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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 2h

Have you read the article at the top of the thread? If so, can you address any of the arguments it makes? Because to my mind it makes a very clear, compelling case for why the things you're saying, while superficially appealing, are wrong.

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 6h

Why is Phil brandishing a corn on the cob?

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 16h

Policy Number 2 of my new centrist party, Go Outside!, is that you can't object to a noise that has been in the area longer than you.

thebelovedaunt.bsky.social @thebelovedaunt.bsky.social · 16h

Start with every single bar that surrounds those miserable bastards in Soho that constantly whine about moving to the nightlife centre of London and finding nightlife.

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Billy Bragg @billybragg.bsky.social · 3d

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 2d

youtu.be/sbhIZe3smr0?...

Shuggie Otis - Strawberry Letter 23 (Audio)

YouTube video by ShuggieOtisVEVO

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 3d

Bigmouth on strike again

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 4d

This is a really excellent point. It's fine that Taylor Swift's last two albums haven't been very good. She's been at the top longer than anyone can reasonably expect. (But also it's either "Heroes" or Graceland, depending on how you're counting.)

Buttadeus @thewanderingjew.bsky.social · 4d

In defense of Taylor Swift...what's the best 12th album anyone has ever made?

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 5d

I regularly get people tell me they never see antisemitism on the left and... my only conclusion is theyre either blind or antisemitic themselves

Gabriel Milland @gabrielmilland.bsky.social · 5d

A "pro-Palestine' march passes me in Bath. Perhaps they're good people, I think to myself. The hippyish Quakers I remember from, say, being a member of Bath CND in the 80s. They're not *necessarily* antisemites, I say. So I check out their X feed. And it's awful.

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 5d

Clapton the ur-example

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Deanna Kreisel 🌱 @doctorwaffle.substack.com · 6d

In honor of National Poetry Day, the greatest parody rewrite of all time:

Screen cap of parodic version of William Blake's "The Tyger" that begins:
Tyger! Tyger! Burning bright
(Not sure if I spelled that right)
What immortal hand or eye
Could fashion such a stripy guy?
What the hammer that hath hewn it
Into such a chonky unit?
Did who made the lamb make thee,
Or an external franchisee?

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 5d

Treasure Island Dizzy

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 6d

I also think one should be very modest about one's ability to predict the moral judgements of future people.

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d

The Mail says that they can run a false front-page headline by the smallprint attributing the false claim to Mr Farage

Jane @localnotail.bsky.social · 7d

Got a weaselly reply back from reader's editor Ashlee Gagui about this lie on the Daily Mail front page explaining why "We are therefore entirely satisfied that there is no possible inaccuracy contained within the page" that broadcast a total lie - apparently it's ok because it was Nigel Farage's

Daily Mail Front Page MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 By Jason Groves Political Editor

After PM attacks Reform's 'immoral' policy on scrapping leave to remain, Farage blasts back...
Worried about immigration? Starmer says you're racist

KEIR Starmer was last night accused of insulting millions of voters worried about Britain's borders as he branded Reform's immigration plans 'racist', Amid growing Labour panic at Reform's surge in the polls, the Prime Minister ramped up his rhetoric against Nigel Farage's plan to tear up residency rules, saying it 'needs to be called out for what it is'. Mr Farage said the claim was an insult to millions who want the Government to finally get a grip on immigration, telling the Daily Mail: The
Prime Minister has insulted those who believe mass migration should come to an end. Starmer thinks anybody here on a time-limited visa is entitled to stay in Britain for ever. Labour do not believe in border controls and think anyone who does is racist.'
Highlighting a series of polls suggest-ing his party is on course to win the next election, Mr Farage said: 'Keir
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Thank you for your letter. We are always grateful to receive feedback from readers, be it positive or negative, and appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns regarding the front page of Monday’s newspaper.

The headline which you believe contains an inaccuracy was precisely constructed to be read in conjunction with the preamble text – the ‘kicker’, in newspaper parlance – and the following body text. The kicker makes it clear that the headline is a direct reference to Mr Farage countering the attack on his party’s policy proposal as immoral – the last three words, followed by an ellipsis, illustrate that the headline is his view:

[kicker] After PM attacks Reform’s ‘immoral’ policy on scrapping leave to remain, Farage blasts back...

[headline] Worried about immigration? Starmer says you’re racist

[copy] KEIR Starmer was last night accused of insulting millions of voters worried about Britain’s borders... Mr Farage said the claim was an ‘insult’ to millions who want the Government to finally get a grip on immigration, telling the Daily Mail: ‘The Prime Minister has insulted those who believe mass migration should come to an end. Starmer thinks anybody here on a time-limited visa is entitled to stay in Britain for ever. Labour do not believe in border controls – and think anyone who does is racist.’

The body copy then goes on to confirm that the headline is an accusation made against Sir Keir by Mr Farage, whom it goes on to quote

We are therefore entirely satisfied that there is no possible inaccuracy contained within the page. Nonetheless, as I set out at the start of this email, we value criticism and observations from our readers, and would like to thank you for taking the time to write.

Kind regards

Ashlee

Ashlee Gagui (she/her)

Head of Reader Complaints

W: dailymail.co.uk

Daily Mail | 9 Derry Street, London, W8 5HY
Metro

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Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 7d

Manchester Council of Mosques have issued this statement in sadness, shock and solidarity with the Jewish community about this attack at the synagogue in Manchester

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Paul McGrane @paulmcgrane.bsky.social · 8d

And sometimes it happens that you are loved and then you are not loved

Brian Patten

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Ed Gillett @ehgillett.bsky.social · 17d

Oasis reflect both the best and worst aspects of modern Britain, which makes the wholly uncritical response to their reunion quietly unsettling. I’ve tried digging into the knottier realities of their legacy for @thequietus.com.

thequietus.com/opinion-and-...

Why Oasis' Reunion is the Perfect Soundtrack to Britain in 2025 | The Quietus

It’s high summer in the middle of the decade. An increasingly unpopular and authoritarian government languishes in the polls, England put four past the Netherlands in the group stage of the Euros, and...

thequietus.com

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 10d

Writing an article for a general audience already counts as impact, but it's pretty peripheral. The action is in impact case studies, and for those you need to be able to demonstrate your work has made an actual change in the world. An article could be part of that, but it's unlikely to be central.

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 10d

End master

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 12d

If you see this, post a bridge

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Heather Clark @heatherjc.bsky.social · 12d

A very sensible article on why IDs are a pretty sensible idea.

James O'Malley @jamesomalley.co.uk · 13d

How the government's new digital ID will work… and why I’ve changed my mind on ID cards (FREE TO READ!)

takes.jamesomalley.co.uk/p/how-the-uk...

How the government's new digital ID will work

And why I've changed my mind on ID cards

takes.jamesomalley.co.uk

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 14d

Lovely thing about Danny Thompson from @petepaphides.bsky.social here: www.patreon.com/posts/139696...

"If it’s a choice between signing an autograph and missing a bus, miss the bus." | Pete Paphides

Get more from Pete Paphides on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 14d

RIP Danny Thompson. Here's a playlist featuring just some of the hundreds of songs that were graced by his bass playing. Includes Nick Drake, Pentangle, Donovan, John Martyn, Sandy Denny, Marc Bolan, David Sylvian, Kate Bush, Talk Talk, Lilac Time, Julian Cope etc
▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4XS...

RIP Danny Thompson

open.spotify.com

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Ian Wade @wadeywade.bsky.social · 14d

Danny Thompson RIP
He's played with The Pentangle, Kate Bush, Everything But The Girl, ABC, Nick Drake, Talk Talk, Rod Stewart, John Martyn, David Sylvian, T.Rex, teh Thunderbirds theme, Peter Gabriel oh god all sorts

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 14d

So for this guy, you only get 5/5 if you've not only produced something of transcendent quality but also somehow produced it out of nothing. Otherwise you get 4/5. That can't be right! It has to be possible to get the top result without actually being God.

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Jim Baxter @jimbaxter.bsky.social · 14d

Similarly 10/10 and especially 5/5 doesn't mean perfect. For example, I once saw someone in an Amazon review refusing to give 5/5 to Robert Johnson's collected works on the grounds that he had been influenced by previous blues musicians....

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