cirkus
@lightdiesdown.bsky.social
enjoys old music and sci-fi. alive at both ends but a little dead in the middle. everton fan, unfortunately. very tired. no i will not call them skeets. she/her
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cirkus
@lightdiesdown.bsky.social
· Aug 7
well, very late but here is every album ive listened to for the first time this year!
not ranked but agharta's the best
not ranked but agharta's the best
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This popped up on my timeline and I just blinked at it for a few seconds
Goya's "Black Paintings" are disturbing oil paintings. All 14, ranked by how awful they'd be to dig into turkey with! This madness brought to you by @ethankaye.bsky.social
Which of Goya's "Black Paintings" Would Ruin Thanksgiving?
Goya's "Black Paintings" are 14 disturbing oils. They show people sharing meals. We rank the paintings by how much they'd ruin Thanksgiving!
buff.ly
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This popped up on my timeline and I just blinked at it for a few seconds
someone on twitter is trying to push her dad to take ivermectin rather than chemo for his colon cancer and i want to throttle something
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
someone on twitter is trying to push her dad to take ivermectin rather than chemo for his colon cancer and i want to throttle something
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*Aqualung riff*
November 25, 2025 at 6:53 PM
*Aqualung riff*
this is how i got it tbf
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
this is how i got it tbf
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The only thing more painful than typing into a tv is watching someone else type into a tv
November 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
The only thing more painful than typing into a tv is watching someone else type into a tv
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Everytime a trans girl plays sports along her cis girl mates they go like: "Gigantic, huge manly man crashing through little, daint, girly-babies", even when she's about the same size as them. But when a 6.4, heavy-set adult man attacks a noticeably smaller teen, she suddenly is just an 'activist'…
November 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Everytime a trans girl plays sports along her cis girl mates they go like: "Gigantic, huge manly man crashing through little, daint, girly-babies", even when she's about the same size as them. But when a 6.4, heavy-set adult man attacks a noticeably smaller teen, she suddenly is just an 'activist'…
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Today I learned that stalking a 17 year old girl, writing up a 400 page 'dossier' about her, falsely reporting her to the police and smashing her phone does not constitute 'harassment'.
One wonders what *would*.
One wonders what *would*.
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Graham Linehan cleared of harassment but guilty of criminal damage to trans activist's phone
Father Ted creator Graham Linehan has been found guilty of criminal damage to the phone of a trans activist but not guilty of harassment.
news.sky.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Today I learned that stalking a 17 year old girl, writing up a 400 page 'dossier' about her, falsely reporting her to the police and smashing her phone does not constitute 'harassment'.
One wonders what *would*.
One wonders what *would*.
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when I say journalism is dead and has been replaced by PR I'm not kidding you.
This is literally a sponsored article minus the BBC getting paid (as far as we know).
This is literally a sponsored article minus the BBC getting paid (as far as we know).
It’s perplexing that the BBC is currently under scrutiny for a supposed liberal bias in favour of trans rights.
Here, a spokesperson for an anti-trans group is quoted, the article says that trans inclusion would be illegal (it wouldn’t) and lists an anti-trans organisation for more info.
Here, a spokesperson for an anti-trans group is quoted, the article says that trans inclusion would be illegal (it wouldn’t) and lists an anti-trans organisation for more info.
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 AM
when I say journalism is dead and has been replaced by PR I'm not kidding you.
This is literally a sponsored article minus the BBC getting paid (as far as we know).
This is literally a sponsored article minus the BBC getting paid (as far as we know).
the answer is yes ftr
November 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
the answer is yes ftr
happy doctor who day everyone, ill be spending today tweeting random hot takes until i get bored or everyone blocks me
- adric is fine while tom baker is there
- the chibnall era's big problem was that it wasnt woke enough
- they should bring back the question mark motif
- adric is fine while tom baker is there
- the chibnall era's big problem was that it wasnt woke enough
- they should bring back the question mark motif
November 23, 2025 at 5:22 PM
happy doctor who day everyone, ill be spending today tweeting random hot takes until i get bored or everyone blocks me
- adric is fine while tom baker is there
- the chibnall era's big problem was that it wasnt woke enough
- they should bring back the question mark motif
- adric is fine while tom baker is there
- the chibnall era's big problem was that it wasnt woke enough
- they should bring back the question mark motif
it sucks that you have to practice your instruments if you wanna get better
November 23, 2025 at 2:03 AM
it sucks that you have to practice your instruments if you wanna get better
there aren't enough places to stand solemnly in the dark, look up to the sky and scream "noooooooo" anymore
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
there aren't enough places to stand solemnly in the dark, look up to the sky and scream "noooooooo" anymore
so what do we think the logic was when they made these category box thingies
November 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
so what do we think the logic was when they made these category box thingies
possibly my most cancellable take is that every time i see someone online sincerely talking about "the revolution" like its imminent i roll my eyes and disregard everything they say
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
possibly my most cancellable take is that every time i see someone online sincerely talking about "the revolution" like its imminent i roll my eyes and disregard everything they say
honestly i thought the people saying he genuinely likes mamdani were falling for it again, but, like, he really does think hes cool doesnt he lmao
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
honestly i thought the people saying he genuinely likes mamdani were falling for it again, but, like, he really does think hes cool doesnt he lmao
sometimes i want to start doing a podcast and it gives me dysphoria
November 21, 2025 at 7:54 PM
sometimes i want to start doing a podcast and it gives me dysphoria
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Prog bands that fuck.
King Crimson: yes
Gentle Giant: yes
Genesis: only Peter Gabriel
Yes: no
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer: have you seen the cover of Love Beach?
King Crimson: yes
Gentle Giant: yes
Genesis: only Peter Gabriel
Yes: no
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer: have you seen the cover of Love Beach?
They were dead set on proving that, despite the evidence of their music, they were explicitly NOT virgins
November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Prog bands that fuck.
King Crimson: yes
Gentle Giant: yes
Genesis: only Peter Gabriel
Yes: no
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer: have you seen the cover of Love Beach?
King Crimson: yes
Gentle Giant: yes
Genesis: only Peter Gabriel
Yes: no
Emerson, Lake, & Palmer: have you seen the cover of Love Beach?
honestly twitter and bluesky have their ups and downs but at least ive never seen anyone on here call somebody an ogremaxxing sneedhon and interpret the "excuse me?" reactions as a command to kill themselves
November 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
honestly twitter and bluesky have their ups and downs but at least ive never seen anyone on here call somebody an ogremaxxing sneedhon and interpret the "excuse me?" reactions as a command to kill themselves
eh idk it's pretty obvious that the point is "people getting bombed don't really care whether the party sending the planes are invested in gay rights" but that'd require an understanding that people outside america are real so
I hate this sort of meme.
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
“The only difference between the parties is whether the power to destroy human civilization rests in the hands of leaders who think gays, women, and black people should have their rights acknowledged.”
Even if true, how is Rainbow B-52 not infinitely preferable?
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
eh idk it's pretty obvious that the point is "people getting bombed don't really care whether the party sending the planes are invested in gay rights" but that'd require an understanding that people outside america are real so
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the duality of man
October 26, 2025 at 1:18 AM
the duality of man
this is probably fine
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
this is probably fine
so apparently sparks wrote an album for a pseudonymous model/singer whos never been identified, and for some reason im only learning this now?
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
so apparently sparks wrote an album for a pseudonymous model/singer whos never been identified, and for some reason im only learning this now?
comedy history podcasts are just true crime 1000 years after the fact
November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
comedy history podcasts are just true crime 1000 years after the fact
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It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend
November 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend