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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 9d

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 2d

It's important to have a comfortable "work" space...

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 2d

I'm so sorry, Neil

❤️

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 3d

Just caught a bunch of transphobes intensely vicious reactions to Emma Watson - the obsessive hatred towards trans people and anyone who dares speak up for them both sickens and befuddles me - why so much relentless hate and frequently ignoring cis male abusers - I don’t understand so many humans

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 3d

Go see @josielong.bsky.social in Salford tonight - brilliant show as ever

thelowry.com/whats-on/jos...

Josie Long - Now is The Time of Monsters

A new show about extinct gigantic, charismatic, megafauna from 3-time Edinburgh Comedy Award Nominated Comedian, and very good comedian Josie Long. In these troubled times, in this wicked world, it ca...

thelowry.com

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 5d

HAHAHAHA

Thanks for taking that bullet for us

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 7d

Social media is pretty ineffective in selling tickets - despite this I bang on - 4 tickets left for Taunton tomorrow

www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/tau...

www.ticketsource.co.uk

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 6d

But if it works for you, absolutely have at it.

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 6d

It makes me want to ram a spike into my ears when it's just a few sentences, a whole book would lobotomise me.

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 6d

Nope

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 7d

The slimy Tory rat that was my MP, it's now a slimy Deform rat and sent me a letter, with an envelope in it for replies... so I replied

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 7d

Are TEDTalks still a thing?

John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 7d

BUY. THIS. BOOK.

"Thank you for listening to my TEDTalk"

Martin Simpson - Buy Rasp Bk. 1 NOW! @simoart.bsky.social · 9d

If you missed out on the Rasp: Book One Kickstarter a few months back… never fear!

There is now a limited quantity of these available through my Etsy store!🙂

Link in thread below...

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 7d

Gravy Seals

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 9d

The Greens requested an interview on the Laura Kuenssberg Show with Zack Polanski when he was elected leader, but were denied, with a promise to interview him during Green conference instead.

This was then scrapped citing the Manchester synagogue attack. Polanski is both Jewish and from Manchester

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

bylinetimes.com

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 10d

You've definitely seen it*

*all of them

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 10d

I'm not keen on any of the prequels to be fair, and my "office" looks like this...

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 10d

Did you see the Richard Curtis film where that person runs to stop the other person leaving?

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 10d

This week’s gigs include Winchester, Bristol and Cheltenham plus two in Henley - one of them with Nigel Planer

Robinince.com

Robin Ince | Comedian | Writer | Broadcaster

Robinince.com

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 10d

I think this is dismissive - many people have curiosity removed from them through childhood - leaving school believing science , poetry, art - are not things they are allowed to be part of and terrified that if they try to engage they will be admonished for not understanding things the “right” way

"The only reason people do not know much is because they do not care to know. They are incurious.
Incuriosity is the oddest and most foolish failing there is."
-Stephen Fry

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hayden johnson @haydenjohnsonn.bsky.social · 20d

every AI ad is like

“hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?”

and then the phone is like

“sandwich”

and the guy is like

“wow”

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John Ottaway @johnottaway.bsky.social · 12d

Will it ever end?!

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 12d

Britain celebrates 200 years of the railways

From the new Private Eye, out now.

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Fraser Campbell @fraserc69.bsky.social · 12d

Worth a try before I get train tickets - is anyone driving down to Thought Bubble this year on the Friday from Falkirk, Glasgow or Edinburgh with room for your auld comics pal (me)?

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