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dimwittedly.bsky.social
Simon Threadgold
@dimwittedly.bsky.social
Family's cautionary tale.
Don't bother, title's bullshit, they just chat.
January 4, 2026 at 8:04 PM
1963: The Big Freeze on BBC Four is fascinating.

"When electricity failed, everyone turned to gas." Brits could transmute at will, back then, when we were a proper country.
January 4, 2026 at 7:39 PM
He thought that department store Santa gig would last longer.
January 4, 2026 at 6:19 PM
“appears” yeah, we’re not entirely sure, could be a trick of the light
Once a critic of overseas entanglements, President Trump now appears willing to embrace regime change as a tool of American influence, raising questions about whether his “America First” doctrine is being redefined.
Trump’s Venezuela move pushes the limits of ‘America First’
Once a critic of entanglements abroad, Trump now appears willing to embrace regime change as a tool of American influence, risking a backlash from his MAGA base.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 4, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Mum needed some things from M&S, so off I went. Just got back and now watching the Omaha Beach scene from Saving Private Ryan to calm down.
January 4, 2026 at 12:24 PM
January 3, 2026 at 11:40 PM
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“So, if a nearby country is run by a corrupt international criminal, it’s okay to just swoop in, kidnap the guy, and put him on trial in your own country?”
“Apparently.“
“This changes everything.“
January 3, 2026 at 9:25 PM
#TheTraitors production office.

"Well, we're a hit, things are going great... but we still haven't convinced Simon Threadgold to watch. We need something he simply cannot resist, even if he wanted to. Any ideas?"
"OK, hear me out..."
So much for this season being pre-watershed family viewing. #TheTraitors
January 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
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What’s that sound?

It’s getting louder.

Oh God…

Emergency podcasts!! Run for your lives!!!
July 21, 2024 at 7:43 PM
The Dr Who S10 soundtrack album is a great listen.

Why, what's everyone else talking about?
January 3, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Glad to hear Maduro has been captured. I was worried for a second there he’d been kidnapped.
January 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM
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Wikipedia uploaded the whole film to watch as soon as it entered the public domain: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:An...
January 3, 2026 at 3:11 PM
January 3, 2026 at 11:57 AM
You didn't peace prize hard enough, FIFA.
January 3, 2026 at 8:49 AM
When you end 8 wars and then suddenly realise one of those was a load-bearing war and you have to quickly bomb Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Woken up with a thumping headache. God’s judgement on my TOTP posts.
January 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Well done, everyone who survived. I love you all. Now get the fuck away from me.
#TOTP
January 2, 2026 at 10:00 PM
January 2, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Is it 2027 yet?
#TOTP
January 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
It's nearly over, so, sure, yeah, play a 3 hour song.
#TOTP
January 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
He's got no hostage this time, that's a relief. Oh, spoke too soon.
#TOTP
January 2, 2026 at 9:52 PM
The wind changed and his voice stayed like that.
#TOTP
January 2, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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We've done that one!
#TOTP
January 2, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Pants People.
#TOTP
January 2, 2026 at 9:44 PM
This is exactly what "being depressed but trying to mask it" sounds like.
#TOTP
January 2, 2026 at 9:43 PM