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Alan Partridge: It *really* encapsulates the frustration of a mid-term break. The kids running around, packing everyone off to the beach, no parking anywhere-
Seamus Heaney: I really hate to do this to you Alan
Seamus Heaney: I really hate to do this to you Alan
February 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Alan Partridge: It *really* encapsulates the frustration of a mid-term break. The kids running around, packing everyone off to the beach, no parking anywhere-
Seamus Heaney: I really hate to do this to you Alan
Seamus Heaney: I really hate to do this to you Alan
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The hidden costs for your brain from using ChatGPT https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0210/1557518-large-language-models-benefits-drawbacks-cognitive-capabilities/
The hidden costs for your brain from using ChatGPT
With the rise and widespread use of large language models, it seems prudent to ask if their use will ultimately diminish our cognitive capabilities
www.rte.ie
February 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM
The hidden costs for your brain from using ChatGPT https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0210/1557518-large-language-models-benefits-drawbacks-cognitive-capabilities/
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Re-upping this for the Monday crowd... I think my favourite, most revealing detail is that the guy seems to not realise he's in trouble because London Centric's reporting didn't hit anything like his view counts, so therefore it can't really matter.
Hate-filled fake videos about London are everywhere. We've obtained a recording of a TikToker confessing to secretly filming Londoners in their homes for clicks.
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
He says it's not political. He just wants to make money from far-right anger.
Read what he says: www.londoncentric.media/p/london-tik...
February 9, 2026 at 9:42 AM
Re-upping this for the Monday crowd... I think my favourite, most revealing detail is that the guy seems to not realise he's in trouble because London Centric's reporting didn't hit anything like his view counts, so therefore it can't really matter.
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This is from my book THEM. It was back in 1998, and I was outside a Bilderberg meeting having just been chased through Portugal by their shadowy henchmen… (H/T @isaac_kh on X)
February 3, 2026 at 12:54 PM
This is from my book THEM. It was back in 1998, and I was outside a Bilderberg meeting having just been chased through Portugal by their shadowy henchmen… (H/T @isaac_kh on X)
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Now: Bruce Springsteen sings “Streets of Minneapolis” in Minneapolis
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Now: Bruce Springsteen sings “Streets of Minneapolis” in Minneapolis
The wonders of AI...
I'm trying a new "see how well AI image gen is" test. This time I'm going to ask it to draw a map of the world, and then zoom in to Europe, the UK, Yorkshire and York to see when things start to get hazy.
All of these are with the free models using the smart/thinking variants. 1/n
All of these are with the free models using the smart/thinking variants. 1/n
January 28, 2026 at 11:03 AM
The wonders of AI...
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PS - The fact that the media was informed of the NEC decision before I was tells you everything you need to know about the way the Labour Party is being run these days.
You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻♂️
You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻♂️
January 25, 2026 at 6:31 PM
PS - The fact that the media was informed of the NEC decision before I was tells you everything you need to know about the way the Labour Party is being run these days.
You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻♂️
You would think that over 30 years of service would count for something but sadly not. 🤷🏻♂️
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I am disappointed by today’s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us.
To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
1/2
To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
1/2
January 25, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I am disappointed by today’s NEC decision and concerned about its potential impact on the important elections ahead of us.
To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
1/2
To whoever becomes Labour’s candidate and to our members in Manchester and Tameside: you will have my full support in this fight and I will be there whenever you need me.
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Well this thread turned out to be a lovely resource for anyone who's decided to make something of the Year of Reading
I've faced up to the fact that I read voraciously for work but almost never for pleasure. I'm going to reboot my reading life with a reading challenge. Something big. I've read Moby Dick (for work) and the Odyssey (for work).
Shall I do Dante?
Or have you got a better idea?
Shall I do Dante?
Or have you got a better idea?
January 22, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Well this thread turned out to be a lovely resource for anyone who's decided to make something of the Year of Reading
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A lot of new followers or users of Bluesky might find this useful:
go.bsky.app/N4TnmPL
go.bsky.app/N4TnmPL
January 12, 2026 at 5:35 AM
A lot of new followers or users of Bluesky might find this useful:
go.bsky.app/N4TnmPL
go.bsky.app/N4TnmPL
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This is very important and very moving. Shahmir’s story cuts to the very heart of our current, ongoing malaise. (It also chronicles the tragic collapse of BBC credibility.) He is an incredibly brave man.
Wrote something. open.substack.com/pub/shahmirs...
How to kill a whistleblower.
In the middle of March 2018, I came forward about breaches of campaign financing laws during the 2016 Brexit referendum, facilitated by a sister branch of a global Data Analytics company, AIQ, formall...
open.substack.com
January 10, 2026 at 10:15 AM
This is very important and very moving. Shahmir’s story cuts to the very heart of our current, ongoing malaise. (It also chronicles the tragic collapse of BBC credibility.) He is an incredibly brave man.
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Twitter (in days of yore) punched well above its weight as a social network because it became the default platform for journalists; which, in turn, made it the default platform for politicians.
Both must now abandon it for the platform to die, as it deserves.
Both must now abandon it for the platform to die, as it deserves.
EXCLUSIVE: Leaked WhatsApp messages show Labour MPs urging govt to leave X, arguing that it should "show direction to others in the UK"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
The MPs said X owner Elon Musk is "fascist" and that the platform's AI tool, Grok, had put "children in harm's way"
January 9, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Twitter (in days of yore) punched well above its weight as a social network because it became the default platform for journalists; which, in turn, made it the default platform for politicians.
Both must now abandon it for the platform to die, as it deserves.
Both must now abandon it for the platform to die, as it deserves.
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Telling isn't it that all the "protect our girls" people are still on X despite what Grok is doing.
January 7, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Telling isn't it that all the "protect our girls" people are still on X despite what Grok is doing.
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I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
December 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I’ve spent this morning morbidly watching the MTV channels close down and the final songs played were:
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
MTV Music - Video Killed the Radio Star (Buggles)
Club MTV - Don’t Stop the Music (Rihanna)
MTV 90s - Goodbye (Spice Girls)
MTV 80s - Together in Electric Dreams (Oakey and Moroder)
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'Our beautiful Simon'
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to an ‘absolute gentleman’, whose family own the popular Sandinos Bar in Derry, following his death.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/obituar...
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to an ‘absolute gentleman’, whose family own the popular Sandinos Bar in Derry, following his death.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/obituar...
Tributes paid to ‘absolute gentleman’ whose family own popular Sandinos Bar following death
Heartfelt tributes have been paid following the death of a Derry man whose family own the popular Sandinos Bar.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
December 28, 2025 at 8:30 PM
'Our beautiful Simon'
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to an ‘absolute gentleman’, whose family own the popular Sandinos Bar in Derry, following his death.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/obituar...
Heartfelt tributes have been paid to an ‘absolute gentleman’, whose family own the popular Sandinos Bar in Derry, following his death.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/obituar...
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We Didn't Start the Fire. With Bardot's passing three people mentioned in the song remain alive
December 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We Didn't Start the Fire. With Bardot's passing three people mentioned in the song remain alive
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Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
December 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Tomorrow evening it’ll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the #duvetknowitschristmas hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
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A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
Crypto Investor Donates £9 Million to Reform UK After Nigel Farage Plugs His Company and Tells Industry 'I Am Your Champion'
The Reform leader recently used media interviews to back Christopher Harborne's company while promising to cut taxes and regulations on crypto firms
bylinetimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
A Thailand-based crypto investor has handed a record-breaking £9 million to Reform UK, shortly before Nigel Farage used media interviews to plug his crypto firm and promise lower taxes and deregulation on the industry
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
bylinetimes.com/2025/12/04/c...
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Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
Covid inquiry live: ‘Inexcusable’ delays under Johnson led to 23,000 deaths
Lockdowns may have been avoided if Boris Johnson’s government had acted faster, damning report finds
www.thetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Having Johnson & Cummings in Downing Street when Covid struck was, just like Brexit, an entirely avoidable disaster caused largely by utterly appalling journalism. And now exactly the same clowns, arses & bigots with bylines are rolling out the red carpet for Farage.
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
www.thetimes.com/article/1b15...
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Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
Ian Brown and Tim Burgess were among those to pay tribute to Mani, whose death was announced by his brother and nephew
Gary “Mani” Mounfield, best known as a founding member and bassist of the Stone Roses, has died aged 63. The cause of death has not been shared.
His brother Greg Mounfield posted the news on Facebook: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to announce the sad passing of my brother.” His nephew also shared the news. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
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Final book of the year away to the printers this morning.
In the shops December 1.
In the shops December 1.
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Final book of the year away to the printers this morning.
In the shops December 1.
In the shops December 1.
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On this day, where Catherine Connolly is sworn in as Uachtarán na hÉireann - it's always good to take a moment and think about the time @seamas.bsky.social had to serve the then President of Ireland, Mary McAleese drinks every 15 minutes at a social event while off his bap on ketamine.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
On this day, where Catherine Connolly is sworn in as Uachtarán na hÉireann - it's always good to take a moment and think about the time @seamas.bsky.social had to serve the then President of Ireland, Mary McAleese drinks every 15 minutes at a social event while off his bap on ketamine.
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Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Michael D Higgins, with his wife Sabina, has left Áras an Úachtaráin for the final time as president.
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
He was given a guard of honour by members of the Sanctuary Runners, a charity of which he is patron.
The President’s term of office ends at midnight.
@VirginMediaNews.bsky.social
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Completely normal website legitimised on the daily by politicos, hacks and people willing to turn a blind eye to what it is, and what its owner uses it for.
October 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Completely normal website legitimised on the daily by politicos, hacks and people willing to turn a blind eye to what it is, and what its owner uses it for.
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If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.