John Baldy
@johnbaldy.bsky.social
All views expressed are my own, personal views.
Introduce yourself with 5 acts you’ve seen:
Bim Sherman
Motorhead
Prince Buster
The Stray Cats
The Ramones
Bim Sherman
Motorhead
Prince Buster
The Stray Cats
The Ramones
Introduce yourself with 5 acts you’ve seen:
Curtis Mayfield
Mavis Staples
Jimmy Smith
Joe Bataan
Birdland
Curtis Mayfield
Mavis Staples
Jimmy Smith
Joe Bataan
Birdland
Introduce yourself with 5 acts you've seen:
Public Enemy
Super Furry Animals
George Melly
Buddy Guy
Jake Thackery
Public Enemy
Super Furry Animals
George Melly
Buddy Guy
Jake Thackery
November 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 acts you’ve seen:
Bim Sherman
Motorhead
Prince Buster
The Stray Cats
The Ramones
Bim Sherman
Motorhead
Prince Buster
The Stray Cats
The Ramones
Lunch is served. (I swear I'm not in prison)
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Lunch is served. (I swear I'm not in prison)
I can think of something that's getting a lot bigger under @zackpolanski.bsky.social approach. Green Party membership is absolutely bursting out at the seams. 175,000 - and going up like a 🚀
Watch as Rachel Reeves brands Greens leader Zack Polanski a 'keen hypnotherapist'
🗣️ 'The only things getting bigger under his approach would be the deficit and the rise of inflation'
🗣️ 'The only things getting bigger under his approach would be the deficit and the rise of inflation'
November 26, 2025 at 3:47 PM
I can think of something that's getting a lot bigger under @zackpolanski.bsky.social approach. Green Party membership is absolutely bursting out at the seams. 175,000 - and going up like a 🚀
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Reeves: "We are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets. But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the honourable mention for Clacton."
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Reeves: "We are ramping up sanctions on Russia and we are freezing known Russian assets. But let me be clear, I don't actually mean the honourable mention for Clacton."
This is just one step away from wrapping-up your Xmas presents with bacon 🤢
“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”
November 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This is just one step away from wrapping-up your Xmas presents with bacon 🤢
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🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
🚨BOOM!! The Petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy has now rocketed past 50,000 signatures! Let’s get it to 100,000. If a petition is what it’s going to take let’s get this done!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
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"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas."
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
November 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas."
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
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First person I've seen at a firestation shooting up the poll
Great to spend time today with firefighter watch at Poplar Fire Station.
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
Always an absolute honour to spend time with people who spend their lives keeping us safe.
Thank you. ✊🏼
November 26, 2025 at 7:22 AM
First person I've seen at a firestation shooting up the poll
I just signed up for the BFI player 2 week free trial. They have a bunch of interesting stuff. Currently watching 'Dance Craze' which I've always wanted to watch but- until now - never have. Wow! They are all so young and energetic! Some real sweat-dripping-off-the-walls live performances
November 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I just signed up for the BFI player 2 week free trial. They have a bunch of interesting stuff. Currently watching 'Dance Craze' which I've always wanted to watch but- until now - never have. Wow! They are all so young and energetic! Some real sweat-dripping-off-the-walls live performances
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It would be a massive blow to the government’s environmental integrity if it broke its promise.
We need evidence-based decision making, not a reckless gamble with our future.
We need evidence-based decision making, not a reckless gamble with our future.
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
It would be a massive blow to the government’s environmental integrity if it broke its promise.
We need evidence-based decision making, not a reckless gamble with our future.
We need evidence-based decision making, not a reckless gamble with our future.
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The government wants expansion because it will bring growth – but it has yet to win this argument.
The government has pledged that Heathrow expansion will only go ahead if it meets tests on climate, growth, noise and air pollution. There’s a huge job ahead to demonstrate this.
The government has pledged that Heathrow expansion will only go ahead if it meets tests on climate, growth, noise and air pollution. There’s a huge job ahead to demonstrate this.
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The government wants expansion because it will bring growth – but it has yet to win this argument.
The government has pledged that Heathrow expansion will only go ahead if it meets tests on climate, growth, noise and air pollution. There’s a huge job ahead to demonstrate this.
The government has pledged that Heathrow expansion will only go ahead if it meets tests on climate, growth, noise and air pollution. There’s a huge job ahead to demonstrate this.
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The government’s plan for expanding Heathrow is the equivalent of bolting an airport virtually the size of Gatwick onto the existing airport.
It isn’t compatible with our climate commitments, even if we meet our hugely optimistic targets for sustainable aviation fuels.
It isn’t compatible with our climate commitments, even if we meet our hugely optimistic targets for sustainable aviation fuels.
November 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
The government’s plan for expanding Heathrow is the equivalent of bolting an airport virtually the size of Gatwick onto the existing airport.
It isn’t compatible with our climate commitments, even if we meet our hugely optimistic targets for sustainable aviation fuels.
It isn’t compatible with our climate commitments, even if we meet our hugely optimistic targets for sustainable aviation fuels.
#NowPlaying 'The Harder They Come' soundtrack. It's one of those albums that I rarely play because I know all the tracks so well, that I assume I won't enjoy it as much as I ALWAYS do whenever I spin it. Its comforting like the aural equivalent of lounging around at home, in my snuggies
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
#NowPlaying 'The Harder They Come' soundtrack. It's one of those albums that I rarely play because I know all the tracks so well, that I assume I won't enjoy it as much as I ALWAYS do whenever I spin it. Its comforting like the aural equivalent of lounging around at home, in my snuggies
Later, Keir Starmer will say Al Capone should have the "courage" to launch inquiry into his organisation's links to organised crime.
NEW: Keir Starmer says Nigel Farage should have “courage” to launch inquiry into Reform's links to Russia after Nathan Gill sentencing.
“It is shocking that a senior Reform official, the leader in Wales, has been jailed for over 10 years, a very significant sentence for taking pro-Russia bribes.
“It is shocking that a senior Reform official, the leader in Wales, has been jailed for over 10 years, a very significant sentence for taking pro-Russia bribes.
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Later, Keir Starmer will say Al Capone should have the "courage" to launch inquiry into his organisation's links to organised crime.
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Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Still can't quite believe that "I only said 'gas the Jews' in a non-hurtful way" was the strategy Nigel Farage opted to go for
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Went to Paul Simon’s Graceland 25th anniversary tour at Hyde Park in 2011. Didn’t know much about the support artists. Jimmy Cliff walks on and sings Many Rivers To Cross. Oh My. God.
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Went to Paul Simon’s Graceland 25th anniversary tour at Hyde Park in 2011. Didn’t know much about the support artists. Jimmy Cliff walks on and sings Many Rivers To Cross. Oh My. God.
Every time a musician dies they tell us when they were inducted into the Rocknroll hall of fame. Is it a real place? A book somewhere?Who decides who gets in? Seems like literally everyone is in. I fully expect people to find out the date of my own induction when I pass.
November 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Every time a musician dies they tell us when they were inducted into the Rocknroll hall of fame. Is it a real place? A book somewhere?Who decides who gets in? Seems like literally everyone is in. I fully expect people to find out the date of my own induction when I pass.
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Deeply saddened to hear that Jimmy Cliff has died at the age of 81.
A truly magnificent singer and performer. He started out as a teenager in the early 60s recording future classics like this...
RIP lion 🦁🙏
youtu.be/HRVqG5QxvhY?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky #jimmycliff
A truly magnificent singer and performer. He started out as a teenager in the early 60s recording future classics like this...
RIP lion 🦁🙏
youtu.be/HRVqG5QxvhY?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky #jimmycliff
November 24, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Deeply saddened to hear that Jimmy Cliff has died at the age of 81.
A truly magnificent singer and performer. He started out as a teenager in the early 60s recording future classics like this...
RIP lion 🦁🙏
youtu.be/HRVqG5QxvhY?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky #jimmycliff
A truly magnificent singer and performer. He started out as a teenager in the early 60s recording future classics like this...
RIP lion 🦁🙏
youtu.be/HRVqG5QxvhY?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky #jimmycliff
JIMMY CLIFF - Let's Turn The Table
YouTube video by Bionic Dub
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November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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I got up early this morning and the sky looked like this.
Don't you love mornings like these quiet, calm, and full of colour.
What’s your favourite time of day?
#beautifulmorning #uknature #quietmoments #earlymorning
Don't you love mornings like these quiet, calm, and full of colour.
What’s your favourite time of day?
#beautifulmorning #uknature #quietmoments #earlymorning
November 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I got up early this morning and the sky looked like this.
Don't you love mornings like these quiet, calm, and full of colour.
What’s your favourite time of day?
#beautifulmorning #uknature #quietmoments #earlymorning
Don't you love mornings like these quiet, calm, and full of colour.
What’s your favourite time of day?
#beautifulmorning #uknature #quietmoments #earlymorning
Wow! @joanarmatrading.bsky.social is on Bluesky, people.
Joan - I still go on (and on) about the time I saw you play the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. I have never experienced such energy shining from a performer before or since.
Joan - I still go on (and on) about the time I saw you play the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. I have never experienced such energy shining from a performer before or since.
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Wow! @joanarmatrading.bsky.social is on Bluesky, people.
Joan - I still go on (and on) about the time I saw you play the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. I have never experienced such energy shining from a performer before or since.
Joan - I still go on (and on) about the time I saw you play the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury. I have never experienced such energy shining from a performer before or since.
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Things move quickly in politics. The idea of a Sunday broadsheet dedicating it's entire front page to @greenparty.org.uk is huge, and let's be honest, a sign of changing times.
People are sitting up and noticing @zackpolanski.bsky.social
join.greenparty.org.uk
People are sitting up and noticing @zackpolanski.bsky.social
join.greenparty.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Things move quickly in politics. The idea of a Sunday broadsheet dedicating it's entire front page to @greenparty.org.uk is huge, and let's be honest, a sign of changing times.
People are sitting up and noticing @zackpolanski.bsky.social
join.greenparty.org.uk
People are sitting up and noticing @zackpolanski.bsky.social
join.greenparty.org.uk
This is true.
Which is why it’s important for us to follow the other Green Party leaders and MPs and repost their stuff on social media etc. They need to be shown for what they are doing and saying too and it gets their names out there
November 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
This is true.