Mark
@quigonsmith.bsky.social
There's more to life than books, you know, but not much more
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Mark
@quigonsmith.bsky.social
· Aug 28
Moving my thread over from The Other Place ... coming to the end of the Capaldi era in my Pilgrimage.
Monk trilogy was better than I remembered. Really like all three episodes.
Monk trilogy was better than I remembered. Really like all three episodes.
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Who could this be? Hmm…
February 5, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Who could this be? Hmm…
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people who are just now realizing chomsky is bad
February 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
people who are just now realizing chomsky is bad
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Nobody:
Graham Linehan testifying before congress:
Graham Linehan testifying before congress:
February 4, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Nobody:
Graham Linehan testifying before congress:
Graham Linehan testifying before congress:
“He told me he was only casual friends with the convicted paedophile”
a close up of a man 's face with the words `` well , that 's all right then '' written on it .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with the words `` well , that 's all right then '' written on it .
media.tenor.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:39 PM
“He told me he was only casual friends with the convicted paedophile”
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Napoleon - Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake
Kemi -
Kemi -
February 5, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Napoleon - Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake
Kemi -
Kemi -
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A telling moment as Starmer is asked why he, personally, thought it was a good idea to appoint Mandelson, and he replies with a technical answer about vetting and protocols. It's the sort of thing which so exasperates some backbenchers.
February 5, 2026 at 11:54 AM
A telling moment as Starmer is asked why he, personally, thought it was a good idea to appoint Mandelson, and he replies with a technical answer about vetting and protocols. It's the sort of thing which so exasperates some backbenchers.
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You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see the #Milifandom triumph
Labour just needs to close its eyes, elect Angela Rayner or Ed Miliband as leader now, and hope for the best. No one is going to emerge from this broken government as a better alternative than them so you're only wasting valuable time until the inevitable happens
feels like Labour is stuck in the seventh circle of leadership contest hell, ie pingponging endlessly between 'he should go!' and 'but not be replaced by any of the people available in this actual life'
February 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see the #Milifandom triumph
Well this has cheered me right up.
February 5, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Well this has cheered me right up.
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You hear it all the time in the UK: from "our veterans go homeless" to "free speech on campus" (no one calls it campus here) to "critical race theory in schools", some many people may be physically in Portsmouth, but their head lives in Portland.
February 5, 2026 at 8:51 AM
You hear it all the time in the UK: from "our veterans go homeless" to "free speech on campus" (no one calls it campus here) to "critical race theory in schools", some many people may be physically in Portsmouth, but their head lives in Portland.
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This quote from a Reform UK councillor sums it up beautifully. Cross-boundary moral outrages, exported online and sold (especially, but not exclusively) to generations that grew up before the internet, are such a central feature of radicalisation today. www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
This quote from a Reform UK councillor sums it up beautifully. Cross-boundary moral outrages, exported online and sold (especially, but not exclusively) to generations that grew up before the internet, are such a central feature of radicalisation today. www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
Hearing the mouse has defected to Reform.
You tell me.
February 5, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Hearing the mouse has defected to Reform.
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Yes.
This is rather on the nose from Janan Ganesh about how thinking on the right of politics is boxed in on foreign policy when as Carney pointed out, middle powers will need mini alliances with multiple countries on an issue by issue basis
www.ft.com/content/0429...
www.ft.com/content/0429...
February 5, 2026 at 7:27 AM
Yes.
The only silver lining of a Reform government will be that the BBC will be the first thing to go, and it will thoroughly deserve it.
February 4, 2026 at 10:10 PM
The only silver lining of a Reform government will be that the BBC will be the first thing to go, and it will thoroughly deserve it.
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That Jeff Bezos's Amazon gave Brett Ratner, someone photographed with Jeffrey Epstein and in the Epstein Files, $75 million to make a doc about Melania Trump, while he chooses to destroy The Washington Post, says about all you need to know.
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
That Jeff Bezos's Amazon gave Brett Ratner, someone photographed with Jeffrey Epstein and in the Epstein Files, $75 million to make a doc about Melania Trump, while he chooses to destroy The Washington Post, says about all you need to know.
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Wow: This appears to be a draft statement written by Ghislaine Maxwell in which she addresses allegations made against her and Prince Andrew by Virginia Giuffre. Maxwell appears to confirm that the photo is real and admits that Epstein committed crimes—contradicting her sworn testimony.
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Wow: This appears to be a draft statement written by Ghislaine Maxwell in which she addresses allegations made against her and Prince Andrew by Virginia Giuffre. Maxwell appears to confirm that the photo is real and admits that Epstein committed crimes—contradicting her sworn testimony.
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I'm not certain what would be funnier, a lot of empty US stadiums during the World Cup, or the inevitable chants from England and Scotland (and other) fans detailing, to the tune of some well known traditional song, all the ways in which the US President is a cunt.
February 4, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I'm not certain what would be funnier, a lot of empty US stadiums during the World Cup, or the inevitable chants from England and Scotland (and other) fans detailing, to the tune of some well known traditional song, all the ways in which the US President is a cunt.
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ecnon s’tel
February 4, 2026 at 8:09 PM
ecnon s’tel
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If there’s a hell, this cunt has a circle all to himself prepared.
Reporter: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti?
Vance: For what?
Vance: For what?
February 4, 2026 at 7:03 PM
If there’s a hell, this cunt has a circle all to himself prepared.
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this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway
Reporter: Do you plan to apologize to the family of Alex Pretti?
Vance: For what?
Vance: For what?
February 4, 2026 at 4:41 PM
this is a wicked man who knows he is being wicked and does it anyway
Christ, he really doesn’t look well.
Nigel Farage’s two-day trip to Davos cost more than £50,000, documents reveal
Nigel Farage’s two-day trip to Davos cost more than £50,000, documents reveal
Reform UK leader who received two guest passes from Iranian-born billionaire declares attendance at event on register of MPs’ interests
Nigel Farage’s two-day trip to Davos cost more than £50,000 after he was given two guest passes by an Iranian-born billionaire, documents show.
The Reform UK leader officially declared his attendance at the conference on the register of MPs’ interests, after giving speeches at the Switzerland summit in which he pledged to “put the global elites on notice”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Christ, he really doesn’t look well.