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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 48m

That whole mid-section sounds like the theme for a Blake's 7 chat show (which the Liberator couches would suit very nicely, actually).

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 14h

Friday night is International Buying One Of Paul’s Books Night!
No opt-outs. It’s mandatory.
;)
#BookSky

Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 3d

Travel in time. Fall in love ... or both.
'How Soon Is Now?' and 'End of a Century', out now in print and on Kindle.
'Carnahan has such a gift for writing characters that feel alive and utterly real...' ✭✭✭✭✭

#BookSky

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Stuff By Mark @stuffbymark.bsky.social · 15h

Entries 1 to 43 of an ongoing project reimagining Beatles songs as old, mid century design inspired film posters.

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 14h

Eight hours later…

Sarah and the Doctor are menaced by a vegetable Krynoid creature in ‘The Seeds of Doom’

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 20h

This is what we need. No more pretending they're normal politicians. No borrowing their language and policies in the vain hope of picking up a few votes. Call them out, every single time.
Because if they ever get near power, it'll be far too late.

The Daily Politik @dailypolitik.bsky.social · 21h

Zack Polanski used the ‘F’ word twice on BBCQT last night… and the audience applauded him for it 👇

"You actually are a fascist from a far right party… this is racism, this is facism and we should call it out"

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 21h

The countdown to the entire Nobel Peace Prize panel being identified as the secret leaders of Antifa begins in 3...2... 1...

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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.

SHOCK POLL:
NIGEL FARAGE WILL BE PM TOMORROW
IN an amazing poll conducted
by The Pointless Polling Company, it was revealed that voters' intentions
may well change over the next three and a half years and at present it's 100 percent impossible to guess what the next government might look like.
However, 99 percent of journalists
agree that it would be much more fun if we had an election tomorrow and everybody resigned and everything was chaos and Farage had a go at being PM, just for the hell of it, because it was so much fun when
Brexit happened and then the government kept falling every five minutes and we could write endless pieces about (cont. p94)

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 1d

The Fall family tree, as published in the NME, May 1991 #FallFriday (THREAD 1 of 3 - I'll tweet each half separately so hopefully it's easier to read)

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 1d

I can recommend them - they look even better in real life!

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 1d

All the cool kids* use these.

*and me.

Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 1d

Spiral slipmats are back in stock.
Be quick though. I can’t keep up with demand!
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 2d

Awesome theatre! And how did they get the budget for Samuel L Jackson to turn up at the end every night to recruit Vladimir and Estragon into The Avengers?

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 2d

True, but I do wish they had the self-awareness to see that for themselves instead of cluttering up my shop-front with their big stupid opinions. :)
I like your art, btw.

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 2d

It never seems to dawn on them that maybe some books just aren’t for them, or that maybe there’s something basic that they just haven’t grasped…

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 2d

I had a review just like this last week: ‘Didn’t understand it. Didn’t finish it. Here’s my very important opinion anyway.’
Good to see big Sammy B gets ‘em, too.

Lux "Nightmare" Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 2d

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway
I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way.
What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money.
Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight.
To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 2d

Scam alert: there's an IngramSpark impersonator at ingramsparkbookpublishers dot com. Part of a wave of publishing/ghostwriting scams from Pakistan that hijack authors looking to self-publish--they often "borrow" well-known publisher names but this one also "borrows" the real IngramSpark's logo

Screenshot of IngramSpark impersonator's contact form, with chat window where scammer sales rep "Travis Clark" claims that "We are Ingram Spark's hands-on services department. You will be able to find our information here: https://www.ingramsparkbookpublishers.com/

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 2d

They love it. This is their revenge for years of being told they shouldn't be racist, bigoted and generally shitty. Right now, they have absolutely no notion of a future in which they won't have the upper hand.

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 2d

I wonder if the people doing this, and the people cheering them on, ever wonder for a second how they'll be viewed and treated once this moment of collective madness has passed, as it inevitably will?

Laura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 2d

More propaganda with painfully normal people zip-tied at the side of the road please, this will for sure convince the American people that you're the good guys

Homeland Security @DHSgov

We're having an All Night Revival

Still frame from a video: Painfully normal people zip tied on the side of the road, sitting on a guardrail in a row

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 2d

True. Also because, in almost every case, people who undervalue the arts do so because they lack the emotional intelligence to be moved by the arts.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 3d

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 2d

The Great Unmentionable has impoverished us all, is deemed a success by only a tiny minority ... and yet must be adhered to at all costs. Why?
It's hard to find an explanation for this madness that doesn't involve dark money, foreign influence or both.

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 3d

Travel in time. Fall in love ... or both.
'How Soon Is Now?' and 'End of a Century', out now in print and on Kindle.
'Carnahan has such a gift for writing characters that feel alive and utterly real...' ✭✭✭✭✭

#BookSky

www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Paul-...

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Jeremy Jenkins @jeremyjenkins.net · 3d

Alert: The Stroopwafel Bar is back! Limited batch, first come, first served… if I can manage not to eat them all first 😅

Jenkins’ Emporium @jenkinsemporium.bsky.social · 3d

The Stroopwafel Is Back! 🍫
Our Stroopwafel Milk Chocolate Bar has returned in a fresh, limited batch. Creamy 35% milk chocolate meets crunchy caramel stroopwafels for the perfect treat.

Handcrafted in small quantities, grab yours before it’s gone.

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 3d

a woman in a dark room with the words i say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit

Alt: a woman in a dark room with the words i say we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit

media.tenor.com

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Paul Carnahan @pacarnahan.bsky.social · 3d

Travel in time. Fall in love ... or both.
'How Soon Is Now?' and 'End of a Century', out now in print and on Kindle.
'Carnahan has such a gift for writing characters that feel alive and utterly real...' ✭✭✭✭✭

#BookSky

www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Paul-...

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