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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 4d

I’m really starting to suspect that most of the tech bros haven’t actually read Tolkien, as they certainly don’t understand it.

The gentle hobbits save the “hard men” of Gondor, largely through compassion and selflessness. Not the other way around. The Christian parable is barely hidden!

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 4d

Elon Musk: "It is time for the English to ally with the hard men, like Tommy Robinson, and fight for their survival or they shall surely all die" 29th October 2025. 2 million views in its first hour.

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buy my book @nmamatas.bsky.social · 1d

Philip K. Dick gets it right again.

Let's hear it for the vague blurs!

From A Scanner Darkly:

"Let's hear it for the vague blur!" the host said loudly, and there was
mass clapping.
In his scramble suit, Fred, who was also Robert Arctor, groaned and
thought: This is terrible.
Once a month an undercover narcotics agent of the county was
assigned at random to speak before bubblehead gatherings such as this.
Today was his turn. Looking at his audience, he realized how much he
detested straights. They thought this was all great. They were smiling. They were being entertained.

An Icegov tweet offering up a photo of new ICE training graduates--"American heroes" with their faces blurred out.

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Andrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 2d

On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.

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NANCY COMICS BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER @nancycomics.bsky.social · 2d

Nancy By Ernie Bushmiller
October 31,1947

NANCY BY ERNIE BUSHMILLER
P1-NANCY: OH BOY PUMPKIN

NANCY GETS READY TO CARVE THE PUMPKIN SITTING ON THE TABLE

P2- NANCY HAS CARVED A HALLOWEEN FACE ON THE PUMPKIN

NANCY: NOW I'LL GET A CANDLE

P3- WHILE NANCY IS OUT OF THE ROOM,NANCY’S CAT GETS UP ON THE TABLE TO INSPECT THE PUMPKIN.

P4- NANCY SHOUTS…HELP!

NANCY HAS ENTERED THE ROOM TO FIND A TAIL COMING OUT OF THE CARVED NOSE OF THE PUMPKIN

NANCY’S CAT HAS GOTTEN IN THE PUMKIN

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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 3d

That is an absolutely astounding list of suggestions from Policy Exchange

Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · 3d

I keep being told spending cuts are easy. Honest proposals such as those recently outlined by Policy Exchange show they are not

My column www.ft.com/content/f086...

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Angus Main @angusmain.bsky.social · 3d

A mocked up Halloween costume pack for ‘man on train with keyboard clicks enabled’

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Nicola Bryant @nicolabryant.bsky.social · 8d

So sorry to hear of the passing of dear Nabil Shaban. A wonderful actor, good friend and probably one of the best Doctor Who villains of all time. He worked tirelessly for disabled actors and always brought such dedication and humour to whatever he was doing. #RIPNabilShaban ❤️

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Peter Page @nebowho.bsky.social · 8d

My father in law had similar. Whenever family photos were shown my wife said "here he is, Mr Whippy-head!".

Ken had a tub of Brylcream in the bathroom cabinet to the end.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Stephen Miller on Fox threatens to arrest JB Pritzker for "seditious conspiracy" and says, "to all ICE officers: you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties. And anybody who lays a hand on you or tries to stop or obstruct you is committing a felony."

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 15d

MSNBC Grandmas in Skechers seamlessly reclaiming the frog from 4chan Nazis in about six weeks has gotta be the political upset of the century.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 15d

#A_NewHope ✊

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Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 15d

Mince Pie Creams are verging on Butterfield Diet food.

Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 15d

I regret to inform you that Christmas is occurring at Lidl.

Festive Creams Variety Pack

• Gingerbread Creams
• Mince Pie Creams
• After Eight Mint Creams

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WildGorillaMan @wildgorillaman.bsky.social · Nov 24

There is power in disdain

Weird art of a frog riding a snail

Text:

Block hard, block often
LET GOD READ THEIR SHIT

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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 16d

Robert Jenrick was three fucking years old when Heysel and Bradford happened, and seven when Hillsborough happened and in any case his knowledge of British history is fucking appalling and he should as usual just shut up.

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Gary Delaney Comedian @garydelaney.bsky.social · 17d

A story in three parts

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Peter Page @nebowho.bsky.social · 17d

It's dripping in blood ... 🧛‍♂️

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 20d

"Authoritarianism, it's a cancer. The symptoms are here, today... We thought it couldn't happen here... and now the disease is growing, metastasizing in America. But there is a cure—it requires you. On October 18, Americans will stand up, peacefully, for what makes America, America." nokings.org

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Peter Page @nebowho.bsky.social · 19d

So much work to get it to display what you actually had in mind rather than umpteen unwanted alternatives.

I've recently had it explicitly hide the very specific thing I needed (tech equipment) and show me only lesser spec stuff, until I spent energy gaming my searches to force it.

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Margaret Cho @margaretcho.bsky.social · 21d

If Jan 6 was all Antifa then why did you pardon them?

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Peter Page @nebowho.bsky.social · 21d

This is one of the best Doctor Who photos I've ever seen. It captures it precisely. (I was only just born so my time of watching it like this was circa 1972 on. With my nan, often).

Thank you.

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Fish Shambles @fishshambles.bsky.social · Sep 29

This is a photo of me and my friends watching Doctor Who in late summer 1968 (verified by my late father) - you can see our tanned skin.

This is likely to have been the same series (possibly even the actual episode) that we were watching.