Peter Sketch
@petersketch.bsky.social
Dragonfly-obsessed environmental consultant
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Looking forward to the big rush of posters later replying to my Super Bowl shitposts to tell me they hate football.
Joke's on you: I've been a Giants fan for over twenty years. I hate football too.
Joke's on you: I've been a Giants fan for over twenty years. I hate football too.
February 8, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Looking forward to the big rush of posters later replying to my Super Bowl shitposts to tell me they hate football.
Joke's on you: I've been a Giants fan for over twenty years. I hate football too.
Joke's on you: I've been a Giants fan for over twenty years. I hate football too.
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the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
MY KIDS: so why are there muppets in the AUDIENCE
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
ME: THE CONCEIT!! IS THAT THEY'RE PUTTING ON A VARIETY SHOW!!! IN A WORLD WHERE MUPPET AND HUMAN COEXIST!!! YOU ARE WATCHING A DOCUMENTARY!! FILMED!! IN REAL TIME!!!
February 8, 2026 at 6:22 AM
the magic of the Muppets is that there are two fourth walls. they constantly break the one that reminds the audience they are performers. they NEVER break the one that reminds the audience they are puppets. this dynamic is the key to their entire comedy style
Anyone hoping to run for the leadership, if you want my vote your platform needs to include firing Shabana Mahmood. This is non-negotiable.
The Home Office now describes asylum seekers as "illegal immigrants [living in hotels]" with no reference to the reason that these people are in government-funded accommodation is that this government has taken & will process the asylum claim from them in 98-99% of cases of unauthorised entry.
February 8, 2026 at 1:52 PM
Anyone hoping to run for the leadership, if you want my vote your platform needs to include firing Shabana Mahmood. This is non-negotiable.
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A duck is part of the decoration around the initial-word panel marking the beginning of Torah portion Mishpatim (מִּשְׁפָּטִים)
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15423; Pentateuch; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Italy (Florence); f.49v
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15423; Pentateuch; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Italy (Florence); f.49v
February 8, 2026 at 9:26 AM
A duck is part of the decoration around the initial-word panel marking the beginning of Torah portion Mishpatim (מִּשְׁפָּטִים)
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15423; Pentateuch; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Italy (Florence); f.49v
#ParashahPictures
BL Add MS 15423; Pentateuch; 1441 CE-1467 CE; Italy (Florence); f.49v
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Another thing. Trafficking, abuse, rape, prostitution, violence against women and girls has been known about for a long long time. Women have been campaigning against them for a long time. And too often powerful men have treated it as something to ignore or mention only when convenient.
February 8, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Another thing. Trafficking, abuse, rape, prostitution, violence against women and girls has been known about for a long long time. Women have been campaigning against them for a long time. And too often powerful men have treated it as something to ignore or mention only when convenient.
Not a long thread, but an important one.
Men saying *now* they have the women as their priority. No. It was a transaction - they knew #Mandelson friends with Epstein. They decided to risk a dodgy bloke who could swim with other dodgy blokes in the White House. Women weren’t the priority then. We rarely are unless it’s politically useful.
February 8, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Not a long thread, but an important one.
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The current fashion for leading a party or being talked about leading a party while vocally backing policies that are anathema to your voter base is truly bizarre.
February 7, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The current fashion for leading a party or being talked about leading a party while vocally backing policies that are anathema to your voter base is truly bizarre.
"Please don't throw me in the briar patch."
February 7, 2026 at 9:21 PM
"Please don't throw me in the briar patch."
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99% booing
1% Boo-urns
1% Boo-urns
February 6, 2026 at 9:13 PM
99% booing
1% Boo-urns
1% Boo-urns
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minor point of order since it keeps coming up, it's "Woke 2" and not "Woke 2.0". we're leaving tech industry bullshit behind too
February 6, 2026 at 6:20 PM
minor point of order since it keeps coming up, it's "Woke 2" and not "Woke 2.0". we're leaving tech industry bullshit behind too
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Sir Guenter Treitel came to the UK on the Kindertransport. He became the foremost authority on English contract law.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.
Magdalen launches Sir Guenter Treitel Scholarships.
Each year, three Sir Guenter Treitel Scholars will be provided with full funding (fees and maintenance) to study the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at Magdalen College.
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/magdale...
Each year, three Sir Guenter Treitel Scholars will be provided with full funding (fees and maintenance) to study the Bachelor of Civil Law (BCL) at Magdalen College.
Read more: www.magd.ox.ac.uk/news/magdale...
February 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Sir Guenter Treitel came to the UK on the Kindertransport. He became the foremost authority on English contract law.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.
Famously, he held the Rolling Stones to their contract to play the Magdalen Ball in 1964 for £100 - they had suddenly become superstars after being booked as unknowns in 1963.
I mean. Seriously. The worst that can happen is the Lords starts delaying stuff on the basis that it wasn't in the manifesto. They can't block a budget, they can't bring down the government. If this is what Starmer's allies say, he needs better allies.
Could someone explain to these people that this is not how it works, even more so when you have a 160 seat majority, and only Reform voting headbangers seriously believe it does?
February 6, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I mean. Seriously. The worst that can happen is the Lords starts delaying stuff on the basis that it wasn't in the manifesto. They can't block a budget, they can't bring down the government. If this is what Starmer's allies say, he needs better allies.
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We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
February 6, 2026 at 5:10 AM
We put on an all-Yiddish community production of fiddler on the roof in Philadelphia and cast member and local artist Sofie Rose Seymour created the most amazing show poster that ever was
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The Thames at Goring, with Mill Cottage (centre, former home of George Michael) and the church of St Thomas of Canterbury (right).
February 6, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The Thames at Goring, with Mill Cottage (centre, former home of George Michael) and the church of St Thomas of Canterbury (right).
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Don't want to sound flippant about the nature and severity of the threat, but to quote that anonymous Ukrainian soldier, "we are lucky they are so fucking stupid". Imagine how much more dangerous this would be if they weren't threatening invasion, dissing NATO troops, hitting us with tariffs etc
Remember the controversy when Obama was accused of intervening in UK politics? This is the current US government openly seeking to undermine liberal democracy in Europe.
February 6, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Don't want to sound flippant about the nature and severity of the threat, but to quote that anonymous Ukrainian soldier, "we are lucky they are so fucking stupid". Imagine how much more dangerous this would be if they weren't threatening invasion, dissing NATO troops, hitting us with tariffs etc
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I hope the abyss in @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter becomes a returning character
February 6, 2026 at 11:20 AM
I hope the abyss in @stephenkb.bsky.social's newsletter becomes a returning character
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
February 6, 2026 at 8:36 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
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shouting "Wheyyyyy" when someone drops a tray of glasses in a pub
What "core British values" has "the left" not defended? Can someone ask this sentient fucking saucepan what he means?
Keir Starmer attacks the racism of Reform and Matt Goodwin but then adds that "Britain has also been let down by a mindset on the left of politics that is too slow to defend core British values"
February 5, 2026 at 12:31 PM
shouting "Wheyyyyy" when someone drops a tray of glasses in a pub
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Keir Starmer claimed ‘the left’ doesn’t defend core British values, and people have been trying to work out what they are – 37 very convincing suggestions. (H/T @tdward.bsky.social)
www.thepoke.com/2026/02/06/s...
www.thepoke.com/2026/02/06/s...
February 6, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Keir Starmer claimed ‘the left’ doesn’t defend core British values, and people have been trying to work out what they are – 37 very convincing suggestions. (H/T @tdward.bsky.social)
www.thepoke.com/2026/02/06/s...
www.thepoke.com/2026/02/06/s...
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To everyone just now finding out Isaac Asimov was rather famously a sex pest: He's been gone 34 years now, you can handle this truth, I believe in you
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
To everyone just now finding out Isaac Asimov was rather famously a sex pest: He's been gone 34 years now, you can handle this truth, I believe in you
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I just watched The Muppet Show and now I have a big stupid grin on my face.
kermit the frog is dancing in front of a red curtain on a stage .
Alt: kermit the frog flails joyously.
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 11:27 PM
I just watched The Muppet Show and now I have a big stupid grin on my face.
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This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So:
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
the Epstein files are really devastating because they remind me of how many girls and women miss out on professional opportunities, mentorship and careers because of how many powerful, rich and influential men only view girls and women — and interactions with them — through the lens of sex
February 5, 2026 at 8:58 PM
This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So:
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.
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One of the weird things about the Fall of Twitter is that you lose track of old mutuals and then suddenly one of them is an MP who did an impressive rap at a party conference and who people are floating as a leadership contender because they like her dog.
February 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
One of the weird things about the Fall of Twitter is that you lose track of old mutuals and then suddenly one of them is an MP who did an impressive rap at a party conference and who people are floating as a leadership contender because they like her dog.