Patrick W. Reed
@patrickwreed.bsky.social
Writer, historian & occasional wrestling commentator/referee/oddjobsman
Host of the Bunkum & Ballyhoo podcast (@bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social)
"Kayfabe: A Mostly True History of Professional Wrestling", out now:
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www.patrickwreed.com
Host of the Bunkum & Ballyhoo podcast (@bunkumballyhoo.bsky.social)
"Kayfabe: A Mostly True History of Professional Wrestling", out now:
bit.ly/3N1Q73b
www.patrickwreed.com
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If you're wondering what MFT stands for in Solo Sikoa's group, it's Mostly Fungible Tongans.
January 17, 2026 at 10:58 AM
If you're wondering what MFT stands for in Solo Sikoa's group, it's Mostly Fungible Tongans.
The only part of this that isn't using AI to do something that is not only already possible but already commonplace on takeaway apps is using AI to solve a problem of its own invention, something nobody has ever needed.
at last we will be free from the backbreaking drudgery of ordering pizza from a menu and even counting how many people the pizza is for www.theverge.com/tech/863365/...
January 17, 2026 at 10:07 AM
The only part of this that isn't using AI to do something that is not only already possible but already commonplace on takeaway apps is using AI to solve a problem of its own invention, something nobody has ever needed.
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Such a good story.
January 17, 2026 at 9:20 AM
Such a good story.
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Block the absolute shit out of this nazi filth. Do it with an ancient curse on your lips, with black lightning coursing through your blocking finger. Or just do it the regular way. Point being: block ‘em.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Block the absolute shit out of this nazi filth. Do it with an ancient curse on your lips, with black lightning coursing through your blocking finger. Or just do it the regular way. Point being: block ‘em.
I swear I can be better.
January 16, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I swear I can be better.
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Here is my semi-regular self plug: if you are writing fiction set in the USA or U.K., esp non trad pubs, you can hire me to BritPick (or usapick!) I do this for the love of the game so it’s a ‘pay what you can’ model
Worst book I ever read was American written but set in Belfast. It talked about spending the summer at ‘barbecues, rooftop bars and beaches’ which stood out to me, despite never living in NI either.
Plus the IRA were still active and the whole pop’n lived in fear of them.
Plus the IRA were still active and the whole pop’n lived in fear of them.
January 16, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here is my semi-regular self plug: if you are writing fiction set in the USA or U.K., esp non trad pubs, you can hire me to BritPick (or usapick!) I do this for the love of the game so it’s a ‘pay what you can’ model
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#72: Shag a massive apple
January 16, 2026 at 2:52 PM
#72: Shag a massive apple
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This is an absolutely amazing story and surely we're only going to see many more examples in the future.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘It’s AI blackface’: social media account hailed as the Aboriginal Steve Irwin is an AI character created in New Zealand
More than 180,000 people follow the Bush Legend’s accounts across Meta platforms, but its Aboriginal host is a work of digital fiction
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:23 AM
This is an absolutely amazing story and surely we're only going to see many more examples in the future.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
ooh, we're doing Desert Island Discs?
1) Tom Waits - Time
2) Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus
3) The Lucksmiths - Requiem For The Punter's Club
4) Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
5) Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
6) Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
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1) Tom Waits - Time
2) Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus
3) The Lucksmiths - Requiem For The Punter's Club
4) Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
5) Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
6) Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
...
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Oh this is really hard:
Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns n Roses
Fantastic Friday by Super Blue
Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
Kaze Ni Nare by Ayumi Nakamura
Too Real by Kerwin Du Bois
Underground by Broder Daniel
Nancy Boy by Placebo
The Shepherd's Boy by Murray Gold
Sweet Child O' Mine by Guns n Roses
Fantastic Friday by Super Blue
Pretty Woman by Roy Orbison
Kaze Ni Nare by Ayumi Nakamura
Too Real by Kerwin Du Bois
Underground by Broder Daniel
Nancy Boy by Placebo
The Shepherd's Boy by Murray Gold
Alright - so this is todays list, taking into account @stephenkb.bsky.social point that its about memory not music
January 16, 2026 at 1:55 PM
ooh, we're doing Desert Island Discs?
1) Tom Waits - Time
2) Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus
3) The Lucksmiths - Requiem For The Punter's Club
4) Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
5) Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
6) Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
...
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1) Tom Waits - Time
2) Lal & Mike Waterson - Bright Phoebus
3) The Lucksmiths - Requiem For The Punter's Club
4) Candi Staton - Young Hearts Run Free
5) Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
6) Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
...
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January 16, 2026 at 6:13 AM
🔹🔷🟦 #FridayQuiz 🟦🔷🔹
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January 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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this is genuinely incredible
January 15, 2026 at 1:31 PM
this is genuinely incredible
Crashed truck releases 15,000 live crabs next to road
I feel itchy…
I feel itchy…
Watch: Crashed truck releases 15,000 live crabs next to road - UPI.com
A recovery crew was summoned to an Irish road when a truck carrying up to 15,000 crabs crashed into a ditch and set the crustaceans free.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:23 PM
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Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
January 15, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Heard a lad earlier talking about ‘Belgian whistles’
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
“A basic website costs 10k or 25k upwards if you want all the Belgian whistles”
BELGIAN WHISTLES
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Mesmerized by this Charlie Dempsey dragon screw
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Mesmerized by this Charlie Dempsey dragon screw
absolutely refuse to believe that BRANTLEY GILBERT isn't an NXT wrestler.
January 15, 2026 at 3:38 PM
absolutely refuse to believe that BRANTLEY GILBERT isn't an NXT wrestler.
holy shit, three years in and AEW have finally booked "Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith to actually hunt a bounty.
January 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM
holy shit, three years in and AEW have finally booked "Bounty Hunter" Bryan Keith to actually hunt a bounty.
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All hail Dizzy! This early '90s UK magazine ad is for Fantastic Dizzy, ft. a late-period Indiana Jones-y take on, uhh, Codemasters' heroic platforming egg. [Scan via the VGHF Library.]
January 14, 2026 at 4:50 PM
All hail Dizzy! This early '90s UK magazine ad is for Fantastic Dizzy, ft. a late-period Indiana Jones-y take on, uhh, Codemasters' heroic platforming egg. [Scan via the VGHF Library.]
An absolute privilege to spend this evening honouring the great Linton Kwesi Johnson.
January 14, 2026 at 8:01 PM
An absolute privilege to spend this evening honouring the great Linton Kwesi Johnson.
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When David Hockney first brought his mother to California she looked out of the window one day and remarked: “All this sunshine and no washing out.”
January 14, 2026 at 12:33 PM
When David Hockney first brought his mother to California she looked out of the window one day and remarked: “All this sunshine and no washing out.”
it's an unorthodox approach, but I for one support the government's solution to poor Northern transport infrastructure being to provide additional Huddersfields.
January 14, 2026 at 12:29 PM
it's an unorthodox approach, but I for one support the government's solution to poor Northern transport infrastructure being to provide additional Huddersfields.
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Looking forward to getting a train from Warrington to Warrington via Warrington and two Manchester Airports.
January 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Looking forward to getting a train from Warrington to Warrington via Warrington and two Manchester Airports.
after a lot of prodding, poking, and speculation from those around me, I have booked a GP appointment to look at referral for an Autism assessment. I do not find these things easy, but both @idlmpodcast.bsky.social and @pierrenovellie.bsky.social's book have encouraged me that it's the right move.
January 14, 2026 at 10:47 AM
after a lot of prodding, poking, and speculation from those around me, I have booked a GP appointment to look at referral for an Autism assessment. I do not find these things easy, but both @idlmpodcast.bsky.social and @pierrenovellie.bsky.social's book have encouraged me that it's the right move.
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[King of the Road voice]
🎵 Willem Dafoe
🎵 Willem Dafoe
January 14, 2026 at 8:47 AM
[King of the Road voice]
🎵 Willem Dafoe
🎵 Willem Dafoe