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horsetamer.bsky.social
@horsetamer.bsky.social
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History and Politics teacher. Buddhist. Brighton Taffia. Vegan.
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horsetamer.bsky.social
I used to watch it in the holidays with my mum. The theme tune is embedded in me - it was one of the first things I taught myself when I got a guitar.
November 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
horsetamer.bsky.social
Saturday morning telly in the 70s! Plus Robinson Crusoe, White Horses...
November 15, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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nojusticemtg.bsky.social
this is in the middle of a whole section where her and Jon Sopel wax lyrical about how bad the 'pro-trans Stonewall bias' was at the *BBC* lmao
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 PM
horsetamer.bsky.social
He came to Cardiff uni in the mid eighties and gave us a lecture on the Crusades - unforgettably funny and erudite.
November 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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wolvendamien.bsky.social
I just want one— ONE— decently-run short-form social media framework in this heaven-forsaken benighted hellscape of an internet age; why is that so much to ask??? bsky.app/profile/mommunism.bsky.social/post/3m5hmytc2xs2f
mommunism.bsky.social Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · 2d
Well I can see Bluesky is handling a PR crisis in their normal competent manner
I was suspended from BlueSky for defending the honor of Johnny Cash. I wish I were joking. In early October, I referenced the "I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die" lyric of "Folsom Prison Blues" in response to a terrible Wall Street Journal article saying that Johnny Cash was uncool. I quote-tweeted the article and everyone understood the reference. There was no outcry. I stand by my assessment that Johnny Cash is cool. I do not like being the subject of so much attention, especially when I cannot see the discussion. But the BlueSky admins are now claiming that I wrote a post saying, out of nowhere, "I want to shoot the author of this article just to watch him die". They are not posting a screenshot of the actual tweet, which shows that I am quote-tweeting an article about Johnny Cash, and that my post is obviously not a threat but a play on "Folsom Prison Blues." BlueSky is lying and saying I posted this line on November 10. I did not. I posted it in early October, when the WS) article came out. You can see that they are lying about the date from this page showing my last BlueSky tweets: I was not given any explanation for my suspension the first two times l inquired. Later I was told it was for the "Folsom Prison Blues" reference, and I asked for clarification but did not receive it. I thought it might be a prank until a reporter reached out this morning and confirmed it. BlueSky's behavior is bizarre and unwarranted. I have lost access to friends and all my posts and photos. I am incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support here on Substack and also on BlueSky - though I cannot see it, because I am suspended. To quote another Johnny Cash song: "I ain't never done nothin' to nobody/ I ain't never got nothin from nobody, no time/ And until I get somethin' from somebody, sometime, I don't intend to do nothin' for nobody, no time." As for BlueSky...
November 13, 2025 at 5:05 AM
horsetamer.bsky.social
Move to Brighton, it's a balmy 14 degrees here.
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 PM
horsetamer.bsky.social
Or therapy.
November 11, 2025 at 4:16 PM
horsetamer.bsky.social
What a great piece to have at the ready!
November 11, 2025 at 11:24 AM
horsetamer.bsky.social
Perfect!
November 11, 2025 at 7:42 AM
horsetamer.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trader who inspired The Big Short sets off AI tech share sell-off
Shares of major tech companies have fallen in the US and Japan over fears about AI bubble
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 7:25 AM