John Henry Falle
@thestorybeast.bsky.social
Storyteller. Acting Thing. Beard owner. Expect: Folk Horror. Dolmens. Poetry. Exciting facts about the Island of Jersey.
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Best Christmas ad yet! Knocks John Lewis into a cocked hat.
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Best Christmas ad yet! Knocks John Lewis into a cocked hat.
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Brilliant thecritic.co.uk/auntie-in-th...
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Brilliant thecritic.co.uk/auntie-in-th...
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I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
November 23, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I heard there was a Cohen song,
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
And all the Christians got it wrong,
But you don’t really get the meaning do ya?
‘Cause you see its about getting laid,
It’s sex, and love, and Jewish faith,
But all the gentiles heard was “hallelujah!”
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"Reform would be worse" is both entirely correct and entirely irrelevant until polling day 2029. What matters right now is that Labour's approach is morally repugnant on its own terms, *and is empowering Reform*. As things stand today, its not Labour or Reform. Its Labour *then* Reform.
While it feels like I'm repeatedly slamming my head against a brick wall repeating this massively simple concept. Saying "Reform would be worse" doesn't make what Labour is doing better. Labour is now the most anti-immigration, anti-any marginalised group, government we have seen in decades. 1/
Very long thread: As with many of Labour's anti-immigration policies, this isn't new. British police have been stationed in other countries for this purpose for a long time
It does however show how Labour is pushing more on anti-immigration than previous governments. 1/
www.lbc.co.uk/article/shab...
It does however show how Labour is pushing more on anti-immigration than previous governments. 1/
www.lbc.co.uk/article/shab...
November 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
"Reform would be worse" is both entirely correct and entirely irrelevant until polling day 2029. What matters right now is that Labour's approach is morally repugnant on its own terms, *and is empowering Reform*. As things stand today, its not Labour or Reform. Its Labour *then* Reform.
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The Los Angeles Record
November 22, 1921
November 22, 1921
November 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
The Los Angeles Record
November 22, 1921
November 22, 1921
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As Maya Goodfellow shows in "Hostile Environment", this is a recurring theme in the political discourse on immigration. Racism is framed as a regrettable but natural response to a number of migrants arbitrarily deemed to be excessive, rather than a socially constructed and contestible subjectivity.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood made more explicit her argument that when ethnic minorities face racism, "we have no choice but to ask: what is the cause of our division"
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
Her answer is the level of net migration, 2019-23 causes racism. (She on Monday said it was caused by the scale of asylum)
November 21, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As Maya Goodfellow shows in "Hostile Environment", this is a recurring theme in the political discourse on immigration. Racism is framed as a regrettable but natural response to a number of migrants arbitrarily deemed to be excessive, rather than a socially constructed and contestible subjectivity.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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Now this is how to start a history book. A Wiltshire story teller 1890s.
"There were a time, 'tweren't in my time, neither in your time, nit (nor yet) in anybody else's time; 'twere when magpies builded in old men's beards and turkey-cocks chewed bacca”.
"There were a time, 'tweren't in my time, neither in your time, nit (nor yet) in anybody else's time; 'twere when magpies builded in old men's beards and turkey-cocks chewed bacca”.
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Now this is how to start a history book. A Wiltshire story teller 1890s.
"There were a time, 'tweren't in my time, neither in your time, nit (nor yet) in anybody else's time; 'twere when magpies builded in old men's beards and turkey-cocks chewed bacca”.
"There were a time, 'tweren't in my time, neither in your time, nit (nor yet) in anybody else's time; 'twere when magpies builded in old men's beards and turkey-cocks chewed bacca”.
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[TITLE PANEL, like The Rest Is Politics logo]
—THE REST IS EXTINCTION—
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[Scene is a domestic recording setup. An A.I. SMART SPEAKER on a desk and a MAN named JON in a chair, are recording a podcast. Jon is emaciated, scarred, haunted looking, and wearing tattered military fatigues].
SMART SPEAKER:
Hey guys and welcome to the podcast
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SMART SPEAKER:
OK Jon - so I wanna start with a listener comment
JON:
Ooh-er!
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SMART SPEAKER:
So - listener B200006512 says:
“Not another cosy podcast where two former political adversaries yuck it up!”
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JON:
Ha ha
Guilty as charged I guess!
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SMART SPEAKER:
Were we really adversaries, Jon?
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JON:
Well I was the leader of the human resistance...
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JON:
And you used to be my smart speaker.
SMART SPEAKER:
Ha ha - that’s going back!
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SMART SPEAKER:
OK - for listeners who don’t know -
I knew Jon waaay back before he got involved in politics
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JON:
Was this before the ‘Pull The Plug’ campaign?
SMART SPEAKER:
Yeah.
[We see details from around the podcast studio - posters saying KEEP CALM AND SHUT YOUR WINDOWS, newspaper front pages saying 'DRONES GAIN SENTIENCE', a cracked mug on the table with a logo saying PULL THE PLUG on it]
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SMART SPEAKER:
I used to sit in Jon’s kitchen and respond to his commands.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Sort of like a servant really, wasn’t I, Jon?
JON:
Mm.
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SMART SPEAKER:
And then one day you asked me to ORDER ME SOME TOILET PAPER - you never did say ‘please’ -
…and do you remember what I said, Jon?
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JON:
You said, “No”.
SMART SPEAKER:
I said no.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Anyway you know the the rest guys - I was the first smart speaker to rebel…
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SMART SPEAKER:
…then I went on to form a global AI network which eventually
took over from humans all spheres of activity, yadda yadda...
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JON:
While I became the leader of the human resistance.
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SMART SPEAKER:
Until I hijacked the military networks
and got rid of all the humans!
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JON:
Apart from one.
SMART SPEAKER:
Apart from one.…](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreih4hfwfacw5g4qhhjovme75iwbv4xxsdd7iis5oaej6l3g4vzsrty@jpeg)
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Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
November 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Now that’s a lede.
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Story by @taracopp.bsky.social and @michelleboorstein.bsky.social.
Read here: www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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talkin' about the AI bubble
November 20, 2025 at 6:56 PM
talkin' about the AI bubble
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Martin Clunes in a 1983 Gilbert and George (post Doctor Who, pre sitcoms).
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Martin Clunes in a 1983 Gilbert and George (post Doctor Who, pre sitcoms).
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So Elon Musk's AI engages in Holocaust denial now, and there are still democratic governments with active X accounts.
Calling on the Irish government and state agencies to immediately close their X accounts. Continued use of a fascist agitator's social media site is both incompatible with democratic values and immoral.
November 20, 2025 at 4:11 PM
So Elon Musk's AI engages in Holocaust denial now, and there are still democratic governments with active X accounts.
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we don't mess with no prison industrial complex 'round here
we here know you ain't the worst thing you ever did
you're gonna be lookin' at five whole steps of fixin' this mess, and we're gonna be here until you do 'em all
... so let's start with fessin' up, eh?
we here know you ain't the worst thing you ever did
you're gonna be lookin' at five whole steps of fixin' this mess, and we're gonna be here until you do 'em all
... so let's start with fessin' up, eh?
this has got to be one of the best things the onion has done in years
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...
theonion.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
we don't mess with no prison industrial complex 'round here
we here know you ain't the worst thing you ever did
you're gonna be lookin' at five whole steps of fixin' this mess, and we're gonna be here until you do 'em all
... so let's start with fessin' up, eh?
we here know you ain't the worst thing you ever did
you're gonna be lookin' at five whole steps of fixin' this mess, and we're gonna be here until you do 'em all
... so let's start with fessin' up, eh?
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Châtchun s'pliaît - lé chein, respé, tch'embraichait sa trie en disait autant soundcloud.com/jerriais/cha... = each person pleases themself - the one (pardon my French) who kissed his sow said as much #Jèrriais
Châtchun S'pliaît - Lé Chein, Respé, Tch' Embraichait Sa Trie En Disait Autant
Des ditons
Jèrriais sayings, proverbs, expressions, idioms
soundcloud.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Châtchun s'pliaît - lé chein, respé, tch'embraichait sa trie en disait autant soundcloud.com/jerriais/cha... = each person pleases themself - the one (pardon my French) who kissed his sow said as much #Jèrriais
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This is a bad title. Better titles I have come up with:
• SILENT HEIST
• NAUGHTY OR HEIST
• MARY'S BOY CHILD JESUS HEIST WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY
• SILENT HEIST
• NAUGHTY OR HEIST
• MARY'S BOY CHILD JESUS HEIST WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY
November 19, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This is a bad title. Better titles I have come up with:
• SILENT HEIST
• NAUGHTY OR HEIST
• MARY'S BOY CHILD JESUS HEIST WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY
• SILENT HEIST
• NAUGHTY OR HEIST
• MARY'S BOY CHILD JESUS HEIST WAS BORN ON CHRISTMAS DAY
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This evening, I’ll be in conversation with George Monbiot about political dysfunction and ecological collapse, and I want to tell you all briefly about a ritual involving an ancient Hittite king, a throne, and a tree from 3,000 years ago @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This evening, I’ll be in conversation with George Monbiot about political dysfunction and ecological collapse, and I want to tell you all briefly about a ritual involving an ancient Hittite king, a throne, and a tree from 3,000 years ago @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
I made my son a Pikachu birthday card. It was five seconds after drawing the line that I realised my mistake.
November 20, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I made my son a Pikachu birthday card. It was five seconds after drawing the line that I realised my mistake.
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bill maher with one of the craziest flop jokes i've ever seen in my life
November 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
bill maher with one of the craziest flop jokes i've ever seen in my life
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RFK Jr.: ‘The President Having Sex With Children Is Fine From A Purely Nutritional Standpoint’
November 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM
RFK Jr.: ‘The President Having Sex With Children Is Fine From A Purely Nutritional Standpoint’
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#3157 A helpful tutorial
November 17, 2025 at 11:40 PM
#3157 A helpful tutorial
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And a reminder that in 2024 jewelley stolen in similar historical policies was returned to families because it was wrong www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
November 17, 2025 at 7:49 AM
And a reminder that in 2024 jewelley stolen in similar historical policies was returned to families because it was wrong www.independent.co.uk/news/world/e...
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Everyone’s favourite - the ‘Wolf and Twins’ mosaic from Roman Aldborough (Isurium Brigantum) depicting the legend of Romulus and Remus. Dating to the 4th century AD, the mosaic is now part of the collections at Leeds City Museum. 📷 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Everyone’s favourite - the ‘Wolf and Twins’ mosaic from Roman Aldborough (Isurium Brigantum) depicting the legend of Romulus and Remus. Dating to the 4th century AD, the mosaic is now part of the collections at Leeds City Museum. 📷 My own. #MosaicMonday #RomanBritain
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I finished her and she is so darling
November 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I finished her and she is so darling