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Victory to Ukraine!
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Anti: Tories, Fascists, Racists, Misogynists & all kinds of bigots, including Transphobes.
Love Science, History, SF&F, Comics & Music
He/him
Victory to Ukraine!
DM me if you want, but unless I know you, I'm unlikely to reply
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Not sure this justification cuts it, for two reasons. Firstly, the TV shows were pretty offensive, but I don't think any had "gas the Jews" or hissing noises as punchlines. Also, the most damaging aspect of the claims is that Farage's comments were intended to bully, not "banter", however misplaced.
I'm as old as Farage.
I attended a tough Comp in NE England at a time & place of endemic casual bigotry.
At 14, I thought Hitler was cool.
Then, in History, we studied the Holocaust. A class of rowdy working-class kids went deathly silent. None of us thought Nazism cool after that.
Farage is scum.
I attended a tough Comp in NE England at a time & place of endemic casual bigotry.
At 14, I thought Hitler was cool.
Then, in History, we studied the Holocaust. A class of rowdy working-class kids went deathly silent. None of us thought Nazism cool after that.
Farage is scum.
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It’s Tuesday.
We don’t hide.
We don’t soften.
We don’t wait for permission.
We show up.
We tell the truth. 💙💙💙
#poetry #blueskypoets #truth #resist #writingcommunity #poems
We don’t hide.
We don’t soften.
We don’t wait for permission.
We show up.
We tell the truth. 💙💙💙
#poetry #blueskypoets #truth #resist #writingcommunity #poems
January 27, 2026 at 2:37 PM
It’s Tuesday.
We don’t hide.
We don’t soften.
We don’t wait for permission.
We show up.
We tell the truth. 💙💙💙
#poetry #blueskypoets #truth #resist #writingcommunity #poems
We don’t hide.
We don’t soften.
We don’t wait for permission.
We show up.
We tell the truth. 💙💙💙
#poetry #blueskypoets #truth #resist #writingcommunity #poems
Just found out that Sly Dunbar has died. One of the greatest drummers to ever sit behind a kit. His work appears on a huge percentage of the best reggae & reggae-adjacent records, including Culture's seminal 2 Sevens Clash. Plus a hell of a lot more besides, from Bob Dylan to Grace Jones.
RIP Sly.
RIP Sly.
Culture - Two Sevens Clash, 1977
YouTube video by Reggae Playground
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January 27, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Just found out that Sly Dunbar has died. One of the greatest drummers to ever sit behind a kit. His work appears on a huge percentage of the best reggae & reggae-adjacent records, including Culture's seminal 2 Sevens Clash. Plus a hell of a lot more besides, from Bob Dylan to Grace Jones.
RIP Sly.
RIP Sly.
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UK PEOPLE: this is REALLY IMPORTANT. If the government bans under-16s from using VPNs, then logically they must intend to REQUIRE AGE VERIFICATION FOR ALL VPN USE. Which will affect adults too!
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
January 27, 2026 at 12:20 PM
UK PEOPLE: this is REALLY IMPORTANT. If the government bans under-16s from using VPNs, then logically they must intend to REQUIRE AGE VERIFICATION FOR ALL VPN USE. Which will affect adults too!
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
*Your* right to anonymous web browsing is at risk!
https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/754408
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ONE DAY until "The Regicide Report" drops!
How did Bob's new ringtone get him sent to deal with a Dalek invasion in a Birmingham comic shop?
Which civil service department is trying to murder the Queen?
… And is Mo going to play one final encore on the Bone Violin?
Coming out January 27th!
How did Bob's new ringtone get him sent to deal with a Dalek invasion in a Birmingham comic shop?
Which civil service department is trying to murder the Queen?
… And is Mo going to play one final encore on the Bone Violin?
Coming out January 27th!
January 26, 2026 at 6:37 PM
ONE DAY until "The Regicide Report" drops!
How did Bob's new ringtone get him sent to deal with a Dalek invasion in a Birmingham comic shop?
Which civil service department is trying to murder the Queen?
… And is Mo going to play one final encore on the Bone Violin?
Coming out January 27th!
How did Bob's new ringtone get him sent to deal with a Dalek invasion in a Birmingham comic shop?
Which civil service department is trying to murder the Queen?
… And is Mo going to play one final encore on the Bone Violin?
Coming out January 27th!
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Twitter and TikTok in American hands. Brainwashing of youth all around the world, in plain sight.
January 27, 2026 at 7:35 AM
Twitter and TikTok in American hands. Brainwashing of youth all around the world, in plain sight.
I'm a 60+ heterosexual man, and I totally agree with this; Grok undressing women and children should be a crime, and those who participate in it should be prosecuted.
I am a woman in the process of setting my life up to avoid men. The Grok undressing women and children thing just solidified something for me. Every man who thinks that is ok should be on a register.
January 26, 2026 at 11:13 AM
I'm a 60+ heterosexual man, and I totally agree with this; Grok undressing women and children should be a crime, and those who participate in it should be prosecuted.
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January 24, 2026 at 7:25 PM
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Today I learned “Norwegian Christian laws forbade citizens from conversing with and interacting with trolls, and in documents dating from 1274 to 1781, doing so would result in severe punishment” (source: Wikipedia), and I kinda think many people nowadays would be better off if this law was revived
January 24, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Today I learned “Norwegian Christian laws forbade citizens from conversing with and interacting with trolls, and in documents dating from 1274 to 1781, doing so would result in severe punishment” (source: Wikipedia), and I kinda think many people nowadays would be better off if this law was revived
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An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 AM
An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
Very pertinent thread in the age of Trump and his ICE Gestapo
🧵“How do seemingly ordinary people become agents of state murder?” This is one of the guiding questions I ask students in my graduate class on genocide/state violence. With recent events, it is a question many Americans are asking.
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
I do not have a definitive answer, but here is a reading list: 1/
January 24, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Very pertinent thread in the age of Trump and his ICE Gestapo
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For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
January 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM
For Jim Moir/Vic Reeves' birthday, a reminder it's thirty years this year since this advert.
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A few days ago, I stood in the graveyard of an 1100 year old church, getting damper and damper in the drizzling rain.
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
A woman walked into the graveyard, waved, said hello, and, as we had previously arranged, handed me a paper bag full of human bones.
The life of a churchwarden is a strange one...
January 23, 2026 at 1:06 PM
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Agree with most of these.
My one addition would be:
If you spot a follower re-posts or writes a lot nasty stuff or views you view as beyond the pale, block them. Even if they never post them in reply to you.
Because they'll be pushing YOUR posts to other people with those views, who may reply.
My one addition would be:
If you spot a follower re-posts or writes a lot nasty stuff or views you view as beyond the pale, block them. Even if they never post them in reply to you.
Because they'll be pushing YOUR posts to other people with those views, who may reply.
Rule 1: You don't need to justify your decision to block someone.
20 top tips for staying sane on social media.
www.edrith.co.uk/p/staying-sa...
20 top tips for staying sane on social media.
www.edrith.co.uk/p/staying-sa...
January 23, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Agree with most of these.
My one addition would be:
If you spot a follower re-posts or writes a lot nasty stuff or views you view as beyond the pale, block them. Even if they never post them in reply to you.
Because they'll be pushing YOUR posts to other people with those views, who may reply.
My one addition would be:
If you spot a follower re-posts or writes a lot nasty stuff or views you view as beyond the pale, block them. Even if they never post them in reply to you.
Because they'll be pushing YOUR posts to other people with those views, who may reply.
I've just finished Riley Black's The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, which I found fascinating and highly enjoyable. So much so that When The Earth Was Green is on my wishlist to be obtained the next time I get paid.
January 23, 2026 at 12:10 PM
I've just finished Riley Black's The Last Days of the Dinosaurs, which I found fascinating and highly enjoyable. So much so that When The Earth Was Green is on my wishlist to be obtained the next time I get paid.
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1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
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On the overwhelming evidence that 20mph speed limits save lives
My latest column for @insidecroydon.bsky.social on the latest absurdities from Croydon Reform ...
insidecroydon.com/2026/01/22/r...
My latest column for @insidecroydon.bsky.social on the latest absurdities from Croydon Reform ...
insidecroydon.com/2026/01/22/r...
Reform backs policy that could see children killed on our roads
What is Nigel Farage’s political company of grifters proposing for Croydon? To remove current 20mph speed limits on our streets. Columnist ANDREW FISHER, right, lays out the science and the f…
insidecroydon.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:58 PM
On the overwhelming evidence that 20mph speed limits save lives
My latest column for @insidecroydon.bsky.social on the latest absurdities from Croydon Reform ...
insidecroydon.com/2026/01/22/r...
My latest column for @insidecroydon.bsky.social on the latest absurdities from Croydon Reform ...
insidecroydon.com/2026/01/22/r...
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The greatest story you’ll read today 😂😂🫡
Forward it on for the betterment of mankind & also to get me into heaven
Forward it on for the betterment of mankind & also to get me into heaven
January 22, 2026 at 8:58 AM
The greatest story you’ll read today 😂😂🫡
Forward it on for the betterment of mankind & also to get me into heaven
Forward it on for the betterment of mankind & also to get me into heaven
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Its been a month since I sold a colouring book. Countless hours to produce and I've sold around 25 copies. Slightly gutted, but I'm not giving up on it yet!
January 21, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Its been a month since I sold a colouring book. Countless hours to produce and I've sold around 25 copies. Slightly gutted, but I'm not giving up on it yet!
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I just signed this petition calling on Prince William to end the rent on Dartmoor Prison while it remains empty and unsafe and save millions in public money. It only takes a few seconds - please add your name. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Prince William: Stop charging taxpayers for an empty prison
Dartmoor Prison has been empty for over 18 months after toxic gas made it unsafe. Yet, with no prisoners inside, taxpayers are still forking out around £4 million every year in rent to Prince William’...
you.38degrees.org.uk
January 21, 2026 at 6:52 PM
I just signed this petition calling on Prince William to end the rent on Dartmoor Prison while it remains empty and unsafe and save millions in public money. It only takes a few seconds - please add your name. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
No MP should have a 2nd job. They work for us, earning big salaries - way above the average & more than most of their constituents will ever earn.
As an "employer" of MPs, I would go so far as to say they should complete & publish timesheets. Virtually every employer I've ever had has expected that.
As an "employer" of MPs, I would go so far as to say they should complete & publish timesheets. Virtually every employer I've ever had has expected that.
Nevermind the fact that Nigel Farage didn't bother to declare his £384,000 in bribes.
The real question is why the hell are our politicians allowed to be bought?
The real question is why the hell are our politicians allowed to be bought?
January 21, 2026 at 8:11 PM
No MP should have a 2nd job. They work for us, earning big salaries - way above the average & more than most of their constituents will ever earn.
As an "employer" of MPs, I would go so far as to say they should complete & publish timesheets. Virtually every employer I've ever had has expected that.
As an "employer" of MPs, I would go so far as to say they should complete & publish timesheets. Virtually every employer I've ever had has expected that.
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I’m sorry, but there is absolutely no excuse for travelling to a remote Scottish island to bash baby gannets to death and call it “tradition” or a “local delicacy”.
Especially when there’s a Tesco superstore on the very island where these birds are eaten.
END THE GUGA HUNT.
Especially when there’s a Tesco superstore on the very island where these birds are eaten.
END THE GUGA HUNT.
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 PM
I’m sorry, but there is absolutely no excuse for travelling to a remote Scottish island to bash baby gannets to death and call it “tradition” or a “local delicacy”.
Especially when there’s a Tesco superstore on the very island where these birds are eaten.
END THE GUGA HUNT.
Especially when there’s a Tesco superstore on the very island where these birds are eaten.
END THE GUGA HUNT.
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Brits, please sign this petition if, like me, you're getting a bit honked off with MPs defecting to other parties without having to contest their seats.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Petition: By-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party
When an MP decides they want to defect to another party a by-election should be automatically triggered to allow the constituents the opportunity have their democratic right to agree or not with their...
petition.parliament.uk
January 19, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Brits, please sign this petition if, like me, you're getting a bit honked off with MPs defecting to other parties without having to contest their seats.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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How you pop to the shops, if it's minus 64° Celsius in your town. This is what I want from the internet: other people's fascinating lives. Not lies about crime in London invented by boring racists.
youtube.com/watch?v=uPGI...
youtube.com/watch?v=uPGI...
What I Wear at –64°C (−83°F) in the Coldest City on Earth | Yakutsk, Siberia
YouTube video by Kiun B
youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:15 PM
How you pop to the shops, if it's minus 64° Celsius in your town. This is what I want from the internet: other people's fascinating lives. Not lies about crime in London invented by boring racists.
youtube.com/watch?v=uPGI...
youtube.com/watch?v=uPGI...
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Friedrich Nietzsche, 1875.
January 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Friedrich Nietzsche, 1875.