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Mitchell Stirling

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I work with data and tell stories about it. I also write about closing tracks on albums on Substack.

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 29d

Reader's Poll - Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1990-9
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Vote for your favourite 1990s closing track, please!

#90smusic
#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#all50rts
#AlbumClosers
#MusicPoll

Reader's Poll - Tonight we're gonna party like it's 1990-9

Have Your Say - Your best album closers of the 1990s

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 4h

GW9 had been and gone and the title race and relegation race are not as exciting as the race for 4th/5th

Arsenal 76
Liverpool 73
Manchester City 72
Bournemouth 59
Newcastle United 59
Chelsea 57
Tottenham Hotspur 56
Brighton 56
Manchester United 56
Aston Villa 54
Brentford 53
Crystal Palace 51
Sunderland 48
Fulham 47
Leeds United 47
Everton 44
Burnley 43
Nottingham Forest 38
West Ham United 38
Wolverhampton 29

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Ben Goldsborough MP @bengoldsborough.bsky.social · Sep 8

We need to talk about the threat X poses to our shared values as a country.

This is bigger than just one platform: it’s about the way our democracy is being reshaped by an engagement model that rewards outrage above all else. 1/7

www.politicshome.com/news/article...

Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe Has Earned £40k For Posting On X

Independent MP Rupert Lowe has earned nearly £40,000 from posting on Elon Musk’s social media platform X since his election last year, far surpassi...

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Wilbur72 @wilboo72.bsky.social · 17h

I used to work at a small shop that made little plastic vampires.

There were only 2 of us working there, so I had to make every second count.

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 17h

#TheTwen2ie5

HM4
Doja Cat - 'Say So'
USA
27 Feb 2020

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pok8...

Doja Cat - Say So (Official Video)

YouTube video by dojacatVEVO

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 18h

Saw Bugonia tonight. I enjoyed it, long may that partnership continue.

Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 18h

If they're not having a go with a bird, they're having a row with a wanker.

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onion person @junlper.beer · 22h

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Gavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 1d

This is what I think of as the most important chart in British politics. It shows the amount people spend on retail sales and the amount they get. Compared to Feb 2022 people are spending about 16% more but consuming 4% less.

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 1d

I don't mind these, they can be nice to have the interviews and features together, what I would say is there are too many of them and worse than that they update the same ones over and over. Beatles, Dylan, Springsteen and Bowie might have 10 each since 2000. They should be more esoteric.

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 1d

Inspiral Carpets, Huggy Bear, Tindersticks, Arab Strap, Cornershop, Weller in top 20. Oasis and Verve again too.

Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 1d

It's top 100 LPs and top 100 songs.

10 Lydon/Leftfield - Open Up
9 Underworld - Born Slippy
8 Portishead - Sour Times
7 The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony
6 Suede - The Drowners
5 Manics - Design For Life
4 Massive - Unfinished Sympathy
3 Oasis - Supersonic
2 Blur - Girls&Boys
1 Pulp - Common People

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 1d

Visited a school in Romania and was asked about my favourite soap opera. I answered truthfully that it was Pobol y Cwm. They asked for a few episodes and I posted them a USB stick with a bunch on it. It turns out they didn't care about drama, they wanted to learn English. Sorry.

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fesshole 🧻 @fesshole.bsky.social · 2d

I may have nearly knocked out my gynecologist by shooting a speculum at his head. It wasn't my fault. He made me laugh, my muscles contracted, and suddenly my twat was a cannon.

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 1d

#TheTwen2ie5

HM3
ANOHNI and the Johnsons - 'It Must Change'
UK/USA
16 May 2023

youtu.be/F2cF9o7FuU4?...

ANOHNI and the Johnsons - It Must Change (Official Video)

YouTube video by ANOHNI

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 1d

I mean that is surely deliberate.

The words Dubai and chocolate were two that would never be associated with one another at the start of 2025.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 2d

lmao she deleted the video, but I hope this was the comment that got to her

alison says reinstate Link! @alisonborealis.bsky.social · 2d

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paulsinha.bsky.social @paulsinha.bsky.social · 2d

I think it's appalling that Britain's most enduringly popular family don't pay income tax or VAT, but it's hard to deny how much joy they bring to the general public. That chandelier gag alone...

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, with #all50rts I was tied to what I felt missed out from the 50, but this allows more "tactical" voting.

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 2d

I'm liking the way this is working. Rather than debating what is 57 Vs 51 I can scan the hashtag, see what I could boost from my own HM master list and give you another 45 in a month's time that I can flex the line between supporting momentum and my own favourites that may end up on five.

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 2d

#TheTwen2ie5

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Beyonce - 'Break My Soul'
USA
21 Jun 2022

youtu.be/yjki-9Pthh0?...

Beyoncé - BREAK MY SOUL (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by BeyoncéVEVO

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 2d

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Blaise Ulysse Bernard Collins @wittywebhandle.bsky.social · Jun 22

This came up in my reels a few days ago & I haven't been able to stop thinking about it

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The Princess Formerly Known As Prince @nataliereed84.bsky.social · 3d

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 3d

Nothing on the BBC Radio news this morning. Nothing I could find on their website. This is an MP from the party whose lead in the opinion polls normally ensures them wall-to-wall coverage. She spouts racist nonsense for which even she feels obliged to apologise. What on earth are they playing at?

Reform’s Sarah Pochin forced to apologise after claiming adverts 'full of black people' drive her 'mad’ | LBC

The Runcorn and Helsby MP was responding to a viewer live on air who complained about the demographics of advertising.

www.lbc.co.uk

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Mitchell Stirling @mitchellst.bsky.social · 3d

#TheTwen2ie5

HM1
Big Thief - 'Vampire Empire'
USA
19 Jul 2023

youtu.be/Ka1vNzmD6JE?...

Big Thief - Vampire Empire (Lyric Video)

YouTube video by Big Thief

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