jools the bass
@joolsthebass.bsky.social
music obsessive. education enthusiast.
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I think an octopus with a bucket of numbered balls could do a better job than most incumbent policymakers.
In its British form, Blueskyism may be the belief that one could do a better job than incumbent policymakers.
February 8, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I think an octopus with a bucket of numbered balls could do a better job than most incumbent policymakers.
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This is basically what I aim for during What's in the Box? at EdFringe every year. 60 spots - twenty go to club/TV comedians and the rest go to up and coming comedians you've never heard of. And every show is amazing! Pop it on the telly!
A brand new show where 3 stand-up comedians you don’t usually see on tv do their best 15 minute set, hosted by a comedian you don’t usually see on tv. No repeats of comedian.
Sweet suffering baby Jesus on the cross! x
February 4, 2026 at 12:34 PM
This is basically what I aim for during What's in the Box? at EdFringe every year. 60 spots - twenty go to club/TV comedians and the rest go to up and coming comedians you've never heard of. And every show is amazing! Pop it on the telly!
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Today is my birthday, I would be super happy if you shared my art a bit 💫🎉
February 2, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Today is my birthday, I would be super happy if you shared my art a bit 💫🎉
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If you sang one of the most popular songs on earth, you really should get some money when people enjoy it.
January 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM
If you sang one of the most popular songs on earth, you really should get some money when people enjoy it.
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Live shows! andrewoneill.co.uk/shows
January 26, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Live shows! andrewoneill.co.uk/shows
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Me, doing some relatable William Blake (1757 – 1827) material in Dictionary Corner. Come and see me on tour: www.mickperrin.com/tours/alasdair-beckett-king-king-of-crumbs
January 26, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Me, doing some relatable William Blake (1757 – 1827) material in Dictionary Corner. Come and see me on tour: www.mickperrin.com/tours/alasdair-beckett-king-king-of-crumbs
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If Keir Starmer is as genuinely serious about stopping Reform as he claims to be, then there’s one thing he should do - defect to Reform. Can’t think of anything that would absolutely slaughter their popularity quicker.
January 20, 2026 at 11:35 AM
If Keir Starmer is as genuinely serious about stopping Reform as he claims to be, then there’s one thing he should do - defect to Reform. Can’t think of anything that would absolutely slaughter their popularity quicker.
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I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
January 17, 2026 at 9:42 AM
I can't trust politicians who are anti-trans. Not because I'm "only searching for perfection" which is what centrists will be accusing me of for the rest of my life, it's because if you're not pro-trans you'll be garbage on lots of other issues too. Being anti-trans NEVER exists in a vacuum.
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😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸
Matt on form!
Matt on form!
January 16, 2026 at 6:00 PM
😸😸😸😸😸😸😸😸
Matt on form!
Matt on form!
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This , y'all!!
January 17, 2026 at 12:05 AM
This , y'all!!
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Welcome to new Bluesky users.
Here’s how we do things:
1. Always observe the Hambledon Protocol
2. No flisking
3. If someone tealights you, rink them without apology
4. I don’t mind them so much, but tissue-posts are generally frowned on
5. No questions
Good luck!
Here’s how we do things:
1. Always observe the Hambledon Protocol
2. No flisking
3. If someone tealights you, rink them without apology
4. I don’t mind them so much, but tissue-posts are generally frowned on
5. No questions
Good luck!
January 11, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Welcome to new Bluesky users.
Here’s how we do things:
1. Always observe the Hambledon Protocol
2. No flisking
3. If someone tealights you, rink them without apology
4. I don’t mind them so much, but tissue-posts are generally frowned on
5. No questions
Good luck!
Here’s how we do things:
1. Always observe the Hambledon Protocol
2. No flisking
3. If someone tealights you, rink them without apology
4. I don’t mind them so much, but tissue-posts are generally frowned on
5. No questions
Good luck!
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Thinking everything is doomed is apocalyptic thinking. It's no different than believing in Judgment Day, The Rapture, or any other doomsday judgment scenario that was always built from the ground up to push you into passive obedience.
Life.
Will.
Go.
On.
Get off your ass and make it worth living.
Life.
Will.
Go.
On.
Get off your ass and make it worth living.
January 11, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Thinking everything is doomed is apocalyptic thinking. It's no different than believing in Judgment Day, The Rapture, or any other doomsday judgment scenario that was always built from the ground up to push you into passive obedience.
Life.
Will.
Go.
On.
Get off your ass and make it worth living.
Life.
Will.
Go.
On.
Get off your ass and make it worth living.
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Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.
January 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Reminder for everyone operating at situationally-diminished capacity.
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meanwhile.... medicine has taken INSANE leaps and bounds in the last 2 years.
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
Wanna see real-life miracles? Fund scientific research.
A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
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A team of US scientists just cured Alzheimer’s in mice — and there is now hope that the disease can be reversed in humans.
futurism.com/health-medic...
Alzheimer's Fully Reversed in Mice, Scientists Say
A new compound has been shown to reverse late stage Alzheimer's disease in lab mice, which gives millions of sufferers new cause for hope.
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December 31, 2025 at 3:03 AM
meanwhile.... medicine has taken INSANE leaps and bounds in the last 2 years.
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
we're out here curing HIV and leukemia and creating 100% efficacy vaccines against all sorts of cancers, and now this??
between this and renewable energy outstripping fossil fuels in efficiency, the future is bright
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Siemen Dijkstra, Single Oak, color woodcut, 2008.
December 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Siemen Dijkstra, Single Oak, color woodcut, 2008.
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The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
August 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The only thing ChatGPT ever does.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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New Fairytale of New York lyrics just dropped... 😮💨
Grace Petrie 👏
Grace Petrie 👏
December 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
New Fairytale of New York lyrics just dropped... 😮💨
Grace Petrie 👏
Grace Petrie 👏
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Beautiful words from Margaret Atwood:
“This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future, the place of caught breath, the door of a vanished house left ajar...”
#wintersolstice #linocut
“This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future, the place of caught breath, the door of a vanished house left ajar...”
#wintersolstice #linocut
December 21, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Beautiful words from Margaret Atwood:
“This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future, the place of caught breath, the door of a vanished house left ajar...”
#wintersolstice #linocut
“This is the solstice, the still point of the sun, its cusp and midnight, the year's threshold and unlocking, where the past lets go of and becomes the future, the place of caught breath, the door of a vanished house left ajar...”
#wintersolstice #linocut
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Just found my old collection of return tickets. They took me back.
December 21, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Just found my old collection of return tickets. They took me back.
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In conversation with Emily we've just coined the term "flu movies" - films you watch when you have the flu. Unchallenging. Feel good films you could watch with a piece of your brain missing.
Current list:
Yes Man
Freaky Friday
13 going on 30
Miss congeniality
The Mr Bean movie
Additions welcome
Current list:
Yes Man
Freaky Friday
13 going on 30
Miss congeniality
The Mr Bean movie
Additions welcome
December 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
In conversation with Emily we've just coined the term "flu movies" - films you watch when you have the flu. Unchallenging. Feel good films you could watch with a piece of your brain missing.
Current list:
Yes Man
Freaky Friday
13 going on 30
Miss congeniality
The Mr Bean movie
Additions welcome
Current list:
Yes Man
Freaky Friday
13 going on 30
Miss congeniality
The Mr Bean movie
Additions welcome
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🇸🇩🧵We’re kicking off a detailed thread to help you catch up on the catastrophic violence & humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan. If you haven’t been following closely, this will give you the essential context.
➤ Up to 400,000 people have been killed since the civil war broke out in April 2023...
➤ Up to 400,000 people have been killed since the civil war broke out in April 2023...
December 14, 2025 at 2:24 AM
🇸🇩🧵We’re kicking off a detailed thread to help you catch up on the catastrophic violence & humanitarian crisis unfolding in Sudan. If you haven’t been following closely, this will give you the essential context.
➤ Up to 400,000 people have been killed since the civil war broke out in April 2023...
➤ Up to 400,000 people have been killed since the civil war broke out in April 2023...
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complain complain complain to the bbc www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
December 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
complain complain complain to the bbc www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...
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Turns out a lot of Robin Ince's books are in the sale here, if anyone wants to support him
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The online shop of the The Cosmic Shambles Network featuring merchandise and signed books from the worlds of science and comedy from our contributors including Robin Ince, Helen Czerski, Brian Cox, Ka...
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December 13, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Turns out a lot of Robin Ince's books are in the sale here, if anyone wants to support him
cosmicshambles.myshopify.com/search?q=rob...
cosmicshambles.myshopify.com/search?q=rob...