Alastair Lawless
@alastairlawless.bsky.social
Actor, milonguero, law reformer. SVQ in furniture-making. Will answer to “Hi!” or to any loud cry.
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At a rugby club in small-town Leicestershire. This was on the window ledge in the toilet. Fearing the worst, I scanned the QR & opened it in an incognito window…
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
November 15, 2025 at 1:52 PM
At a rugby club in small-town Leicestershire. This was on the window ledge in the toilet. Fearing the worst, I scanned the QR & opened it in an incognito window…
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
It’s a link to Amnesty International’s explainer on asylum & refugees 😍
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The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz.
November 16, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The golden age of diversity and democracy in Oz.
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How was the hipstere knighte moost grievouslye woundid?
Wore the chainmail bifor it was coole.
Wore the chainmail bifor it was coole.
November 15, 2025 at 4:16 AM
How was the hipstere knighte moost grievouslye woundid?
Wore the chainmail bifor it was coole.
Wore the chainmail bifor it was coole.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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Kind of wild how relevant this 2013 JFSP sketch still is in 2025.
@edmorrish.bsky.social
@edmorrish.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Kind of wild how relevant this 2013 JFSP sketch still is in 2025.
@edmorrish.bsky.social
@edmorrish.bsky.social
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Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
November 14, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Good statement from the US conference of Catholic Bishops
Struggling with Noble Silence. Practising Noble Humming as a halfway house.
November 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Struggling with Noble Silence. Practising Noble Humming as a halfway house.
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Can none of these millionaires sex criminals write in full sentences? Have you heard of paragraphs? Punctuation? No wonder ChatGPT sounds like a genius to these clowns.
November 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Can none of these millionaires sex criminals write in full sentences? Have you heard of paragraphs? Punctuation? No wonder ChatGPT sounds like a genius to these clowns.
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The thread about Argyle House; “preposterously large and a potential rival to the Castle rock”
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the…
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the…
The thread about Argyle House; “preposterously large and a potential rival to the Castle rock”
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the demolition and replacement of Argyle House. But while other news sources make much click capital out of it having briefly appeared in some Netflix police show or another, here at Threadinburgh I prefer to get down to the nitty-gritty of the how, why and what of this much critiqued building. And just what it has to do with the Lyceum Theatre, Dalgety Bay and the Water of Leith Walkway...
threadinburgh.scot
November 13, 2025 at 6:46 AM
The thread about Argyle House; “preposterously large and a potential rival to the Castle rock”
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the…
Brutalist buildings are the Marmite of architecture - passionately loved or loathed - and one in Edinburgh was much in the news yesterday when it was announced that plans had been lodged for the…
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No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
November 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
No no no begs every archivist. You are never going to be able to find anything. Please don’t start using emojis in file names. Who asked for this? What fresh hell is next?
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James Bond discourse reminds me that an ex's nan sat in solemn silence through the whole of Austin Powers, then said "Well I don't see how he gets all those women"
November 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
James Bond discourse reminds me that an ex's nan sat in solemn silence through the whole of Austin Powers, then said "Well I don't see how he gets all those women"
Tonight’s dinner: halloumi and sprout curry. Much less disastrous than it sounds.
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Tonight’s dinner: halloumi and sprout curry. Much less disastrous than it sounds.
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An analysis of BBC news coverage over the last 4 years shows a shameless bias against Vladimir Putin, with BBC reporters insisting on calling the Special Military Operation in Ukraine “an invasion”
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
An analysis of BBC news coverage over the last 4 years shows a shameless bias against Vladimir Putin, with BBC reporters insisting on calling the Special Military Operation in Ukraine “an invasion”
Gazillions spent on arming and equipping the police and they couldn’t field a single helicopter with a big dangly magnet?
A woman stole a minivan on Monday and led police on a chase for hours across Southern California, swerving around spike strips before escaping across the Mexico border. The dramatic pursuit spanned four counties and reached speeds of 90 miles per hour.
Police Chase Driver Across Southern California Until She Escapes Into Mexico
The woman stole a minivan, police said, beginning a dramatic pursuit that spanned four counties and reached speeds of 90 miles per hour.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Gazillions spent on arming and equipping the police and they couldn’t field a single helicopter with a big dangly magnet?
I’m really hoping that the next season of The Diplomat features, or at the very least mentions, David Rosen.
November 11, 2025 at 2:10 PM
I’m really hoping that the next season of The Diplomat features, or at the very least mentions, David Rosen.
Orange Alert. Orange Alert.
Carnivorous 'death-ball' among odd deep-sea finds. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Carnivorous 'death-ball' sponge is team's oddest deep-sea find
The unusual creature lurks more than two miles (3.2km) deep in a trench in the Southern Ocean.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Orange Alert. Orange Alert.
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Happy 50th anniversary to a classic album
November 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Happy 50th anniversary to a classic album
A slow hour into GDT’s Frankenstein and there’s still no sign of Puttin’ On The Ritz.
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
A slow hour into GDT’s Frankenstein and there’s still no sign of Puttin’ On The Ritz.
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“I did this because, in ways you might think I’d have outgrown by now, I’m a fucking idiot.”
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
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November 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
“I did this because, in ways you might think I’d have outgrown by now, I’m a fucking idiot.”
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I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I made a “how do you do, fellow kids?” joke to someone in their mid 20s who, it turns out, was too young to have heard of that meme.
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
So “how do you do, fellow kids?” is now an example of “how do you do, fellow kids?”
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said "fucking hell" aloud at my phone
November 8, 2025 at 10:27 AM
said "fucking hell" aloud at my phone