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Hi folks, the next poll in our debut albums series will be debuts released between 2005-2009. Voting will commence on Friday 27th Feb, at which point I’ll need your top 5 picks in order of preference. In the meantime please use hashtag #5DebutAlbums0509 to recommend your favourites. See you then 👍
February 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Hi folks, the next poll in our debut albums series will be debuts released between 2005-2009. Voting will commence on Friday 27th Feb, at which point I’ll need your top 5 picks in order of preference. In the meantime please use hashtag #5DebutAlbums0509 to recommend your favourites. See you then 👍
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Hi folks, many thanks to everyone who took the time to vote in #5debutalbums50s60s it’s now time for the results where by a considerable margin our victors in this round are The Velvet Underground & Nico. Please find attached chart where the top 40 albums will progress to the semi final stage…
February 8, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Hi folks, many thanks to everyone who took the time to vote in #5debutalbums50s60s it’s now time for the results where by a considerable margin our victors in this round are The Velvet Underground & Nico. Please find attached chart where the top 40 albums will progress to the semi final stage…
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I have tabled a motion in Parliament, supported by 33 other MPs from 6 different parties, calling for a public inquiry into the British public figures and institutions with links to Epstein.
With child sexual abuse on this scale, it is unfathomable that other people did not know.
With child sexual abuse on this scale, it is unfathomable that other people did not know.
February 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
I have tabled a motion in Parliament, supported by 33 other MPs from 6 different parties, calling for a public inquiry into the British public figures and institutions with links to Epstein.
With child sexual abuse on this scale, it is unfathomable that other people did not know.
With child sexual abuse on this scale, it is unfathomable that other people did not know.
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Peter Mandelson isn't a glitch. He offers a glimpse into how Westminster works. The public already knows it. Now more politicians must face upto it - and act.
Read my 2025 article for @bylinetimes.bsky.social about the integrity gap at the heart of UK politics.
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/29/t...
Read my 2025 article for @bylinetimes.bsky.social about the integrity gap at the heart of UK politics.
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/29/t...
The Integrity Gap: How We Built the Authoritarian Future We Fear
Labour MP Clive Lewis argues that the collapse of public trust in Government is the product of corporate power being wired into the architecture of the state
bylinetimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Peter Mandelson isn't a glitch. He offers a glimpse into how Westminster works. The public already knows it. Now more politicians must face upto it - and act.
Read my 2025 article for @bylinetimes.bsky.social about the integrity gap at the heart of UK politics.
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/29/t...
Read my 2025 article for @bylinetimes.bsky.social about the integrity gap at the heart of UK politics.
bylinetimes.com/2025/09/29/t...
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This is the report I spoke of on #bbcaq just now - ministers tried to suppress it, were finally forced to release it after an FoI, but shamefully only published a redacted version. The first duty of Govt is to protect its citizens - that starts with being honest with us about scale of threat we face
This is the UK security assessment that the government tried to bury: ecosystem collapse is a national security threat.
Read how you can turn knowledge into action, addressed by Caroline Lucas & Rupert Read:
resilience.org/stories/2026...
#ClimateCrisis #NationalSecurity #Adaptation #Resilience
Read how you can turn knowledge into action, addressed by Caroline Lucas & Rupert Read:
resilience.org/stories/2026...
#ClimateCrisis #NationalSecurity #Adaptation #Resilience
It's ecological breakdown that should put us on a war-footing: official
Admissions of extreme, eco-caused national security threats foreground importance of climate adaptation to bring much needed urgency and agency.
resilience.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:33 PM
This is the report I spoke of on #bbcaq just now - ministers tried to suppress it, were finally forced to release it after an FoI, but shamefully only published a redacted version. The first duty of Govt is to protect its citizens - that starts with being honest with us about scale of threat we face
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#5DebutAlbums50s60s
1. Can- Monster Movie
2. Led Zeppelin- S/T
3. The Stooges- S/T
4. Scott Walker- S/T
5. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band- Safe As Milk
1. Can- Monster Movie
2. Led Zeppelin- S/T
3. The Stooges- S/T
4. Scott Walker- S/T
5. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band- Safe As Milk
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
#5DebutAlbums50s60s
1. Can- Monster Movie
2. Led Zeppelin- S/T
3. The Stooges- S/T
4. Scott Walker- S/T
5. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band- Safe As Milk
1. Can- Monster Movie
2. Led Zeppelin- S/T
3. The Stooges- S/T
4. Scott Walker- S/T
5. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band- Safe As Milk
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NEW The Way Out Is In #podcast 🔔 In episode 99, Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino discuss what it means to walk a spiritual path. 🙏🏽
On the app 👉🏽 link.plumvillage.app/WgXI
More here 👉🏽 plumvillage.org/podcast/walk...
#mindfulness #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillageApp #zen #thewayoutisin #Buddhism
On the app 👉🏽 link.plumvillage.app/WgXI
More here 👉🏽 plumvillage.org/podcast/walk...
#mindfulness #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillageApp #zen #thewayoutisin #Buddhism
February 6, 2026 at 4:27 PM
NEW The Way Out Is In #podcast 🔔 In episode 99, Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino discuss what it means to walk a spiritual path. 🙏🏽
On the app 👉🏽 link.plumvillage.app/WgXI
More here 👉🏽 plumvillage.org/podcast/walk...
#mindfulness #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillageApp #zen #thewayoutisin #Buddhism
On the app 👉🏽 link.plumvillage.app/WgXI
More here 👉🏽 plumvillage.org/podcast/walk...
#mindfulness #ThichNhatHanh #PlumVillageApp #zen #thewayoutisin #Buddhism
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Relistening to Bill Callahan's Knock Knock in aid of a feature I'm writing. Strange record. Really uneven. A few slow very post-rock dirges. A few indie-disco upbeat tracks. A kids choir. Each track sounds like its from a different album. I love it more than life www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a_X...
Sweet Treat
YouTube video by Smog - Topic
www.youtube.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:29 PM
Relistening to Bill Callahan's Knock Knock in aid of a feature I'm writing. Strange record. Really uneven. A few slow very post-rock dirges. A few indie-disco upbeat tracks. A kids choir. Each track sounds like its from a different album. I love it more than life www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a_X...
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The absolute, indisputable, pinnacle of southern soul.
#5debutalbums50s60s
#Nowplaying
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZU...
#5debutalbums50s60s
#Nowplaying
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZU...
James Carr - You Got My Mind Messed Up 1967 Full Album
YouTube video by luis german lombo
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 10:32 AM
The absolute, indisputable, pinnacle of southern soul.
#5debutalbums50s60s
#Nowplaying
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZU...
#5debutalbums50s60s
#Nowplaying
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNZU...
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Bobby Bland - Two Steps From The Blues
YouTube video by Maddy Tube
www.youtube.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Under my leadership of the Labour Party, Peter Mandelson had no role, no influence and no part to play, because I do not trust the man and I do not believe the man.
February 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Under my leadership of the Labour Party, Peter Mandelson had no role, no influence and no part to play, because I do not trust the man and I do not believe the man.
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The ruling class is a toxic class. Thinking of Epstein but also Jimmy Saville spending Christmas with Mrs Thatcher annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/15/m...
Margaret Thatcher, Jimmy Saville and the Wall of Silence
A 6 minute read by Nancy Lindisfarne and Jonathan Neale. This is our second post about the wall of silence that has long protected sexual abusers in Britain. Our first post was about how the Archbi…
annebonnypirate.org
February 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
The ruling class is a toxic class. Thinking of Epstein but also Jimmy Saville spending Christmas with Mrs Thatcher annebonnypirate.org/2025/01/15/m...
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monorail heaven. absolutely no description necessary...
compiled by Grant McPhee, Something For The Longing (Scottish Independent Pop 1985 - 1999) is available on Cherry Red as a 3CD boxset: monorailmusic.com/product/some...
@cherryredrecords.bsky.social @grantmcphee.bsky.social
compiled by Grant McPhee, Something For The Longing (Scottish Independent Pop 1985 - 1999) is available on Cherry Red as a 3CD boxset: monorailmusic.com/product/some...
@cherryredrecords.bsky.social @grantmcphee.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 3:29 PM
monorail heaven. absolutely no description necessary...
compiled by Grant McPhee, Something For The Longing (Scottish Independent Pop 1985 - 1999) is available on Cherry Red as a 3CD boxset: monorailmusic.com/product/some...
@cherryredrecords.bsky.social @grantmcphee.bsky.social
compiled by Grant McPhee, Something For The Longing (Scottish Independent Pop 1985 - 1999) is available on Cherry Red as a 3CD boxset: monorailmusic.com/product/some...
@cherryredrecords.bsky.social @grantmcphee.bsky.social
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#5DebutAlbums50s60s
The Upsetters - Return Of Django (1969)
The ultimate Boss #Reggae instrumental LP. The feverish imagination of Lee Perry is already on display in this organ-led album.
Highlights include Night Doctor, A Live Injection, Soulful I and of course the infectious title track.
The Upsetters - Return Of Django (1969)
The ultimate Boss #Reggae instrumental LP. The feverish imagination of Lee Perry is already on display in this organ-led album.
Highlights include Night Doctor, A Live Injection, Soulful I and of course the infectious title track.
January 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM
#5DebutAlbums50s60s
The Upsetters - Return Of Django (1969)
The ultimate Boss #Reggae instrumental LP. The feverish imagination of Lee Perry is already on display in this organ-led album.
Highlights include Night Doctor, A Live Injection, Soulful I and of course the infectious title track.
The Upsetters - Return Of Django (1969)
The ultimate Boss #Reggae instrumental LP. The feverish imagination of Lee Perry is already on display in this organ-led album.
Highlights include Night Doctor, A Live Injection, Soulful I and of course the infectious title track.
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Remembering the late, great Junior Byles who was born on this day in 1948.
No one could sing about the experiences of the sufferer quite like Junior Byles. This is a beautiful song he wrote and recorded in 1977...
youtu.be/9nNwfbZTKRk?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
No one could sing about the experiences of the sufferer quite like Junior Byles. This is a beautiful song he wrote and recorded in 1977...
youtu.be/9nNwfbZTKRk?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
February 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Remembering the late, great Junior Byles who was born on this day in 1948.
No one could sing about the experiences of the sufferer quite like Junior Byles. This is a beautiful song he wrote and recorded in 1977...
youtu.be/9nNwfbZTKRk?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
No one could sing about the experiences of the sufferer quite like Junior Byles. This is a beautiful song he wrote and recorded in 1977...
youtu.be/9nNwfbZTKRk?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
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I will probably get told off for sharing this - but it does give some perspective on why I was under so much pressure to leave Monkey Cage - I accept my career is dead so….
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
The BBC Chose Transphobia over Science
Transcript: Over the holidays, there was some news out of the UK that I wanted to highlight, lest it be lost in the news black hole that is Christmas and New Year: the British Broadcasting Corporat…
skepchick.org
February 1, 2026 at 12:37 AM
I will probably get told off for sharing this - but it does give some perspective on why I was under so much pressure to leave Monkey Cage - I accept my career is dead so….
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
skepchick.org/2026/01/the-...
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Award for late Afrobeat pioneer and political radical is the 'anti-establishment being recognised by the establishment'.
Fela Kuti becomes first African to get Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award
Award for late Afrobeat pioneer and political radical is the 'anti-establishment being recognised by the establishment'.
www.aljazeera.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Award for late Afrobeat pioneer and political radical is the 'anti-establishment being recognised by the establishment'.
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Noticeable absence of asylum seekers, trans people and drag queens listed as child rapists in the files.
Pretty much all very rich, very powerful and very white men.
Almost as if that’s who the problem has always fucking been, isn’t it?
Pretty much all very rich, very powerful and very white men.
Almost as if that’s who the problem has always fucking been, isn’t it?
January 31, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Noticeable absence of asylum seekers, trans people and drag queens listed as child rapists in the files.
Pretty much all very rich, very powerful and very white men.
Almost as if that’s who the problem has always fucking been, isn’t it?
Pretty much all very rich, very powerful and very white men.
Almost as if that’s who the problem has always fucking been, isn’t it?
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Northern Ireland should hold unity referendum by 2030, first minister says
Michelle O'Neill said "now is the time for the plan and the preparation" and claimed Brexit was "done against the wishes of the people".
news.sky.com/story/northe...
Michelle O'Neill said "now is the time for the plan and the preparation" and claimed Brexit was "done against the wishes of the people".
news.sky.com/story/northe...
Northern Ireland should hold unity referendum by 2030, first minister says
Michelle O'Neill said "now is the time for the plan and the preparation" and claimed Brexit was "done against the wishes of the people".
news.sky.com
January 31, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Northern Ireland should hold unity referendum by 2030, first minister says
Michelle O'Neill said "now is the time for the plan and the preparation" and claimed Brexit was "done against the wishes of the people".
news.sky.com/story/northe...
Michelle O'Neill said "now is the time for the plan and the preparation" and claimed Brexit was "done against the wishes of the people".
news.sky.com/story/northe...
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It's finally up! My impromptu Sly Dunbar tribute show on Soho Radio which I threw together 30mins before leaving the house because I'd just found out my advertised guest wasn't coming.
Tracklist in alt text www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/wr...
Tracklist in alt text www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/wr...
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 PM
It's finally up! My impromptu Sly Dunbar tribute show on Soho Radio which I threw together 30mins before leaving the house because I'd just found out my advertised guest wasn't coming.
Tracklist in alt text www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/wr...
Tracklist in alt text www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/wr...
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And that's why you don't put very rich business owners in charge of countries
January 30, 2026 at 2:56 PM
And that's why you don't put very rich business owners in charge of countries
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Far right extremist Tommy Robinson endorses Matt Goodwin.
A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.
A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.
January 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Far right extremist Tommy Robinson endorses Matt Goodwin.
A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.
A vote for Reform is a vote for division, hate, and all that goes with it.
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Please join us and help make history at the Gorton and Denton by-election! 💚. We have a brilliant candidate, Hannah Spencer, we have momentum and we have a vital message - that the politics of hope *can* win over the politics of hate.
We can win this! @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk
We can win this! @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk
January 30, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Please join us and help make history at the Gorton and Denton by-election! 💚. We have a brilliant candidate, Hannah Spencer, we have momentum and we have a vital message - that the politics of hope *can* win over the politics of hate.
We can win this! @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk
We can win this! @mcrgreenparty.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk
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Happy 50th birthday to Black Echoes which was first published #OTD in 1976.
It was a weekly music paper in the UK focussed on black music. It still continues to this day as a monthly magazine.
Here is the first Reggae singles chart it published...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
It was a weekly music paper in the UK focussed on black music. It still continues to this day as a monthly magazine.
Here is the first Reggae singles chart it published...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
January 30, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Full respect to this approach. it’s fascinating to see which journalists are and aren’t still happy to post primarily on the fascist porn place
and no I haven't put the Mandelson-Epstein-Reinaldo scoop on twitter
we journalists *can* make Bluesky the place to break news
we journalists *can* make Bluesky the place to break news
January 30, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Full respect to this approach. it’s fascinating to see which journalists are and aren’t still happy to post primarily on the fascist porn place