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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 4h

Gladiators - Trenchtown Mix Up is an all-time great for me.

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 6h

'I know I was writing stories when I was five. I don't remember what I did before that. Just loafed, I suppose.'

Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 6h

Remembering P. G. Wodehouse on his birthday 🎂
📷 Michael Brennan, 1974

"I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit."

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 7h

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 13h

AI literally for wankers.

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 10h

How Tory austerity cuts triggered an explosion in phone theft in London. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/w...

London Became a Global Hub for Phone Theft. Now We Know Why.

www.nytimes.com

Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 1d

Argentina first?

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Q: How is this rescue package America first?

TRUMP: It's really meant to help a good financial philosophy where Argentina can be successful again

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Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · 1d

"BATMAN!"

"TAXMAN!"

Of course.

Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 1d

I’m enjoying Steve Turner’s Beatles ‘66 book, not least the claim that Neal Hefti’s Batman Theme was an inspiration for Taxman.

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 1d

Bruce Wayne humming “Taxman” as he and Dick cruise down to the beach in a Dean Jeffries hot rod

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 1d

I’m enjoying Steve Turner’s Beatles ‘66 book, not least the claim that Neal Hefti’s Batman Theme was an inspiration for Taxman.

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 2d

Nigel Farage is planning to take away British women’s rights to abortion. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

They Helped Topple Roe v. Wade. Now Their Sights Are Set on Britain.

www.nytimes.com

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Daniel Rachel @danielrachel.bsky.social · 4d

I Catch the Paper Boy
THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL; DAVID BOWIE!

The dark side of David Bowie - Pop's enduring obsession with the Nazis

An explosive double-page cover story in @thetimes.com
Saturday Review by Will Hodgkinson

Pre-order THIS AIN'T ROCK 'N' ROLL
geni.us/ThisAintRock...

#davidbowie

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Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · 3d

This opened last night. The Guardian described it as flawed, and it is over-conceptualised. But a documentary about an artist at the end of her life is still a radical idea. Close to death Marianne is defiant and so charismatic, and it's an incredible thing to have captured on film.

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 3d

I enjoyed this documentary directed by Diane Keaton. If it exists, I hope she’s there. RIP

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 4d

a russ vought special

Sara Partridge, PhD @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 4d

There are reports that the *entire* office of special education at the US Dept of Education has been cut. These hardworking folks ensure kids with disabilities get equal access to a quality education.

America’s children deserve better than this.

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 4d

I did appreciate the nod to one of my favourite albums in yesterday's Connections.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

How did you do in Connections today? Players must select four groups of four words without making more than three mistakes. nyti.ms/42CmcGB

Game board for The New York Times "Connections" puzzle, showing 16 light-colored squares with words/phrases.

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 5d

Percentages: another thing he doesn’t understand, along with tariffs and asylum. #idiocracy

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

Trump: "Drug prices are going to be going down 100%, 400%, 600%, 1,000% in some cases."

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Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 5d

One of my favorite moments from Nobel Prize history:

The Nobel Committee couldn’t reach Stanford professor Paul Milgrom to let him know that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Economics, so his fellow winner, Robert Wilson, went over to his house in the middle of the night to wake him up!

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 7d

Really recommend Exit 8, a kind of dreamlike horror set on the Tokyo subway.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 7d

This Reuters headline. Oof.

Fascism isn't 'coming.' It's HERE.
www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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The Onion @theonion.com · 8d

Health Experts Recommend Standing Up At Desk, Leaving Office, Never Coming Back https://theonion.com/health-experts-recommend-standing-up-at-desk-leaving-o-1819577456/

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 7d

Lots to enjoy here ("it is hard not to see the name of Clark’s first television series, Petula Clark’s Pets Parlour, as a sly dig at George Orwell’s Animal Farm") ... if not the music.

Miller on the Threshold @iammilliam.bsky.social · 7d

A new instalment of INVENTORY is available now via the @backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. Sign up as a Locklistener today, read the epic story of a decades-in-the-making diss track, support the podcast. VIVA PET!

This week: Petula Clark, 'George Orwell' (1984)

www.patreon.com/backlisted

INVENTORY: AN UNRELIABLE GUIDE TO MY RECORD COLLECTION by Andy Miller

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Jon Dennis @jondennis.bsky.social · 7d

Remembering the Conservative Party Conference leader's speech in happier times.

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 8d

Oscar Issac looking at some kind of electronic tablet.

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FreeLinkophant sHELLey B Woke - Living Saint of Purity🏳️‍⚧️🖤💜🤍 💛 @shelleybwoke.bsky.social · 8d

Just a nit pick, journalists don't "do the fucking news," they are supposed to gather, verify and report "the fucking news."

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 8d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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