Marcus Guinane
@marcusguinane.bsky.social
Father, coder, beer drinker, sunset admirer. Searching for the Balearic Beat from the North Hampshire suburbs.
♫ My Top 8 #lastfm artists: Depeche Mode (53), Smith & Mighty (45), Neurosis (28), Martin Stephenson And The Daintees (23), Coral D (14), Alice Coltrane (13), Bob Sinclar (13) & Jim Capaldi (9)
November 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
♫ My Top 8 #lastfm artists: Depeche Mode (53), Smith & Mighty (45), Neurosis (28), Martin Stephenson And The Daintees (23), Coral D (14), Alice Coltrane (13), Bob Sinclar (13) & Jim Capaldi (9)
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Whatever else this government do (and there's plenty of issues with this budget) ministers will always be able to point to this as an incredible important contribution to the country's future. Almost half a million kids taken out of poverty.
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy.
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
November 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Whatever else this government do (and there's plenty of issues with this budget) ministers will always be able to point to this as an incredible important contribution to the country's future. Almost half a million kids taken out of poverty.
♫ My Top 7 #lastfm artists: Depeche Mode (54), Elliott (33), Lexx (23), Benoit B (21), Prism (12), Sylvain Kassap (9) & John Coltrane (6)
November 21, 2025 at 6:37 PM
♫ My Top 7 #lastfm artists: Depeche Mode (54), Elliott (33), Lexx (23), Benoit B (21), Prism (12), Sylvain Kassap (9) & John Coltrane (6)
♫ My Top 12 #lastfm artists: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (77), Linda Mirada (26), Lexx (23), Ornette Coleman (17), LX72 (14), Natural Life (12), Fudge Tunnel (11), Warmduscher (11), Heresy (6), Concret Sox (5), Nathalie Letertre (4) & The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet (2)
November 14, 2025 at 11:46 PM
♫ My Top 12 #lastfm artists: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (77), Linda Mirada (26), Lexx (23), Ornette Coleman (17), LX72 (14), Natural Life (12), Fudge Tunnel (11), Warmduscher (11), Heresy (6), Concret Sox (5), Nathalie Letertre (4) & The Ornette Coleman Double Quartet (2)
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If a self-identifying “left of centre” government with a parliamentary majority of more than a hundred seats won’t defend a vital public service institution you really have to ask why it’s in government at all.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:08 AM
If a self-identifying “left of centre” government with a parliamentary majority of more than a hundred seats won’t defend a vital public service institution you really have to ask why it’s in government at all.
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
♫ My Top 9 #lastfm artists: Wolf Eyes (46), Nicolas Jaar (44), Galaxie 500 (22), Wunderhorse (21), Mokadelic (16), The Circling Sun (15), Chuck Treece (10), Voluntários da Pátria (9) & Simon Peter (6)
November 7, 2025 at 6:04 PM
♫ My Top 9 #lastfm artists: Wolf Eyes (46), Nicolas Jaar (44), Galaxie 500 (22), Wunderhorse (21), Mokadelic (16), The Circling Sun (15), Chuck Treece (10), Voluntários da Pátria (9) & Simon Peter (6)
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Racists saying the train worker injured protecting passengers during the knife attack is a hero, then finding out his name:
a baby wearing a black shirt that says rock n roll is running on a wooden floor
Alt: A baby with a higher IQ than Matt Goodwin doing a u turn.
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Racists saying the train worker injured protecting passengers during the knife attack is a hero, then finding out his name:
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♫ My Top 9 #lastfm artists: Mateo & Matos (35), Sleep (27), The God Machine (27), Quiet Village (15), Pizzaman (14), Hussain Bokhari (12), Charles Webster (10), expositions (4) & Quiet Village & Vanessa Daou (2)
October 25, 2025 at 9:55 AM
♫ My Top 9 #lastfm artists: Mateo & Matos (35), Sleep (27), The God Machine (27), Quiet Village (15), Pizzaman (14), Hussain Bokhari (12), Charles Webster (10), expositions (4) & Quiet Village & Vanessa Daou (2)
♫ My Top 10 #lastfm artists: Jonny Nash (50), Crowded House (46), Saint Etienne (31), Mark Barrott (27), Wildest Dreams (13), Terry Riley (12), RECIPROCATE (10), Dan The Drum & Stuart Patterson (7), Ghia (5) & Ash Ra Tempel Experience (4)
October 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
♫ My Top 10 #lastfm artists: Jonny Nash (50), Crowded House (46), Saint Etienne (31), Mark Barrott (27), Wildest Dreams (13), Terry Riley (12), RECIPROCATE (10), Dan The Drum & Stuart Patterson (7), Ghia (5) & Ash Ra Tempel Experience (4)
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We don't have blind faith, which is how the word 'trust' is misused here. We get them to peer review each other. We check for consensus. We collect data on what happens when their advice is acted on and other experts review that in an endless feedback cycle of mostly improving knowledge.
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
October 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
We don't have blind faith, which is how the word 'trust' is misused here. We get them to peer review each other. We check for consensus. We collect data on what happens when their advice is acted on and other experts review that in an endless feedback cycle of mostly improving knowledge.
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Space Harrier at 40: how Sega’s surreal classic brought total immersion to arcades in the 80s
Space Harrier at 40: how Sega’s surreal classic brought total immersion to arcades in the 80s
As they flew above Yu Suzuki’s innovative, psychedelic 3D landscapes combating space dragons and alien rock monsters, the moving arcade cabinet would physically involve players in the action
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Space Harrier at 40: how Sega’s surreal classic brought total immersion to arcades in the 80s
♫ My Top 12 #lastfm artists: Faust (46), Augustus Pablo (45), Dub Syndicate (40), Adrian Sherwood (24), Global Communication (21), Laughing Hyenas (16), Doctor Pablo & Dub Syndicate (8), Tony Conrad with Faust (5), Magic Words (4), Mark E (4), Manuel Göttsching (3) & Tony Conrad (2)
October 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
♫ My Top 12 #lastfm artists: Faust (46), Augustus Pablo (45), Dub Syndicate (40), Adrian Sherwood (24), Global Communication (21), Laughing Hyenas (16), Doctor Pablo & Dub Syndicate (8), Tony Conrad with Faust (5), Magic Words (4), Mark E (4), Manuel Göttsching (3) & Tony Conrad (2)
♫ My Top 10 #lastfm artists: Copenema (41), Roberta Flack (38), John Beltran (19), Holocaust (16), Ron Basejam (15), When In Rome (10), André 3000 (8), Orange (5), Coldcut (4) & La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela (4)
October 3, 2025 at 4:42 PM
♫ My Top 10 #lastfm artists: Copenema (41), Roberta Flack (38), John Beltran (19), Holocaust (16), Ron Basejam (15), When In Rome (10), André 3000 (8), Orange (5), Coldcut (4) & La Monte Young & Marian Zazeela (4)
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If you don’t like being called a racist, maybe don’t make a career of saying things that appeal to racists, don’t create a political party that keeps attracting racist candidates, don’t fawn over racist world leaders, and don’t make a convicted racist the guest of honour at your party conference.
September 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
If you don’t like being called a racist, maybe don’t make a career of saying things that appeal to racists, don’t create a political party that keeps attracting racist candidates, don’t fawn over racist world leaders, and don’t make a convicted racist the guest of honour at your party conference.
♫ My Top 11 #lastfm artists: The Dream Syndicate (48), Roberta Flack (42), Gal Costa (32), Chris Coco (30), Madrid De Los Austrias (23), JeZEBELL (13), The Wolfgang Press (13), Chris Coco & George Solar (10), Obay Alsharani (10), Palace Pasador (9), DJ Rocca & Chris Coco Feat. Danielle Moore (2)
September 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
♫ My Top 11 #lastfm artists: The Dream Syndicate (48), Roberta Flack (42), Gal Costa (32), Chris Coco (30), Madrid De Los Austrias (23), JeZEBELL (13), The Wolfgang Press (13), Chris Coco & George Solar (10), Obay Alsharani (10), Palace Pasador (9), DJ Rocca & Chris Coco Feat. Danielle Moore (2)
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It’s gone so quickly from ‘boat people’ to all immigrants. So quickly from ‘I don’t mind if they come here legally and pay taxes’ to ‘actually it’s anyone foreign’. We are living in the ‘first they came for’ poem. All to give the population a scapegoat so the super rich can hoard yet more wealth.
September 25, 2025 at 7:38 AM
It’s gone so quickly from ‘boat people’ to all immigrants. So quickly from ‘I don’t mind if they come here legally and pay taxes’ to ‘actually it’s anyone foreign’. We are living in the ‘first they came for’ poem. All to give the population a scapegoat so the super rich can hoard yet more wealth.
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I know there are good reasons why wealth taxes on assets that can be moved between countries are a bad idea.
But everytime I see a headline like this I'm just "squeeze the selfish bastards till they cry".
But everytime I see a headline like this I'm just "squeeze the selfish bastards till they cry".
September 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I know there are good reasons why wealth taxes on assets that can be moved between countries are a bad idea.
But everytime I see a headline like this I'm just "squeeze the selfish bastards till they cry".
But everytime I see a headline like this I'm just "squeeze the selfish bastards till they cry".
♫ My Top 7 #lastfm artists: Sade (61), Chris Coco (35), The Sabres of Paradise (35), Alpha & Omega (21), Chris Coco & Sacha Puttnam (19), Nick & Samantha + Chris Coco (10) & Florecer (5)
September 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
♫ My Top 7 #lastfm artists: Sade (61), Chris Coco (35), The Sabres of Paradise (35), Alpha & Omega (21), Chris Coco & Sacha Puttnam (19), Nick & Samantha + Chris Coco (10) & Florecer (5)
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♫ My Top 8 #lastfm artists: Judas Priest (57), Burial (31), Ambala (24), Johnny Marr (24), Bauhaus (19), As One (12), Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters (10) & Om Unit (6)
September 12, 2025 at 4:44 PM
♫ My Top 8 #lastfm artists: Judas Priest (57), Burial (31), Ambala (24), Johnny Marr (24), Bauhaus (19), As One (12), Ulrich Schnauss & Mark Peters (10) & Om Unit (6)
Moondata - Let The Moonshine In (12" Dub)
YouTube video by Joscha Creutzfeldt
www.youtube.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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