Ben Peake
@reddishraven.bsky.social
Somewhat random. Full of all the vices and none of the virtues of my Gen-X heritage. He/Him.
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Ben Peake
@reddishraven.bsky.social
· Mar 21
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YouTube video by clipping. - Topic
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Given it's late March, probably past time I start a 2025 New Tunes thread.
First off the rank is art-rap group clipping. Daveed Diggs may not objectively be the best rapper in the world, but damn it if he's not my FAVOURITE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvp5...
#NowPlaying
First off the rank is art-rap group clipping. Daveed Diggs may not objectively be the best rapper in the world, but damn it if he's not my FAVOURITE.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dvp5...
#NowPlaying
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Don't overthink the Trump admin's reasoning here. They don't have a grand scheme. They are willing to upend the international order because they think everyone else will be too scared to fuck with them. And whatever terrorist attacks this inspires against us will just help them electorally.
January 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Don't overthink the Trump admin's reasoning here. They don't have a grand scheme. They are willing to upend the international order because they think everyone else will be too scared to fuck with them. And whatever terrorist attacks this inspires against us will just help them electorally.
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Hi, American here. The US only topples other countries' leaders illegally when it's *very distressed* about how they have oil. 😕
January 3, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Hi, American here. The US only topples other countries' leaders illegally when it's *very distressed* about how they have oil. 😕
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Clearly AI-generated with an agenda: it's a rainy day but all the (white) women are wearing summery floral dresses or skirts? In London, on an autumn/spring day? Bullshit, they'd have frostbite and be soaked to the skin.
(Source: I lived in London in the first half of the nineties..)
(Source: I lived in London in the first half of the nineties..)
London in the good old days - before everyone's feet pointed forwards.
January 3, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Clearly AI-generated with an agenda: it's a rainy day but all the (white) women are wearing summery floral dresses or skirts? In London, on an autumn/spring day? Bullshit, they'd have frostbite and be soaked to the skin.
(Source: I lived in London in the first half of the nineties..)
(Source: I lived in London in the first half of the nineties..)
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Probably should have started with the Monroe Doctrine
Hi, American here, I just want to let the rest of the world know that if y'all let us get away with kidnapping the leader of a sovereign nation without at the very least building a giant dome over us, then y'all are good and fucked. This is the red line, right here. You've got to stop us.
January 3, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Probably should have started with the Monroe Doctrine
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2/ ~old jk is best jk~
January 3, 2026 at 10:12 AM
2/ ~old jk is best jk~
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When you see military helicopters it’s worth considering they don’t fly over uncleared terrain. Someone is making it safe for them.
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 AM
When you see military helicopters it’s worth considering they don’t fly over uncleared terrain. Someone is making it safe for them.
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I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.
January 3, 2026 at 7:51 AM
I'm seriously starting to question the credibility of the FIFA Peace Prize.
Wonder if the reigning Nobel Peace Prize Laureate is available for comment.
January 3, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Wonder if the reigning Nobel Peace Prize Laureate is available for comment.
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War is stupid, remember this
January 3, 2026 at 7:40 AM
War is stupid, remember this
And again, the American Empire declares it has the right to determine who rules and who serves, who lives and who dies.
Again. And again.
Again. And again.
January 3, 2026 at 7:07 AM
And again, the American Empire declares it has the right to determine who rules and who serves, who lives and who dies.
Again. And again.
Again. And again.
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You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
January 3, 2026 at 6:58 AM
You have to go through Congress for anything resembling this type of war. Round up Massie and Paul types and have him removed. The people in this administration are on actual drugs and have insatiable bloodlust and bespoke mental illnesses. He has to go, and everybody with him.
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whoever is putting these up is a local hero, keep Christchurch weird
January 3, 2026 at 4:42 AM
whoever is putting these up is a local hero, keep Christchurch weird
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Es ist wieder soweit! It's time to take down and responsibly dispose of your xmas tree. Please consider the Christmas tree cannon
January 2, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Es ist wieder soweit! It's time to take down and responsibly dispose of your xmas tree. Please consider the Christmas tree cannon
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Slop man is mad
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says people should move beyond calling AI 'slop'
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
"We need to get beyond the arguments of slop vs sophistication and develop a new equilibrium ... that accounts for humans being equipped with these new cognitive amplifier tools as we relate to each other"
January 3, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Slop man is mad
The counter to this that's likely to be cited is Albanese's Labor, which has applied popularism in a more limited form to some electoral success.
Wrote about the Labour Party's failed popularist experiment as feckless quant-brain U.S. liberals toy with the idea of a popularist agenda in 2026 and beyond: badfaithtimes.com/a-blaring-wa...
A Blaring Warning For The Democratic Party
Democrats don't have to wonder if popularism will fail. It already has.
badfaithtimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 1:43 AM
The counter to this that's likely to be cited is Albanese's Labor, which has applied popularism in a more limited form to some electoral success.
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Wrote about the Labour Party's failed popularist experiment as feckless quant-brain U.S. liberals toy with the idea of a popularist agenda in 2026 and beyond: badfaithtimes.com/a-blaring-wa...
A Blaring Warning For The Democratic Party
Democrats don't have to wonder if popularism will fail. It already has.
badfaithtimes.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Wrote about the Labour Party's failed popularist experiment as feckless quant-brain U.S. liberals toy with the idea of a popularist agenda in 2026 and beyond: badfaithtimes.com/a-blaring-wa...
Bring out your deaaaaad (Christmas trees)!
January 3, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Bring out your deaaaaad (Christmas trees)!
They will not stop until they ascend to become a non-ironic. @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
This isn't about democratizing the news. It's about elevating "vibes" and "feelings" to be on par with lived experience and subject-matter expertise.
January 3, 2026 at 12:11 AM
They will not stop until they ascend to become a non-ironic. @nytpitchbot.bsky.social
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Just finished watching the John Clarke documentary. Pretty good, with a lot of peers and friends who loved him being very generous in their stories. Lacks a tiny bit of polish and cohesion and shies away from a few painful bits (which you might expect, given his daughter made it). Worth the watch.
January 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Just finished watching the John Clarke documentary. Pretty good, with a lot of peers and friends who loved him being very generous in their stories. Lacks a tiny bit of polish and cohesion and shies away from a few painful bits (which you might expect, given his daughter made it). Worth the watch.
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probably going to get hammered for this but I’m with Albo - we know what happened in Bondi, we know how these blokes became radicalised, we know warnings weren’t heeded, we know communications between agencies was sloppy and gun laws need tightening - Royal Commission would just confirm all this…
December 29, 2025 at 8:43 PM
probably going to get hammered for this but I’m with Albo - we know what happened in Bondi, we know how these blokes became radicalised, we know warnings weren’t heeded, we know communications between agencies was sloppy and gun laws need tightening - Royal Commission would just confirm all this…
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The Times
Shreveport Louisiana
December 31,1909
Shreveport Louisiana
December 31,1909
January 2, 2026 at 7:44 AM
The Times
Shreveport Louisiana
December 31,1909
Shreveport Louisiana
December 31,1909
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Genuinely, don't sleep on that. It seems like a joke but this year was shit. The fact you're still here is because you're a winner.
January 1, 2026 at 1:04 AM
Genuinely, don't sleep on that. It seems like a joke but this year was shit. The fact you're still here is because you're a winner.
Hello, I'm spiralling depression
January 2, 2026 at 6:23 AM
Hello, I'm spiralling depression