Alanna 🏴
@alannablack.com
Steely Tran. Anarchist, autist, chipper shredder, feral cave witch. Venom dripped fresh daily!
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Alanna 🏴
@alannablack.com
· Sep 5
The only centrism I care for or want is the perfect blend of grindcore and yacht rock.
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alternatively we can go into food analogies - music theory is a way of arguing if pop tart, chicken wrap and hot dog are sandwiches or not
November 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM
alternatively we can go into food analogies - music theory is a way of arguing if pop tart, chicken wrap and hot dog are sandwiches or not
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This is now my second-favorite explanation of music theory after, of course, Jacob Gran's "composer fan fiction".
Music is basically a detective novel where the musicians are the suspects/criminals, the listener is the detective and of course the music is the crime. The listener tries to determine what happened and what was the motivation, while the musicians try to obscure this, so they can get away with it.
November 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM
This is now my second-favorite explanation of music theory after, of course, Jacob Gran's "composer fan fiction".
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I'm also not a fan of the excuse of "oh well I don't think it's bad but they would so I can laugh about it". Like no, you're laughing at them.
Can we really push to try and stop making fun of physical features generally please.
Can we really push to try and stop making fun of physical features generally please.
November 13, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I'm also not a fan of the excuse of "oh well I don't think it's bad but they would so I can laugh about it". Like no, you're laughing at them.
Can we really push to try and stop making fun of physical features generally please.
Can we really push to try and stop making fun of physical features generally please.
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NGL not a big fan of another round of
Haha this evil person might have had a micropenis or otherwise atypical genitals.
I know most people do not mean harm when they joke about it, but having atypical genitals doesn't make you an evil person. It isn't something that should be mocked.
Haha this evil person might have had a micropenis or otherwise atypical genitals.
I know most people do not mean harm when they joke about it, but having atypical genitals doesn't make you an evil person. It isn't something that should be mocked.
November 13, 2025 at 12:38 PM
NGL not a big fan of another round of
Haha this evil person might have had a micropenis or otherwise atypical genitals.
I know most people do not mean harm when they joke about it, but having atypical genitals doesn't make you an evil person. It isn't something that should be mocked.
Haha this evil person might have had a micropenis or otherwise atypical genitals.
I know most people do not mean harm when they joke about it, but having atypical genitals doesn't make you an evil person. It isn't something that should be mocked.
I see the Home Office has announced the role of PCC is to be abolished completely.
This has already happened here, being absorbed into the Mayor's Office following Oliver Coppard's election as Mayor last year.
This has already happened here, being absorbed into the Mayor's Office following Oliver Coppard's election as Mayor last year.
November 13, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I see the Home Office has announced the role of PCC is to be abolished completely.
This has already happened here, being absorbed into the Mayor's Office following Oliver Coppard's election as Mayor last year.
This has already happened here, being absorbed into the Mayor's Office following Oliver Coppard's election as Mayor last year.
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Someone’s been having fun this morning
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Someone’s been having fun this morning
Ahahahaha, Campbell's weighed in, Martin Kettle's spouting. It's tea with Tonty time! Ghouls, ghouls, ghouls.
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Ahahahaha, Campbell's weighed in, Martin Kettle's spouting. It's tea with Tonty time! Ghouls, ghouls, ghouls.
Apparently Starmer's "lost the dressing room." Ignoring the wealth of "free suits" jokes this offers (the things I do for love, chat), it's a really shit analogy, as footballers are generally far better behaved and less nakedly racist than MPs (yes, I am including John Terry)
November 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Apparently Starmer's "lost the dressing room." Ignoring the wealth of "free suits" jokes this offers (the things I do for love, chat), it's a really shit analogy, as footballers are generally far better behaved and less nakedly racist than MPs (yes, I am including John Terry)
Just Look at This Mess
YouTube video by Punch Brothers - Topic
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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the king of looking sad while smoking continues to reign
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
the king of looking sad while smoking continues to reign
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
November 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Without downloading any new pics, describe your gender
"Standing In The Shadows of Motown" and "Muscle Shoals," looking at The Funk Bros and Swampers respectively. "The Wrecking Crew" and anything about the LA sessioneers that followed (so Yacht Rock and The Section).
not to engagement bait post, but curious what people's favourite music docs are. ESPECIALLY ones that aren't the super well known ones (please don't tell me about The Last Waltz)
November 12, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"Standing In The Shadows of Motown" and "Muscle Shoals," looking at The Funk Bros and Swampers respectively. "The Wrecking Crew" and anything about the LA sessioneers that followed (so Yacht Rock and The Section).
Me: Hey, did you want the old stuff left live on the system, or shall I end date it all when I put the updates in?
Colleague: No, happy for you to end it all
Me: ahahahahah nicely put
Colleague: Oh god please don't do anything
Chat, I think I might be giving more goth than I thought
Colleague: No, happy for you to end it all
Me: ahahahahah nicely put
Colleague: Oh god please don't do anything
Chat, I think I might be giving more goth than I thought
November 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Me: Hey, did you want the old stuff left live on the system, or shall I end date it all when I put the updates in?
Colleague: No, happy for you to end it all
Me: ahahahahah nicely put
Colleague: Oh god please don't do anything
Chat, I think I might be giving more goth than I thought
Colleague: No, happy for you to end it all
Me: ahahahahah nicely put
Colleague: Oh god please don't do anything
Chat, I think I might be giving more goth than I thought
Anyone fancy playing Talisman online at some point? We have two and would like extra players.
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Anyone fancy playing Talisman online at some point? We have two and would like extra players.
I can either take ownership or I can deliver bare minimum and I do not understand how neurotypical people think this is the same. Good job or bodge job, this is not fucking hard, and there is no world where I wave a fucking wand and people like bodges.
(yes, this is why I am no longer a manager)
(yes, this is why I am no longer a manager)
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I can either take ownership or I can deliver bare minimum and I do not understand how neurotypical people think this is the same. Good job or bodge job, this is not fucking hard, and there is no world where I wave a fucking wand and people like bodges.
(yes, this is why I am no longer a manager)
(yes, this is why I am no longer a manager)
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I honestly don't want to have any conversation that doesn't start from accepting that hex work is morally neutral & that hex workers deserve to live free from incarceration and policing.
Let's also take a minute to acknowledge that we can't even talk about it in our most-used public spaces (here)
Let's also take a minute to acknowledge that we can't even talk about it in our most-used public spaces (here)
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I honestly don't want to have any conversation that doesn't start from accepting that hex work is morally neutral & that hex workers deserve to live free from incarceration and policing.
Let's also take a minute to acknowledge that we can't even talk about it in our most-used public spaces (here)
Let's also take a minute to acknowledge that we can't even talk about it in our most-used public spaces (here)
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Emily Maitlis brags about her, Deb Cohen, and Hannah Barnes getting the Tavistock GIDS service shut down.
What she doesn't talk about is how Newsnight journalists manufactured outrage and concocted "scandals" based on unethical journalism - which they were called out for, but tried to hide...
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What she doesn't talk about is how Newsnight journalists manufactured outrage and concocted "scandals" based on unethical journalism - which they were called out for, but tried to hide...
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Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Emily Maitlis brags about her, Deb Cohen, and Hannah Barnes getting the Tavistock GIDS service shut down.
What she doesn't talk about is how Newsnight journalists manufactured outrage and concocted "scandals" based on unethical journalism - which they were called out for, but tried to hide...
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What she doesn't talk about is how Newsnight journalists manufactured outrage and concocted "scandals" based on unethical journalism - which they were called out for, but tried to hide...
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This thread reminded me of a cursed idea I had:
Guitar pedal advent calendar
Guitar pedal advent calendar
everything is bonkers right now and we need a timeline cleanse. let’s play a game. if I handed you a blank check but you could ONLY spend it on an Advent calendar, what absurdly pricy collection of little treats are you buying yourself?
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This thread reminded me of a cursed idea I had:
Guitar pedal advent calendar
Guitar pedal advent calendar
I have been forced to consult a young person on my use of the thumbs up emoji and got the response "it IS bad, but like you wouldn't know" and I'm just going to crumble into dust
November 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I have been forced to consult a young person on my use of the thumbs up emoji and got the response "it IS bad, but like you wouldn't know" and I'm just going to crumble into dust
Might log off for a bit
November 11, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Might log off for a bit
Me in the 90s: Wow, that Labour party seems like a good idea.
Me now: That thing must be annihilated beyond trace and blocking its representatives is necessary for my continued health
Funny old game, game of two halves etc
Me now: That thing must be annihilated beyond trace and blocking its representatives is necessary for my continued health
Funny old game, game of two halves etc
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Me in the 90s: Wow, that Labour party seems like a good idea.
Me now: That thing must be annihilated beyond trace and blocking its representatives is necessary for my continued health
Funny old game, game of two halves etc
Me now: That thing must be annihilated beyond trace and blocking its representatives is necessary for my continued health
Funny old game, game of two halves etc
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If we got rid of Elon Musk we could give everyone $58 each.
Seems like a good deal tbh.
Seems like a good deal tbh.
November 11, 2025 at 11:37 AM
If we got rid of Elon Musk we could give everyone $58 each.
Seems like a good deal tbh.
Seems like a good deal tbh.
This is funny and true and on a few occasions has actually been beyond removal without ruining the garment.
Laundry nerd here would remind you to wash all new textiles before wearing though, without exception. There are various manufacturers' chemicals, dust and dirt from transport and handling.
Laundry nerd here would remind you to wash all new textiles before wearing though, without exception. There are various manufacturers' chemicals, dust and dirt from transport and handling.
Despite being advertised as “never worn” and “from a smoke-free home”, your new jacket still apparently needed de-smelling, leaving you to conclude that the seller must have been trying to kill you to ensure your silence.
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Full article on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/posts/142496...
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
This is funny and true and on a few occasions has actually been beyond removal without ruining the garment.
Laundry nerd here would remind you to wash all new textiles before wearing though, without exception. There are various manufacturers' chemicals, dust and dirt from transport and handling.
Laundry nerd here would remind you to wash all new textiles before wearing though, without exception. There are various manufacturers' chemicals, dust and dirt from transport and handling.
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The posting hiatus is going well as you can all see but also it feels important to note that Charlotte Nichols once handed out leaflets effectively promising that Labour would expel an ethnic minority from an area.
labourlist.org/2021/04/labo...
labourlist.org/2021/04/labo...
Labour frontbencher apologises for "hurt caused" by anti-Traveller leaflet - LabourList
Charlotte Nichols has apologised on social media for the “hurt caused” by a Labour campaign leaflet, which the…
labourlist.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The posting hiatus is going well as you can all see but also it feels important to note that Charlotte Nichols once handed out leaflets effectively promising that Labour would expel an ethnic minority from an area.
labourlist.org/2021/04/labo...
labourlist.org/2021/04/labo...
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How many trans people have the BBC had on this week discussing the BBC's pro-trans bias?
Zero.
Zero.
November 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
How many trans people have the BBC had on this week discussing the BBC's pro-trans bias?
Zero.
Zero.