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Sam

@spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social

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I enjoy all the meats of our cultural stew. London-based. Film, television, games, politics, Charlton Athletic Football Club. He/him.

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Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 59m

Does this mean my wanting Phoenix’s wardrobe from the movie is also problematic? It’s not a cautionary tale about high waisted trousers, right?

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 7h

Not to go all FBPE but I feel like the post-Brexit purges - which simultaneously discouraged the recruitment of new pro-business, pro-free trade talent - precludes such a fracture. It seems more likely an election wilts them down to double-digit MPs, who happily align with Reform.

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 8h

I certainly do resent interactions that amount to, “Well, you’re going to have to grow up and side with us versus this rabid dog we keep jabbing with a stick and then throwing chunks of human meat. Nothing we can do, we’re just the dog handlers, this is on you.”

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 8h

Stuck between feeling grievously betrayed by the Labour government and feeling like Polanski isn’t a serious person, which I guess is a fancy way of saying I’m leaning Lib Dem*?

*Or just totally despondent, depending on the day. So yeah, I guess Lib Dem.

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 8h

I’m not an expert on geopolitics - but with this last piece of information, I will be.

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 9h

Look, just between you and me: thanks for taking this bullet.

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 9h

You may not like it but this is what peak performance looks like.

A mint green Fiat Topolino (i.e. a very small, compact car) on the streets of Florence. Ironically with a cherry red SUV in the background.

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 10h

This article is absolutely bizarre. And what a disappointment Jonjo is.

Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 10h

Bizarre long piece giving airtime to guy who despite the headline obviously is playing over there for money, both- sidesing his Reform crime dystopian view of the UK. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Jonjo Shelvey: Former Newcastle United midfielder says he hasn't moved to Dubai for money

About 75 fans watched Jonjo Shelvey's debut in the third tier of the United Arab Emirates - but he says he has not moved for money.

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 10h

“Not the car - *I* was on fire.”

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 1d

It’s marginally more excusable (less inexcusable) for the person who’s not in charge of the official opposition and whose primary concern is making noise.

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 1d

I mean this disparagingly in both cases: he demonstrates similarly thorough thinking to Kemi Badenoch.

Both fall apart on the most superficial inspection. You get the sense both are making it up on the hoof on the basis of what they think will play well on social media.

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 1d

Think I diverge from you quite significantly on the principle of this one (I don’t care for either politician specifically) in as much as it feels like saying you’re going to combat bigotry by making sure no gay, Jewish, woman, etc. representatives are fielded.

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 1d

This does also remind me of my favourite bit of trivia: Fanta was invented in Nazi Germany. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanta

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 1d

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 1d

“Now that we’re in, we’ve found everything’s in an even worse state than we thought.”
“And—?”
“And nothing. Just thought it’s interesting is all. As you were.”

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 2d

The greatest, hands down.

weinberg @weinberg.social · 2d

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 2d

How many millions does the newsletter bring in per month? Come on, out with it.

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 2d

‘Genuine concerns’ that I’ve come across for *one* small development near me:
- More flats will make the town like a Brazilian favela.
- Tall buildings [three storeys] will create a wind tunnel effect like Chicago.
- The new development will block the existing view [of disused office buildings].

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 2d

Is this you considering a position in the shadow cabinet?

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 2d

Babe, wake up, new James Austin lore just dropped.

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 3d

I don’t want to be (particularly) unkind but this meme remains undefeated:

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 3d

The kids are going mad for proportional representation, they’re queuing round the block.

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 3d

My brother’s fallen victim to this. Of the more benign effects: in London we saw some self-help guru (who, to be fair, I later found out had X million Instagram followers). He acted like he’d seen Christ risen. I was like, “I have no idea who that is. Would you like me to ask him for a picture?”

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 4d

[reading literally any story] and who in this is Christ and who’s the Antichrist?

Sam @spinebusterkeaton.bsky.social · 4d

I’m just sitting here thinking, “You could take that information and put it… in your head.”