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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 2h

www.reddit.com/r/tomwaits/c... FUCK OFF, HISLOP

From the tomwaits community on Reddit: Tom Waits stares down Ian Hislop, after being told to talk louder. “I’ll plug it my own damn way, you know.”

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 2h

I have not...

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 2h

You won't find a better five minutes of chat show performance than this. youtu.be/x0UcIXsQgG4?...

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 4h

This is a truly remarkable programme from the BBC archives.

A 1971 interview/interrogation of Albert Speer the leading Nazi who apologised and as a result survived - by Michael Charlton, Hugh Trevor-Roper and George Ball whom he had last met at the Nuremberg trials.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Four - Albert Speer, The Unseen Interrogation

Hitler's architect Albert Speer is cross-examined in an interview conducted in 1971.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 3h

Ford too, of course

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 4h

Carnegie, Rockefeller, JP Morgan were at the very least "eccentric". Hearst and Hughes absolutely batshit.

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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 4h

My husband @mjowen174.bsky.social really needs some work.
AI has had a very detrimental effect on his earnings this year.
ChatGTP doesn’t have bills to pay and doesn’t have to worry constantly.
Please repost far and wide because I don’t like to see ‘Sad Matt’

Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 5h

If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk

Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer

I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services. Get in touch!

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 4h

Although I don't think the NYT portrayal of him does him any favours, it still shows (not tells) him as being absolutely awful.

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 4h

One of the more depressing articles I've read this year, which is saying something.

Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 6h

I was trying to put my finger on what bothered me about this portrayal and I think it’s that it just takes the guy’s words at face value, like he was a nice guy and reaction to Charlie Kirk’s death just pushed him over the edge www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/u...

She Despised Charlie Kirk. He Resolved to Make People Like Her Pay.

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Michel Lacombe @michellacombe.bsky.social · 6h

Julius Caesar conquered Gaul in 51 BC and died in 44 BC, therefore all of Asterix's adventures took place over the course of less than seven years, probably much less since Asterix's chieftain was at the battle of Alesia, were it is probable Asterix and Obelix's fathers died. In this essay, I will

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 6h

When you've just divorced Dave

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 7h

Did they get them to rank how likely they thought either event was? Was it like the polls where men think they could beat an ostrich in a fight?

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C. Buckthorn @cbuckthorn.bsky.social · 13h

This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 23h

Not as good a dancer

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 23h

if you think The One Show is batshit, then consider In Town Tonight from 1955, where the guests were the leader of a Trinidadian steel band followed by an SS officer who was Hitler's personal valet. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

In Town Tonight - 29/10/1955

First transmitted in 1955, this is all that's left of this edition. It includes an interview with former SS officer Heinz Linge who was Hitler's personal attendant.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely superb effort by all those who voted for this, many of whom are now dead.

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 1d

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 1d

a man in a military uniform is sitting at a table with a woman .

ALT: a man in a military uniform is sitting at a table with a woman .

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 1d

People complaining about the Allen films and giving a pass to Looking For Mr Goodbar 👀

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 1d

Er... Thames source to mouth?

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 1d

Border of Greater London

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 1d

People talk about John Cazale but Godfather, Play It Again Sam, Sleeper, Godfather II, Love & Death is also quite the five film run.

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 1d

a woman stands in front of a window with the godfather 50 years written on the bottom

ALT: a woman stands in front of a window with the godfather 50 years written on the bottom

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Jason Sinclair @jsinclair.bsky.social · 1d

*opens TED talk* The Godfather is about Kay

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 1d

Terribly sad news about one of the greats. Diane Keaton has died at 79.
people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79. Keaton was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' and 'The Godfather.'

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LongTime🤓FirstTime👨‍💻 @longtimehistory.bsky.social · 1d

ICE secretly kidnap autistic boy during bathroom break—never notify parents.

Mother reported him missing a week ago—turns out ICE had him detained the whole time.

He was helping sell fruit and asked to go to the restroom—by the time she was done helping a customer he was gone.

Houston, Texas

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