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South African in Scotland. Will probably post about politics/movies/tennis/rugby/gay nonsense. https://letterboxd.com/JordanP/

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Hughster @hughster.bsky.social · 14h

X is quite literally funding the defence of the domestic extremists the government is prosecuting but they still won't stop using it

Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 16h

If true, it's an open question which of them this reflects more badly upon.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Far-right activist is accused of refusing to comply with counter-terrorism police request at Channel tunnel

www.theguardian.com

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 1h

Is Sonia Sodha suggesting that trans women should not be allowed to apply for gender recognition certificates?

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 1h

Is 'systemic' really the best lefty buzzword he could come up with? They don't make right-wing philistines like they used to. More imagination, Gareth Roberts!

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 1h

What a peculiar and unpleasant attack on teachers from Gareth Roberts.

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 1h

why are these people so aggravated

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 1h

Just discovered that a movie podcast I listen to and enjoy but have no strong feelings about has an extremely toxic fandom? Episodes I thought were "fine", "interesting", "moderately enjoyable" are the subject of reddit threads with hundreds of comments? We truly inhabit different worlds.

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 12h

None of the other Brontë novels have a GHOST NUN

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 13h

Also Villette > Jane Eyre

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 13h

1. Anne
2. Charlotte
3. Emily

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 22h

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 13h

Zendaya should do an Almodóvar movie

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 14h

this marc jacobs suit looks like a spanish textbook

The cover of a Spanish textbook. The colors are purple, red, teal, black, and brown. Two people are talking to each other on the cover. The book is titled "En español!"

Zendaya in a Marc Jacobs double-breasted suit. The colors are purple, red, teal, black, and brown.

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 13h

When she shows up in the bathroom I got goosebumps. She has so much presence and gravitas!

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 14h

I don’t think a long book is even primarily about plot, or character, or any of the patterned information on its pages. A long book is practicing over time a way of being in the world. Reading even a very good summary is not the same as giving over some portion of your own life to that practice.

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 14h

Both lead singers in these videos are MacArthur Genius Grant recipients btw

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 14h

Another foundational bluegrass cover for teenage Jordan:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPl8...

Carolina Chocolate Drops - Hit 'Em Up style [HD]

YouTube video by Music Maker Foundation

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 14h

Didn't realise we finally have a proper video of this cover, which has delighted me for over a decade.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXrq...

Nickel Creek - Toxic (Deeper Well World Tour - Live From Climate Pledge Arena)

YouTube video by Nickel Creek

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 16h

Particularly depressing to see teenagers obsessed with this sort of thing.

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 16h

Stats and figures are the most boring frame to use when discussing pop music.

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 16h

2014

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 18h

Disney Adults are the key to understanding where we went wrong societally.

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 18h

Looks like shit!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKY1...

Tiana's Bayou Adventure FULL Ride POV [4K] Multi Cam- Magic Kingdom Walt Disney World

YouTube video by TPMvids

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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 18h

That people are paying this much and subjecting themselves to so much inconvenience for an experience as crummy as *Disney World* always baffles me. I try to be open minded about what other people enjoy but even on my most charitable days I just cannot see the appeal

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/o...

Opinion | Disney and the Decline of America’s Middle Class

www.nytimes.com

Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 19h

"Mandani"

@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 20h

CBS News would never put a thinly sourced 'story' by a rookie blogger like this on it's air. Until now. The Free Press isn't a journalism outlet, it's bloggers aren't reporters. This piece is more NYPost than Tiffany Network but I guess that's the goal.

www.cbsnews.com/video/some-n...

Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming the NYC mayor, The Free Press reports

The Free Press spoke to several New York City Police Department officers who are worried about Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor. Olivia Reingold joins CBS News with more.

www.cbsnews.com

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 22h

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

How Genocide Happened

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 21h

Beautiful photos of some of the freed hostages: www.ft.com/content/c233...