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Like Icarus ascending on beautiful foolish arms
I have bad dreams and I poop a lot.
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I have bad dreams and I poop a lot.
#MDANT
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Little Rooms and the Rest
A free-to-read look back and forward, and a manifesto of sorts
bassmidstopsandtherest.substack.com
so LISTEN UP... had a bit of new year reflection, looked back at our increasingly impressive archive and had a little think about how these conversations have fed into the stuff I'm doing with current projects (particularly the "LITTLE ROOMS" manifesto and exciting things that are coming from that)
Burnham is a fucking wideboy. Anyone driven by frustration with Starmer to buy into this King Of The North bullshit needs to put their head in a bucket of ice.
January 26, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Burnham is a fucking wideboy. Anyone driven by frustration with Starmer to buy into this King Of The North bullshit needs to put their head in a bucket of ice.
I uhhhhhhh....
Minneapolis, MN -
After FPS agents went into the hotel, shot teargas and kinetic munitions into the crowd assembled outside he wanted to know where the PD is to the press. I asked if he has a message for the community members that wanted out. No response. None to the mayor either.
After FPS agents went into the hotel, shot teargas and kinetic munitions into the crowd assembled outside he wanted to know where the PD is to the press. I asked if he has a message for the community members that wanted out. No response. None to the mayor either.
January 26, 2026 at 9:03 AM
I uhhhhhhh....
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The sun is going down and you’re getting cold
It’s -2000 degrees below zero. You just flashbanged yourself twenty feet from the front desk. Three hours sleep cause locals who hate you bang garbage cans outside your room all night. The Home2Suits has fallen and you’re not getting that signing bonus for another 4.5 years. Ass. It’s all ass, dude.
Minneapolis, MN -
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
Very developing situation here. FPS agents ran into the hotel. Tear gas deployed. Hotel patrons forced to put their hands up. One agent’s nose bloodied.
January 26, 2026 at 7:50 AM
The sun is going down and you’re getting cold
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Good morning all. And here’s your regular reminder that the Praetorian Guard killed a lot of emperors.
January 26, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Good morning all. And here’s your regular reminder that the Praetorian Guard killed a lot of emperors.
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Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
January 25, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Being a journalist is sick: I just contacted a pre-eminent jaguar conservationist in Argentine with a question that has been weighing on me for ages and he wrote back right away with an informed answer.
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This raises a question: when did petrol stations stop selling CDs?
The story of avante-garde -> movies -> pop culture needs telling more really... after all Morricone invented* dub, right?
*inspired, in multiple ways
*inspired, in multiple ways
The Maestro: Ennio Morricone's innovations and personality are woven into dance music
It is no exaggeration to say that Ennio Morricone profoundly influenced overground and underground dance culture
mixmag.net
January 26, 2026 at 7:54 AM
This raises a question: when did petrol stations stop selling CDs?
want to hear an underrated absolute monstrosity of a tune?
Basement Jaxx feat. Dizzee Rascal - Lucky Star (Dillinja Remix)
YouTube video by I-Witness DnB
www.youtube.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:53 PM
want to hear an underrated absolute monstrosity of a tune?
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I didn't know Harry Hill had a podcast!
I find Stewart Lee exasperating to precisely the degree he'd want me to, but these two have known each other for so long it's just charming - and if they don't do a Mortimer & Whitehouse only sitting around in Basingstoke or whatever they're missing a trick.
I find Stewart Lee exasperating to precisely the degree he'd want me to, but these two have known each other for so long it's just charming - and if they don't do a Mortimer & Whitehouse only sitting around in Basingstoke or whatever they're missing a trick.
The Harry Hill Show - Stewart Lee
YouTube video by HARRY HILL
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:27 PM
I didn't know Harry Hill had a podcast!
I find Stewart Lee exasperating to precisely the degree he'd want me to, but these two have known each other for so long it's just charming - and if they don't do a Mortimer & Whitehouse only sitting around in Basingstoke or whatever they're missing a trick.
I find Stewart Lee exasperating to precisely the degree he'd want me to, but these two have known each other for so long it's just charming - and if they don't do a Mortimer & Whitehouse only sitting around in Basingstoke or whatever they're missing a trick.
Punk 13yo, quite incensed:"Harry Styles ruined men wearing dresses - imagine if he'd worn good dresses, everyone would be at it now, but he didn't, he wore terrible dresses.
January 25, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Punk 13yo, quite incensed:"Harry Styles ruined men wearing dresses - imagine if he'd worn good dresses, everyone would be at it now, but he didn't, he wore terrible dresses.
Holy SHIT, sorry @nonclsscl.bsky.social I totally missed this absolutely wild album... there is a LOT to take on board here!
Dark Lights, by Gabriel Prokofiev feat. FAMES European Youth Orchestra, Etienne Abelin & Viviana-Zarah Baudis
11 track album
nonclassical.bandcamp.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Holy SHIT, sorry @nonclsscl.bsky.social I totally missed this absolutely wild album... there is a LOT to take on board here!
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Never a good sign for the weather when British Leyland logos are predicted to be flying overhead. edition.cnn.com/weather/live...
January 23, 2026 — Winter storm begins, bringing ice, heavy snow to much of the US | CNN
One of the most extreme storms in years is about to bring travel and much of the country to a standstill.
edition.cnn.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Never a good sign for the weather when British Leyland logos are predicted to be flying overhead. edition.cnn.com/weather/live...
I know it's not the point but he looks fucking awful, even by his own ravaged standards.
I'd bet hard cash that he is freebasing. A lot.
I'd bet hard cash that he is freebasing. A lot.
BARTIROMO: There is outrage across the country that there is another killing. Someone is dead at the hands of Border Patrol. What can you tell us?
KASH PATEL: You do not get to attack law enforcement officials in this country without any repercussions. We not messing around.
KASH PATEL: You do not get to attack law enforcement officials in this country without any repercussions. We not messing around.
January 25, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I know it's not the point but he looks fucking awful, even by his own ravaged standards.
I'd bet hard cash that he is freebasing. A lot.
I'd bet hard cash that he is freebasing. A lot.
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Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
January 25, 2026 at 7:28 AM
Saying there must be trials isn't just an emotive aspiration.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
Congress can:
- Create a new court (complying w/ 6A jury vicinage)
- Give it jurisdiction over defined category of crimes
- Also create dedicated prosecutors for the same
- Strip SCOTUS of appellate jurisdiction
It can be done.
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“Outside agitators” is older than Putin; I am begging white people to crack open a history book about Black Americans for once
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
“Outside agitators” is older than Putin; I am begging white people to crack open a history book about Black Americans for once
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Which kind of shows how much of our lives could be decided by self-justifying explanations of 50 votes here and there, rather than trends and underlying data.
The outcome of this by-election will almost certainly define government policy for the next three years.
If Reform wins, expect Blue Labour to ramp up
If it's the Greens, the growing calls for a leftwing pivot will be vindicated and those voices around the Cabinet table will push for a rethink
If Reform wins, expect Blue Labour to ramp up
If it's the Greens, the growing calls for a leftwing pivot will be vindicated and those voices around the Cabinet table will push for a rethink
It's clear that the Green Party are the way to keep Reform out of Manchester.
We are already on the ground in Gorton and Denton - and we are going to be campaigning for every single vote.
A new Green MP representing the community.
Let's go!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
We are already on the ground in Gorton and Denton - and we are going to be campaigning for every single vote.
A new Green MP representing the community.
Let's go!
Join.greenparty.org.uk
January 25, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Which kind of shows how much of our lives could be decided by self-justifying explanations of 50 votes here and there, rather than trends and underlying data.
[cut to 2030 as the casting vote on the choice of selling the BBC to either Barron Trump or Chloe Murdoch-Deng is left to Director General Amol Rajan]
January 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
[cut to 2030 as the casting vote on the choice of selling the BBC to either Barron Trump or Chloe Murdoch-Deng is left to Director General Amol Rajan]
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Seeing the NYT switch to active voice feels like watching a seal holding back the apocalypse crack
years and years of avoiding plain language and the active voice do make the choice to use it more impactful, I suppose
January 24, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Seeing the NYT switch to active voice feels like watching a seal holding back the apocalypse crack
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A Godzilla-sized Sid James celebrating the last season of Bless This House, this week 50 years ago.
January 25, 2026 at 11:04 AM
A Godzilla-sized Sid James celebrating the last season of Bless This House, this week 50 years ago.
They do also WEIGH complaints. They might respond defensively or full on snarkily to them, but they are counting them nonetheless.
One thing the BBC is sometimes capable of doing better than other broadcasters is applying pressure from the inside - someone like eg Ros Atkins should have an editor or writer on from this to have them defend the decisions.
January 25, 2026 at 11:18 AM
They do also WEIGH complaints. They might respond defensively or full on snarkily to them, but they are counting them nonetheless.
OK I'm not saying a Khan / Rayner leadership is ever likely, even possible, but can you imagine the uptick in gammon embolisms?
January 25, 2026 at 11:15 AM
OK I'm not saying a Khan / Rayner leadership is ever likely, even possible, but can you imagine the uptick in gammon embolisms?
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J.G. Ballard, prophet of the future.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Meet ‘Amelia’: the AI-generated British schoolgirl who is a far-right social media star
The avatar, created to deter young people from extremism, has been subverted and is breaking out of niche online silos
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:56 AM
J.G. Ballard, prophet of the future.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Many of the right’s biggest influencers traffic in tactical masculinity and operator cosplay, and I don't think many are going to resist the urge to call out ICE ops for being clown shoes if it affords them a little time to brag about their own skills and training.
One interesting thing to monitor, as the Trump administration pushes its narrative defending the actions of federal immigration officers who shot and killed Alex Pretti, for some MAGA people this appears to be a breaking point
www.wired.com/story/the-in...
www.wired.com/story/the-in...
January 25, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Many of the right’s biggest influencers traffic in tactical masculinity and operator cosplay, and I don't think many are going to resist the urge to call out ICE ops for being clown shoes if it affords them a little time to brag about their own skills and training.