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Paul Carnahan

@pacarnahan.bsky.social

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Writer. Grump. Pet-wrangler. MDANT. New novel 'End of a Century' out now. 'How Soon Is Now?' also available on Amazon and from Audible.

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 8d

Travel in time. Fall in love ... or both.
'How Soon Is Now?' and 'End of a Century', out now in print and on Kindle.
'Carnahan has such a gift for writing characters that feel alive and utterly real...' ✭✭✭✭✭

#BookSky

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 5h

It is absolute madness. There are simple and obvious steps that would, at a stroke, let UK businesses start contributing billions to public funds. That would save countless UK SMEs. That would protect and create jobs.
But Starmer et al won't do it because it would upset a few racists on Twitter

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Ruth Husko @dankackroyd.bsky.social · 6h

Been doing this for years and not a single headline

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

ICYMI: “And now, a response from the leader of the frog resistance...” 🐸 🎵 #Colbert

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 9h

Exciting news that Friends Again are reforming to play the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow in January. Here they are on Switch in 1983
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Friends Again 1983 04 08 Live 3 tracks @ Switch

YouTube video by jeyem archives

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Mark Dignam MDANT @markdignam69.bsky.social · 9h

Tony Hart was born on October 15th, 1925… 100 years ago today.

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 9h

Good genes.

Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 9h

Great to see him looking so well!

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 20h

AI is for wankers. It's official.

Reuters @reuters.com · 21h

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December reut.rs/3J8NTAi

OpenAI to allow mature content on ChatGPT for adult verified users starting December

OpenAI will allow mature content for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform starting in December, CEO Sam Altman said, after the chatbot was made restrictive for users in mental distress.

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 20h

Musk is so bored and jaded that goading the lower orders into fighting is about the only thing that excites him now.
He’s been on this trajectory for a while…

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'Elon sighed'

Elon sighed.Pushing against the glass-topped desk, he scuffed his heels on the carpet tiles until his chair swung to face the wall-length window. Another sunny day. Another blue sky. Elon sighed and s...

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Helen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 21h

The mastery of artist Harry Wingfield.
‘Cake’
(Yes, it is a painting - from Third Picture Book, 1971)

Photo realistic close-up in watercolour of a large slice of cream filled Victoria sponge

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Tom Pullin @tom-pullin.bsky.social · 1d

An episode of Call My Bluff with Tom Baker is on BBC4 tonight at 9pm

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Two - Call My Bluff, 27/05/1977

Robert Robinson hosts a game of word definitions and deceptions. With Tom Baker.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 1d

RIP Drew Struzan
A master.

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 1d

Sure, Farage and co landed us in this mess, but Starmer’s ludicrous refusal to countenance SM/CU membership is what’s keeping us in it.
Finger-pointing might be fun, but where’s the action?

Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 1d

These are all brilliant and endlessly dip-inable. Great deal!

Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 1d

Get a nice 10% discount off our books with the case-sensitive code BOOKGROWTH10 until midnight on Friday October 17th! A trilogy of huge tomes about the dark, weird pop culture of the 70s and 80s...
Also available as colour eBooks!

Store link: linktr.ee/scarredforlife

Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 1d

They thought: 'We've got a bunch of used fivers taking up all this pocket space ... what can we do with them? Buy some stuff for the food bank? Donate to a hospice? Sponsor a donkey? Nah ... flags! Hundreds of flags!'
Twats.

Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 1d

A mind-bending, heartbreaking time travel tale like no other.
Don't just take my word for it - listen to 'funlovingmum' on Amazon: 'Absolutely gripping ... I simply could not put it down!'
Out now in print, on Kindle and from Audible.

#BookSky #WhatToRead #MustRead

www.amazon.co.uk/How-Soon-Now...

A promotional image for the novel 'How Soon Is Now?' by Paul Carnahan, featuring a quote from a five-star review which says 'Such a beautiful, life-affirming book. Evewryone should read it.'

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 1d

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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Good Law Project @goodlawproject.bsky.social · 1d

TikTok is getting rid of the London staff who keep you safe from harmful, misleading and illegal content. When did they announce the job cuts? Eight days before those employees were due to vote on unionising.

We’ve signed an open letter with @tuc.org.uk and @cwunews.bsky.social:

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Andrew-Mark Thompson @andydrewz.bsky.social · 1d

There's six hours of this left*

* Time left dependant on local relative position to space/time continuum.

Andrew-Mark Thompson @andydrewz.bsky.social · 4d

There's currently up to 40% off everything on Redbubble at the moment.
The offer doesn't require a code and is available until Monday 23:59
Sweatshirts, posters, notebooks, 62st Anniversary T shirts and more...
Go and have a browse...

www.redbubble.com/people/Andyd...

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 1d

When I was a cub reporter covering meetings of Cumbernauld and Kilsyth District Council, I'd just get my chauffeur to drive the Bentley around the block until I was done. He kept the ready cash in the glove compartment so it didn't ruin the line of my suit.

Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 2d

Just your typical journalist

Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 2d

Who was stopping you, Wes?

I’m glad we can now talk about Brexit damage, says Wes Streeting

The prime minister is gearing up to blame Nigel Farage and Brexit for Britain’s expected downturn in productivity at November’s budget

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 2d

The Prisoner - A, B and C by Anthony Skene (13th October 1967). The new No 2 (Colin Gordon) attempts to break No 6 by delving into his subconscious.

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 2d

Rock critic translation service: ‘This is their post-punk album’ generally means ‘the guitarist used a chorus pedal on it’.

Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine this had been, for example, a Lib Dem or SNP politician. Coverage would be wall-to-wall across all media until the press got a scalp at the highest levels of the party.
With Reform? Crickets.

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 2d

Could be worse...