Mike
@itz-clatterz.bsky.social
Retro gamer. Modern gamer. And all the bits inbetween gamer. Do a bit of tinkering with computers.
Very Brummie and a lover of Aston Villa
Very Brummie and a lover of Aston Villa
Just seen the excellent @thebugclubband.bsky.social The Bug Club at what has become my favourite venue for gigs in Brum, The Castle and Falcon.
December 20, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Just seen the excellent @thebugclubband.bsky.social The Bug Club at what has become my favourite venue for gigs in Brum, The Castle and Falcon.
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Oh for the good old days when every editorial board in America LOUDLY demanded the Clintons shut down their charitable organization for fear it would be used to curry favor w/Hillary if she became President 🙃
May 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Oh for the good old days when every editorial board in America LOUDLY demanded the Clintons shut down their charitable organization for fear it would be used to curry favor w/Hillary if she became President 🙃
I'd encourage anyone to watch Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy on Netflix.
January 27, 2025 at 12:15 AM
I'd encourage anyone to watch Buy Now: The Shopping Conspiracy on Netflix.
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🌟EYES ON THE SKIES🔭
Tomorrow six of the seven planets will align in a remarkable display, weather permitting!🪐
Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn will be clearly visible! To see the elusive Neptune & Uranus, bring your binoculars
Ideal #planetparade views 21 Jan, sunset - 2100 🔭
Tomorrow six of the seven planets will align in a remarkable display, weather permitting!🪐
Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn will be clearly visible! To see the elusive Neptune & Uranus, bring your binoculars
Ideal #planetparade views 21 Jan, sunset - 2100 🔭
January 20, 2025 at 8:07 PM
🌟EYES ON THE SKIES🔭
Tomorrow six of the seven planets will align in a remarkable display, weather permitting!🪐
Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn will be clearly visible! To see the elusive Neptune & Uranus, bring your binoculars
Ideal #planetparade views 21 Jan, sunset - 2100 🔭
Tomorrow six of the seven planets will align in a remarkable display, weather permitting!🪐
Venus, Mars, Jupiter & Saturn will be clearly visible! To see the elusive Neptune & Uranus, bring your binoculars
Ideal #planetparade views 21 Jan, sunset - 2100 🔭
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'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' by Wham was released nearer to the end of the Second World War than to today. Happy New Year everyone!
January 2, 2025 at 8:49 PM
'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go' by Wham was released nearer to the end of the Second World War than to today. Happy New Year everyone!
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It would be a grave underestimation of the threat level if Musk is seen as a one man show as this guardian headline suggests:
“Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in”
The first oligarchic regime in the U.S. should he properly called Trump-Musk administration.
“Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in”
The first oligarchic regime in the U.S. should he properly called Trump-Musk administration.
Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in | Alexander Hurst
He has bankrolled elections, stoked riots and ignored laws. We mustn’t make the mistake of playing nice with the world’s richest bully, says Guardian Europe columnist Alexander Hurst
www.theguardian.com
December 20, 2024 at 9:33 AM
It would be a grave underestimation of the threat level if Musk is seen as a one man show as this guardian headline suggests:
“Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in”
The first oligarchic regime in the U.S. should he properly called Trump-Musk administration.
“Elon Musk is becoming a one-man rogue state – it’s time we reined him in”
The first oligarchic regime in the U.S. should he properly called Trump-Musk administration.
A town ringed by blossom
open.substack.com/pub/birmingh...
open.substack.com/pub/birmingh...
A town ringed by blossom
Birmingham's 19th Century 'Guinea Gardens' gave the city a split personality that it has to this day
open.substack.com
December 22, 2024 at 12:50 PM
A town ringed by blossom
open.substack.com/pub/birmingh...
open.substack.com/pub/birmingh...
Any folk who turned up, like me, for the Wolfgang Flür / Peter Duggal gig at the Zumhof, Digbeth, Birmingham; I have been informed that the gig was called off by the promoter due to technical difficulties. Ticket holders should have apparently been informed yesterday.
#Wolfgang #Flür #Zumhof
#Wolfgang #Flür #Zumhof
December 21, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Stunning photograph of Brum skyline looking towards Digbeth.
Credit to photographer Stacey Barnfield
Credit to photographer Stacey Barnfield
December 10, 2024 at 11:06 AM
Stunning photograph of Brum skyline looking towards Digbeth.
Credit to photographer Stacey Barnfield
Credit to photographer Stacey Barnfield
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When Ranjit Sahota found out that a convicted terrorist was set to become a trustee at his local gurdwara, he was less than thrilled.
In India, Punjab Singh was convicted of terror offences. In Wolverhampton, he's a gurdwara trustee
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/the-would-...
In India, Punjab Singh was convicted of terror offences. In Wolverhampton, he's a gurdwara trustee
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/the-would-...
In India, Punjab Singh was convicted of terror offences. In Wolverhampton, he's a gurdwara trustee
'The individuals who were removed have gone on to stage a systemic campaign of harassment and abuse'
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 2:46 PM
When Ranjit Sahota found out that a convicted terrorist was set to become a trustee at his local gurdwara, he was less than thrilled.
In India, Punjab Singh was convicted of terror offences. In Wolverhampton, he's a gurdwara trustee
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/the-would-...
In India, Punjab Singh was convicted of terror offences. In Wolverhampton, he's a gurdwara trustee
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/the-would-...
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Yesterday marked 50 years after one of the UK's largest unsolved mass murders.
In 1974, two bombs went off which killed 21 people and injured 182 others.
No justice, no peace? Why hasn’t there been a public inquiry into the 1974 Birmingham bombings?
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/no-justice...
In 1974, two bombs went off which killed 21 people and injured 182 others.
No justice, no peace? Why hasn’t there been a public inquiry into the 1974 Birmingham bombings?
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/no-justice...
No justice, no peace? Why hasn’t there been a public inquiry into the 1974 Birmingham bombings?
50 years after the Birmingham bombings, and no one is any closer to getting to the truth. The story of why, and how, a public inquiry hasn’t happened
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 2:20 PM
Yesterday marked 50 years after one of the UK's largest unsolved mass murders.
In 1974, two bombs went off which killed 21 people and injured 182 others.
No justice, no peace? Why hasn’t there been a public inquiry into the 1974 Birmingham bombings?
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/no-justice...
In 1974, two bombs went off which killed 21 people and injured 182 others.
No justice, no peace? Why hasn’t there been a public inquiry into the 1974 Birmingham bombings?
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/p/no-justice...
Birmingham, with more green space than any other city in Europe.
This is from the excellent online publication The Dispatch, whch can be viewed here:
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk?utm_source=s...
Please support them with a subscription if you can.
This is from the excellent online publication The Dispatch, whch can be viewed here:
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk?utm_source=s...
Please support them with a subscription if you can.
November 24, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Birmingham, with more green space than any other city in Europe.
This is from the excellent online publication The Dispatch, whch can be viewed here:
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk?utm_source=s...
Please support them with a subscription if you can.
This is from the excellent online publication The Dispatch, whch can be viewed here:
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk?utm_source=s...
Please support them with a subscription if you can.
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A brilliant monologue on media that “explains things well”
In a time when lies are incentivised & monetised
Discovered this via @munecatmusic.bsky.social’s latest live stream and her additional commentary was really spot on
Related: Disinformation petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
In a time when lies are incentivised & monetised
Discovered this via @munecatmusic.bsky.social’s latest live stream and her additional commentary was really spot on
Related: Disinformation petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
Populism, Media Revolutions, and Our Terrible Moment
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
youtu.be
November 24, 2024 at 2:57 AM
A brilliant monologue on media that “explains things well”
In a time when lies are incentivised & monetised
Discovered this via @munecatmusic.bsky.social’s latest live stream and her additional commentary was really spot on
Related: Disinformation petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
In a time when lies are incentivised & monetised
Discovered this via @munecatmusic.bsky.social’s latest live stream and her additional commentary was really spot on
Related: Disinformation petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
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As well as seeing the ISS, you can see all of the naked eye planets in the sky tonight apart from Mercury
Venus sets early in the evening
Saturn is a bright ocre colour in the south
Jupiter is incredibly bright high in the east.
Mars rises around 8.30 pm with the moon rising an hour later.
Venus sets early in the evening
Saturn is a bright ocre colour in the south
Jupiter is incredibly bright high in the east.
Mars rises around 8.30 pm with the moon rising an hour later.
November 21, 2024 at 1:49 PM
As well as seeing the ISS, you can see all of the naked eye planets in the sky tonight apart from Mercury
Venus sets early in the evening
Saturn is a bright ocre colour in the south
Jupiter is incredibly bright high in the east.
Mars rises around 8.30 pm with the moon rising an hour later.
Venus sets early in the evening
Saturn is a bright ocre colour in the south
Jupiter is incredibly bright high in the east.
Mars rises around 8.30 pm with the moon rising an hour later.
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November 17, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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Public service warning. Block the fash.
These foul perverted b*stards have turned up here .. you know what to do.
November 16, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Public service warning. Block the fash.
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For all the sound and fury over the fare cap, this is prob a much more important bit of news for the future of buses (though the funding needs to become consistent and reliable).
Hopefully this is a down payment on the promise of an end to bid-based funding across all areas of local gvmnt activity.
Hopefully this is a down payment on the promise of an end to bid-based funding across all areas of local gvmnt activity.
STORY
Buses will get a £1billion boost in plans to be announced on Monday.
Will be distributed based on need, population and levels of deprivation...rather than making local areas waste time and resources on competitive bidding wars
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Buses will get a £1billion boost in plans to be announced on Monday.
Will be distributed based on need, population and levels of deprivation...rather than making local areas waste time and resources on competitive bidding wars
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Buses get 1 billion boost in bid to give London-style service to whole country
Transport Secretary Louise Haigh said it would bring to an end the postcode lottery of unreliable bus services - with funding allocated on need, levels of deprivation and population
www.mirror.co.uk
November 16, 2024 at 5:44 PM
For all the sound and fury over the fare cap, this is prob a much more important bit of news for the future of buses (though the funding needs to become consistent and reliable).
Hopefully this is a down payment on the promise of an end to bid-based funding across all areas of local gvmnt activity.
Hopefully this is a down payment on the promise of an end to bid-based funding across all areas of local gvmnt activity.
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Excruciating barber experience please
I sold out of this print a while back, wish I'd made more. I think barbers must have been buying it lol
I sold out of this print a while back, wish I'd made more. I think barbers must have been buying it lol
November 15, 2024 at 10:05 PM
Excruciating barber experience please
I sold out of this print a while back, wish I'd made more. I think barbers must have been buying it lol
I sold out of this print a while back, wish I'd made more. I think barbers must have been buying it lol
@tufac.bsky.social Good to see you.
November 16, 2024 at 5:32 PM
@tufac.bsky.social Good to see you.
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We spend a lot of time looking up. Our speciality is radio astronomy but we also love the rest of the electromagnetic spectrum, particles and gravitational waves. Still got a lot to learn.
November 13, 2024 at 10:44 PM
We spend a lot of time looking up. Our speciality is radio astronomy but we also love the rest of the electromagnetic spectrum, particles and gravitational waves. Still got a lot to learn.
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You’ve heard of the famous Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope? You can now follow them here @jodrellbank.bsky.social
November 15, 2024 at 1:22 AM
You’ve heard of the famous Jodrell Bank Radio Telescope? You can now follow them here @jodrellbank.bsky.social
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This is incredible.
November 14, 2024 at 2:09 PM
This is incredible.
Just enjoyed The Orb supported by Ozric Tentacles with my good mate @stephendarkale.bsky.social
Ozric Tentacles were some support act!
Ozric Tentacles were some support act!
November 14, 2024 at 11:52 PM
Just enjoyed The Orb supported by Ozric Tentacles with my good mate @stephendarkale.bsky.social
Ozric Tentacles were some support act!
Ozric Tentacles were some support act!