Patrick A
@sparkypatrick.bsky.social
Professional IT geek and music lover. Occasional footballer of no particular talent (until GPA got me). Blue is the colour.
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Once again I'm gobsmacked at the number of people calling for the abolition of the BBC who have John Peel, Hitchhikers, Doctor Who, Alan Partridge or Blackadder avatars. I'm not even sure how they can have sufficient intelligence to remember that their feet go on the ground.
November 10, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Once again I'm gobsmacked at the number of people calling for the abolition of the BBC who have John Peel, Hitchhikers, Doctor Who, Alan Partridge or Blackadder avatars. I'm not even sure how they can have sufficient intelligence to remember that their feet go on the ground.
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Argh, saw a poem on here recently. It revolved around the phrase "get back in the kitchen", and the gist of it was "don't you know women share knowledge in the kitchen, nurture revolutions in the kitchen" etc? Anyone got any ideas?
November 10, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Argh, saw a poem on here recently. It revolved around the phrase "get back in the kitchen", and the gist of it was "don't you know women share knowledge in the kitchen, nurture revolutions in the kitchen" etc? Anyone got any ideas?
My mother once explained to a Rauch employee on a plane to Vienna why their grape juice sold so well in Saudi. No preservatives to interfere with fermentation. She was better at it than this 'fessor.
It was a little bit naughty but I made wine when I had a six month stint in Saudi. It wasn't very good wine. In fact it tasted disgusting. But I drank it and puked up just to break the law.
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
My mother once explained to a Rauch employee on a plane to Vienna why their grape juice sold so well in Saudi. No preservatives to interfere with fermentation. She was better at it than this 'fessor.
I am disturbed at how sexy this image is.
Ivy from Soul Calibur
November 9, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I am disturbed at how sexy this image is.
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@brainchain.ca that's a motor vehicle, right?
November 9, 2025 at 2:02 AM
@brainchain.ca that's a motor vehicle, right?
It really is nobody's business if you wear a mask. Immunosuppressed or just don't want a cold/flu/Covid/whatever. Maybe you don't want to share what you've already got. Maybe that should be the norm, if you can't just stay home.
Sometimes when people ask me why I’m wearing a mask I say I’m traveling or have some important thing soon and can’t afford to get sick and miss it and that’s pretty much always true but I think it would be nice if it were more normalized to just say “I don’t want to get sick” and leave it at that
November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It really is nobody's business if you wear a mask. Immunosuppressed or just don't want a cold/flu/Covid/whatever. Maybe you don't want to share what you've already got. Maybe that should be the norm, if you can't just stay home.
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please dm if you know any journalists working on Air bnb stories in LA, I have something damning
November 8, 2025 at 4:56 PM
please dm if you know any journalists working on Air bnb stories in LA, I have something damning
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This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.
Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’
Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a given
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:18 AM
This perfectly encapsulates how I feel living in the US. The republican party is an insane death cult, the democratic party is 3 corporations in a trench coat, and the "socialists" are just the completely normal left-wing capitalists you'd find in any of 2 dozen European nations.
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When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London's air pollution within legal limits.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
November 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
When I was first elected, evidence showed it would take 193 years to bring London's air pollution within legal limits.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
Due to our policies, we've done it in 9.
In Brazil this week, we showed that cities are giving the world reason to hope when it comes to tackling the climate emergency.
🧵 The injustice of the justice system.
Recently a marginalized client and I got a good result at trial on a bullshit charge related to all the fascism. After court, I congratulated the client and said the case was over.
Client was pissed.
"So when do I get paid for all the work I missed and the damage to my reputation?"
Client was pissed.
"So when do I get paid for all the work I missed and the damage to my reputation?"
November 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
🧵 The injustice of the justice system.
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it's pretty funny how peppers produce capsaicin so they get eaten and dispersed long distance by birds instead of puny walking mammals, but then some apes decided "oh hey pain is fun actually" and now the plants made it to every part of the planet
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
it's pretty funny how peppers produce capsaicin so they get eaten and dispersed long distance by birds instead of puny walking mammals, but then some apes decided "oh hey pain is fun actually" and now the plants made it to every part of the planet
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
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More shit officiating. Russo clearly offside.
November 8, 2025 at 1:48 PM
More shit officiating. Russo clearly offside.
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Dubious handball decision overrules a goal from a corner that should have been a goal kick. Justice done or just woeful officiating?
November 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Dubious handball decision overrules a goal from a corner that should have been a goal kick. Justice done or just woeful officiating?
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Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
A family friend was telling us about what her husband shared about his experience in Broadview before he was deported back to Mexico. She's been sharing to friends and family because she's just in disbelief & horror what her husband told her. She wasn't able to talk to him until he was in Mexico.
November 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Read this thread. This is what @katmabu.bsky.social was protesting, and why she repeatedly says getting beaten up by ICE outside is nothing compared to the torture and crimes being committed inside Broadview. These thugs must be held to account.
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Smile it's officially Friday!😁 #HappyFriday #AmbassadorWolf
November 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Smile it's officially Friday!😁 #HappyFriday #AmbassadorWolf
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famous artwork but with a twist: thread
November 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
famous artwork but with a twist: thread
Adidas Samba?
Anyone have recommendations for trainers in Citizen Science?
It’s something I touch on but don’t have specific sessions on.
It’s something I touch on but don’t have specific sessions on.
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Adidas Samba?
The erectile dysfunction song.
I danced to this song for years and it wasn't until I tried singing it on karaoke that I realized how sad it is
NEW * Band Of Gold - Freda Payne {Stereo} 1970
YouTube video by Smurfstools Oldies Music Time Machine
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The erectile dysfunction song.
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Some bad personal news: I was laid off this week along with several colleagues.
My background is in election/political law, democracy, and political engagement.
If anyone knows of organizations hiring for policy, legal, or advocacy roles (remote or Minneapolis) I’d be grateful to hear about it.
My background is in election/political law, democracy, and political engagement.
If anyone knows of organizations hiring for policy, legal, or advocacy roles (remote or Minneapolis) I’d be grateful to hear about it.
November 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Some bad personal news: I was laid off this week along with several colleagues.
My background is in election/political law, democracy, and political engagement.
If anyone knows of organizations hiring for policy, legal, or advocacy roles (remote or Minneapolis) I’d be grateful to hear about it.
My background is in election/political law, democracy, and political engagement.
If anyone knows of organizations hiring for policy, legal, or advocacy roles (remote or Minneapolis) I’d be grateful to hear about it.
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Big Submarine doesn't want you eating up all their delicious fuel, costume-rs, because then you wouldn't have to buy toilet paper, or something!
Wake up, sheeple!
Wake up, sheeple!
November 7, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Big Submarine doesn't want you eating up all their delicious fuel, costume-rs, because then you wouldn't have to buy toilet paper, or something!
Wake up, sheeple!
Wake up, sheeple!
My panic room is whatever room I'm currently in.
My panic room is good dark chocolate and Glenn Gould’s ‘Partitas’
My panic room is just my own mind.
November 7, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My panic room is whatever room I'm currently in.