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Parker Molloy @parkermolloy.com · 15h

Caitlin Flanagan
@CaitlinPacific
I’ve missed hearing Woody Allen’s voice - I’d been so rattled this week and there he was, his full self.

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@bariweiss
⁩ is the perfect interviewer. She seemed almost like a daughter to him - in a way she is. We all are.

Order Life with Baum!

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 16h

Ooo remembers consequences? What was all that about?

A sweaty looking Peter Kay holding a mic

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 16h

In a nice bit of nominative determinism the sculptor is called Schmalz

Tom Carter @thcarter123.bsky.social · 18h

Far right extremist Catholic University goes full MAGA.

www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/266925/...

Sculpture of Jesus and Charlie Kirk to be installed at Ave Maria University

The day after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, renowned Catholic sculptor Timothy Schmalz began working on a sculpture no one had commissioned.

www.catholicnewsagency.com

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 17h

And what shall Sting do now, poor thing?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

MTV to axe its music TV channels in the UK

The broadcaster will stop showing music videos in December, but its main channel will remain on air.

www.bbc.co.uk

Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 18h

This is probably the most correct opinion I have ever seen on social media.

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18h

Man convicted of 38 paedophile offences revealed as police informer who spied on UK activists

Trial of Nick Gratwick, 68, who schemed to rape children as young as six, exposes previous role among green protesters A man who schemed to rape children as young as six was revealed at his trial to have been a police informer who spied on environmental activists. Nick Gratwick, 68, was found guilty on Friday of 38 “abhorrent” paedophile offences, including plans over the last two years to pay to rape or sexually assault children in the UK and abroad. Continue reading...

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cow tools daily @cowtoolsdaily.bsky.social · 19h

it's not FOR us

edited comic panel. Batman is breaking a lump-with-handle cow tool over his knee and saying "this is the tool of the cow. we do not understand it. we will not use it."

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 19h

I lol'd, but that's harsh on Wichita Lineman

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 19h

The BBC doesn't make Have I Got News For You

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 19h

I'm not quite sure why being a "digital native" (itself a concept that's been shown to be bollocks) means you'd not fact-check something regardless of whether you'd seen it on X or not?

Michael Savage @michaelsavage.bsky.social · 20h

NEW: A false claim about Euan Blair found its way into Have I Got News For You.

It was from an X post seen almost 3m times - and it was wrong.

Production chief blames a "digital native" culture.

A very online media class drinking in social media = danger:

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

BBC airing false claim about Euan Blair blamed on young producers ‘marinated in social media’

Broadcaster apologised after Have I Got News For You falsely said former PM’s son had won digital ID contract

www.theguardian.com

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 19h

Have double-checked this wasn't made by a cat with access to AI

AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 1d

sherman, for the love of god!

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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 19h

Italian version of Taskmaster looks shit

Reuters @reuters.com · 19h

Italy ready to defend 'golden powers' against EU moves, economy minister says reut.rs/4h3GS09

Italy ready to defend 'golden powers' against EU moves, economy minister says

The Italian government will defend its golden powers aimed at shielding strategic assets, its economy minister said on Friday, as Brussels prepares to challenge the legislation.

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 19h

The boring answer is that - like a lot of local papers - they've used an image screengrabed from Google Street View and not bothered to check the tiles of the image have been well-aligned

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 19h

Have they got the 71% by adding 'don't know' and 'disagree' figures and subtracting from 100?

Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 19h

How are the horses good enough to get into heaven, but still get ridden by people? Does this work for people, too? Are there, say, waitstaff who are allowed into the place, but they have to do double shifts at Jesus' pizza bar on weekends?

Right Wing Watch @rightwingwatch.bsky.social · 1d

A tearful Kim Robinson reports that God showed her that Charlie Kirk was rewarded with a horse ranch in Heaven and she saw "Charlie riding on a horse, with Jesus."

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 21h

Haven't seen this episode yet but I'm praying it's directed at Stephen Fry

General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 1d

He's got a point #CelebrityTraitors

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 21h

As any military strategist knows, port cities are always particularly vulnerable to amphibian assault.

Oisín McGann @oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 1d

’He is not the hero we deserve, but he is the one that we need right now.’

The Portland Frog, a guy in an inflatable frog costume, facing off against ICE troops in riot gear.

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · 21h

Donald trump can still win the Nobel Peace prize if Mike Pence has the courage

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 22h

Nobel Prize committee have already locked in Antifa Frog for next year

Kevin St. Alder @kevinstalder.bsky.social · 22h

Statement from the Nobel Peace Prize Committee 👏 🙏

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Jonathan Healey @jonathanhealey.bsky.social · 22h

It was two OUP books.

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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 22h

"Sir. A second image meme of this type has just dropped."

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 22h

incidentally I enjoyed the interview on BBC News last night with a woman from the Nobel committee who pointed that so long as Trump was using the judicial system to go after his enemies and sending troops into peaceful cities, he probably wasn't a strong candidate for the Nobel peace prize

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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 22h

All my comics have happy endings!

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Simon HB @norock.bsky.social · 23h

Love their edgy ad for the Xmas market, tho www.youtube.com/watch?v=zirp...

1970's Escalator Safety Public Information Film

YouTube video by D. Highmore

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