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Justin
@justinpledger.bsky.social
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Arts fundraiser, sometime writer, occasional actor. Dad to Maisie.
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This news made my heart constrict in sadness. This is such a shameful thing to have happened. Shame on the owner of the other site, shame on the absurd Tucker Carlson and all those who promote Putin's agenda and behave like his puppet

www.theguardian.com/world/2024/f...
Russian activist and Putin critic Alexei Navalny dies in prison
Opposition leader, 47, was being held in jail about 40 miles north of Arctic Circle
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2024 at 12:36 PM
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Weekend plans
Black and white photo of a slightly messy living room. A person is lying on their back on a patterned sofa. The top half of their body, including his head, is hiding under one of the seat cushions. His legs, meanwhile, are messy with one held aloft in the air and the other lying on the arm rest of the sofa. An electric guitar lies on the floor. It’s a scene redolent of exhaustion and of hiding away but in a tongue in cheek way.
February 10, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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Thank God it's Frida
A colour photo of Frida Kahlo from the chest up. Kahlo is wearing a black shawl, a gold necklace and has flowers in her hair. She is set against a green backdrop that has prints of flowers across it.
February 9, 2024 at 11:45 AM
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Thank God it’s Frida
A black and white photo of Frida Kahlo embracing and kissing a man
September 8, 2023 at 6:27 PM
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a burrito is not a tiny donkey and this is why I have trust issues
August 30, 2023 at 11:58 PM
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It’s International Dog Day. And so, here is Maisie again; the sweetness, joy and love that keeps my heart beating 🥰🐶💓🥰
August 26, 2023 at 10:58 PM
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Oh, thank God it’s Frida
A black and white photograph of the artist Frida Kahlo
August 25, 2023 at 6:54 PM
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Emptying my bucket list into my coulda bin.
August 22, 2023 at 2:05 AM
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Did you know that the terms "mug" (face) and "mugshot" come from actual mugs with grotesque faces on them that were popular in 17th-century England? Read @benzimmer.bsky.social 's helpful column, with charming illustration by @jamesyang.bsky.social

Full column in WSJ:
on.wsj.com/3KFtPne
August 24, 2023 at 2:19 PM
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"HOLY. FUCKING. SHIT." - cats
Box City, a store that sells boxes
August 22, 2023 at 7:06 AM
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Here’s a photo of my daughter, Maisie looking very pleased with her new cooling harness
A photo of an apricot and white Cockapoo dog sitting in the park. She’s wearing a light green cooling harness.
August 20, 2023 at 4:13 PM
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Patient: DOCTOR I'M SAD Doctor: SAD BACKWARDS IS DAS, AND DAS NOT GOOD. Patient: *stares at doctor* Doctor: Anyways, here's your bill (the doctor is holding a medical bill for $3000)
August 18, 2023 at 12:51 PM
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Thank God it’s Frida
An image of the Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo
August 18, 2023 at 12:55 PM
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In important news, I have just decided that I’m in favour of cloning as much as the next guy. Who is also me.
August 17, 2023 at 3:20 PM
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Why did you block me?
(by Jim Benton: https://www.instagram.com/jimbentonshots/)
A cartoon by the artist Jim Benton featuring two characters looking at a laptop screen. One asks the other how they deal with negative comments on social media posts and the other answers by blocking any negativity. The first character then starts to argue, calling this stupid. In the final panel of the cartoon the negative person has gone as though they have been blocked and have thus disappeared.
August 16, 2023 at 2:32 PM
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I made a word cloud out of my most commonly used words
A word cloud that says fuck over and over
August 12, 2023 at 10:24 AM
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August 11, 2023 at 8:34 AM
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Thank God it's Frida
An image of the Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. Her face has been painted on a page from the dictionary. The following words, and the start of their definition, can be seen below the portrait: lounge, lousy, lout, louver, lovability, lovable and love.
August 11, 2023 at 8:51 AM
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Nick Cave on ChatGP
https://www.theredhandfiles.com/chatgpt-making-things-faster-and-easier/
August 11, 2023 at 5:50 AM
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I’m not sure which one of you did this or whether you all clubbed together or something but I’m very chuffed and touched all the same
A large brick building in London with graffiti saying, ‘I love you’ on the side of it
August 10, 2023 at 12:03 PM
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I can’t believe The Great Escape was made 60 years ago
A photo of the British actor and comedian Sid James, famous for his roles in the Carry On films. He’s sitting on a small, white Honda mini bike from the 60’s. The photo was taken on a pier at the British seaside. Sid on his little Honda looks nothing like McQueen on the famous Triumph motorcycle from the film.
August 8, 2023 at 1:12 PM
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Word on the street
A yellow traffic sign on the pavement beside a main road. The sign shows an arrow pointing straight ahead with the word, diversion above it. Someone has graffitied the word, joy (in red) at the top of the sign making the sign read as, joy diversion. A pun on the band name Joy Division.
August 7, 2023 at 10:42 AM
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Weekend plans
A cartoon of a man lying face down on the floor with his arms outstretched. The top half of his body is lying on a rug whilst the lower half is on the bare floor. There is a glass of wine by his head and a bottle of wine by his right hand. A bookcase and a small table are in the background. There is a caption at the top of the cartoon that reads, ‘Dance like nobody is watching’
August 5, 2023 at 2:27 PM
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This is the most appalling news
A photograph of a newspaper article. The headline is: 'Coffee lifts mood but donuts do not'. This is the most appalling news
July 30, 2023 at 2:09 PM
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Sunday plans
A drawing of a blackbird beside a wall. There is an arrowed line showing the flightpath of the bird. The line is aimless and without a clear destination. The words, 'Aimless Behavior' are written beside the bird.
July 30, 2023 at 11:19 AM