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Julian Bond
Chief Entertainment Officer
UK. EU-Maximalist. Born: 2.7b, 314ppm.
Vax-Air-Space-Mask-Test-Isolate-Touch. Ok, so far.
#Cocktail #Collapse #Climate #Cyberpunk #Motorcycle #Music @jbond@mastodon.social https://linktr.ee/jbond23
Kopyleft
Chief Entertainment Officer
UK. EU-Maximalist. Born: 2.7b, 314ppm.
Vax-Air-Space-Mask-Test-Isolate-Touch. Ok, so far.
#Cocktail #Collapse #Climate #Cyberpunk #Motorcycle #Music @jbond@mastodon.social https://linktr.ee/jbond23
Kopyleft
20 year ago or so I wrote my own RSS reader in PHP+MySQL using Magpie and then SimplePie as an RSS-Atom parser. It needed a really old version of PHP and my hosting company wanted more and more money to keep supporting it.
January 30, 2026 at 12:58 PM
20 year ago or so I wrote my own RSS reader in PHP+MySQL using Magpie and then SimplePie as an RSS-Atom parser. It needed a really old version of PHP and my hosting company wanted more and more money to keep supporting it.
That about wraps it up for the UK Autumn 25-26 Covid Vax programme.
January 30, 2026 at 10:52 AM
That about wraps it up for the UK Autumn 25-26 Covid Vax programme.
We need to make "Slopaganda" the word of 2025. And kill it in 2026. And it's not just, or maybe even mostly, about images.
The Slopification of Everything?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/the-slopaganda-era-10-ai-images-posted-by-the-white-house-and-what-they-teach-us
The Slopification of Everything?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/the-slopaganda-era-10-ai-images-posted-by-the-white-house-and-what-they-teach-us
The slopaganda era: 10 AI images posted by the White House – and what they teach us
Under Donald Trump, the White House has filled its social media with memes, wishcasting, nostalgia and deepfakes. Here’s what you need to know to navigate the trolling
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 9:10 AM
We need to make "Slopaganda" the word of 2025. And kill it in 2026. And it's not just, or maybe even mostly, about images.
The Slopification of Everything?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/the-slopaganda-era-10-ai-images-posted-by-the-white-house-and-what-they-teach-us
The Slopification of Everything?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/29/the-slopaganda-era-10-ai-images-posted-by-the-white-house-and-what-they-teach-us
#Cocktail - Water Lily
50ml Gin, 15ml Cointreau, 15ml Violette, 15ml Lemon, Orange twist, shake, double strain
Violette as a main flavour is a bit of an acquired taste. It's usually more about a tiny bit of colour. Definitely looks like poison.
50ml Gin, 15ml Cointreau, 15ml Violette, 15ml Lemon, Orange twist, shake, double strain
Violette as a main flavour is a bit of an acquired taste. It's usually more about a tiny bit of colour. Definitely looks like poison.
January 29, 2026 at 5:58 PM
#Cocktail - Water Lily
50ml Gin, 15ml Cointreau, 15ml Violette, 15ml Lemon, Orange twist, shake, double strain
Violette as a main flavour is a bit of an acquired taste. It's usually more about a tiny bit of colour. Definitely looks like poison.
50ml Gin, 15ml Cointreau, 15ml Violette, 15ml Lemon, Orange twist, shake, double strain
Violette as a main flavour is a bit of an acquired taste. It's usually more about a tiny bit of colour. Definitely looks like poison.
35 years of Ministry Of Sound this year.
Old enough to remember Cover CDs. Still listen to "MoS - Ibiza Chillout" occasionally.
https://www.discogs.com/release/196164-A-Man-Called-Adam-Ministry-PresentsIbiza-Chillout
Old enough to remember Cover CDs. Still listen to "MoS - Ibiza Chillout" occasionally.
https://www.discogs.com/release/196164-A-Man-Called-Adam-Ministry-PresentsIbiza-Chillout
January 29, 2026 at 9:58 AM
35 years of Ministry Of Sound this year.
Old enough to remember Cover CDs. Still listen to "MoS - Ibiza Chillout" occasionally.
https://www.discogs.com/release/196164-A-Man-Called-Adam-Ministry-PresentsIbiza-Chillout
Old enough to remember Cover CDs. Still listen to "MoS - Ibiza Chillout" occasionally.
https://www.discogs.com/release/196164-A-Man-Called-Adam-Ministry-PresentsIbiza-Chillout
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/28/centrist-ideas-no-longer-wanted-in-conservative-party-says-kemi-badenoch
We in the Conservative Party don't need no steenking centrists in the party where we're going.
We in the Conservative Party don't need no steenking centrists in the party where we're going.
Centrist ideas no longer wanted in Conservative party, says Kemi Badenoch
Party leader tells MPs that one-nation Tories doubting her rightward direction ‘need to get out of the way’
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/28/centrist-ideas-no-longer-wanted-in-conservative-party-says-kemi-badenoch
We in the Conservative Party don't need no steenking centrists in the party where we're going.
We in the Conservative Party don't need no steenking centrists in the party where we're going.
Judge Lord Young in the Scottish Court of Session has ruled that there should be a judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action in Scotland under Scottish Law.
Huge.
17 to 18 March at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
And a tip of the hat to Craig Murray.
Huge.
17 to 18 March at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
And a tip of the hat to Craig Murray.
January 28, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Judge Lord Young in the Scottish Court of Session has ruled that there should be a judicial review of the proscription of Palestine Action in Scotland under Scottish Law.
Huge.
17 to 18 March at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
And a tip of the hat to Craig Murray.
Huge.
17 to 18 March at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
And a tip of the hat to Craig Murray.
Seen on X-fka-twitter.
> You are Robert Peston with two anonymous sources close to the PM. One of the sources always lies, the other always tells the truth.
So here's the paradox. If Peston said all BBC Political Journalists are liars, would he have been telling the truth?
> You are Robert Peston with two anonymous sources close to the PM. One of the sources always lies, the other always tells the truth.
So here's the paradox. If Peston said all BBC Political Journalists are liars, would he have been telling the truth?
January 28, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Seen on X-fka-twitter.
> You are Robert Peston with two anonymous sources close to the PM. One of the sources always lies, the other always tells the truth.
So here's the paradox. If Peston said all BBC Political Journalists are liars, would he have been telling the truth?
> You are Robert Peston with two anonymous sources close to the PM. One of the sources always lies, the other always tells the truth.
So here's the paradox. If Peston said all BBC Political Journalists are liars, would he have been telling the truth?
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Last year we correctly advised the people of Caerphilly how to keep Reform out of Wales. Now we're going to help Gorton and Denton keep them out of Manchester.
Watch this space, we will be providing a recommendation soon.
Watch this space, we will be providing a recommendation soon.
We will be providing tactical voting advice for the Gorton and Denton by-election.
With an accuracy of 99.67% in the 2024 GE (stopreformuk.vote/results) we know people will trust us over biased party claims and questionable bar charts to help them Stop Reform.
With an accuracy of 99.67% in the 2024 GE (stopreformuk.vote/results) we know people will trust us over biased party claims and questionable bar charts to help them Stop Reform.
Stop the Tories and Reform
Your vote is your power. Use it tactically to get the Tories and Reform out, then influence your new MP and the next government.
stopreformuk.vote
January 27, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Last year we correctly advised the people of Caerphilly how to keep Reform out of Wales. Now we're going to help Gorton and Denton keep them out of Manchester.
Watch this space, we will be providing a recommendation soon.
Watch this space, we will be providing a recommendation soon.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/27/very-deep-poverty-uk-record-numbers-joseph-rowntree-foundation-analysis
Way too much of Britain *is* broken. So now what?
Way too much of Britain *is* broken. So now what?
Record number of people in UK live in ‘very deep poverty’, analysis shows
Joseph Rowntree Foundation finds problem is ‘deeper and more damaging than at any point in the last 30 years’
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:34 AM
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jan/27/very-deep-poverty-uk-record-numbers-joseph-rowntree-foundation-analysis
Way too much of Britain *is* broken. So now what?
Way too much of Britain *is* broken. So now what?
Drugs in numbers.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/portuguese-police-seize-record-9-tonnes-cocaine-narco-sub
9 Tonnes is 9000 Kg, is 9m grams, is 18m half gram bags, call it 25m after being cut. At €40 per bag, that's €1,000,000,000. That's €1b.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/portuguese-police-seize-record-9-tonnes-cocaine-narco-sub
9 Tonnes is 9000 Kg, is 9m grams, is 18m half gram bags, call it 25m after being cut. At €40 per bag, that's €1,000,000,000. That's €1b.
Record 9 tonnes of cocaine seized from ‘narco-sub’ by Portuguese police
Four arrested after authorities intercept semi-submersible vessel bound for Europe
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Drugs in numbers.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/portuguese-police-seize-record-9-tonnes-cocaine-narco-sub
9 Tonnes is 9000 Kg, is 9m grams, is 18m half gram bags, call it 25m after being cut. At €40 per bag, that's €1,000,000,000. That's €1b.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/portuguese-police-seize-record-9-tonnes-cocaine-narco-sub
9 Tonnes is 9000 Kg, is 9m grams, is 18m half gram bags, call it 25m after being cut. At €40 per bag, that's €1,000,000,000. That's €1b.
In all of the elections this year, vote tactically,
https://stopreformuk.vote/
https://stopthetories.vote/
https://stopreformuk.vote/
https://stopthetories.vote/
January 27, 2026 at 8:22 AM
In all of the elections this year, vote tactically,
https://stopreformuk.vote/
https://stopthetories.vote/
https://stopreformuk.vote/
https://stopthetories.vote/
So, farewell then, Sly Dunbar
One of the greatest drummers of all time
And one half of the greatest rhythm section (Sly&Robbie), with Robbie Shakespeare who died in 2021.
One of the greatest drummers of all time
And one half of the greatest rhythm section (Sly&Robbie), with Robbie Shakespeare who died in 2021.
January 26, 2026 at 7:04 PM
So, farewell then, Sly Dunbar
One of the greatest drummers of all time
And one half of the greatest rhythm section (Sly&Robbie), with Robbie Shakespeare who died in 2021.
One of the greatest drummers of all time
And one half of the greatest rhythm section (Sly&Robbie), with Robbie Shakespeare who died in 2021.
I'll just check when the Excel Motorcycle show is on, I thought. It's always mid Feb.
Cancelled due to lack of attendees. Oh well. I wonder how I missed that.
Cancelled due to lack of attendees. Oh well. I wonder how I missed that.
January 26, 2026 at 5:46 PM
I'll just check when the Excel Motorcycle show is on, I thought. It's always mid Feb.
Cancelled due to lack of attendees. Oh well. I wonder how I missed that.
Cancelled due to lack of attendees. Oh well. I wonder how I missed that.
#Cocktail - Fascinator (aka Tunnel)
50ml Gin, 15ml Dry Vermouth, 15ml Red Vermouth, 15ml Campari, Lemon twist
Another Negroni variation. With its own name.
50ml Gin, 15ml Dry Vermouth, 15ml Red Vermouth, 15ml Campari, Lemon twist
Another Negroni variation. With its own name.
January 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM
#Cocktail - Fascinator (aka Tunnel)
50ml Gin, 15ml Dry Vermouth, 15ml Red Vermouth, 15ml Campari, Lemon twist
Another Negroni variation. With its own name.
50ml Gin, 15ml Dry Vermouth, 15ml Red Vermouth, 15ml Campari, Lemon twist
Another Negroni variation. With its own name.
35 years of The Orb - Adventures beyond the UltraWorld
Little fluffy clouds
https://youtu.be/2Ng9Pf_p7Fw
A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld
https://youtu.be/MlsY8MQ2CWE
Little fluffy clouds
https://youtu.be/2Ng9Pf_p7Fw
A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld
https://youtu.be/MlsY8MQ2CWE
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
youtu.be
January 25, 2026 at 10:58 AM
35 years of The Orb - Adventures beyond the UltraWorld
Little fluffy clouds
https://youtu.be/2Ng9Pf_p7Fw
A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld
https://youtu.be/MlsY8MQ2CWE
Little fluffy clouds
https://youtu.be/2Ng9Pf_p7Fw
A Huge Ever Growing Pulsating Brain That Rules From The Centre Of The Ultraworld
https://youtu.be/MlsY8MQ2CWE
How We Make Hope Normal Again- Green Party Political Broadcast
https://youtu.be/bF_a_w7Dozo
https://greenparty.org.uk/
https://youtu.be/bF_a_w7Dozo
https://greenparty.org.uk/
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 8:10 AM
How We Make Hope Normal Again- Green Party Political Broadcast
https://youtu.be/bF_a_w7Dozo
https://greenparty.org.uk/
https://youtu.be/bF_a_w7Dozo
https://greenparty.org.uk/
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
Amazing what you can do with AI today.
Greenland Defense Front - Not For Sale (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/d1ln5Pqbh5c
Greenland Defense Front - Not For Sale (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/d1ln5Pqbh5c
- YouTube
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Amazing what you can do with AI today.
Greenland Defense Front - Not For Sale (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/d1ln5Pqbh5c
Greenland Defense Front - Not For Sale (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/d1ln5Pqbh5c
#Cocktail - Club Cocktail
60ml Gin, 20ml Red Vermouth, 7.5ml Green Chartreuse, Orange Bitters, Cherry
I made this with 5ml of Elixir de Chartreuse. Seems to work. 2/3 the qty given the silly ABV, less sugar, more herbs.
Soundtrack, a banging Nu-UKGarage mix from Ell Murphy.
60ml Gin, 20ml Red Vermouth, 7.5ml Green Chartreuse, Orange Bitters, Cherry
I made this with 5ml of Elixir de Chartreuse. Seems to work. 2/3 the qty given the silly ABV, less sugar, more herbs.
Soundtrack, a banging Nu-UKGarage mix from Ell Murphy.
January 22, 2026 at 6:15 PM
#Cocktail - Club Cocktail
60ml Gin, 20ml Red Vermouth, 7.5ml Green Chartreuse, Orange Bitters, Cherry
I made this with 5ml of Elixir de Chartreuse. Seems to work. 2/3 the qty given the silly ABV, less sugar, more herbs.
Soundtrack, a banging Nu-UKGarage mix from Ell Murphy.
60ml Gin, 20ml Red Vermouth, 7.5ml Green Chartreuse, Orange Bitters, Cherry
I made this with 5ml of Elixir de Chartreuse. Seems to work. 2/3 the qty given the silly ABV, less sugar, more herbs.
Soundtrack, a banging Nu-UKGarage mix from Ell Murphy.
The Russians have started talking about their asset as "Trumpushka".
So I give you, "Naydzhel Farushka". Or
Maybe Naydzhel Farázh Найджел Фарадж
Or more straight forward. Nigelov Farageski or Nigelovich Brexitov.
So I give you, "Naydzhel Farushka". Or
Maybe Naydzhel Farázh Найджел Фарадж
Or more straight forward. Nigelov Farageski or Nigelovich Brexitov.
January 22, 2026 at 9:39 AM
The Russians have started talking about their asset as "Trumpushka".
So I give you, "Naydzhel Farushka". Or
Maybe Naydzhel Farázh Найджел Фарадж
Or more straight forward. Nigelov Farageski or Nigelovich Brexitov.
So I give you, "Naydzhel Farushka". Or
Maybe Naydzhel Farázh Найджел Фарадж
Or more straight forward. Nigelov Farageski or Nigelovich Brexitov.
Tell me Mr Bond, what do you think of my Board of Peace?
I don't see any peace at all, sir.
I don't see any peace at all, sir.
January 21, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Tell me Mr Bond, what do you think of my Board of Peace?
I don't see any peace at all, sir.
I don't see any peace at all, sir.
#cocktail - Toronto
60ml Rye (Or canada club), 7.5ml Fernet Branca, 7.5ml Maple Syrup (or Simple), dash Angostura, Orange twist
If we're going to boycott US goods, I guess that means no more Bourbon and Rye.
60ml Rye (Or canada club), 7.5ml Fernet Branca, 7.5ml Maple Syrup (or Simple), dash Angostura, Orange twist
If we're going to boycott US goods, I guess that means no more Bourbon and Rye.
January 21, 2026 at 6:05 PM
#cocktail - Toronto
60ml Rye (Or canada club), 7.5ml Fernet Branca, 7.5ml Maple Syrup (or Simple), dash Angostura, Orange twist
If we're going to boycott US goods, I guess that means no more Bourbon and Rye.
60ml Rye (Or canada club), 7.5ml Fernet Branca, 7.5ml Maple Syrup (or Simple), dash Angostura, Orange twist
If we're going to boycott US goods, I guess that means no more Bourbon and Rye.
Just be thankful, Cows don't have opposable thumbs.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Just be thankful, Cows don't have opposable thumbs.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/19/back-scratching-cow-veronika-bovine-intelligence