Spectrox Celery
@whoniversal.bsky.social
Fan of Doctor Who, history and generally nerdy stuff. Left the bird after some unpleasantness. Slightly left of centre left. All views my own and don't reflect my employer or anyone else.
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Spectrox Celery
@whoniversal.bsky.social
· Apr 27
Despite being an atheist, I have embarked upon the potentially insane task of reading the whole bible. I haven't set a timescale for this but it's something I've been thinking about for some time. A few things have made me want to do this 🧵
The condition is existence
A mum who spent years drinking every night to take the edge off now believes her wine habit was actually a way of coping with an undiagnosed condition.
Mum drank a bottle of wine every night, until she found out why
www.mirror.co.uk
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The condition is existence
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The number of UK people who have an opinion on the New York mayoral election as a proxy for their own bullshit but could not name you a single bill in front of the House of Commons at present is indicative of the fundamentally unserious nature of "political" social media.
November 16, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The number of UK people who have an opinion on the New York mayoral election as a proxy for their own bullshit but could not name you a single bill in front of the House of Commons at present is indicative of the fundamentally unserious nature of "political" social media.
Not sure I've seen her in anything for years but can confirm after the Waitrose advert I am still very much in love with Keira Knightley.
November 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Not sure I've seen her in anything for years but can confirm after the Waitrose advert I am still very much in love with Keira Knightley.
The Guardian is often a shadow of what it once eas and a home to cranks and idiots, but this is exceptional journalism
‘We were forced to burn bodies’: will survivors of the Tadamon massacres see justice?
‘We were forced to burn bodies’: will survivors of the Tadamon massacres see justice?
The long read: During the conflict, the Damascus suburb became a killing field. But some of Assad’s henchmen are still around – and even working with the new government
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:19 PM
The Guardian is often a shadow of what it once eas and a home to cranks and idiots, but this is exceptional journalism
Is it just me who upon seeing the trailer for that Hitler DNA documentary found myself loudly shouting "do NOT clone Hitler"?
November 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Is it just me who upon seeing the trailer for that Hitler DNA documentary found myself loudly shouting "do NOT clone Hitler"?
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All social media should come with a 'no politics or culture wars' toggle, so it just shows you benign chatter like what's on TV and GIFs of cats.
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
All social media should come with a 'no politics or culture wars' toggle, so it just shows you benign chatter like what's on TV and GIFs of cats.
PSA: fireworks are primarily a visual experience and don't really need to sound like the battle of Verdun to be entertaining/impressive.
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 PM
PSA: fireworks are primarily a visual experience and don't really need to sound like the battle of Verdun to be entertaining/impressive.
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Here, in its entirety, is Charles Laughton's episode from If I Had a Million (1932). No commentary is necessary.
November 5, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Here, in its entirety, is Charles Laughton's episode from If I Had a Million (1932). No commentary is necessary.
First album I remember buying rather than being bought by someone else. HMV I think.
November 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
First album I remember buying rather than being bought by someone else. HMV I think.
"I know thee not, old man. Fall to thy prayers"
These censures are deemed necessary "notwithstanding" his ongoing denials
October 30, 2025 at 9:34 PM
"I know thee not, old man. Fall to thy prayers"
Kind Hearts and Epstein's Jets
If the people at Asylum/Syfy aren’t already working on a murder-strewn movie, what’s the point of them?
October 30, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Kind Hearts and Epstein's Jets
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You come at the King, you better not miss.
October 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
You come at the King, you better not miss.
Terrible Movies I like Anyway
October 30, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Terrible Movies I like Anyway
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But what would possibly qualify Corbyn to play a character that is a source of huge hope to many and turns out to be a complete charlatan?
October 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
But what would possibly qualify Corbyn to play a character that is a source of huge hope to many and turns out to be a complete charlatan?
To invite one sex offender to your daughter's birthday party may be regarded as misfortune, two looks like carelessness, three looks deliberate.
October 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
To invite one sex offender to your daughter's birthday party may be regarded as misfortune, two looks like carelessness, three looks deliberate.
BBC News - Where could Prince Andrew end up if he leaves Royal Lodge?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
October 27, 2025 at 8:14 PM
BBC News - Where could Prince Andrew end up if he leaves Royal Lodge?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The Playstation 2 turns 25 today. These 4 games are (SOME OF) my favourites from that console:
October 26, 2025 at 11:37 PM
The Playstation 2 turns 25 today. These 4 games are (SOME OF) my favourites from that console:
Has anyone considered the Tower of London?
Prince Andrew under pressure to vacate Royal Lodge as negotiations ramp up, say reports
Prince Andrew under pressure to vacate Royal Lodge as negotiations ramp up, say reports
King Charles’ aides reportedly in daily talks over prince’s home which has come under increased scrutiny this week
Prince Andrew is reportedly in advanced talks with King Charles’s senior aides over moving out of his Royal Lodge home after a week in which his “peppercorn” rent tenancy has come under scrutiny.
Pressure has mounted on the royal family for Andrew to vacate the 30-room mansion in Windsor Great Park amid the continuing controversy over his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, and the posthumous publication of the memoirs of the prince’s sexual assault accuser Virginia Giuffre. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Has anyone considered the Tower of London?
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The idea that the public sector is inefficient and wasteful, while the private sector is tight and spendthrift, is complete and utter bollocks. This nonsense notion has been ruination of the UK for the past 40 years.
October 22, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The idea that the public sector is inefficient and wasteful, while the private sector is tight and spendthrift, is complete and utter bollocks. This nonsense notion has been ruination of the UK for the past 40 years.