Plotloser
@plotloser.bsky.social
Aspirant crime novelist. Cheap watch aficionado. Exiled ex directory Sunderland fan. Expect Crime Fiction/Film, Music, Football, Art, Photography and the usual bollocks. Same name over the road.
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December 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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📸 Iggy Pop in Berlin
Esther Friedman (1976)
Esther Friedman (1976)
December 7, 2025 at 9:21 PM
📸 Iggy Pop in Berlin
Esther Friedman (1976)
Esther Friedman (1976)
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Steve's hammered mug: inotternews.etsy.com/listing/4322...
December 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Steve's hammered mug: inotternews.etsy.com/listing/4322...
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“I saw glass monoliths, the headquarters of financial institutions, and couldn't decide if they should be admired or burned to the ground.”
-The Broken Detective (p. 154)
#crimefiction #noir #mystery#thebrokendetective
-The Broken Detective (p. 154)
#crimefiction #noir #mystery#thebrokendetective
December 7, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“I saw glass monoliths, the headquarters of financial institutions, and couldn't decide if they should be admired or burned to the ground.”
-The Broken Detective (p. 154)
#crimefiction #noir #mystery#thebrokendetective
-The Broken Detective (p. 154)
#crimefiction #noir #mystery#thebrokendetective
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The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
Detroit finally has a RoboCop statue - Detroit Metro Times
Nearly 15 years later, Detroit finally has its statue of RoboCop. The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in East...
www.metrotimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
The bronze statue depicting the eponymous cybernetic star of Paul Verhoeven’s 1987 set-in-Detroit sci-fi satire was installed in Eastern Market on Wednesday, nearly 15 years after someone proposed it in a viral social media post.
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UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
December 7, 2025 at 10:31 PM
UPDATE: Another Chicago-area church has put up an immigration-themed Nativity scene.
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
A church member at Urban Village Church sent this one along, where Mary, Joseph and Jesus are gone and replaced with a sign that reads: “Due to ICE activity in our community, the Holy Family is in hiding.”
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On France's coast, far-right British activists try to stop migrant crossings
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
On France's coast, far-right British activists try to stop migrant crossings
Since summer 2024, radical British groups have periodically traveled to the French shores of the English Channel, aiming to 'stop the boats' and protest what they describe as a migrant invasion.
www.lemonde.fr
December 7, 2025 at 11:20 PM
On France's coast, far-right British activists try to stop migrant crossings
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
www.lemonde.fr/en/france/ar...
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Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Happy 76th Birthday, Tom Waits!
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Aspiring writer Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) takes a job as a casino croupier to make ends meet. But the nefarious actions and double dealings he encounters are more astonishing than anything he could concoct for the novel he's been working on. "Croupier" (1998)
#neonoir
#neonoir
December 7, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Aspiring writer Jack Manfred (Clive Owen) takes a job as a casino croupier to make ends meet. But the nefarious actions and double dealings he encounters are more astonishing than anything he could concoct for the novel he's been working on. "Croupier" (1998)
#neonoir
#neonoir
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He froze up regularly and they covered for it—Lesley Stahl admitted it years ago
www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
December 7, 2025 at 10:22 PM
He froze up regularly and they covered for it—Lesley Stahl admitted it years ago
www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
www.motherjones.com/politics/201...
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The saddest part of the FIFA ‘peace prize’ was how excited Senile Satan got over a fake award.
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The saddest part of the FIFA ‘peace prize’ was how excited Senile Satan got over a fake award.
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It's the birthday of Tom Waits so here we are talking in the shell of the Ambassador Hotel, where Tom had just shot a video for "God's Away on Business," with emus. Just before this begins I said, "Thank you for inviting us into your home." (Trivia questins supplied by Tom.) youtu.be/ojX3ef2Gfgc?...
We're All Mad Here: A Conversation With Tom Waits
YouTube video by Tom Waits
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 11:43 PM
It's the birthday of Tom Waits so here we are talking in the shell of the Ambassador Hotel, where Tom had just shot a video for "God's Away on Business," with emus. Just before this begins I said, "Thank you for inviting us into your home." (Trivia questins supplied by Tom.) youtu.be/ojX3ef2Gfgc?...
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After the 2026 World Cup draw was made, the schedulers got to work — and @henrybushnell.bsky.social explains the logistical chicanery.
▪️ Cramming 104 games into 39 days
▪️ The challenges of having three host countries - and the air travel
▪️ Disparate climates
▪️ Timezones and TV requirements
▪️ Cramming 104 games into 39 days
▪️ The challenges of having three host countries - and the air travel
▪️ Disparate climates
▪️ Timezones and TV requirements
The making of the 2026 World Cup schedule: Simulations, an all-nighter and a giant ‘puzzle’
There was a myriad of issues for the World Cup schedulers to cope with - The Athletic was given an insight into how fixtures were confirmed
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
After the 2026 World Cup draw was made, the schedulers got to work — and @henrybushnell.bsky.social explains the logistical chicanery.
▪️ Cramming 104 games into 39 days
▪️ The challenges of having three host countries - and the air travel
▪️ Disparate climates
▪️ Timezones and TV requirements
▪️ Cramming 104 games into 39 days
▪️ The challenges of having three host countries - and the air travel
▪️ Disparate climates
▪️ Timezones and TV requirements
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If you’re in Glasgow this afternoon why not pop into Big Blue/LNFG. I’ll be there chatting with Ken McCluskey at 2pm about my new book, Creeping Bent: A Leap Into The Void, discussing 30 years of running the Creeping Bent label and working with Alan Vega, Davy Henderson, Gareth Sager, Vic Godard etc
December 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
If you’re in Glasgow this afternoon why not pop into Big Blue/LNFG. I’ll be there chatting with Ken McCluskey at 2pm about my new book, Creeping Bent: A Leap Into The Void, discussing 30 years of running the Creeping Bent label and working with Alan Vega, Davy Henderson, Gareth Sager, Vic Godard etc
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FELIZ DIA MUNDIAL DO LONDON CALLING
46 years ago today
The Clash released the legendary single “London Calling” from the band’s double album of the same name
The Clash - London Calling Live in Vienna 1981
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #history #punkrockhistory #otd
The Clash released the legendary single “London Calling” from the band’s double album of the same name
The Clash - London Calling Live in Vienna 1981
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #history #punkrockhistory #otd
December 7, 2025 at 10:08 AM
FELIZ DIA MUNDIAL DO LONDON CALLING
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Searching for the warm eared rabbit
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
December 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Searching for the warm eared rabbit
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world. n.pr/44Ognqv
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic shrouds: A Maine library brings maps to life
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world.
n.pr
December 7, 2025 at 11:29 AM
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for navigation — but windows into history, culture, and how we see the world. n.pr/44Ognqv
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I'm really pleased that the accusations against Farage are quite rightly not going away. He appears very, very rattled and deservedly so.
This is very long overdue.
This is very long overdue.
December 6, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I'm really pleased that the accusations against Farage are quite rightly not going away. He appears very, very rattled and deservedly so.
This is very long overdue.
This is very long overdue.
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This is the London & UK which Trump claims has 'fallen'
He WISHES just one US city was as safe, vibrant & welcoming to all as London!
And London is, the LEAST polite of all British cities, purely because of it's size!
In short. Trump, as usual, is too stupid to even comprehend of what he speaks!
He WISHES just one US city was as safe, vibrant & welcoming to all as London!
And London is, the LEAST polite of all British cities, purely because of it's size!
In short. Trump, as usual, is too stupid to even comprehend of what he speaks!
More bad news for #NigelFarage. Yesterday, I saw a terrific show at a #london West End theatre (Operation Mincemeat) and on my way home encountered this scene in Great Queen Street. It was after dark, Nigel! The streets were packed! You would have hated it!. #truelondon
December 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
This is the London & UK which Trump claims has 'fallen'
He WISHES just one US city was as safe, vibrant & welcoming to all as London!
And London is, the LEAST polite of all British cities, purely because of it's size!
In short. Trump, as usual, is too stupid to even comprehend of what he speaks!
He WISHES just one US city was as safe, vibrant & welcoming to all as London!
And London is, the LEAST polite of all British cities, purely because of it's size!
In short. Trump, as usual, is too stupid to even comprehend of what he speaks!
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this has become a very important video to me
December 7, 2025 at 4:29 AM
this has become a very important video to me
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In the mid-1980s, Tory-run Westminster Council became one of the most corrupt local authorities in British history. It is a story with many dimensions. This is about one of them: www.onlondon.co.uk/true-london-... #london #truelondon
Podcast: 40 years of Walterton & Elgin Community Homes
Marking a big anniversary of a remarkable north Westminster campaign against corrupt Conservatism
www.onlondon.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
In the mid-1980s, Tory-run Westminster Council became one of the most corrupt local authorities in British history. It is a story with many dimensions. This is about one of them: www.onlondon.co.uk/true-london-... #london #truelondon
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
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This is a writing prompt if I’ve ever seen one
Everyday at sea is different and unpredictable. Today we're going to try and protect other ships from floating bananas.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Banana containers cause shipping disruption in Solent
The containers came off a cargo ship near Bembridge on Saturday evening.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This is a writing prompt if I’ve ever seen one