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Stuart Douglas @stuartdouglas.com · Jul 30

I have three novels to write, all different styles, and I'm worried they bleed into each other, as would whatever I'm reading - but none of them are SF, so I'm going to read the EDAs from the start, as a palette cleanser as I go along.

First up - the 8 Docs, which I remember as being shite.

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Stuart Douglas @stuartdouglas.com · 13h

I think the phrase I'm looking for is 'fuck off, Omid, you hypocritical shit'.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

I have been criticised for being part of the Riyadh comedy festival. This is why I did it | Omid Djalili

The headlines focus on money, but the gigs were great and I think there are different ways to achieve progress. Art, especially comedy, can be part of that, says stand-up comedian, Omid Djalili.

www.theguardian.com

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23h

"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.

Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?

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Stuart Douglas @stuartdouglas.com · 14h

Brilliant though the Pogues version is, The Auld Triangle is a cover of an old song by Dick Shannon, I think.

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Stuart Douglas @stuartdouglas.com · 14h

No idea how I missed this, but it's a Must Buy Right Now.

Observations of Deviance @obsofdeviance.bsky.social · 1d

New 💿

Joseph Holbrooke :
Last Live 2001—In Memoriam Derek Bailey and Tony Oxley

www.tzadik.com

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Stuart Douglas @stuartdouglas.com · 17h

When watching a Japanese movie in which a cop can see, stamped on their foreheads, the number of sexual partners everyone has had (though only while the cop is masturbating!), I did not expect this Everton fan to pop up.

A white man in an Everton training top with the number 55 stamped on his forehead.

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Martonnax at 99.8% Restoration @rakshasa.bsky.social · 1d

How fucking embarrassing is it for the entire political establishment that they're being outflanked on the left by MICHAEL FUCKING HESSELTINE

BBC Newsnight @bbcnewsnight.bsky.social · 1d

“You described Reform and other parties across Europe today as among the 'right wing equivalents of the fascists in the 1930s'. Why?”

“Because that’s what they are”

@vicderbyshire.bsky.social asks Lord Heseltine about remarks he made at Conservative Party Conference.

#Newsnight

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Stuart Douglas @stuartdouglas.com · 2d

Astonishing decision. As Kier Starmer had amply demonstrated, you give anyone power over others and they immediately turn into useless shits who only care about covering their own arses and currying favour with bigger bullies.

Didn't expect Bluesky to get to that point so quickly though.

Aveta👾🇭🇹 @aliafonzy.blacksky.app · 2d

Unfortunate update: Link reached out to BlueSky and got email back now on reason.

His appeal is denied. He will remain permanently banned on BlueSky’s side.

Here are the screenshots he just sent me as of 8:22 AM EST(my time)

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team with the subject line “Bluesky Account Behavior” sent at 22:15. The email states that a Bluesky account controlled by the recipient, with the handle @spacelawshitpost.me, posted a reply with an image where the alt text reads: Charlie Kirk sitting in a white T-shirt that says “Freedom.” A negative consequence follows. The email indicates this post violates Community Guidelines regarding violent or threatening speech, specifically listing threats of violence or physical harm against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public, and incitement of self-harm or suicide.

A screenshot of an email continuation from the Bluesky Moderation Team displaying a bulleted list of Community Guidelines violations. The first bullet point describes threats of violence or physical harm as including threats or encouragement of violence against individuals, groups, institutions, or the general public. The second bullet point defines incitement of self-harm or suicide as content that encourages self-harm or suicide. The third bullet point explains wishes of harm as expressions of a desire for harm directed at a specific person or group. Below the bullets, a paragraph states that users may not use Bluesky to break the law or cause harm to others and that all users must be treated with respect. The next paragraph informs the recipient that as a result of these violations, your account has been taken down. A closing paragraph thanks the user for doing their part to keep Bluesky a welcoming and empowering place for all users and instructs them to email moderation@blueskyweb.xyz if they have questions or wish to appeal the decision. The email ends with the signature Bluesky Moderation Team.

A screenshot of an email from the Bluesky Moderation Team sent at 08:11 with the subject line Re: Bluesky Account Behavior addressed To: Hide My Email. The email reads:

Hi there,

Thank you for reaching out to appeal the takedown of your account on Bluesky. We have carefully reviewed your case, including the information you provided and the activity that led to the suspension of your account.

After investigating, we have determined that your account activity was in violation of our community guidelines, specifically promoting hateful content or being disruptive to other users. We take these guidelines seriously to ensure a safe and respectful environment for all our users.

As a result, we regret to inform you that your appeal has been denied, and your account will remain suspended. This decision is final and cannot be reversed. We understand that this may be disappointing news, but we must prioritize the well-being of our community and maintain a consistent enforcement of our policies. We encourage you to review our community guidelines to better understand the expectations we have for user behavior on our platform. Please do not create new accounts, since those will be taken down for ban evasion.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 2d

Shocked to learn that the world’s preeminent transphobe is also a genocide apologist.

JK Rowling:

"Pro-Palestinian demonstrators couldn’t give it a rest – not even for 24 hours. They were chanting all the old slogans and ducking all the hard questions. ‘Globalise the intifada,’ they cried – does that mean killing Jews in Manchester?" ✍️@NickCohen4

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Sapphire Purcell @sapphyskys.bsky.social · 3d

"The Cass Review, lacking expertise and compromised by implicit stigma and misinformation, does not give credible evidence‐based guidance. We are gravely concerned about its impact on the wellbeing of trans and gender‐diverse people."

Medical Journal of Aus tearing the Cass Review a new arsehole

UnicornsRockUK @unicornsrockuk.bsky.social · 3d

Well Australia is seeing the Cass Review for what it is - a political sham!
www.mja.com.au/journal/2025...

Cass Review does not guide care for trans young people

Good medicine is guided by the values of the patient, not those of a clinician, politician or commentator. The Cass Review, lacking expertise and compromised by implicit stigma and misinformation, doe...

www.mja.com.au

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Stuart Douglas @stuartdouglas.com · 3d

More Things wrong than there are sentences in this report on the derby from the Edinburgh Evening News.

Claims
Halkett scored a header and Scholow saved Boyles
Chip.

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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 9d

Really enjoying the Riyadh Comedy Festival, guys. Don’t know why it’s getting so much bad press. The audiences are loving it. Absolutely laughing their heads on.

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Stuart Douglas @stuartdouglas.com · 4d

Just listening to Andrew Hickey talking about Chris Dreja this morning on my walk with the dog, then back him to find he - Dreja - had died. RIP.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU5z...

The Yardbirds - For Your Love (1965) (Full version)

YouTube video by Wolffishfish

www.youtube.com

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Stuart Douglas @stuartdouglas.com · 4d

So Jack Whitehall and Omid Djalili can fuck off too.

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Natacha @natacha.bsky.social · 6d

The Starmer government is REALLY running scared of this petition, now at 2.75 million, to the extent that it has responded 3 months early, in a transparent attempt to spike it.

So please, under no circumstances should you sign it and share it widely. Starmer & his boss McSweeney would not like it.

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards

We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

petition.parliament.uk

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Stuart Douglas @stuartdouglas.com · 5d

Rangers fans confront the board last night. Almost as funny as Celtic's disallowed goal. Police called and everything!

Stuart Douglas @stuartdouglas.com · 6d

Not sure what the worst thing I saw yesterday was - Michelle Mone whining that she's the real victim of her own apparent fraud, or this, where a man who looks to be in his 60s admits that he likes this teenage looking AI 'actress' because she's a virgin.

A screenshot from the Free Press website.

Headline is 'My Favourite Actress is not Human' followed by subheader '...and if you wish to see a virgin on-screen this is one of your better chances'. Byline is Tyler Cowen. Features an image of AI model of a young girl, who looks about 16.

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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 6d

Seven years ago today, Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi was tortured, murdered and then dismembered. And any so-called comedian who can't stand up tonight in Riyadh and do ten minutes on that kind of hijinx and horseplay just isn't worth the Saudi blood money he's being paid.

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Elle @centristmum.bsky.social · 7d

Starmer's willingness to tell Labour members what they want to hear and then rat on it immediately won him the leadership. But it's going to destroy his premiership.

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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 6d

I think you can tell when people aren't busy because they never reply to your emails, whereas you're much more likely to get a timely response from someone who is really busy.

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Julia Laite @julialaite.bsky.social · 6d

My heart goes out to British Jews marking Yom Kippur today in the shadow of a violent attack on their community. Conflating the behaviour of the Israeli state with the Jewish faith or culture is fundamentally Antisemitic & I condemn the targeting of civilians by warmongers & terrorists alike.

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Queer Satanic @queersatanic.bsky.social · 7d

Wow, the University of Washington's Psych 201 class does *not* play

go fuckin Huskies

Nazi UW students fuck off

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Philip Purser-Hallard @purserhallard.com · 7d

And while they vacillate and play both sides, and Farage complains that calling him a Nazi might lead to people being mean to him, my neighbours In Bristol, one of the most tolerant and liberal cities in the UK, got a brick through their window this week. Fuck Starmer and his advisors. Fuck them.

James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 7d

This.

And you'd think theyd notice which one, you know, actually works. This week has clearly demonstrated it.

The ID policy/ the ILR one didnt go down well with anyone - including their intended audience.

The kicking the racists approach tho? Apparently the best speech theyve done

James Ball @jamesrball.com · 7d

“Nigel Farage is wrong in principle, his approach is racist, and we oppose it”

“Nigel Farage is right on immigration, but he doesn’t have the skill or experience to deliver his plans”

At some point, the government has to pick *one* of these narratives, instead of veering wildly between the two.

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Scary Corpse @damselindystopia.bsky.social · 7d

"Fees were then scrapped in 2017 after the supreme court ruled they were unlawful"

Oh damn, so the government can simply legislate away Supreme Court judgments that they don't like? That's interesting...

Tristan Grayford @tristangrayford.scot · 7d

Labour - on the side of only the workers who are backed by JK Rowling's transphobic cash

www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...

Labour considering charging workers for employment tribunal claims, sources say

Exclusive: Reintroducing tribunal fees would be ‘a gift for bad bosses’, says TUC chief Paul Nowak

www.theguardian.com

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 7d

“ICE goes masked for a single reason—to terrorize Americans into quiescence,” a Reagan-appointed judge wrote.

The extraordinary ruling blended both unapologetic evisceration of President Trump and admiration for the rights Trump has trampled on.

A Reagan-appointed judge just wrote a blistering anti-Trump decision

Federal judge William G. Young attacked the president's crackdown on civil liberties as un-American.

www.motherjones.com

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Grand Theft Artaud (mx) @itskristenpaul.bsky.social · 7d

If labour had spent the last year on the front foot against farage, banning fracking, cancelled the benefit cap, and not been a bunch of dicks, I would have been impressed.

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