Ian Marriott
ianm-hull.bsky.social
Ian Marriott
@ianm-hull.bsky.social
Would like to state that I am not in the Epstein files
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There, in the gap between perception and reality, you will find them trying to keep us angry and afraid. Donald, Nigel, and Elon.
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Accurate
January 20, 2026 at 11:09 PM
"I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of peace."
January 19, 2026 at 3:17 PM
(top of my voice in the café): "Can everyone shut up whilst I do a Shazam please."
January 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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*in the voice of Jake Thackray introducing one of his songs* "This is a very good episode of Backlisted all about Jake Thackray, and if you like things that are very good, perhaps you will enjoy it. See what you think." @backlisted.bsky.social www.backlisted.fm/episodes/255...
255. Jake Thackray - The Unsung Writer by Paul Thompson — Backlisted
Biographer and singer-songwriter Paul Thompson joins us for a new episode of Backlisted devoted to the life and work of Jake Thackray, the so-called 'Yorkshire chansonnier' who died in 2002. Thackray ...
www.backlisted.fm
January 13, 2026 at 7:08 AM
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An astrolabe! Not made by Hypatia, but I thought you'd like to see it all the same
January 9, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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In "celebration" of thr Pepto Bismol ad now being on the radio, I took some popular radio-friendly songs and added the "Diarrhea" guy.
January 6, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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I'm having a Book Of The Month Club in 2026. See below for the list of books we'll be reading. If you'd like to read along, I'll knock off 10% in 2026 if you order any of these 12 from me. Email [email protected] with any queries. The 1st is Leonard & Hungry Paul by @ronanhession.bsky.social ♥️✨️
January 2, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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This is just such a damned disgrace. A crime against knowledge and humanity itself.
January 1, 2026 at 5:38 AM
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🎺🎺The @CalaisAppeal fundraiser just hit £20,000!!!!!🥳🤩🤩

This is amazing! They’re so close to reaching their goal 😭🙏🥰

Thank you so much everyone, let’s make it happen for them!

www.justgiving.com/campaign/tog...
December 23, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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support independent media. idk what else to say right now.
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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a muppet twist on iconic art: thread
December 21, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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I don't have any news to counteract the terrible news of the last few days, so here is a thread of cute animals eating things, with most with crunchy cromchy sounds.

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December 15, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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We've re released the Rob Reiner RHLSTP in tribute to this great man. Worth a listen if you missed it first time shows.acast.com/rhlstp/episo...
Retro RHLSTP 127 - Rob Reiner | RHLSTP with Richard Herring
Magic Bullet
shows.acast.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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As a multi-agency project reintroduces 300,000 native oysters to the Humber estuary, volunteer citizen scientists play a vital part

By Laura Welton
Wilder Humber marks UK’s largest intertidal oyster release
As a multi-agency project reintroduces 300,000 native oysters to the Humber estuary, volunteer citizen scientists play a vital part
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
December 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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Today would be a great day to sign up to become a Cosmic Shambles Patreon. No reason… patreon.com/cosmicshambles @robinince.bsky.social
Get more from The Cosmic Shambles Network on Patreon
Independent Creators of Content for the Curious
patreon.com
December 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Number crunching: Individuals arrested within five days for suspected manslaughter after fire apparently related to building materials ripped through seven Hong Kong apartment blocks v individuals arrested over Grenfell

From the new Private Eye, out now.
December 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.
December 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...
Women in support of the trans+ community - Not in our name
notinourname.org.uk
December 8, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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A decade old tweet, still going strong.
Well worth resurrecting this
December 7, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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He's m ng ist
He’s check ice
He find ou
naught ice
Norman Collier is comi town
November 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
🌍🪐✨ St. Mary Lastingham, Yorks - out of this world.

"This place - the journey to it, the aura, the echoes, the muted light, the Saxon remnants and the Romanesque - has lifted my anxious self into a more rooted sense of the world."

More words and 📸:

👉 www.digest.andymarshall.co/andy-marshal...
November 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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I did a bit more processing with my Pleiades picture from the other day. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
November 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.

They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
It's dark green, number 835, just so you know the tray of chops and sausages has gone.
November 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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The Animations That Changed Cinema: The Groundbreaking Legacies of Prince Achmed, Akira, The Iron Giant & More
The Animations That Changed Cinema: The Groundbreaking Legacies of Prince Achmed, Akira, The Iron Giant & More
Animation is childish. So believe those who never watch animated films — but also, on another, deeper level, those who hold up animated films as the most complete form of cinema.
www.openculture.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:43 PM