PhloggingAnOrse
@phlogginganorse.bsky.social
Posting from where the trickle down congeals.
Polymaths r us - except for maths & grammar, obvs.
Knackered, so not dancing & mostly just minding the drinks nowadays.
#FBPE #FND #MCAS #LC was a maker of music/writage/art/video/politics/n'stuff
Polymaths r us - except for maths & grammar, obvs.
Knackered, so not dancing & mostly just minding the drinks nowadays.
#FBPE #FND #MCAS #LC was a maker of music/writage/art/video/politics/n'stuff
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"Rescue efforts end at Hong Kong tower block fire as death toll reaches 128"
Just horrifying to imagine it was for those caught up in this disaster and 200 are still unaccounted for.
Possibly external insulation added in 2024 could have caused the fire*
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Just horrifying to imagine it was for those caught up in this disaster and 200 are still unaccounted for.
Possibly external insulation added in 2024 could have caused the fire*
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Rescue efforts end at Hong Kong tower block fire as death toll reaches 128
About 200 people are still unaccounted for, say officials, as fire chief confirms no alarms went off in any of the eight towers
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
"Rescue efforts end at Hong Kong tower block fire as death toll reaches 128"
Just horrifying to imagine it was for those caught up in this disaster and 200 are still unaccounted for.
Possibly external insulation added in 2024 could have caused the fire*
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Just horrifying to imagine it was for those caught up in this disaster and 200 are still unaccounted for.
Possibly external insulation added in 2024 could have caused the fire*
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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Starting with 'Science & Magic' No10 I've been posting/writing about my 'Drifting ft' tracks.
Most are brand new mixes, so there's that, and there's always good stuff to read, from a whole host of people.
Get it all at the Violette Records website.
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
#violette
Most are brand new mixes, so there's that, and there's always good stuff to read, from a whole host of people.
Get it all at the Violette Records website.
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
#violette
November 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Starting with 'Science & Magic' No10 I've been posting/writing about my 'Drifting ft' tracks.
Most are brand new mixes, so there's that, and there's always good stuff to read, from a whole host of people.
Get it all at the Violette Records website.
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
#violette
Most are brand new mixes, so there's that, and there's always good stuff to read, from a whole host of people.
Get it all at the Violette Records website.
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
#violette
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Mae Stephens announces Birkenhead gig as part of grassroots tour www.birkenhead.news/mae-stephens...
Mae Stephens announces Birkenhead gig as part of grassroots tour
Music Venue Trust (MVT), the UK charity supporting hundreds of Grassroot Music Venues (GMVs), is excited to announce a UK tour by alt-pop star Mae Stephens. The tour includes a Birkenhead…
www.birkenhead.news
November 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Mae Stephens announces Birkenhead gig as part of grassroots tour www.birkenhead.news/mae-stephens...
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I wrote about the Jung stone for the 13th edition of Science & Magic, the second instalment of my Mathew Street wander and the 13th of my Magnetic North bulletins from the Liverpool drift. You can read it here along with lots of other delights:
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
November 28, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I wrote about the Jung stone for the 13th edition of Science & Magic, the second instalment of my Mathew Street wander and the 13th of my Magnetic North bulletins from the Liverpool drift. You can read it here along with lots of other delights:
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
www.violetterecords.com/science-and-...
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Science & Magic 13 also features Joe McKechnie’s latest meditation on his ongoing Drifting project, this week on our collaboration ‘Ghost Cinemas’ ( including the audio). Tune in! @gottobedrifting.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Science & Magic 13 also features Joe McKechnie’s latest meditation on his ongoing Drifting project, this week on our collaboration ‘Ghost Cinemas’ ( including the audio). Tune in! @gottobedrifting.bsky.social
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On my way home from the pub
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 PM
On my way home from the pub
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~ The Guardian view on restricting trial by jury: a shabby evasion of responsibility | Editorial | The Guardian ~
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/27/the-guardian-view-on-restricting-trial-by-jury-a-shabby-evasion-of-responsibility
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/27/the-guardian-view-on-restricting-trial-by-jury-a-shabby-evasion-of-responsibility
The Guardian view on restricting trial by jury: a shabby evasion of responsibility | Editorial | The Guardian
Editorial: The criminal cases backlog requires radical action, but the problem has been caused by government cuts, not by an ancient and fundamental liberty
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 PM
~ The Guardian view on restricting trial by jury: a shabby evasion of responsibility | Editorial | The Guardian ~
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/27/the-guardian-view-on-restricting-trial-by-jury-a-shabby-evasion-of-responsibility
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/27/the-guardian-view-on-restricting-trial-by-jury-a-shabby-evasion-of-responsibility
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BBC have been told that they can't quote the line that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history”, which the BBC has censored from the Reith Lectures.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BBC have been told that they can't quote the line that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history”, which the BBC has censored from the Reith Lectures.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
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Geeth Sooriyapura from Sri Lanka making hundreds of thousands of pounds from AI videos on facebook which target British pensioners.
He considers them the easiest target because "they're the ones who don't like immigrants"...
He considers them the easiest target because "they're the ones who don't like immigrants"...
November 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Geeth Sooriyapura from Sri Lanka making hundreds of thousands of pounds from AI videos on facebook which target British pensioners.
He considers them the easiest target because "they're the ones who don't like immigrants"...
He considers them the easiest target because "they're the ones who don't like immigrants"...
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Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this:
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
November 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Next time someone asks what's the matter with Musk's Twitter, show them this:
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
An account in India, amplifying a billionaire from South Africa being cheered by an Irish passport holder (using an alias) to encourage civil unrest in the UK.
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‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims
Equality Trust study shows how House of Lords appointments, big donations and media ownership affect political decisions
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:35 PM
‘Unelected power’ of ultra-rich is reshaping British politics, report claims www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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UK govt ditches flagship policy from the workers’ rights bill.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
Government to ditch day-one unfair dismissal policy from workers’ rights bill
Flagship Labour plan to be replaced with six-month threshold after Peter Kyle vows to not let businesses ‘lose’ under new law
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
UK govt ditches flagship policy from the workers’ rights bill.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
Removes the right to protection from unfair dismissal from the first day of employment, introduces a six-month threshold.
Victory for bosses, Tories and LibDems.
Insecurity for workers.
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Ay, there’s the rub.
November 27, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Ay, there’s the rub.
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Why should you make a secret of your post office savings accounts, if you are marrying a good and honourable man?
November 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Why should you make a secret of your post office savings accounts, if you are marrying a good and honourable man?
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Read Tony’s thread
Thought I'd try a little thread about getting ill and all those glorious benefits, worth £20k, we all get.
Now I've never done this or said much about what's up with me but why not, sure it'll make no difference to some but it might others. 1/n
Now I've never done this or said much about what's up with me but why not, sure it'll make no difference to some but it might others. 1/n
November 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Read Tony’s thread
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Thought I'd try a little thread about getting ill and all those glorious benefits, worth £20k, we all get.
Now I've never done this or said much about what's up with me but why not, sure it'll make no difference to some but it might others. 1/n
Now I've never done this or said much about what's up with me but why not, sure it'll make no difference to some but it might others. 1/n
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Thought I'd try a little thread about getting ill and all those glorious benefits, worth £20k, we all get.
Now I've never done this or said much about what's up with me but why not, sure it'll make no difference to some but it might others. 1/n
Now I've never done this or said much about what's up with me but why not, sure it'll make no difference to some but it might others. 1/n
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🎶"...but I don't know why
She swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die."🎶
She swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die."🎶
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
🎶"...but I don't know why
She swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die."🎶
She swallowed the fly.
Perhaps she'll die."🎶
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There is nothing better for boils than a poultice of bread and water, linseed and scraped carrots.
November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
There is nothing better for boils than a poultice of bread and water, linseed and scraped carrots.
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After Emily's unfortunate nasal incident, it was deemed prudent to limit the length of retail cotton buds.
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
After Emily's unfortunate nasal incident, it was deemed prudent to limit the length of retail cotton buds.
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We do not intend to divine the character of our correspondents through their handwriting, except to comment that many appear afflicted by extreme carelessness and lack of diligence in the efforts necessary to develop a legible hand.
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
We do not intend to divine the character of our correspondents through their handwriting, except to comment that many appear afflicted by extreme carelessness and lack of diligence in the efforts necessary to develop a legible hand.
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I share this with respect for the many excellent journalists at the BBC.
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I share this with respect for the many excellent journalists at the BBC.
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
And with the hope that transparency helps strengthen, not weaken, our democratic culture. /5
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This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
This sentence was taken out of a lecture they commissioned, reviewed through the full editorial process, and recorded four weeks ago in front of 500 people in the BBC Radio Theatre.
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
I was told the decision came from the highest levels within the BBC. /2
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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
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
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
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1