Alex
@stfconly.bsky.social
Ex-hack. Reads a lot. Most of it never seems to go in. Or stay in. Dull.
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This is a borderline psychotic thing to put in a newspaper.
This is the point where the anti-Reeves stories tip into madness. Criticise her performance all you like but what the hell is this?
December 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This is a borderline psychotic thing to put in a newspaper.
It is very odd that the outcome of a major stage of the Covid Inquiry was barely news after about 24 hours but Chris Mason is leading bulletin after bulletin with some sort of impenetrable pedantry days after the budget.
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
It is very odd that the outcome of a major stage of the Covid Inquiry was barely news after about 24 hours but Chris Mason is leading bulletin after bulletin with some sort of impenetrable pedantry days after the budget.
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Yes, but undescended right testicle doesn’t rhyme with Albert Hall.
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Yes, but undescended right testicle doesn’t rhyme with Albert Hall.
Feels like it is about time Americans learned who Clinton Baptiste is.
November 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Feels like it is about time Americans learned who Clinton Baptiste is.
Just finished the 1,000 page Judgment At Tokyo by Gary Bass. Not entirely sure what to make of it. Bass handles the detail well and fashions a compelling narrative from clearly extensive research, but the constant attempt to be even-handed is slightly wearing. #Histbookchat
November 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Just finished the 1,000 page Judgment At Tokyo by Gary Bass. Not entirely sure what to make of it. Bass handles the detail well and fashions a compelling narrative from clearly extensive research, but the constant attempt to be even-handed is slightly wearing. #Histbookchat
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I didn't know until today about the British royalty who were stripped of their titles and honours after the First World War for siding with the Germans.
www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue...
www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue...
October 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
I didn't know until today about the British royalty who were stripped of their titles and honours after the First World War for siding with the Germans.
www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue...
www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue...
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Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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Quite an unfortunate place to drift off into an ellipsis.
October 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Quite an unfortunate place to drift off into an ellipsis.
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Great. I’ve discovered Alien is on BBCThree. Now I have to stay up and finish it.
October 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Great. I’ve discovered Alien is on BBCThree. Now I have to stay up and finish it.
Bored I tried to ‘watch’ some sort of lightweight documentary on the PlayStation on Amazon Prime. The content was standardly uninspiring but the sound was dreadful. Need to a free text field not a ‘Don’t Like’ button.
October 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Bored I tried to ‘watch’ some sort of lightweight documentary on the PlayStation on Amazon Prime. The content was standardly uninspiring but the sound was dreadful. Need to a free text field not a ‘Don’t Like’ button.
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October 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
subscriptions >>> shop.viz.co.uk/viz349bs
Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
September 30, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Post a fictional comedian who definitely would accept an invitation to the Riyadh Comedy Festival.
Found the gfriend crying with laughter this morning at this. Once I read it, I got close to hyperventilating. johnfinnemore.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Inside Number 0
Concerning a lake named Gary, an intricately divided house, Lichtenstein's largest baby, and the date of Australian Christmas.
johnfinnemore.substack.com
September 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Found the gfriend crying with laughter this morning at this. Once I read it, I got close to hyperventilating. johnfinnemore.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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This is a very important story in the context of Nigel Farage’s publicly expressed - if apparently unconnected - admiration for Putin and other links with a regime that only wants to harm our country.
Ex-Reform UK Wales leader Nathan Gill pleads guilty to bribery charges
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
This is a very important story in the context of Nigel Farage’s publicly expressed - if apparently unconnected - admiration for Putin and other links with a regime that only wants to harm our country.
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[Withnail, close to tears] “I have become vulnerable in the night-time economy”.
Wake up Babe, a new euphemism for students getting drunk just dropped
September 19, 2025 at 6:20 PM
[Withnail, close to tears] “I have become vulnerable in the night-time economy”.
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September 10, 2025 at 4:27 PM
My autocorrect clearly has very strong opinions about our breakfast choices.
September 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My autocorrect clearly has very strong opinions about our breakfast choices.
Kash Patel wearing a Liverpool tie is bad. But could history show us an example of something worse?
September 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Kash Patel wearing a Liverpool tie is bad. But could history show us an example of something worse?
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I’ve been rewatching the Coen Bros filmography this month and while drawing a Barton Fink illustration, it struck me how much their films feel like Far Side cartoons: funny, strange, clever, yet frequently inscrutable. Anyway here’s a thread!
September 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I’ve been rewatching the Coen Bros filmography this month and while drawing a Barton Fink illustration, it struck me how much their films feel like Far Side cartoons: funny, strange, clever, yet frequently inscrutable. Anyway here’s a thread!
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Seems hard to find a clip of this going around
So here it is
Feel free to share
So here it is
Feel free to share
September 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Seems hard to find a clip of this going around
So here it is
Feel free to share
So here it is
Feel free to share
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It is great to read a history book that feels pleasing blunt in answering its central question but also opens other avenues through excellent counter factuals and comparisons, particularly around Britain’s own position in the 30s. #Histbookchat
August 6, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It is great to read a history book that feels pleasing blunt in answering its central question but also opens other avenues through excellent counter factuals and comparisons, particularly around Britain’s own position in the 30s. #Histbookchat
Such wonderful books! The appearance of simplicity masks an incredible feeling for the feeling and weight of every word. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Allan Ahlberg, beloved children's author, dies aged 87
Working first with his wife Jane, and later with illustrators including Raymond Briggs and Bruce Ingman, he wrote more than 150 books
www.theguardian.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Such wonderful books! The appearance of simplicity masks an incredible feeling for the feeling and weight of every word. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...