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Graeme Cole
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graemecole.bsky.social
Another episode of the forgotten 1974 series British Cryptids has been restored, by people whose work seems greatly underappreciated. The Moon Man: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTTw...
British Cryptids: The Moon Man
YouTube video by British Cryptids (1974)
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
graemecole.bsky.social
Just once, I'd like an "immigration shake-up" to actually *improve* things for asylum seekers, restoring rights rather than taking them away. But no, these only ever go in one direction, and it just happens to be the direction Farage and his troglodyte supporters want. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK seeks inspiration from Denmark to shake up immigration system
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood is taking cues from some of the toughest migration laws in Europe.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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foone.bsky.social
A neat little quiz game: Is a headline homophobia from the 80s-90s or transphobia from the 2010s-2020s? Because it's all the same bullshit, repackaged for the hate du jour

haveigotphobiaforyou.com
Have I Got Phobia For You
Bringing attention to the often harmful practices of our mainstream media. Thankfully the days of vile hostility against gay people are now more or less over, but, reading today’s newspapers, there’s ...
haveigotphobiaforyou.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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kattenbarge.bsky.social
The real generational divide is people who refuse to watch a video if it could be an article versus people who refuse to read an article if it could be a video
September 29, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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michaelhobbes.bsky.social
This absolute banger
Starmer was recently asked how he would feel if his daughter had to walk past an “asylum hotel”. “I totally get it,” he responded, going on to say that “local people by and large do not want these hotels in their towns, in their place, and nor do I. I’m completely at one with them on that.” This desire to meet the hard right halfway, to find a middle point, is hopelessly exploitable. In an age of radicalisation, you simply get pulled further and further to the right, while tacitly validating those values at every step. Nowhere is this more evident than in the UK press’s fixation on trans people. The Labour government, following the reactionary centrist logic of trying to diffuse an issue by giving policy ground, has allowed itself to be pulled radically to the right on this matter. First, by abandoning its commitment to changing ID laws to make it easier to transition, then by effectively banning puberty blockers following pressure from those opposed to them. Now the UK is on the verge of implementing a bathroom ban mandating that trans people must be excluded from toilets that match their gender identity. This is being done without parliamentary debate. Most of the public is not aware of it, and yet, if this goes ahead, it would make the UK one of the world’s most illiberal advanced democracies on trans rights. An actual pragmatist would evaluate and change course. Someone who understood public opinion might notice that anti-immigrant sentiment responds to media coverage, not objective reality. They might reason that this is not a problem that can be addressed by policy concessions because policy is not what is causing it. They might even consider offering a different narrative and seeing whether that makes a dent. A truly daring politician might consider telling the British public the truth: that they are being lied to by the right-wing press about the cause of the country's problems, and that Reform is capitalising on this for political gain. To put it mildly, this has not worked. The theory was that feeding the wolf would starve it. But, somehow, the beast is stronger than ever. Reactionary centrists simply cannot account for this outcome. All they can think to do is keep throwing more meat.
September 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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edmorrish.bsky.social
CAN YOU IMAGINE CALLING FOR SOMEONE TO BE ARRESTED FOR A TWEET?!?!
Guardian screenshot Farage furious over Jo Brand's 'throw battery acid not milkshake' joke Brexit party leader calls for police action over comedian’s comments on BBC Radio 4 Jedidajah Otte Wed 12 Jun 2019 19.32 BST The BBC has defended the comedian Jo Brand against claims she incited violence in comments she made during a radio show. Brand, who joined the Heresy talk show on Radio 4 as a guest on Tuesday, joked about throwing battery acid at “unpleasant characters” instead of milkshakes. I Nigel Farage, the leader of the Brexit party and one of several European election candidates that had milkshakes thrown on them in recent weeks, tweeted: “This is incitement of violence and the police need to act.”
September 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
graemecole.bsky.social
Dear social media team of every organisation on the internet: Did you know? That text box where you're typing "link in bio" or "link in comments" can almost certainly accommodate the actual link instead. You're welcome!
July 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
Trans is not an ideology unless you think your right to be who you are is an ideology rather than a basic human right. Let people be who they want to be. Let people do what we all do throughout our lives, just trying to work out how and who to be in a world of challenges.
June 29, 2025 at 7:32 AM
graemecole.bsky.social
Reading Borough Council: "Please upload photos of the problem you are reporting."

Me:
A misspelled street name sign, which reads "BLENHIEM ROAD". It is in front of a hedge and a low brick wall. The patches of new tarmac where the signposts meet the ground suggest it was installed in the last few months. Another misspelled street name sign, which reads "BLENHIEM ROAD". It is in front of a brick wall. The patches of new tarmac where the signposts meet the ground suggest it was installed in the last few months. A copy of the Oxford Dictionary of English. An excerpt from page 178 of the Oxford Dictionary of English, giving the definition and correct spelling of "Blenheim".
June 23, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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oddthisday.bsky.social
Well, as I’m sure you all know, we mark something important today. Yes: happy 45th anniversary of the thrremony at tremony at the liremony at the libraremony to all who celebrate
Old newspaper cutting: a photo of some people standing around for some reason, plus text: PETERBOROUGH STANDARD — Friday, April 18th, 1980 The memories live on CROWLAND’S Silver Jubilee committee was finally wound up on Thursday evening with a presentation ceremony at the library.. The Jubilee fund, described by chairman Frank Parnell as ‘one of the finest efforts in Lincolnshire’, fremony at the library. The Jubilee fund,. described by chairman Frank Parnet s ‘one remony atremony are sony at the library. The jubremony at the library. Tremony at remony at the library. Thrremony at tremony at the liremony at the libraremony at the library. Theremony at the library. The Jubilee fund, described by chairman, Frank Premony rremony at the remony aremony at the libremony atremony at tremony at the library. Tremorremony at the library.remony at the library. The Jubilee fund, described by chairman Frank Parnell as ‘one of the finest efforts in Lincolnshire’, fn he latched onto a through ball. Although be was hauled down by the keeper he still managed to stroke the ball home. But for the second week running Durant had to leave the field injured, this time suffering eye trouble. The winning goal was another 25-yard shot — again from Blackstones’ central defender — coming from their second chance of the game. Gary Cooper, recently signed from Old Boys, had a good debut.
April 18, 2025 at 7:14 AM
graemecole.bsky.social
Is this sleep tracking or just general feedback?
I'm wearing a smart watch showing sleep tracking stats. The screen reads "Score: 47. Quality: Poor. Shorter Than Ideal, Unbalanced."
April 12, 2025 at 12:29 PM
graemecole.bsky.social
Eclipse safely observed.
A pair of binoculars held with the business end facing the sun and the eyepiece end facing a piece of card. On the card is a projection of the partially-eclipsed sun.
March 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
Hold on, conclave is when you’re voting a pope in, and convlex is when you’re voting a pope out.
March 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
graemecole.bsky.social
If your video's title or thumbnail contains "wait for the last one!", "watch till the end!", or anything similar, then I'm not clicking it. Those phrases only ever appear on videos that waste the viewer's time. If there's a bit you particularly want me to see... put it at the start.
March 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
graemecole.bsky.social
A church near me has finally got their clock running again. It was stopped for so long that it got the analogue equivalent of screen burn.
A blue-faced church clock showing 11:25. A "shadow" of the hour hand can be seen pointing to 3 o'clock, where the sun has not faded the face.
February 18, 2025 at 10:39 PM
graemecole.bsky.social
No. "Henley Sauce" isn't "set for return". The "news" here is that someone found a Victorian advert for it, and with no further details... designed a bottle? We've no idea what was in it, except, apparently, "Essence of Anchovies".

But let's see what we can find out.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Henley Sauce to be recreated after man sees Victorian advert
A Victorian advert inspires a man to try to recreate Henley Sauce.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
graemecole.bsky.social
I've got used to seeing these on energy efficiency stickers.
The energy efficiency information panel on the side of a box of light bulbs. The power consumption is given as "9 kWh/1000h".
January 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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mooseallain.bsky.social
My generation is incredible, we created home computers, the internet, smartphones, social media and moaning about our children when they use them.
January 1, 2025 at 10:34 AM
graemecole.bsky.social
Which is better value - one kitchen roll for £2.50 or 3 for £7? Asda helpfully tells you the price per roll for easy comparison, but they ignore the fact that the single roll is 100 sheets and the 3-pack is three rolls of 70 sheets each. The single roll is better value, at 2½p per sheet vs 3⅓p.
A single roll of Blitz kitchen roll on a supermarket shelf. The packaging reads "100 super-sized sheets". The price label on the shelf says it's £2.50, which is "£2.50 each". A three-pack of Blitz kitchen roll on the same supermarket shelf. The packaging reads "210 super-sized sheets". The price label says the price is £7, and that this is "£2.33 each".
December 21, 2024 at 9:24 PM