PermaConfused
@permaconfused.bsky.social
Journo/analyst covering transnational security, cyber, research. Lives with wife, chickens and ducks.
We're watching Ponies and it's made me realise why I didn't enjoy Murder Before Evensong. I absolutely fucking hated the 1970s.
January 26, 2026 at 7:48 PM
We're watching Ponies and it's made me realise why I didn't enjoy Murder Before Evensong. I absolutely fucking hated the 1970s.
Finally. Something for the Dads...
January 26, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Finally. Something for the Dads...
My wife's watching the latest installment of her dragon, blood, tits show and says the first thing she saw was a massive, floppy cock and all I have to look forward to is Nigella on Bake Off.
January 26, 2026 at 12:15 PM
My wife's watching the latest installment of her dragon, blood, tits show and says the first thing she saw was a massive, floppy cock and all I have to look forward to is Nigella on Bake Off.
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I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper “fare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.
January 26, 2026 at 11:36 AM
I think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper “fare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.
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The boy Presley, backstage at dress rehearsals for The Ed Sullivan Show, 28th October 1956. Yes, that IS Joyce Grenfell standing just behind him.
"Elvis... don't do that"
"Elvis... don't do that"
January 26, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The boy Presley, backstage at dress rehearsals for The Ed Sullivan Show, 28th October 1956. Yes, that IS Joyce Grenfell standing just behind him.
"Elvis... don't do that"
"Elvis... don't do that"
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"what have you got for an annoying pain in the neck"
January 26, 2026 at 11:32 AM
"what have you got for an annoying pain in the neck"
As a Scotsman, I'm reminded of The Blood Donor sketch, where the well-spoken Scottish doctor informs Hancock that we're not all Rob Roys.
I had to check if this was real...
What in the name of Scotch fuck?
What in the name of Scotch fuck?
January 26, 2026 at 11:58 AM
As a Scotsman, I'm reminded of The Blood Donor sketch, where the well-spoken Scottish doctor informs Hancock that we're not all Rob Roys.
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I spent some quality time with a large group of pink cockatoos (formerly called Major Mitchell cockatoos) at Kinchega NP on Saturday morning.
I rarely see these special birds - so it was a very nice encounter that will rank up there amongst my top birding experiences.
I rarely see these special birds - so it was a very nice encounter that will rank up there amongst my top birding experiences.
January 26, 2026 at 10:51 AM
I spent some quality time with a large group of pink cockatoos (formerly called Major Mitchell cockatoos) at Kinchega NP on Saturday morning.
I rarely see these special birds - so it was a very nice encounter that will rank up there amongst my top birding experiences.
I rarely see these special birds - so it was a very nice encounter that will rank up there amongst my top birding experiences.
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BBC overview: Tully said he became "a citizen of the two countries I feel I belong to, India and Britain" by becoming an Overseas Citizen of India late in life
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Sir Mark Tully, the BBC's 'voice of India', dies aged 90
Sir Mark covered some of the defining moments in India's history in a career that spanned decades.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 10:02 PM
BBC overview: Tully said he became "a citizen of the two countries I feel I belong to, India and Britain" by becoming an Overseas Citizen of India late in life
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is my favourite joke about Tonty Blair and Robert Burns.
January 25, 2026 at 7:15 PM
This is my favourite joke about Tonty Blair and Robert Burns.
My long lost friend, the one who reached out to my former client to track me down, has finally checked his spam folder and replied. We haven't spoken in a decade and he is just as batshit as he used to be. He's gone from photojournalism to becoming a mad cat man. Love it.
January 25, 2026 at 9:42 AM
My long lost friend, the one who reached out to my former client to track me down, has finally checked his spam folder and replied. We haven't spoken in a decade and he is just as batshit as he used to be. He's gone from photojournalism to becoming a mad cat man. Love it.
Actual detective work. Great stuff.
you’ve both reminded me of this, which I once posted on the old site - one of the finest scenes of a crime partially solved through a sensible order of business. From Ealing’s The Long Arm.
January 25, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Actual detective work. Great stuff.
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This isn't the symbolic moment we need at a time like this
pour one out for a fallen homie
January 25, 2026 at 8:40 AM
This isn't the symbolic moment we need at a time like this
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“A little help here, Danny?”
January 24, 2026 at 2:13 PM
“A little help here, Danny?”
Fabulous jingle on local radio today. Just a group of women singing, "Pommel, pomme, pomme de terre. Pomme, pomme, pomme de terre!" Absolutely here for a song about potatoes.
January 24, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Fabulous jingle on local radio today. Just a group of women singing, "Pommel, pomme, pomme de terre. Pomme, pomme, pomme de terre!" Absolutely here for a song about potatoes.
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I was really intrigued when I first saw smart glasses. Internet assistance and live language translation on the fly? Amazing. Actual future tech I could use! Then, of course, those guys decided to use them for harassment and perving. Fucking typical.
January 24, 2026 at 9:20 AM
I was really intrigued when I first saw smart glasses. Internet assistance and live language translation on the fly? Amazing. Actual future tech I could use! Then, of course, those guys decided to use them for harassment and perving. Fucking typical.
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Cleaning the hold of a bulk carrier is tedious work. This is a new magnetic wall climbing Hold Cleaning robot by AKA Robotics, WallHiker CH-02
January 24, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Cleaning the hold of a bulk carrier is tedious work. This is a new magnetic wall climbing Hold Cleaning robot by AKA Robotics, WallHiker CH-02
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Kino watching Flow.
January 23, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Kino watching Flow.
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IT'S TONIGHT! Here's an exclusive excerpt of our bit in @realbaddiel.bsky.social Cat Man, which is TONIGHT at 8 on Channel 4. Yes, I know it's the same time as the #Traitors final, but it'll be on catch up! And so will the Traitors if you choose to watch us instead, I know I will be!
January 23, 2026 at 2:20 PM
IT'S TONIGHT! Here's an exclusive excerpt of our bit in @realbaddiel.bsky.social Cat Man, which is TONIGHT at 8 on Channel 4. Yes, I know it's the same time as the #Traitors final, but it'll be on catch up! And so will the Traitors if you choose to watch us instead, I know I will be!
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My girlfriends when I go to sleep.
January 23, 2026 at 11:10 AM
My girlfriends when I go to sleep.
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HELP REQUEST: Would anyone who speaks Spanish and English be up for sense-checking some subtitles on a short film (<15 minutes) please? I have no budget, I'm afraid - it's a short LGBTQ+ film in English, and it's been accepted into a festival in Spain.
January 23, 2026 at 12:15 AM
HELP REQUEST: Would anyone who speaks Spanish and English be up for sense-checking some subtitles on a short film (<15 minutes) please? I have no budget, I'm afraid - it's a short LGBTQ+ film in English, and it's been accepted into a festival in Spain.