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Robin Ince
@robinince.bsky.social
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Two books published this year - Normally Weird & Weirdly Normal and poetry collection Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth
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I’m off to NORWICH this month
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We are headed to Norwich Science Festival soon! Solo events from @robinince.bsky.social, @particleclara.bsky.social & @anjanakhatwa.bsky.social plus a special Nine Lessons for Norwich show on Fri night with extra special guests inc. @helenczerski.bsky.social! All tix norwichsciencefestival.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 4:10 PM
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Nottingham friends! I’m reading at the iconic @fiveleavesbooks.bsky.social one week today! Would love to see you

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Poetry with Clare Pollard and Ian Parks, supported by students from Nottingham Trent University – Five Leaves Bookshop
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February 4, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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Come see me in Leicester in a couple of weeks - only a few tickets left

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Robin Ince: Let the Quiet Ones Rise | Leicester Comedy Festival
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February 4, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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Watching the Epstein atrocities continuing to expand, one of the horrors is knowing that many of these men feel absolutely nothing for their victims beyond annoyance - they are gross narcissists who see the world as FOR THEM and to hell with the rest whatever the destruction and pain wrought
NOBODY'S GIRL A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice Virginia Roberts Giuffre
February 4, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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An early start for Redruth to Bristol for @slapstickfest.bsky.social - midday Laurel and Hardy awaits

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Slapstick Festival | Silent Film & Visual Comedy Festival
Slapstick 2026 brings more than 30 events across five joy-filled days in Bristol, celebrating screen comedy in all its forms: from silent-era masterpieces to
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February 4, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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Lovely to meet Jaye today - an activist with a heart as big as Jupiter who is waiting for her trial for peaceful protest #falmouth #gaza #peace #defendourjuries @rubicundbooks.bsky.social @defendourjuries.bsky.social
Jaye and me outside Rubicund Books
February 4, 2026 at 12:01 AM
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Not quite sold out #falmouth so turn up and there will be tickets on the door
February 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
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Off to #falmouth via #redruth popped into Needful Things - uh oh
Me with Guy N Smith books The horror the horror bookshelf Guy N. Smith THROWBACK Primitive, pre-human, they swarmed across the face of the land SPILLING OUT ITS PUTREFYING. ACCURSED GUY N.SMITHl
February 3, 2026 at 1:28 PM
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First Scottish gig of 2026
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We'll be starting off the Further From Festival with a bang! The brilliant @robinince.bsky.social is very kindly returning to Linlithgow to regale us with all sorts of wonderful tales and thoughts! Join us for an evening like no other: tinyurl.com/FFFRobinInce
February 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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Last few tickets for Falmouth tonight

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The Poly
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February 3, 2026 at 10:39 AM
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last dressing down I got from Monkey Cage execs on day I resigned was for a Bluesky comment on some of the sexual abusers who had been close to Prince Charles - Mountbatten, Van Der Post, Peter Ball - I didn’t do it to be sensational, I did it because it shows how abuse is just ignored by power
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Looking at #epstein reports , thinking of the deference to power that allows all this and the people who have fought so hard for justice - here is a not nice #poem that erupted today
February 2, 2026 at 10:38 AM
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Also whenever you see that Epstein spent 13 months in jail for child sex trafficking , don’t merely be shocked by the brevity of the sentence , he was also allowed back home for approximately 12 hours every day
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It is not shocking that a sexual abuser, relentless criminal and transparent liar should reach the highest office in the land - what is shocking is that this was entirely evident and still people voted for him
President Trump approximately 35 years ago in NJ. The friend told Alexis that she was approximately 13-14 years old when this occurred and the friend allegedly bit President Trump while performing oral sex. The friend was allegedly hit in the face after she laughed about biting President Trump. The friend said she was also abused by Epstein Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein reported she has a friend, who was a personal assistant to Epstein in Florida from 1986 Unill 1991 or 1992. This friend shared names of some of the guests at Epstein's parties, to include Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein's Wife Donald Trump Bill Clinton At age 16, while modeling, caller attended 8 parties at Epstein's New York residence. On one occasion, caller reported she was sexually assaulted by Epstein. On another occasion, two twin brothers, Allen and Oren, lured caller and her friend upstairs but they escaped back downstairs. Caller stated Oren raped her best friend and a third brother, Tal, raped a 14 year old girl named Caller named other individuals involved in "big orgy parties" with her, other young girls, and older Victoria's Secret models, including Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Allen, Oren, Tal (LNU, possibly identifiable as Alexander brothers) Epstein's "British Socialite" Bill Clinton Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein Online complainant reported she was a victim and witness to a sex trafficking ring at the Trump Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA between 1995- 1996. Complainant reported Ghislaine Maxwell as the madam and broker for sex parties, clients of whom included Epstein, Robin Leach, and Donald Trump. Complainant reported participating in orgies and that some girls went missing, rumored to have been murdered and buried at the facility. Complainant reported being threatened by Trump's then head of security that, if she ever talked of what went on there or who she saw, he would end up as fertilizer for the back nine holes like the other cunts.* Do…
February 1, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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It is not shocking that a sexual abuser, relentless criminal and transparent liar should reach the highest office in the land - what is shocking is that this was entirely evident and still people voted for him
President Trump approximately 35 years ago in NJ. The friend told Alexis that she was approximately 13-14 years old when this occurred and the friend allegedly bit President Trump while performing oral sex. The friend was allegedly hit in the face after she laughed about biting President Trump. The friend said she was also abused by Epstein Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein reported she has a friend, who was a personal assistant to Epstein in Florida from 1986 Unill 1991 or 1992. This friend shared names of some of the guests at Epstein's parties, to include Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Jeffrey Epstein Jeffrey Epstein's Wife Donald Trump Bill Clinton At age 16, while modeling, caller attended 8 parties at Epstein's New York residence. On one occasion, caller reported she was sexually assaulted by Epstein. On another occasion, two twin brothers, Allen and Oren, lured caller and her friend upstairs but they escaped back downstairs. Caller stated Oren raped her best friend and a third brother, Tal, raped a 14 year old girl named Caller named other individuals involved in "big orgy parties" with her, other young girls, and older Victoria's Secret models, including Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Allen, Oren, Tal (LNU, possibly identifiable as Alexander brothers) Epstein's "British Socialite" Bill Clinton Donald Trump Jeffrey Epstein Online complainant reported she was a victim and witness to a sex trafficking ring at the Trump Golf Course in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA between 1995- 1996. Complainant reported Ghislaine Maxwell as the madam and broker for sex parties, clients of whom included Epstein, Robin Leach, and Donald Trump. Complainant reported participating in orgies and that some girls went missing, rumored to have been murdered and buried at the facility. Complainant reported being threatened by Trump's then head of security that, if she ever talked of what went on there or who she saw, he would end up as fertilizer for the back nine holes like the other cunts.* Do…
February 1, 2026 at 11:22 PM
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lovely night w/ Mark Gatiss, Alice Lowe & David McAlmont plus Paul and Mine were in the audience. episode will be up soon, remember you can listen to Uncanny Hour episodes incl Stewart Lee on Italian westerns, Reece Shearsmith on John Carpenter

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Italian Westerns (Pt 2) with Stewart Lee and Robin Ince | An Uncanny Hour Special in Three Parts
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February 1, 2026 at 9:39 PM
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Two of my favourite yearly events coming up next week - @slapstickfest.bsky.social in Bristol and Wolverhampton lit fest - hope to see some of you at one or other

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February 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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Among many other things there will be some Doctor Who content at my show with Joanna Neary at Bodmin Old Library on Monday and my solo show at the Poly in Falmouth on Tuesday

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February 1, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Today would have been Elizabeth Sladen’s 80th birthday - for all the generations she made happier - a memory of her first departure from #doctorwho
February 1, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Only a few tickets left for my Leicester comedy festival show in 17th February

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Robin Ince: Let the Quiet Ones Rise | Leicester Comedy Festival
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February 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Looking at #epstein reports , thinking of the deference to power that allows all this and the people who have fought so hard for justice - here is a not nice #poem that erupted today
February 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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It is Derek Jarman’s birthday - he died at 52 from AIDS related illness - he left behind a vast cache of art and beauty - I wrote this on the way to Prospect Cottage #lgbtq #derekjarman #poetry
DUNGENESS For Derek. Sacrificed for sexuality Martyred naked And in Latin A shattering of silence For the Silver Jubilee Roving Slits And Dr Dee And sometime between Caravaggio and Wittgenstein I found your diaries Of cottaging shrines On Hampstead Heath Hungry Passions Al Fresco Wanking And then back to the sea To confound the impossibility Of growing in the salty On the stony bony beach Declared desolate by passers-by You fertilised Put flesh upon the skeleton Revivified As you yourself were dying You found beauty Where others voiced disgust In everything they considered "ugly" "dreadful", "sinful" I see your naughty impish dignity * 44 * And then back to the sea To confound the impossibility Of growing in the salty On the stony bony beach Declared desolate by passers-by You fertilised Put flesh upon the skeleton Revivified As you yourself were dying You found beauty Where others voiced disgust In everything they considered "ugly" "dreadful", "sinful" I see your naughty impish dignity * 44 * Prospect Cottage Cover of Ice Cream for A Broken Tooth
February 1, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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The walk to Kings Place for our Uncanny Hour show last night
Old gas tower frame The metal and rivets of a partially disused railway bridge Under the bridge The graffiti colours on the canal wall
February 1, 2026 at 11:13 AM
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I will probably get told off for sharing this - but it does give some perspective on why I was under so much pressure to leave Monkey Cage - I accept my career is dead so….

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The BBC Chose Transphobia over Science
Transcript: Over the holidays, there was some news out of the UK that I wanted to highlight, lest it be lost in the news black hole that is Christmas and New Year: the British Broadcasting Corporat…
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February 1, 2026 at 12:37 AM
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Spinechillng to be at the recording of @cosmicshambles.com Uncanny Hour podcast by @robinince.bsky.social tonight. Not one I’ve listened to before but will now!
Robin Ince and his panel on stage for podcast recording
January 31, 2026 at 10:41 PM
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This was great fun, make sure you catch the recording
January 31, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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I always found those who said they were pleased by Trump’s position on trans rights a bit conflicted when they also said their anti trans position was about defending women
Roz Kaveney @rozkaveney.bsky.social Might we tactfully point out that to obsess negatively with trans people when the richest and most powerful men in the world are trying to reverse centuries of humane progress and equality to acquire impunity for rape and murder shows a weird sense of priorities? 501 Roz Kaveney @rozkaveney.bsky.soc... • 2h When it becomes clear that those same rich and powerful men are exploiting your anti-trans crusade as a diversion from the exposure of their crimes, a dodgy sense of priorities becomes a criminal level of complicity.
January 31, 2026 at 3:22 PM