Nigel Wallis
@mole9.bsky.social
Equally uninformed about music, art and science but likely to post on any regardless. ECM nerd and Gerhard Richter obsessive. If I'm playing music: yes, it's supposed to sound like that.
Had the stereo serviced recently and now Charlie Haden is making bits of me wobble.
mike wazowski from monsters inc is dancing in the street
Alt: Mike Wazowski from Monsters Inc is a vibrating blur.
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Had the stereo serviced recently and now Charlie Haden is making bits of me wobble.
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Arkell v Pressdram comes to mind
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
Donald Trump Preparing To Sue BBC Over Panorama Speech Row
The US president has sent a letter to the corporation threatening legal action.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Arkell v Pressdram comes to mind
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
2
CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
3
CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
4
BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
5
HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
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HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
12
HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreibw4ldc3fhslbvxgy2oqrof2oys5kpgh7zu6a5f3usmx3lf4547qm@jpeg)
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This is unbelievable. Just a complete lack of belief in objectivity. And the BBC fucking caved to it
Michael Prescott was ‘“shocked” that after an hour-long Panorama documentary dealing with Trump and the January 6 insurgency, there was no “similar, balancing” programme about Kamala Harris.’
More read about the machinations between the BBC resignations, the more worrying it becomes
More read about the machinations between the BBC resignations, the more worrying it becomes
The departure of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness means the BBC is leaderless when it needs leadership more than ever. Where are the people at the head of the BBC standing up for it?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 9, 2025 at 9:44 PM
This is unbelievable. Just a complete lack of belief in objectivity. And the BBC fucking caved to it
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Neither Tim Davie nor Deborah Turness incited an insurrection against the US Capitol. Congressman didn’t have to flee for their lives because of a BBC Panorama edit.
That all happened because of President Donald Trump. If he didn’t resign, it’s truly *insane* that anyone else does.
That all happened because of President Donald Trump. If he didn’t resign, it’s truly *insane* that anyone else does.
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Neither Tim Davie nor Deborah Turness incited an insurrection against the US Capitol. Congressman didn’t have to flee for their lives because of a BBC Panorama edit.
That all happened because of President Donald Trump. If he didn’t resign, it’s truly *insane* that anyone else does.
That all happened because of President Donald Trump. If he didn’t resign, it’s truly *insane* that anyone else does.
So, 24h until Robbie Gibb nominates Farage for DG of the BBC?
November 9, 2025 at 7:28 PM
So, 24h until Robbie Gibb nominates Farage for DG of the BBC?
Perfect Sunday afternoon feet-up music. #NowPlaying
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Perfect Sunday afternoon feet-up music. #NowPlaying
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40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
November 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion
Playing the Keith Jarrett Trio at the Blue Note and thought "hang on, I don't remember that bit" and realised it was the young kid wailing downstairs.
November 9, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Playing the Keith Jarrett Trio at the Blue Note and thought "hang on, I don't remember that bit" and realised it was the young kid wailing downstairs.
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As the owner of an independent bookstore, I must ask all of y'all to do the opposite of this forever and ever, amen.
I am not allowed to buy more books until I read the ones I already own
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 PM
As the owner of an independent bookstore, I must ask all of y'all to do the opposite of this forever and ever, amen.
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So the the United States Supreme Court has gone from protecting schoolchildren from racism in 1954 to helping to kill them with malnourishment in 2025? And the arc of history bends towards justice, you say?
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
So the the United States Supreme Court has gone from protecting schoolchildren from racism in 1954 to helping to kill them with malnourishment in 2025? And the arc of history bends towards justice, you say?
Day is going in a slightly surreal fashion. Current discussion with Dr Mole relates to Beethoven's fondness (or otherwise) for whoopee cushions.
November 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Day is going in a slightly surreal fashion. Current discussion with Dr Mole relates to Beethoven's fondness (or otherwise) for whoopee cushions.
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If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
If I see one more stupid Rosalind Franklin take I'm going to lose my mind. Thank god for @matthewcobb.bsky.social and @nccomfort.bsky.social. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
If you believe either that Franklin discovered the double helix, and / or Watson and Crick stole her data, ask yourself how you know this. Then take a read of this article.
I shouldn't be surprised at the level of scientific ignorance on this site, but sometimes it really makes my head spin 😣
November 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I shouldn't be surprised at the level of scientific ignorance on this site, but sometimes it really makes my head spin 😣
Delight in receiving a mammoth new Gerhard Richter catalogue slightly tempered by finding 16 pages missing and another 16 repeated in their place. Taking the concept of multiples a little too far, I feel. #ArtSky
November 7, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Delight in receiving a mammoth new Gerhard Richter catalogue slightly tempered by finding 16 pages missing and another 16 repeated in their place. Taking the concept of multiples a little too far, I feel. #ArtSky
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Lovely message from @neuroblastomauk.bsky.social thanking Alan Carr.
Shared on their X.
#CelebrityTraitors
Shared on their X.
#CelebrityTraitors
November 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Lovely message from @neuroblastomauk.bsky.social thanking Alan Carr.
Shared on their X.
#CelebrityTraitors
Shared on their X.
#CelebrityTraitors
Well good morning, Mr Postman.
November 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Well good morning, Mr Postman.
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Clearly, it is unacceptable to remind us that 2005 was 20 years ago, but this is quite fun
'It was chaos': The history of San Francisco's most unforgettable TV ad
In 2005, Sony spent over a million dollars to swarm SF streets with 250,000 bouncy balls, breaking windows and destroying cars in the process.
www.sfgate.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Clearly, it is unacceptable to remind us that 2005 was 20 years ago, but this is quite fun
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I’ve just seen a narrowboat that looks like it’s entirely crewed by cats, and it’s not even 10am
November 6, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I’ve just seen a narrowboat that looks like it’s entirely crewed by cats, and it’s not even 10am
So the most powerful man on earth now needs tacky signs to remind him where his office is. Alllll good then.
[P] Found a higher-quality photo; IT *IS* TAPED UP SHEETS OF PAPER!
November 6, 2025 at 9:05 AM
So the most powerful man on earth now needs tacky signs to remind him where his office is. Alllll good then.
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Transl: the voters hate what we're doing, so we're gonna have to fix the elections.
Trump to Republican senators: "I thought we'd have a discussion after the press leaves about what last night represented and what we should do about it and also about the shutdown and how that relates to last night. If you read the pollsters, the shutdown was a big factor, negative for Republicans."
November 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Transl: the voters hate what we're doing, so we're gonna have to fix the elections.
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Seeing a lot of takes about how Mamdani's win doesn't mean other left candidates should do what he did because it won't necessarily work for them.
As opposed to how well chasing the centre-right vote has historically worked? I dunno, man, I think it's worth a pop.
As opposed to how well chasing the centre-right vote has historically worked? I dunno, man, I think it's worth a pop.
November 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Seeing a lot of takes about how Mamdani's win doesn't mean other left candidates should do what he did because it won't necessarily work for them.
As opposed to how well chasing the centre-right vote has historically worked? I dunno, man, I think it's worth a pop.
As opposed to how well chasing the centre-right vote has historically worked? I dunno, man, I think it's worth a pop.
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It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/u...
Trial Begins for Man Accused of Lobbing a Sandwich at a Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It's not in this article but the government asserts that the sandwich was thrown at "point blank range", which implies subway sandwiches have defined effective weapon ranges of varying lethality, and I would like to see the government's chart of these ranges.