@mrexploding.bsky.social
A bearded nerd & movie/music obsessive who prods IT equipment for a living.
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Do read this. It’s by Brian Eno for @thenerve.news & it’s about this generation’s BandAid.
Lullaby is based on a traditional Palestinian melody, all proceeds go to Gaza, it would be amazing for it to be Xmas no 1, but more than that, buying it is a political act 👊
Lullaby is based on a traditional Palestinian melody, all proceeds go to Gaza, it would be amazing for it to be Xmas no 1, but more than that, buying it is a political act 👊
“Let's make Together for Palestine's record this year's Christmas No 1.” Musician and activist Brian Eno explains why one song in particular matters this Christmas.
December 16, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Do read this. It’s by Brian Eno for @thenerve.news & it’s about this generation’s BandAid.
Lullaby is based on a traditional Palestinian melody, all proceeds go to Gaza, it would be amazing for it to be Xmas no 1, but more than that, buying it is a political act 👊
Lullaby is based on a traditional Palestinian melody, all proceeds go to Gaza, it would be amazing for it to be Xmas no 1, but more than that, buying it is a political act 👊
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This is the #poem I read at end of my resignation - it will be in the follow up collection to Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth , most likely called Let The Quiet Ones Rise
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December 14, 2025 at 11:58 AM
This is the #poem I read at end of my resignation - it will be in the follow up collection to Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth , most likely called Let The Quiet Ones Rise
flapjackpress.co.uk/shop/ice-cre...
flapjackpress.co.uk/shop/ice-cre...
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The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
The fact is no presenter has ever had to leave the BBC for expressing conservative views, or even explicitly endorsing a right-wing party.
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
Was never a problem for Jeremy Clarkson. Was never a problem for Andrew Neil. Was never a problem for Alan Sugar
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NEWS! Man who spent all year protesting to 'protect our kids' still furious about 400,000 of them being lifted out of poverty newsthump.com/2025/11/29/m...
Man who spent all year protesting to ‘protect our kids’ still furious about 400,000 of them being lifted out of poverty
A man who has spent the last twelve months bellowing about the need to “protect our vulnerable kids” has expressed deep, incandescent rage at the discovery that the government’s budget will l…
newsthump.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
NEWS! Man who spent all year protesting to 'protect our kids' still furious about 400,000 of them being lifted out of poverty newsthump.com/2025/11/29/m...
After a day mostly spent in the waiting rooms, treatment areas & corridors of the local walk-in centre I'd like to say a loud, rousing huzzah for the fine Nurses, Radiographers & NPs of the #NHS who took fab care of my wife after she was knocked off her bike this morning...
November 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
After a day mostly spent in the waiting rooms, treatment areas & corridors of the local walk-in centre I'd like to say a loud, rousing huzzah for the fine Nurses, Radiographers & NPs of the #NHS who took fab care of my wife after she was knocked off her bike this morning...
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I'm at Dragonmeet this Saturday 🙌
Come find me, my games, and art at J33, courtesy of this fine map by @jogbrogzin.bsky.social
Come find me, my games, and art at J33, courtesy of this fine map by @jogbrogzin.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I'm at Dragonmeet this Saturday 🙌
Come find me, my games, and art at J33, courtesy of this fine map by @jogbrogzin.bsky.social
Come find me, my games, and art at J33, courtesy of this fine map by @jogbrogzin.bsky.social
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Black Friday is basically bollocks and small businesses deserve your support.
I’m not doing Black Friday this year.
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
I’d rather be honest with you than try to compete with big brands.
Every purchase genuinely makes a difference to my tiny business.
Shop independent this Christmas.
www.gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Black Friday is basically bollocks and small businesses deserve your support.
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It's that time of year where I have to book travel to Dragonmeet but it's going to cost well over £100 so I'm posting links to my games to try and help me pay for it
loottheroom.itch.io
loottheroom.itch.io
Chris Bissette
loottheroom.itch.io
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 AM
It's that time of year where I have to book travel to Dragonmeet but it's going to cost well over £100 so I'm posting links to my games to try and help me pay for it
loottheroom.itch.io
loottheroom.itch.io
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Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
This is the Observer's coverage of the Reform Russian Spie Scandal... 600 words on page 22 of the printed newspaper.
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
observer.co.uk/news/politic...
More MEPs investigated in Russian bribe probe | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Dear Bluesky,
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
www.thenerve.news is still tiny. We launched it with no dirty money (no money at all, lol!). But we're proving what's possible with a small expert team & no billionaire owners.
We knew the UK press wouldn't understand or properly cover this story, so we did. Thank you for the support!
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NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
Reform UK and Russian bribes: a Nathan Gill timeline
As Reform’s former leader in Wales is sentenced to ten and a half years for taking bribes from a pro-Russian actor, here's a chronology of his actions and the wider context of Putin, Ukraine and Brexi...
www.thenerve.news
November 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEW: If you have *any* interest in the Nathan Gill story, you need to look at this.
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
1/
www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
We’ve put all the dates into a timeline & it’s incredibly revealing.
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www.thenerve.news/p/nathan-gil...
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#Ukrainecast & #Newsround
This is a really special collaboration between us and the BBC’s children’s news prog
80 schoolkids including Ukrainians who’ve fled the war join us to ask questions and share experiences
It’s moving and it’s uplifting ❤️
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
This is a really special collaboration between us and the BBC’s children’s news prog
80 schoolkids including Ukrainians who’ve fled the war join us to ask questions and share experiences
It’s moving and it’s uplifting ❤️
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Ukrainecast - A special episode with Newsround
The team answer questions from kids about the war in Ukraine, to mark World Children's Day.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
#Ukrainecast & #Newsround
This is a really special collaboration between us and the BBC’s children’s news prog
80 schoolkids including Ukrainians who’ve fled the war join us to ask questions and share experiences
It’s moving and it’s uplifting ❤️
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
This is a really special collaboration between us and the BBC’s children’s news prog
80 schoolkids including Ukrainians who’ve fled the war join us to ask questions and share experiences
It’s moving and it’s uplifting ❤️
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
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"Quiet, piggy!"
November 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
"Quiet, piggy!"
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.
November 14, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Day to all who celebrate. Be sure to let all your screams out and then disappear.
Another week, another #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday
November 14, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Another week, another #LastFourWatched for #LetterboxdFriday
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Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy | Dr Russell Jackson
@docrussjackson.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/def...
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy | Dr Russell Jackson
@docrussjackson.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/def...
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Defend the BBC before it’s gone – an open letter
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy | Dr Russell Jackson
@docrussjackson.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/def...
The BBC isn’t perfect – but it’s ours. If we don’t defend it now, we may lose a cornerstone of British democracy | Dr Russell Jackson
@docrussjackson.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/politics/def...
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for the Guardian.
[Scene is BBC BREAKFAST with two presenters and a guest on the sofa].
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PRESENTER:
Now - some disturbing new research has shown
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PRESENTER:
that as many as 10 non-Reform political parties may currently operating ‘under the radar’ across the UK.
[Show on screen logos for Greens, Lib Dems, Conservatives
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PRESENTER:
In the studio to discuss this, Nigel Farage
[We see the guest on the sofa is indeed Nigel Farage]
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PRESENTER:
Nigel, what’s your view?
FARAGE:
Well I think this very worrying.
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FARAGE:
And just another reason why we should ban all immigration.
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PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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PRESENTER:
Funnily enough, this is what your new show’s about, isn’t it?
FARAGE:
Oop - plug time!
PRESENTER:
Ha ha
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FARAGE:
Yes it’s a 12-part BBC documentary called ‘In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One’.
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[Show on the TV screen Farage presenting a documentary series titled In Search Of The Political Parties That Aren’t My One. He is wearing his farmer's getup and looking dreamily at the UK from hillsides, visiting pubs and chatting with the locals, etc]
FARAGE:
It’s a really emotional journey
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FARAGE:
with lots of dreamy footage of me looking relatable...
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FARAGE:
as I answer the question:
*Am I the only option for Britain?*
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[Cut back to studio]
PRESENTER:
I won’t push back on that
FARAGE:
Absolutely!
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Updating my LEGO White House
October 23, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Updating my LEGO White House
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Time for Ukrainian art.
I saw this piece at the exhibition
a few days ago.
🇺🇦 Viktor Gontariv
The Yard of My Childhood, 2006
I saw this piece at the exhibition
a few days ago.
🇺🇦 Viktor Gontariv
The Yard of My Childhood, 2006
October 18, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Time for Ukrainian art.
I saw this piece at the exhibition
a few days ago.
🇺🇦 Viktor Gontariv
The Yard of My Childhood, 2006
I saw this piece at the exhibition
a few days ago.
🇺🇦 Viktor Gontariv
The Yard of My Childhood, 2006
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Rest in Peace to the great Drew Struzan, a man whose work sparked the imaginations of a whole generation of movie nerds. The master is gone.
I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:
I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:
October 14, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Rest in Peace to the great Drew Struzan, a man whose work sparked the imaginations of a whole generation of movie nerds. The master is gone.
I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:
I had the privilege of visiting him in his studio once and getting to talk shop. Here’s his words on one of his masterpieces:
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This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
September 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
This tweet has been doing the rounds on Twitter now that Nathan Gill has pleaded guilty.
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
If only someone had tried to investigate UKIP & Russian interference 🧐
There’s another timeline where the Guardian supported me, doubled down on the investigation & I look 5 years younger ..
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October 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
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I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
October 7, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.
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This is… the concern.
October 5, 2025 at 7:15 AM
This is… the concern.