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Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 3d

Unsolicited Slick Rick

A story about a toilet roll and creativity

Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 3d

Emergency Mummy costume anyone?

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Why Who Gives a Crap made me give a crap with a great idea

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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 4d

…. Well that’s wild. 😅

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Hegseth: "I'm also proud that today we're signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatari Emeri air force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho."

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Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 4d

I mean… Blimey. I can’t quite get my tiny bonce wrapped around that one

Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 5d

Not sure whether this makes me want to listen or not 😂

boomkat.com @boomkat.com · 5d

Kevin Drumm’s definitive dose of sweltering microtonal heck, 2002, a hard reference point 20+ years later. It's masterfully disciplined, visionary music with effects analogous to Roland Kayn’s head-mangling wormholes x Merzbow’s masticated polychromatics

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Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 5d

This is true!

Trackotheday @trackotheday.bsky.social · 6d

And fuck me, Tidal, sort your link cards out, they're an bin fire

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 7d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 7d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 6d

What a wonderful amazing thing to celebrate 💙

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Trackotheday @trackotheday.bsky.social · 6d

English being a rip off degree is an even worse take than hating sandwiches. How can you hate a sandwich?

Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 6d

Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 7d

What I really don’t understand is why development and housing can’t be integrated with ecological sustenance, sustainability and support. Government is ideally placed to incentivise developments that work in harmony with the natural world surely?

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Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 7d

Also changed his name…. back to his family name

Why economists should like booze

Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 8d

Happy to help if any peer reviewed research is needed @jomichell.bsky.social

Eddie Lee @spintheory.bsky.social · 8d

It seems that we missed a *very important* factor in our work on #innovation: booze.

A great article on the question of #alcohol and inspired thinking.

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A martini doesn’t just steady the nerves after a rollercoaster week

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Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 8d

I’d like to the energy consumption stats on the worlds biggest misnomer aka the answer to the question no one asked

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Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 8d

Interestingly Weatherall would drop this a lot and was purportedly annoyed when he heard Disney / Marvel put it on Guardians of the Galaxy (as to whether the Guvnor like the movie or not isn’t known but more the principle innit) - anyhoo wicked tune. Follow @trackotheday.bsky.social please everyone

Trackotheday @trackotheday.bsky.social · 9d

Nearly had a row about this choice: is it Northern Soul? tidal.com/browse/track... Annnyway: here's the Five Stairsteps, so named as they were five kids from the same family and their mum thought they looked like a fight of stairs when lined up by age. It's a shame they weren't the Bannister family.

The Five Stairsteps - O-o-h Child

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Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 8d

I mean having watched the video last week there is zero chance of them being onside hence ICE his own private army. Gonna be interesting…

Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 8d

I think he’s gonna drive it to the point where there will be clashes between military units loyal to their constitutional oath and those loyal to Trump. Basically the US Army vs ICE in some cases - the general’s response last week was pretty clear and they have each others phone numbers

Fergus McCreadie - Wayfinder

Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 9d

This is bloody gorgeous

Trackotheday @trackotheday.bsky.social · 9d

tidal.com/browse/track... think we've nailed it for today's choice: An absolute beauty from Fergus McCreadie, blending traditional Scottish folk with modern jazz to make something familiar and yet new. Perfect for a crisp Sunday. X

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Fergus McCreadie - Wayfinder

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Trackotheday @trackotheday.bsky.social · 9d

tidal.com/browse/track... think we've nailed it for today's choice: An absolute beauty from Fergus McCreadie, blending traditional Scottish folk with modern jazz to make something familiar and yet new. Perfect for a crisp Sunday. X

Listen to Wayfinder on your streaming service

John Martyn and Danny Thompson - Big Muff (Transatlantic Sessions, 3rd May, 1996)

Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 10d

Aw thanks!! X

The display name is in a very big font @garethevans1975.bsky.social · 12d

And a merry birthday to my favourite brother and polymath @dwdmallender.bsky.social x

Trackotheday @trackotheday.bsky.social · 12d

Another from the YouTube this morning, chosen to wish the ever splendid @dwdmallender.bsky.social a happy birthday: youtu.be/6SFNW5F8K9Y?... SO much to love about this, mainly every single other musician being blown off stage by Prince but also his stagecraft, where does the guitar go at the end?!

Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 13d

This is so good - just masterful playing

Trackotheday @trackotheday.bsky.social · 14d

Starting the month with a tribute: Danny Thompson passed away last month, an extraordinary talent who worked with so many amazing artists over the years to create brilliant music. Taken from his Transatlantic Session, his playing here is incredible: youtu.be/u0DOSMrvQB4?... Go well, Danny.

YouTube video by Danny Thompson

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John Martyn and Danny Thompson - Big Muff (Transatlantic Sessions, 3rd May, 1996)

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Trackotheday @trackotheday.bsky.social · 14d

Starting the month with a tribute: Danny Thompson passed away last month, an extraordinary talent who worked with so many amazing artists over the years to create brilliant music. Taken from his Transatlantic Session, his playing here is incredible: youtu.be/u0DOSMrvQB4?... Go well, Danny.

YouTube video by Danny Thompson

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Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 15d

That’s great! So in the detail of this new proposal are we accepting the definition of criminal record from the persons country of origin? In the UK for example your convictions are spent ie you’re not required to disclose after 11 years - would applying the same rule to asylum seekers make sense?

Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 15d

However most racists are, I’m sure, Reform supporters.

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Dwd Mallender @dwdmallender.bsky.social · 15d

If the system assesses someone’s criminal history on a case by case basis surely that’s reasonable? A blanket refusal of asylum for ever having being convicted isn’t reasonable but ignoring the record of serious criminals simply because they’ve been released is a naive policy surely?