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It's like hypnotising chickens Here for: Politics, Art, Culture, Music, Movies, Bikepacking, Paleoanth/Neanderthals, LFC. Leftish. Wrangles 2 Wire Fox Terriers. Sussex My weekly playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1BvEGl6XgnFsHxMCi45REZ?si=O3N

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Aug 18

My weekly #playlist

#newmusic from Suede, Wolf Alice, Coach Party, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Perfume Genius

5 songs to 'Caroline' by Outkast, Beach Boys, Laura Marling, Fleetwood Mac, Arlo Parks

+ Moby, the xx, Tears For Fears, Peter Gabriel, Roxy Music, Simple Minds, Pearl Jam, REM

#nowplaying

Alski's 30 Songs For The Week

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · Sep 17

*Unless it is Cameron being replaced by May, May being replaced by Johnson, Johnson being replaced by Truss, or Truss being replaced by Sunak.

It is only if Starmer goes.

Absolute. Charlton. Hypocrite. Imbecile.

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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · Sep 9

My great-grandfather, who died aged 103, told me how his own grandfather saw Napoleon riding past on his return from Elba. 1815, just one degree of separation.

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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · Sep 16

My favourite Robert Redford story is the one about why he got rejected for the lead role in The Graduate. RIP to a real one.

An excerpt from an interview with the director of The Graduate, Mike Nichols.

"I interviewed hundreds, maybe thousands of men", Nichols admitted of the casting process per Vanity Fair, before his conversation with Redford turned out to be a short one. "I said, 'You can't play it. You can never play a loser'. And Redford said, 'What do you mean? Of course I can play a loser'. And I said, 'OK, have you ever struck out with a girl'. And he said, 'What do you mean?' And he wasn't joking."

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Sep 16

A titan of the silver screen.

#RIPRobertRedford

Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Sep 16

My updated weekly #playlist

Bowie, Peter Gabriel, Nick Cave, The Cure, Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead, Beta Band, MGMT, Beck, Teenage Fanclub, Fleet Foxes, Badly Drawn Boy, Lotus Eaters, Shins, Strokes, Blur, U2, New Order, Pixies + more

#newmusic from Matt Beringer, Gorillaz & Sparks

#nowplaying

Alski's 30 Songs For The Week

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Sep 5

Now do one for Julian Dicks

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Sep 3

Good for Mo. He's a class act. A professional with humility, respect and loyalty. And he's right too, all the players we sold this window, from Kelleher, Quansah to Harvey, Lucho, Darwin etc won the league last season and contributed in their own way.

Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Sep 2

That was like Luis Suarez (if Suarez was 7ft tall)

Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Sep 1

Nunez > Isak
Elliot > Wirtz
Diaz > Ekitike
Tsimikas > Kerkez
Gomez? >Guehi
Quansah > Leoni
Trent > Frimpong
Kelleher > Mamardashvili

+ other outgoings such as Morton & Doak. Big headline gross spend figure but net spend well within our financial capability particularly after saving last 2 windows.

Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Sep 1

Me too. I thought the summer of Barnes, Beardsley and Houghton was a massive squad turnover.

Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Sep 1

With a tribute to Sam Cooke's lyrics

Don't know much about history
Don't know much biology
Don't know much about a science book
Don't know much about the French I took...

Don't know much about geography
Don't know much trigonometry
Don't know much about algebra
Don't know what a slide rule is for

Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Sep 1

My updated weekly #playlist

Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Ramones, The Police, The Verve, Paul Weller, The Kinks, Stereo Lab, Beta Band, Super Furry Animals, Peter Gabriel, Foo Fighters, Alice Cooper, David Bowie, Pearl Jam + more

For all the teachers/parents preparing for #backtoschool 😉

#nowplaying

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Wednesbury Addams @davidallengreen.bsky.social · Jun 2

To cheer everyone up, here is an anecdote about when David Bowie was filming the video for Ashes to Ashes.

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Henrik Brønning @henrik270864.bsky.social · Aug 30

There are many disappointing aspects to Starmer’s leadership, but I think the most disappointing one is, he won’t take the fight with Reform. Instead he is copying them- a strategy that will fail.

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · Aug 20

The video was shared on Robinson's X account. The far right is using X to destabilise our society and the govt is doing nothing about it. [And lots of you are helping support the site by continuing to post there].

Lewis Baston @lewisbaston.bsky.social · Aug 20

This is wickedness. It flourishes.

Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · Aug 20

Family in fear after Tommy Robinson shares video of black man with white granddaughters.

Exclusive: Olajuwon Ayeni racially abused and falsely labelled a paedophile as far right weaponises clip of family in park

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

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Amanda B @belowzero4.bsky.social · Aug 20

I don't see how the richest person on the planet being involved in UK energy supply can possibly be good for consumers.

If you agree, please consider letting Ofgem know.

Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · Aug 17

🚨 BREAKING NEWS - THOUSANDS MORE LETTERS SENT 🚨

📈Thousands of you have taken action so far and sent a letter to Ofgem - will you join us and help stop Musk?

✍️It only takes two minutes to send Ofgem our letter..

https://www.bestforbritain.org/petition-elon-musk-uk-energy-power-grab

Take Action: Stop Elon Musk's Energy Power Grab

Change Minds → Change Politics

www.bestforbritain.org

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Aug 18

I found 5 great songs sung to a 'Caroline' without recourse to Neil Diamond's stadium thumping popular hit.

Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Aug 18

Alski's 30 Songs For The Week

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Aug 15

Lump in my throat

Think a bit of dust got in my eye or something, I'm not 😢

#YNWA
#Diogo #Forever20

Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Aug 14

Lovely gesture.

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David Clark @david-k-clark.bsky.social · Aug 12

In a single headline, the real source of most of what is wrong with this country. Any government that isn’t committed to changing this offers no real prospect of change for the better.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...

UK’s 50 richest families hold more wealth than 50% of population, analysis finds

Equality Trust says billionaires getting ‘ludicrously’ richer, with top two now wealthier than whole of 1990 rich list

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Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Aug 11

My main worry there is how lopsided the team is. I've never seen Szob operate that deep and left before. Covering space for Kerkez no doubt but it left the middle isolated and Mo unsupported. Cody and Hugo practically on each other's toes.

Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Aug 11

Clinton's musicians such as Bootsy Collins raise expectations to a new intention

No one can sing quite like Smokey, Smokey Robinson

Wailin' & skankin to Bob Marley
Reggae's expanding with Sly & Robbie

Bohannon, Bohannon, Bohannon

Stepping in-a rhythm to-a Kurtis Blow

James Brown, James Brown

Alskicav @alskicav.bsky.social · Aug 11

My weekly #playlist

80s Madonna, Prince, Hall & Oates, Orange Juice, Pet Shop Boys, New Order

#newmusic from Kim Deal, Elbow, Suede, Horrors, Kojey Radical

+ artists namechecked by Tom Tom Club in Genius of Love: George Clinton, Smokey Robinson, Bob Marley, Sly & Robbie, James Brown

#nowplaying

11th Aug Playlist

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · Aug 10

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

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