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Stuff Alan enjoys like books, movies, TV, music, nature, architecture, history & booze etc 😘
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Some thoughts on the latest Corgi Thunderbirds model range - what do you make of the collection, and would you like to see it expand even further? gerryanderson.com/blogs/blog/w...
It's Them - It's International Rescue! Why I Love the Corgi Thunderbir
As a 90s kid who was introduced to Thunderbirds during the late 1990s and early 2000s, I was spoiled rotten for toyetic incarnations of the magnificent International Rescue machines. Seven-year-old me...
gerryanderson.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Who knew what, when & covered it up? It’s vital that Police & officials investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor also prosecute the small army of Govt. & Palace officials, advisors & spokespeople who enabled him on his taxpayer funded UK trade envoy jollies 2001-2011 #royal #epstein #sleaze #coverup
"The abuse of women by male predators and their enablers – and Britain’s as yet unacknowledged role – has shocked me to the core. It demands an in-depth police investigation, and is by far the biggest scandal of all"

This is vital stuff from Gordon Brown. Hope the police & Government listen up.
Gordon Brown: Police need to interview Andrew
We owe it to survivors of abuse to help bring the guilty to justice
www.newstatesman.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 AM
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Nicolas Cage is SPIDER-NOIR in the official trailer for Prime Video's live action series.

The series arrives in True-Hue full color and authentic Black & White May 27 on Prime.
February 12, 2026 at 4:20 PM
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Up next OK Computer by @radiohead.wastehq.social

...Kicking, squealing, Gucci, little piggy

#nowplaying #vinyl #nowspinning
February 8, 2026 at 4:16 AM
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now? (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The Smiths
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February 13, 2026 at 2:42 AM
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"THE DALEKS by TERRY NATION as featured in the BBC TV series "DR. WHO"" ("TV21" issue 56 (dated 12/02/66)). #DoctorWho
February 12, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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Now watching: #Primate
Ape goes, er.. ape.
February 12, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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"Do not overlook any anomalies."

Watch the trailer for EXIT 8, where a man finds himself trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway. The rules to exit are simple, but even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever escape?
February 7, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Who knew what, when & covered up, including Charles? Police & officials questioning Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor must also grill the small army of Govt. & Palace officials, advisors & spokespeople who enabled him on his taxpayer funded UK trade envoy jollies 2001-2011 #royal #epstein #sleaze #coverup
King Charles paid £1.5m to cover sweaty brother's Epstein case

Charles is in trouble again as it surfaces he loaned his brother Andrew £1.5m to silence Virginia Guiffre
www.thecanary.co/trending/202...
King Charles paid £1.5m to cover sweaty brother's Epstein case
King Charles is in trouble again as it surfaces he loaned his brother Andrew £1.5m to silence Virginia Guiffre
www.thecanary.co
February 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Remembering the late Actor, Gareth Thomas (12 February 1945 – 13 April 2016)
February 12, 2026 at 1:40 AM
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A brilliant article by Aditya Chakrabortty, chock full of startling facts about Starmer, his rotten team, and his abysmal right wing government (Labour in name only) 👏👏

--> Vote Green (don't vote Labour/Reform/Tory)

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Behold the incredible shrinking Starmer: the PM who promises more while giving less | Aditya Chakrabortty
It is not just this doomed government but the Labour party itself that is disappearing before our very eyes, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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60 Years Ago Today (Feb. 12 1966): In violation of their contract with Shel Talmy, The Who go into Olympic Sound Studios, London and record new single "Substitute". Pete Townshend produces. #TheWho youtu.be/eswQl-hcvU0
The Who - Substitute
YouTube video by TheWhoVEVO
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February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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This is why I am on strike #UCU ucuessex.bsky.social If you are in academia something similar has probably happened in your institution already. If not don't be naive - it will very soon, and no-one will fight for you if you don't fight yourself. Join a union. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘If I think about what this means, I want to cry’: what happens when a city loses its university?
When Essex University’s Southend campus opened, it was a message of hope for a ‘left behind’ UK seaside town. Its closure will be felt far beyond its 800 students, some of whom will not get their degr...
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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"They're serving the interests of multi-millionaires and billionaires."

@zackpolanski.bsky.social on @itvpeston.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 10:45 PM
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Hebridean mood
February 11, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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You WILL enjoy this. Stewart Lee and I discussing language and the week’s politics. #StrongMessageHere . On #BBCSounds, Apple Podcast app, Spotify, and all the others too.
February 12, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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The architects have designed a coastal bolthole and studio space in south-west Japan for clients seeking a return to nature www.wallpaper.com/architecture...
February 12, 2026 at 7:05 AM
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Engaged to be married, old tin pot toy ‘Royal’ - Rainier - hung around the set endlessly in order to make sure his prized ‘chattel’ didn’t kop off with Bing Crosby (again) or Sinatra (for the first time).
Meantime Grace had a ball in her final filmic fling.

HIGH SOCIETY (1956)
February 12, 2026 at 7:27 AM
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RIP to an absolute king. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
Bud Cort, ‘Harold and Maude’ Star, Dies at 77
Bud Cort, who starred in 'Harold and Maude" and "Brewster McCloud," died Wednesday. He was 77.
variety.com
February 12, 2026 at 3:04 AM
The Smiths Thursday #indie #rocksky 🎸

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The Smiths - This Charming Man (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by The Smiths
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February 12, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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for those in need of an eye wash, here are some automobiles from the days when artists designed cars:
February 11, 2026 at 5:46 AM