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Paul McMc

@paulmcmc.bsky.social

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https://panthersolo.bandcamp.com 100 year old autistic, professional recluse and very occasional synthwave producer. Buddie. Moments of levity actually cause me pain. No opinions my own, even the ones I say are.

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Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 14h

Trapped In The Thick Of It.

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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 17h

Some of the weirdest people in Britain IMO

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Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 18h

11295 steps today. That's about 8 miles. Think my legs are about to fall off.

Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 20h

Bring back warrant sales, but only for millionaires.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 21h

Will UK taxpayers get their £122m back from PPE Medpro?

The high court told the company linked to Michelle Mone to pay up over the supply of defective gowns, but there appears no clear route to reclaim the funds

www.theguardian.com

Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 22h

And don't actually play the songs, if the rumours are true...

Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 22h

You'd think the Green Party would big up the fossil fuel angle rather than pandering to braindead Russia obsessives but it's about what gets numbers I suppose :/

Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 22h

"The Reform Party are funded by the Oil and Gas industry"
[crickets]
"Reform get their money from fossil fuel companies!"
[tumbleweeds]
"Reform blah blah Russia"
[deafening cacophony of FBPE wailing]

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Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

youtu.be/7mqH8lsubdo?... #FallFriday

The Birmingham School Of Business School

YouTube video by The Fall - Topic

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Caio Almendra @caioalmendra.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact: Maria Colina Machado SUPPORTS Donald Trump sinking fishing boats off their coast.

John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 1d

I like how they gave the Nobel Prize to someone fighting for democracy in Venezuela, instead of someone sinking fishing boats off their coast.

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Running Dog @runningdog.bsky.social · 1d

IDK man, did a young producer prevent noted accuracy fan Ian Hislop (65) from saying anything after Victoria Coren Mitchell (53) read it out
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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Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

That's Florian Schneider.

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Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

Video for UNKLE's 'Rabbit In Your Headlights' vibes ;)

Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

I'm just off to retrieve my frisbee from an electrical substation. If I die, it's the National Grid's fault for putting all that crap within frisbee range of my house.

Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

Shutting your eyes and running across a dual carriageway to prove your moral superiority over car drivers.

Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 5d

The green cross code is the most disastrous public information campaign in history. It has made generations believe that pedestrians are responsible for avoiding crashes. Crashes are actually the responsibility of the operators of the massive motorised lumps of metal.

Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

Wasted a whole day (at work, but still...)

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Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

He was complaining about people responding to something with a generic template type comment. Can't remember what the comment format was now. Something like "x would like a word" or "laughs in x" or some lazy crap like that.

Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

Long time ago when we was FABB.

Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 2d

If she'd gone with Frida rather than Anni-Frid, they could have been called FABB.

Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

Removed the quote even though I was agreeing with him. People with one atom thick skin should stay off social media.

Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

It's another example of people on social media seeing a funny line and thinking it's the form, not the content, that makes it funny, like every joke is a snowclone.

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Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

Missed out on seeing Kraftwerk in the early 2000s due to being skint at the time and I realise now that it was my last real chance. Let's not even mention the Tate Modern thing.

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Just going to assume the next Kraftwerk album is called Dynamische Preisgestaltung, or something.

A screenshot, pinched from @stevejvickers.bsky.social, showing ludicrously high ticket prices for a Kraftwerk gig.

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donni saphire @donni.bsky.social · 2d

It’s actually pretty bad for your mental health to know stuff

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Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

"Compared to Coldplay and David Guetta..."

Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

WSJ starting a series on how Nick Drake, Syd Barrett and Gram Parsons are all considered desperately uncool.

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Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone is understandably confused by this. Maybe it's come through a timewarp from a period where people didn't constantly namedrop Johnny Cash for cheap, off-the-peg cred.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 2d

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, country-music legend Johnny Cash can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength, writes Jon Fasman.

Essay | Can We Finally Give Johnny Cash His Due?

Compared to Dylan and Springsteen, the country-music legend can seem deeply uncool. It took time for me to appreciate his profound, plainspoken strength.

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Paul McMc @paulmcmc.bsky.social · 1d

It's another example of people on social media seeing a funny line and thinking it's the form, not the content, that makes it funny, like every joke is a snowclone.