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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)
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.
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soon they’ll be releasing the Epstein files just to distract from DHS murders
January 25, 2026 at 5:32 AM
soon they’ll be releasing the Epstein files just to distract from DHS murders
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Still on the Greek Myths, the list of Jason's Argonauts sounds very Lads On Tour
January 25, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Still on the Greek Myths, the list of Jason's Argonauts sounds very Lads On Tour
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Here's the original Little Rooms manifesto. I love it when a plan comes together, and this one really is: there's some amazing work coming straight off the back of other people reading this specific rant.
Little Rooms.
Great Things Start in Little Rooms. That's it.
joemuggs.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Here's the original Little Rooms manifesto. I love it when a plan comes together, and this one really is: there's some amazing work coming straight off the back of other people reading this specific rant.
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Penetrating the formal, and informal, channels through which time- or information-poor people form their opinions has always been critical. As William Wilberforce said in the fight to ban slavery:
"You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you didn't know."
"You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you didn't know."
January 25, 2026 at 9:34 AM
Penetrating the formal, and informal, channels through which time- or information-poor people form their opinions has always been critical. As William Wilberforce said in the fight to ban slavery:
"You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you didn't know."
"You may choose to look the other way, but you can never say again that you didn't know."
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Creating opposition to the actions of the state or a political cause is rarely about changing the mind of 'the other side'.
It's about making time- or information-poor people aware of the horrible shit. The 'undecided centre' is rarely neutral. It's underinformed, consciously or subconsciously.
It's about making time- or information-poor people aware of the horrible shit. The 'undecided centre' is rarely neutral. It's underinformed, consciously or subconsciously.
January 25, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Creating opposition to the actions of the state or a political cause is rarely about changing the mind of 'the other side'.
It's about making time- or information-poor people aware of the horrible shit. The 'undecided centre' is rarely neutral. It's underinformed, consciously or subconsciously.
It's about making time- or information-poor people aware of the horrible shit. The 'undecided centre' is rarely neutral. It's underinformed, consciously or subconsciously.
aka McDonnellism
Difficult not to feel that Andy Burnham’s political ambitions have already been skewered by Tacitus: he will be a great future Labour leader so long as he never actually becomes Labour leader.
January 25, 2026 at 9:28 AM
aka McDonnellism
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We're very proud of your spiritual growth, child of the light, we really are. You have shown so much potential.
But you breached the boundary of compound, child of the light. Why did you do that? You looked upon sin. You understand that cannot be tolerated, don't you?
But you breached the boundary of compound, child of the light. Why did you do that? You looked upon sin. You understand that cannot be tolerated, don't you?
January 19, 2026 at 4:19 PM
We're very proud of your spiritual growth, child of the light, we really are. You have shown so much potential.
But you breached the boundary of compound, child of the light. Why did you do that? You looked upon sin. You understand that cannot be tolerated, don't you?
But you breached the boundary of compound, child of the light. Why did you do that? You looked upon sin. You understand that cannot be tolerated, don't you?
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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)
Little Rooms and the Rest
A free-to-read look back and forward, and a manifesto of sorts
bassmidstopsandtherest.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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)
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My problem with Gladiators is that it always seems wrong when this guy speaks and doesn't have a Bristol accent.
I have never seen such a severe case of Resting Bristolian Face.
I have never seen such a severe case of Resting Bristolian Face.
January 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
My problem with Gladiators is that it always seems wrong when this guy speaks and doesn't have a Bristol accent.
I have never seen such a severe case of Resting Bristolian Face.
I have never seen such a severe case of Resting Bristolian Face.
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The fricking NRA is now the voice of reason. That’s how far off the deep end the U.S. government and conservative enablers of Trump have gone.
January 25, 2026 at 7:17 AM
The fricking NRA is now the voice of reason. That’s how far off the deep end the U.S. government and conservative enablers of Trump have gone.
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This is why the Government should step in. Support the BBC against Trump but challenge it, no require it, to be a "without fear" news organisation once more.
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The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 25, 2026 at 7:37 AM
This is why the Government should step in. Support the BBC against Trump but challenge it, no require it, to be a "without fear" news organisation once more.
bsky.app/profile/sund...
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