Matthew
@persilot.bsky.social
I'm a gluttonous amateur cook with a love for amateur-dramatics at the People's Theatre, Newcastle. Also a keen traveller and bad joke composer. Here for convivial conversation and positivity. He/him
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"Hey handsome. Why not come over to my place and eat the fried breadcrumbs I'm covered in?" she said, croquettishly.
October 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
"Hey handsome. Why not come over to my place and eat the fried breadcrumbs I'm covered in?" she said, croquettishly.
Picture of a mute swan I took last week.
September 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Picture of a mute swan I took last week.
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Happy Birthday, Peter Cushing 🎂📽️
May 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Happy Birthday, Peter Cushing 🎂📽️
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"Even if it does work as a strategy for winning the next election, there’s a question: why bother?"
A bit by me on the sheer, infuriating pointlessness of a Labour leadership that sees governing in a progressive way as a distracting from fighting the next election.
A bit by me on the sheer, infuriating pointlessness of a Labour leadership that sees governing in a progressive way as a distracting from fighting the next election.
The government is stuck in campaign mode
Even with a large majority, policies are decided on popularity not principle.
www.newstatesman.com
May 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
"Even if it does work as a strategy for winning the next election, there’s a question: why bother?"
A bit by me on the sheer, infuriating pointlessness of a Labour leadership that sees governing in a progressive way as a distracting from fighting the next election.
A bit by me on the sheer, infuriating pointlessness of a Labour leadership that sees governing in a progressive way as a distracting from fighting the next election.
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I am *begging* people to look up the actual history of the Luddite movement with it being bandied about everywhere.
They weren't anti-tech, they were anti-exploitation, anti-Industrialist, pro-worker safety textile worker radicals who disabled factory machines that were maiming and killing workers.
They weren't anti-tech, they were anti-exploitation, anti-Industrialist, pro-worker safety textile worker radicals who disabled factory machines that were maiming and killing workers.
May 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I am *begging* people to look up the actual history of the Luddite movement with it being bandied about everywhere.
They weren't anti-tech, they were anti-exploitation, anti-Industrialist, pro-worker safety textile worker radicals who disabled factory machines that were maiming and killing workers.
They weren't anti-tech, they were anti-exploitation, anti-Industrialist, pro-worker safety textile worker radicals who disabled factory machines that were maiming and killing workers.
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A consistently excellent man, tangibly improving people's lives and exposing exploitative systems 👏
BBC News - Michael Sheen writes off £1m of debt for 900 people www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Michael Sheen writes off £1m of debt for 900 people www.bbc.com/news/article...
Michael Sheen buys £1m worth of people's debts
The Hollywood actor has helped 900 people in south Wales with their debts for a new documentary.
www.bbc.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
A consistently excellent man, tangibly improving people's lives and exposing exploitative systems 👏
BBC News - Michael Sheen writes off £1m of debt for 900 people www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC News - Michael Sheen writes off £1m of debt for 900 people www.bbc.com/news/article...
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I think, more than ever, these words from Mr. Rogers hold as true as the day he spoke them.
August 9, 2023 at 10:26 AM
I think, more than ever, these words from Mr. Rogers hold as true as the day he spoke them.
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Brighton, 1863.
I’m obsessed that they’re standing there in their tighty-whities yet will never be uncouth enough to remove their massive top hats.
I’m obsessed that they’re standing there in their tighty-whities yet will never be uncouth enough to remove their massive top hats.
January 27, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Brighton, 1863.
I’m obsessed that they’re standing there in their tighty-whities yet will never be uncouth enough to remove their massive top hats.
I’m obsessed that they’re standing there in their tighty-whities yet will never be uncouth enough to remove their massive top hats.
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one upside of being ugly is that you don't need to lament the loss of your youthful good looks. like, I'm sorry you feel bad you no longer have your high school football body, but also idk what to say as far as support goes because I have been a lifelong potato
January 26, 2025 at 9:17 PM
one upside of being ugly is that you don't need to lament the loss of your youthful good looks. like, I'm sorry you feel bad you no longer have your high school football body, but also idk what to say as far as support goes because I have been a lifelong potato
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The scientific method served humanity well for hundreds of years but it was rendered obsolete in 2013 with the discovery of Vibes
January 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
The scientific method served humanity well for hundreds of years but it was rendered obsolete in 2013 with the discovery of Vibes
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Mister Rogers never misses
January 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Mister Rogers never misses
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you'd probably think the silliest part of the body is your funny bone, but inside your lungs is cilia
December 31, 2024 at 4:11 AM
you'd probably think the silliest part of the body is your funny bone, but inside your lungs is cilia
What's Christmas without a Panetonne?
December 24, 2024 at 7:19 PM
What's Christmas without a Panetonne?
Starting to feel like this jukebox as I get older.
December 22, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Starting to feel like this jukebox as I get older.
Woman on the Chase:
"I have a pet hatred of adults who watch cartoons and read comic books."
Also same woman on how she will spend her winnings:
"I'm a massive Harry Potter fan and I want to go visit all of the Harry Potter locations and spend all my time doing Harry Potter."
"I have a pet hatred of adults who watch cartoons and read comic books."
Also same woman on how she will spend her winnings:
"I'm a massive Harry Potter fan and I want to go visit all of the Harry Potter locations and spend all my time doing Harry Potter."
December 21, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Woman on the Chase:
"I have a pet hatred of adults who watch cartoons and read comic books."
Also same woman on how she will spend her winnings:
"I'm a massive Harry Potter fan and I want to go visit all of the Harry Potter locations and spend all my time doing Harry Potter."
"I have a pet hatred of adults who watch cartoons and read comic books."
Also same woman on how she will spend her winnings:
"I'm a massive Harry Potter fan and I want to go visit all of the Harry Potter locations and spend all my time doing Harry Potter."
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Scale of errors bars, explained
December 12, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Scale of errors bars, explained
Finally getting into baking properly. Bought a kitchen aid and made some crusty bread. Absolutely delicious and the house smelled lush.
December 8, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Finally getting into baking properly. Bought a kitchen aid and made some crusty bread. Absolutely delicious and the house smelled lush.
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Whooooaaaaa black Betty
December 5, 2024 at 1:47 AM
Whooooaaaaa black Betty
On a LNER train and it's unecessarily hot. Given it's November and not hot outside this can only be a function of the heating system and it sucks. No one is comfortable... even my friends who are always cold are actually boiling like lobsters.
November 9, 2024 at 10:49 PM
On a LNER train and it's unecessarily hot. Given it's November and not hot outside this can only be a function of the heating system and it sucks. No one is comfortable... even my friends who are always cold are actually boiling like lobsters.
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omg the Telegraph actually did it
October 26, 2024 at 6:47 PM
omg the Telegraph actually did it