Irene
@derbren.bsky.social
books, bikes, cats, cheese, and cinemas. Non-practising German. Unreliable narrator, ready for my close-up. Probably have a crush on you. For more, go here: https://linktr.ee/DerBren
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Irene
@derbren.bsky.social
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🎄*TIME FOR THE BIG REVEAL*🎄
It’s Monday. The 15th. The ides of December. And that means that it’s time for the 2025 Bluesky Bubble Christmas Present. (¼)
It’s Monday. The 15th. The ides of December. And that means that it’s time for the 2025 Bluesky Bubble Christmas Present. (¼)
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What the war against London really is about. V good by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social #Giftlink
And on a different note: A v Happy New Year to everyone!
And on a different note: A v Happy New Year to everyone!
The plot against London
Distorted attacks by the populist right are really about demography
giftarticle.ft.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:29 AM
What the war against London really is about. V good by @robertshrimsley.bsky.social #Giftlink
And on a different note: A v Happy New Year to everyone!
And on a different note: A v Happy New Year to everyone!
my cab driver last night is a former tfl bus driver. he said they have a button they press when someone dodges the fare and when there’s a lot of buttons pressed on a certain bus or in an area, that’s where the ticket inspectors go.
January 1, 2026 at 11:34 AM
my cab driver last night is a former tfl bus driver. he said they have a button they press when someone dodges the fare and when there’s a lot of buttons pressed on a certain bus or in an area, that’s where the ticket inspectors go.
I got a pre-surge pricing uber at 12.30 and am now at home and in bed. the cynical among you might call me middle-aged but I think it’s the power of the lucky coin
January 1, 2026 at 1:08 AM
I got a pre-surge pricing uber at 12.30 and am now at home and in bed. the cynical among you might call me middle-aged but I think it’s the power of the lucky coin
I got the gold coin!!!
December 31, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I got the gold coin!!!
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ooh does anyone know the exact timings to do the same trick with The Apartment
This is your annual reminder that, when you press play on WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (a perfect film!) at 10:30:28pm, you'll sync up perfectly with the New Year's Eve scene at midnight. 🍾🥳
December 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
ooh does anyone know the exact timings to do the same trick with The Apartment
reminder for my UK pals to watch Dinner for One tonight if you haven’t already m.youtube.com/watch?v=NQMl...
Dinner for One The Original
YouTube video by Dorset Limpet Muncher
m.youtube.com
December 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
reminder for my UK pals to watch Dinner for One tonight if you haven’t already m.youtube.com/watch?v=NQMl...
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why the long private facebook group
December 31, 2025 at 3:47 PM
why the long private facebook group
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Good morning and happy New Year's Eve to everyone. Time zones are so weird. Australia is already in 2026. Europe is still in 2025. And the United States is in 1933.
December 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Good morning and happy New Year's Eve to everyone. Time zones are so weird. Australia is already in 2026. Europe is still in 2025. And the United States is in 1933.
if one more brand sends me “my year, wrapped”, I swear to god
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
if one more brand sends me “my year, wrapped”, I swear to god
the most hustle-y people at networking events and on Linkedin are always, in addition to their hustley thing, trustees of charities
December 30, 2025 at 11:22 AM
the most hustle-y people at networking events and on Linkedin are always, in addition to their hustley thing, trustees of charities
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I cracked the code. Told my boomer dad that having motion smoothing on his TV 'makes it work twice as hard' and will 'wear it out faster' and now hes obsessed with making sure its off.
December 24, 2023 at 1:45 PM
I cracked the code. Told my boomer dad that having motion smoothing on his TV 'makes it work twice as hard' and will 'wear it out faster' and now hes obsessed with making sure its off.
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Semiotic paradox alert!
December 29, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Semiotic paradox alert!
Wings of Desire and It’s a Wonderful Life double feature
December 30, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Wings of Desire and It’s a Wonderful Life double feature
when my parents visited, mum and I went to the opera and I set dad up on the sofa with Peckinpah and the video projector. we came back to find him in the exact same position we left him, saying “you’re back already?”. he still talks about the projector experience as a highlight of his London trips.
December 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
when my parents visited, mum and I went to the opera and I set dad up on the sofa with Peckinpah and the video projector. we came back to find him in the exact same position we left him, saying “you’re back already?”. he still talks about the projector experience as a highlight of his London trips.
or ever
Let’s be real no one who posts here regularly is “at work” this week in any meaningful sense
December 29, 2025 at 11:23 PM
or ever
I’ve had two glasses of wine and am completely sozzled. after a week of drinking with family and friends. might be the lack of hourly pork and plätzchen.
December 29, 2025 at 9:11 PM
I’ve had two glasses of wine and am completely sozzled. after a week of drinking with family and friends. might be the lack of hourly pork and plätzchen.
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wow, sorry. Deleting now. I didn’t know she was French
December 29, 2025 at 8:31 PM
wow, sorry. Deleting now. I didn’t know she was French
December 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
I watched Three Colours Red on the plane. I’ve been missing this sort of film, all unique plot and image. the clarity of it.
December 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I watched Three Colours Red on the plane. I’ve been missing this sort of film, all unique plot and image. the clarity of it.
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“Leni Riefenstahl, beloved star of mountain films who traded her acting career to become a documentary filmmaker, dies aged 101”
December 28, 2025 at 10:20 PM
“Leni Riefenstahl, beloved star of mountain films who traded her acting career to become a documentary filmmaker, dies aged 101”
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i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
A real Good Samaritan
One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry
merry christmas xx
merry christmas xx
Wagner’s undiscovered 9-hour mega opera
Onion rings for Nibbling
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Wagner’s undiscovered 9-hour mega opera
airport vending machine, what should I get
December 28, 2025 at 7:05 PM
airport vending machine, what should I get
air travel fashion has got out of hand, how much loungewear do you need for a 90 minute flight
December 28, 2025 at 6:21 PM
air travel fashion has got out of hand, how much loungewear do you need for a 90 minute flight