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Hugh Brechin
@hughrbrechin.bsky.social
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Scotland's answer to some question nobody was in much of a hurry to ask. Canal photography enthusiast.
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'whatever replaced BBC News would surely be better, right?'
a familiar meme divided into four panels showing Star Wars characters: the left two an impassive Anakin Skywalker, the right two an initially sunny and then concerned Padme Amidala
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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did a Halloween bit with @arabellamunro.bsky.social
A picture of my lovely girlfriend and I dressed as Lily Allen and David Harbour, styled after the now notorious Architectural Digest video, with prop 'Duane Reade' bag filled with condoms and lube together with 'who the fuck is Madeline' sign, both referencing Allen's recent album West End Girl. We are at home. Another picture of my lovely girlfriend and I dressed as Lily Allen and David Harbour, styled after the now notorious Architectural Digest video, with prop 'Duane Reade' bag filled with condoms and lube together with 'who the fuck is Madeline' sign, both referencing Allen's recent album West End Girl. We are at a party in a pub.
November 1, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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oh looks like someone's mental health has picked right back up now he's got a chance to degrade people's human dignity
wax-jacketed gimp Christian Calgie boasting on Elon Musk's X.com that he's got Reform and Lee Anderson to commit to making people with Motability cars drive 'a blue three wheeler'
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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it's that shot of the boys in All The President's Men isn't it
October 27, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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really enjoy 'while he was alive' here - the BBC ensuring nobody goes away with the impression that Alex Salmond has been commissioning internal reviews from beyond the grave
An excerpt from a BBC article reading as follows: 'A source close to McEleny said he was "completely content that the finances of the party under the leadership of Alex Salmond were both sound and compliant". But an Alba Party spokesperson said Salmond had "concerns about the management of the party". They said the party's former leader instigated a review of its operations and finances while he was alive as a result of his concerns.' There is an accompanying picture of Chris McEleny.
October 25, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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An FT headline reading 'Here's how Britain can escape the debt doom loop' by, um, Jeremy Hunt The Hot Dog Guy
October 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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the day Patrick Thistle ultras were born for
A BBC headline reading 'King to be first British monarch to pray with Pope in at least 500 years', above a picture of Charlie Three and that Yank who's now in the big chair in the Vatican
October 17, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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French Sickos
October 10, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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a spokesman for BrewDog said 'this is the one thing we didn't want to happen'
an excerpt from the National article reading 'the National reported in April this year that in a bid to help keep tree saplings alive by keeping deer out BrewDog erected a perimeter fence, but instead actually trapped the animals inside'
October 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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it's possible that society may not necessarily be rewarding the right people
a Wikipedia excerpt - 'in 2017, he relocated to Puerto Rico along with other traders, becoming the leader of a group focused on creating a cryptocurrency based local economy on the island, capitalising on the aftermath of Hurricane Maria'
September 30, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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'it was this or back to the panto circuit, dear boy, and I simply couldn't face another Aladdin'
A BBC headline reading 'Denmark says 'professional actor' behind drone incursions over its airports'
September 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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I mean he knows a lot more about sprinting than me, but I'm fairly sure the answer to this one is 'forwards, really fast, staying between the lines'
A Guardian interview headline- Noah Lyles: 'The future of sprinting is hazy right now. Nobody knows which direction to go in'
September 22, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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'on the bright side the polling is so bad that he might be safe until the spring': @morganj0nes.bsky.social setting out the positive case for Keir Starmer
an excerpt of text noting that Labour's likely results in the 2026 elections (polling at 14% in Wales) are so bad that potential challengers might prefer Starmer to stick around and own them. yay!
September 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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looking forward to this guy being in jail by Christmas, addressing Reform conference by the end of 2028, and in the Cabinet by 2030
a clip from a Guardian article reading "A man who said on camera that “Keir Starmer needs to be assassinated” and “someone needs to shoot Keir Starmer”, and whose comments were published online, is among those being sought by police."
September 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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good that Keir has broken his silence this morning to ... continue posting on a website run by a man who yesterday addressed a far right rally to call for his overthrow, while not in any way addressing said far right rally
A post this morning from Keir Starmer on Elon Musk's X in which he welcomes American financial investment into the UK and makes no comment on other matters
September 14, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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fortunately for us all, what scientists are currently referring to as 'the Creature' had long since itself died
A BBC headline reading 'David Bowie's secret final project discovered locked in his study', above a picture of the man himself looking a bit like he's addressing Lib Dem conference
September 5, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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'is there any future where Ed Davey becomes Prime Minister with a ferociously efficient 26% of the vote?'
A picture of Benedict Cumberbatch in Dr Strange garb holding a single finger aloft
September 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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A BBC headline reading 'Second MasterChef contestant edited out of new series' it is I am afraid that picture of George Bush being given bad news on 9/11
August 14, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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A Far Side cartoon where three gangsters sit in a pet shop surrounded by parrots. The hat-wearing leader is speaking. The caption reads 'OK, listen up! The cops are closing in on this place, so here's our new hideout: 455 Elm Street ... let's all say it together about a hundred times so there'll be no screw-ups.'
August 6, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Kate Forbes pictured on the campaign trail in happier times
that statue of William Wallace outside the Brechin City football ground which, perhaps, captures the great freedom fighter dealing with the aftermath of going too hard on Taco Tuesday
August 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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think actually Wednesday returns every week, howls yer da
A BBC story, headlined 'Love Island finale, and Wednesday returns: what's coming up this week?'
August 2, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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this is good stuff, and I think this bit is astute in considering the implications of a huge majority where quite a lot of backbenchers are fully aware they're likely to be here for a good time, not a long time
"This amendment also featured quite a lot of new intake MPs who won seats the party had no formal designs on. These people are not dumb and have made the calculation that they probably won't win again and probably won't be promoted. They've realised they might as well be who they are - which is, for most people who came in through less carefully observed selection processes in less winnable seats, people of the broad soft left who do not want their legacy to be making life worse for PIP claimants"
July 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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Holyrood Magazine continues to focus on the best of the best
An image from the Herald's page, showing Holyrood nominee Ash Regan above her genuine nae-kidding quote "You cannot possibly drive prostitution underground. If you had women in underground cellars with a locked door, how would punters get to them?"
June 26, 2025 at 8:36 PM
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Donald Trump's next advisors weigh it up
it's an extract from the 'but it might work for us' meme from Arrested Development, a show I have never once watched but have extensively mined for posting images
June 5, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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what's the Russian for 'may I have a moment to collect my thoughts'
an image from the finale of the Disney Star Wars show Andor, showing ISB Major Partagaz experiencing workplace stress
June 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM