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The Abominable Dr. Vibes

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Founder and CEO of @solidaritech.com, digital information and infrastructure consultant. Southerner in the north, builds things both virtual and real, accidental gardener and 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇪🇪🇸 mongrel. North London is red, and so am I. ¡Venceremos!

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Flaming June @juneussell.bsky.social · 4h

Unsolicited Mick pic

Black & white pic of Mick Jagger looking drop dead gorgeous

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The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 7h

That he would be a friend to Israel, this Israel, tells you everything you everything you need to know about the validity of this “deal”.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Jared Kushner in Tel Aviv: "Instead of replicating the barbarism of the enemy, you chose to be exceptional, you chose to stand for the values that you stand for, and I couldn't be prouder to be a friend of Israel."

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 7h

Please help!

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13h

Alaa and her daughters have lived to see a ceasefire, but they are still in dire need of assistance. They have only managed to navigate displacement, genocidal violence, and her daughter's deteriorating health with the help of donations. Let's help them continue to endure.

Your help are an investment in rebuild a woman and an architect

My name is Alaa, and I hold a Master’s degree in Architecture.

chuffed.org

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The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 14h

Also, he’s seven foot nine. Fair game

The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 15h

Charles’ Britain

The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 15h

Greg Mitchell, former campaign manager for Liz Kendall and something of a power broker behind the scenes.

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Mark O’Neill 🐻 @radiobeartime.com · 16h

Labour’s economic strategy

a stuffed dog sits at a desk in front of a wall with the letters ht on it

ALT: a stuffed dog sits at a desk in front of a wall with the letters ht on it

media.tenor.com

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The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 15h

So refreshing to have a party leader who doesn’t shy away from calling a racist a racist, because they’re trying to win some racist votes.

You can’t do a little racism and then hope to offset it by doing a little non-racism, racism doesn’t work like that.

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19h

Greens growing. Reform ratttled.

PS - I changed my name back to my family's original Jewish name because I'm proud of being Jewish. If Tice think that makes me a weirdo, I think that makes him an antisemite.

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Tice "green party leader Zack Polanski is a weirdo. Changed his name, claimed hypnosis could increase women's breast size, thinks me should compete in women's sport, thinks women can have a penis. Other than that he's fine. Vote Green. Get weirdo."

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BD6 @bd6.bsky.social · 18h

Off to the theatre this evening, can’t wait.

It’ll still be the Theatre Royal to me, but off to Stratford East, where a production of The Harder They Come is showing. Great bar, so will be there nice and early

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EuropeanPowell @europeanpowell.bsky.social · 4d

⚠️Three-quarters of UK police forces refuse to say if they even have a contract with Palantir.
Read that back.
The head of the UK branch of Palantir is Louis Mosely, grandson of British Fascist Oswald Mosely.
goodlawproject.org/uk-police-fo...

UK police forces dodge questions on Palantir | Good Law Project

After Leicestershire Police removed details of a deal with the controversial US spy-tech firm, three quarters of UK police forces refuse to say if they even have a contract with Palantir.

goodlawproject.org

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The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 16h

2025 man

The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 16h

Kinell, Bluesky. These are Scots people’s ancient ancestors. Enough of this prudish nonsense.

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The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 17h

Unsolicited Pict pic

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The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 17h

I feel seen

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Dr Headgear @drheadgear.bsky.social · 17h

Of course. Liam Brady walks on water, we all know, so Sunday is obviously his.
Here he is playing in a friendly against Whales.

Liam Brady, in a yellow and blue 70s Arsenal away kit is pictured dribbling the ball on the surface of the sea in a spray of water past two Orca fins surfacing next to him

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The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 17h

As he transitioned through Adult Rock towards Middle-Aged Rock I had hoped The Artist Formerly Known As Kid Rock may have picked up an air of dignity.

Alas, this has proved naively optimistic. He’s wearing pyjamas.

The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 17h

My dad would appreciate the reservation of the holy day for himself.

The Abominable Dr. Vibes @benmckenna.bsky.social · 17h

That’s unfair, as you are fully aware my predilection for this sort of stuff long predates hipsters, football or otherwise.

I’ll accept proto-hipster, maybe, but anything else is a slur.

Now if you don’t mind I’m off to watch a Paolo Futre compilation on YouTube.