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John Bleasdale
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Connery - a Novel
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"The strangest thing about killing someone was how easy it was to forget I had done it: if I wasn't thinking about it, then it was like it had never happened. It was in the murder box in the attic of my mind, next to the old Scalextric and Christmas decorations."

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CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale "The strangest thing about killing someone was how easy it was to forget I had done it. Of course, once I recalled it, I could relive it in intense granular detail....
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Reposted by John Bleasdale
Here's what DHS doesn't want you to know: Working for ICE is one of the safest jobs in America — and last year was the second-safest year for the agency on record.

And the doxxing? It hasn't actually happened even once.

The masks are justified by a lie. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Also he was never afraid of admitting he was wrong
February 10, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Thinking of dad who died seven years ago today. He taught me so much mostly by example. I never saw him ever back down from what he thought was right and he loved a hug. When he was sick, he decided to be silly. He’d never been silly before. It was a serious and brave decision. Love you dad.
February 10, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Arthouse cinema people (&translators) buck up your ideas title-wise. It Was Just an Accident, Sentimental Value, Sound of Falling, History of Sound.
February 10, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Paywall pays for the food my children eat.
February 10, 2026 at 1:07 PM
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Sadly, not entirely free to read?
Think I know what you mean, though.
Disappointed by so many TV shows about killers in recent years. Penhall's MINDHUNTER series was great, but I soon gave up on Fuller's HANNIBAL. Despite its attempts to glamourise crime, at least THE BLACKLIST was good fun.
February 10, 2026 at 6:46 AM
Oh and there’s a good offer on for subscriptions. Which I heartily support as that’s what pays my wage.
February 10, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Drama thills to power and the killer is more powerful than the victim. Shakespeare wrote fluently about kings; the gangsters of his time.
February 10, 2026 at 7:29 AM
My thoughts on Jeffrey Epstein and Eyes Wide Shut and how cinema does evil favors

www.thenewworld.co.uk/john-bleasda...
Epstein, Eyes Wide Shut and Hollywood’s sad fantasy of elegant evil
Kubrick made elite depravity look operatic. The Epstein files show the real thing as vile and vacuous
www.thenewworld.co.uk
February 10, 2026 at 6:28 AM
This is the “stopping hitting yourself” flavor of gaslighting.
this is a subject that's near and dear to my heart

1. no you didn't, you retconning fucks

2. your decades of anti-governance "free market" "government never functions" propaganda paved the way for the complete authoritarian decimation of labor, consumer, environmental protections
February 9, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Reposted by John Bleasdale
Kid Rock: the answer to the question, what would premature ejaculation look like if it wore a hat?
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Reposted by John Bleasdale
Happy Birthday to Jack Lemon who left us with the funniest gravestone ever
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
If you think about it someone somewhere is drowning in the sea.
February 9, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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🎯🎯
February 9, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Speak English!
An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
February 9, 2026 at 4:43 PM
I don’t feel Jack is monstrous as such. He’s a victim as well. He’s just … I don’t know. I mean he really doesn’t want to hurt Danny when he has the nightmare.
February 9, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Happy Birthday to Jack Lemon who left us with the funniest gravestone ever
February 9, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Kid Rock: the answer to the question, what would premature ejaculation look like if it wore a hat?
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I don’t trust people
February 9, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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He's not wrong, you know...........
February 9, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Primroses!!!
February 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
I talked to Barry Forshaw about Connery for Crime Time
www.crimetime.co.uk/connery-i-as...
Connery: I asked John Bleasdale to talk to Crime Time about his new novel | Crime Time
www.crimetime.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Totally.
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 AM
"The strangest thing about killing someone was how easy it was to forget I had done it: if I wasn't thinking about it, then it was like it had never happened. It was in the murder box in the attic of my mind, next to the old Scalextric and Christmas decorations."

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CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale (PRE-ORDER – OUT 23 FEB 2026)
CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale "The strangest thing about killing someone was how easy it was to forget I had done it. Of course, once I recalled it, I could relive it in intense granular detail....
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February 8, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Mr Bridesmaid the Documentary Now take on The Kid Stays in the Movie is genius. The movie that makes opposite Star Wars called Fisting. Peter Bogdanovich losing a bet and having to wear a cravat every day for the rest of his life.
February 8, 2026 at 7:56 PM