Paul Connell
@paulconnell.bsky.social
Stirling based writer/guitar owner. Here for culture, politics, history, daftness. MD ANT (3rd class)
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Paul Connell
@paulconnell.bsky.social
· Nov 20
This is not a subject on which I have an informed or considered position.
Great story.
Okay, here's the story of George de Hevesy vs the Nazis! I really do love telling this story.
First, some background: George de Hevesy was a Hungarian-Jewish chemist, but he spent most of his career post-1920 attached to the Niels Bohr institute at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark. (1/n)
First, some background: George de Hevesy was a Hungarian-Jewish chemist, but he spent most of his career post-1920 attached to the Niels Bohr institute at the University of Copenhagen, in Denmark. (1/n)
January 16, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Great story.
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Who wants to #GetKeshed with me and @judecook.bsky.social at Bard Books in London on 12th March? Cos tix are onsale as of this afternoon 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-detail...
www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-detail...
MEET THE BÀRD: Stu Hennigan | Bard Books
We are delighted to be hosting the first London event for Stu Hennigan's hotly tipped debut novel 'Keshed', a brutally poetic examination of class, belonging, masculinity, addiction and fatherhood. St...
www.wearebardbooks.co.uk
January 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Who wants to #GetKeshed with me and @judecook.bsky.social at Bard Books in London on 12th March? Cos tix are onsale as of this afternoon 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-detail...
www.wearebardbooks.co.uk/event-detail...
Native - the Breich Water
Now - the Forth.
Now - the Forth.
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 8:57 PM
Native - the Breich Water
Now - the Forth.
Now - the Forth.
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Bob Weir on meeting Joe Strummer. 21/8/20 (with subtitles)
YouTube video by Subtitled
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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"We get to see the larger community response, which is: what can I do? How can I share? What do you need at the moment?” Such a good, nuanced piece by @libbybrooks.bsky.social looking at the confluence of factors causing tensions in Glasgow but also how the city is fighting Reform's toxic rhetoric.
‘The response is a beautiful thing’: how Glasgow is squaring up to Reform
In the face of Nigel Farage, flag-waving and a longstanding housing crisis, some Glaswegians are taking on anti-immigration rhetoric
www.theguardian.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:19 AM
"We get to see the larger community response, which is: what can I do? How can I share? What do you need at the moment?” Such a good, nuanced piece by @libbybrooks.bsky.social looking at the confluence of factors causing tensions in Glasgow but also how the city is fighting Reform's toxic rhetoric.
Wordle 1,668 2/6
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First 2 for a while. Good start to the week.
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First 2 for a while. Good start to the week.
January 12, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Wordle 1,668 2/6
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First 2 for a while. Good start to the week.
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First 2 for a while. Good start to the week.
Humiliated Pie.
Slightly diminish a band
The Besties Boys
The Besties Boys
Slightly diminish a band
The Duo
The Duo
January 11, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Humiliated Pie.
@bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
What do you reckon?
Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens | Art | The Guardian share.google/2eu6tLXQl9kE...
What do you reckon?
Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens | Art | The Guardian share.google/2eu6tLXQl9kE...
Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens
Study of man often featured in works by the Flemish master reveals hidden painting of woman beneath model’s beard
share.google
January 10, 2026 at 4:14 PM
@bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social
What do you reckon?
Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens | Art | The Guardian share.google/2eu6tLXQl9kE...
What do you reckon?
Anonymous painting bought at auction on ‘hunch’ identified as two-in-one Rubens | Art | The Guardian share.google/2eu6tLXQl9kE...
Laughable if you can't remember a recent government passing legislation on music involving 'repetitive beats.'
Plus ca change.
Plus ca change.
The Nazis’ 10 Control-Freak Rules for Jazz Performers: A Strange List from World War II
The Nazis’ 10 Control-Freak Rules for Jazz Performers: A Strange List from World War II
Like the rock and roll revolution of the 1950s, which shocked staid white audiences with translations of black rhythm and blues, the popularity of jazz caused all kinds of racial panic and social anxi...
www.openculture.com
January 10, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Laughable if you can't remember a recent government passing legislation on music involving 'repetitive beats.'
Plus ca change.
Plus ca change.
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In related news, a timely Dick Gaughan tribute concert is taking place on January 18th as part of Celtic Connections
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/true...
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/true...
True & Bold: A Night for Dick Gaughan
www.celticconnections.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:39 PM
In related news, a timely Dick Gaughan tribute concert is taking place on January 18th as part of Celtic Connections
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/true...
www.celticconnections.com/event/1/true...
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Can you spot the 17-year-old George Ivan Morrison smiling?
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Can you spot the 17-year-old George Ivan Morrison smiling?
In the UK as well as the US, political figures are holding up four fingers and the press are telling us it could well be five.
There is not a single trustworthy news source amongst the mainstream/heritage media in either country.
And they complain of cynicism.
There is not a single trustworthy news source amongst the mainstream/heritage media in either country.
And they complain of cynicism.
January 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
In the UK as well as the US, political figures are holding up four fingers and the press are telling us it could well be five.
There is not a single trustworthy news source amongst the mainstream/heritage media in either country.
And they complain of cynicism.
There is not a single trustworthy news source amongst the mainstream/heritage media in either country.
And they complain of cynicism.
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Happy birthday. I learnt a lot there. Unfortunately, little of it concerned the subjects on which I was required to sit exams.
Not your fault.
Not your fault.
January 7, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Happy birthday. I learnt a lot there. Unfortunately, little of it concerned the subjects on which I was required to sit exams.
Not your fault.
Not your fault.
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Geordie walking off over the Tyne Bridge at the end of Our Friends In the North with Don't Look Back In Anger playingis completely fucking monumental.
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Geordie walking off over the Tyne Bridge at the end of Our Friends In the North with Don't Look Back In Anger playingis completely fucking monumental.
Sprained my thumb pinging the kettle lid to make a breakfast cuppa.
What's the most ridiculous way you ever hurt yourself? I got out of the tub, skidded in water and tripped over the toilet. Ankle sprain.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Sprained my thumb pinging the kettle lid to make a breakfast cuppa.
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On the podcast this week, Waldemar and I look ahead at some of this year's top exhibitions. Including Rembrandt, Zurburan and Joan Eardley.
January 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
On the podcast this week, Waldemar and I look ahead at some of this year's top exhibitions. Including Rembrandt, Zurburan and Joan Eardley.
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I was born in 1970
This story of North & South has been going on for all my adult life….
The decisions made far from where I live work and generate wealth have made a huge impact on my life.
This story of North & South has been going on for all my adult life….
The decisions made far from where I live work and generate wealth have made a huge impact on my life.
"Welcome to Decline" -- still one of my favourite graphs from last year. In the late 1970s, Britain's economic fate very clearly split in two. How much you blame Thatcher will depend on your politics, but her leadership is useful to understand the timing. tomforth.co.uk/welcometodec...
January 2, 2026 at 7:05 PM
I was born in 1970
This story of North & South has been going on for all my adult life….
The decisions made far from where I live work and generate wealth have made a huge impact on my life.
This story of North & South has been going on for all my adult life….
The decisions made far from where I live work and generate wealth have made a huge impact on my life.
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My new years predictions are, due to the increased cost of living and decreased testosterone levels in men and women, external pressures to not have children will increase while internal, biological, pressures to have children with continue to decrease. Causing the birth rate to drop further...
January 1, 2026 at 10:20 PM
My new years predictions are, due to the increased cost of living and decreased testosterone levels in men and women, external pressures to not have children will increase while internal, biological, pressures to have children with continue to decrease. Causing the birth rate to drop further...
The Medusa. If your hair was snakes, wouldn't they mostly fight with each other or with you rather than snarl at passers-by?
#justathought
#justathought
January 1, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The Medusa. If your hair was snakes, wouldn't they mostly fight with each other or with you rather than snarl at passers-by?
#justathought
#justathought
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🎶 NEW MUSIC VIDEO - OUT NOW 🎶
Happy Hogmanay! Here’s a waltz to celebrate ❄️
‘The Hogmanay Waltz (Winter 2)’ is from my recent album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’, which you can buy on Bandcamp or listen to on Tidal.
youtu.be/lAobRQOndX0?...
Happy Hogmanay! Here’s a waltz to celebrate ❄️
‘The Hogmanay Waltz (Winter 2)’ is from my recent album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’, which you can buy on Bandcamp or listen to on Tidal.
youtu.be/lAobRQOndX0?...
‘The Hogmanay Waltz (Winter 2)’ - Isla Ratcliff (Music Video)
YouTube video by Isla Ratcliff
youtu.be
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
🎶 NEW MUSIC VIDEO - OUT NOW 🎶
Happy Hogmanay! Here’s a waltz to celebrate ❄️
‘The Hogmanay Waltz (Winter 2)’ is from my recent album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’, which you can buy on Bandcamp or listen to on Tidal.
youtu.be/lAobRQOndX0?...
Happy Hogmanay! Here’s a waltz to celebrate ❄️
‘The Hogmanay Waltz (Winter 2)’ is from my recent album ‘The Scottish Four Seasons’, which you can buy on Bandcamp or listen to on Tidal.
youtu.be/lAobRQOndX0?...
A gift shop in Crieff is offering reduced price Christmas cards 'to a great Nanny.'
Orderly queue, please.
Orderly queue, please.
December 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
A gift shop in Crieff is offering reduced price Christmas cards 'to a great Nanny.'
Orderly queue, please.
Orderly queue, please.