David Faggiani
@dfaggiani.bsky.social
TV/politics geek, liberal/socialist, co-founder of Game Of Seats discussion group, ex-smoker. Work at LSE. Host of The EscapeGoat Podcast. Next-of-kin to chaos 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
https://escapegoatpodcast.libsyn.com/website
https://escapegoatpodcast.libsyn.com/website
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Happily for me I already had no intention of visiting the US at least until Trump is gone (thankfully no longer married to a USian so not obliged to). Unhappily, as shit like this *never* gets reversed, only ratcheted up, I suspect this means I will never be able to travel there again.
U.S. plans to ask visitors to disclose 5 years of social media history www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
U.S. plans to ask visitors to disclose 5 years of social media history
The proposal would affect travelers from countries on the visa waiver program, including Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Israel, Japan and South Korea.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Happily for me I already had no intention of visiting the US at least until Trump is gone (thankfully no longer married to a USian so not obliged to). Unhappily, as shit like this *never* gets reversed, only ratcheted up, I suspect this means I will never be able to travel there again.
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Something so interesting about Don Draper on MAD MEN is that even though he spends the entire series chasing women, he's not liberated, he's not cool about sex, and when he encounters people who are, he's stiff and derisive, even moralistic. Sex for him is almost entirely compulsive.
December 11, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Something so interesting about Don Draper on MAD MEN is that even though he spends the entire series chasing women, he's not liberated, he's not cool about sex, and when he encounters people who are, he's stiff and derisive, even moralistic. Sex for him is almost entirely compulsive.
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The parrot has opinions in CAPTAIN JANUARY
December 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
The parrot has opinions in CAPTAIN JANUARY
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Have just figured out that Welcome to Derry is not, in fact, some sort of imitation or follow-up to Derry Girls, and several things I’d on my timeline make a lot more sense now.
December 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Have just figured out that Welcome to Derry is not, in fact, some sort of imitation or follow-up to Derry Girls, and several things I’d on my timeline make a lot more sense now.
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I miss the 80s.
Bruce Willis gets off the plane in Die Hard and goes directly to baggage claim, where he lights up a cigarette in the first 2 minutes of the movie.
Bruce Willis gets off the plane in Die Hard and goes directly to baggage claim, where he lights up a cigarette in the first 2 minutes of the movie.
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I miss the 80s.
Bruce Willis gets off the plane in Die Hard and goes directly to baggage claim, where he lights up a cigarette in the first 2 minutes of the movie.
Bruce Willis gets off the plane in Die Hard and goes directly to baggage claim, where he lights up a cigarette in the first 2 minutes of the movie.
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Nearly finished my new Christmas ghost story. A bit of wintry London Underground gothic. My patrons will get it first. Here's my story from last year, read by Elliot Chapman. youtu.be/Av2oSoKbgPo?...
Horror Christmas Calendar; The Ligrimon, By Jack Graham, Read by Elliot Chapman
YouTube video by ExaggeratedElegy
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Nearly finished my new Christmas ghost story. A bit of wintry London Underground gothic. My patrons will get it first. Here's my story from last year, read by Elliot Chapman. youtu.be/Av2oSoKbgPo?...
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Linus is the Faramir of Peanuts and I will not elaborate because you know I’m right.
December 7, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Linus is the Faramir of Peanuts and I will not elaborate because you know I’m right.
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Just blocked someone for a) saying McCartney’s Temporary Secretary is the worst song ever recorded and b) Delivering this information with a “C’mon, we all know it” false confidence.
December 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Just blocked someone for a) saying McCartney’s Temporary Secretary is the worst song ever recorded and b) Delivering this information with a “C’mon, we all know it” false confidence.
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I'm on the Sea Devils side
December 7, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I'm on the Sea Devils side
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The thing is, you had a lot of time in the desert to name that horse.
December 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
The thing is, you had a lot of time in the desert to name that horse.
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WINGS OF DESIRE returns to the PCC, Wenders’ landmark blend of myth and modern Berlin. Bruno Ganz’s angel watches over the city’s everyday lives, until his encounters - including with a trapeze artist- pull him toward the earth. Shows Sat 27th Dec at 15:30 & 11th February.
🎟️ : buff.ly/Is4EU5Q
🎟️ : buff.ly/Is4EU5Q
December 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
WINGS OF DESIRE returns to the PCC, Wenders’ landmark blend of myth and modern Berlin. Bruno Ganz’s angel watches over the city’s everyday lives, until his encounters - including with a trapeze artist- pull him toward the earth. Shows Sat 27th Dec at 15:30 & 11th February.
🎟️ : buff.ly/Is4EU5Q
🎟️ : buff.ly/Is4EU5Q
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I was a dumb kid once. Most of us were. My friends and I stumbled, learned, grew.
But even at our worst, we never stooped to what Nigel Farage is said to have done.
There’s a line decent people don’t cross.
Some of us learned that young.
Some, it seems, never learned it at all.
But even at our worst, we never stooped to what Nigel Farage is said to have done.
There’s a line decent people don’t cross.
Some of us learned that young.
Some, it seems, never learned it at all.
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I was a dumb kid once. Most of us were. My friends and I stumbled, learned, grew.
But even at our worst, we never stooped to what Nigel Farage is said to have done.
There’s a line decent people don’t cross.
Some of us learned that young.
Some, it seems, never learned it at all.
But even at our worst, we never stooped to what Nigel Farage is said to have done.
There’s a line decent people don’t cross.
Some of us learned that young.
Some, it seems, never learned it at all.
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Not on the Wikipedia for 'Dub Be Good to Me,' so it's been wiped from history to an extent. Check the music mags at the time & find Norman Cook, Housemartins member, DJ, & architect of the single spend a few weeks claiming the bassline came from "...an old ska record..."
youtu.be/-MnELifX3sQ?...
youtu.be/-MnELifX3sQ?...
Beats International Dub Be Good To Me
YouTube video by G R O O V I S S I M O
youtu.be
December 7, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Not on the Wikipedia for 'Dub Be Good to Me,' so it's been wiped from history to an extent. Check the music mags at the time & find Norman Cook, Housemartins member, DJ, & architect of the single spend a few weeks claiming the bassline came from "...an old ska record..."
youtu.be/-MnELifX3sQ?...
youtu.be/-MnELifX3sQ?...
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Sabrina Carpenter slams 'disgusting' White House ICE video that used her music
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/02/white-house-slammed-for-vile-ice-deportation-video-set-to-sabrina-carpenters-juno/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/02/white-house-slammed-for-vile-ice-deportation-video-set-to-sabrina-carpenters-juno/
December 7, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Sabrina Carpenter slams 'disgusting' White House ICE video that used her music
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/02/white-house-slammed-for-vile-ice-deportation-video-set-to-sabrina-carpenters-juno/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/02/white-house-slammed-for-vile-ice-deportation-video-set-to-sabrina-carpenters-juno/
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Re: last repost. Probably not surprising anyone who’s ever read any of my work, Garak is probably my all-time fave Star Trek character.
December 7, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Re: last repost. Probably not surprising anyone who’s ever read any of my work, Garak is probably my all-time fave Star Trek character.
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I feel compelled to write a review thread 🧵 for The Liz Truss Show because in the madness of the content, other aspects - vital aspects - are being missed.
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
December 7, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I feel compelled to write a review thread 🧵 for The Liz Truss Show because in the madness of the content, other aspects - vital aspects - are being missed.
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
1. The Aesthetics
Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/
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Truly sorry to keep posting these but I cannot believe this book is real.
December 6, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Truly sorry to keep posting these but I cannot believe this book is real.
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Labour bearing down on immigration will fix this any day now.
GB News now broadcasting calls to remove the ethnic minority MPs from parliament
December 4, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Labour bearing down on immigration will fix this any day now.
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Barney finally caught. The 90s vindicated.
It has little arms! It can't lift things high enough to get them in a modern bin.
Giant purple dinosaur caught fly-tipping on CCTV in Southend
The brightly coloured rogue raptor is spotted looking around before dumping rubbish in a street.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Barney finally caught. The 90s vindicated.
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Someone I know applied for a Scott Trust role for uni graduates but was told she couldn’t apply because she had an MA from a Scottish uni and they couldn’t understand that you could do that in Scotland without doing a postgraduate degree.
Slightly strange slant from The Guardian. Feels like it can't quite believe that Scottish voters really aren't the same as English voters.
Would pay them to get out of Westminster a little more often.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Would pay them to get out of Westminster a little more often.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
John Swinney defends immigration as Scotland faces rise of Reform
Exclusive: First minister mounts robust defence of diversity as SNP prepares campaign for Holyrood election in May
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Someone I know applied for a Scott Trust role for uni graduates but was told she couldn’t apply because she had an MA from a Scottish uni and they couldn’t understand that you could do that in Scotland without doing a postgraduate degree.
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At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
December 4, 2025 at 2:45 PM
At least 40% of the book is just tortured descriptions of her surroundings.
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Well, movies were nice while they lasted.
December 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Well, movies were nice while they lasted.
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I haven’t been able to form a sentence in like 10 minutes
December 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
I haven’t been able to form a sentence in like 10 minutes
