Lenny Martin
@lennymartin.bsky.social
Failed non-runner
Occasional photographer
Cat herder
Occasional photographer
Cat herder
There is a sitcom trope where a male protagonist completely changes some aspect of their identity to attract a woman, and all other characters and the audience see them as completely ridiculous and insincere, but the protagonist is blind to the ridicule.
This is not a post about the Labour Party.
This is not a post about the Labour Party.
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
There is a sitcom trope where a male protagonist completely changes some aspect of their identity to attract a woman, and all other characters and the audience see them as completely ridiculous and insincere, but the protagonist is blind to the ridicule.
This is not a post about the Labour Party.
This is not a post about the Labour Party.
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Realised that I’m now treating funny viral videos in the same way footballers celebrate goals —
1) initial joy,
2 sudden panic it might be AI/offside
3) lengthy investigation as joy saps away
4) conclusion, joy modulated through fatigue if proven legit/onside, but angry and gutted if AI/offside
1) initial joy,
2 sudden panic it might be AI/offside
3) lengthy investigation as joy saps away
4) conclusion, joy modulated through fatigue if proven legit/onside, but angry and gutted if AI/offside
October 6, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Realised that I’m now treating funny viral videos in the same way footballers celebrate goals —
1) initial joy,
2 sudden panic it might be AI/offside
3) lengthy investigation as joy saps away
4) conclusion, joy modulated through fatigue if proven legit/onside, but angry and gutted if AI/offside
1) initial joy,
2 sudden panic it might be AI/offside
3) lengthy investigation as joy saps away
4) conclusion, joy modulated through fatigue if proven legit/onside, but angry and gutted if AI/offside
Well played.
Very good stuff from Sadiq Khan at the Labour Irish society event. He said there are two reasons he loves coming to Labour Conference.
“One is the reception at the Labour Party Irish Society reception.
“The second is to get away from all the Sharia Law in London”
“One is the reception at the Labour Party Irish Society reception.
“The second is to get away from all the Sharia Law in London”
September 30, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Well played.
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Ed Davey, "I'm afraid Nigel Farage should be apologising for helping cause this problem in the first place"
"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"
-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats
"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"
-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats
September 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Ed Davey, "I'm afraid Nigel Farage should be apologising for helping cause this problem in the first place"
"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"
-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats
"Before Brexit we didn't have a small boats problem because we had 27 return agreements with EU countries and we could return people"
-Maybe we should call them Farage's Brexit Boats
Little spot of non-league football tonight with Haringey Borough beating Wormley Rovers 4-0.
September 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Little spot of non-league football tonight with Haringey Borough beating Wormley Rovers 4-0.
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[me, a journalist who spends all day every day on a social media app where the discovery algorithm is personally controlled by its owner, captain birdseye] you know, a lot of people are talking about fish fingers, we should probably cover that
September 16, 2025 at 7:25 AM
[me, a journalist who spends all day every day on a social media app where the discovery algorithm is personally controlled by its owner, captain birdseye] you know, a lot of people are talking about fish fingers, we should probably cover that
I’m planning a little ski/sled expedition in the Swedish arctic early next year if any long-jogging friends fancy trying something a little different?
www.nordur.co.uk/the-kungsled...
www.nordur.co.uk/the-kungsled...
Kungsleden Arctic Expedition – Ski or Snowshoe Sweden’s Iconic King's trail — Nordur
Join an Arctic adventure on the Kungsleden, Sweden's legendary King's Trail. Traverse frozen lakes, witness the northern lights, and master polar craft on a 100km ski or snowshoe journey deep within t...
www.nordur.co.uk
September 15, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I’m planning a little ski/sled expedition in the Swedish arctic early next year if any long-jogging friends fancy trying something a little different?
www.nordur.co.uk/the-kungsled...
www.nordur.co.uk/the-kungsled...
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awfc are averaging 1 rocket per match, long may it continue
September 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
awfc are averaging 1 rocket per match, long may it continue
Would be nice to not go 1-0 down to an early defensive error every week, but 9 goals in two games is hard to argue with as a start to the season.
September 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Would be nice to not go 1-0 down to an early defensive error every week, but 9 goals in two games is hard to argue with as a start to the season.
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he was a champion of free speech and if you disagree youre under arrest
September 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
he was a champion of free speech and if you disagree youre under arrest
Achievement unlocked: consumed enough women's rugby and football content that Instagram's advertising algorithm has assumed I'm a lesbian.
August 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Achievement unlocked: consumed enough women's rugby and football content that Instagram's advertising algorithm has assumed I'm a lesbian.
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Me watching England absolutely demolish Samoa.
Quite looking forward to seeing England play some (hopefully) more competitive games in the knockout stages, because this is just a little awkward tbh.
#RWC2025
Quite looking forward to seeing England play some (hopefully) more competitive games in the knockout stages, because this is just a little awkward tbh.
#RWC2025
a group of cartoon characters are standing in front of a christmas tree and looking surprised .
Alt: Simpsons "Stop, stop. He's already dead" meme
media.tenor.com
August 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Me watching England absolutely demolish Samoa.
Quite looking forward to seeing England play some (hopefully) more competitive games in the knockout stages, because this is just a little awkward tbh.
#RWC2025
Quite looking forward to seeing England play some (hopefully) more competitive games in the knockout stages, because this is just a little awkward tbh.
#RWC2025
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okay I can excuse the rabid transphobia and genocidal propaganda and neoliberal fecklessness and conservative editorial bias and constant platforming of, if not zealous acquiescence to fascist rhetoric, but the NYT paywalling the mini crossword is a step too far
August 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
okay I can excuse the rabid transphobia and genocidal propaganda and neoliberal fecklessness and conservative editorial bias and constant platforming of, if not zealous acquiescence to fascist rhetoric, but the NYT paywalling the mini crossword is a step too far
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Can he recognise my strength of feelings that he's a fucking waste of space and if he can't stand up for the rule of law, the international order and basic humanity then he should step aside for someone who can?
The PM's spokesman tells lobby journalists just now that the Government is not looking at suspending the ECHR (as Reform are demanding)
But he refused to condemn Farage's language about an "invasion" of illegal migrants, instead saying the PM "recognises" people's "strength of feeling" on the issue
But he refused to condemn Farage's language about an "invasion" of illegal migrants, instead saying the PM "recognises" people's "strength of feeling" on the issue
August 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Can he recognise my strength of feelings that he's a fucking waste of space and if he can't stand up for the rule of law, the international order and basic humanity then he should step aside for someone who can?
Finally got myself around to visiting the Pallas’ Cat kittens at Port Lympne Park yesterday.
They are magnificent.
They are magnificent.
August 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Finally got myself around to visiting the Pallas’ Cat kittens at Port Lympne Park yesterday.
They are magnificent.
They are magnificent.
I will be supporting England in the Rugby World Cup, but mostly supporting Sadia Kabeya because I met her a while ago at an event I was shooting and she was wonderful.
Off to a good start!
Off to a good start!
August 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I will be supporting England in the Rugby World Cup, but mostly supporting Sadia Kabeya because I met her a while ago at an event I was shooting and she was wonderful.
Off to a good start!
Off to a good start!
I'm an AI Luddite in both the original and contemporary sense, but the last sentence of this article really hits.
I often find myself saying "what a time to be alive" but friends, today, defector.com/it-took-many...
It Took Many Years And Billions Of Dollars, But Microsoft Finally Invented A Calculator That Is Wrong Sometimes | Defector
It’s not AI winter just yet, though there is a distinct chill in the air. Meta is shaking up and downsizing its artificial intelligence division. A new report out of MIT finds that 95 percent of compa...
defector.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
I'm an AI Luddite in both the original and contemporary sense, but the last sentence of this article really hits.
“We’re supposed to believe in free speech, which is why nobody should be allowed to disagree with me”
August 19, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“We’re supposed to believe in free speech, which is why nobody should be allowed to disagree with me”
I saw “General Booty” in slot 1 and thought surely there’s no way they can top that, and I was absolutely dead wrong.
August 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I saw “General Booty” in slot 1 and thought surely there’s no way they can top that, and I was absolutely dead wrong.
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reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland
August 9, 2025 at 7:26 AM
reverse heist movie where a single snake has to chase all the priests back into ireland