Toby Philpott
tobyph.bsky.social
Toby Philpott
@tobyph.bsky.social
60s drop-out; 70s comedy juggler; 80s film puppeteer; 90s circus worker; then librarian and archivist, and now retired. Maybe Logician.
July 17, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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Whoa!
June 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Circus Piddly at Waterloo by the Old Vic is very funny, super skilled and totally charming (what other circus has tricks with custard creams and tight gaffertape walking?) Go with children or without.
June 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Who wants to tell them?
April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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My actual "take" (as they say) on this story, other than that it's the most hilarious way possible to get a scoop, is that it sure looks like they're violating record-preservation laws and that every open-government group should be taking them to court.
March 24, 2025 at 5:30 PM
March 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Holy Socks! Everyone please check out @johnhiggs.bsky.social's contextualization of the word "Doge" johnhiggs.substack.com/p/john-higgs...
John Higgs's Octannual Manual #57a
Unsheduled extra newsletter on Twin Peaks Day
johnhiggs.substack.com
February 25, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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February 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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February 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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February 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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So he caved on the tariffs, and Mexico (like Colombia a week earlier) will keep doing essentially the same kind of cooperation it was already doing. Just more smoke & mirrors.
February 3, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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I had a good conversation with @propanon.bsky.social about literature, politics, conspiracy theories, and why it sometimes feels like history is in a holding pattern.
The Prop Anon Podcast - The United States of Paranoia: A Conversation with Jesse Walker | RSS.com
In this episode, I spoke with Jesse Walker, books editor at Reason magazine and author of The United States of Paranoia: A Conspiracy Theory, about his book and the five "primal myths" of conspiracy t...
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February 3, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Someone at Facebook is trying to silence me.

SpaceX+Tesla+Boring+Neuralink have 1406 patents collectively. Elon’s name is only on 14, less than 1%.

I fully stand by my FB post.
February 1, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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It's official! The first printing of Tales of Illuminatus! #1 is now SOLD OUT.
Going back to press soon for another small print run w/ a brand new variant cover :)))
January 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
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Speaking of Bowie, which we weren't... but I was... I stumbled on this and I don't know what it is but I like it.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1uy...
the Pieces [ David Bowie ]
YouTube video by こころおどる屋
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January 15, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Following 111 bluesky people on 11/1/25.

18 years ago #otd Robert Anton Wilson died.

May his legacy continue.

111

#taleofthetribe

deepscratch.net/2025/01/10/p...
pro log a rhythm
Welcome to TANMOY. Mind your heads on the way out. Prompts and prayers.
deepscratch.net
January 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Found on r/maybelogic: Biggest Robert Anton Wilson collection of audio/video and transcripts (1 million words transcribed and available for search) uutter.com/c/robert-ant...
January 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Training materials obtained by @theintercept.com include specific examples of permitted hate speech that “demonstrate that Meta’s policy changes are political in nature and not intended to simply allow more freedom of expression,” EFF’s @jillian.bsky.social said.
Leaked Meta Rules: Users Are Free to Post “Mexican Immigrants Are Trash!” or “Trans People Are Immoral”
Facebook now allows attacks on immigrants and trans people, and posts like “Mexican immigrants are trash!” and “I’m a proud racist.”
theintercept.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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"On our 200th episode, R.U. Sirius looks back at MONDO 2000's tech cultural commentary while addressing current questions about AI and digital society. Andy McCluskey talks about OMD's political themes in their most recent music, & entrepreneur Mindich examines how archives preserve cultural memory
Needle Drops: From Free Jazz to Shoegaze | The Tonearm
Free jazz meets mysticism, Fourth World aesthetics find new disciples, and forgotten shoegaze gets its due. Welcome to 2025's inaugural collection of essential listening.
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January 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Please be yourself!
January 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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Happy birthday to The Dark Crystal. My favourite film and my favourite world.
December 17, 2024 at 7:13 PM