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Gavin Skinner
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Hominid. Earthling. Composer. Certified Nonentity.
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Gavin Skinner @baltasound.bsky.social · Feb 10
There's 312 nahs in Hey Jude
baltasound.bsky.social
Watching the Men's Doubles Luge at the Olympics. This is surely a sport born out of a heady mix of alcohol & sexual experimentation...?
February 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
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fydler.bsky.social
I'm swimming and walking for Edinburgh Leisure on Easter Monday to help get more people active - exercise is one of the elixir's of life after all - please help me raise some money if you can!
www.justgiving.com/page/alison-...
Alison's fundraiser for Edinburgh Leisure
Help Alison Fydler raise money to support Edinburgh Leisure
www.justgiving.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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openculture.bsky.social
Experience the Mystical Music of Hildegard Von Bingen: The First Known Composer in History (1098 – 1179)
Experience the Mystical Music of Hildegard Von Bingen: The First Known Composer in History (1098 – 1179)
The German abbess, visionary, mystic poet, composer, and healer Hildegard von Bingen “has become a symbol to disparate groups,” writes Brian Wise at WQXR, including “feminists and theologians, musicol...
www.openculture.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:24 AM
baltasound.bsky.social
The bin that everyone puts full dog poo bags in, the bin that's always overflowing with poo bags, and some have even fallen out because it's so full of poo bags - that's this lot
January 26, 2026 at 11:03 PM
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happytoast.co.uk
RIP Sly Dunbar, drums on everything
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tc1I...
Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper
YouTube video by GraceJonesVEVO
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January 26, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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Reupping this cause it’s evergreen and I feel better knowing someone out there called him out like this
A screenshot of an opinion by Oliver Kornetzke from August 18th, 2025. There’s a photo of a tired, bloated Donald trump over the opinion that reads: behold. The festering carcass of American rot shoved into an ill fitting suit: the sleeves of economy, man, the cowardice of a draft dodger, the gluttony of a parasite, the racism of a clansman, the sexism of a back alley creep, and the greed of a hedge fund ghoul – all spray painted orange and paraded like a prize hog at a country fair. Not a president. Not even a man. Just the diseased distillation of everything this country swears it isn’t but has always been – arrogance dressed up as exceptionalism, stupidity passed off as common sense, cruelty sold as toughness, greed, exalted as ambition, and corruption worship like gospel. It is America’s shadow made flesh, a rotting pumpkin idol, proving that when a nation kneels before money, power, and spike, it doesn’t just lose its soul – it shits out this bloated, obscenity, and calls it a leader.
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 AM
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Is My Space still ok?
January 21, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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faroutmagazine.co.uk/sweden-bans-...
Sweden bans viral AI-generated song from charts
After a hit song from an AI-generated artist called Jacub racked up millions of streams, the Swedish music organisation has banned it from charting.
faroutmagazine.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 5:56 PM
baltasound.bsky.social
"Hello.....hello....can you hear me? Reception's terrible.....hello....?"
January 17, 2026 at 3:43 PM
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Excellent
www.themirror.com/news/politic...
Man 'trains' crows to attack MAGA hats in just 3 months
A man has gone viral after documenting how he trained crows to target MAGA hats, sharing his months-long process and sparking fierce debate about ethics and politics
www.themirror.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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January 16, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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Fuck Spotify
umaw.bsky.social UMAW @umaw.bsky.social · 29d
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.

The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.

Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 7:50 AM
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January 16, 2026 at 7:43 AM
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donjheath.bsky.social
Far Side
January 13, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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In Sweden, self-driving electric buses are transforming daily life in remote villages. These compact, driverless shuttles now connect smaller communities to nearby town centers, offering elderly residents a safe, free,and reliable way to stay mobile and independent #ElectricVehicles #PublicTransport
January 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
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architecture.bsky.social
Westminster Bridge, London — Apparently this happens at 2pm every day.
Westminster Bridge, London — Apparently this happens at 2pm every day.
January 14, 2026 at 6:29 PM
baltasound.bsky.social
Slack Sabbath
beakmoo.bsky.social Avian Face-Tool 🦡 @beakmoo.bsky.social · Jan 13
Ruin a band by changing one letter.

So Soiled Crew.
pietersender.bsky.social Daniel Pietersen @pietersender.bsky.social · Jan 13
Ruin a band by changing one letter

Public Enema
January 13, 2026 at 10:31 PM
baltasound.bsky.social
This! ⬇️
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump may be the beginning of the end for ‘enshittification’ – this is our chance to make tech good again | Cory Doctorow
The US president is weaponising tech, but his tariffs and Brexit provide a surprising opportunity to gain back digital control of our lives, says science fiction author, activist and journalist Cory D...
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2026 at 1:07 PM
baltasound.bsky.social
Jabba The Hutt has really let himself go
January 10, 2026 at 10:18 PM
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Fabulous
bagpuss.org Dave Bagpuss Forsey 🍺 @bagpuss.org · Jan 6
In "celebration" of thr Pepto Bismol ad now being on the radio, I took some popular radio-friendly songs and added the "Diarrhea" guy.
January 6, 2026 at 11:11 PM
baltasound.bsky.social
Now in competition with environmental collapse - place your bets folks

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Leading AI expert delays timeline for its possible destruction of humanity
Former OpenAI employee Daniel Kokotajlo says progress to AGI is ‘somewhat slower’ than first predicted
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:57 AM
baltasound.bsky.social
We're cooked

www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
‘Borrowed time’: crop pests and food losses supercharged by climate crisis
Heating means pests breeding and spreading faster, warn scientists, with simplified current food system already vulnerable
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
baltasound.bsky.social
Def worth a look considering the world in which we now live in

disconnect.blog/getting-off-...
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
disconnect.blog
January 4, 2026 at 9:32 PM
baltasound.bsky.social
Stop what you're doing! David Bowie dj-ing on 6 Music right now!!
January 4, 2026 at 12:08 PM
baltasound.bsky.social
Demented owner of golf course starts WW3 to cover up paedophilia crimes is quite the headline
January 3, 2026 at 12:04 PM