Jonnie Melancholy
@jonniemelancholy.bsky.social
Musician, economist, conservationist etc Bath/Bristol based
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holy shit i can't wait to read this
How Lofi Girl Became a Chill Beats Empire
How the iconic looping video of a studying anime girl and stream of chill music became a big business.
www.404media.co
September 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
holy shit i can't wait to read this
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This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".
![One of Britain’s most senior police officers has launched an angry tirade against Extinction Rebellion protesters going “all floppy” when they get arrested.
Sir Stephen House, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan police, said the tactic of going limp was a “flipping nuisance” as it required extra officers to drag protesters away.
House told a London assembly police and crime committee hearing: “We have asked them to stop being floppy. And that might seem like a silly thing to say, but when we arrest them and pick them up, they go all floppy, which is why you see four or five officers carrying them away. It’s a complete waste of officers’ time, and a complete pain in the neck.”
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House also expressed annoyance at how the tactic made the police look heavy-handed. He said: “The problem with them going floppy and four offices carrying them away [is that it] looks to the general public like police are overreacting here. We’re not making them go floppy. They’re just sort of being a nuisance.”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7uvcqt45oqlutlrtgx7bpodq/bafkreie7yqxb4cj2t4gxftiqsno5wgk2kczb5vbtj7wh2b2u5sjtqtdrku@jpeg)
September 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This gets progressively funnier with every use of the term "floppy".
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The micro season in Japan today is ‘Tenchi hajimete samushi’ or ‘Heat starts to die down’.
In the UK it’s ’Slightly thicker duvet, no that’s too hot, maybe a blanket will do’
In the UK it’s ’Slightly thicker duvet, no that’s too hot, maybe a blanket will do’
September 2, 2025 at 6:54 AM
The micro season in Japan today is ‘Tenchi hajimete samushi’ or ‘Heat starts to die down’.
In the UK it’s ’Slightly thicker duvet, no that’s too hot, maybe a blanket will do’
In the UK it’s ’Slightly thicker duvet, no that’s too hot, maybe a blanket will do’
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If you could help me find an anagram for ‘dusting vermin’, it’s driving me nuts.
Empty cello! - that’s completely messed up!
August 29, 2025 at 8:19 AM
If you could help me find an anagram for ‘dusting vermin’, it’s driving me nuts.
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I'm ded 💀 😂 😂 😂
August 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I'm ded 💀 😂 😂 😂
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The best part of this photo — which is a good example of how photographers make art — is the slogan “American workers first” on the banner observed by troops who’ve been forced to pick up trash and do landscaping because the president on the banner illegally fired the American workers who did that.
August 27, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The best part of this photo — which is a good example of how photographers make art — is the slogan “American workers first” on the banner observed by troops who’ve been forced to pick up trash and do landscaping because the president on the banner illegally fired the American workers who did that.
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This is very good.
As we've seen across history, the populist playbook used by Farage is ugly, powerful and incredibly destructive.
We know where it will lead if we don't stop it.
We know where it will lead if we don't stop it.
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August 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
This is very good.
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Imagine if the Green Party got a front page headline every day to warn that climate change is ultimately bad news or the Lib dems got one to point out the long term crisis in social care funding
The fact that an anti-migrant politician, who tells us every single day that he doesn't like immigration, is saying it once again, is not in any way news
August 26, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Imagine if the Green Party got a front page headline every day to warn that climate change is ultimately bad news or the Lib dems got one to point out the long term crisis in social care funding
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This is the all-time best ever example of the magic of Oxford commas.
August 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
This is the all-time best ever example of the magic of Oxford commas.
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Old MacDonald had a theramin,
OOOOeeeeeeeOOOOOOOeeeeOOOOOOOOO
OOOOeeeeeeeOOOOOOOeeeeOOOOOOOOO
August 22, 2023 at 9:45 AM
Old MacDonald had a theramin,
OOOOeeeeeeeOOOOOOOeeeeOOOOOOOOO
OOOOeeeeeeeOOOOOOOeeeeOOOOOOOOO
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Behind every drink: a South West producer we visit, support, and genuinely like.
Behind every song: a musician we believe in.
Behind every evening: neighbors who've become regulars, and regulars who've become friends.
Some things can't be mass-produced 🍇
Behind every song: a musician we believe in.
Behind every evening: neighbors who've become regulars, and regulars who've become friends.
Some things can't be mass-produced 🍇
August 5, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Behind every drink: a South West producer we visit, support, and genuinely like.
Behind every song: a musician we believe in.
Behind every evening: neighbors who've become regulars, and regulars who've become friends.
Some things can't be mass-produced 🍇
Behind every song: a musician we believe in.
Behind every evening: neighbors who've become regulars, and regulars who've become friends.
Some things can't be mass-produced 🍇
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The daily photo.
Thames Bridge, Bray, Berkshire. July 2024.
Thames Bridge, Bray, Berkshire. July 2024.
July 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The daily photo.
Thames Bridge, Bray, Berkshire. July 2024.
Thames Bridge, Bray, Berkshire. July 2024.
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Sticks
If you feel this cartoon would make a good threat to an enemy, I can draw one for you.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
If you feel this cartoon would make a good threat to an enemy, I can draw one for you.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
February 25, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Sticks
If you feel this cartoon would make a good threat to an enemy, I can draw one for you.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
If you feel this cartoon would make a good threat to an enemy, I can draw one for you.
www.worldofmoose.com/collections/...
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A thread.
A few years ago my parents had their luggage stolen on a train journey coming back from Edinburgh. They reported it to the police but weren't expecting to see it again...
A few years ago my parents had their luggage stolen on a train journey coming back from Edinburgh. They reported it to the police but weren't expecting to see it again...
July 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A thread.
A few years ago my parents had their luggage stolen on a train journey coming back from Edinburgh. They reported it to the police but weren't expecting to see it again...
A few years ago my parents had their luggage stolen on a train journey coming back from Edinburgh. They reported it to the police but weren't expecting to see it again...
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In the interest of balance, everyone who read the Observer article about The Salt Path should probably read this. www.raynorwinn.co.uk
Raynor Winn
www.raynorwinn.co.uk
July 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In the interest of balance, everyone who read the Observer article about The Salt Path should probably read this. www.raynorwinn.co.uk
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The news you needed today.
Bears escape enclosure at UK wildlife park and eat week’s worth of honey | The Independent share.google/r8dRkkc3Y6AN...
Bears escape wildlife park and eat week’s worth of honey
An investigation is underway to find out how the bears escaped
share.google
June 24, 2025 at 8:18 AM
The news you needed today.
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Today’s newsletter: on the Tory party’s lurching language:
The new alarming Tory language on Britishness
By redefining ‘native’ to exclude mixed-ethnicity Britons, the Conservatives shift towards a racial purity test once unthinkable
www.ft.com
June 20, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Today’s newsletter: on the Tory party’s lurching language:
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Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
Drowning Doesn’t Look Like Drowning
Drowning is not the violent, splashing call for help that most people expect.
slate.com
June 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Thanks for the reminder @janemunday.bsky.social. Every summer, I repost this article DROWNING DOES NOT LOOK LIKE DROWNING. To date, I know of FOUR kids who were saved after someone who'd clicked on the link learnt how to spot actual drowning. Take time to read and pass on.
slate.com/technology/2...
slate.com/technology/2...
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Turn up, join in or just sit back and relax from 8pm, as these guys and girls have it covered. A truly enjoyable night on the first Friday of the month Jonny Melancholy and the Sad Cowboys are the ideal way to herald an the end to the working week or the start of a weekend away in Bath.
June 6, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Turn up, join in or just sit back and relax from 8pm, as these guys and girls have it covered. A truly enjoyable night on the first Friday of the month Jonny Melancholy and the Sad Cowboys are the ideal way to herald an the end to the working week or the start of a weekend away in Bath.
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The other night I took a late night taxi from the airport & my driver was from Sudan. We got to talking, & he asked what I do - he is a sports journalist who writes about soccer & has been to many World Cups - so I explained what I write...
June 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The other night I took a late night taxi from the airport & my driver was from Sudan. We got to talking, & he asked what I do - he is a sports journalist who writes about soccer & has been to many World Cups - so I explained what I write...
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This is quite the story.
There's a lot of comically evil people out there, and here's one of them.
There's a lot of comically evil people out there, and here's one of them.
The tip dropped into my inbox on a cold February evening. “If you give me an address to drop the package of details I am often in Brum".
A multi-millionaire moved next to a rare set of West Midlands hillside cabins. Then the eviction notices started.
A multi-millionaire moved next to a rare set of West Midlands hillside cabins. Then the eviction notices started.
No water, dead horses and a legal battle to save Bewdley's plotlands
A multi-millionaire bought Hill Farm. Then the eviction notices started
www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk
May 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
This is quite the story.
There's a lot of comically evil people out there, and here's one of them.
There's a lot of comically evil people out there, and here's one of them.
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Conversely, if a car/driver kills someone, nothing can be inferred about the intentions of the car driver because the car is itself inherently a killing machine. Car drivers routinely are not even prosecuted when they kill people. 6/
April 25, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Conversely, if a car/driver kills someone, nothing can be inferred about the intentions of the car driver because the car is itself inherently a killing machine. Car drivers routinely are not even prosecuted when they kill people. 6/