Annie Di Piombo
@wazzock.bsky.social
Here because there's nowhere else to go now. And you know what? I'm rather enjoying it. See pinned post regarding what makes me tick and if you're going to follow me, POST SOMETHING!
Je ne suis pas Charlie.
Je ne suis pas Charlie.
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Annie Di Piombo
@wazzock.bsky.social
· Nov 4
okay, time for a prompt post to distract us all from the horrors. quote this post with your areas of expertise, interest, hyperfixation and/or obsession and invite your audience to ask you questions about them.
In arbitrary order; beer, cats, philatelic history, broadcasting history, buses, architecture, the Peak District, the Yorkshire coast, cooking, jazz, classical, prog, football, cricket, Tom Lehrer, Flanders & Swann, not doing small talk, fighting against the grim meathook future on multiple fronts.
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Here is my Bond idea: I'm imagining a Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead treatment, where the Bond movie is background to two hapless MI5 newbies.
November 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Here is my Bond idea: I'm imagining a Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead treatment, where the Bond movie is background to two hapless MI5 newbies.
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You’ve all thought it
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
You’ve all thought it
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I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3
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Hello @support.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
November 11, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hello @support.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
I heard from Sarah Kendzior @sarahkendzior.bsky.social that her account was suspended.
Can you please look into this and reinstate her account? She’s a published author and scholar on authoritarianism. Her presence here is valuable.
cc:
@jay.bsky.team
@aaron.bsky.team
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Honestly, Conan-Doyle killed off Sherlock Holmes and all it took to bring him back was a single vague and implausible paragraph that we all accepted because we wanted to read more silly little stories. I think James Bond will be fine.
November 11, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Honestly, Conan-Doyle killed off Sherlock Holmes and all it took to bring him back was a single vague and implausible paragraph that we all accepted because we wanted to read more silly little stories. I think James Bond will be fine.
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Fine, I will write the next James Bond.
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Fine, I will write the next James Bond.
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
INT: SEX CASINO, NIGHT
BOND: Hello I am Bond James Bond my car goes NYOOM
CUT TO: ten minutes of a chase in a sports car
BOND: Also my watch is a special watch that makes ladies blouses see through
EXPLOSION
BOND: This film is for grown ups
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"Bear. Paddington Bear." (theme music pots up)
November 11, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"Bear. Paddington Bear." (theme music pots up)
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Almog Cohen, deputy minister in the Prime Minister office, stormed today a computer science class in Ben Gurion University with his fascist supporters, to prevent the lecturer Sebastian ben Daniel from giving a class.
Ben Daniel is an outspoken critic of the occupation and apartheid.
Ben Daniel is an outspoken critic of the occupation and apartheid.
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Almog Cohen, deputy minister in the Prime Minister office, stormed today a computer science class in Ben Gurion University with his fascist supporters, to prevent the lecturer Sebastian ben Daniel from giving a class.
Ben Daniel is an outspoken critic of the occupation and apartheid.
Ben Daniel is an outspoken critic of the occupation and apartheid.
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Look, I don’t think we as a society really need any more James Bond, but James Bond was always supposed to be a fucking cipher. We aren’t supposed to know shit about him and his continuity between movies used to be barely extant.
November 11, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Look, I don’t think we as a society really need any more James Bond, but James Bond was always supposed to be a fucking cipher. We aren’t supposed to know shit about him and his continuity between movies used to be barely extant.
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Tommy Robinson is participating in today's Independence March in Warsaw as an invited guest of a PiS politician. President Nawrocki is also participating in this march. I will just leave it at that.
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Tommy Robinson is participating in today's Independence March in Warsaw as an invited guest of a PiS politician. President Nawrocki is also participating in this march. I will just leave it at that.
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If I had a national institution I wanted to undermine, Hanover Communications are who I’d go to.
They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.
It’s just what they do.
They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.
It’s just what they do.
1/ Michael Prescott of Hanover Communications, whose leaked memo alleging left-wing bias led to the BBC meltdown.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
You could be forgiven for thinking that a corporate lobbyist & former Murdoch press hack may not have the best interests of public-service broadcasting at heart.
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 AM
If I had a national institution I wanted to undermine, Hanover Communications are who I’d go to.
They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.
It’s just what they do.
They’ve been undermining the NHS for years, successfully lobbying for firms to get NHS ££, including US giant United Health, & providing staff to pro-private politicians.
It’s just what they do.
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As I’ve seen this confused a few times, please note that Robin Gibb was a much-beloved member of the Bee Gees, whilst Robbie Gibb is the BBC board member who also, totally coincidentally, was editorial adviser in the set-up of GB News.
I know, Bee Gees, GBeebies, a bit confusing…
I know, Bee Gees, GBeebies, a bit confusing…
November 11, 2025 at 7:33 AM
As I’ve seen this confused a few times, please note that Robin Gibb was a much-beloved member of the Bee Gees, whilst Robbie Gibb is the BBC board member who also, totally coincidentally, was editorial adviser in the set-up of GB News.
I know, Bee Gees, GBeebies, a bit confusing…
I know, Bee Gees, GBeebies, a bit confusing…
This thread is a great primer on how to translate dogwhistles into something you can actually see.
Fascinating to break this down and understand what stage of brainworms the Spectatorati are at now.
November 11, 2025 at 6:08 AM
This thread is a great primer on how to translate dogwhistles into something you can actually see.
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Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
November 11, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Seattle's Mamdani is winning by an absurdly small margin over our incumbent mayor, who once pulled a gun on a pregnant woman in a parking lot.
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
Vote in your local elections!
www.thestranger.com/news/2025/11...
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I once heard an Earl say of a Rolls Royce, "Scrap merchant's car."
The Earl, of course, drove an old Morris Minor.
The Earl, of course, drove an old Morris Minor.
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 PM
I once heard an Earl say of a Rolls Royce, "Scrap merchant's car."
The Earl, of course, drove an old Morris Minor.
The Earl, of course, drove an old Morris Minor.
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
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Indo-European linguistic connections like this are so cool. So too, "pur" or "puri" (British spelling, "pore") in many place names in India, e.g., Jodhpur, Jaipur, Kanpur.
Another example: "knowledge." Greek "γνώ" as in gnosis, Sanskrit "ज्ञा" as in jnana, and English "kno" as in know/ledge.
Another example: "knowledge." Greek "γνώ" as in gnosis, Sanskrit "ज्ञा" as in jnana, and English "kno" as in know/ledge.
November 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Indo-European linguistic connections like this are so cool. So too, "pur" or "puri" (British spelling, "pore") in many place names in India, e.g., Jodhpur, Jaipur, Kanpur.
Another example: "knowledge." Greek "γνώ" as in gnosis, Sanskrit "ज्ञा" as in jnana, and English "kno" as in know/ledge.
Another example: "knowledge." Greek "γνώ" as in gnosis, Sanskrit "ज्ञा" as in jnana, and English "kno" as in know/ledge.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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It's shocking but no surprise Maitlis is bragging about the work she did to harm trans kids, and Sopel is pouring petrol on the fire. This isn't journalism. It's bigotry and stupidity.
Emily Maitlis admitting she worked at the bbc to try and get healthcare for trans people shut down
November 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
It's shocking but no surprise Maitlis is bragging about the work she did to harm trans kids, and Sopel is pouring petrol on the fire. This isn't journalism. It's bigotry and stupidity.
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And Joe said, “I’ve got something he can never have.”
And I said, “What on earth could that be, Joe?”
And Joe said, “The knowledge that I’ve got enough.”
www.themarginalian.org/2014/01/16/k...
And I said, “What on earth could that be, Joe?”
And Joe said, “The knowledge that I’ve got enough.”
www.themarginalian.org/2014/01/16/k...
Kurt Vonnegut on the Secret of Happiness: An Homage to Joseph Heller’s Wisdom
The meaning of life, in a short verse.
www.themarginalian.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
And Joe said, “I’ve got something he can never have.”
And I said, “What on earth could that be, Joe?”
And Joe said, “The knowledge that I’ve got enough.”
www.themarginalian.org/2014/01/16/k...
And I said, “What on earth could that be, Joe?”
And Joe said, “The knowledge that I’ve got enough.”
www.themarginalian.org/2014/01/16/k...
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This is a man who has not only ever been inside Ronnie Scott's, but would probably combust if her ever did.
Same for Bar Italia tbh
Same for Bar Italia tbh
November 10, 2025 at 7:13 PM
This is a man who has not only ever been inside Ronnie Scott's, but would probably combust if her ever did.
Same for Bar Italia tbh
Same for Bar Italia tbh
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This is a nice thing. The match finished 0-0, Bradford won the replay 3-1.
November 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
This is a nice thing. The match finished 0-0, Bradford won the replay 3-1.
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it has to be said that high streets in London are a fucking disaster
because we let cunts to do it
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
because we let cunts to do it
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
Harry Potter and the unpaid tax bill
A London Centric investigation reveals one of the capital's most garish gift shops owes hundreds of thousands of pounds in unpaid taxes — and uncovers its mysterious owners.
www.londoncentric.media
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
it has to be said that high streets in London are a fucking disaster
because we let cunts to do it
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
because we let cunts to do it
www.londoncentric.media/p/harry-pott...
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Charli’s team-up with the Music For A New Society hitmaker will surely cement her megastar status
John Cale has made a record with someone who wasn't even born when he made Songs For Drella, which for most artists would count as a late-career recording, but for him... long may he roll, is what I'm saying.
youtu.be/Xgp7wlBfASA?...
youtu.be/Xgp7wlBfASA?...
Charli xcx - House featuring John Cale (Official Video)
YouTube video by Charli xcx
youtu.be
November 10, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Charli’s team-up with the Music For A New Society hitmaker will surely cement her megastar status
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Boycott Checkatrade!!! #BoycottCheckatrade
November 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Boycott Checkatrade!!! #BoycottCheckatrade