Mark
@worgztheowl.bsky.social
Recovering showbiz hack. Now in pictures/video. Up for LaserQuest with Andy C.
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Mark
@worgztheowl.bsky.social
· Feb 15
After JD Vance disgraced himself, and the British Trumpists did the same. Feels like a good moment to reshare this Substack on how MAGA can create a new progressive British patriotism.
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Bleakly fun fact for those interested in 80s pop and/or Provos history. When The Colour Field filmed the video to Thinking Of You on Brighton's Palace Pier, they stayed in The Grand Hotel. A few days later the bomb went off, and Terry Hall & co were questioned by CID. www.youtube.com/watch?v=178o...
The Colourfield - Thinking of You (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Chrysalis Records
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Bleakly fun fact for those interested in 80s pop and/or Provos history. When The Colour Field filmed the video to Thinking Of You on Brighton's Palace Pier, they stayed in The Grand Hotel. A few days later the bomb went off, and Terry Hall & co were questioned by CID. www.youtube.com/watch?v=178o...
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I've written about the Farage antisemitism allegations - and my dismay at the behaviour of some who, now that the accused is more to their political liking, seem keen to sweep this all under the carpet.
www.jewishnews.co.uk/farages-scho...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/farages-scho...
December 9, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I've written about the Farage antisemitism allegations - and my dismay at the behaviour of some who, now that the accused is more to their political liking, seem keen to sweep this all under the carpet.
www.jewishnews.co.uk/farages-scho...
www.jewishnews.co.uk/farages-scho...
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Ukrainians raise flag in Pokrovsk to show BBC the fight goes on in city claimed by Russia
Ukrainians raise flag in Pokrovsk to show BBC the fight goes on in city claimed by Russia
Ukraine barely has a hold on Pokrovsk, but its forces are keen to show they are still resisting Russia's advance.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Ukrainians raise flag in Pokrovsk to show BBC the fight goes on in city claimed by Russia
Guys, we have a new entry into the disappointing Christmas event genre - underwhelming drone display.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
No refunds for 'awful' Ardingly Christmas drone show
Organisers Lumina Sky Theatre says it will not offer refunds, but is holding a private show.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Guys, we have a new entry into the disappointing Christmas event genre - underwhelming drone display.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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I have a new theory about smaller diameter torcs...
#CatWhoIsNotMyCat #Archaeology 🏺 #Bruce #Gold #Torcs
#CatWhoIsNotMyCat #Archaeology 🏺 #Bruce #Gold #Torcs
December 9, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I have a new theory about smaller diameter torcs...
#CatWhoIsNotMyCat #Archaeology 🏺 #Bruce #Gold #Torcs
#CatWhoIsNotMyCat #Archaeology 🏺 #Bruce #Gold #Torcs
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The U.S. *was* feeding poor people then Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and JD Vance illegally killed off USAID.
Seeing a leader of the United States adopt this line is revolting. While the US remains imperfect, it is also the global leader in FDI as well as the world’s leading destination for inbound investment. China would love to have an economy like America’s.
December 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
The U.S. *was* feeding poor people then Elon Musk, Donald Trump, and JD Vance illegally killed off USAID.
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The thing is that existing guidance also advises breast milk over formula where that’s possible and practical, it just manages to do so without being fucking creepy and off-putting and refusing to acknowledge factors that can make that unfeasible!
RFK Jr: "All of the ingenuity of corporate America has not produced an infant formula that is superior in nutrition and all the qualities that we want to the infant formula that God made, which is the infant formula in a mother's breast."
December 9, 2025 at 4:43 AM
The thing is that existing guidance also advises breast milk over formula where that’s possible and practical, it just manages to do so without being fucking creepy and off-putting and refusing to acknowledge factors that can make that unfeasible!
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“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
Oprah Pursues Dr. Phil On Ship Through Arctic
THE ARCTIC CIRCLE—With a vow to destroy the abomination she had created if it was the last thing she ever did, television host Oprah Winfrey has spent weeks on a ship pursuing Dr. Phil through the Arc...
theonion.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:30 AM
“I brought this horrid creature into the world, and now I must take him out!” Winfrey said
One of the most despicable charlatans around continues to be thoroughly vile I see.
What is this high school debate shit?
Everyone wants peace!
Adults just realize that any peace which lasts beyond a Russian re-arming / recruitment cycle has to be on terms that don't reward Russia's initial invasion with land and legitimacy, and which meaningfully deter future aggression.
Everyone wants peace!
Adults just realize that any peace which lasts beyond a Russian re-arming / recruitment cycle has to be on terms that don't reward Russia's initial invasion with land and legitimacy, and which meaningfully deter future aggression.
December 9, 2025 at 12:31 AM
One of the most despicable charlatans around continues to be thoroughly vile I see.
Kemi Badenoch is a dual citizen who has admitted to committing a crime.
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime
www.thetimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Kemi Badenoch is a dual citizen who has admitted to committing a crime.
The thing with the 'Kemi is improving takes' as they survive only until is forced to defend the next batshit half thought through idea whose consequences the radicalised adolescents in what's left of CCHQ come up with.
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The thing with the 'Kemi is improving takes' as they survive only until is forced to defend the next batshit half thought through idea whose consequences the radicalised adolescents in what's left of CCHQ come up with.
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The National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Trump’s birthday next year but is eliminating the benefit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.
National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday
The National Park Service will no longer offer free admission to Americans on Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Juneteenth, but will waive admission costs on President Donald Trump’s birthday
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Trump’s birthday next year but is eliminating the benefit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.
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'We will never fucking trust you again' www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurne...
Matt Gurney: 'We will never fucking trust you again'
Some blunt talk for our American neighbours at the Halifax International Security Forum.
www.readtheline.ca
December 8, 2025 at 9:56 PM
'We will never fucking trust you again' www.readtheline.ca/p/matt-gurne...
It just gets better and better
Your Party at the "subject of consumer journalism" stage of revolution www.theguardian.com/money/2025/d...
Your Party let me down with membership chaos
A reader found there seemed no way to cancel a subscription for Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new party
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It just gets better and better
Smiley boi
The Tasselled Wobbegong is a master of disguise that can eat a fish almost as big as itself in one gulp. It's classified as a shark, but when it lays on the sea floor it looks like a harmless rug if you manage to see it. But with powerful jaws and sharp teeth they are no fish to mess with.
December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Smiley boi
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If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
www.independent.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
God Curtis Yarvin has written poetry. What a bad day to have eyes.
December 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
God Curtis Yarvin has written poetry. What a bad day to have eyes.
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This is what anti-British wingnut Matt Goodwin wants to take from you.
December 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is what anti-British wingnut Matt Goodwin wants to take from you.
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Trevor Phillips’ columns really need a fact checker. Prospect, with a budget rather smaller than the Times, would not have let me be this inaccurate.
On a purely factual point, Trevor Phillips’s column in the Times misrepresents our reporting in casting doubts on claims that there were more boys called Patel than Smith at Dulwich in 1980 (we did not report 1976 as the year it occurred). 1980 roll shows 13 Patels and 12 Smiths.
December 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Trevor Phillips’ columns really need a fact checker. Prospect, with a budget rather smaller than the Times, would not have let me be this inaccurate.
Farage fans are starting to sound an awful lot like Corbynites in terms of being outraged anyone would have the temerity to print anything negative about their fave.
December 8, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Farage fans are starting to sound an awful lot like Corbynites in terms of being outraged anyone would have the temerity to print anything negative about their fave.
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But if you really want Rejoin, go join your clp and make it clear you won't select anyone who doesn't support it. This is how leave marched through the Tories.
December 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
But if you really want Rejoin, go join your clp and make it clear you won't select anyone who doesn't support it. This is how leave marched through the Tories.
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On a purely factual point, Trevor Phillips’s column in the Times misrepresents our reporting in casting doubts on claims that there were more boys called Patel than Smith at Dulwich in 1980 (we did not report 1976 as the year it occurred). 1980 roll shows 13 Patels and 12 Smiths.
December 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
On a purely factual point, Trevor Phillips’s column in the Times misrepresents our reporting in casting doubts on claims that there were more boys called Patel than Smith at Dulwich in 1980 (we did not report 1976 as the year it occurred). 1980 roll shows 13 Patels and 12 Smiths.
This Tufted Titmouse is about to drop the most groundbreaking New Wave album of 1982.
A close-up of a Tufted Titmouse with his/her tuft blowing in the wind. I love their black eyelashes. The thin black feathers around the break are rictal bristles, which are common in many birds but their size and placement differs between species.
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 AM
This Tufted Titmouse is about to drop the most groundbreaking New Wave album of 1982.
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I'm sorry is it a surprise that a large city would reflect Billboard 100 tastes?
Toronto’s Spotify Wrapped stats are out. Why is the city obsessed with mediocre music?
#Opinion from @savannahridley.bsky.social
#Opinion from @savannahridley.bsky.social
Toronto's Spotify Wrapped stats are out. Why is the city obsessed with mediocre music?
Both Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen are among the most-streamed artists, despite releasing lacklustre albums.
www.thestar.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I'm sorry is it a surprise that a large city would reflect Billboard 100 tastes?