Chris Owens
@likesohushhush.bsky.social
Itz juss been wurk wurk wurk 4 u lately master Bascule, Y dont u ½ a holiday? [NB I'm not a politician, in the band Girls, or in the X Files.]
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Chris Owens
@likesohushhush.bsky.social
· Sep 12
Guest starring SIR STEWART WALLACE as HIMSELF.
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This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK set to limit refugees to temporary stays
Shabana Mahmood is expected to say the era of permanent protection for refugees is over, in major changes to the UK's asylum and immigration system.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
This is as bad as anything proposed by Reform.
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leaving refugees in permanent limbo and unable to build a new life in the UK would be a complete abdication of our humanitarian responsibilities
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Is it ‘My wife and I’ or ‘Me and my wife’? Anyway, we just robbed a liquor store
November 15, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Is it ‘My wife and I’ or ‘Me and my wife’? Anyway, we just robbed a liquor store
Bogart as Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, after losing his temper with the DA, turns to the stenographer and says in a completely neutral tone, “Are you getting all this or am I going too fast for you?” The coolest.
what’s your favorite line delivery
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Bogart as Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, after losing his temper with the DA, turns to the stenographer and says in a completely neutral tone, “Are you getting all this or am I going too fast for you?” The coolest.
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Please support Kitmas if you can, a cause close to my heart. They buy football shirts for kids whose families can’t afford to: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/kitmas-2025
Kitmas '25: the gift of football
Kitmas hopes to brighten the Christmas of many children in the UK, distributing football shirts to kids who may not otherwise receive gifts.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Please support Kitmas if you can, a cause close to my heart. They buy football shirts for kids whose families can’t afford to: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/kitmas-2025
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Everyone out for this tomorrow, yeah?
Bristol Patriots have now teamed up with UKIP, the Great British National Protest, Britain First, and something they're calling "Bristol United" (the hooligans have gone woke, lads) to attack refugees.
Let's show them what Bristol is about.
Alt text in QT.
Bristol Patriots have now teamed up with UKIP, the Great British National Protest, Britain First, and something they're calling "Bristol United" (the hooligans have gone woke, lads) to attack refugees.
Let's show them what Bristol is about.
Alt text in QT.
November 14, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Everyone out for this tomorrow, yeah?
Bristol Patriots have now teamed up with UKIP, the Great British National Protest, Britain First, and something they're calling "Bristol United" (the hooligans have gone woke, lads) to attack refugees.
Let's show them what Bristol is about.
Alt text in QT.
Bristol Patriots have now teamed up with UKIP, the Great British National Protest, Britain First, and something they're calling "Bristol United" (the hooligans have gone woke, lads) to attack refugees.
Let's show them what Bristol is about.
Alt text in QT.
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Post an image that will always make you laugh
November 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Post an image that will always make you laugh
Finding Instagram a bit stressful. So many stories to get through. And yet who can I unfollow? Megan McCubbin? Talk sense.
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Finding Instagram a bit stressful. So many stories to get through. And yet who can I unfollow? Megan McCubbin? Talk sense.
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They’re running Under Milk Wood as originally broadcast, for the first time, this weekend on R4 Extra. Obviously, it’s brilliant. And I highly recommend a listen. It still sounds amazing; truly timeless. The most dated bit is the credits - but, oh, those character names.
November 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
They’re running Under Milk Wood as originally broadcast, for the first time, this weekend on R4 Extra. Obviously, it’s brilliant. And I highly recommend a listen. It still sounds amazing; truly timeless. The most dated bit is the credits - but, oh, those character names.
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is this thing on?? My new album is out and we’re playing USA shows in February! Get your tickets from hatchie.net before they’re gone …
November 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
is this thing on?? My new album is out and we’re playing USA shows in February! Get your tickets from hatchie.net before they’re gone …
I mean, this will hardly come as news, but it is very raining.
November 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
I mean, this will hardly come as news, but it is very raining.
Geoff Barrow currently looks like he’s auditioning for a villain in a Spaghetti western. OTOH, he’s made some of the most important music in my lifetime. So, y’know, swings/roundabouts.
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow: ‘I can’t think of any worse music to make love to than ours’
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow: ‘I can’t think of any worse music to make love to than ours’
As he moves into film production with the thriller Game, the musician – also known for Beak> – answers your questions on Myspace rappers, sex playlists and whether Portishead will ever make new music
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Geoff Barrow currently looks like he’s auditioning for a villain in a Spaghetti western. OTOH, he’s made some of the most important music in my lifetime. So, y’know, swings/roundabouts.
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The Slender-billed Curlew was declared extinct in October 2025.
At #AEWAMOP9, delegates paid tribute to it, with this rare taxidermied specimen on view.
Read personal reflections and testimonies from those who searched for, studied, and cared deeply about it: www.unep-aewa.org/en/news/reme...
At #AEWAMOP9, delegates paid tribute to it, with this rare taxidermied specimen on view.
Read personal reflections and testimonies from those who searched for, studied, and cared deeply about it: www.unep-aewa.org/en/news/reme...
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The Slender-billed Curlew was declared extinct in October 2025.
At #AEWAMOP9, delegates paid tribute to it, with this rare taxidermied specimen on view.
Read personal reflections and testimonies from those who searched for, studied, and cared deeply about it: www.unep-aewa.org/en/news/reme...
At #AEWAMOP9, delegates paid tribute to it, with this rare taxidermied specimen on view.
Read personal reflections and testimonies from those who searched for, studied, and cared deeply about it: www.unep-aewa.org/en/news/reme...
Me as a therapist: yeah, abuse, ptsd, depression, depersonalisation and all that, but I’ve had a hell of a day, too.
Me, as a therapist: okay hang on, we’ll circle back to your trauma, but have you watched Severance, because
Me, as a therapist: tea?
November 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Me as a therapist: yeah, abuse, ptsd, depression, depersonalisation and all that, but I’ve had a hell of a day, too.
Been to see The Choral, which was excellent. Full of people not quite getting what they want, in a very Alan Bennett way. Ralph Fiennes excellent. 4/5
November 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Been to see The Choral, which was excellent. Full of people not quite getting what they want, in a very Alan Bennett way. Ralph Fiennes excellent. 4/5
(To the tune of Amadeus by Falco)
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November 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Good job I don’t work for the US govt. You don’t pay me, I don’t turn up to work. Fuck ‘em. Oh, my job’s essential infrastructure? Pay me.
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Good job I don’t work for the US govt. You don’t pay me, I don’t turn up to work. Fuck ‘em. Oh, my job’s essential infrastructure? Pay me.
Bloody football. Stupid game.
November 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Bloody football. Stupid game.
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🚨 Don't sleep on this most imp chart.
A lot of headlines will say IEA changes it's view and says the world will increase fossil fuels use for decades.
1. IEA scenarios are choices the world can make
2. Current policies scenario is not just more fossil fuels, it's way higher energy prices.
A lot of headlines will say IEA changes it's view and says the world will increase fossil fuels use for decades.
1. IEA scenarios are choices the world can make
2. Current policies scenario is not just more fossil fuels, it's way higher energy prices.
November 12, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🚨 Don't sleep on this most imp chart.
A lot of headlines will say IEA changes it's view and says the world will increase fossil fuels use for decades.
1. IEA scenarios are choices the world can make
2. Current policies scenario is not just more fossil fuels, it's way higher energy prices.
A lot of headlines will say IEA changes it's view and says the world will increase fossil fuels use for decades.
1. IEA scenarios are choices the world can make
2. Current policies scenario is not just more fossil fuels, it's way higher energy prices.
New version of Johnny Marr’s Fender Jaguar Signature—the Special. I know nothing about guitars but I could listen to Marr talk about them all day. youtu.be/i_gTUxbsgac
Introducing the Johnny Marr Signature Special Jaguar: A Conversation with The Smiths Legend | Fender
YouTube video by Fender
youtu.be
November 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
New version of Johnny Marr’s Fender Jaguar Signature—the Special. I know nothing about guitars but I could listen to Marr talk about them all day. youtu.be/i_gTUxbsgac
Been to see that The Running Man. Not great, and the 3rd act is confused. 2.5/5.
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Been to see that The Running Man. Not great, and the 3rd act is confused. 2.5/5.
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Nearly two years ago, I wrote about the extraordinary influence of former Tory spin doctor Sir Robbie Gibb on the BBC. It's still a helpful backgrounder for what's going on now. New readers start here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
How the government captured the BBC
A right-wing cabal, largely unaccountable, is waging war on the principles that made our public broadcaster great. It must not succeed
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Nearly two years ago, I wrote about the extraordinary influence of former Tory spin doctor Sir Robbie Gibb on the BBC. It's still a helpful backgrounder for what's going on now. New readers start here: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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Few things delight me more than newspaper headlines from old Universal horror movies. This one from The Walking Dead (Michael Curtiz, 1936)
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Few things delight me more than newspaper headlines from old Universal horror movies. This one from The Walking Dead (Michael Curtiz, 1936)