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Lesley

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Introvert. Professor of all things poo by day. @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social

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Richard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 12h
Successful first day in Prague. Ended with an evening stroll, passing the Museum of Alchemy just as they were setting up a puppet theatre production of Faust in the courtyard! It was pretty great! Very much informed by Švankmajer (they did the "Padlookay! Pilookay!" routine, I grinned like heck)...
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Anne Billson @annebillson.bsky.social · 21h
Hurrah!
kunstmuseum.nl
Mondrian's final masterpieces to be reunited
In the autumn of 2027, Kunstmuseum Den Haag will present an exhibition featuring Mondrian’s final two works, together for the first time in 80 years in the Netherlands.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I now have to find iced gems because the Kiwi has never had them.
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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It’s all those Pb & J sandwiches.
Half of US adults were exposed to harmful lead levels as kids, study finds.
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 27/09/2026
Honolooploop! Film4 now
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ULTRA💀BLAST @ultrakillblast.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Whoever gave this a 1 star review, said the pacing was slow and that there were hardly any fights was clearly taking the piss.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This evening will mostly involve Hong Kong-style martial arts.
Poster for the film The Furious.
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I think the most important news from history today is that it’s the 39th anniversary of the (US) release of The Princess Bride—and what better way to mark the day than remind ourselves of Cary Elwes’ story about André the Giant and the enormous, life-altering, earth-shaking fart?
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Jane Hill @janehill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Anecdotally, healthcare workers have told me that it’s quite common for older women who’ve been treated for “new” or substantially worsening IBS to discover that they actually have ovarian cancer - and it’s usually found at late stage.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Three months to the day since my op to remove something that turned out to be benign, but large enough that it was affecting my gait. Except for the bleeding, I had all these symptoms. It wasn't IBS. It was only by chance I got a proper diagnosis. Ladies, shout loud if something feels off.
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Jane Hill @janehill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I’d like to see posters with symptoms lists on the back of public toilet doors and in doctors’ surgeries.
OVARIAN CANCER
SYMPTOMS
→ Tummy pain
→ Bloating
→ Feeling full
→ Needing to pee more
Ovarian cancer symptoms can also include indigestion, back pain, changes in bowel habits, post-menopausal vaginal bleeding, and extreme tiredness.
ovarian.org.uk
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/09/2026
‘Everyone can relate to pain and struggle. So I’m sharing mine’: Michael Kiwanuka on life after his devastating stroke
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‘Everyone can relate to pain and struggle. So I’m sharing mine’: Michael Kiwanuka on life after his devastating stroke
The Mercury prize winner hasn’t been able to go home since falling ill last summer. In his only interview, he opens up about the ‘poignancy’ of finally releasing the new album his stroke shelved
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Excellent thread.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Every year without fail, at infants school, Billy the Belisha Beacon would visit with his Legs Akimbo-style lollipop lady and entourage, and a zebra crossing. I ended up terrified of being mown down by cars at road crossings, because of a haunted, talking striped pole.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Drunk karaoke ahoy!
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If you're emailing your local MP this morning, make sure your email includes your name, telephone number and full postal address. Otherwise they can't confirm you're a constituent (which is why my MP is getting a second email this morning, in response to his auto-reply).
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I’ve written to my MP, the Home Secretary and the PM this morning demanding that the government take action to defend the RNLI and clamp down on these far-right “activists”, who need to be arrested and charged for the criminal offences in this thread alone, as well as others in recent weeks.
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Jamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
People who support Palestine Action peacefully are arrested.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What's it going to take to get these fuckers held to account?
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It makes such a big difference to your day when almost all your students turn up to class, and they are a genuinely lovely bunch of human beings.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Big up the grapefruit ladies.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
EMR Regional having to point out they're refurbishing their trains, in case anyone was wondering why the two carriages on the Liverpool to Notts train no longer look like a '70s murder scene but still don't have plugs or charger points. Bless.
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ULTRA💀BLAST @ultrakillblast.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
THUNDERCATS (1985)
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Pen, watercolor, black & white charcoal pencil.

Another featured piece from the Spooky Pants book.

A man in a sweater stands with his hands on his hips looking out of a large window with the curtains open. Things aren’t looking good outside, reader. A massive winged demon is emerging from the clouds as dozens of little ghosts and bone demons rip through the sky. On the ground below we see townsfolk running through the grass. Our man in the window is in no mood for this. He lets us know, “Oh, I am in no mood for this.” His dog looks out the window as well, wagging its tail. 

Fantasia (1940) inspired drawing. I think I could’ve gone a little heavier with the chaos outside but we’ll try again with fresh drawings this October. I like how the clouds turned out. Trying to balance my sloppy lines with more detail can be tricky but I think we achieved a good result.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Put Quincy Tyler Bernstine in all the shows.
Quincy Tyler Bernstine as FBI agent Nora Washington in Furious, where she puts on an acting masterclass.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
One of our best songwriters, and one of her best* albums. *I have a massive soft spot for Kite.
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Captain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I sold a grand total of 4 calendars, last year, but because I'm a sucker for punishment, I'm giving it another go. www.lulu.com/shop/captain...
lulu.com
Cover Stories 2027
Another collection of literary classic Cover Stories.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Thread.
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Justin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The superb Trapped, which of course half-invents Never Gonna Give You Up. #totp
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This song is powered by Live Aid and shitloads of coke. #totp
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 18/09/2026
RIP you beautiful beefy angel
Beeeeeef!
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
This would have made a great Eurovision song. Say Aye! #totp
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I cannot overstate how much 7-year-old me loved Adam Ant. #totp
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Cope! #totp
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just had to ask my wife if I was still "living it large" in 2000, because apart from the S Club one and the number 1 song I can't remember any of these. #totp
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Mike Noble @mikenoble.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Ultimate Man shook my hand and then told me exactly how I was going to die.
WSJ EXCLUSIVE
Belgian Scientists create “Ultimate Man" AI sex bot that they believe will replace real men entirely by 2035
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Jay Richardson @jayirichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
'A really polished comedian will get reamed in the UK'. Interview with Rich Hall @chortle.bsky.social: www.chortle.co.uk/interviews/2...
chortle.co.uk
'A really polished comedian will get reamed in the UK' : Interviews 2026 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
'A really polished comedian will get reamed in the UK' - The Big Interview: Rich Hall talks to Jay Richardson
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Never did I think wearing an RNLI t-shirt would be an act of defiance.
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Andy Dawson @andydawson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
England 2026. Volunteers who save people from dying in the sea are being repeatedly attacked by an organised group who very much want people to die in the sea. England 2026.
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 18/09/2026
"..and Superman will never get in your way again"
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Jason @nickmotown.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Deaf con won.
An article with the headline “Deaf prisoner awarded damages after discrimination”
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Unironically, playing in the background is "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?".
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 15/09/2026
Fun fact, Wilfred is only 58 here, 6 years younger than Tom.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Damn your eyes, I say!
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Jonesy Cartoons @jonesycartoons3.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The #UnitedStates #military resort to desperate measures in the #StraitOfHormuz as the missile shortage continues to bite... #Cartoon available from @cartoonmovement.com
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 14/09/2026
Wayland Yutani having an office in Canary Warf makes sense.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Adult DVD has listened to a lot of Underworld.
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Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Today is the day I finally get to see Raiders Of The Lost Ark at the cinema. #PunchNazis
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