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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 1h

Well that's a hell of a recommendation 😁

Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 5h

That sense of utter insignificance in the face of cosmic vastness is hard enough to convey well on the page. Doing that in what is essentially a visual format like film must be immensely challenging.

I haven't seen 'In The Mouth of Madness' yet but must get round to it.

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 6h

I doubt WW2 ever gets mentioned without these guys thinking to themselves, 'Damn - the wrong side lost'

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 8h

These folks are going with 'New York Cit-eh' and have apparently been there quite some time. I'm going to defer to this Lazlo fella.

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 1d

So we're finally at the stage where a Government is acknowledging the serious economic harm caused / Not yet at the stage a Government will countenance re-joining (even so much as the single market)

Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 1d

Yikes! 😬

Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 2d

It's unclear if one set of fans over the other was responsible for their derby being cancelled, but to say that WM Police have absolutely no legitimate cause for concern isn't a hill I'd want to die on.

Screenshot of a post from The Athletic - "Sunday's derby between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Hapoel Tel Aviv was cancelled due to "public order and violent riots", Israeli police announced"

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 2d

More horrific crimes, and no-one will face *any* accountability for them.

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 3d

No, no, no. Everything's fine. There's been no premature, self-congratulatory back-slapping going on here. The deal is right on track and a Nobel Peace Prize (next year's, that is) is surely in the bag.

Right?

Bush, and his infamous 'Mission Accomplished' banner

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 4d

I think I'm in a situation where I don't especially rate him, but simultaneously feel a little sorry for him.

Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 7d

Is the, "Charlie Kirk won’t be remembered as a hero” one even *celebrating* his death as opposed to critiquing his legacy? Seems that any criticism, no matter how mild, is impermissible for the thought police.

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 8d

Irony is dead

Trump holding a board of 'Reciprocal Tariffs' (immediately demonstrating that he does not understand the word 'Reciprocal') which he decided to impose on pretty much every country on earth - even on some uninhabited islands for good measure.
But it's China who is damaging world trade.
China.

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 9d

That definitely looks like a cat you don't want to cross

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 9d

An international career to be proud of, and then some. A shame she's calling it a day, but at club-level there are still more trophies to fight for

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 11d

stop thinking right now

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 10d

Call me crazy, but I just don't think a person who spent months handing out matches and kerosene deserves unqualified credit for helping to stop the fire. 🤷

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 15d

Dad’s books are full of empathy, common sense, and a healthy suspicion of the powerful. But at its heart his work is also about how systems keep people poor while pretending it’s their own fault. So I hope Kemi’s taking notes as well as reading the jokes.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 15d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 15d

I played guitar with an impromptu band at a friend's wedding three days ago. Wish we'd sounded as good as this 😉

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Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social · 15d

Mdou Moctar - “Live at Smokey’s Wedding – Agadez”

filmed by Nelson Antonio Espinal

full video : www.youtube.com/watch?v=19Pf...

stream / purchase 'Funeral For Justice' : lnk.to/ffjustice
stream / purchase 'Tears For Injustice' " mdoumoctar.mat-r.co/injustice

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 22d

He's so lazily stealing Trump's playbook, he can't even be bothered to change the script to properly match the specifics of the UK

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Steven Strang @alchemicalrat.bsky.social · 24d

Each #quill became a paddle and the boat flew over a calm blue sea. #whistpr

Painting of a wooden boat flying above a calm sea. Two people are seated in the boat, each paddling with a large goose quill.

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · 26d

Looks like holding onto your integrity is expensive. Meanwhile, we live in a world where those without it will sell themselves over and over.

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · Sep 20

Currently sat at my desk listening to music via wired headphones, but having to use some weird dongle and resenting as much.

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Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · Sep 19

Now that's timing - a whole article on this very theme published (checks notes) 4 minutes after my original post!

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

‘Go-to trope’: how the far right is exploiting violence against women and girls

From Tommy Robinson to Reform UK, nationalist figures are weaponising women’s safety to push anti-migrant fears

www.theguardian.com

Left of the Dial @lotd.bsky.social · Sep 19

When you imply that protecting women and children is inherently linked to migration, there are *absolutely* racial overtones at play

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