Jeff Pickthall
@jeffpickthall.bsky.social
Possessor of opinions. Crate digger. Likes a pint. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
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Jeff Pickthall
@jeffpickthall.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Clear & bright small pack photographs for UK Brewers and Beer Sellers - Bottle and Can Studio
Sample photographs of bottles and cans
bottleandcanstudio.co.uk
Beer folk: this is my side hustle. I would like to elevate it to main hustle. bottleandcanstudio.co.uk
The best comment I’ve seen on the BrewDog story.
February 15, 2026 at 6:41 PM
The best comment I’ve seen on the BrewDog story.
Kids from my school, Parkview Comprehensive, never got this kind of opportunity.
Boys have adventure of a lifetime filming BBC's Lord of the Flies
Boys have adventure of a lifetime filming BBC's Lord of the Flies
The cast say they made friends for life during the filming of the new BBC One series.
www.bbc.com
February 15, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Kids from my school, Parkview Comprehensive, never got this kind of opportunity.
Farage failing to boycott the BBC on R4Today atm.
February 13, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Farage failing to boycott the BBC on R4Today atm.
I’ve just finished “Lord of the Flies” on IPlayer. It’s truly great. And as allegory for how fascism works, timely.
February 11, 2026 at 8:43 PM
I’ve just finished “Lord of the Flies” on IPlayer. It’s truly great. And as allegory for how fascism works, timely.
It's bloody raining AGAIN. I am fed up with this winter.
February 11, 2026 at 8:39 AM
It's bloody raining AGAIN. I am fed up with this winter.
Keunnsberg fluffing Farage on BBC2. Fuck right off. The BBC is fucked.
February 4, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Keunnsberg fluffing Farage on BBC2. Fuck right off. The BBC is fucked.
I hear Farage is in Newcastle this afternoon.
January 30, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I hear Farage is in Newcastle this afternoon.
I got a GP appointment in 40mins as I have a chest infection, prescription for antibiotics, sent for an x-ray, no appointment necessary, 0 mins waiting time. All done in 2 hours with travel time. I'll fight anyone who denigrates the #nhs (when my chest infection has gone).
January 28, 2026 at 11:44 AM
I got a GP appointment in 40mins as I have a chest infection, prescription for antibiotics, sent for an x-ray, no appointment necessary, 0 mins waiting time. All done in 2 hours with travel time. I'll fight anyone who denigrates the #nhs (when my chest infection has gone).
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NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
January 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM
NEW: Our investigation for @thenerve_news reveals not only that Peter Thiel’s Palantir is completely enmeshed in our critical national infrastructure.
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
It’s also the ‘cloud support’ for our nuclear weapons system 🤯
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www.thenerve.news/p/palantir-t...
A boost for Reform, or for the Tories: discuss.
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
Ex-Tory Home Secretary Suella Braverman defects to Reform UK
The MP was unveiled as the party's latest recruit by leader Nigel Farage at a rally.
www.bbc.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:16 PM
A boost for Reform, or for the Tories: discuss.
A girl opposite me on this train is solving her Rubik Cube against the clock over and over again. The clattering noise is driving me crackers.
January 23, 2026 at 12:21 PM
A girl opposite me on this train is solving her Rubik Cube against the clock over and over again. The clattering noise is driving me crackers.
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Looking at some more stuff on narcissistic personality disorder.
You only have to score 5 out of 9 to be diagnosed, so 9/9 looks pretty solid.
www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-moo...
You only have to score 5 out of 9 to be diagnosed, so 9/9 looks pretty solid.
www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-moo...
January 21, 2026 at 10:19 AM
Looking at some more stuff on narcissistic personality disorder.
You only have to score 5 out of 9 to be diagnosed, so 9/9 looks pretty solid.
www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-moo...
You only have to score 5 out of 9 to be diagnosed, so 9/9 looks pretty solid.
www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-moo...
Hypocrisy is invisible to authoritarians.
A Reform defector has been accused of a "staggering act of hypocrisy" for griping about the Chagos Islands deal despite begging Joe Biden for an almost identical agreement.
Reform 'hypocrite' blasted as letter to Joe Biden about Chagos Islands emerges
www.mirror.co.uk
January 21, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Hypocrisy is invisible to authoritarians.
A foretaste of the Trumpian bullshit that would occur should Farage ever gain power.
NEW: NEW: Standards commissioner finds Nigel Farage committed seventeen breaches of MPs code of conduct.
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
He failed to declare £333,000 in outside interests (more than 3x MPs annual salary)…
January 21, 2026 at 8:52 AM
A foretaste of the Trumpian bullshit that would occur should Farage ever gain power.
Hypocrisy is invisible to authoritarians. Read Prof Bob Altemeyer.
January 20, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Hypocrisy is invisible to authoritarians. Read Prof Bob Altemeyer.
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Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
January 13, 2026 at 8:20 AM
Ukip have submitted a new logo and slogan to the Electoral Commission, swapping the £ pound sterling symbol for a cross, that looks very much like it is modelled on the Iron Cross used by Prussia & Germany 1871-1918 and Hitler's Nazi regime from 1933-45
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Just so you know, the just-launched document Restoring the British Pub comes from a far-right anti-migrant organisation called Restore Britain which was founded by former Reform MP Rupert Lowe and includes Elon Musk among its primary supporters www.beerguild.co.uk/news/restore...
Restore Britain Publishes Major New Policy Paper to Save Britain’s Pubs
https://assets.nationbuilder.com/restorebritain/pages/695/attachments/original/1767788952/Restoring_the_British_Pub.pdf?1767788952Restore Britain today launches Restoring the British Pub: Measures for...
www.beerguild.co.uk
January 8, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Just so you know, the just-launched document Restoring the British Pub comes from a far-right anti-migrant organisation called Restore Britain which was founded by former Reform MP Rupert Lowe and includes Elon Musk among its primary supporters www.beerguild.co.uk/news/restore...
China and Russia will be thinking “if he can do it, we can do it”. Farage is an idiot.
January 3, 2026 at 12:53 PM
China and Russia will be thinking “if he can do it, we can do it”. Farage is an idiot.
I dislike Azuma trains. The seats were designed by a sadist. There’s a hard ridge under your arse @lner.co.uk
December 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I dislike Azuma trains. The seats were designed by a sadist. There’s a hard ridge under your arse @lner.co.uk
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Britons are drinking less alcohol than before, as financial pressures, health concerns and an ageing population lead to cutbacks in consumption ft.trib.al/rad0Hny
December 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Britons are drinking less alcohol than before, as financial pressures, health concerns and an ageing population lead to cutbacks in consumption ft.trib.al/rad0Hny
Much as I love North Bar, it’s fucking stifling in here. It must be about 30C.
December 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Much as I love North Bar, it’s fucking stifling in here. It must be about 30C.
In North Bar listening to Funkadelic. This my happy place.
December 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
In North Bar listening to Funkadelic. This my happy place.
