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Jill Blake @biscuitkitten.bsky.social · 4h

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa Lund in Casablanca

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 4h

It's what the concept artists would have wanted.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 5h

I did not take to Rama.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 6h

knock on wood

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The British History Podcast @thebhp.bsky.social · 8h

Regarding the alleged arrest of “the girlfriend of one of the founders of Antifa.”

1) it’s not illegal to date someone.

2) antifa is a leaderless and loosely organized ideology, not a group

3) if antifa did have a founder, I’m pretty sure it would be a 150 year old Italian person.

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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 9h

I write full time largely because of one thread about getting high with the Irish president. As cringe as it is to admit, my entire life has been massively enhanced by Twitter and ketamine over precisely the same time that those two things have proven less beneficial for Elon Musk.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 8h

Not me. With Canadians I'll assume it's Stephen Harper, but I'll hope it's the bugger who ran over Kenny Jönsson in the 1994 Olympic hockey final.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 9h

But with a navy it's expected.

Also, that sure was a long way to say, "because it's been customary to do that in western European cultures since forever."

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 9h

Herrestad.

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 10h

What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?

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AAAAH-riadne Griffin @ariadnereviews.bsky.social · 10h

this is honestly so cunt #CelebrityTraitors

Charlotte Church in a white dress next to a grave with her name on it

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 10h

Watching through my DVD-collection, and came upon one of the best premises for a heist-adjacent show episode in Alias Smith and Jones's "Wrong Train to Brimstone." Simple and elegant twist on the old train robbery plot.

Also, you get to play spot the future M.A.S.H. star.

Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 11h

Surprise winner - The Wurzels.

Todd in the Shadows @shadowtodd.bsky.social · 11h

New pod! @acollierastro.bsky.social wanted to do an episode about '90s country but unfortunately I made her do this instead. (I had fun at least!) We argue over the two early indicators of bro-country, "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" by Kenny Chesney vs. "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy) by Big & Rich

156: "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" vs. "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" (with Angela Collier!)

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 11h

(The third season goes off a bit of a cliff, mind.)

Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 11h

Have you done Versailles?

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 12h

And thinking about the amount of time teenager me'd spend an hour or two looking after a baby or toddler when my parents' friend group got together, it's not even just "all adults."

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 12h

My take is that bad lyrics can't stop a good tune from making a good song, but no matter how great the lyrics are, they can never save a bad tune.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 13h

It has a very high percentage of "it's the kids who are wrong" posts, doesn't it?

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 13h

I'm inordinately fond of one that's just "Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby, baby I love you" repeated for a bit under a minute.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 13h

Given his ratio of seriously clunky lyrics to great ones, but surprised to see how many mentions there are for McCartney. And that's speaking as someone who'll happily argue that the chorus for She Loves You is one of the best bits of 20th century writing in English if I've had a whisky or four.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 13h

*whispers* And if we're just talking lyrics, she was only the second best of the Franklin sisters.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 13h

Presumably because Texas Krusty likes his lyrics.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 13h

Paddy MacAloon. Loads of great stuff, but my favourite verse is probably:

Here she is with two small problems,
And the best part of the blame
Wishing she could call it heartache,
But it's not a boy's name.

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Jesper Haglund @jesperhaglund.bsky.social · 15h

The only movie that makes me cry in multiple places every time.

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Dr Alex Cruikshanks @alexsaysstuff.bsky.social · 16h

Happy International Lesbian Day! 🏳️‍🌈

Where Are My Lesbians? - Pride (2014) - Movie Clip

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NorseMap @norsemap.bsky.social · 1d

Our NorseMap website is now live! Go check it out: www.ucc.ie/en/norsemap

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