John Bleasdale
@www.johnbleasdale.com
Magic Hours
Visible Darkness
Variety/Sight&Sound/The New World/Cinema Italia&Writers On Film podcasts
Connery - a Novel
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Visible Darkness
Variety/Sight&Sound/The New World/Cinema Italia&Writers On Film podcasts
Connery - a Novel
https://plumeriapics.co.uk/shop/ols/products/xn--connery--a-novel-by-john-bleasdale-pre-order--out-23-february-2026-kk96bdb
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Fuck the World Cup.
You play in it & you’re endorsing a fascist regime.
You play in it & you’re endorsing a fascist regime.
January 24, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Fuck the World Cup.
You play in it & you’re endorsing a fascist regime.
You play in it & you’re endorsing a fascist regime.
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"What can Democrats actually do?"
- Vote against funding for ICE and DHS
- State that any ICE officers who commit crimes under Trump will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
- Encourage cities and states to refuse to cooperate with ICE
- Explain ICE is part of Trump's tyranny
- Vote against funding for ICE and DHS
- State that any ICE officers who commit crimes under Trump will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
- Encourage cities and states to refuse to cooperate with ICE
- Explain ICE is part of Trump's tyranny
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
"What can Democrats actually do?"
- Vote against funding for ICE and DHS
- State that any ICE officers who commit crimes under Trump will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
- Encourage cities and states to refuse to cooperate with ICE
- Explain ICE is part of Trump's tyranny
- Vote against funding for ICE and DHS
- State that any ICE officers who commit crimes under Trump will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
- Encourage cities and states to refuse to cooperate with ICE
- Explain ICE is part of Trump's tyranny
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thinking about Mr. Rogers "look for the helpers" quote and I see the helpers and the helpers are being shot in the fucking head
January 24, 2026 at 7:34 PM
thinking about Mr. Rogers "look for the helpers" quote and I see the helpers and the helpers are being shot in the fucking head
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Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
January 24, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Alex from our time working together, while he was in nursing school. Later, he moved to ICU, working as a nurse to support critically ill Veterans. He had such a great attitude. We’d chat between patients about trying to get in a mountain bike ride together. Will never happen now
Trump has used racism to build the infrastructure for a fascist dictatorship. When they are sent into a State, there’s no power which can be set against them. ICE are the SA & come the midterms they will be used. Any Democrat who continues to fund this government is financing their own extinction.
January 24, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Trump has used racism to build the infrastructure for a fascist dictatorship. When they are sent into a State, there’s no power which can be set against them. ICE are the SA & come the midterms they will be used. Any Democrat who continues to fund this government is financing their own extinction.
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By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
January 24, 2026 at 6:28 PM
By who? Who shot the person dead? You saw the video. We all know a federal agent shot a man dead who was prone on the ground. Also, it's not "according to officials." It's according to verified video seen with your eyes. Not saying what anyone can obviously see with their eyes is a form of lying.
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From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
January 24, 2026 at 5:07 PM
From this moment forward (and before, but clearly now):
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
-If you work for ICE.
-If you vote for money for ICE.
You are complicit. This is the gestapo. You're on the wrong side. You can't pretend not to know.
Great chat with Laura Venning About Greta Gerwig actor director and icon
open.spotify.com/episode/7qzC...
open.spotify.com/episode/7qzC...
Greta Gerwig by Laura Venning
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January 24, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Great chat with Laura Venning About Greta Gerwig actor director and icon
open.spotify.com/episode/7qzC...
open.spotify.com/episode/7qzC...
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While I work on new Substack material I’m reposting one of my older & most popular past missives. My dream cast from the 1979 and 2011 small and big screen adaptations of John le Carré’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Free to read. Curious to know your views
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andrewnette.substack.com/p/my-tinker-...
My Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy dream cast
While I work on some new Substack material, please allow me to repost one of my older and most popular posts.
andrewnette.substack.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:48 PM
While I work on new Substack material I’m reposting one of my older & most popular past missives. My dream cast from the 1979 and 2011 small and big screen adaptations of John le Carré’s TINKER, TAILOR, SOLDIER, SPY. Free to read. Curious to know your views
andrewnette.substack.com/p/my-tinker-...
andrewnette.substack.com/p/my-tinker-...
My favorite social media post is the one where a cinephile tells us we don’t talk enough about a certain film maker. We’re all sleeping on etc and it turns out the film maker is Kurosawa or someone.
January 24, 2026 at 3:33 PM
My favorite social media post is the one where a cinephile tells us we don’t talk enough about a certain film maker. We’re all sleeping on etc and it turns out the film maker is Kurosawa or someone.
As I raise my withered hand with papery translucent skin and the last heart beat sends the ultimate blood for its final lap I shall gasp with my last breath “So Roy Scheider was in Jaws and Rod Steiger was in Fistful
Of Dynamite” and then unheard and uncertain I shall die.
Of Dynamite” and then unheard and uncertain I shall die.
January 24, 2026 at 2:48 PM
As I raise my withered hand with papery translucent skin and the last heart beat sends the ultimate blood for its final lap I shall gasp with my last breath “So Roy Scheider was in Jaws and Rod Steiger was in Fistful
Of Dynamite” and then unheard and uncertain I shall die.
Of Dynamite” and then unheard and uncertain I shall die.
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Farage has been touring Davos all week pledging to “fight the globalists” - all funded by a $10 billion trust run on behalf of an Iranian billionaire.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos hosted and paid for by family trust of billionaire
Trust says Reform UK leader was invited to WEF event by London-based venture capitalist as an honorary adviser
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Farage has been touring Davos all week pledging to “fight the globalists” - all funded by a $10 billion trust run on behalf of an Iranian billionaire.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Great video on why world maps are so misleading and distorted
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youtu.be/tK7yTJ8Mk7A?...
Why Greenland Looks Massive (It's Not)
YouTube video by World Maps Online
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January 24, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Great video on why world maps are so misleading and distorted
youtu.be/tK7yTJ8Mk7A?...
youtu.be/tK7yTJ8Mk7A?...
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CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale (PRE-ORDER – OUT 23 FEB 2026)
CONNERY – A Novel by John Bleasdale "The strangest thing about killing someone was how easy it was to forget I had done it. Of course, once I recalled it, I could relive it in intense granular detail....
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January 23, 2026 at 4:47 PM
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I know it’s not the most important thing but where the fuck did he get this “thank you for your attention to this matter” from. It sounds like a hissy snitty sign off from an office round robin about someone taking milk from the fridge and not putting it back.
January 23, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I know it’s not the most important thing but where the fuck did he get this “thank you for your attention to this matter” from. It sounds like a hissy snitty sign off from an office round robin about someone taking milk from the fridge and not putting it back.
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“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.”
So, same as Canadians.
So, same as Canadians.
January 23, 2026 at 5:52 AM
“Danish citizens are organising a huge boycott that includes cancelling planned holidays in the US, cancelling subscriptions to on-demand services based in the US & more generally, recommending the use of EU services instead of those provided by American platforms.”
So, same as Canadians.
So, same as Canadians.
You notice how no one ever says it’s bigotry gone mad!
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
You notice how no one ever says it’s bigotry gone mad!
I love bubbles. Bubbles full of great people who don’t spew hate.
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
I love bubbles. Bubbles full of great people who don’t spew hate.
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Absolutely spot on.
January 23, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Absolutely spot on.
Jimmy Chalk is a cop who plays by the book. Marina Cheese never met a rule she didn’t break. Together they are Jimmy & Marina!
What do you think?
What do you think?
a man in a white shirt is meditating in a lotus position with two other men .
ALT: a man in a white shirt is meditating in a lotus position with two other men .
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January 23, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Jimmy Chalk is a cop who plays by the book. Marina Cheese never met a rule she didn’t break. Together they are Jimmy & Marina!
What do you think?
What do you think?
This is sick and it’s only the beginning.
White House comms teams digitally alters image of civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong to make it look like she was crying while arrested when in fact she was calm and composed (they also darkened her skin). She was arrested for 🧵
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
White House posts digitally altered image of woman arrested after ICE protest
Guardian analysis shows images are the same, with Nekima Levy Armstrong looking composed in original but sobbing after alteration
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 11:35 AM
This is sick and it’s only the beginning.
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A new Condensed Histories #podcast about #Nuremburg and how the trials shaped the world right up to today.
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A new Condensed Histories #podcast about #Nuremburg and how the trials shaped the world right up to today.
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a black and white photo of two men sitting next to each other . one of the men is reading a book .
ALT: a black and white photo of two men sitting next to each other . one of the men is reading a book .
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January 23, 2026 at 7:13 AM
🔥Hot off the press🔥
A new Condensed Histories #podcast about #Nuremburg and how the trials shaped the world right up to today.
Please subscribe, listen 🎧 and share 👍🏻
A new Condensed Histories #podcast about #Nuremburg and how the trials shaped the world right up to today.
Please subscribe, listen 🎧 and share 👍🏻