Séan
@peatbogsoldier.bsky.social
Somewhere in Ireland, probably listening to music, walking the dog or reading something. Or despairing, or daydreaming. On the route of the 19 bus.
Little bit of joy for your Sunday morning.
The Swell Season's Hundred Words
The Swell Season's Hundred Words
The Swell Season - Hundred Words, Live At Doupe
YouTube video by The Swell Season
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February 15, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Little bit of joy for your Sunday morning.
The Swell Season's Hundred Words
The Swell Season's Hundred Words
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What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
February 11, 2026 at 10:03 PM
What's so amazing about Jim Henson as a puppeteer is that he could literally be explaining that Kermit is made out of felt and ping pong balls and yet Kermit still feels alive the whole time he's doing it
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Or maybe the headline should read: "Another bonobo trait in humans: They pretend."
“Whatever we are, we come from somewhere,” says Martin Surbeck, a primatologist at Harvard. “And all of our behaviors, they have precursors."
So perhaps bonobos were imaginative before we were.
“Whatever we are, we come from somewhere,” says Martin Surbeck, a primatologist at Harvard. “And all of our behaviors, they have precursors."
So perhaps bonobos were imaginative before we were.
February 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Or maybe the headline should read: "Another bonobo trait in humans: They pretend."
“Whatever we are, we come from somewhere,” says Martin Surbeck, a primatologist at Harvard. “And all of our behaviors, they have precursors."
So perhaps bonobos were imaginative before we were.
“Whatever we are, we come from somewhere,” says Martin Surbeck, a primatologist at Harvard. “And all of our behaviors, they have precursors."
So perhaps bonobos were imaginative before we were.
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I’ve written for Bearly Politics on the need for musicians, filmmakers and writers to take a stand against the rise of the Far Right.
Reader Contribution: Where Is The Art Rage?
The last line of defence is failing
open.substack.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:19 AM
I’ve written for Bearly Politics on the need for musicians, filmmakers and writers to take a stand against the rise of the Far Right.
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I changed the audio
February 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
I changed the audio
Orange album cover.
February 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Orange album cover.
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February 10, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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A little bit of light relief from the bin-fire that is our world...
(sound on)
(sound on)
February 10, 2026 at 5:55 PM
A little bit of light relief from the bin-fire that is our world...
(sound on)
(sound on)
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![Comic. [2x2 chart. Top left quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of dinosaurs stegosaurus, triceratops, tyrannosaurus, velociraptor, and long-neck dinosaur. Top right quadrant: seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of mosasaur, quetzalcoatlus, dimetrodon, plesiosaur, and pteranodon. Bottom left quadrant: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are dinosaurs. Silhouettes of penguin, egret, ostrich, pigeon, falcon. Bottom right: don’t seem like dinosaurs x are not dinosaurs. Silhouettes of squirrel, stapler, plant, person, and bicycle.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreihcxd5wcrrf5nxz3g4riglsrccbucmdns6kxrtmtj6gjgwqibp3fi@jpeg)
February 9, 2026 at 9:10 PM
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Concorde's first commercial flight was in 1976 and it was retired in 2003, or 27 years.
Flight of the Conchords have been going since 1998 and are now in their 28th year.
Flight of the Conchords has now lasted longer than the flights of the Concorde.
Flight of the Conchords have been going since 1998 and are now in their 28th year.
Flight of the Conchords has now lasted longer than the flights of the Concorde.
February 8, 2026 at 11:39 AM
Concorde's first commercial flight was in 1976 and it was retired in 2003, or 27 years.
Flight of the Conchords have been going since 1998 and are now in their 28th year.
Flight of the Conchords has now lasted longer than the flights of the Concorde.
Flight of the Conchords have been going since 1998 and are now in their 28th year.
Flight of the Conchords has now lasted longer than the flights of the Concorde.
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Joyful, hopeful, problem solving= authentic leadership
Spreading hate, fear, and doom = authoritarian leadership
Spreading hate, fear, and doom = authoritarian leadership
Reporter: Do any of you have a favorite animal?
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
Child: My favorite one is a gold snake that can move. It has gold eyes, and it has a super-duper tail…
Reporter: Mr. Mamdani, the second question for you.
Mamdani: Yes. It’s also the golden snake.
February 7, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Joyful, hopeful, problem solving= authentic leadership
Spreading hate, fear, and doom = authoritarian leadership
Spreading hate, fear, and doom = authoritarian leadership
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
I watched Rocky Horror at too impressionable an age and now I can only get off after a bit of antici.....pation.
February 3, 2026 at 8:23 PM
I watched Rocky Horror at too impressionable an age and now I can only get off after a bit of antici.....pation.
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Who is in the Epstein files?
February 3, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Who is in the Epstein files?
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Dem leadership for generations: no you fool, you infant. It is a process. It takes time and political capital and expertise, it's-
Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it
Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it
Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it
Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it
Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
February 3, 2026 at 4:03 AM
Dem leadership for generations: no you fool, you infant. It is a process. It takes time and political capital and expertise, it's-
Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it
Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it
Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
Mamdani, dusting off his hands: fixed it
Dem leadership: what do you mean you fixed it
Mamdani: Just had to unplug it.
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Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
February 3, 2026 at 3:58 AM
Every day Mamdani comes out and is like "hey guys, I turned off the orphan-crushing machine. Literally just had to flip a switch. Took less than 5 minutes."
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
After decades of dem leadership pissing and moaning and fundraising about how complex an issue it is and how difficult the process is etc
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This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.
January 29, 2026 at 8:47 PM
This watermark graffiti by street artist Mathieu Tremblin is, like, the best thing ever.
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It’s an absolute web of criminality with all the vile ‘usual suspects’ , all interconnected.
I can’t wait for the first brick in this massive wall to tumble…
I can’t wait for the first brick in this massive wall to tumble…
Yes, Stephen Yaxley Lennon (aka Tommy Robinson) is in the Epstein files.
Here’s Steve Bannon, while running around the UK encouraging Johnson, Rees Mogg and Farage to topple Theresa May, bragging to Epstein of his description of the convicted thug as the ‘backbone of Britain’
Here’s Steve Bannon, while running around the UK encouraging Johnson, Rees Mogg and Farage to topple Theresa May, bragging to Epstein of his description of the convicted thug as the ‘backbone of Britain’
February 1, 2026 at 3:24 PM
It’s an absolute web of criminality with all the vile ‘usual suspects’ , all interconnected.
I can’t wait for the first brick in this massive wall to tumble…
I can’t wait for the first brick in this massive wall to tumble…
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And another thing. It is REALLY tedious to open a news page every day and see photograph after photograph of the same worst possible humans gurning back at me. It's like a wanker's yearbook.
February 1, 2026 at 9:06 AM
And another thing. It is REALLY tedious to open a news page every day and see photograph after photograph of the same worst possible humans gurning back at me. It's like a wanker's yearbook.
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Every morning I take my Dog out for a walk and a poo, in the park..it's brilliant, she always barks to let me know if someone is coming. So I can quickly pull up my jeans and pretend I was looking for her ball...
January 23, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Every morning I take my Dog out for a walk and a poo, in the park..it's brilliant, she always barks to let me know if someone is coming. So I can quickly pull up my jeans and pretend I was looking for her ball...
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If you're having a bad morning I promise this will make you feel better (unless you dislike grumpy claymation penguins)
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 21, 2026 at 10:03 AM
If you're having a bad morning I promise this will make you feel better (unless you dislike grumpy claymation penguins)
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More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
January 17, 2026 at 5:36 PM
More than 200,000 Danish citizens have signed a petition to buy California as a response to Trump’s attempt to take Greenland.
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
They say they will provide Californians with “rule of law, universal health care, fact-based politics, and a lifetime supply of Danish pastries.”
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Louvre worthy
January 16, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Louvre worthy