sean
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how many documentaries have p k dick, thomas disch, brian aldiss in them? possibly the best 3 sf writers ever
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Philip K. Dick - A Day In The Afterlife (complete)
YouTube video by no data available
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November 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
how many documentaries have p k dick, thomas disch, brian aldiss in them? possibly the best 3 sf writers ever
youtu.be/4cK2MPgAHRk?...
youtu.be/4cK2MPgAHRk?...
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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‘We used a beachball as an alien!’ John Carpenter on his gloriously shonky sci-fi comedy Dark Star
‘We used a beachball as an alien!’ John Carpenter on his gloriously shonky sci-fi comedy Dark Star
‘The control room buttons were upside-down ice-cube trays, one space suit had a dish-drying rack on it – and the special effects guy wrote the theme tune lyrics’
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
‘We used a beachball as an alien!’ John Carpenter on his gloriously shonky sci-fi comedy Dark Star
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The “toxic and chaotic culture” inside Boris Johnson’s Downing St was behind the UK’s “too little, too late” response to Covid-19, with Johnson singled out for particular blame. Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said poor decisions by him, his ministers and officials cost tens of thousands of lives.
Covid response of ‘toxic and chaotic’ UK government was ‘too little, too late’, inquiry finds
Report criticises culture in Downing Street during Boris Johnson’s tenure
www.ft.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The “toxic and chaotic culture” inside Boris Johnson’s Downing St was behind the UK’s “too little, too late” response to Covid-19, with Johnson singled out for particular blame. Inquiry chair Baroness Hallett said poor decisions by him, his ministers and officials cost tens of thousands of lives.
def contender for the xmas no 1
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Cromagnon - Crow of the Black Tree
YouTube video by 215Days
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November 20, 2025 at 1:56 PM
def contender for the xmas no 1
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youtu.be/mEHBnolYzPY?...
comedy from olden days
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Julian Clary - Norman Lamont
YouTube video by British Comedy Awards
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November 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
comedy from olden days
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I am obliged to report that when the No 10 spokesman gave this part of the statement there was a brief but heartfelt outbreak of laughter from journalists, one of whom later asked if the PM might thus be interested in a bridge he had to sell.
November 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
I am obliged to report that when the No 10 spokesman gave this part of the statement there was a brief but heartfelt outbreak of laughter from journalists, one of whom later asked if the PM might thus be interested in a bridge he had to sell.
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
rip peter watkins
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
rip peter watkins
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RIP Peter Watkins: his film The War Game is the most frightening I’ve ever seen: it changed my life when I saw it at 15. Nothing was the same afterwards. I wrote about it at length in 1966: The Year The Decade Exploded
November 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
RIP Peter Watkins: his film The War Game is the most frightening I’ve ever seen: it changed my life when I saw it at 15. Nothing was the same afterwards. I wrote about it at length in 1966: The Year The Decade Exploded
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47 years ago today
Recorded on this day in 1978, The Feeding of the 5000, the first album by the anarcho-punk band Crass
A revolutionary album that was able to shine with anarchist political ideas and visions for the time
#punk #punks #punkrock #anarchopunk #crass #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Recorded on this day in 1978, The Feeding of the 5000, the first album by the anarcho-punk band Crass
A revolutionary album that was able to shine with anarchist political ideas and visions for the time
#punk #punks #punkrock #anarchopunk #crass #history #punkrockhistory #otd
October 29, 2025 at 3:40 AM
47 years ago today
Recorded on this day in 1978, The Feeding of the 5000, the first album by the anarcho-punk band Crass
A revolutionary album that was able to shine with anarchist political ideas and visions for the time
#punk #punks #punkrock #anarchopunk #crass #history #punkrockhistory #otd
Recorded on this day in 1978, The Feeding of the 5000, the first album by the anarcho-punk band Crass
A revolutionary album that was able to shine with anarchist political ideas and visions for the time
#punk #punks #punkrock #anarchopunk #crass #history #punkrockhistory #otd
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Private rent in UK now swallows 44% of the average wage.
Monthly cost jumps to record £1,385 outside London, £2,736 in the capital.
Lack of social and affordable housing, no rent controls, as govts appease corporations and the rich.
Profiteering creating poverty/despair, stifling economic growth.
Monthly cost jumps to record £1,385 outside London, £2,736 in the capital.
Lack of social and affordable housing, no rent controls, as govts appease corporations and the rich.
Profiteering creating poverty/despair, stifling economic growth.
Private rent in Britain now swallows 44% of the average wage
Monthly cost jumps to record £1,385 outside London, and £2,736 in the capital, with hotspots showing hefty rises
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Private rent in UK now swallows 44% of the average wage.
Monthly cost jumps to record £1,385 outside London, £2,736 in the capital.
Lack of social and affordable housing, no rent controls, as govts appease corporations and the rich.
Profiteering creating poverty/despair, stifling economic growth.
Monthly cost jumps to record £1,385 outside London, £2,736 in the capital.
Lack of social and affordable housing, no rent controls, as govts appease corporations and the rich.
Profiteering creating poverty/despair, stifling economic growth.
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"Amazing result for Plaid Cymru, so here's a guest from Reform anyway..."
October 24, 2025 at 7:55 AM
"Amazing result for Plaid Cymru, so here's a guest from Reform anyway..."
i see israel is still being a cunt
October 19, 2025 at 4:59 PM
i see israel is still being a cunt
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In this week’s column for the Nerve, the incomparable Stewart Lee wonders what Lenny Bruce and a generation he inspired would make of those on stage at the Riyadh comedy festival
October 19, 2025 at 8:50 AM
In this week’s column for the Nerve, the incomparable Stewart Lee wonders what Lenny Bruce and a generation he inspired would make of those on stage at the Riyadh comedy festival
@garycrowleyonair.bsky.social
when you get drafted - dead kennedys
when you get drafted - dead kennedys
October 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
@garycrowleyonair.bsky.social
when you get drafted - dead kennedys
when you get drafted - dead kennedys
just cos its funnier than everything else in the world these days
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BBC News Reporter Inhales Burning Drugs, Gets High and Can't Finish Report
YouTube video by Sarah Lee
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October 15, 2025 at 11:45 AM
just cos its funnier than everything else in the world these days
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how many times are you expected to do bluesky age verification here in uk? third time today and i'm in my 50s ffs
October 12, 2025 at 8:29 AM
how many times are you expected to do bluesky age verification here in uk? third time today and i'm in my 50s ffs
at the 50 mark, classic version of 'complicated game' youtu.be/wR8MQOmIVoQ?...
XTC @ Gaston Hall - Washington, DC (1980-01-24)
YouTube video by NothingIncarnate
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October 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
at the 50 mark, classic version of 'complicated game' youtu.be/wR8MQOmIVoQ?...