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Coder, musician and (maybe - one day), author. But that doesn't mean I want to see pointless/boring posts about archaic computers; favourite books; or opinions about who was the greatest guitarist of all time. So stop it!
Dear America,
Brit here. Seeing as how you've totally fucked it up, we'd like our country back, please.
And, BTW, Greenland has a flag. Do you not understand the basic rules of "acquiring" countries?
youtu.be/_9W1zTEuKLY?...
Brit here. Seeing as how you've totally fucked it up, we'd like our country back, please.
And, BTW, Greenland has a flag. Do you not understand the basic rules of "acquiring" countries?
youtu.be/_9W1zTEuKLY?...
Eddie Izzard "Do You Have a Flag?" Sketch From "Dress to Kill"
YouTube video by Eddie Izzard
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Dear America,
Brit here. Seeing as how you've totally fucked it up, we'd like our country back, please.
And, BTW, Greenland has a flag. Do you not understand the basic rules of "acquiring" countries?
youtu.be/_9W1zTEuKLY?...
Brit here. Seeing as how you've totally fucked it up, we'd like our country back, please.
And, BTW, Greenland has a flag. Do you not understand the basic rules of "acquiring" countries?
youtu.be/_9W1zTEuKLY?...
I thought had the plot for my second novel nailed, but by chapter 10 I seem to have headed off into the long grass. I've turned into a pantser!
Should I now be called a Plot Pant? ™️
Should I now be called a Plot Pant? ™️
January 14, 2026 at 4:38 PM
I thought had the plot for my second novel nailed, but by chapter 10 I seem to have headed off into the long grass. I've turned into a pantser!
Should I now be called a Plot Pant? ™️
Should I now be called a Plot Pant? ™️
Message to the UK Government. UK public bodies, should not be on X.
Here's my last email to my MP. Do the same. Keep up the pressure.
open.substack.com/pub/stevehad...
Here's my last email to my MP. Do the same. Keep up the pressure.
open.substack.com/pub/stevehad...
To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte
To anybody still using X: sexual abuse content is the final straw, it’s time to leave | Marie Le Conte
It was hard for me to quit Elon Musk’s poisoned platform, but I urge others to do the same, especially in light of Grok’s imagery of women and children, says journalist Marie Le Conte
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:29 AM
Message to the UK Government. UK public bodies, should not be on X.
Here's my last email to my MP. Do the same. Keep up the pressure.
open.substack.com/pub/stevehad...
Here's my last email to my MP. Do the same. Keep up the pressure.
open.substack.com/pub/stevehad...
Jonathan Pie nails it. Totally, fucking brilliant as ever.
Absolute must watch...
... especially you Tommy (Yaxley-Lennon) Robinson, you fucking piece of shit!
youtu.be/296-WjM90jg?...
Absolute must watch...
... especially you Tommy (Yaxley-Lennon) Robinson, you fucking piece of shit!
youtu.be/296-WjM90jg?...
Trump vs The World
YouTube video by Jonathan Pie
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
Jonathan Pie nails it. Totally, fucking brilliant as ever.
Absolute must watch...
... especially you Tommy (Yaxley-Lennon) Robinson, you fucking piece of shit!
youtu.be/296-WjM90jg?...
Absolute must watch...
... especially you Tommy (Yaxley-Lennon) Robinson, you fucking piece of shit!
youtu.be/296-WjM90jg?...
How It Works: The Dictator
Inspired by the Ladybird "How it works" book series.
open.substack.com
January 8, 2026 at 9:25 AM
Every UK public body should quit X. Their owner is trying to overthrow the UK Government.
Note. I didn't vote for them - voted Green - but believe in democracy.
Note. I didn't vote for them - voted Green - but believe in democracy.
January 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Every UK public body should quit X. Their owner is trying to overthrow the UK Government.
Note. I didn't vote for them - voted Green - but believe in democracy.
Note. I didn't vote for them - voted Green - but believe in democracy.
Brilliant as ever, and worth the read, just for this: "fuck those wily Venezuelans for very sneakily putting all their land on top of his oil. what the hell, Venezuela?"
here's today's post: "what. the fuck. is this." — another day, another batshit speech.
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what. the fuck. is this.
another day, another batshit speech
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January 7, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Brilliant as ever, and worth the read, just for this: "fuck those wily Venezuelans for very sneakily putting all their land on top of his oil. what the hell, Venezuela?"
A Government that refuses to condemn the despot commiting international war crimes, is happy to let protestors, (who've not been convicted of ANY crime), die in prison.
Starmer is a fucking disgrace.
Starmer is a fucking disgrace.
If the Palestine Action hunger strikers die - which they could do at any moment, as they are now very close to the end - it will be the government that killed them. Today’s column explains why. Please share, and write urgently to your MP.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Let’s be clear: if the Palestine Action hunger strikers die, the government will bear moral responsibility | George Monbiot
The three remaining hunger strikers have been convicted of nothing. Yet with astonishing cruelty, ministers refuse to listen to their reasonable demands, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:14 AM
A Government that refuses to condemn the despot commiting international war crimes, is happy to let protestors, (who've not been convicted of ANY crime), die in prison.
Starmer is a fucking disgrace.
Starmer is a fucking disgrace.
Accountability
If you don't hold people accountable for their actions, guess what? They do it again.
The refusal of Starmer, (and other western leaders) to condemn, outright, Trump's illegal action in Venezuela, is a green light for him to do it again. Starmer becomes complicit in whatever's next.
If you don't hold people accountable for their actions, guess what? They do it again.
The refusal of Starmer, (and other western leaders) to condemn, outright, Trump's illegal action in Venezuela, is a green light for him to do it again. Starmer becomes complicit in whatever's next.
January 6, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Accountability
If you don't hold people accountable for their actions, guess what? They do it again.
The refusal of Starmer, (and other western leaders) to condemn, outright, Trump's illegal action in Venezuela, is a green light for him to do it again. Starmer becomes complicit in whatever's next.
If you don't hold people accountable for their actions, guess what? They do it again.
The refusal of Starmer, (and other western leaders) to condemn, outright, Trump's illegal action in Venezuela, is a green light for him to do it again. Starmer becomes complicit in whatever's next.
Two current headlines that perfectly illustrate how f*****g crazy it's got:
BBC: Quoting the PM, "Only Greenland should decide its future". No sh*t Sherlock! How should anyone ever have to actually say that? EVER!
BBC: Quoting the PM, "Only Greenland should decide its future". No sh*t Sherlock! How should anyone ever have to actually say that? EVER!
January 5, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Two current headlines that perfectly illustrate how f*****g crazy it's got:
BBC: Quoting the PM, "Only Greenland should decide its future". No sh*t Sherlock! How should anyone ever have to actually say that? EVER!
BBC: Quoting the PM, "Only Greenland should decide its future". No sh*t Sherlock! How should anyone ever have to actually say that? EVER!
If you want to read a clear-eyed analysis of the illegal kidnapping of Maduro, Asha absolutely nails it.
asharangappa.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
asharangappa.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
Friday Round Up! 1/2/26
Starting out 2026 with Bad Idea Jeans.
asharangappa.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:49 AM
If you want to read a clear-eyed analysis of the illegal kidnapping of Maduro, Asha absolutely nails it.
asharangappa.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
asharangappa.substack.com/p/friday-rou...
So, when is Starmer going to kidnap Trump. The USA stole all our resources 250 years ago.
And unlike Venezuela, I suspect US citizens would by cheering on British troops, all the way, as the marched into Mar-A-Lago.
And unlike Venezuela, I suspect US citizens would by cheering on British troops, all the way, as the marched into Mar-A-Lago.
January 3, 2026 at 6:20 PM
So, when is Starmer going to kidnap Trump. The USA stole all our resources 250 years ago.
And unlike Venezuela, I suspect US citizens would by cheering on British troops, all the way, as the marched into Mar-A-Lago.
And unlike Venezuela, I suspect US citizens would by cheering on British troops, all the way, as the marched into Mar-A-Lago.
Jesus Fucking Christ. Trump is going to be "running" Venezuela.
I can't imagine what it feels like to be an American right now. Every time you think it can't get any worse, it gets a whole lot fucking worse. My condolences. I wish I could offer some words of hope. But no. You're fucked.
I can't imagine what it feels like to be an American right now. Every time you think it can't get any worse, it gets a whole lot fucking worse. My condolences. I wish I could offer some words of hope. But no. You're fucked.
January 3, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Jesus Fucking Christ. Trump is going to be "running" Venezuela.
I can't imagine what it feels like to be an American right now. Every time you think it can't get any worse, it gets a whole lot fucking worse. My condolences. I wish I could offer some words of hope. But no. You're fucked.
I can't imagine what it feels like to be an American right now. Every time you think it can't get any worse, it gets a whole lot fucking worse. My condolences. I wish I could offer some words of hope. But no. You're fucked.
I am fucking pissed off! I was just settling in to writing the next chapter of my new novel, when...
... Venezuela! Fuck you Trump!
I'm now unable to do anything other than online ranting.
Fuck. Fuck! FUCK!!!
... Venezuela! Fuck you Trump!
I'm now unable to do anything other than online ranting.
Fuck. Fuck! FUCK!!!
January 3, 2026 at 1:15 PM
I am fucking pissed off! I was just settling in to writing the next chapter of my new novel, when...
... Venezuela! Fuck you Trump!
I'm now unable to do anything other than online ranting.
Fuck. Fuck! FUCK!!!
... Venezuela! Fuck you Trump!
I'm now unable to do anything other than online ranting.
Fuck. Fuck! FUCK!!!
Exactly what Keir Starmer will be suggesting, anytime...
... never.
Our fucking spineless PM, will stand on the sidelines. Just like he's done with the genocide in Gaza.
... never.
Our fucking spineless PM, will stand on the sidelines. Just like he's done with the genocide in Gaza.
It’s time for the world to Boycott, Divest and Sanction the U.S
Avoid the Olympics, World Cup and other sporting events. There’s no reason to celebrate the 250 birthday of this fallen nation
Avoid the Olympics, World Cup and other sporting events. There’s no reason to celebrate the 250 birthday of this fallen nation
January 3, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Exactly what Keir Starmer will be suggesting, anytime...
... never.
Our fucking spineless PM, will stand on the sidelines. Just like he's done with the genocide in Gaza.
... never.
Our fucking spineless PM, will stand on the sidelines. Just like he's done with the genocide in Gaza.
Because... the USA removing heads of state as always worked out so well, hasn't it?
- Afghanistan?
- Iraq?
- Libya?
All shining examples of... complete fuck ups!
Is there one example of US intervention in another country that has actually been beneficial to that country? Nope!
- Afghanistan?
- Iraq?
- Libya?
All shining examples of... complete fuck ups!
Is there one example of US intervention in another country that has actually been beneficial to that country? Nope!
January 3, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Because... the USA removing heads of state as always worked out so well, hasn't it?
- Afghanistan?
- Iraq?
- Libya?
All shining examples of... complete fuck ups!
Is there one example of US intervention in another country that has actually been beneficial to that country? Nope!
- Afghanistan?
- Iraq?
- Libya?
All shining examples of... complete fuck ups!
Is there one example of US intervention in another country that has actually been beneficial to that country? Nope!
Hey @bobmort.bsky.social I have a question about publishing. I'm just about to self-publish my first novel - and it includes song lyrics. I know you included lyrics in "And Away". So...
1) Did the music publishers respond and give permission?
2) Did they charge you?
3) If so, was it a lot?
1) Did the music publishers respond and give permission?
2) Did they charge you?
3) If so, was it a lot?
December 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Hey @bobmort.bsky.social I have a question about publishing. I'm just about to self-publish my first novel - and it includes song lyrics. I know you included lyrics in "And Away". So...
1) Did the music publishers respond and give permission?
2) Did they charge you?
3) If so, was it a lot?
1) Did the music publishers respond and give permission?
2) Did they charge you?
3) If so, was it a lot?
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social I'm sorry... really. I'm sure you have better things to do - for instance: taking pictures of cats/sheep/goats/cows/horses, etc - but... I am positive this is right up your street.
Commentary on rich people's crazy houses:
open.substack.com/pub/rebeccam...
Commentary on rich people's crazy houses:
open.substack.com/pub/rebeccam...
Your Holiday Gift From Me
(spoiler, it's Zillow)
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December 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social I'm sorry... really. I'm sure you have better things to do - for instance: taking pictures of cats/sheep/goats/cows/horses, etc - but... I am positive this is right up your street.
Commentary on rich people's crazy houses:
open.substack.com/pub/rebeccam...
Commentary on rich people's crazy houses:
open.substack.com/pub/rebeccam...
Xmas quiz:
Which two countries have arrested Greta Thunberg?
Answer: Israel and the UK.
For what? Peacefully protesting - against genocide in Gaza and the treatment of Palestine Action. The UK Government is a fucking disgrace.
Which two countries have arrested Greta Thunberg?
Answer: Israel and the UK.
For what? Peacefully protesting - against genocide in Gaza and the treatment of Palestine Action. The UK Government is a fucking disgrace.
December 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Xmas quiz:
Which two countries have arrested Greta Thunberg?
Answer: Israel and the UK.
For what? Peacefully protesting - against genocide in Gaza and the treatment of Palestine Action. The UK Government is a fucking disgrace.
Which two countries have arrested Greta Thunberg?
Answer: Israel and the UK.
For what? Peacefully protesting - against genocide in Gaza and the treatment of Palestine Action. The UK Government is a fucking disgrace.
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social have you ever come across David Thorne? His blog 27B/6, (no - dunno if that has any meaning), is, I suspect, right up your street. i.e. completely off the wall.
This post struck me as very apt:
27bslash6.com/chairs.html
This post struck me as very apt:
27bslash6.com/chairs.html
That's not how marketing works
27bslash6.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social have you ever come across David Thorne? His blog 27B/6, (no - dunno if that has any meaning), is, I suspect, right up your street. i.e. completely off the wall.
This post struck me as very apt:
27bslash6.com/chairs.html
This post struck me as very apt:
27bslash6.com/chairs.html
Please read and repost. The UK Government has locked up Palestine Action protestors and seems prepared to let them die. But continues to support Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Email your MP.
Email your MP.
Is the government going to sit and watch while the #PalestineAction hunger strikers die? Is most of the media going to carry on ignoring them? Just how callous has the Establishment become?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Families of Palestine Action hunger strikers seek urgent meeting with Lammy
Justice secretary urged to ‘show a bit of humanity’ with protesters severely ill after refusing food for weeks
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Please read and repost. The UK Government has locked up Palestine Action protestors and seems prepared to let them die. But continues to support Israel's genocide in Gaza.
Email your MP.
Email your MP.
Dear PM Starmer,
When Trump announces, (later today?) that he is invading Venezuela - because... WMD? - please don't do a, shit-stupid, Tony Blair.
Bush couldn't be trusted because he was not the sharpest knife in the draw. But we're now dealing with a whole other level of One Flew Over The...
When Trump announces, (later today?) that he is invading Venezuela - because... WMD? - please don't do a, shit-stupid, Tony Blair.
Bush couldn't be trusted because he was not the sharpest knife in the draw. But we're now dealing with a whole other level of One Flew Over The...
December 17, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Dear PM Starmer,
When Trump announces, (later today?) that he is invading Venezuela - because... WMD? - please don't do a, shit-stupid, Tony Blair.
Bush couldn't be trusted because he was not the sharpest knife in the draw. But we're now dealing with a whole other level of One Flew Over The...
When Trump announces, (later today?) that he is invading Venezuela - because... WMD? - please don't do a, shit-stupid, Tony Blair.
Bush couldn't be trusted because he was not the sharpest knife in the draw. But we're now dealing with a whole other level of One Flew Over The...
Israel should not be allowed to compete in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Iceland has joined Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands, in pulling out because of Israel's inclusion.
The BBC should do the same.
Sign the petition:
38d.gs/eurovision-b...
The BBC should do the same.
Sign the petition:
38d.gs/eurovision-b...
Sign the petition: tell the BBC to boycott Eurovision unless Israel is banned
This is big: Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands have all pulled out of Eurovision, because Israel have been allowed to enter. We need the BBC to do the same to up the pressure on the competition's bos...
38d.gs
December 14, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Israel should not be allowed to compete in the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest. Iceland has joined Spain, Ireland, Slovenia and the Netherlands, in pulling out because of Israel's inclusion.
The BBC should do the same.
Sign the petition:
38d.gs/eurovision-b...
The BBC should do the same.
Sign the petition:
38d.gs/eurovision-b...
The European response to Trump's, (racist, fascist, anti-Europe, pro-Russia - lunatic), National Security Strategy, has - for want of a better word - been pathetic.
This Guardian article goes some way to explaining it, but is still pretty lame.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This Guardian article goes some way to explaining it, but is still pretty lame.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s new doctrine confirms it. Ready or not, Europe is on its own | Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman
We can move from defensive crouch to position of strength but only if we use the economic cards we have against US coercion, say Georg Riekeles and Varg Folkman of the European Policy Centre
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 AM
The European response to Trump's, (racist, fascist, anti-Europe, pro-Russia - lunatic), National Security Strategy, has - for want of a better word - been pathetic.
This Guardian article goes some way to explaining it, but is still pretty lame.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This Guardian article goes some way to explaining it, but is still pretty lame.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...