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James Ross
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Runs multi-award winning commie zone 1 £donations comedy night & PODCAST Quantum Leopard. Ex- Rusty Quill. He/him/hee hee hee http://linktr.ee/quantumleopard
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James Ross @jamesrosscomedy.bsky.social · May 15
Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. A tale of tragedy and destiny. Was Captain Ahab called Captain Ahab because he was Assigned Hunter At Birth? Or because All Hunters Are Bastards?
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Go out with a bang, not a whimper. Because bangs are more commitment-minded.
January 19, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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look upon my works, ye mighty, and let me know what you think
January 12, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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SEVEN tickets left for the first QL of 2026 on SATURDAY 17/01/26 w/ @jlukeroberts.bsky.social @adelecliff.bsky.social @presidentobonjo.bsky.social Niamh Simpson,Zoe Brownstone & more inc meeee MCing
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As ever pay what you like & a lovely time!
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January 12, 2026 at 4:39 PM
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It's called a Praying Mantis but they're actually more spiritual than religious
January 8, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Trying to explain to Mrs Beth that I need to buy a 3D printer so I can print a face hugger for my CPAP machine
January 8, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
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Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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January 7, 2026 at 8:07 AM
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My partner wonders why our toddler prefers me, it's simple just sit on the floor while they play and PUT YOUR FUCKING PHONE DOWN
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Hey everyone, tickets are LIVE and on general release for the first QL of 2026, 17/01/26 w/ JOHN LUKE ROBERTS, Adele Cliff, President Obonjo, Zoe Brownstone, Niamh Simpson, meeee MCing and a bunch of lovely fives. Book in if you fancy!

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January 3, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Nothing quite makes one nostalgic for one's youth like an imperialist invasion of an oil-rich nation
January 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Clearing out the kitchen cupboards and realising that there is such a thing as structural mustard
January 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
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The latest episode of the Quantum Leopard podcast w/ Hasan Al-Habib is out now! A cracking set and a lovely chat this one, get it in your ears:

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Episode 38: Hasan Al-Habib | The Quantum Leopard Podcast
Happy New Year to you all! ٱلسَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ We start the year with an absolute belter: The lovely and handsome doctor Hasan Al-Habib! Hasan is an incredible award-winning comic and an absolute de...
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January 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Threads is a Christmas movie
December 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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Wanna feel old? The Trex from Jurassic Park is now 65million and 32 years old
December 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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December 24, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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babe let's make this bauhaus a bauhome
December 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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actually i prefer savory caroline
December 17, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Full solidarity to @robinince.bsky.social . The next time some prick wangs on about how You Can't Say Anything Anymore remind them about this:
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · Dec 13
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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If a psychic medium successfully contacts the dead, they get promoted to being a psychic very good
December 11, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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Can't help but feel that communion would be more popular if our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ was a gingerbread man
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Observational humour is a lot like sex in the sense that you'll be closer to your audience if you put it in the second person
December 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Once I’d finally perfected my cloning machine I was beside myself.
December 1, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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Unlike the debunked “millionaire exodus”, Britain’s young workers really are leaving in droves— 174,000+ since March 2024.

The motor of our economy walking away is a crisis that really should worry us.

🧵So, why are they leaving and how can we stop it? 1/9
December 3, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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What if octopuses have three hearts as an evolutionary adaptation that allows them to love like they've never been hurt?
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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I do nude modelling. By which I mean, I do not pose naked, but I project what, statistically, would happen if I did
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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I have experienced the love that dare not speak its name. By which I mean I once got off with someone in a very strict library
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 PM