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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra

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Wit, raconteur, bon viveur. He is none of these things. A purveyor of cheap mummery and piffle since 1976. Throws random words at a screen for Set The Tape. Bluesky’s foremost Biggles: Adventures In Time aficionado.

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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · Nov 11

A ROAST IN A BEEF

GIANT YORKSHIRE PORK

PUDDING TURKEY

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 3h

Man who wasn't paying tax here fucks off because he won't pay tax here.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 3h

Banking billionaire becomes latest member of ultra-rich to leave UK

Banking billionaire becomes latest ultra-rich lister to leave UK

www.independent.co.uk

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 3h

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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 3h

Kemi Badenoch: "Poland are experiencing more economic growth than the UK!"

also Kemi Badenoch: "We are the party that took us (the country) out of the European Union!"

a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed

ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed

media.tenor.com

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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 3h

Kemi Badenoch: "As George Bernard Shaw once said 'never wrestle with a pig'..."

David Cameron, lurking at the back of the room:

a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy area

ALT: a cartoon of homer simpson standing in a grassy area

media.tenor.com

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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 1h

David Brunt @davidbrunt.bsky.social · 2h

Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 1h

Facts don’t care about your feelings.

WIRED @wired.com · 16h

In a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Cruz accused the beloved online resource of being too liberal. www.wired.com/story/ted-cr...

Ted Cruz Targets Wikipedia Over ‘Ideological Bias’

In a letter to the Wikimedia Foundation CEO, Cruz accused the beloved online resource of being too liberal.

www.wired.com

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Kit Yates @kityates.bsky.social · 6h

Bit niche I think, but apparently this parking spot is reserved for female rock climbers.

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 2h

Me ban English? That's unpossible

Kemi Badenoch holding the chocolate bar that the Tories handed out saying "Britian loses" plus some spelling mistakes added to the podium slogans.

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Captain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social · 2h

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A black and white photo of an old woman asleep in her armchair, unaware that the balloon bobbing about on the table next to her is about to be popped by a mischievous kitten. There are words applied to each of them - the old woman is "AI COMPANIES", the balloon is "AI" and the mischievous kitten is "REALITY".

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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 1h

This Kemi Badenoch? This one?

Kemi admits hacking into a political rival's website.

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Al Kennedy @alkennedy.bsky.social · 1h

For when you want to ensure downtown is wiped out

Garth Marenghi's Catbus @hayao.lol · 3h

the Godzilla toilet paper holder would fix me

Japanese magazine ad for a wall mounted toilet paper holder shaped like Godzilla

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András Forgács W @andraswf.bsky.social · 1h

There's a joke in here, I can feel it

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 6h

UK BORROWING IN THE FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR WAS £2 BILLION LOWER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT AFTER THE TAX OFFICE FOUND AN ERROR IN ITS VAT RECEIPT DATA, THE OFFICE FOR NATIONAL STATISTICS SAYS

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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 1h

Post a film with an excellent soundtrack! 🎶

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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 1h

Nick Clegg is the Duplo Tony Blair.

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b3ta @b3ta.com · 3h

Artist: S4RK https://b3ta.com/board/11421825
From the 'Spooky Pop' challenge https://b3ta.com/challenge/spookypop/popular/ #SpookyPop

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Gary Brannan @garybrannan.bsky.social · 1h

I see yer da has been shopping on Temu again

Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 2h

Meanwhile, on the border with the United States.

P.S. Are camouflaged Tomahawks already on their way to Ukraine?

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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 1h

Arnold J. Rimmer taking to Kryten:

‘A plan with no drawbacks.’

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Nick Clegg can get in the sea.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 3h

Kemi Badenoch just walked on stage and said "Thank you, conference."

That single, solitary, pear just sat there. Looking completely unimpressed.

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 5h

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 3h

My wider family: we have Irish, Welsh, an Iraqi Jew, Zulu South Africans, a Zimbabwean, English, North Americans, and an Iranian. We all have a hoot & think Nelson was cool, because we love each other and we live in a culture that allows and celebrates that

Everyone needs to get their shit together

Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 3h

We have built a society in which people of different skin tones, religious backgrounds & cultures get along, share power, work alongside each other, procreate with each other, recognise the each other’s humanity and democratic rights. It is a STUNNING ACHIEVEMENT OF WORLD HISTORIC PROPORTIONS.

Omar Khan @omaromalleykhan.bsky.social · 19h

I know statistics are poorly understood and are misused. But facts matter

Between the 1991, 2001, 2011 and 2021 Census *every* ethnic group in the UK has become *less* geographically segregated and *all* groups, majority and minorities, are more likely to interact with people not like them

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 3h

Right wing parties "People coming here must integrate"

Also right wing parties "

A headline saying the Tories want to curb students taking degrees such as English

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Halloween is Forever @halloweenisforever.bsky.social · 4h

Michael Knight and his talking truck S.H.I.T.T.

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Stevie Kilner @1steviekilner.bsky.social · 5h

That's a great photo, Mr Norman.
And apparently, if you look really closely, there are two people standing either side of her. A truly magnificent pair of people.

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