Paul Bamford
@paulb237.bsky.social
Old. Bearded. Square-eyed.
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Paul Bamford
@paulb237.bsky.social
· Jun 27
Thinking of writing a book (pseudonymously) unimaginatively, but accurately, titled "Another Fucking Misery Memoir". Anyone care to be my writing buddy/accessory before and after publication?
Muppet on a Hot Tin Roof.
The Muppet From Snowy River
The Muppet Centipede
February 19, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Muppet on a Hot Tin Roof.
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Cup of tea and a biscuit, please
Woman becomes richest person in world - but can only spend it on coffee
She's a whopping 100,000 times better off than Elon Musk
www.nottinghampost.com
February 19, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Cup of tea and a biscuit, please
Some people have no shame.
She destroyed Adelaide Writers’ Week by, let’s see, oh yes, being invited
February 19, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Some people have no shame.
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I think Congress hasn’t done anything to get rid of Trump yet because JD Vance would become president
February 18, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I think Congress hasn’t done anything to get rid of Trump yet because JD Vance would become president
Fozzie Bear's Day Off
Beaker Morant
The Kermit Supremacy
February 19, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Fozzie Bear's Day Off
The Kermit Supremacy
Three Muppets Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Tinker, Tailor, Muppet, Spy
February 19, 2026 at 3:59 AM
The Kermit Supremacy
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The environmental disaster part is the one that stops me even tinkering a little. Even just to understand it or experience it. They stole my books to make a plagiarising machine, its very existence is antithetical to what I love.
“The left is missing out on AI!” YEP. Most of us want to miss out! If it ever proves its actual usefulness to our actual lives, stops plagiarizing, and is no longer an environmental disaster, maybe we revisit. Burden of proof is on the industry. So far they’ve done the opposite of that!
February 18, 2026 at 9:59 AM
The environmental disaster part is the one that stops me even tinkering a little. Even just to understand it or experience it. They stole my books to make a plagiarising machine, its very existence is antithetical to what I love.
Can't because I'm a man of wealth and taste.
Can't 'cos the last train out of Sydney's almost gone.
Can’t. I'm almost there to Vegas where they're puttin' on a show.
February 18, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Can't because I'm a man of wealth and taste.
Me, at 16. That was in 1971.
Spoke to a promising rural high school student today about the prospect of going to University and they were straight up:
'I can't afford it.'
'The fees? Or living out of home?'
'Both.'
It's been a remarkable, bipartisan effort to destroy the pathways people like me took into tertiary study.
'I can't afford it.'
'The fees? Or living out of home?'
'Both.'
It's been a remarkable, bipartisan effort to destroy the pathways people like me took into tertiary study.
February 17, 2026 at 11:15 PM
Me, at 16. That was in 1971.
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Spoke to a promising rural high school student today about the prospect of going to University and they were straight up:
'I can't afford it.'
'The fees? Or living out of home?'
'Both.'
It's been a remarkable, bipartisan effort to destroy the pathways people like me took into tertiary study.
'I can't afford it.'
'The fees? Or living out of home?'
'Both.'
It's been a remarkable, bipartisan effort to destroy the pathways people like me took into tertiary study.
February 17, 2026 at 11:37 AM
Spoke to a promising rural high school student today about the prospect of going to University and they were straight up:
'I can't afford it.'
'The fees? Or living out of home?'
'Both.'
It's been a remarkable, bipartisan effort to destroy the pathways people like me took into tertiary study.
'I can't afford it.'
'The fees? Or living out of home?'
'Both.'
It's been a remarkable, bipartisan effort to destroy the pathways people like me took into tertiary study.
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February 17, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Advertise your account with a gif
Much as I hate to agree with combover pumpkin guy, he's right: Bill Maher IS a highly overrated lightweight. Been obvious since he had Jordan Peterson - another overrated lightweight - on his show.
Nice case of like recognising like, I guess
Nice case of like recognising like, I guess
Hey, I’m not either a politician or a political analyst. I don’t work for a polling company and I’m not part of a thing tank…
….but I know one thing for FORKING sure, nobody….not one person in the U.S. is flipping to RED.
….but I know one thing for FORKING sure, nobody….not one person in the U.S. is flipping to RED.
February 15, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Much as I hate to agree with combover pumpkin guy, he's right: Bill Maher IS a highly overrated lightweight. Been obvious since he had Jordan Peterson - another overrated lightweight - on his show.
Nice case of like recognising like, I guess
Nice case of like recognising like, I guess
Alternatives, anyone?
NEW: Substack founders finally respond to Substackers Against Nazis. They say Nazis publishing and earning money on their platform is fine with them.
Their full statement here: substack.com/@hamish/note...
Their full statement here: substack.com/@hamish/note...
February 12, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Alternatives, anyone?
If you see this, post a character that starts with the letter J
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 PM
If you see this, post a character that starts with the letter J
Mutually exclusive. Don't waste any time or money on it.
📢 Fully Funded "Summer School" Opportunity
The Berkeley Program on Finance & Democracy is hosting a Finance & Democracy Summer School on June 4–5, 2026 at the London School of Economics.
📅 Application deadline: March 1, 2026
📍 Location: London, UK
🔗 Learn more: sase.org/opportunitie...
The Berkeley Program on Finance & Democracy is hosting a Finance & Democracy Summer School on June 4–5, 2026 at the London School of Economics.
📅 Application deadline: March 1, 2026
📍 Location: London, UK
🔗 Learn more: sase.org/opportunitie...
February 11, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Mutually exclusive. Don't waste any time or money on it.
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Australia is really cohering AGAINST this genocidal, gaslighting criminal.
February 11, 2026 at 11:21 AM
Australia is really cohering AGAINST this genocidal, gaslighting criminal.
Looking for reports of "baby snatchers"/"baby snatched" in the UK in the 1960s/early 1970s. Would appreciate tip-offs.
February 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Looking for reports of "baby snatchers"/"baby snatched" in the UK in the 1960s/early 1970s. Would appreciate tip-offs.
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They may look like snipers but these are Social Cohesion Liaison Officers engaging with the public
Can never get used to seeing snipers on our public buildings
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
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live.thepoint.com.au/2026/02/the-...
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February 11, 2026 at 1:45 AM
They may look like snipers but these are Social Cohesion Liaison Officers engaging with the public
I once read a book that actually began with the words “I was born of poor, but honest parents...” I have never once read a book that began with the words “I was born of rich, dishonest parents...”
February 11, 2026 at 8:21 AM
I once read a book that actually began with the words “I was born of poor, but honest parents...” I have never once read a book that began with the words “I was born of rich, dishonest parents...”
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U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
U.K. might lose a prime minister because a guy who worked for him knew another guy who hung out with Epstein. Meanwhile the U.S. opposition party is telling our President, who was Epstein's best friend, that his secret police should get better training so their public street murders look less messy.
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6/ 'The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said he was “devastated” by the scenes but said they had “undermined” the protesters’ cause and the Israeli president’s visit was appropriate.'
If it wasn't already obvious, both Minns & AbL0 are products of the Sussex Street sausage-making machine.
If it wasn't already obvious, both Minns & AbL0 are products of the Sussex Street sausage-making machine.
February 10, 2026 at 12:59 AM
6/ 'The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, said he was “devastated” by the scenes but said they had “undermined” the protesters’ cause and the Israeli president’s visit was appropriate.'
If it wasn't already obvious, both Minns & AbL0 are products of the Sussex Street sausage-making machine.
If it wasn't already obvious, both Minns & AbL0 are products of the Sussex Street sausage-making machine.
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Yesterday Isaac Herzog tried to gaslight Australians, saying anyone arguing against his visit is also against Israel’s right to exist. He also openly rallied for support for Israel’s illegal invasion of Gaza.
He’s not here to mourn, this is a calculated political move. #auspol
He’s not here to mourn, this is a calculated political move. #auspol
February 9, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Yesterday Isaac Herzog tried to gaslight Australians, saying anyone arguing against his visit is also against Israel’s right to exist. He also openly rallied for support for Israel’s illegal invasion of Gaza.
He’s not here to mourn, this is a calculated political move. #auspol
He’s not here to mourn, this is a calculated political move. #auspol
