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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 6h

Push The Button, indeed.

Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 7h

Is it the same person submitting all these fesses about not wanting inanimate object to feel left out?

Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 7h

Watching Blade Runner on Prime. Turns out it’s the theatrical cut - with Ford’s narration. Haven’t seen this in decades, but it’s the version I watched dozens of times after taping it off the TV in the 80s.
I still thought I “heard” the narration watching the later cuts - but it’s really jarring.

Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 8h

The Hodor we deserved.
But yeah, AI is for cunts.

Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 8h

Woke blob strikes again

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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 9h

If you’re a man in the room and a public official says this about your female colleague, you don’t continue as if nothing happened.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 11h

RIP legendary illustrator Drew Struzan.

US one sheet: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 11h

He’s almost as famous now for trying to steal Bucks Fizz.

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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 12h

a man in a blue shirt is sitting in a chair with youtube.com/stupidoldchannel written above him

ALT: a man in a blue shirt is sitting in a chair with youtube.com/stupidoldchannel written above him

media.tenor.com

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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 14h

HOLY FUCK

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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 14h

Holy fuck

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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 14h

Can’t think why I thought of this guy…

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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 15h

Saw these guys supporting Magnetic Fields:

Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 15h

Violet Homos

United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940

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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 15h

Repeat Brookie?

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 18h

I am once again begging you to boycott Tesla

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Musk is funding the legal battle of UK Far Right activist Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon - as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police.

Tommy Robinson claims Elon Musk is funding his legal battle — The Times and The Sunday Times

Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counterterrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. Robins...

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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 19h

Ronald be thy name

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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 1d

Reports:
I did mine in rhyme one week.
After no comments, I just sent a blank template until the new guy came in and we all stopped sending anything in.
Up yours, Simon.

Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 1d

High quality dramas about (mostly) murders of women and children. No.

Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 1d

Exercise endorphins < Sausage & Egg McMuffin endorphins.

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 1d

Spoiler:
They will not wake up.

Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 1d

Well, fancy that.

The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · 1d

Private school VAT raid ‘did not drive pupils to state sector’

Local councils reject claims by the Scottish Council of Independent Schools that Labour’s policy has added to burden on taxpayers

Private school VAT raid ‘did not drive pupils to state sector’

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 1d

That New York Times story lots of people are sharing today about Farage's ties to US anti-abortion groups was first reported by @mc00.bsky.social on Byline Times a year ago bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...

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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 1d

Held the video camera

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Royston @voodooroy.bsky.social · 1d

Targaryans. Gotcha.

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