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Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · 2d

@jmreynolds.bsky.social I was just reading The Wrath of N'Kai and I burst out laughing at the phrase "Chicago Typewriter" - thanks for bringing that into my life.

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 5d

Before you all yell at me, my answer can be summed up as "fuck, no".

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 5d

The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it is still shaping policy. So were we all wrong to leave?

Was the left wrong to leave X for BlueSky?

The platform formerly known as Twitter may be horrible, but it's still shaping policy

www.newstatesman.com

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The Ⓐtomic Ⓔlbow @garbageskeleton.skin · 4d

Opeth needs to make another straight prog record like “Damnation”

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Medwyn @medrobs.bsky.social · 4d

Diwedd lliwgar iddi heddiw / colourful end to proceedings today #Aberystwyth #Ceredigion #Cymru #Wales

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Beatles Lyrics Bot @beatleslyricsb.bsky.social · 4d

(Instrumental) #TheBeatles

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Richard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 5d

Woke up to trending Peter Thiel, who'd be a Hanna-Barbera Bond villain if he weren't so dangerously deluded, and Kid Rock, a John Wayne stool that's so dense it immediate sinks to the bottom of the bowl and cracks the enamel.

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Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · 7d

I loved their track on "Weedian: Trip to Finland" weedian420.bandcamp.com/album/trip-t...

Trip to Finland, by WEEDIAN

74 track album

weedian420.bandcamp.com

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Steve Toase @stevetoase.bsky.social · 7d

I love that this episode of Twin Peaks is rated for age 6 and above.
“Let me know when Paw Patrol is finished. I’ve got a new series I think you’ll love!”

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Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · 8d

Looks like he's making the wig do a silly voice...

The New Statesman @newstatesman1913.bsky.social · 8d

Robert Jenrick declares war on the judiciary

The shadow justice secretary wants the power to appoint judges

🖊️ Ethan Croft

Robert Jenrick declares war on the judiciary

The shadow justice secretary wants the power to appoint judges

www.newstatesman.com

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Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · 9d

Le Corbusier peeking over a sign saying "peek-Corbu" as in "peek-a-boo"

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Dean Frey @dean.bsky.social · 9d

Remembering Le Corbusier on his birthday 🎂
📷 Barbara Morgan, New York, 1930s

"A hundred times I have thought: New York is a catastrophe, and fifty times: it is a beautiful catastrophe."

The architect stands in front of a Manhattan skyscraper being built

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Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · 9d

skate. is an extremely realistic depiction of my skateboarding experience... 🛹

Digital me lying facedown on the concrete

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Eric Shurson @ericshurson.bsky.social · May 4

Drop out of life with bong in hand
Follow the smoke to the riff-filled land
Proceeds the Weedian

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Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · 12d

Nice, going to be my Friday night survived the week collapse music.

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Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · 12d

WHA???!!! Amazing!

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Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · 15d

Gonna be good!

𝕶𝕸ä𝕹𝕽𝖎𝖋𝖋𝖘 @kmanriffs.bsky.social · 15d

2⃣0⃣2⃣5⃣: THE UPCOMING TERROR ⚔️
➡️November 28th, 2025⬅️

1349 - Winter Mass (Live) 🇳🇴💠

13 Track Live album from Oslo, Norwegian Black Metal outfit💠

BC➡️1349som.bandcamp.com/album/winter...💠

#134Nine #WinterMass #BlackMetal #SeasonofMist #TheUpcomingTerror25 #KMäN

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Wif Stenger @wifsten.bsky.social · 17d

Häggesböle #porkkalanniemi #kirkkonummi #finland #sunset #silentsunday

Soon-to-set autumn sun glinting on rippled water in a narrow inlet surrounded by reeds and trees, seen from a high rocky outcrop with a person's knee in the right foreground

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TenInchWheels @teninchwheels.bsky.social · 19d

Derwentwatter yesterday. Autumn is definitely making its presence known.

We've had 5 days of cloud inversions in the Eden Valley. It's a lovely time of year.

Jetty with moored boats on Derwentwater at Keswick, looking towards distant fells

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Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · 19d

Oops, I stopped doing this a while ago. Been skating pretty much very day since though! Great times, slowly improving and enjoying hanging out with a load of other old bastards #MiddleAgedSkateboarding

Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · Aug 19

Skateboarding 🛹 day 39. Died! #MiddleAgedSkateboarding

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Bodega Cats @bodegacats.bsky.social · 20d

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𝕶𝕸ä𝕹𝕽𝖎𝖋𝖋𝖘 @kmanriffs.bsky.social · 20d

FULL FORCE FRIDAY:🆕September 26th 1⃣🎧

AMORPHIS - Borderlands 🇫🇮💠

15th album from Helsinki, Finnish Progressive/Melodic Metal outfit💠

AL➡️album.link/au/i/1812925...💠

#amorphis #Borderlands #ProgMelodicMetal #RPMROAR #FFFSep26 #KMäN

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Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · 23d

My top 10 albums of last week on #Listenbrainz! #MinorThreat #Descendents #BlackFlag #Adolescents #AtTheGates #TheFaction #KaijaSaariaho #DagNasty

Top 10 Releases last week for boysmithers
1. 1st 7" - Minor Threat
2. No Hidden Messages - The Faction
3. Out of Step - Minor Threat
4. Milo Goes to College - Descendents
5. Damaged - Black Flag
6. In My Eyes - Minor Threat
7. Adolescents - Adolescents
8. Slaughter of the Soul - At the Gates
9. Circle Map, Graal Théâtre, Neiges, Vers toi qui es si loin - Kaija Saariaho, Peter Herresthal, Oslo Philharmonic, Clément Mao-Takacs
10. Wig Out at Denko's - Dag Nasty

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Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · 23d

New HOODED MENACE is a so good. hoodedmenace.bandcamp.com/album/lachry... #DeathDoom #DoomMetal #FinnishMetal #HoodedMenace

Lachrymose Monuments Of Obscuration, by Hooded Menace

7 track album

hoodedmenace.bandcamp.com

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Ed @boysmithers.bsky.social · 23d

She tore the grip tape into 4 sections, painted bars of colour onto the board where the gaps would be then applied the tape. Also painted the hardware to mirror the tears...