Chris F
@silentfp.bsky.social
Enthusiast / specialist; Yorkshireman;
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Chris F
@silentfp.bsky.social
· Oct 10
Basic #Introduction enthusiast/specialist has been my go to description since 1991 The Year Punk Broke; interested in how it all works before we tear it to pieces; accountant; dad; dog-owner; sport,art,nature,good people-lover; etc
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Uh .. ok pic 1 "patchworks" is a straightforward description of what "Freeports" are being set up to be in the UK, isn't it?
Pic 2 can't help but wonder if assisted dying isn't a "just the tip" version of this.
Pic 2 can't help but wonder if assisted dying isn't a "just the tip" version of this.
December 11, 2024 at 9:32 AM
Uh .. ok pic 1 "patchworks" is a straightforward description of what "Freeports" are being set up to be in the UK, isn't it?
Pic 2 can't help but wonder if assisted dying isn't a "just the tip" version of this.
Pic 2 can't help but wonder if assisted dying isn't a "just the tip" version of this.
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The big list is here.
300+ selections to keep you company as we cruise into the new year. Support independent music media so we can keep making these sprawling, out-of-control year-end lists at
@aquariumdrunkard.com. We love tunes and we love sharing them.
@aquariumdrunkard.com. We love tunes and we love sharing them.
Aquarium Drunkard : 2024 Year in Review : Aquarium Drunkard
The records from 2024 that held our attention, our year-end list casts a wide net, with listening selections for every mood and beyond.
aquariumdrunkard.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:21 PM
The big list is here.
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He toured the country with this 30 foot, self-built, horse-drawn home on wheels or several months each year during the later 1880s. It was 30 feet long and had space for a china cabinet, a book case and even a small harmonium. He had a valet riding ahead on a bicycle to warn other road users.
December 1, 2024 at 7:57 AM
He toured the country with this 30 foot, self-built, horse-drawn home on wheels or several months each year during the later 1880s. It was 30 feet long and had space for a china cabinet, a book case and even a small harmonium. He had a valet riding ahead on a bicycle to warn other road users.
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SEZs and Freeport’s herald an end to democracy- because they are meant to. This is how corporates take away our power wholesale. Dystopian? You bet your life.
6 days into office, Rachel Reeves refused permission for the NAO to investigate England's 48 SEZs and 8 Freeports, despite an April 2024 report from the House of Commons Committee citing lack of transparency, questions over value for taxpayers money, and ignoring of the Nolan principles.
November 30, 2024 at 8:16 AM
SEZs and Freeport’s herald an end to democracy- because they are meant to. This is how corporates take away our power wholesale. Dystopian? You bet your life.
This is fabulous
Still can't decide if this Sun Ra figurine is a disastrous business decision or a stroke of genius.
November 29, 2024 at 7:33 AM
This is fabulous
A great show. Think we've watched every season.
The bass guitar that Timber Cleghorn makes from moose antler, driftwood and fishing wire on Season Eleven of Alone (Sky/Now) is the most bad-ass black metal musical instrument ever.
November 27, 2024 at 7:04 PM
A great show. Think we've watched every season.
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Anne in 2002 you called for the killing of Palestinian journalists for the crime of simply making Israel and the US look bad. This year Israel, consistent with your position, has killed 150+ journalists in Gaza. Is it your opinion that killing Palestinian journalists “suppresses real journalism”?
November 27, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Anne in 2002 you called for the killing of Palestinian journalists for the crime of simply making Israel and the US look bad. This year Israel, consistent with your position, has killed 150+ journalists in Gaza. Is it your opinion that killing Palestinian journalists “suppresses real journalism”?
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It's rare that Leeds United deserve praise but the club moving its social media and the local paper correspondent all moving to Bluesky is a model all other clubs should follow.
#lufc
#lufc
November 27, 2024 at 7:07 AM
It's rare that Leeds United deserve praise but the club moving its social media and the local paper correspondent all moving to Bluesky is a model all other clubs should follow.
#lufc
#lufc
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After some techdifficulites I'm up and running and spinning the jams for you.
Listen live here: player.listenlive.co/65631
Follow along for the playlist!
#nowplaying:
1. Mark Kirschenmann - The Breathing Room - Tonics: 7 Melodies for Trumpet with Bamboo Mouthpipe (Infrequent Seams, 2024)
Listen live here: player.listenlive.co/65631
Follow along for the playlist!
#nowplaying:
1. Mark Kirschenmann - The Breathing Room - Tonics: 7 Melodies for Trumpet with Bamboo Mouthpipe (Infrequent Seams, 2024)
November 24, 2024 at 3:16 PM
After some techdifficulites I'm up and running and spinning the jams for you.
Listen live here: player.listenlive.co/65631
Follow along for the playlist!
#nowplaying:
1. Mark Kirschenmann - The Breathing Room - Tonics: 7 Melodies for Trumpet with Bamboo Mouthpipe (Infrequent Seams, 2024)
Listen live here: player.listenlive.co/65631
Follow along for the playlist!
#nowplaying:
1. Mark Kirschenmann - The Breathing Room - Tonics: 7 Melodies for Trumpet with Bamboo Mouthpipe (Infrequent Seams, 2024)
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It also happens to be the first anniversary of my preliminary cancer diagnosis. On the whole I'd rather celebrate Wolfenoot.
November 23, 2024 at 9:44 AM
It also happens to be the first anniversary of my preliminary cancer diagnosis. On the whole I'd rather celebrate Wolfenoot.
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Träden are the Dead & Co of Sweden except they move forward the music of Träd Gräs och Stenar rather than cash in and gloop out a poor copy. #blueskyrecordclub
November 22, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Träden are the Dead & Co of Sweden except they move forward the music of Träd Gräs och Stenar rather than cash in and gloop out a poor copy. #blueskyrecordclub
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is it a thing that it always seems to get colder around lunchtime when i'm wfh so have to take el doggo for walk?
November 19, 2024 at 11:39 AM
is it a thing that it always seems to get colder around lunchtime when i'm wfh so have to take el doggo for walk?
i'm starting to tire of the levels of enthusiasm and support on here and that's definitely not a you thing but if someone re-shares that same thread one more time im gonna go lurk on mastodon being grumpy until yr bonhomie wears off
November 19, 2024 at 11:03 AM
i'm starting to tire of the levels of enthusiasm and support on here and that's definitely not a you thing but if someone re-shares that same thread one more time im gonna go lurk on mastodon being grumpy until yr bonhomie wears off
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Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not f... youtu.be/s9J0GpnXNhY?...
An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.
An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.
Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not for financial whizz kids
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
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November 19, 2024 at 7:08 AM
Why inheritance tax charges are really good for real farmers – but not f... youtu.be/s9J0GpnXNhY?...
An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.
An inheritance tax charge helps farming to reclaim farming for farmers and for the benefit of the people of this country. Labour is, for once, on their side and even doing the right thing.
Just watching some of the #olddrykeith videos and enjoying the mundane intimacy.
November 18, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Just watching some of the #olddrykeith videos and enjoying the mundane intimacy.
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"Her big idea is the regurgitated pap of the recent past, a programme and an agenda that saw the Tories crash to their heaviest ever defeat."
Hacking the State
Writing in the Sunday Times , Kemi Badenoch has set out her vision of what government would look like if she becomes Prime Minister. The pr...
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November 17, 2024 at 10:37 PM
"Her big idea is the regurgitated pap of the recent past, a programme and an agenda that saw the Tories crash to their heaviest ever defeat."
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Beloved Gaza
before and after the genocide 🇵🇸💔🍉
before and after the genocide 🇵🇸💔🍉
October 17, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Beloved Gaza
before and after the genocide 🇵🇸💔🍉
before and after the genocide 🇵🇸💔🍉
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I’ve said it before, will doubtless say it again: These folks are going to be permanently resentful because they’re seeking political power as a substitute for cultural power, and it’s never going to give them what they actually want.
I love how far afield this is from any problem government can address. “Now that Trump won people have to like and agree with me and not tell me I suck anymore.” bsky.app/profile/yash...
November 15, 2024 at 6:35 PM
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Although the owner of X is openly lying to people about Government spending & taxation, at least now we all have BlueSky to properly inform people about how economics actually works.
November 15, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Although the owner of X is openly lying to people about Government spending & taxation, at least now we all have BlueSky to properly inform people about how economics actually works.
Lee Ranaldo on Genetic:
"there's no perfect idea
there's no perfect fate
just little stabs of happiness
sometimes a little too late"
"there's no perfect idea
there's no perfect fate
just little stabs of happiness
sometimes a little too late"
What’s a “line reading” in a song that destroys you as much as a passage in a book or a scene in a film. For me it’s Springsteen singing “and my clothes don’t fit me” on Streets Of Philadelphia*.
*Single lines only, please. Complete songs is a different matter.
*Single lines only, please. Complete songs is a different matter.
November 15, 2024 at 9:26 PM
Lee Ranaldo on Genetic:
"there's no perfect idea
there's no perfect fate
just little stabs of happiness
sometimes a little too late"
"there's no perfect idea
there's no perfect fate
just little stabs of happiness
sometimes a little too late"
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I’ll just leave my Austerity narrative flowchart here in case anyone needs to persuade a Lefty pundit/politician not to try to compete with the Right on debt hawkishness. Remember, all routes down that path lead to austerity.
November 15, 2024 at 3:31 AM
I’ll just leave my Austerity narrative flowchart here in case anyone needs to persuade a Lefty pundit/politician not to try to compete with the Right on debt hawkishness. Remember, all routes down that path lead to austerity.
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One of the biggest shifts in housing policy over the past 50 years: we went from subsiding bricks and mortar, to subsidising landlords
November 14, 2024 at 9:39 PM
One of the biggest shifts in housing policy over the past 50 years: we went from subsiding bricks and mortar, to subsidising landlords