Andy Stout
@stouters.bsky.social
Broadcast, film, and tech industry writer; lefty geek; weather nerd; Parkrun volunteer; Bath and Ireland rugby supporter; cricket, cycling and F1 watcher; passable drummer. Content may contain cats.
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Andy Stout
@stouters.bsky.social
· Nov 18
In case of emergency, can be summoned with spells that feature:
📚 Science-Fiction
🏉 Bath Rugby and IRFU
🏏 Cricket
🏎️ F1 (Forza Ferrari!)
🚴♂️ Pro cycling
🌩️ Weather
🎲 Boardgames
🥁 Drums & music
📺 Firefly, BSG, Expanse, GoT, Arcane etc
📽️✍️ TV and film industry stuff
📚 Science-Fiction
🏉 Bath Rugby and IRFU
🏏 Cricket
🏎️ F1 (Forza Ferrari!)
🚴♂️ Pro cycling
🌩️ Weather
🎲 Boardgames
🥁 Drums & music
📺 Firefly, BSG, Expanse, GoT, Arcane etc
📽️✍️ TV and film industry stuff
Actually, am quite enjoying this #F1 closed door shakedown thing. Certainly paying more attention to what is dripping out of Barcelona than I will to the godawful Drive to Survive when it eventually slithers onto Netflix.
January 30, 2026 at 6:27 AM
Actually, am quite enjoying this #F1 closed door shakedown thing. Certainly paying more attention to what is dripping out of Barcelona than I will to the godawful Drive to Survive when it eventually slithers onto Netflix.
Minneapolis protest songs from Bruce Springsteen and Billy Bragg? 10/10. No notes, fellas. Solidarity. youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
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January 29, 2026 at 11:40 AM
Minneapolis protest songs from Bruce Springsteen and Billy Bragg? 10/10. No notes, fellas. Solidarity. youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w
Reposted by Andy Stout
Truly, the social media ban we need is for the over 60s.
January 29, 2026 at 10:35 AM
Truly, the social media ban we need is for the over 60s.
@spannersready.bsky.social I put a quid each way on Sainz for the WC at 100/1, thinking that is a daft price for a car with a Merc engine. Plus I reckon Williams took a bung not to turn up as Merc didn’t have enough engines ;-)
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 AM
@spannersready.bsky.social I put a quid each way on Sainz for the WC at 100/1, thinking that is a daft price for a car with a Merc engine. Plus I reckon Williams took a bung not to turn up as Merc didn’t have enough engines ;-)
If I'd known one of my posts here yesterday was going to be my most read and shared ever, I'd have written it better...
January 29, 2026 at 6:33 AM
If I'd known one of my posts here yesterday was going to be my most read and shared ever, I'd have written it better...
Man, whatever is in those Epstein Files has got to be weapons-grade shit...
January 28, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Man, whatever is in those Epstein Files has got to be weapons-grade shit...
This is an interesting table from the team over at The Race: Engine mileage as of Tuesday pm (in km - kilometreage has never really caught on, and writing it out you can see why). #F1 #BarcelonaTest
Mercedes: 973.31
Ferrari: 922.09
RBPT: 908.12
Audi: 125.74
Honda: 0
Mercedes: 973.31
Ferrari: 922.09
RBPT: 908.12
Audi: 125.74
Honda: 0
January 28, 2026 at 9:52 AM
This is an interesting table from the team over at The Race: Engine mileage as of Tuesday pm (in km - kilometreage has never really caught on, and writing it out you can see why). #F1 #BarcelonaTest
Mercedes: 973.31
Ferrari: 922.09
RBPT: 908.12
Audi: 125.74
Honda: 0
Mercedes: 973.31
Ferrari: 922.09
RBPT: 908.12
Audi: 125.74
Honda: 0
Yes, I know the rest of the world has waves, and most of them are bigger than this, but in Belfast Lough terms #StormChandra is rather turning it on.
January 27, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Yes, I know the rest of the world has waves, and most of them are bigger than this, but in Belfast Lough terms #StormChandra is rather turning it on.
Amber warning now out for the eastern part of Northern Ireland tomorrow.
#StormChandra has been named and is forecast to bring strong winds and heavy rain to the UK on Tuesday ⚠️
Flooding and travel disruption is likely in places and there will also be some significant snow across higher ground in some northern areas ❄️
Flooding and travel disruption is likely in places and there will also be some significant snow across higher ground in some northern areas ❄️
January 26, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Amber warning now out for the eastern part of Northern Ireland tomorrow.
As well as an ongoing tragedy and almighty clusterfuck, Minnesota is also a warning. Solidarity with its citizens and fuck ICE and everyone involved with it.
January 26, 2026 at 8:10 AM
As well as an ongoing tragedy and almighty clusterfuck, Minnesota is also a warning. Solidarity with its citizens and fuck ICE and everyone involved with it.
A whole day of avoiding Traitors finale spoilers on Saturday, then popped into Centra. Thanks BelTel...
January 26, 2026 at 6:41 AM
A whole day of avoiding Traitors finale spoilers on Saturday, then popped into Centra. Thanks BelTel...
Have just won my first game of Spirit Island after owning it for more than a year. Achievement Unlocked!
January 25, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Have just won my first game of Spirit Island after owning it for more than a year. Achievement Unlocked!
Happy to be marshalling at my usual spot in the woods rather than on the coastal sections today. Blowing an absolute hoolie down there! #ParkRun.
January 24, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Happy to be marshalling at my usual spot in the woods rather than on the coastal sections today. Blowing an absolute hoolie down there! #ParkRun.
So, all planned and not a disaster. But still not the 200km that Mercedes racked up yesterday... www.the-race.com/formula-1/fe...
What really happened with Ferrari's shakedown stoppage
The sight of Ferrari’s new 2026 Formula 1 car stopped on track during its shakedown at Fiorano on Friday inevitably sparked a huge reaction - but what really happened?
www.the-race.com
January 23, 2026 at 12:08 PM
So, all planned and not a disaster. But still not the 200km that Mercedes racked up yesterday... www.the-race.com/formula-1/fe...
So, @zackpolanski.bsky.social just liked one of my posts and I just had *such* an embarrassing fanboi moment. Sure, policies have to underpin populism, but I aligned on Green policies decades ago and this is the first time I've actually felt political hope since the 1990s. This will end better too.
January 23, 2026 at 7:37 AM
So, @zackpolanski.bsky.social just liked one of my posts and I just had *such* an embarrassing fanboi moment. Sure, policies have to underpin populism, but I aligned on Green policies decades ago and this is the first time I've actually felt political hope since the 1990s. This will end better too.
Both shocking and unsurprising at the same time. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Both shocking and unsurprising at the same time. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Having an effective communicator on our side of the fence is *such* a joy...
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 23, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Having an effective communicator on our side of the fence is *such* a joy...
The board of peace swaps this [the UN's] inequity for another that is even more unjust – a permanence of a sort that can only be afforded by rich countries with a billion dollars to spare. And in this new forum, Trump alone would have an absolute veto. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump’s board of peace is an imperial court completely unlike what was proposed
The US president’s global club was endorsed by the security council on a false prospectus and seems aimed at displacing the United Nations
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:08 AM
The board of peace swaps this [the UN's] inequity for another that is even more unjust – a permanence of a sort that can only be afforded by rich countries with a billion dollars to spare. And in this new forum, Trump alone would have an absolute veto. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...