MrBeer
@ianbeer.bsky.social
Saxophones and making the world a better place.
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Tickets: www.mickperrin.com/tours/alasdair-beckett-king-king-of-crumbs
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November 21, 2025 at 12:18 PM
An Important Information Film. Please share widely so that more people receive the information.
Tickets: www.mickperrin.com/tours/alasdair-beckett-king-king-of-crumbs
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"U turn."
The negative use of this term - in the (UK) meeeedia - burns my toast.
Surely, if you find yourself going the wrong way - say it's just become clear that this way is not working out and the road doesn't have any convenient junctions - a U turn is often a sensible move?
The negative use of this term - in the (UK) meeeedia - burns my toast.
Surely, if you find yourself going the wrong way - say it's just become clear that this way is not working out and the road doesn't have any convenient junctions - a U turn is often a sensible move?
November 14, 2025 at 9:36 AM
"U turn."
The negative use of this term - in the (UK) meeeedia - burns my toast.
Surely, if you find yourself going the wrong way - say it's just become clear that this way is not working out and the road doesn't have any convenient junctions - a U turn is often a sensible move?
The negative use of this term - in the (UK) meeeedia - burns my toast.
Surely, if you find yourself going the wrong way - say it's just become clear that this way is not working out and the road doesn't have any convenient junctions - a U turn is often a sensible move?
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Knowledge is elitist.
Education is snobby.
Expertise is detached.
The only way to be truly "democratic” is to crowd-source reality.
That has been the political vibe of the last ten years, not just in Britain, and it is the road to ruin.
The pandemic probably didn’t help.
Education is snobby.
Expertise is detached.
The only way to be truly "democratic” is to crowd-source reality.
That has been the political vibe of the last ten years, not just in Britain, and it is the road to ruin.
The pandemic probably didn’t help.
The logical culmination of Gove’s ‘we don’t trust experts’. Now it’s ’we don’t know anything’.
"We were told thalidomide was a safe drug and it wasn't..."
Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
Nigel Farage says he has 'no idea' if Donald Trump is right about paracetamol being linked to autism.
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Knowledge is elitist.
Education is snobby.
Expertise is detached.
The only way to be truly "democratic” is to crowd-source reality.
That has been the political vibe of the last ten years, not just in Britain, and it is the road to ruin.
The pandemic probably didn’t help.
Education is snobby.
Expertise is detached.
The only way to be truly "democratic” is to crowd-source reality.
That has been the political vibe of the last ten years, not just in Britain, and it is the road to ruin.
The pandemic probably didn’t help.
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Carl Sagan on Religion and God!
“We must not believe because we want it to be true.”
“We must not believe because we want it to be true.”
June 6, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Carl Sagan on Religion and God!
“We must not believe because we want it to be true.”
“We must not believe because we want it to be true.”
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Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.
March 31, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.
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The morning routine
March 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The morning routine
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Canadian PM Justin Trudeau:
"Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."
"Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."
March 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau:
"Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."
"Today, the United States launched a trade war against Canada - their closest partner and ally, their closest friend. At the same time, they're talking about working positively with Russia, appeasing Vladimir Putin - a lying murderous dictator. Make that makes sense."
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If you’d asked AI to write a piece of Russian propaganda in the style of Donald Trump, this is what you’d get. Well done America, you’ve elected a Russian asset as your President.
February 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
If you’d asked AI to write a piece of Russian propaganda in the style of Donald Trump, this is what you’d get. Well done America, you’ve elected a Russian asset as your President.
Chart of the day.
February 5, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Chart of the day.
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What did Obama say to George Bush at the #inauguration today?
January 20, 2025 at 11:49 PM
What did Obama say to George Bush at the #inauguration today?
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Wisdom from his many years.
January 9, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Wisdom from his many years.
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On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
December 23, 2024 at 5:02 PM
On the left, my image. On the right, the Al image that was clearly trained on, and designed to plagiarize, my image.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
All Al generated imagery is inherently theft. It's unethical, environmentally disastrous, and does irreparable harm to both artists and society.
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Food scientist here. Top priority has been to reformulate foods to be cheaper over the last few years. I used to occasionally buy what I design. No more. I always cook from ingredients now because the processed stuff is just so bad nowadays.
December 16, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Food scientist here. Top priority has been to reformulate foods to be cheaper over the last few years. I used to occasionally buy what I design. No more. I always cook from ingredients now because the processed stuff is just so bad nowadays.
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Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
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James Bond movies never show the part where the supervillain collects government subsidies to build his death tech.
November 27, 2024 at 5:03 PM
James Bond movies never show the part where the supervillain collects government subsidies to build his death tech.
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Here’s a short story about who wins and loses from the status quo of our inheritance tax rules - and about, what you might politely call ‘sub-optimal’ journalism🧵
November 25, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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Marlborough business association "before it gets busy" festive gig.
Yes, in November.
Mainly am preoccupied with the zero degrees temperature in this courtyard...
Yes, in November.
Mainly am preoccupied with the zero degrees temperature in this courtyard...
November 21, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Marlborough business association "before it gets busy" festive gig.
Yes, in November.
Mainly am preoccupied with the zero degrees temperature in this courtyard...
Yes, in November.
Mainly am preoccupied with the zero degrees temperature in this courtyard...
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Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (19th century): one who pays great attention to trivial matters as a way of avoiding the important ones.
November 21, 2024 at 12:14 PM
Word of the day is ‘quiddler’ (19th century): one who pays great attention to trivial matters as a way of avoiding the important ones.
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5. Bluesky's team consists of about 20 full-time employees. That's a million users here per employee now 🤯
Also, we're hiring!
bsky.social/about/join
Also, we're hiring!
bsky.social/about/join
November 19, 2024 at 6:52 PM
5. Bluesky's team consists of about 20 full-time employees. That's a million users here per employee now 🤯
Also, we're hiring!
bsky.social/about/join
Also, we're hiring!
bsky.social/about/join
Huge news if true
November 15, 2024 at 1:48 PM
Huge news if true
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Some people cannot comprehend that the exodus from X is not 'liberal flight' but a lot of people deciding that the content on the platform - hate/extremism, disinformation, violent/nsfw content, low quality ads, lax responses to user reports, suppression of content - just can't be ignored any more.
November 14, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Some people cannot comprehend that the exodus from X is not 'liberal flight' but a lot of people deciding that the content on the platform - hate/extremism, disinformation, violent/nsfw content, low quality ads, lax responses to user reports, suppression of content - just can't be ignored any more.