Bart Crisp
@crispybart.bsky.social
Aspiring Renaissance dude, special interests include education, politics, history, heavy metal, tabletop roleplaying, being a massive nerd in general, and a bit of rugby here and there. Views entirely my own* (subject to conditions)
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I don't think the "stakeholder state" is useful framing but the "regulatory state" has grown massively.
It's not a conspiracy against govt though but a function of centralisation (and privatisation). Ministers can't cope with responsibility for everything so set up agencies and regulators.
It's not a conspiracy against govt though but a function of centralisation (and privatisation). Ministers can't cope with responsibility for everything so set up agencies and regulators.
January 2, 2026 at 8:26 AM
I don't think the "stakeholder state" is useful framing but the "regulatory state" has grown massively.
It's not a conspiracy against govt though but a function of centralisation (and privatisation). Ministers can't cope with responsibility for everything so set up agencies and regulators.
It's not a conspiracy against govt though but a function of centralisation (and privatisation). Ministers can't cope with responsibility for everything so set up agencies and regulators.
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I asked the menswear guy what the ideal outfit for a magic tournament was. time for us all to step up our game
January 1, 2026 at 4:10 PM
I asked the menswear guy what the ideal outfit for a magic tournament was. time for us all to step up our game
No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.
January 1, 2026 at 4:17 PM
No cheating, reskeet with the most recent photo of your pet.
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It is a little known fact that they prerecord the Jools Holland Hootenanny - all the people on screen are faking it being New Year for tv.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
December 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It is a little known fact that they prerecord the Jools Holland Hootenanny - all the people on screen are faking it being New Year for tv.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
For eg, last year’s was prerecorded June 15th, 1535, during the Siege of Munster, look carefully and you can see John of Leiden mingling with the audience.
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I had a go at explaining it here (though its my interpretation rather than reporting).
samf.substack.com/p/identity-c...
samf.substack.com/p/identity-c...
December 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I had a go at explaining it here (though its my interpretation rather than reporting).
samf.substack.com/p/identity-c...
samf.substack.com/p/identity-c...
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Welcome to Pinehaven, the setting of my new psychological horror narrative. Here, life is good. But lurking just under the surface of this pleasant, all-American town, is something unexpected - a second, slightly smaller, equally pleasant all-American town
December 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Welcome to Pinehaven, the setting of my new psychological horror narrative. Here, life is good. But lurking just under the surface of this pleasant, all-American town, is something unexpected - a second, slightly smaller, equally pleasant all-American town
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Darmok And Salad At Tanagra
You’ve just opened up a Star Trek Themed Restaurant.
What are you calling it?
What are you calling it?
ncc-1701-g is written on the side of a spaceship
ALT: ncc-1701-g is written on the side of a spaceship
media.tenor.com
December 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Darmok And Salad At Tanagra
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It’s very weird—and telling—to treat politics as something unimportant that’s wrong for people to act on, while treating a jazz concert as an issue of public concern so serious it calls for legal action.
This is the logical and inevitable conclusion of the last decade of elite media "free speech" discourse.
December 28, 2025 at 2:13 AM
It’s very weird—and telling—to treat politics as something unimportant that’s wrong for people to act on, while treating a jazz concert as an issue of public concern so serious it calls for legal action.
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I can't really gloat over this one, because this is exactly the tragedy we were trying to avoid, and WHY we were angry at the people shilling this garbage... but, like, we *did* tell them. We told them over and over. And they didn't believe us.
December 27, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I can't really gloat over this one, because this is exactly the tragedy we were trying to avoid, and WHY we were angry at the people shilling this garbage... but, like, we *did* tell them. We told them over and over. And they didn't believe us.
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[with increasing panic]
and Tiny Tim, who WOULD NOT die,
and Tiny Tim, who WOULD NOT die,
December 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
[with increasing panic]
and Tiny Tim, who WOULD NOT die,
and Tiny Tim, who WOULD NOT die,
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As the piece reflects, this has been a year when those with the most vocal anti-asylum views were visible & vocal. Thousands of those v sympathetic to asylum seekers & refugees are part of a quiet movement seeking to play a practical part in welcoming asylum seekers & refugees around the country
December 24, 2025 at 8:56 AM
As the piece reflects, this has been a year when those with the most vocal anti-asylum views were visible & vocal. Thousands of those v sympathetic to asylum seekers & refugees are part of a quiet movement seeking to play a practical part in welcoming asylum seekers & refugees around the country
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A place of welcome: how Northallerton in Yorkshire is rallying around to help asylum seekers (FT)
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
‘A place of welcome’: Yorkshire town rallies round to help asylum seekers
Churches and community groups in Northallerton provide food, clothing and company for refugee families
www.ft.com
December 24, 2025 at 8:52 AM
A place of welcome: how Northallerton in Yorkshire is rallying around to help asylum seekers (FT)
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
www.ft.com/content/1d11...
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In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
December 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
In 2023 I became obsessed with videos of dads in cargo shortswaiting in parking lots during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour. So when she came to town, I grabbed a camera and headed down to talk to them. I thought it'd be funny. It turned out to be something else entirely.
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We took the guy who would be easy top five in the country for any of those attributes, far and away the winner of the triathlon, and then spent the past decade thinking about him every minute of every god forsaken day. It’s well-demonstrated at this point.
December 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We took the guy who would be easy top five in the country for any of those attributes, far and away the winner of the triathlon, and then spent the past decade thinking about him every minute of every god forsaken day. It’s well-demonstrated at this point.
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"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
December 23, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"It is logically impossible to simultaneously be evil, corrupt, and incompetent" is an absolutely amazing take to have in the year of 2025
Very much looking forward (if indeed not absolutely desperate) to transitioning from the early part to the long run
Really interesting research showing that while ultra-specialization in a single discipline might lead to better results early in one’s career, multi-discipline training and practice pays off big time in the long run. This applies to a range of professions from scientists to athletes and more
Recent discoveries on the acquisition of the highest levels of human performance
Scientists have long debated the origins of exceptional human achievements. This literature review summarizes recent evidence from multiple domains on the acquisition of world-class performance. We re...
www.science.org
December 22, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Very much looking forward (if indeed not absolutely desperate) to transitioning from the early part to the long run
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Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
December 22, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Worth noting, I guess, that inside of a year we've gone from administration officials taking selfies of themselves at CECOT and bragging about how it's hell on earth to now getting their horrible little media worms to kill stories about it
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"The effect is, frankly, catastrophic" - the voice actors and unions fighting back against gaming's controversial use of AI
www.eurogamer.net/video-game-p...
www.eurogamer.net/video-game-p...
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
"The effect is, frankly, catastrophic" - the voice actors and unions fighting back against gaming's controversial use of AI
www.eurogamer.net/video-game-p...
www.eurogamer.net/video-game-p...
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I'm convinced Peter Tatchell is one of the best and possibly *the* best advocate for trans rights on the debating circuit today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFHU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFHU...
A Nuanced Discussion on Gender, Rights & Activism - Peter Tatchell (4K) | heretics. 91
YouTube video by andrew gold | heretics.
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I'm convinced Peter Tatchell is one of the best and possibly *the* best advocate for trans rights on the debating circuit today.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFHU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFHU...
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Recommended by @iandunt.bsky.social I just rewatched Bronowski's Ascent of Man 'Knowledge or Certainty' episode on iPlayer. From 1973 it is still very relevant today. If you can, you should watch it. Masterly.
December 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Recommended by @iandunt.bsky.social I just rewatched Bronowski's Ascent of Man 'Knowledge or Certainty' episode on iPlayer. From 1973 it is still very relevant today. If you can, you should watch it. Masterly.
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Sorry, he was 85
Dick Van Dyke Thought He'd Die When a Surfing Day Went Awry. But a Pod of Porpoises Came to His Rescue
Dick Van Dyke recalled falling asleep and seeing "fins" while out on his surfboard, but then the unexpected happened.
people.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Sorry, he was 85
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You ever think about the time that Dick Van Dyke fell asleep on a surfboard, drifted out to sea, and was saved by friendly dolphins? He was like 88 when that happened.
December 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
You ever think about the time that Dick Van Dyke fell asleep on a surfboard, drifted out to sea, and was saved by friendly dolphins? He was like 88 when that happened.
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Short read - a racist thug who loved his family has died.
Tributes have been paid to a well-known Bristol City fan who died after a fall from a lamppost while putting up flags in South Bristol.
Paul Lumber was known across football as the author of a book about the ‘casuals’ scene of the 1980s.
Full story 👇🏼
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Paul Lumber was known across football as the author of a book about the ‘casuals’ scene of the 1980s.
Full story 👇🏼
www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol...
Well-known Bristol football fan died in tragic fall from lamppost
City fan Paul Lumber was a published author of books about the days of football casuals in the 1980s
www.bristolpost.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Short read - a racist thug who loved his family has died.