David Giles
@dgiles.bsky.social
Database botherer, cars, hifi, gubbins
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That time I recreated the Simpsons intro using only stock footage.
February 6, 2026 at 8:58 AM
That time I recreated the Simpsons intro using only stock footage.
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I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
February 5, 2026 at 1:46 PM
I need everyone to know that on the crochet subreddit the mods made a big post about how they're taking a week off because there was too much fighting/political posts. so there's currently no mods on r/crochet and people are being absolutely insane
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A man just shouted at me until I answered his questionnaire on christianity. He scared the b) Jesus out of me.
February 5, 2026 at 7:06 PM
A man just shouted at me until I answered his questionnaire on christianity. He scared the b) Jesus out of me.
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Another comic I never bothered posting
This one from 2023. Topical galileo humour apropos of precisely nothing at all
This one from 2023. Topical galileo humour apropos of precisely nothing at all
![1. [Title Panel]: Is Your 17th Century Astronomer Spending Too Much Time on His Telescope?
2. [Text -only panel] These days, more and more 17th Century Astronomers have access to telescopes. Here are some warning signs that they are on the slippery slope to Godless heliocentrism!
3. STAYING UP LATE WITH THEIR TELESCOPE
[GALILEO is looking through his telescope out the window at a starry sky].
GALILEO'S WIFE:
Go to bed, Galileo!
GALILEO: In a minute...
4. ‘FOMO’ (FEAR OF MISSING OBSERVATIONS)
GALILEO'S WIFE:
Dinner, Galileo!
GALILEO [Looking through telescope]:
Just need to check my orbits
5. WITHDRAWING FROM REAL-WORLD ACTIVITIES
[Galileo's friend the POPE is now standing next to Galileo, who is still looking through his telescope]
THE POPE: Come to church, Galileo!
GALILEO: Not now...
6. FALLING OUT WITH FRIENDS
GALILEO: [Showing The Pope the book he's working on) I'm just working on my book challenging the Bible's view of the Universe
7. BEING ARRESTED BY THE INQUISITION
[GALILEO is being dragged out of the room, hands outstretched to his telescope. He is calling to it]:
GALILEO: Telescooope
9. GETTING SENTENCED TO HOUSE ARREST UNTIL DEATH FOR HERESY
[GALILEO sitting in front of his telescope, now with bars over the windows]
GALILEO: Ah, crap.
10. CONTINUED TELESCOPE USE DESPITE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES
[GALILEO in same position but now with long white beard, he is looking through his telescope through a barred jail window at the sky]
GALILEO'S WIFE:
Go to bed, Galileo!
GALILEO: In a minute...
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreibook423m77cuwcpoahuocnd5dmylnlfi7jdhgaladuzytsynr7q4@jpeg)
February 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Another comic I never bothered posting
This one from 2023. Topical galileo humour apropos of precisely nothing at all
This one from 2023. Topical galileo humour apropos of precisely nothing at all
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Manatees are the best
February 1, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Manatees are the best
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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WINTER (Palindrome)
We noted a froth —
gilded, iced too....
Mists or fleets
dip mildness.
Won, snows send
limpid, steel frosts.
I moot decided light —
or fade to new.
We noted a froth —
gilded, iced too....
Mists or fleets
dip mildness.
Won, snows send
limpid, steel frosts.
I moot decided light —
or fade to new.
January 23, 2026 at 9:52 AM
WINTER (Palindrome)
We noted a froth —
gilded, iced too....
Mists or fleets
dip mildness.
Won, snows send
limpid, steel frosts.
I moot decided light —
or fade to new.
We noted a froth —
gilded, iced too....
Mists or fleets
dip mildness.
Won, snows send
limpid, steel frosts.
I moot decided light —
or fade to new.
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This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes?
We tracked down the viral video account invading people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants.
www.londoncentric.media
January 24, 2026 at 6:55 AM
This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
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… including payments for promoting gold, presenting on GB News and from his friend George Cottrell, within 28 days.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
January 21, 2026 at 8:48 AM
… including payments for promoting gold, presenting on GB News and from his friend George Cottrell, within 28 days.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
Reform UK leader apologised for what he described as administrative errors by his team.
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Trump versus reality on the Chagos Islands:
1. UK is not ‘giving away’ the Chagos Islands. It is restoring them to Mauritius having split them off from the former colony when it became independent in 1965.
2. There is a very compelling reason: in 1965 the UN objected …
1. UK is not ‘giving away’ the Chagos Islands. It is restoring them to Mauritius having split them off from the former colony when it became independent in 1965.
2. There is a very compelling reason: in 1965 the UN objected …
January 20, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Trump versus reality on the Chagos Islands:
1. UK is not ‘giving away’ the Chagos Islands. It is restoring them to Mauritius having split them off from the former colony when it became independent in 1965.
2. There is a very compelling reason: in 1965 the UN objected …
1. UK is not ‘giving away’ the Chagos Islands. It is restoring them to Mauritius having split them off from the former colony when it became independent in 1965.
2. There is a very compelling reason: in 1965 the UN objected …
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Politicians: don't use AI to make your maps.
January 14, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Politicians: don't use AI to make your maps.
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My interview with Ian Ogilvy is live on Buy Me a Coffee and is free to read, but I'd really appreciate you throwing me the price of a coffee for this one if you're able to!
buymeacoffee.com/johnnymains/ian-ogilvy-interview-ripping-yarns-i-claudius-karloff-cushing
buymeacoffee.com/johnnymains/ian-ogilvy-interview-ripping-yarns-i-claudius-karloff-cushing
Ian Ogilvy Interview (Ripping Yarns, I Claudius, Karloff & Cushing) — Johnny Mains
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buymeacoffee.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
My interview with Ian Ogilvy is live on Buy Me a Coffee and is free to read, but I'd really appreciate you throwing me the price of a coffee for this one if you're able to!
buymeacoffee.com/johnnymains/ian-ogilvy-interview-ripping-yarns-i-claudius-karloff-cushing
buymeacoffee.com/johnnymains/ian-ogilvy-interview-ripping-yarns-i-claudius-karloff-cushing
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🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
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Study Finds 93% Of Murders Solved By Consulting Victim’s Pet Parrot https://theonion.com/study-finds-93-of-murders-solved-by-consulting-victims-pet-parrot/
January 2, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Study Finds 93% Of Murders Solved By Consulting Victim’s Pet Parrot https://theonion.com/study-finds-93-of-murders-solved-by-consulting-victims-pet-parrot/
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Tomorrow marks 10 years since the greatest piece of art of our generation
December 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Tomorrow marks 10 years since the greatest piece of art of our generation
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“The lobsters, which were not alive…”
December 30, 2025 at 12:33 AM
“The lobsters, which were not alive…”
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December 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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“The last-minute christmas rush at the bookshop.” - my latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
December 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
“The last-minute christmas rush at the bookshop.” - my latest cartoon for @theguardian.com books
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Yuletide felicitations! The 1975 Christmas 'Radio TV Times' magazine is now available! 🎁
Explore 10 days of December 1975’s TV listings across both BBC and ITV.
Open the PDF, click on a programme title and start streaming from various platforms. 🤶
visualmutterings.com/1975-christm...
Explore 10 days of December 1975’s TV listings across both BBC and ITV.
Open the PDF, click on a programme title and start streaming from various platforms. 🤶
visualmutterings.com/1975-christm...
1975 Christmas Radio TV Times Magazine
Travel back 50 years into Christmas TV's past. The Christmas Radio TV Times gathers links to TV programmes from Christmas week 1975.
visualmutterings.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Yuletide felicitations! The 1975 Christmas 'Radio TV Times' magazine is now available! 🎁
Explore 10 days of December 1975’s TV listings across both BBC and ITV.
Open the PDF, click on a programme title and start streaming from various platforms. 🤶
visualmutterings.com/1975-christm...
Explore 10 days of December 1975’s TV listings across both BBC and ITV.
Open the PDF, click on a programme title and start streaming from various platforms. 🤶
visualmutterings.com/1975-christm...
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I've mentioned this quietly, but - since the summer my hobby has been making this ambitious murder mystery podcast. A story. Narrated by me, with a mouthwatering cast. Partly interactive. Trailer is coming tomorrow but if you like the sound of this, please follow @murderbastard.bsky.social.
November 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've mentioned this quietly, but - since the summer my hobby has been making this ambitious murder mystery podcast. A story. Narrated by me, with a mouthwatering cast. Partly interactive. Trailer is coming tomorrow but if you like the sound of this, please follow @murderbastard.bsky.social.