ferguson Formula full-time four-wheel-drive, anti-lock brakes, and traction control, it preceded the Audi Quattro by 14 years. If you’d like to see the video, comment ‘JENSEN’ below.
November 19, 2025 at 5:04 PM
The Jensen Interceptor was brute force in motor car form, but the lesser-spotted FF was far more advanced. With its Ferguson Formula full-time four-wheel-drive, anti-lock brakes, and traction control, it preceded the Audi Quattro by 14 years. If you’d like to see the video, comment ‘JENSEN’ below.
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Triumph was proud of the 2000's eye-catching Michelotti body, and its six-cylinder engine was one-up on the Rover. Like its rival, many features were ahead of their time - this ensured both cars had a long production life, ironically ending up as bedfellows under British Leyland.
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Triumph was proud of the 2000's eye-catching Michelotti body, and its six-cylinder engine was one-up on the Rover. Like its rival, many features were ahead of their time - this ensured both cars had a long production life, ironically ending up as bedfellows under British Leyland.
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This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle!
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
November 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
This week is Road Safety Week & a chance to talk about Barbara Castle!
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
Barbara was Transport Minister for three years yet she was able to introduce the Breathalyzer, a proper integrated transport strategy & more!
This was done despite fierce opposition.
📸 Photo from the Parliamentary Achieve
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Bonjour la France, ceci est pour toi. 🇫🇷🥖
Are there any French comic book authors among my followers?
I'm working on an article about the status of comic book/graphic novel authors - both writers and illustrators - in France, and I'd love to hear their point of view.
Are there any French comic book authors among my followers?
I'm working on an article about the status of comic book/graphic novel authors - both writers and illustrators - in France, and I'd love to hear their point of view.
a cat wearing a red beret says bonjour
Alt: a cat wearing a red beret says bonjour
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Bonjour la France, ceci est pour toi. 🇫🇷🥖
Are there any French comic book authors among my followers?
I'm working on an article about the status of comic book/graphic novel authors - both writers and illustrators - in France, and I'd love to hear their point of view.
Are there any French comic book authors among my followers?
I'm working on an article about the status of comic book/graphic novel authors - both writers and illustrators - in France, and I'd love to hear their point of view.
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Bluesky photographers. Any advice re selling prints? Anyone making Etsy work? Or other platforms. Full time gig possible?
I've had success in past with other online businesses which were very "heavy traffic" dependent. But I feel out of my depth.
Over saturated I guess and hard to be seen...
I've had success in past with other online businesses which were very "heavy traffic" dependent. But I feel out of my depth.
Over saturated I guess and hard to be seen...
November 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Bluesky photographers. Any advice re selling prints? Anyone making Etsy work? Or other platforms. Full time gig possible?
I've had success in past with other online businesses which were very "heavy traffic" dependent. But I feel out of my depth.
Over saturated I guess and hard to be seen...
I've had success in past with other online businesses which were very "heavy traffic" dependent. But I feel out of my depth.
Over saturated I guess and hard to be seen...
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When did Great Britain cease to be a Great Power?
November 19, 2025 at 12:54 PM
When did Great Britain cease to be a Great Power?
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Arthur had almost given up. That is to say, he was not going to give up. He was absolutely not going to give up. Not now. Not ever. But if he had been the sort of person who was going to give up, this was probably the time he would have done it.
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Arthur had almost given up. That is to say, he was not going to give up. He was absolutely not going to give up. Not now. Not ever. But if he had been the sort of person who was going to give up, this was probably the time he would have done it.
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Exploring some electronic albums from the mid-00s that I'd missed and it's unnerving how not dated they sound, given dance music's breakneck evolution prior to that. My top tip, if you like St Etienne, Robyn and Todd Terje, is Sally Shapiro's album Disco Romance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzKl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzKl...
SALLY SHAPIRO - I'll Be By Your Side (Extended Mix)
YouTube video by Paper Bag Records
www.youtube.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Exploring some electronic albums from the mid-00s that I'd missed and it's unnerving how not dated they sound, given dance music's breakneck evolution prior to that. My top tip, if you like St Etienne, Robyn and Todd Terje, is Sally Shapiro's album Disco Romance
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzKl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzKl...
It's beginning to feel a lot like winter here!
Mind you not your cute winter with snow and winter sun!
No we have 2 degrees and freezing drizzle with occasional heavier showers!
#winter #ChangeInTheWeather
Mind you not your cute winter with snow and winter sun!
No we have 2 degrees and freezing drizzle with occasional heavier showers!
#winter #ChangeInTheWeather
November 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
It's beginning to feel a lot like winter here!
Mind you not your cute winter with snow and winter sun!
No we have 2 degrees and freezing drizzle with occasional heavier showers!
#winter #ChangeInTheWeather
Mind you not your cute winter with snow and winter sun!
No we have 2 degrees and freezing drizzle with occasional heavier showers!
#winter #ChangeInTheWeather
This idea still amuses me greatly!
For thousands more years the mighty ships tore across the empty wastes of space and finally dived screaming on to the first planet they came across — which happened to be the Earth — where due to a terrible miscalculation of scale the entire battle fleet was accidentally swallowed by a small dog
November 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
This idea still amuses me greatly!
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Factoid: There were three MG 1300s until the MkII arrived in Oct 1968 (click ‘ALT’ for an interesting variation).
The performance pick of the 1100/1300 range, it was less extrovert than the showier, slower 1300 GT.
The performance pick of the 1100/1300 range, it was less extrovert than the showier, slower 1300 GT.
November 18, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Factoid: There were three MG 1300s until the MkII arrived in Oct 1968 (click ‘ALT’ for an interesting variation).
The performance pick of the 1100/1300 range, it was less extrovert than the showier, slower 1300 GT.
The performance pick of the 1100/1300 range, it was less extrovert than the showier, slower 1300 GT.
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Bishop's Stortford Cafe Meeting
Join us if you can for a Green discussion, to bring us together and start getting things going in Bishop's Stortford
New members and existing members all welcome!
📅 Monday 24th November
🕢 From 3pm to 5pm
📌 Cafe Mocha, 3 Devoils Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3XH
Join us if you can for a Green discussion, to bring us together and start getting things going in Bishop's Stortford
New members and existing members all welcome!
📅 Monday 24th November
🕢 From 3pm to 5pm
📌 Cafe Mocha, 3 Devoils Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3XH
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Bishop's Stortford Cafe Meeting
Join us if you can for a Green discussion, to bring us together and start getting things going in Bishop's Stortford
New members and existing members all welcome!
📅 Monday 24th November
🕢 From 3pm to 5pm
📌 Cafe Mocha, 3 Devoils Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3XH
Join us if you can for a Green discussion, to bring us together and start getting things going in Bishop's Stortford
New members and existing members all welcome!
📅 Monday 24th November
🕢 From 3pm to 5pm
📌 Cafe Mocha, 3 Devoils Lane, Bishop's Stortford, CM23 3XH
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Should I get a storage battery to go with my EV? via @irishtimes.com
www.irishtimes.com/motors/2025/...
www.irishtimes.com/motors/2025/...
EV Q&A: Is it worth buying a battery to store electricity?
Helping to separate electric-vehicle myths from facts, we are here to answer all your EV questions
www.irishtimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Should I get a storage battery to go with my EV? via @irishtimes.com
www.irishtimes.com/motors/2025/...
www.irishtimes.com/motors/2025/...
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Green Councillors Sue Nicholls and Vicky Burt visited the Ward Freman Community Pool Group CIO table-top sale on Sunday
A wonderful fundraiser for the Buntingford pool reopening. Still lots to do but all the hard work is finally coming to fruition.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/XWJEgr1...
A wonderful fundraiser for the Buntingford pool reopening. Still lots to do but all the hard work is finally coming to fruition.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/XWJEgr1...
November 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Green Councillors Sue Nicholls and Vicky Burt visited the Ward Freman Community Pool Group CIO table-top sale on Sunday
A wonderful fundraiser for the Buntingford pool reopening. Still lots to do but all the hard work is finally coming to fruition.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/XWJEgr1...
A wonderful fundraiser for the Buntingford pool reopening. Still lots to do but all the hard work is finally coming to fruition.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/XWJEgr1...
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"just let the machines get on with the adding up," warned Majikthise, "and we'll take care of the eternal verities thank you very much. You want to check your legal position you do, mate. Under law the Quest for Ultimate Truth is quite clearly the inalienable prerogative of your working thinkers."
November 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
"just let the machines get on with the adding up," warned Majikthise, "and we'll take care of the eternal verities thank you very much. You want to check your legal position you do, mate. Under law the Quest for Ultimate Truth is quite clearly the inalienable prerogative of your working thinkers."