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the hype @thehyyyype.bsky.social · 4h

"your visa is contingent upon your support for this one weird podcaster" not a serious country

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 4h

Weird to think that was the most prescient Twilight Zone episode.

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 2d

I have no argument with that hypothesis

Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 2d

Just like to remind people that Diane Keaton was much much more than Woody Allen's ex

(despite the framing of most of the MSM obituaries I've seen.)

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 2d

you misspelled "whatevs"

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 2d

As Bloch himself once said "I have the heart of a small boy. I keep it on my desk, in a jar."

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 2d

Ladies and Gentlemen: the most powerful man in the world

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Trump gets some help closing his umbrella while boarding Air Force One

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 4d

#lastfourwatched #LetterboxdFriday #filmsky

Caught up with some Deaf Crocodile releases

Four film posters - from left to right
The Mysterious Castle in the Carparthians - 3.5 stars
The Tragedy of Man - 3.5 stars
Cuckoo - 3.5 stars
Punch Drunk Love - 4 stars

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 4d

Just found out there was a cheap copy of Morvern Callar on Amazon

Bought it

I haven't seen Morvern Callar but every other Lynne Ramsey film I've seen makes me think I've made a wise choice.

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chira 🎋 @artofchira.bsky.social · Jun 1

whenever i encounter people who say they can't understand shakespeare verses I always send them this clip from the 2019 Shakespeare in the Park production of Much Ado About Nothing

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Ninjaworrier @ninjaworrier.bsky.social · 5d

Well worth a read www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We know what the comedians got out of the Riyadh comedy festival. What about the Saudi regime? | Jonathan Liew

The tawdry event was an ultimately doomed attempt by the Saudi government to buy the kind of authentic grassroots culture it is unwilling to countenance, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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Jack Sapoch @jacksapoch.bsky.social · 6d

NEW: Since October 2023, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit has released dozens of 3D animations illustrating alleged Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iranian sites

The style is now unmistakable: satellite zoom-ins, black & white wireframes, and red-textured houses - a new visual language of war

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 12d

Mark Wahlberg should not be playing the same role as Lee Marvin did - it just doesn't track

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 13d

It’s a simple drafting game with some clever player interactions. It does need a graphic redesign to make the interactions between cards clearer but the game itself is cool.

boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13...

Fairy Tale

Fairy-themed card-drafting game with plenty of player interaction.

boardgamegeek.com

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 13d

Came up with a new swear word last night

Chirk

Noun

Etymology - from Charles Kirk, that rhymes with Berk, that's short for Berkshire Hunt, that's Cockney rhyming slang for...

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 13d

Why isn’t Micky posting his stats?

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The Onion @theonion.com · 13d

Physical Media Collector Pumped For Downfall Of Humanity https://theonion.com/physical-media-collector-pumped-for-downfall-of-humanity/

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 13d

For some reason I think it’s an app driven game

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 13d

What’s The Dark Quarter like?

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 13d

#boardgames

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 14d

I'm concerned that if it cost the NSW Police $93,000 every time they unlawfully strip-searched someone, they'd start a GoFundMe

Emily Mayo @emilymayo.bsky.social · 14d

Huge and important decision. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Woman awarded $93,000 in damages after 'humiliating' festival strip search

A Sydney woman subjected to an unlawful strip search at a music festival has been awarded $93,000 in damages, in a judgement that could see thousands of others also receive compensation.

www.abc.net.au

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 14d

Print out extra copies of the engineers, station masters etc so they can be passed around to help people decide which ones to take.

It's a great game - need to get it to the table more often.

Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 15d

Jimeoin is a popular Australian / Irish comedian who's never really broken out of Australia

I'm extremely disappointed in him.

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Iain Triffitt @trif.bsky.social · 15d

New defense strategy = permission to shoot civilians (after all, why let the incels have all the fun?)

Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15d

Breaking WaPo:

Military leaders have raised serious concerns with the Trump admin's new defense strategy — exposing a divide between the Pentagon's political and uniformed leadership.
 The critiques from multiple top officers, including the chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

Military leaders voice concern over Hegseth’s new Pentagon strategy

Top military officials have voiced concern over the Trump administration’s forthcoming defense strategy, exposing a divide between the Pentagon’s political and uniformed leadership.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Bill Chambers @flmfrkcentral.bsky.social · 15d

FFC review: ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, by Walter Chaw (@mangiotto.bsky.social). filmfreakcentral.net/2025/09/one-...

One Battle After Another (2025) - FILM FREAK CENTRAL

****/****starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hallwritten and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson by Walter Chaw One Battle After Another feels like contraband. It’s the sort o...

filmfreakcentral.net

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