Graeme Swanson
@swansonian.bsky.social
Drawerer and photographerer
“The funniest man in this lift” - the other man in the lift
Marswasrubbish.com
https://marswasrubbish.etsy.com
“The funniest man in this lift” - the other man in the lift
Marswasrubbish.com
https://marswasrubbish.etsy.com
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my favorite Robert Duvall role is where he appears as a priest on a swing for 2 seconds for no apparent reason in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
February 16, 2026 at 6:23 PM
my favorite Robert Duvall role is where he appears as a priest on a swing for 2 seconds for no apparent reason in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Reminds me of when there was a spate of dine and dash at restaurants and when caught they’d threaten you with a one star review.
Book club scams are now threatening authors who don't fall for their BS. In December, I received an email from Herry Sharp, so-called CEO of "Super Book Lover Curator" praising my novella We Who Hunt Alexanders.
Totally AI-generated and a scam so I didn't respond.
Now Herry is threatening me. 1/
Totally AI-generated and a scam so I didn't respond.
Now Herry is threatening me. 1/
February 16, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Reminds me of when there was a spate of dine and dash at restaurants and when caught they’d threaten you with a one star review.
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"Fall for my scam OR YOU'LL BE SORRY"
Book club scams are now threatening authors who don't fall for their BS. In December, I received an email from Herry Sharp, so-called CEO of "Super Book Lover Curator" praising my novella We Who Hunt Alexanders.
Totally AI-generated and a scam so I didn't respond.
Now Herry is threatening me. 1/
Totally AI-generated and a scam so I didn't respond.
Now Herry is threatening me. 1/
February 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM
"Fall for my scam OR YOU'LL BE SORRY"
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Yesterday, a colleague, with a graduate degree, told me she asked Chat GPT to write her up the logistics of owning and operating a pool hall. I said, "But since you've never run a pool hall, you don't know if this analysis is correct." And it was obvious from her face that she didn't believe me.
February 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Yesterday, a colleague, with a graduate degree, told me she asked Chat GPT to write her up the logistics of owning and operating a pool hall. I said, "But since you've never run a pool hall, you don't know if this analysis is correct." And it was obvious from her face that she didn't believe me.
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I’ve said before that I strongly believe in a progressive global maximum wealth tax, kicking in around $10 million. Think what a life you could have if you had $10m! Everything you could possibly want! Now think about how that’s just 1% of $1bn. Insane. Too much. Would make you go weird
February 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
I’ve said before that I strongly believe in a progressive global maximum wealth tax, kicking in around $10 million. Think what a life you could have if you had $10m! Everything you could possibly want! Now think about how that’s just 1% of $1bn. Insane. Too much. Would make you go weird
British people who think Britain is just like America. Have a word with yourselves.
There is speculation that the introduction of driverless cars could lead to jaywalking laws in the UK
65% of Britons would oppose making jaywalking a minor offence, including 41% "strongly opposed"
Only 24% are would support such rules
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
65% of Britons would oppose making jaywalking a minor offence, including 41% "strongly opposed"
Only 24% are would support such rules
yougov.co.uk/topics/trave...
February 16, 2026 at 5:55 PM
British people who think Britain is just like America. Have a word with yourselves.
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My four most recent drawings of power lines around southeast Michigan
#141 (Ann Arbor)
#142 (Plymouth)
#143 (Warren)
#144 (Ferndale)
marcusjmerritt.com/power-lines-...
#141 (Ann Arbor)
#142 (Plymouth)
#143 (Warren)
#144 (Ferndale)
marcusjmerritt.com/power-lines-...
February 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
My four most recent drawings of power lines around southeast Michigan
#141 (Ann Arbor)
#142 (Plymouth)
#143 (Warren)
#144 (Ferndale)
marcusjmerritt.com/power-lines-...
#141 (Ann Arbor)
#142 (Plymouth)
#143 (Warren)
#144 (Ferndale)
marcusjmerritt.com/power-lines-...
Forgot to say, not my cat popped in. This was literally 2 seconds after he appeared.
February 16, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Forgot to say, not my cat popped in. This was literally 2 seconds after he appeared.
Just threw away quite a good joke as afterthought. #mystruggle
February 16, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Just threw away quite a good joke as afterthought. #mystruggle
"After it was pointed out to me for the thousandth time it would be really really super hard and the first person to go won't be able to come back and it would cost trillions of dollars that even I don't have I, who remember my mum has compared me to Einstein, thought, you know...."
Musk changes course on Mars quest and shoots for moon – again
Musk changes course on Mars quest and shoots for moon – again
Moon was a distraction and Mars the goal for billionaire SpaceX chief – could Trump have influenced his U-turn?
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
"After it was pointed out to me for the thousandth time it would be really really super hard and the first person to go won't be able to come back and it would cost trillions of dollars that even I don't have I, who remember my mum has compared me to Einstein, thought, you know...."
I wonder if he's been persuaded they're meta. Like he's laughing at himself but that really isn't how they come across.
February 16, 2026 at 5:14 PM
I wonder if he's been persuaded they're meta. Like he's laughing at himself but that really isn't how they come across.
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Nobody loathes Ricky Gervais more than the person on his team who keeps telling him photo-shoots like this are a good idea. The greatest inside job in the history haterdom. Nobody else gets close.
November 16, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Nobody loathes Ricky Gervais more than the person on his team who keeps telling him photo-shoots like this are a good idea. The greatest inside job in the history haterdom. Nobody else gets close.
Oooh. This stinks of stuff I like.
February 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Oooh. This stinks of stuff I like.
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The slug and lettuce. Love that comment.
February 16, 2026 at 9:35 AM
The slug and lettuce. Love that comment.
My Emily Brontë fan has finally seen Wuthering Heights and her verdict is in: (edited for clarity) “A bit mince but lovely costumes”
February 16, 2026 at 2:46 PM
My Emily Brontë fan has finally seen Wuthering Heights and her verdict is in: (edited for clarity) “A bit mince but lovely costumes”
I have jury service next week and don't know if I'll be picked yet so I'm enjoying lots of potential appointments coming up I have to put a question mark next to. If I have to do it, it better be a long elaborate murder case that goes all the way to the top.
February 16, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I have jury service next week and don't know if I'll be picked yet so I'm enjoying lots of potential appointments coming up I have to put a question mark next to. If I have to do it, it better be a long elaborate murder case that goes all the way to the top.
This. As much as I hate AI I've started to worry it's becoming a convenient scapegoat for our worst behaviour. It's like blaming a microphone when someone says something racist.
NB Not everything that is shit is necessarily generated by AI. Worth reminding ourselves that bored humans in meeting rooms are still eminently capable of making dreadful creative decisions without the involvement of computers
February 16, 2026 at 11:34 AM
This. As much as I hate AI I've started to worry it's becoming a convenient scapegoat for our worst behaviour. It's like blaming a microphone when someone says something racist.
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With Brewdog in the news again, now seems a good time to remind everyone of the brilliance of Jimmy Mac's review of Brewdog Waterloo
February 16, 2026 at 11:22 AM
With Brewdog in the news again, now seems a good time to remind everyone of the brilliance of Jimmy Mac's review of Brewdog Waterloo
The year is 2073 and Reform have morphed into a religious order not unlike the Mennonites only their year of choice is 1957.
February 16, 2026 at 11:21 AM
The year is 2073 and Reform have morphed into a religious order not unlike the Mennonites only their year of choice is 1957.
Why do right wing nostalgia freaks never want to bring back the time when we only had three tv channels and no internet? They'd have nowhere to post their poems about proper bin men I guess.
February 16, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Why do right wing nostalgia freaks never want to bring back the time when we only had three tv channels and no internet? They'd have nowhere to post their poems about proper bin men I guess.
Well at least no one will over-analyse a bit of harmless banter...
Obama says aliens 'are real' - but he hasn't seen any
Obama says aliens 'are real' - but he hasn't seen any
Barack Obama has said aliens are "real" in an interview, before later taking to social media to clarify his comments.
news.sky.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Well at least no one will over-analyse a bit of harmless banter...
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Exactly. This is not a lot of money. And once destroyed you don’t get to rebuild it.
The entire UK diplomatic budget is about £1.4 billion a year. That’s pretty much precisely 0.1% of government spending.
BBC World Service is about £0.25 billion (it should be higher), or 0.02%.
These are rounding errors on rounding errors. Double each and public expenditure wouldn’t twitch.
Mad.
BBC World Service is about £0.25 billion (it should be higher), or 0.02%.
These are rounding errors on rounding errors. Double each and public expenditure wouldn’t twitch.
Mad.
February 15, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Exactly. This is not a lot of money. And once destroyed you don’t get to rebuild it.
I’ve just been made aware Daniel Hannan is exactly, give or take a few days, the same age as me. And you’ll be shocked to learn I can’t remember shillings.
February 16, 2026 at 9:28 AM
I’ve just been made aware Daniel Hannan is exactly, give or take a few days, the same age as me. And you’ll be shocked to learn I can’t remember shillings.
35 odd years ago when I was doing an acting diploma I can confidently say I would not have considered going to see Matthew Kelly in Waiting For Godot but I am now. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Matthew Kelly: ‘Something extinct I’d bring back to life? Wokeness – a good thing that’s been hijacked’
The actor on a massive scam, the guilty pleasure of Judge Judy and why he’s never done a day’s work in his life
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 9:16 AM
35 odd years ago when I was doing an acting diploma I can confidently say I would not have considered going to see Matthew Kelly in Waiting For Godot but I am now. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...