Ian Silvester
@iansilvester.bsky.social
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#NowPlaying Tomorrow's Harvest. It's so long since #BoardsofCanada released their last album that I'm starting to think I bought it on 8-track tape.
November 13, 2025 at 2:53 PM
#NowPlaying Tomorrow's Harvest. It's so long since #BoardsofCanada released their last album that I'm starting to think I bought it on 8-track tape.
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Crime: Man steals bus with passengers on board.
Canadian Crime: He still makes the scheduled stops to let passengers on and off.
Canadian Crime Bonus: He denies boarding to one passenger because his bus pass had expired.
globalnews.ca/news/1152251...
Canadian Crime: He still makes the scheduled stops to let passengers on and off.
Canadian Crime Bonus: He denies boarding to one passenger because his bus pass had expired.
globalnews.ca/news/1152251...
Man arrested after Ontario transit bus stolen with passengers on board, police say | Globalnews.ca
Hamilton police say a suspect is facing charges after a transit bus was stolen with passengers on board when the driver had exited for a short break.
globalnews.ca
November 12, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Crime: Man steals bus with passengers on board.
Canadian Crime: He still makes the scheduled stops to let passengers on and off.
Canadian Crime Bonus: He denies boarding to one passenger because his bus pass had expired.
globalnews.ca/news/1152251...
Canadian Crime: He still makes the scheduled stops to let passengers on and off.
Canadian Crime Bonus: He denies boarding to one passenger because his bus pass had expired.
globalnews.ca/news/1152251...
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I love Neil Young because he'll make a song where he mumbles "Got mashed potatoes/Ain't got no T-Bone" over three chords for 9 straight minutes and then insist you listen to it on the most high-resolution audiophile equipment possible. Happy 80th, king.
November 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I love Neil Young because he'll make a song where he mumbles "Got mashed potatoes/Ain't got no T-Bone" over three chords for 9 straight minutes and then insist you listen to it on the most high-resolution audiophile equipment possible. Happy 80th, king.
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I’ll put it more simply: my first (and best) aerobatic flight instructor looked me in the eye before our first lesson and said: “remember, airplanes really like the ground. They really really like the ground.”
Aviation is inherently dangerous: a million pounds of metal and fuel magically flying at 500mph. The engineering and systems we have developed are just amazing and have given everyone the idea that it’s all cheap and safe. It ain’t. It’s expensive and it requires constant vigilance and organization.
'That just gave me chills': CNN anchor spooked by Kentucky governor's report on UPS crash
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I’ll put it more simply: my first (and best) aerobatic flight instructor looked me in the eye before our first lesson and said: “remember, airplanes really like the ground. They really really like the ground.”
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Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
November 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Good morning.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
I don't know who did this, but I love you.
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November 2, 2025 at 2:53 AM
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Oh I wish I’d looked after me works
And not left me legs buried in dirt
Look on them there
And ye mighty, despair
Oh I wish I’d looked after me works
And not left me legs buried in dirt
Look on them there
And ye mighty, despair
Oh I wish I’d looked after me works
October 30, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Oh I wish I’d looked after me works
And not left me legs buried in dirt
Look on them there
And ye mighty, despair
Oh I wish I’d looked after me works
And not left me legs buried in dirt
Look on them there
And ye mighty, despair
Oh I wish I’d looked after me works
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This is the moment for me that Claudia Winkleman became one of my all time favourite faces on television and all she says is “stop speaking”. youtu.be/cPpac4QGmXE?...
Sean Lock - Rectum of the Year.
YouTube video by Soothing Relaxation Music
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
This is the moment for me that Claudia Winkleman became one of my all time favourite faces on television and all she says is “stop speaking”. youtu.be/cPpac4QGmXE?...
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😁
October 16, 2025 at 12:15 PM
😁
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It still shocks friends from other countries when I tell them that mainstream drag and camp artists were pretty much standard fare on weekend primetime national telly.
October 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It still shocks friends from other countries when I tell them that mainstream drag and camp artists were pretty much standard fare on weekend primetime national telly.
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October 14, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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« Bombardier Global 8000, the World’s Fastest Business Jet, Gets Even Faster With a New Top Speed of Mach 0.95 » Almost as startling is the 8,000 NM range. Not bad for a company that starting out making snowmobiles. 😉 (📸 Bombardier) | 🛩️ 📰 🥇 | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 bombardier.com/en/media/new...
October 14, 2025 at 2:15 AM
« Bombardier Global 8000, the World’s Fastest Business Jet, Gets Even Faster With a New Top Speed of Mach 0.95 » Almost as startling is the 8,000 NM range. Not bad for a company that starting out making snowmobiles. 😉 (📸 Bombardier) | 🛩️ 📰 🥇 | 🧵 1/2 | 🔗 bombardier.com/en/media/new...
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I cannot sit alone with the fact that the inventor of the carabiner is an early 20th century German mountaineer who went by Rambo Herzog
October 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I cannot sit alone with the fact that the inventor of the carabiner is an early 20th century German mountaineer who went by Rambo Herzog
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Björk’s Vespertine (who then later made a masterpiece divorce album lol)
October 8, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Björk’s Vespertine (who then later made a masterpiece divorce album lol)
This guy has some of the most incisive no-bullshit reporting on Ukraine I've found.
That's why air defense is so important to counter Russia's terror. Hence my frequent posts on the effects of subsequent Russian airstrikes. Please realize that maintaining the efficiency of the Ukrainian energy sector is just as important as maintaining the front line!
October 8, 2025 at 11:35 AM
This guy has some of the most incisive no-bullshit reporting on Ukraine I've found.
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This is a party with virtually the same number of MPs as Reform (4 v. 5).
The way the BBC is treating Reform, compared to the Lib Dems and the Greens, is a dereliction of their duty as a public broadcaster.
The way the BBC is treating Reform, compared to the Lib Dems and the Greens, is a dereliction of their duty as a public broadcaster.
BBC accused of 'extraordinary' anti-Green bias after party say the Laura Kuenssberg Show scrapped a promised interview with @zackpolanski.bsky.social on Sunday.
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
Green sources say the show also refused to interview Polanski after he was elected as leader last month
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...
October 6, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is a party with virtually the same number of MPs as Reform (4 v. 5).
The way the BBC is treating Reform, compared to the Lib Dems and the Greens, is a dereliction of their duty as a public broadcaster.
The way the BBC is treating Reform, compared to the Lib Dems and the Greens, is a dereliction of their duty as a public broadcaster.
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NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
October 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
NEW: Extraordinary scenes in Amsterdam this afternoon (Sunday, Oct 5).
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
An estimated 250,000 bring the city to a standstill; people all wearing red to show solidarity with Palestine 🇵🇸
(🎥 Ahmed Zantac)
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Still struck by a Merriam-Webster IG post I saw on legal doublets: artefacts of the bilingual Norman legal system. The English synonym went first in the pair
law (English/Germanic) & order (French/Roman)
cease & desist
all & sundry
lewd & lascivious
breaking & entering
free & clear
will & testament
law (English/Germanic) & order (French/Roman)
cease & desist
all & sundry
lewd & lascivious
breaking & entering
free & clear
will & testament
Legal doublet - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
October 3, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Still struck by a Merriam-Webster IG post I saw on legal doublets: artefacts of the bilingual Norman legal system. The English synonym went first in the pair
law (English/Germanic) & order (French/Roman)
cease & desist
all & sundry
lewd & lascivious
breaking & entering
free & clear
will & testament
law (English/Germanic) & order (French/Roman)
cease & desist
all & sundry
lewd & lascivious
breaking & entering
free & clear
will & testament
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Breaking | Greg Stoker reports Thirty-two vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla continue their mission toward Gaza regardless of Israeli threats, with an estimated 9 to 12 hours remaining until they reach the Strip.
October 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Breaking | Greg Stoker reports Thirty-two vessels of the Global Sumud Flotilla continue their mission toward Gaza regardless of Israeli threats, with an estimated 9 to 12 hours remaining until they reach the Strip.
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Another very interesting post by Z-Blogger "INSIDER-T." I should point out that he has informants in the Kremlin's decision-making circles, so in my opinion, his information is credible: "There is a real panic among the elites, comparable to those turbulent days of February 2022,
October 2, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Another very interesting post by Z-Blogger "INSIDER-T." I should point out that he has informants in the Kremlin's decision-making circles, so in my opinion, his information is credible: "There is a real panic among the elites, comparable to those turbulent days of February 2022,
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In 1945, the Allies faced a tricky question: where to hold Nazi war criminals until the trials.
A run-down hotel in Luxembourg was quickly converted to a prison ("Camp Ashcan"). The hope was to keep the nature of the prisoners secret.
In May 1945, this failed, and almost turned into a disaster. /1
A run-down hotel in Luxembourg was quickly converted to a prison ("Camp Ashcan"). The hope was to keep the nature of the prisoners secret.
In May 1945, this failed, and almost turned into a disaster. /1
Judgement at Nuremberg - David Low's cartoon in the Evening Standard #OnThisDay 1946
October 1, 2025 at 12:51 PM
In 1945, the Allies faced a tricky question: where to hold Nazi war criminals until the trials.
A run-down hotel in Luxembourg was quickly converted to a prison ("Camp Ashcan"). The hope was to keep the nature of the prisoners secret.
In May 1945, this failed, and almost turned into a disaster. /1
A run-down hotel in Luxembourg was quickly converted to a prison ("Camp Ashcan"). The hope was to keep the nature of the prisoners secret.
In May 1945, this failed, and almost turned into a disaster. /1
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People think enshittification is mostly about the internet. But no, it's about capitalism.
September 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
People think enshittification is mostly about the internet. But no, it's about capitalism.
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30 years ago Spitting Image dared to broadcast the truth about Israel.
Now no one dares.
Now no one dares.
September 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
30 years ago Spitting Image dared to broadcast the truth about Israel.
Now no one dares.
Now no one dares.