Martin Faulkner
@faulknmd.bsky.social
Peterborough via Newcastle, Hamburg and Lewisham. Linguist, parkrunner (A1088564), LLama (FaulknerM), Eurovision nostalgist, random chef, bedroom musician. Also posts from escgo.bsky.social. He/him.
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Retain them as key parts of the government's comms operation?
UK PM STARMER: WHAT WE DID WITH GROK OVER SEXUALISED IMAGES, WE MUST DO IT WITH ALL AI CHATBOTS
February 16, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Retain them as key parts of the government's comms operation?
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The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it
February 13, 2026 at 9:37 PM
The talk to your friends app and the witness the horrors app being the same app is not great for the mental health is it
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Kids frantically pushing aside the new Pokemon and Mandalorian LEGO sets in Target to purchase the ANE MÆRSK container vessel
February 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Kids frantically pushing aside the new Pokemon and Mandalorian LEGO sets in Target to purchase the ANE MÆRSK container vessel
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they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
Xfinity has just released its Jurassic Park-themed Super Bowl ad that features a digitally de-aged Sam Neil, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum. https://bit.ly/4rmRhrK
February 3, 2026 at 3:32 AM
they should make a movie series about how it’s irresponsible to use technology to mess with the natural order of things for profit
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All the stars are here: Brantley Gilbert, Brice Bradley, Gabby Babby, Bibb Glibsy, Slab Gabbert, Brice Bryce,
Turning Point USA has announced the performers for their alternative Super Bowl halftime show:
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett
February 2, 2026 at 6:54 PM
All the stars are here: Brantley Gilbert, Brice Bradley, Gabby Babby, Bibb Glibsy, Slab Gabbert, Brice Bryce,
For some reason I'm reminded of the naming history of Rathaus station in Hamburg
February 2, 2026 at 9:45 AM
For some reason I'm reminded of the naming history of Rathaus station in Hamburg
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New grindcore: I live a monastic lifestyle of working 12 hours a day 6 days a week
Old grindcore: here's our new single it lasts half a second
Old grindcore: here's our new single it lasts half a second
January 28, 2026 at 5:15 PM
New grindcore: I live a monastic lifestyle of working 12 hours a day 6 days a week
Old grindcore: here's our new single it lasts half a second
Old grindcore: here's our new single it lasts half a second
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Reform's vetting procedures:
January 18, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Reform's vetting procedures:
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It has been a dispiriting process realising how many people consider the little moments of judgement and decision that give life texture to be a difficult chore.
January 17, 2026 at 11:10 AM
It has been a dispiriting process realising how many people consider the little moments of judgement and decision that give life texture to be a difficult chore.
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Oops. Deleting that. How disappointing. I was a big fan of his go-kart racing, I didn’t know anything about his history of kidnapping princesses.
December 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Oops. Deleting that. How disappointing. I was a big fan of his go-kart racing, I didn’t know anything about his history of kidnapping princesses.
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And now for some motivation from the Owensboro Burger King.
December 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
And now for some motivation from the Owensboro Burger King.
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Why is this advice always aimed at children avoiding their parents, and never at older people belligerently and inevitably regurgitating Facebook opinions so offensive their own kids would rather skip Christmas dinner than endure them?
Yeah, no thanks.
Stop guilting people about being estranged from family members. It someone is they likely have personal reasons for being so.
Stop guilting people about being estranged from family members. It someone is they likely have personal reasons for being so.
December 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Why is this advice always aimed at children avoiding their parents, and never at older people belligerently and inevitably regurgitating Facebook opinions so offensive their own kids would rather skip Christmas dinner than endure them?
Incredible stuff.
I've stuck randomly generated conspiracies onto Matt from the Telegraph's cartoons to create "Tinfoil Matt"
(Not AI, me writing templates, the good old fashioned way to do these things with a strong degree of authorship.)
Follow @tinfoil-matt.bsky.social NOW.
(Not AI, me writing templates, the good old fashioned way to do these things with a strong degree of authorship.)
Follow @tinfoil-matt.bsky.social NOW.
December 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Incredible stuff.
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![[[two men are singing outside, caroling]]
left man: Jingle bells!
right man: Jingle bells!
both: Jingle them halfway!
left man: Oh what fun--
right man: What's wrong?
[[right man looks concerned]]
right man: Listen, man. I've been thinking. I know this is crazy, but hear me out.
right man: What if we -- this is gonna sound stupid--
right man: What if we jingled
right man: ALL the way?
[[LATER]]
[[both men are now nesltled among many large bags labeled with dollar signs]]
right man: Wooooo
{{header: oh what fun at WONDERMARK.COM}}
{{alt-text: The future is written by the ones who follow the craziest ideas.}}](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:kihgsldesfdvdp7fi65m3m45/bafkreic3zgyl4ogga4rkv2in6eanrya4ztxdyvqrhaqsqf4cktk3w2cpwi@jpeg)
December 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
December 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
—Infanta?
—No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly
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[12hrs into my ice interrogation]
agent: in 2021 you posted “they should call him matt hardcock am i right fellas” can you explain that?
me: do you know who matt hancock is?
a:…
[43mins later]
a: he had his own app? for parkour?
me: no the parkour was a separate issue
agent: in 2021 you posted “they should call him matt hardcock am i right fellas” can you explain that?
me: do you know who matt hancock is?
a:…
[43mins later]
a: he had his own app? for parkour?
me: no the parkour was a separate issue
Want to travel to the US? You might have to give the Trump administration the last five years of your social media history.
US wants five years of some tourists' social media to enter the country
Digital rights advocates say it’s an affront to civil liberties.
www.motherjones.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
[12hrs into my ice interrogation]
agent: in 2021 you posted “they should call him matt hardcock am i right fellas” can you explain that?
me: do you know who matt hancock is?
a:…
[43mins later]
a: he had his own app? for parkour?
me: no the parkour was a separate issue
agent: in 2021 you posted “they should call him matt hardcock am i right fellas” can you explain that?
me: do you know who matt hancock is?
a:…
[43mins later]
a: he had his own app? for parkour?
me: no the parkour was a separate issue
Fair
petition to make it illegal for anyone called Martin to be in charge of Eurovision, sorry to all the good Martins out there but we simply cannot risk it again
December 11, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Fair
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This is why hating and mocking AI relentlessly and publicly is vital work.
McDonald's has taken down a Christmas ad made with AI following online backlash
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
The company said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI"
McDonald's pulls AI-generated Christmas advert following backlash
McDonald's said the moment served as "an important learning" as it explored "the effective use of AI".
www.bbc.com
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This is why hating and mocking AI relentlessly and publicly is vital work.
A good thread that sums it up about as well as it can be right now, I'd say:
So, yesterday Eurovision made a decision to swap Spain, Ireland, Netherlands and Slovenia (and possibly Iceland and Belgium too) for one (1) Israel.
This begs the question, what next? I presume the EBU are hoping that they've taken a hit but now they can stem the bleeding. But can they?
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This begs the question, what next? I presume the EBU are hoping that they've taken a hit but now they can stem the bleeding. But can they?
🧵
December 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A good thread that sums it up about as well as it can be right now, I'd say:
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Every newly hobbiless Eurovision fan is obligated to select one of the Critically Endangered Crafts as their new hyper-fixation
December 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Every newly hobbiless Eurovision fan is obligated to select one of the Critically Endangered Crafts as their new hyper-fixation
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TRENT REZNOR: and you could have it all, my empire of dirt
GARDENERS: oh fuck yes
GARDENERS: oh fuck yes
September 8, 2023 at 4:50 AM
TRENT REZNOR: and you could have it all, my empire of dirt
GARDENERS: oh fuck yes
GARDENERS: oh fuck yes
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"immigration has to go up for our growth goals, but our policy is to bring it down"
uk politics in a nutshell
uk politics in a nutshell
There is an actual interesting little deceit in the budget, namely ther have the OBR still forecasting based on increasing net immigration back to 300-350k whilst the Home Secretary is promising to bring it down from 200k, which does dissolve about half the headroom, but somehow we're doing vibes.
Think this is exactly right - political journalism that is completely abstracted from policy, which was not the norm before 2017, has become the default. Impossible to have a serious attempt to either shrink what the state does or widen the tax base (have to do at least one) on that basis.
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"immigration has to go up for our growth goals, but our policy is to bring it down"
uk politics in a nutshell
uk politics in a nutshell
I mean, obviously
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I mean, obviously