Paul McGee
@paulmcgee.bsky.social
Semi-pro loudmouth. No break greater than 4hrs yesterday.
"My mind ain't so open that anything could crawl right in..."
"My mind ain't so open that anything could crawl right in..."
Pinned
Moodier Blues IV
Soft music with hard corners
www.mixcloud.com
Something to listen to, should you be so inclined. www.mixcloud.com/Paul_McGee/m...
When the tribute band is as good as the real thing.
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
When the tribute band is as good as the real thing.
Lovely stuff, and a reminder that this platform is diminished without the presence of @metroadlib, because I would love to know what she had to say about this.
NEW
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
By me. Enjoy.
emptycity.substack.com/p/the-letter...
The letter the BBC could send back to Trump
A proposal for a reply to his $1bn claim
emptycity.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Lovely stuff, and a reminder that this platform is diminished without the presence of @metroadlib, because I would love to know what she had to say about this.
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just like the diplomat except real and terrifying
One of many costs to US murder (sorry, no better word for it) in Caribbean:
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
just like the diplomat except real and terrifying
Yeah, this has been coming for a while. Go to a Berlin flohmarkt any weekend and all the little herberts are congregating around the CD stalls, when five or six years ago they'd be frantically Discogs-app'ing Boney M or Goombay Dance Band vinyl thinking they'd found some afro obscurity for peanuts.
Interesting convo with a friend who owns a hip NYC record shop about a sudden renewed interest in CDs, which were a negligible part of his business till recently.
November 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Yeah, this has been coming for a while. Go to a Berlin flohmarkt any weekend and all the little herberts are congregating around the CD stalls, when five or six years ago they'd be frantically Discogs-app'ing Boney M or Goombay Dance Band vinyl thinking they'd found some afro obscurity for peanuts.
I have just avoided becoming entangled in "Die Hard is/is not a Christmas movie" discourse for the first time in 2025, and possibly the first time ever, so I am adding that one to the column marked "growth".
November 11, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I have just avoided becoming entangled in "Die Hard is/is not a Christmas movie" discourse for the first time in 2025, and possibly the first time ever, so I am adding that one to the column marked "growth".
One of the things I like about this story is that Ronson doesn't give up the name of the record that drew Prince to the DJ booth in the first place. I suppose there could have been a follow-up question but whatever, they're called secret weapons for a reason.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:22 PM
One of the things I like about this story is that Ronson doesn't give up the name of the record that drew Prince to the DJ booth in the first place. I suppose there could have been a follow-up question but whatever, they're called secret weapons for a reason.
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Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.
November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.
Kelvin Mackenzie can't die soon enough. The day dawn breaks on a world without him in it will be a day worth celebrating. #JFT97
Sky News just had Kelvin Mackenzie on, former editor of The Sun, one of the people at the centre of probably the most disgraceful front page in newspaper history, complaining about BBC journalists not being objective and 'fake news'. Astonishing. ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Kelvin Mackenzie can't die soon enough. The day dawn breaks on a world without him in it will be a day worth celebrating. #JFT97
Anyway, if Konate still wants to go to Real Madrid, I'll fucking drive him there myself.
We may as well get used to this; players who are just passing through and treating a few seasons at #LFC as a shop window on the way to PSG, Madrid or the farmers. Fine by me - you can count those who've flourished away from Anfield in recent years on less than the fingers of one hand.
NEW: Ibrahima Konate’s agent ‘in talks’ with 3 of Europe’s biggest clubs #lfc
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Anyway, if Konate still wants to go to Real Madrid, I'll fucking drive him there myself.
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the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
November 9, 2025 at 6:38 PM
the right winger who was appointed to lead the BBC in the hope of appeasing right wingers has been driven out by right wingers for not appeasing right wingers enough and the BBC has the chance to do the funniest thing ever
Something to listen to, should you be so inclined. www.mixcloud.com/Paul_McGee/m...
Moodier Blues IV
Soft music with hard corners
www.mixcloud.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Something to listen to, should you be so inclined. www.mixcloud.com/Paul_McGee/m...
He was definitely thinking about Rico when he said that.
November 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
He was definitely thinking about Rico when he said that.
Before Klopp came to Anfield I'd sometimes say I wanted to live long enough to see #LFC win the title again, but now I want to live long enough to see the "BREAKING NEWS" alert about the PGMOL spot-fixing scandal.
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Before Klopp came to Anfield I'd sometimes say I wanted to live long enough to see #LFC win the title again, but now I want to live long enough to see the "BREAKING NEWS" alert about the PGMOL spot-fixing scandal.
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Death metal* isn't really my bag, but this is a long way from Gracie Lee Freebush playing Lara's Theme on the wineglasses. Looks like Penelope Cruz, sounds like the demon from The Exorcist.
* Anyone who tries to well actually me about how this isn't death metal is getting blocked.
* Anyone who tries to well actually me about how this isn't death metal is getting blocked.
Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World
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November 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Death metal* isn't really my bag, but this is a long way from Gracie Lee Freebush playing Lara's Theme on the wineglasses. Looks like Penelope Cruz, sounds like the demon from The Exorcist.
* Anyone who tries to well actually me about how this isn't death metal is getting blocked.
* Anyone who tries to well actually me about how this isn't death metal is getting blocked.
Heh.
November 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Heh.
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Co-produced by #NewOrder’s #BernardSumner & #ACertainRatio’s #DonaldJohnson, #Manchester vocalist #MarcelKing’s 1984 12” single “Reach For Love” was called by critic #EllieGershakovich “eternally perfect… enthralling & euphoric”- it was a Starck fave
#80sMusic #1980s #80s
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#80sMusic #1980s #80s
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MARCEL KING. "Reach For Love". 1984. 12" New York Remix.
YouTube video by joaquinnieto misummergrooves
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November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Co-produced by #NewOrder’s #BernardSumner & #ACertainRatio’s #DonaldJohnson, #Manchester vocalist #MarcelKing’s 1984 12” single “Reach For Love” was called by critic #EllieGershakovich “eternally perfect… enthralling & euphoric”- it was a Starck fave
#80sMusic #1980s #80s
youtu.be/OA22fKMDSlY?...
#80sMusic #1980s #80s
youtu.be/OA22fKMDSlY?...
Just watching the week's Champions League highlights and I don't expect to see too many better goals this season than Micky van de Ven's for Spurs against Copenhagen. Proper "run to daylight" shit.
November 7, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Just watching the week's Champions League highlights and I don't expect to see too many better goals this season than Micky van de Ven's for Spurs against Copenhagen. Proper "run to daylight" shit.
Poisonous Huyton trog Joey Barton, a/k/a Municipal Barthes, is only ever in the news these days in connection with either crimes of violence or abusing people on social media. This time, it's the latter. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Joey Barton found guilty of sending offensive posts on social media
Former footballer guilty of six counts of sending communications with intent to cause distress or anxiety
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Poisonous Huyton trog Joey Barton, a/k/a Municipal Barthes, is only ever in the news these days in connection with either crimes of violence or abusing people on social media. This time, it's the latter. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
We may as well get used to this; players who are just passing through and treating a few seasons at #LFC as a shop window on the way to PSG, Madrid or the farmers. Fine by me - you can count those who've flourished away from Anfield in recent years on less than the fingers of one hand.
NEW: Ibrahima Konate’s agent ‘in talks’ with 3 of Europe’s biggest clubs #lfc
Konate's agent 'in talks' with 3 of Europe's biggest clubs
Read here.
www.thisisanfield.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
We may as well get used to this; players who are just passing through and treating a few seasons at #LFC as a shop window on the way to PSG, Madrid or the farmers. Fine by me - you can count those who've flourished away from Anfield in recent years on less than the fingers of one hand.
Important news for all Bobbie nerds, in particular @craighamilton.bsky.social
Bobbie Gentry’s uber rare Thunder in the Afternoon. First time ever on vinyl, a new release on the Measured Mile label. www.acerecords.co.uk/thunder-in-t...
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Important news for all Bobbie nerds, in particular @craighamilton.bsky.social
Speaking as part of the very demographic at whom all that John Lewis rave boomer nonsense is being pitched, here's a very welcome and very necessary corrective to that load of old toot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCsv...
JD Sports Christmas Ad 2025 | Where Are You Going?
YouTube video by JD Sports
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November 7, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Speaking as part of the very demographic at whom all that John Lewis rave boomer nonsense is being pitched, here's a very welcome and very necessary corrective to that load of old toot. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCsv...
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'The independently commissioned review, authored by Dr Shereen Daniels, surveyed 40 years of evidence of how racism had affected black communities, as well as black officers and staff.'
Anti-black racism 'baked' into Met Police, review says
The independent review surveyed 40 years of evidence of how racism has affected black communities and black Met Police staff.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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"Mortimer, your brother is not well! We'd better call an ambulance!"
"Fuck him."
"Fuck him."
November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"Mortimer, your brother is not well! We'd better call an ambulance!"
"Fuck him."
"Fuck him."
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By my reading, it's hard to remember a more scandalous example of a social media company being negligent in their responsibility to users. It's so so bad, and deeper investigation and regulatory action must surely follow.
This piece suggests Meta is dragging its heels on reducing the (very large) number of scam ads on its services because they're concerned it will materially hurt revenue (the article estimates they make as much as $16bn a year from scam ads)
www.reuters.com/investigatio...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
By my reading, it's hard to remember a more scandalous example of a social media company being negligent in their responsibility to users. It's so so bad, and deeper investigation and regulatory action must surely follow.