Roland Bates
@rolandbates.bsky.social
Já viram Deus as minhas tornozeleiras
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May God grant that ridiculous jazz records continue to emerge from the vaults, whether by accident or design (IT'S INVARIABLY BY DESIGN, SHEEPLE)
Today I listened to the "new" Horace Silver record. Live in Seattle. 1965! WHAT A YEAR.
Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson.
It's brilliant
Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson.
It's brilliant
November 27, 2025 at 12:27 AM
May God grant that ridiculous jazz records continue to emerge from the vaults, whether by accident or design (IT'S INVARIABLY BY DESIGN, SHEEPLE)
Today I listened to the "new" Horace Silver record. Live in Seattle. 1965! WHAT A YEAR.
Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson.
It's brilliant
Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson.
It's brilliant
November 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Today I listened to the "new" Horace Silver record. Live in Seattle. 1965! WHAT A YEAR.
Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson.
It's brilliant
Woody Shaw and Joe Henderson.
It's brilliant
Homing From Work
Pharrell Williams confirmed as another world famous multi-millionaire who chose to live in a house that looks like it should be called the North Strabane Esat-Digifone Retail Hub & Business Park.
November 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Homing From Work
This should be obvious to anybody with a pulse.
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
This should be obvious to anybody with a pulse.
Why would the Chancellor mention the Greens at all unless Labour was running scared? Reform will win the next election, unfortunately, but the Green Party will take loads of seats off Labour (a good thing, as it might encourage Labour to come up with new ideas. Who remembers new ideas!)
November 26, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Why would the Chancellor mention the Greens at all unless Labour was running scared? Reform will win the next election, unfortunately, but the Green Party will take loads of seats off Labour (a good thing, as it might encourage Labour to come up with new ideas. Who remembers new ideas!)
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Imagine a table when nobody is there
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Imagine a table when nobody is there
Oh how I love this daft wise book
November 26, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Oh how I love this daft wise book
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"Targeted, persistent and nasty" pretty much sums Farage up.
Three more school contemporaries who claim to have witnessed Nigel Farage’s alleged teenage racism have rejected the Reform UK leader’s suggestion that it was “banter”, describing it as targeted, persistent and nasty.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Three more ex-pupils at school with Nigel Farage reject ‘banter’ claims
Exclusive: Dulwich college contemporaries ‘rubbish’ Reform UK leader’s suggestion alleged racist taunts not intended to hurt
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 AM
"Targeted, persistent and nasty" pretty much sums Farage up.
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it's by no means the most important bit but the explanations of genius using the alphabet in an early chapter are seared into my brain, it's so good
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
it's by no means the most important bit but the explanations of genius using the alphabet in an early chapter are seared into my brain, it's so good
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Nothing direct. JUST BANTER.
"My most vivid memories of my school life is Farage repeatedly coming up to me, knowing that I was Jewish, saying 'Hitler was right' and 'gas em' and that was frequently followed by imitating the sound of escaping gas."
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
Peter Ettedgui, ex classmate of Reform UK Leader Nigel Farage.
November 25, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Nothing direct. JUST BANTER.
I know someone who knows the relevant commentators. They are right. Farage is a racist.
It’s amazing to think Nigel Farage was once exactly the same.
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I know someone who knows the relevant commentators. They are right. Farage is a racist.
What an amazing book this still is.
November 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
What an amazing book this still is.
Let's fucking roll.
November 25, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Let's fucking roll.
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You can keep your Poirots and your Marples, the greatest murder mystery moment on tv is when John Nettles discovers Selina Cadell has been popped into a tumble drier
November 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
You can keep your Poirots and your Marples, the greatest murder mystery moment on tv is when John Nettles discovers Selina Cadell has been popped into a tumble drier
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It’s amazing to think Nigel Farage was once exactly the same.
November 25, 2025 at 10:24 PM
It’s amazing to think Nigel Farage was once exactly the same.
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This is an incredibly powerful article by Peter Ettedgui. I hope people listen to him and to the others who are brave enough to come forward.
November 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
This is an incredibly powerful article by Peter Ettedgui. I hope people listen to him and to the others who are brave enough to come forward.
BAIT by Eugenia Ladra (translator: Miriam Tobin) coming in 2026 from @dauntbookspub.bsky.social is absolutely terrific. Thomas Hardy vibes. It just gets stronger as it goes along. The author has kept elements to a minimum, and marshalled them brilliantly.
November 25, 2025 at 6:45 PM
BAIT by Eugenia Ladra (translator: Miriam Tobin) coming in 2026 from @dauntbookspub.bsky.social is absolutely terrific. Thomas Hardy vibes. It just gets stronger as it goes along. The author has kept elements to a minimum, and marshalled them brilliantly.
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Mother has been reading poetry & now baby is asleep. Excellent plan! Will follow it myself. Thanks to Nicolaes Maes, whose day was today.
November 25, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Mother has been reading poetry & now baby is asleep. Excellent plan! Will follow it myself. Thanks to Nicolaes Maes, whose day was today.
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If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
November 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
If Isaac Chotiner ever said this to me, I would move to the woods.
Reading BAIT by Eugenia Ladra, translated by Miriam Tobin. Uruguayan stinky miasma. Never fails.
November 25, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Reading BAIT by Eugenia Ladra, translated by Miriam Tobin. Uruguayan stinky miasma. Never fails.
Poderzinho
Essa era do oportunismo fascista, essa multidão de bandidinhos de última categoria, essa enchente de ressentidos insignificantes exercendo o poderzinho que lhes cabe...para cortar o mal na raiz vai tempo, trabalho, etc e tal. Desfrutar de cada desgraça dessa corja é uma obrigação moral. Celebre.
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Poderzinho
Fantastic story.
Very interesting contrast to the infamous exploding whale story
(gift link)
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‘An incredible privilege and a daunting task’: Oregon tribe harvests beached whale for the first time in generations
The Siletz tribe took apart the 20,000 pound humpback after it was euthanized Monday.
www.oregonlive.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Fantastic story.
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All joking quite towardst one side, the relatively brief reign of Horace Fletcher, “the Great Masticator,” is a hilariously American saga.
“Nature will castigate those who don’t masticate.”
“Nature will castigate those who don’t masticate.”
November 22, 2025 at 11:46 PM
All joking quite towardst one side, the relatively brief reign of Horace Fletcher, “the Great Masticator,” is a hilariously American saga.
“Nature will castigate those who don’t masticate.”
“Nature will castigate those who don’t masticate.”
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Olha Quem Está Falando Agora (2025)
November 22, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Olha Quem Está Falando Agora (2025)
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Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Grand opening, grand closing.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.
X quietly disabled a new feature that showed which country an account was posting from when it revealed that lots of popular right wing MAGA accounts were being run from foreign countries like India and Nigeria.