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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 9h

Cutline: "Members of the Pentagon press corp carry their belongings out of the Pentagon after turning in their press credentials, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 in Washington.

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Journalists turn in access badges, exit Pentagon rather than agree to new reporting rules

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power.

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optiMSTie @optimstie.bsky.social · 2h

[to the tune of Eleanor Rigby]

🎵 Yana Nirvana 🎵
🎵 Once played a sergeant 🎵
🎵 On some show that was on TV 🎵
🎵 Named Haggerty 🎵

Sitcom People @sitcompeople.bsky.social · 3h

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Daniel Emerson @doktorfuttocks.bsky.social · 4h

Does Martin "Giant Haystacks" Ruane in Paul McCartney's somewhat forgettable promo movie 'Give my regards to Broad Street' qualify as Kaiju? He was the giant monster of my youth.
youtu.be/ZTn9uNCsEqE

All of GIANT HAYSTACKS appearances in PAUL MCCARTNEY send my regards to broad street Beatles WOS WWE

YouTube video by TheAPSToyCo

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Scott Tobias @scotttobias.bsky.social · 5h

I think we know where this is going:

A tiny Stonehenge descends in This Is Spinal Tap.

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Daniel Emerson @doktorfuttocks.bsky.social · 4h

Nemophila record a lot of cover versions as well as their own songs, including Babymetal's "Megitsune".
They just seem to have a lot more fun than most bands.

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Cholmondley Warner 🇪🇺🔶 @chumleyprelude.bsky.social · 4h

Forget the ECHR smokescreen, here is the real evidence that we haven’t truly brexited.

Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 4h

Needs answering

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Daniel Emerson @doktorfuttocks.bsky.social · 4h

I only heard of Poppy thanks to Babymetal, so that's one of the things I love about collaborations - you end up going down a rabbit hole to something new.
A related rabbit hole brought me this ball of fire.
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NEMOPHILA / REVIVE [Official Music Video]

YouTube video by NEMOPHILA

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Daniel Emerson @doktorfuttocks.bsky.social · 4h

SmartTube can be your friend (depending on OS/Platform)

Daniel Emerson @doktorfuttocks.bsky.social · 4h

The idiot inbred halfwit child Leavitt is the Mr Blobby of politics.

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Daniel Emerson @doktorfuttocks.bsky.social · 5h

Trump, Putin and Orban has to be the most tiny and withered circle-jerk in history.

Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 5h

Trump to meet Putin in Hungary for Ukraine talks
www.channel4.com/news/trump-t...

Trump to meet Putin in Hungary for Ukraine talks

Buoyed up by the success of his recent Middle East peace talks, President Trump has this afternoon been on the phone to Russia's President Putin - and in the last hour the White House says the call ma...

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 5h

BRAND NEW Far Side from Gary Larson just dropped

a jazz club named "Club Gombe" with a chimpanzee band going nuts on stage and more chimps hooting and hollering at the tables. one empty table has a card on it reading "reserved for Jane Goodall"

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Daniel Emerson @doktorfuttocks.bsky.social · 6h

Dominic Cummings looks almost photorealistic, but Boris and Nadine in the background are way off.

Daniel Emerson @doktorfuttocks.bsky.social · 6h

Plus he wasn't considered quite as unacceptable to Radio 3 as many other contemporary British composers.

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Daniel Emerson @doktorfuttocks.bsky.social · 6h

There was a music teacher at one of the schools I went to who saw Britten as the greatest composer of all time and Peter Pears as the finest musician ever.
It took a while to overcome my negative reaction to his almost religious zeal.

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Daniel Emerson @doktorfuttocks.bsky.social · 7h

#WorldBreadDayBooks
Ray Breadbury - Fahrenheit 451 for 25 Minutes
Harry Harrison - The stainless Steel Bap
Arnold Bennett- How to live on 24 Sourdoughs a Day

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River Cavy ♿️ @rivercavy.bsky.social · 6d

One night with George is gonna have such a personality change for Amber she needs to be played by an entirely new actress.
#TheArchers

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Daniel Emerson @doktorfuttocks.bsky.social · 7h

I'm sure @thecidershedpod.bsky.social will have been preparing a squeal megamix. #TheArchers

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Garrett Gilchrist @garrettgilchrist.bsky.social · Jun 24

NANCY PELOSI: We must find the next generation of Democratic leadership. Young, charismatic and exciting candidates who can energize the party. People that voters love because they're not 80 years old and sold out to big capital.

CHUCK SCHUMER (behind sniper rifle): Found one

PELOSI: Take the shot

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Daniel Emerson @doktorfuttocks.bsky.social · 8h

#Farageheit451 attitudes from the Nigenal Front.

Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 8h

Libraries in Reform UK run Staffordshire are being forced to close.

They are refusing to hire much needed staff and refusing over time or paying for staff to be covered. This is resulting in libraries closing because of too few staff, despite there being available staff to cover.

#Farageheit411

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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 8h

Libraries in Reform UK run Staffordshire are being forced to close.

They are refusing to hire much needed staff and refusing over time or paying for staff to be covered. This is resulting in libraries closing because of too few staff, despite there being available staff to cover.

#Farageheit411

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 2d

I am being asked to tell my department which pieces of lab equipment should be supported with backup power because they expect rolling blackouts and brownouts in 2026 due to increased energy demands from AI. In case you're wondering how my day is going.

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 11h

Given FindOutNow polls keep making news it's worth saying a bit more about their methodology.

Unlike other online pollsters it doesn't use a panel of people who've signed up to do polls. Instead they ask a small number of Qs to people playing the Pick my Postcode lottery. (Thread)

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Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social · 11h

To add to the excellent points in the thread, they may be less *politically* less engaged but they also need to be on-line quite a lot. You don't get notified of a win you need to visit the page to find out across multiple draws a day.

Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 11h

Given FindOutNow polls keep making news it's worth saying a bit more about their methodology.

Unlike other online pollsters it doesn't use a panel of people who've signed up to do polls. Instead they ask a small number of Qs to people playing the Pick my Postcode lottery. (Thread)

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Helen Lewis @helenlewis.bsky.social · 12h

"Sometimes you have to ask yourself: How did I get here—sitting in Saudi Arabia, listening to Louis C.K. do jokes about Barely Legal magazine?"

I went to Riyadh to see the transformation of a country with the world's biggest cultural chequebook. Gift link:

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

How Many Comedians Does It Take to Change a Country?

What it’s like to watch Louis C.K. do stand-up in Saudi Arabia

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 1d

"Polanski slammed” reports the Daily Express. The person doing that “slamming” is, err, Daily Express journalist Carole Malone.

And the reason? Because I want us to follow a science led public health approach to regulate drug use.

Polanski slammed over bid to legalise drugs

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