Nathaniel Tapley
@thatnatt.bsky.social
Terrible news, chums... Gleeful Beast, head writer on Netflix's Bad Dinosaurs. Jokemonger for shows you hate. Maker of historical podcasts. Chief Sparkle Enthusiast at Sparklegoose! He-flapper.
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Nathaniel Tapley
@thatnatt.bsky.social
· Nov 13
All right - I've done a comedy writer and producers starter pack for everyone who's into that sort of thing. And YES, I've forgotten you, so remind me that you exist and YES I will put you on it (unless you have slighted me in some unremembered way in the last 20 years). go.bsky.app/AkQCH7U
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It's wild that there appears to be more current concern for the Lost Library of Alexandria than for the British Library. The BL's crisis exemplifies the accelerating destruction--through apathy as much as by design--of human knowledge & learning. I'm not even being dramatic.
‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library
Historian Peter Mandler said it was “a sorry state when a major piece of public infrastructure like this is hit so badly and no one in authority even seems to notice, much less care”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
Historian Peter Mandler said it was “a sorry state when a major piece of public infrastructure like this is hit so badly and no one in authority even seems to notice, much less care”.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
‘No one seems to care’: scholars decry plight of British Library - Research Professional News
Humanities researchers suffer amid “agonisingly slow” recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:01 AM
It's wild that there appears to be more current concern for the Lost Library of Alexandria than for the British Library. The BL's crisis exemplifies the accelerating destruction--through apathy as much as by design--of human knowledge & learning. I'm not even being dramatic.
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Welcome to Britain, a country so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mum pulled her teeth out with pliers. Also a country with thousands of foreign-qualified dentists who can’t work until they pass an exam so oversubscribed it’s like trying to book Glasto tickets. www.ft.com/content/f4e5...
December 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Welcome to Britain, a country so short of dentists that an MP's 87-year-old mum pulled her teeth out with pliers. Also a country with thousands of foreign-qualified dentists who can’t work until they pass an exam so oversubscribed it’s like trying to book Glasto tickets. www.ft.com/content/f4e5...
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The government's changes to skilled worker visas are going to cost the UK £5bn*
That means every family in Britain is going to be £189 poorer.
The cost of Labour pandering to Reform is enormous - this is just one policy.
That means every family in Britain is going to be £189 poorer.
The cost of Labour pandering to Reform is enormous - this is just one policy.
December 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The government's changes to skilled worker visas are going to cost the UK £5bn*
That means every family in Britain is going to be £189 poorer.
The cost of Labour pandering to Reform is enormous - this is just one policy.
That means every family in Britain is going to be £189 poorer.
The cost of Labour pandering to Reform is enormous - this is just one policy.
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this is cowardly and also pointless: Labour will never win over the British voters who hate Sadiq because he’s Muslim, and failing to stick up for your capital’s mayor (who is also part of your party!!!) against a foreign leader makes you look really weak
Asked repeatedly about Donald Trump calling Sadiq Khan "disgusting" and suggesting that he was only elected because of immigrants, Keir Starmer's spokesman says only that the PM has a "strong relationship" with the President which has "yielded positive results for this country"
December 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
this is cowardly and also pointless: Labour will never win over the British voters who hate Sadiq because he’s Muslim, and failing to stick up for your capital’s mayor (who is also part of your party!!!) against a foreign leader makes you look really weak
Also no me! Although your opinion on how beneficial that has turned out to be may vary...
With this there would have been no Mo Farah. No Freddie Mercury. No Lenny Henry. No George Michael. No Meera Syal. No Sadiq Khan. No Sajid Javid. No Salman Rushdie. No Hanif Kureishi.
December 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Also no me! Although your opinion on how beneficial that has turned out to be may vary...
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With this there would have been no Mo Farah. No Freddie Mercury. No Lenny Henry. No George Michael. No Meera Syal. No Sadiq Khan. No Sajid Javid. No Salman Rushdie. No Hanif Kureishi.
December 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
With this there would have been no Mo Farah. No Freddie Mercury. No Lenny Henry. No George Michael. No Meera Syal. No Sadiq Khan. No Sajid Javid. No Salman Rushdie. No Hanif Kureishi.
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The 2010s opened with a televised public inquiry into the crimes and malfeasance of the tabloids. It ended with the same papers hounding the PM’s neighbours for phoning the police at 2 am during his drunken, plate-smashing argument with his wife. It’s only got much worse than that since.
so Beth Upton was - very publicly - put through hell, monstered, harassed, abused by the press, by politicians, by her opponents lawyers and by the most rabid, fanatical online hate movement for... nothing
December 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
The 2010s opened with a televised public inquiry into the crimes and malfeasance of the tabloids. It ended with the same papers hounding the PM’s neighbours for phoning the police at 2 am during his drunken, plate-smashing argument with his wife. It’s only got much worse than that since.
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Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
I feel the clients now using GenAI to do stuff and going "good enough" when they used to nitpick at every last detail is due to them finding out all those nit picky changes take time and work they cant be bothered to put in.
December 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Every facet of generative AI has made my professional life worse, without question, but THIS specific aspect has been driving me NUTS.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
Clients, who have made me toil for weeks over indescribably small details, are now approving & producing in-house commercial artwork that looks like a fever dream.
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There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Oh good! This one's me!
December 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Oh good! This one's me!
Okay, internet brain, that's twice in the last week that the phrase "punch him in the jacket" has come up, and none of us can remember what it's from. What early -00s piece of probably-best-forgotten media gave us "punch him in the jacket", please?
December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Okay, internet brain, that's twice in the last week that the phrase "punch him in the jacket" has come up, and none of us can remember what it's from. What early -00s piece of probably-best-forgotten media gave us "punch him in the jacket", please?
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Abolish the Home Office
Not to be overly obvious here, but many people seeking asylum need phones to keep in touch with loved ones, access crucial information etc. Having a phone isn't a "luxury item" anymore. It is a necessity for many people. Taking it away has serious implications.
December 4, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Abolish the Home Office
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It's time to talk to you about my cat.
Vital Cat Update
It’s time to talk about my cat. To which you might be saying, “Chuck, I didn’t know you had a cat!” and I’d respond with, “I didn’t know I had a cat either…
terribleminds.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
It's time to talk to you about my cat.
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im going to solve mental health by appointing a common sense czar
December 4, 2025 at 10:51 AM
im going to solve mental health by appointing a common sense czar
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My doctor is getting stronger. I’m up to six apples a day and he just keeps inching closer
February 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My doctor is getting stronger. I’m up to six apples a day and he just keeps inching closer
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All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
December 4, 2025 at 8:41 AM
All of the companies that make the software I use are increasing their prices, to account for an "investment" in AI.
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
I'm sat here imagining how my clients would feel if I added 30% to each invoice, because I "really got into gambling".
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Psst! Registration ends in a few days!
I'll be doing an online workshop on character creation and development for Blue Stoop on December 7th! Interested? Register and pay here: www.bluestoop.org/classes/p/nk...
Finding the Heart of Your Story, a masterclass with N.K. Jemisin — Blue Stoop
Building a character is building a world of one; defining them, shaping them, and changing them is what a story is for. In this craft-first virtual masterclass, award winning author N. K. Jemisin will...
www.bluestoop.org
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Psst! Registration ends in a few days!
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
November 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Australia just recorded zero cervical cancer cases in women under 25 for the first time since records began in 1982. The amazing result of HPV vaccination.
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That is clearly three moorhens on one anothers shoulders in a large duck trenchcoat.
December 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
That is clearly three moorhens on one anothers shoulders in a large duck trenchcoat.
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Me, suspicious: Are there any... disguised geese here?
Noise from crowd: HONK no - I mean QUACk no
Noise from crowd: HONK no - I mean QUACk no
Look at THIS absolute unit @themerl.bsky.social ... And I haven't even exaggerated his size to help sell stud rights!
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Me, suspicious: Are there any... disguised geese here?
Noise from crowd: HONK no - I mean QUACk no
Noise from crowd: HONK no - I mean QUACk no
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This is a wonderful thread. Scholarship, creativity, a portrait of a generation.
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
December 1, 2025 at 9:14 AM
This is a wonderful thread. Scholarship, creativity, a portrait of a generation.
Me, suspicious: Are there any... disguised geese here?
Noise from crowd: HONK no - I mean QUACk no
Noise from crowd: HONK no - I mean QUACk no
Look at THIS absolute unit @themerl.bsky.social ... And I haven't even exaggerated his size to help sell stud rights!
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Me, suspicious: Are there any... disguised geese here?
Noise from crowd: HONK no - I mean QUACk no
Noise from crowd: HONK no - I mean QUACk no
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'Tis the fricking season, mother-funsters!
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
'Tis the fricking season, mother-funsters!