ArtiB
@artibollocks.bsky.social
European, Londoner, ex scientist, current desk slave. Like reading, movies, comedy, being informed by others bcs I’m a bit lazy - so hit me with art, photography, politics, news, law, jokes…..food…
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ArtiB
@artibollocks.bsky.social
· Dec 1
blueskyroast.com
Well, that made me laugh
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ArtiB: The Renaissance Tweeter in a Sea of Meme Lords
In a world drowning in emojis, ArtiB serves up insightful musings sprinkled with comedic gold.
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A delightful blend of intellect and irreverence, wrapped in a charmingly British aura.
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ArtiB: The Renaissance Tweeter in a Sea of Meme Lords
In a world drowning in emojis, ArtiB serves up insightful musings sprinkled with comedic gold.
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A delightful blend of intellect and irreverence, wrapped in a charmingly British aura.
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#B-sidesandbonustracks
#musicchallenge
This is 23 of 30
A Certain Ratio
Sounds like something dirty
B side of the epic Wild Party
Factory Records of Manchester, England
FAC128 1985
#musicchallenge
This is 23 of 30
A Certain Ratio
Sounds like something dirty
B side of the epic Wild Party
Factory Records of Manchester, England
FAC128 1985
November 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
#B-sidesandbonustracks
#musicchallenge
This is 23 of 30
A Certain Ratio
Sounds like something dirty
B side of the epic Wild Party
Factory Records of Manchester, England
FAC128 1985
#musicchallenge
This is 23 of 30
A Certain Ratio
Sounds like something dirty
B side of the epic Wild Party
Factory Records of Manchester, England
FAC128 1985
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What's happened to council tax over the last 30 years? Has it really doubled?
Yes. Here's how, and here's why: buff.ly/7HSGJij
Yes. Here's how, and here's why: buff.ly/7HSGJij
Has council tax really gone up? The evidence.
We strip out inflation to show how UK council tax has changed in real terms, and explain how funding cuts and social care drove the rise.
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
What's happened to council tax over the last 30 years? Has it really doubled?
Yes. Here's how, and here's why: buff.ly/7HSGJij
Yes. Here's how, and here's why: buff.ly/7HSGJij
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Get 26 issues of Private Eye Magazine just £48. Gift subscriptions available too (starting at £26)
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REPOST. Commentatorballs: These are real quotes from real sports commentators, sent in by readers. From An Evening with Private Eye 2024.
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REPOST. Commentatorballs: These are real quotes from real sports commentators, sent in by readers. From An Evening with Private Eye 2024.
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Get 26 issues of Private Eye Magazine just £48. Gift subscriptions available too (starting at £26)
➡️ checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...
REPOST. Commentatorballs: These are real quotes from real sports commentators, sent in by readers. From An Evening with Private Eye 2024.
➡️ checkout.private-eye.co.uk/SingleItem?I...
REPOST. Commentatorballs: These are real quotes from real sports commentators, sent in by readers. From An Evening with Private Eye 2024.
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Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
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Jamal Khashoggi. Say his name.
November 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Jamal Khashoggi. Say his name.
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Who you vote for… matters 👇🏼👇🏼
November 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Who you vote for… matters 👇🏼👇🏼
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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From COVID shots to cancer therapy, mRNA is changing medicine.
How mRNA Cancer Vaccines Could Treat Pancreatic and Other Types of Cancer
From COVID shots to cancer therapy, mRNA is changing medicine.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
From COVID shots to cancer therapy, mRNA is changing medicine.
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I used to live near the Coppermills water treatment plant that is apparently central to London's water supplies and frankly it is terrifying that an obviously ageing facility run by a failing company with poor access is so crucial www.ft.com/content/97e4...
Single fault at Thames Water works could imperil London’s supply
Coppermills plant, which serves up to 4mn people, underscores scale of the challenge for troubled utility
www.ft.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I used to live near the Coppermills water treatment plant that is apparently central to London's water supplies and frankly it is terrifying that an obviously ageing facility run by a failing company with poor access is so crucial www.ft.com/content/97e4...
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Friction
YouTube video by Television - Topic
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November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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Bij archeologisch onderzoek op het Koningsplein in #Arnhem hebben de #archeologen naast resten van middeleeuwse stadsmuren ook sporen van #bewoning uit de late #ijzertijd en/of Romeinse tijd gevonden.
www.ad.nl/arnhem/reste...
www.ad.nl/arnhem/reste...
November 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Bij archeologisch onderzoek op het Koningsplein in #Arnhem hebben de #archeologen naast resten van middeleeuwse stadsmuren ook sporen van #bewoning uit de late #ijzertijd en/of Romeinse tijd gevonden.
www.ad.nl/arnhem/reste...
www.ad.nl/arnhem/reste...
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Fake account sending DMs 👇impersonating Bsky and claiming 'your account has been suspended, click here' 🙄
DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK
@builderhero50.bsky.social
DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK
@builderhero50.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Fake account sending DMs 👇impersonating Bsky and claiming 'your account has been suspended, click here' 🙄
DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK
@builderhero50.bsky.social
DO NOT CLICK ON THE LINK
@builderhero50.bsky.social
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For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
Epstein Document Search
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
November 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files:
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app
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“So we asked ourselves: how could we make the common bicycle heavier, more dangerous and, ultimately, reliant on electricity”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
November 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
“So we asked ourselves: how could we make the common bicycle heavier, more dangerous and, ultimately, reliant on electricity”
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Let me show you the difference between a $40 hoodie and a ~$100 hoodie. 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Let me show you the difference between a $40 hoodie and a ~$100 hoodie. 🧵
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Incidentally there is growing talk in Brussels of von der Leyen under threat, Merz is struggling in Germany, and we measure French Prime Ministerial survival in weeks...
So if we all care to be less insular there is rather a wider trend in European politics.
So if we all care to be less insular there is rather a wider trend in European politics.
November 12, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Incidentally there is growing talk in Brussels of von der Leyen under threat, Merz is struggling in Germany, and we measure French Prime Ministerial survival in weeks...
So if we all care to be less insular there is rather a wider trend in European politics.
So if we all care to be less insular there is rather a wider trend in European politics.
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Hey could really use some of that good ole “red wine and chocolate actually have huge health benefits” type news in the cycle again please. Some of that “cheese has way more protein per serving than you think” energy
November 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hey could really use some of that good ole “red wine and chocolate actually have huge health benefits” type news in the cycle again please. Some of that “cheese has way more protein per serving than you think” energy
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Oh heck, 'Living in a Box' frontman Richard Darbyshire has died. RIP.
Now just 'in a Box'.
Sorry...
Now just 'in a Box'.
Sorry...
November 11, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Oh heck, 'Living in a Box' frontman Richard Darbyshire has died. RIP.
Now just 'in a Box'.
Sorry...
Now just 'in a Box'.
Sorry...