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Simon Kane
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Shunt and Finnemore Actor. Shunt and Mitchell & Webb Writer. Ginger. He.. https://slepkane.blogspot.com/
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My god, what have I done... I did enjoy talking to Ben Yeoh about Shakespeare, Shunt, the documentary on Punchdrunk I'd caught the night before, and mainly me, me, me. Thanks for having me on, Ben! youtu.be/YwdlBltbTnY?...
Simon Kane: Theme Parks vs Immersive Theatre: Which Is More Honest?
YouTube video by Ben Yeoh Chats
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February 15, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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msyellowhat.bsky.social
Anti-vaxers are the actual pits. This needn’t happen, and is caused by them and them alone. No excuse to not vaccinate your children for the sake of a healthier society.
shaunlintern.bsky.social Shaun Lintern @shaunlintern.bsky.social · 1d
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Health officials are racing to contain a growing measles outbreak in London, which has struck down dozens of young children and affected 7 schools and a nursery.

UKHSA has warned an outbreak across London could see 40,000 - 160,000 cases:
www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...
London measles outbreak: more than 60 children infected
Cases are spreading between children in Enfield as the virus exploits low MMR vaccination rates, medical experts say
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February 14, 2026 at 7:21 PM
slepkane.bsky.social
"it meant if an organisation was proscribed for one purpose... it also criminalised expression of support too."
I wonder if MPs who voted to proscribe PA were actually aware of this. @stellacreasy.bsky.social, for example? (Not a pile-on. Genuinely curious.)
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What the Palestine Action judgment means – and what it does not mean
13th February 2026 The High Court rules against the government, but not with enthusiasm * This morning the High Court handed down its judgment in the Palestine Action proscription challenge. I wrot…
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February 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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Damning piece from Labour MP @labourlewis.bsky.social about what the Andy Burnham saga has revealed about Keir Starmer

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Keir Starmer's Brutal Treatment of Andy Burnham Has Destroyed All Illusions About His Premiership
The true motivations of this Prime Minister can now be seen by all, argues Labour MP Clive Lewis
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January 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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angusdunican.bsky.social
I hosted a quiz tonight where I threw in a bonus ‘draw
me a Goddamn horse’ round. The results were enchanting 🧵
An excellent cartoon horse with great hair and a huge dong - flanked my many smaller creature
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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People not in Minnesota: please read this excellent summary of what life is like in Minneapolis since the murderous scum ICE swarmed here. And more are on their way. By local reporter / writer / bike dude / legend @dbrauer.net .
Text: “A friend said those of us who live in Minneapolis should write about what's going on here for folks who live elsewhere. You need to know that whether you're a Republican, Independent or Democrat, the Constitution is being violated by our federal government. This is not about catching criminals, or even deporting people. It is about punishing an entire state, including citizens, for not supporting the president. Everyone in my part of Minneapolis is affected. On our streets, ICE is stopping people of color and demanding their papers. In America. US citizens do not have to prove citizenship to ICE. Yet people are being intimidated, some cases beaten up and detained, for requiring ICE to follow the law. ICE needs a judicial warrant to enter homes. Yet there are documented cases of them ignoring the law - violating a bedrock constitutional principle. Americans of color are staying home, afraid to go to work, school, to grocery shop, or fill their cars with gas. This isn't just "illegals" or immigrants with valid work permits, it is citizens who have had their cars rammed by ICE for merely looking Hispanic. Businesses are closing. Schools are 50 percent full. When they are open, fascists are calling in bomb threats because the president decided to make us a meme. After a daycare teacher with a valid work permit (through 2030) was snatched from her workplace, parents (and grandparents) have had to organize to watch their SCHOOLS, to make sure conditional rights are observed. This is being repeated throughout Minnesota. Imagine trying to do your job or live you life while also taking volunteer shifts to make sure the federal government doesn't act extrajudicially. Because of ICE's documented abuses, neighbors have organized to monitor federal actions. This observation is legal, as long as it doesn't interfere with a valid action. Yet since ICE killed Renee Good, they are increasingly stopping this observation, breaking car windows and …”
January 13, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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NOO BLOG in which I catch an Embassy changing its flag – Unattended Articles: As a Trusted News Source... slepkane.blogspot.com/2026/01/blog...
As a Trusted News Source...
"WORK FOR A KING NOT A CLOWN"    Iranian artist Soheila Sohjkanvari's "Leave to Remain" features a number of old passports stamped with inc...
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January 11, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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Unattended Articles: Procrastination Exercise 06-01-26 (Look I just really wanted to see Lucky perform Yvan's speech form Art, OKAY?) slepkane.blogspot.com/2026/01/proc...
Procrastination Exercise 06-01-26
Stop editing things, Simon! Sorry, me. But sometimes there's an itch you have to scratch, and sometimes that itch is wanting to see Lucky f...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:35 PM
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Unattended Articles: Pinocchio Restored! In which I see a brilliant Pinocchio and edit some mass murder from an interesting Pinocchio. slepkane.blogspot.com/2026/01/pino...
Pinocchio Restored!
"How do you feel?" "Squidgy." "You get used to it."     Towards the end of 2022 I wrote about a few PINOCCHIO adaptations I... hadn't got ...
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January 5, 2026 at 8:33 PM
slepkane.bsky.social
Thank you all! Clearing cookies worked! I always forget about that
slepkane.bsky.social Simon Kane @slepkane.bsky.social · Jan 3
Can anyone help with this? For a week now, Outlook's not opening on my laptop. Anyone else suffering this? (it's not an app)
January 3, 2026 at 3:26 PM
slepkane.bsky.social
Can anyone help with this? For a week now, Outlook's not opening on my laptop. Anyone else suffering this? (it's not an app)
January 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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evacide.bsky.social
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.

consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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January 2, 2026 at 2:26 AM
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ironspike.bsky.social
Serious thing for folks to consider is, particularly for marginalized people, Grudges Are Self-Defense. What you may be interpreting as pettiness is probably closer aligned to "You have demonstrated you're not to be trusted." And knowing who REALLY has your back is more important that ever.
measuredandslow.bsky.social Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · Jan 2
I feel in my bones that the wave has started to crash back in and Certain People/Companies who thought they were safe to abandon everyone they’d been pretending to care about will suddenly realize that those people have money/power and I, for one, will be holding a grudge until the end of time 💜
January 2, 2026 at 5:43 AM
slepkane.bsky.social
NOO BLOG. Self explanatory really.
Unattended Articles: Ken Russell's Crabs on the Teasmade slepkane.blogspot.com/2026/01/ken-...
Ken Russell's Crabs on the Teasmade
"This is the record of our second expedition to the site of Britain. It was a grim undertaking. But we had to go, otherwise all the members ...
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January 1, 2026 at 11:14 PM
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NOO BLOG. Because this year I went to Edinburgh. Unattended Articles: Flash Quotes slepkane.blogspot.com/2025/12/flas... and here's to a surmountable 2026 x
Flash Quotes
Sure, another reason I haven't blogged so much might simply be procrastination. I didn't write much about Edinburgh, but since this year b...
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January 1, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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RIP 2025

2025-2025
December 31, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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NOO BLOG! Unattended Articles: Helpings – as in "Mitchell And Webb Are Not..." But they so have. slepkane.blogspot.com/2025/12/in-r...
Helpings
It occured to me yesterday, happily and suddenly, that my lack of engagement with the blog might not, in fact, be incontertible evidence of...
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December 30, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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Dancer at Oskar Schlemmer’s Triadic Ballet, Weimar Germany, 1926. Looking quite fabulous.
April 1, 2024 at 5:38 PM
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NOO BLOG, in which I claim among other things that it's still December the Twenty-Seventh... Unattended Articles: The Annuals slepkane.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
The Annuals
Yes, MERRY CMRIJNNAJ! By the way, I used to be crazy about Rodney Matthews , bringing my copy of "In Search Of Forever" into Art GSCE and...
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December 28, 2025 at 5:22 AM
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2025's final video is now available for all.

God Help Ye, Merry Gentlemen, it's Little and Large at Christmas.

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God Help Ye, Merry Gentlemen: Little and Large at Christmas
YouTube video by Stuart Millard
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December 23, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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I mean jfc CNN just *sat down and interviewed* a group of Christian nationalist leaders who want to repeal women’s right to vote! open.substack.com/pub/jessica/...
December 20, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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sundersays.bsky.social
Farage in 2013 admitting what he now says are smears in 2025
www.channel4.com/news/nigel-f...
Nigel Farage schooldays letter reveals concerns over fascism
Channel 4 News obtains a letter about Ukip leader Nigel Farage, from his days as a schoolboy, in which teachers are quoted as accusing him of being "racist" and "fascist".
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December 20, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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brendelbored.bsky.social
Rich people are such miserable fucks nowadays that we’re halfway in a recession and I don’t think poor people are even jealous of their lifestyle
December 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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angusdunican.bsky.social
Now that this data is available, it must - surely - be possible to simulate building shadow positions in real time and so deliver on my great app idea.

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December 20, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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kubobukata.bsky.social
This is my favourite of all putdowns ever.
adamcsharp.bsky.social Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Dec 19
And speaking of Finns, a Finnish equivalent to “a few sandwiches short of a picnic” is hänellä ei ole kaikki muumit laaksossa. It means “they don’t have all the Moomins in the valley.”
December 19, 2025 at 11:58 PM