Matthew Bradford
@matthewbradford.bsky.social
Former Mui Wo Pirate & Water Buffalo Wrangler. Music Head. History Buff. Bookworm. Wino. Wannabe Stoic. 香港人加油. COYS!
Separating the sheep from the swans.
Matthew 25:32
Separating the sheep from the swans.
Matthew 25:32
Pinned
From the Hong Kong protests of 2019, a warning to the world.
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Connections! Day 12:
Cerrone ‘Supernature’.
Lene Lovich co-wrote the lyrics for this sinister disco classic.
Connections! Day 12:
Cerrone ‘Supernature’.
Lene Lovich co-wrote the lyrics for this sinister disco classic.
November 11, 2025 at 10:33 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
Connections! Day 12:
Cerrone ‘Supernature’.
Lene Lovich co-wrote the lyrics for this sinister disco classic.
Connections! Day 12:
Cerrone ‘Supernature’.
Lene Lovich co-wrote the lyrics for this sinister disco classic.
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"AHHHH! TAKO WHAT THE FUCK YOU'RE SO STRONG!! TAKO DON'T EAT ME!!!"
I taught an octopus piano (It took 6 months)
YouTube video by Mattias Krantz
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:13 PM
"AHHHH! TAKO WHAT THE FUCK YOU'RE SO STRONG!! TAKO DON'T EAT ME!!!"
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An excellent summary of work and introduction to the most important study of Domesday book in a generation - or more. /1
New #OnHistory blog, IHR Fellow Chris Lewis writes about new publication, "Making Domesday: Intelligent Power in Conquered England" by Stephen Baxter, Julia Crick, and C. P. Lewis, and Domesday scholarship in the IHR.
blog.history.ac.uk/2025/10/dome...
blog.history.ac.uk/2025/10/dome...
Domesday at the IHR - On History
IHR Fellow, Chris Lewis, writes about new publication, 'Making Domesday'.
blog.history.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM
An excellent summary of work and introduction to the most important study of Domesday book in a generation - or more. /1
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Fun fact: Today is the 1 year anniversary of Farage's foreign national girlfriend Ferrari buying his house. With unexplained wealth. That should be investigated...
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Fun fact: Today is the 1 year anniversary of Farage's foreign national girlfriend Ferrari buying his house. With unexplained wealth. That should be investigated...
‘There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa’.
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
‘There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa’.
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See also: norange, napron and nadder.
‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
See also: norange, napron and nadder.
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The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
The finale of the great TV comedy show Blackadder goes Forth.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
Back then I didn't expect one of the funniest programmes ever to end with a scene that makes me cry every time I see it.
Every single time.
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Important first aid tip here.
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Important first aid tip here.
Slim doors of Besalú.
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Slim doors of Besalú.
Open doors of Besalú.
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Open doors of Besalú.
Doors of Besalú.
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Doors of Besalú.
Doors of Besalú.
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Doors of Besalú.
Doors of Besalú.
November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Doors of Besalú.
Doors of Besalú.
November 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Doors of Besalú.
Doors of Besalú.
November 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Doors of Besalú.
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The Dutch election proved what we've been saying for ages: that PR voting systems tame extremist parties and expose them.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
The Dutch election proved what we've been saying for ages: that PR voting systems tame extremist parties and expose them.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
FPTP in Britain has delivered Reform's agenda without them needing to get anywhere near Number 10.
The Temper Trap author Stuart Donald for @politicshome.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
November 11, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Study Finds Most Americans Can't Find Where They Are Being Deported On Map
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“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.”
Some days I wonder if we deserve to survive as a species.
Some days I wonder if we deserve to survive as a species.
November 11, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.”
Some days I wonder if we deserve to survive as a species.
Some days I wonder if we deserve to survive as a species.
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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Unlikely Orkney find could rewrite 1,300-year-old Pict history www.heraldscotland.com/news/2561306...
Researchers baffled by 1,300-year-old Orkney remains: Were the Picts not wiped out?
A new archaeological study from Orkney has challenged long-held assumptions about one of Scotland’s most mysterious races – the Picts.
www.heraldscotland.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Unlikely Orkney find could rewrite 1,300-year-old Pict history www.heraldscotland.com/news/2561306...
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Cathay Williams (September 1844 – 1893) was an African-American soldier who enlisted in the United States Army under the pseudonym William Cathay.
November 11, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Cathay Williams (September 1844 – 1893) was an African-American soldier who enlisted in the United States Army under the pseudonym William Cathay.
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I know 'Let It Be' isn't their finest work, but this is a bit extreme IMHO...
November 11, 2025 at 11:35 AM
I know 'Let It Be' isn't their finest work, but this is a bit extreme IMHO...
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LOL. Atletico Ottawa almost got a goal early on in the Canadian Premier League final
November 9, 2025 at 10:26 PM
LOL. Atletico Ottawa almost got a goal early on in the Canadian Premier League final
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The archive consists of 11 sets recorded at the legendary Manchester nightclub, and 40 more from FAC51 The Haçienda parties held following its closure in 1997
Frankie Knuckles mix among 51 sets from Haçienda archive released on Apple Music
Mixes from Toddy Terry, Armand van Helden, DJ Paulette, and David Morales are now available on the platform
mixmag.net
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The archive consists of 11 sets recorded at the legendary Manchester nightclub, and 40 more from FAC51 The Haçienda parties held following its closure in 1997