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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 14h

Sadly I was unable to play Riyadh comedy festival because it clashed with playing BRISTOL tonight - last few tickets here

www.henandchicken.com/event/comedy...

Comedy: Robin Ince - THE UNIVERSE AND THE NEURODIVERSE - Hen & Chicken

The Universe and the Neurodiverse is a journey from the outermost planets to our innermost thoughts.

www.henandchicken.com

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 12h

Yeah, definitely the money.

Ian Martin @ianmartin.bsky.social · 13h

ha ha ha

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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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 12h

Good fun

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 13h

This is genius. Arrival meets Portland 👏👏👏

Carl @carlsalter.bsky.social · 14h

Although I prefer this!

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 13h

So good!

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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 14h

FAO @tomjam.bsky.social

This is art.

Carl @carlsalter.bsky.social · 14h

Although I prefer this!

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Carl @carlsalter.bsky.social · 14h

Et voila

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 14h

Don’t make me like AI!

Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 16h

That did make me laugh. Thanks

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Carl @carlsalter.bsky.social · 16h

Et voila

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 16h

This is a fine idea but I have no such skills 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼

Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 16h

Somebody please dub on the Arrival soundtrack moment where it goes 🎶BWAAAAA🎶 to sync when frog guy steps forward and they all step back.

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 16h

There are things AI is really good at, so of course the tech bros are throwing a squllion dollars at the things it’s really bad at.

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 16h

Arrival (2016) - In the days after first contact Mankind scrambles to decipher the language used by the Extraterrestrials

Cannonball Adderall @leupp.bsky.social · 1d

I love this city

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 16h

I also can’t be a billionaire living in a palatial palace Nick unless I steal loads of stuff so can I get a hall pass too

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 16h

Stop threatening us with a good time

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

buff.ly

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 22h

If Amelia’s final flight however ended with her crashing onto Paedo Island as Trump was mid massage, count me fascinated

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 1d

I’d have a look for them in that locked filing cabinet under the Epstein files & his client list Trump features on so prominently.

CNN @cnn.com · 1d

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a law enforcement source told CNN.

FBI employees ordered to immediately search for records related to Amelia Earhart, source says | CNN Politics

The Trump administration has ordered FBI employees in Washington, DC, to immediately search their workstations and digital media for any records pertaining to the disappearance of Amelia Earhart, a la...

www.cnn.com

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 1d

👀👀👀

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 1d

Yep

Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 1d

They want no taxes for the wealthy. Zero workers rights. A shackled press. Women second class citizens.

At what point do people wake up to their British patriots bullshit???

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 1d

Party donor Nick Candy says "I cherish the values we grew up with here in the West. But today you are more likely to find the values we grew up with in Dubai and Abu Dhabi.’

Via Sam Leith in the Spectator
www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-...