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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 1h

Italian version of Taskmaster looks shit

Reuters @reuters.com · 1h

Italy ready to defend 'golden powers' against EU moves, economy minister says reut.rs/4h3GS09

Italy ready to defend 'golden powers' against EU moves, economy minister says

The Italian government will defend its golden powers aimed at shielding strategic assets, its economy minister said on Friday, as Brussels prepares to challenge the legislation.

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AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 13h

sherman, for the love of god!

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 4h

Found this on the shelf of free books at Haggerston station yesterday and imagined someone reading it on a train. Shaking their head constantly to show they don’t agree with the Nazis.

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🅡🅞🅑 🅜🅔🅢🅤🅡🅔 @robmesure.bsky.social · 5h

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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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 5h

For some reason “hatless” has made me laugh.

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Former Pingu Child Actor @heresy.bsky.social · 6h

This man needs to be minecrafted painfully.

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 15h

If you’ve never seen “The Betamax Years”, you must see “The Betamax Years”

Here.

youtu.be/mju1MlWZP1o?...

betamax years

YouTube video by Rhys Thomas

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 20h

Da fuh?

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John Rain🥇 @johnrain.co.uk · 22h

It's John Lennon's birthday, so here's that picture of him out on the town with Edwina Currie.

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 1d

Gord Dowie from the Tragically Hip

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 1d

"Chalamet stars as Marty Mauser, a young man with a dream to conquer the world of table tennis. Despite no one respecting his ambitions, he goes to extreme lengths in pursuit of his goal"

They should stop making films about sports

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 1d

“My name is Bill and I’m a headcase…”

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 1d

"Sir, a second plane has hit your new ballroom"

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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 1d

I think if the Fantastic Four were real we would mostly find them disgusting

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 1d

To make up the rest of the C90, she put the first side of “A Group” by Markley (in reality the 5th LP by WCPAEB) and for years I had no way of getting the second side. Until The Loves hooked up with Track And Field and Paul furnished us with CDs of anything our hearts desired.

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 1d

In the mid-90s, I mentioned in a letter to Alex who ran Pulp’s fanclub that I’d loved “Buddah” by the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band after Stewart Lee had played it on Radio 1 and she sent back a tape of this. Listening to it this morning I’m back in my teenage bedroom.

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 1d

Why does this look like a poster for a Disney film where Tom York is the new principal in school for gifted loners? #straighttodisneyadd

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 1d

I've just remembered the time that I said I thought LC's success was the result of some kind of "Trading Places" style bet between music executives that they could make him a star in an email where his actual manager was CC'd in.

Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 2d

Watching clips of Lewis Capaldi being a great bunch of lads online leads me to ask- How can someone that funny and charismatic make such tap water music?

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 1d

I had a Facebook memory today that I had to Google to discover it was a “Still Game” quote

“She was banned from Greggs for grazing”

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Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 1d

I am going to see it live and will be sat in the England family stand due to factors.

Simon Love @simonloverules.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t want to sleep. I want to eat fried chicken and drink lager.

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Sexræd @mrdanielbro.bsky.social · 1d

The Adam and Eve pub in Homerton was built in 1915. Imagine a full year into the Belter War or whatever it was called and they said “lads, we need to build a new pub”

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John Rain🥇 @johnrain.co.uk · 1d

Night all.

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Elizabeth Boyle @thecelticist.bsky.social · 2d

Reminds me of this excellent sign that I saw at the Tubman African American Museum in Macon, Georgia.

Piano, which once belonged to Little Richard, with a sign on it saying "Do not attempt to play Little Richard's piano. He will know."

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hayley @hayleygerms.bsky.social · 1d

Posh people packing for their holidays

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