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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 1m

He's very good.

Lasts just long enough at the end of a sentence to show it's ended, but not long enough for an interuption before launching into his next one

Brian Stelter @brianstelter.bsky.social · 46m

Zohran Mamdani uses his appearance on Fox News to "speak directly to the president," since "he might be watching right now."

Mamdani looks straight into the Fox camera as he says this >>>

Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 17m

Mayfair as in the old porn mag?

Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 22m

#Best

A lovely song, one I'd not listened to for several decades until today.

Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 28m

feeling that terrible tingle by proxy

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 1h

Why do I get the feeling I've blocked them on reddit and probably Digg before that?

Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 1h

I also think what is under-appreciated is how they allow the funnelling of dark money to bad actors.

If a state wants to support someone just set a botnet of bluetick to like and 'view' their content without there being any obviously financial link

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 6h

Carry on Emmannuelle is kind of tragic, a sad realisation that the era of titillation and doubles entendres had passed

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not sure, I think he believes the horseshit he pumps out, when he pumps it out, it's just that it's always ill-considered horseshit

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Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 1d

‘96% of healthcare professionals said the model helps to reduce children’s anxiety, and 46% reported a lesser need to use sedation after the children played with the set.‘

‘Lego doesn’t sell the sets and instead has donated more than 10,000 of the kits to hospitals around the world.’

Carceral Abolition @carceralabolition.bsky.social · 1d

How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment www.cnbc.com/2025/10/13/l...

How Lego MRI scanner sets are reducing anxiety in children undergoing medical treatment

Lego's MRI scanner play sets, which launched in 2023, are significantly reducing anxiety and the use of sedation in children, according to new research.

www.cnbc.com

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

it's sweet that he thinks the state doesn't have ways to create 9999 pin variations without bricking the phone

Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

Madness' early singles should get a look in. too

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

indeed, they should employ several Chamindas who do proper policy work instead, that he's still employed is a disgrace

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

already ageing like a vintage wine

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

Until he's gone the Graun asking for money will always fall on deaf ears.

Such a waste of space

Feelingantsy 🇬🇧🇩🇪. Maker of Puns @feelingantsy.bsky.social · 2d

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

Dear Youtube, should you ask me to rate a video, the chances of me ever picking the "life changing" option is always going to 0

I'm in my 50s I'm stuck with a future of ever worsening knees and increasing back pain, no video is going to be life changing at this point

Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

Anyway thanks to orange stickers in the co-op I'm having my cheapo version of sous vide, in which I use a freezer bag with the air squeezed out in a water bath in the oven for a couple of hours

Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

believe it or not, I used to get started on on the bus quite often back then

Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

1995 ish

a willowy goth with good cheekbones and flowing dark hair, wearing a white shirt with frilly cuffs and colar, looking at an egg

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

True, but not everyone starts out with your luxurious locks. they have less to lose.

Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

it's the trick blokes who go bald early can pull if they shave their heads.

They stop visibly ageing for about 30 years

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

It's Bibi, so he might be able to pull something off, but I reckon he's running out of road

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

The good thing is that Bibi had to spend the day eating shit whilst pretending he welcomed every mouthful

Without a conflict he's looking at prison again.

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

They get called things like "irascible" in obits

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Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 2d

But it's not my party Jeremy, it's your party, and it has a really daft name

Paul Fleetwood @macalbatross.bsky.social · 3d

All the 'new' hospitals built by BoJo might be a cleansing experience, but only once he's dead

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 3d

What policy themed visitor trail would you do upon retirement? I would pilgrimage to visit the 100 Rishi Sunak outdoor chess sets around the country. I genuinely think it would be one of those fun random things that would take me to places I’d never otherwise go to