Brian
@brianscant.bsky.social
Politics, yes. But also film, theatre, music etc.
I once believed the Tories could not be so stupid to vote a charlatan and crook like Boris Johnson for leader.
I also believed voters could never be so self-destructive to vote for a Johnson Tory Party.
Since being wrong, I have no belief the same fools won’t do it again. With Farage and Reform.
I also believed voters could never be so self-destructive to vote for a Johnson Tory Party.
Since being wrong, I have no belief the same fools won’t do it again. With Farage and Reform.
February 18, 2026 at 3:56 PM
I once believed the Tories could not be so stupid to vote a charlatan and crook like Boris Johnson for leader.
I also believed voters could never be so self-destructive to vote for a Johnson Tory Party.
Since being wrong, I have no belief the same fools won’t do it again. With Farage and Reform.
I also believed voters could never be so self-destructive to vote for a Johnson Tory Party.
Since being wrong, I have no belief the same fools won’t do it again. With Farage and Reform.
‘Even the oldest hands will spend hours worrying about their backs, their flanks, the cars that pass and the cars that don’t, the streets they cross and the houses that they enter. Yet still fail, when the moment is upon them, to recognise the danger that greets them face to face.’
This is true.
This is true.
February 18, 2026 at 3:34 PM
‘Even the oldest hands will spend hours worrying about their backs, their flanks, the cars that pass and the cars that don’t, the streets they cross and the houses that they enter. Yet still fail, when the moment is upon them, to recognise the danger that greets them face to face.’
This is true.
This is true.
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It drives me insane that Elon Musk basically did a Holodomor on the third world and it's not treated like a bigger deal. This should be the number one thing that people know him for. This should be in the first paragraph of his Wikipedia entry. This is a history book scale atrocity.
As a direct result of the obscene actions of Russell Vought and Elon Musk in destroying USAID, we can expect “at least 9.4 million additional deaths by 2030, if the current funding trend continues.
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
About 2.5 million of those deaths are projected to be children under the age of 5.”
One year on from dismantling of USAID, study projects that global aid cuts could lead to 9.4 million deaths by 2030 | CNN
It’s been one year since the Trump administration dismantled the US Agency for International Development (USAID), with aid cuts leading to the closure of HIV clinics in South Africa, the termination o...
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February 17, 2026 at 1:57 AM
It drives me insane that Elon Musk basically did a Holodomor on the third world and it's not treated like a bigger deal. This should be the number one thing that people know him for. This should be in the first paragraph of his Wikipedia entry. This is a history book scale atrocity.
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This is a guide for resisting Palantir. It's not a simple boycott because they don't sell direct to consumers, but we sure as hell can fight them with everything we have. psychopete1.substack.com/p/the-palant...
The Palantir Gambit
How Peter Thiel Became Big Brother — and How to Fight the Eye That Sees All
psychopete1.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 10:54 PM
This is a guide for resisting Palantir. It's not a simple boycott because they don't sell direct to consumers, but we sure as hell can fight them with everything we have. psychopete1.substack.com/p/the-palant...
In 2022 Trump Media shares reached 97.5
Today, at the start of 2026, Trump Media shares touched 10.1
A 90% FALL.
Like every other Trump business, Truth Social is a TOTAL FAILURE
Yet Trump is a billionaire. How???
Selling US secrets to Russia. Blackmail. Looting. Global gangsterism. Fraud.
Today, at the start of 2026, Trump Media shares touched 10.1
A 90% FALL.
Like every other Trump business, Truth Social is a TOTAL FAILURE
Yet Trump is a billionaire. How???
Selling US secrets to Russia. Blackmail. Looting. Global gangsterism. Fraud.
February 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
In 2022 Trump Media shares reached 97.5
Today, at the start of 2026, Trump Media shares touched 10.1
A 90% FALL.
Like every other Trump business, Truth Social is a TOTAL FAILURE
Yet Trump is a billionaire. How???
Selling US secrets to Russia. Blackmail. Looting. Global gangsterism. Fraud.
Today, at the start of 2026, Trump Media shares touched 10.1
A 90% FALL.
Like every other Trump business, Truth Social is a TOTAL FAILURE
Yet Trump is a billionaire. How???
Selling US secrets to Russia. Blackmail. Looting. Global gangsterism. Fraud.
February 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Reform isn’t The Conservatives tribute Party. It’s a fake Party.
Just as the Republicans only exist now to serve Trump, Reform is a one man band. Reform is whatever Farage wants it to be.
For now he wants to pretend it’s a Tory-like Party.
But if Farage gets power, watch it go fascist. Fast.
Just as the Republicans only exist now to serve Trump, Reform is a one man band. Reform is whatever Farage wants it to be.
For now he wants to pretend it’s a Tory-like Party.
But if Farage gets power, watch it go fascist. Fast.
February 17, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Reform isn’t The Conservatives tribute Party. It’s a fake Party.
Just as the Republicans only exist now to serve Trump, Reform is a one man band. Reform is whatever Farage wants it to be.
For now he wants to pretend it’s a Tory-like Party.
But if Farage gets power, watch it go fascist. Fast.
Just as the Republicans only exist now to serve Trump, Reform is a one man band. Reform is whatever Farage wants it to be.
For now he wants to pretend it’s a Tory-like Party.
But if Farage gets power, watch it go fascist. Fast.
It's a 'generational injustice' that needs righting. It's a disaster for the economy as a whole to saddle young generations with the inability to do anything other than repay debt.
Rising unemployment will soon prevent even that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rising unemployment will soon prevent even that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Student debt is a generational injustice. Why are we squeezing graduates harder than the super-rich? | Gaby Hinsliff
Reform of this stealth tax is long overdue – and with it, a shake-up of the whole university system, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff
www.theguardian.com
February 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM
It's a 'generational injustice' that needs righting. It's a disaster for the economy as a whole to saddle young generations with the inability to do anything other than repay debt.
Rising unemployment will soon prevent even that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rising unemployment will soon prevent even that.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
'Today, children, we are going to visit Nigel Farage.'
February 15, 2026 at 4:43 PM
'Today, children, we are going to visit Nigel Farage.'
'If the song of the swallow
Could reveal my sorrow
Then my dear, he would sing just for you
And tonight you would hear
The saddest song of the year
And you'd be mine once again
Come tomorrow'
#ManfredMann #PaulJones
youtu.be/tBQ_nJGXaB0?...
Could reveal my sorrow
Then my dear, he would sing just for you
And tonight you would hear
The saddest song of the year
And you'd be mine once again
Come tomorrow'
#ManfredMann #PaulJones
youtu.be/tBQ_nJGXaB0?...
Manfred Mann - Come Tomorrow
YouTube video by thecatkeaton
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February 15, 2026 at 4:17 PM
'If the song of the swallow
Could reveal my sorrow
Then my dear, he would sing just for you
And tonight you would hear
The saddest song of the year
And you'd be mine once again
Come tomorrow'
#ManfredMann #PaulJones
youtu.be/tBQ_nJGXaB0?...
Could reveal my sorrow
Then my dear, he would sing just for you
And tonight you would hear
The saddest song of the year
And you'd be mine once again
Come tomorrow'
#ManfredMann #PaulJones
youtu.be/tBQ_nJGXaB0?...
'They didn't come for the rhythm
They didn't come for the beat
The people of the town
Came just to stand around
And see the singer lookin' sweet
(They couldn't have!)'
youtu.be/XepPtPGzW3g?...
#ManfredMann
They didn't come for the beat
The people of the town
Came just to stand around
And see the singer lookin' sweet
(They couldn't have!)'
youtu.be/XepPtPGzW3g?...
#ManfredMann
Manfred Mann - The One In The Middle ( Original Footage 1965 Rebroadcast 192 TV )
YouTube video by Golden Decades
youtu.be
February 15, 2026 at 4:04 PM
'They didn't come for the rhythm
They didn't come for the beat
The people of the town
Came just to stand around
And see the singer lookin' sweet
(They couldn't have!)'
youtu.be/XepPtPGzW3g?...
#ManfredMann
They didn't come for the beat
The people of the town
Came just to stand around
And see the singer lookin' sweet
(They couldn't have!)'
youtu.be/XepPtPGzW3g?...
#ManfredMann
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Yes! And doesn't Richard Wilson look the part? With Rumpole, I think it equipped young sprogs with everything needed to conduct their own defence in cases of shoplifted Blackjack or Fruit Salad chews.
ALLEGEDLY 😬
ALLEGEDLY 😬
February 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Yes! And doesn't Richard Wilson look the part? With Rumpole, I think it equipped young sprogs with everything needed to conduct their own defence in cases of shoplifted Blackjack or Fruit Salad chews.
ALLEGEDLY 😬
ALLEGEDLY 😬
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Good call, it was top notch and the opening theme was well chosen.
Play for Today, also from the 70s, was a great watch. There's an episode on iPlayer with a very young Alison Steadman, Nuts in May, really funny.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Play for Today, also from the 70s, was a great watch. There's an episode on iPlayer with a very young Alison Steadman, Nuts in May, really funny.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Play for Today - Series 6: Nuts in May
Director Mike Leigh’s iconic tale of camping holidays and all the hazards involved. Keith and Candice Marie arrive at a Dorset campground for ten nights of idyllic bliss.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 10:36 AM
Good call, it was top notch and the opening theme was well chosen.
Play for Today, also from the 70s, was a great watch. There's an episode on iPlayer with a very young Alison Steadman, Nuts in May, really funny.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Play for Today, also from the 70s, was a great watch. There's an episode on iPlayer with a very young Alison Steadman, Nuts in May, really funny.
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Listening to Janacek’s Sinfonietta - and what a wonderful piece of music that is - I was reminded it was used as the opening theme tune for Crown Court.
Anyone else watched that as a kid? Great tv and introduction to the justice system. In childhood when it was easier to believe in justice.
Anyone else watched that as a kid? Great tv and introduction to the justice system. In childhood when it was easier to believe in justice.
February 15, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Listening to Janacek’s Sinfonietta - and what a wonderful piece of music that is - I was reminded it was used as the opening theme tune for Crown Court.
Anyone else watched that as a kid? Great tv and introduction to the justice system. In childhood when it was easier to believe in justice.
Anyone else watched that as a kid? Great tv and introduction to the justice system. In childhood when it was easier to believe in justice.
‘Behind me the town curves, with its parapeted edge,
With its burnt look, guards toward the river.
The worry about money, the eyeless work
Of those who do not believe, real poverty,
The sour doorways of the poor’
Allotments: April (Bernard Spencer 1936)
With its burnt look, guards toward the river.
The worry about money, the eyeless work
Of those who do not believe, real poverty,
The sour doorways of the poor’
Allotments: April (Bernard Spencer 1936)
February 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
‘Behind me the town curves, with its parapeted edge,
With its burnt look, guards toward the river.
The worry about money, the eyeless work
Of those who do not believe, real poverty,
The sour doorways of the poor’
Allotments: April (Bernard Spencer 1936)
With its burnt look, guards toward the river.
The worry about money, the eyeless work
Of those who do not believe, real poverty,
The sour doorways of the poor’
Allotments: April (Bernard Spencer 1936)
“For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.”
Thank you, Lord, but that’s maybe enough for the moment.
Thank you, Lord, but that’s maybe enough for the moment.
February 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM
“For I will pour water on the thirsty land, and streams on the dry ground; I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring, and my blessing on your descendants.”
Thank you, Lord, but that’s maybe enough for the moment.
Thank you, Lord, but that’s maybe enough for the moment.
'Without your love
I only see the drifting shadows
Of the losers and the lost
And now it's all
Big talk, big name, big noise, New York'
youtu.be/eKpWM1XFiXE?...
I only see the drifting shadows
Of the losers and the lost
And now it's all
Big talk, big name, big noise, New York'
youtu.be/eKpWM1XFiXE?...
Donald Fagen - Big Noise New York
YouTube video by Steely Dan - Unofficial Channel
youtu.be
February 14, 2026 at 9:58 PM
'Without your love
I only see the drifting shadows
Of the losers and the lost
And now it's all
Big talk, big name, big noise, New York'
youtu.be/eKpWM1XFiXE?...
I only see the drifting shadows
Of the losers and the lost
And now it's all
Big talk, big name, big noise, New York'
youtu.be/eKpWM1XFiXE?...
I hold thee nothing dearer than the rest.
Nay, tell me not thy strong young heart will break
If to thy prayer such cold response I make;
It will not break -- hearts cannot break, I know,
Or this weak heart had broken long ago.
Ah no! I would not love thee, if I could;’
Constance Naden
Nay, tell me not thy strong young heart will break
If to thy prayer such cold response I make;
It will not break -- hearts cannot break, I know,
Or this weak heart had broken long ago.
Ah no! I would not love thee, if I could;’
Constance Naden
February 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I hold thee nothing dearer than the rest.
Nay, tell me not thy strong young heart will break
If to thy prayer such cold response I make;
It will not break -- hearts cannot break, I know,
Or this weak heart had broken long ago.
Ah no! I would not love thee, if I could;’
Constance Naden
Nay, tell me not thy strong young heart will break
If to thy prayer such cold response I make;
It will not break -- hearts cannot break, I know,
Or this weak heart had broken long ago.
Ah no! I would not love thee, if I could;’
Constance Naden
‘And it takes a lot of whiskey
To make these nightmares go away
And I cut my bleedin' heart out every night
And I'm going to die a little more on each St. Valentine’s Day’
To make these nightmares go away
And I cut my bleedin' heart out every night
And I'm going to die a little more on each St. Valentine’s Day’
February 14, 2026 at 8:04 AM
‘And it takes a lot of whiskey
To make these nightmares go away
And I cut my bleedin' heart out every night
And I'm going to die a little more on each St. Valentine’s Day’
To make these nightmares go away
And I cut my bleedin' heart out every night
And I'm going to die a little more on each St. Valentine’s Day’
‘All I did was talk about you Hear your name and I'd start to cry There's just no getting over you... oh, no...’
February 12, 2026 at 9:55 PM
‘All I did was talk about you Hear your name and I'd start to cry There's just no getting over you... oh, no...’
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youtu.be/1USsnnFzsI0?...
British psychedelic masterpiece!😎😎
British psychedelic masterpiece!😎😎
The Factory - Path Through The Forest
YouTube video by heavenlyblueorange
youtu.be
February 12, 2026 at 11:51 AM
youtu.be/1USsnnFzsI0?...
British psychedelic masterpiece!😎😎
British psychedelic masterpiece!😎😎
Great live songs from mid 70s on this single-shaped cd set.
Just on a fashion note, I like the t-shirt and denim waistcoat combo.
And the the scarf / wrist bands with the double denim.
The leather waistcoat and bare chest is cool.
And the short length tight waist band jacket is classic.
#Quo
Just on a fashion note, I like the t-shirt and denim waistcoat combo.
And the the scarf / wrist bands with the double denim.
The leather waistcoat and bare chest is cool.
And the short length tight waist band jacket is classic.
#Quo
February 12, 2026 at 10:31 AM
Great live songs from mid 70s on this single-shaped cd set.
Just on a fashion note, I like the t-shirt and denim waistcoat combo.
And the the scarf / wrist bands with the double denim.
The leather waistcoat and bare chest is cool.
And the short length tight waist band jacket is classic.
#Quo
Just on a fashion note, I like the t-shirt and denim waistcoat combo.
And the the scarf / wrist bands with the double denim.
The leather waistcoat and bare chest is cool.
And the short length tight waist band jacket is classic.
#Quo