Paul (he/him)
@peck7235.bsky.social
50ish follower of Jesus, NHS worker, photographer and recovering asshole. Living in North Wales.
Wales for the Rugby
Liverpool for the football
Perfect is the enemy of done . . . or in my case, even begun.
Follows/reposts are not always endorsements.
Wales for the Rugby
Liverpool for the football
Perfect is the enemy of done . . . or in my case, even begun.
Follows/reposts are not always endorsements.
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Paul (he/him)
@peck7235.bsky.social
· Aug 25
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Hi all, a quick intro post.
The basics are in my bio so for added colour:
I like sci-fi/fantasy and comedy audiobooks and podcasts, mainly 90's music but some more recent too.
Here's my profile on Letterboxd boxd.it/2yTrN
My photography
instagram.com/peck7235?utm...
Anything else, please ask :)
The basics are in my bio so for added colour:
I like sci-fi/fantasy and comedy audiobooks and podcasts, mainly 90's music but some more recent too.
Here's my profile on Letterboxd boxd.it/2yTrN
My photography
instagram.com/peck7235?utm...
Anything else, please ask :)
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"Do you expect me to talk?"
"No, Miss Bondi, I expect you to lie."
"No, Miss Bondi, I expect you to lie."
February 11, 2026 at 6:59 PM
"Do you expect me to talk?"
"No, Miss Bondi, I expect you to lie."
"No, Miss Bondi, I expect you to lie."
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There IS a more SFW version of this. Cos sometimes I have romance in my soul - suitable for Valentine’s Day, Birthdays, anniversaries and the solemn joy of just loving your someone…
dippyfishcards.etsy.com/listing/7716...
#valentinesday #love #bsnm #art #oyster
dippyfishcards.etsy.com/listing/7716...
#valentinesday #love #bsnm #art #oyster
February 4, 2026 at 11:47 AM
There IS a more SFW version of this. Cos sometimes I have romance in my soul - suitable for Valentine’s Day, Birthdays, anniversaries and the solemn joy of just loving your someone…
dippyfishcards.etsy.com/listing/7716...
#valentinesday #love #bsnm #art #oyster
dippyfishcards.etsy.com/listing/7716...
#valentinesday #love #bsnm #art #oyster
#NotYourFavourite (258)
#MusicChallenge
This is just for fun!
Spontaneously name a song by the artist/band pictured - but not your absolute favourite.
Enjoy the moment 🤗
Black Sheep is always going to be my favourite thanks to Scott Pilgrim but this is pretty good too.
youtu.be/6F_Y0qNjfhI?...
#MusicChallenge
This is just for fun!
Spontaneously name a song by the artist/band pictured - but not your absolute favourite.
Enjoy the moment 🤗
Black Sheep is always going to be my favourite thanks to Scott Pilgrim but this is pretty good too.
youtu.be/6F_Y0qNjfhI?...
February 11, 2026 at 11:56 PM
#NotYourFavourite (258)
#MusicChallenge
This is just for fun!
Spontaneously name a song by the artist/band pictured - but not your absolute favourite.
Enjoy the moment 🤗
Black Sheep is always going to be my favourite thanks to Scott Pilgrim but this is pretty good too.
youtu.be/6F_Y0qNjfhI?...
#MusicChallenge
This is just for fun!
Spontaneously name a song by the artist/band pictured - but not your absolute favourite.
Enjoy the moment 🤗
Black Sheep is always going to be my favourite thanks to Scott Pilgrim but this is pretty good too.
youtu.be/6F_Y0qNjfhI?...
If you see this, post a character that starts with the letter J
February 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
If you see this, post a character that starts with the letter J
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 12: A song with beautiful harmonies
Think that back in the early 80's, this would have been the first time I ever heard this style of music. And possibly. also to have seen side burns quite so impressive 😁
The Flying Pickets - Only You
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 12: A song with beautiful harmonies
Think that back in the early 80's, this would have been the first time I ever heard this style of music. And possibly. also to have seen side burns quite so impressive 😁
The Flying Pickets - Only You
The Flying Pickets - Only You
Music video by The Flying Pickets performing Only You.© 1983 Virgin Records Limited
buff.ly
February 11, 2026 at 9:02 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 12: A song with beautiful harmonies
Think that back in the early 80's, this would have been the first time I ever heard this style of music. And possibly. also to have seen side burns quite so impressive 😁
The Flying Pickets - Only You
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 12: A song with beautiful harmonies
Think that back in the early 80's, this would have been the first time I ever heard this style of music. And possibly. also to have seen side burns quite so impressive 😁
The Flying Pickets - Only You
Reposted by Paul (he/him)
Government Shocks Nation With Good Decision
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Government Shocks Nation With Good Decision
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 11: A song that sounds unlike anything else
Troisieme Rendez Vous - Jean Michel Jarre
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 11: A song that sounds unlike anything else
Troisieme Rendez Vous - Jean Michel Jarre
Third Rendez Vous (Remastered)
Provided to YouTube by Sony Music Catalog
Third Rendez Vous (Remastered) · Jean-Michel Jarre
Rendez-Vous
℗ 1986 Sony Music Entertainment Germany GmbH
Released on: 2015-08-28
Auto-generated by…
buff.ly
February 10, 2026 at 9:02 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 11: A song that sounds unlike anything else
Troisieme Rendez Vous - Jean Michel Jarre
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 11: A song that sounds unlike anything else
Troisieme Rendez Vous - Jean Michel Jarre
Reposted by Paul (he/him)
I first met @kbspangler.com because she decided to put one of my book covers in her comic A GIRL AND HER FED. It was being read by a foul-mouthed superintelligent koala, and that was how I knew we would be sympatico and should be friends.
February 9, 2026 at 10:56 PM
I first met @kbspangler.com because she decided to put one of my book covers in her comic A GIRL AND HER FED. It was being read by a foul-mouthed superintelligent koala, and that was how I knew we would be sympatico and should be friends.
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 10: A perfect song for dancing
So long as the dancing is pogoing*, then were sorted 😁
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)
*though even thinking of doing this now, would result in definite injuries 🤕
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 10: A perfect song for dancing
So long as the dancing is pogoing*, then were sorted 😁
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)
*though even thinking of doing this now, would result in definite injuries 🤕
Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)
Provided to YouTube by Domino
Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've) · Buzzcocks
Singles Going Steady
℗ Domino Recording Co Ltd
Released on: 2003-02-28
Producer: Martin…
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 10: A perfect song for dancing
So long as the dancing is pogoing*, then were sorted 😁
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)
*though even thinking of doing this now, would result in definite injuries 🤕
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 10: A perfect song for dancing
So long as the dancing is pogoing*, then were sorted 😁
Buzzcocks - Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve?)
*though even thinking of doing this now, would result in definite injuries 🤕
If you see this, post a character that starts with the letter I
February 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
If you see this, post a character that starts with the letter I
Reposted by Paul (he/him)
"The first few months, I couldn’t sleep,” she says. “I would close my eyes and still see the screen loading.” Images followed her into her dreams: of fatal accidents, of losing family members, of sexual violence she could not stop or escape.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘In the end, you feel blank’: India’s female workers watching hours of abusive content to train AI
Women in rural communities describe trauma of moderating violent and pornographic content for global tech companies
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:51 AM
"The first few months, I couldn’t sleep,” she says. “I would close my eyes and still see the screen loading.” Images followed her into her dreams: of fatal accidents, of losing family members, of sexual violence she could not stop or escape.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 9: A song that feels underrated
On the Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man album 'Out of Season' (an underrated album) is the great track, Tom the Model. Loved that she played this when I saw her live a couple of years ago.
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 9: A song that feels underrated
On the Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man album 'Out of Season' (an underrated album) is the great track, Tom the Model. Loved that she played this when I saw her live a couple of years ago.
Beth Gibbons, Rustin Man - Tom The Model (Official Music Video)
The official music video for Tom The Model by Beth Gibbons and Rustin Man, taken from their album Out Of Season, originally released in 2002.
https://bethgibbons.lnk.to/OutOfSeason
buff.ly
February 8, 2026 at 9:00 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 9: A song that feels underrated
On the Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man album 'Out of Season' (an underrated album) is the great track, Tom the Model. Loved that she played this when I saw her live a couple of years ago.
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 9: A song that feels underrated
On the Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man album 'Out of Season' (an underrated album) is the great track, Tom the Model. Loved that she played this when I saw her live a couple of years ago.
Hi Womble, how you're having a good Sunday. I've just started reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Children of Memory' and I'm part way through Ben Aaronovitch's RoL graphic novel, 'Monday, Monday' (need to finish this as it's due back at the library this week 😁)
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Hi Womble, how you're having a good Sunday. I've just started reading Adrian Tchaikovsky's 'Children of Memory' and I'm part way through Ben Aaronovitch's RoL graphic novel, 'Monday, Monday' (need to finish this as it's due back at the library this week 😁)
Weiter gehts...
Dieses Mal die #WochenendOhrwuermer mit
🎥🍿🎶 Soundtrack-Songs der 80er Filme 🎶 🎞️🎬
🗣️ Echo & the Bunnymen
🔊 People Are Strange
🎬 Lost Boys
Mitmachen?
Ganz einfach.
Ein Hashtag.
Ein Thema.
Eure Chirps.
Das ganze Wochenende.
#MusicChallenge
youtu.be/T2xxEeJTFCY?...
Dieses Mal die #WochenendOhrwuermer mit
🎥🍿🎶 Soundtrack-Songs der 80er Filme 🎶 🎞️🎬
🗣️ Echo & the Bunnymen
🔊 People Are Strange
🎬 Lost Boys
Mitmachen?
Ganz einfach.
Ein Hashtag.
Ein Thema.
Eure Chirps.
Das ganze Wochenende.
#MusicChallenge
youtu.be/T2xxEeJTFCY?...
February 8, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Weiter gehts...
Dieses Mal die #WochenendOhrwuermer mit
🎥🍿🎶 Soundtrack-Songs der 80er Filme 🎶 🎞️🎬
🗣️ Echo & the Bunnymen
🔊 People Are Strange
🎬 Lost Boys
Mitmachen?
Ganz einfach.
Ein Hashtag.
Ein Thema.
Eure Chirps.
Das ganze Wochenende.
#MusicChallenge
youtu.be/T2xxEeJTFCY?...
Dieses Mal die #WochenendOhrwuermer mit
🎥🍿🎶 Soundtrack-Songs der 80er Filme 🎶 🎞️🎬
🗣️ Echo & the Bunnymen
🔊 People Are Strange
🎬 Lost Boys
Mitmachen?
Ganz einfach.
Ein Hashtag.
Ein Thema.
Eure Chirps.
Das ganze Wochenende.
#MusicChallenge
youtu.be/T2xxEeJTFCY?...
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
February 8, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Repost with a photo of yours that would make a good album cover.
Reposted by Paul (he/him)
Orban is thoroughly fascist for anyone who isn’t aware. Farage keeps the worst company and we should judge him on that.
February 7, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Orban is thoroughly fascist for anyone who isn’t aware. Farage keeps the worst company and we should judge him on that.
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 8: A song that made you explore an era of music
Heard this on his '95 album 'Chill Out', loved the album so went looking for his back catalogue and other old blues musicians.
John Lee Hooker - "Deep Blue Sea"
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 8: A song that made you explore an era of music
Heard this on his '95 album 'Chill Out', loved the album so went looking for his back catalogue and other old blues musicians.
John Lee Hooker - "Deep Blue Sea"
John Lee Hooker - "Deep Blue Sea"
From album "Chill Out" (1995). To learn more about John Lee Hooker, visit: johnleehooker.com or facebook.com/JohnLeeHookerofficial.
buff.ly
February 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 8: A song that made you explore an era of music
Heard this on his '95 album 'Chill Out', loved the album so went looking for his back catalogue and other old blues musicians.
John Lee Hooker - "Deep Blue Sea"
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 8: A song that made you explore an era of music
Heard this on his '95 album 'Chill Out', loved the album so went looking for his back catalogue and other old blues musicians.
John Lee Hooker - "Deep Blue Sea"
Well at least it won't be a whitewash 🙂
Wales finally manage to spend more than 2 minutes in England 22 without giving away a penalty and they come away with 7 points. Miracles do happen 😂
#EngvWal
Wales finally manage to spend more than 2 minutes in England 22 without giving away a penalty and they come away with 7 points. Miracles do happen 😂
#EngvWal
February 7, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Well at least it won't be a whitewash 🙂
Wales finally manage to spend more than 2 minutes in England 22 without giving away a penalty and they come away with 7 points. Miracles do happen 😂
#EngvWal
Wales finally manage to spend more than 2 minutes in England 22 without giving away a penalty and they come away with 7 points. Miracles do happen 😂
#EngvWal
Late to the #EngvWal match, so lagging behind. But at 20 minutes in it's looking like being a long evening as Wales don't seem to have learnt anything since the last few games. They're giving away penalties with wild abandon 😩
#CymruAmByth but they ain't winning today 😢
#CymruAmByth but they ain't winning today 😢
February 7, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Late to the #EngvWal match, so lagging behind. But at 20 minutes in it's looking like being a long evening as Wales don't seem to have learnt anything since the last few games. They're giving away penalties with wild abandon 😩
#CymruAmByth but they ain't winning today 😢
#CymruAmByth but they ain't winning today 😢
Reposted by Paul (he/him)
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
New data shows surge in trans kids’ suicides following healthcare rollbacks | Good Law Project
A freedom of information request by Good Law Project has found that deaths by suicide of trans young people under 18 surged following the withdrawal of gender-affirming healthcare
goodlaw.social
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 AM
One of the wickedest things Wes Streeting has ever done is push politically convenient falsehoods about suicide rates amongst young trans people. We have new data from the National Child Mortality Database that exposes the truth he tried to cover up.
The Silence of the Lambs
February 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
The Silence of the Lambs
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 7: A song with a unique voice
A bit late tonight, partly because this was a hard choice to make and partly because I've been out socialising!
Being an introverts introvert, that'll do for the year 😁
Johnny Cash, truly unique
youtu.be/k9IfHDi-2EA?...
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 7: A song with a unique voice
A bit late tonight, partly because this was a hard choice to make and partly because I've been out socialising!
Being an introverts introvert, that'll do for the year 😁
Johnny Cash, truly unique
youtu.be/k9IfHDi-2EA?...
Johnny Cash-The_Man_Comes Around
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ME9XpnQiU-8
And I heard as it were the noise of thunder
One of the four beasts saying come and see and I saw
And behold a white horse
There's a man going around…
youtu.be
February 6, 2026 at 11:58 PM
#IsmuasMonthOfMusic 🎼
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 7: A song with a unique voice
A bit late tonight, partly because this was a hard choice to make and partly because I've been out socialising!
Being an introverts introvert, that'll do for the year 😁
Johnny Cash, truly unique
youtu.be/k9IfHDi-2EA?...
#MusicChallenge 🎶
Day 7: A song with a unique voice
A bit late tonight, partly because this was a hard choice to make and partly because I've been out socialising!
Being an introverts introvert, that'll do for the year 😁
Johnny Cash, truly unique
youtu.be/k9IfHDi-2EA?...
Reposted by Paul (he/him)
That pesky evidence getting in the way. It's all so much easier if you pretend it doesn't exist.
Yesterday Nigel Farage again pledged to scrap the default 20mph policy if Reform is in power in Wales
I asked Dan Thomas (Reform’s new Welsh leader) about police collision figures (Jan ‘25) showing around 100 fewer deaths/serious injuries on 20/30mph roads in the year after the limit was introduced
I asked Dan Thomas (Reform’s new Welsh leader) about police collision figures (Jan ‘25) showing around 100 fewer deaths/serious injuries on 20/30mph roads in the year after the limit was introduced
February 6, 2026 at 11:00 AM
That pesky evidence getting in the way. It's all so much easier if you pretend it doesn't exist.