Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 3hPassport to Pimlico on BBC2 right now. Wonder how far in advance they schedule these things hashtag piddington 000
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 15hFun evening down the pub with @dreadships.bsky.social and @scornflakegrrrl.bsky.social, who are both great. 220
Reposted by Matt SimpsonRyan CrawCour @ryan.crawcour.social · 01/10/2026BREAKING NEWS: Tensions between Thor and the Care Bears have escalated rapidly overnight. 5457531557
Reposted by Matt SimpsonThe Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026If you're in my GP's office any time soon, prepare yourself for what many are calling the greatest mnemonic of all time. Come for E and P, but sit down and clap for I. 621729349
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I saw someone saying they'd been to two separate classes in their comics course - the drawing guy said you could use AI to help with the script, but it couldn't draw worth shit. The script guy said you could use AI for the art, but the words had to be human. Nobody thinks it can do THEIR thing well 100
Reposted by Matt SimpsonGarth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 30/09/2026don't bother addressing a congregation unless you're in the baroque creature pulpit 132462595
Reposted by Matt SimpsonMichael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Most TV is just this now. 16971021947
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Charity shop (book stand st the Co-Op) haul. Always fascinated by historical cookbooks. This one is the same age as me - the English edition at least. 110
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Paging @gbrannanarchive.bsky.social and @uoyborthwick.bsky.social perhaps? 000
Reposted by Matt SimpsonDr. Amy, PsyD 🎃 @dramypsyd.rmh-therapy.com · 26/09/2026I just need to get this out of my brain For the past several days, “COVID conscious lesbian bar in western Massachusetts” has been playing on a loop in my head to the tune of Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Maybe it’s like The Ring where I can pass the curse on to someone else and free myself 67212
Reposted by Matt SimpsonMark Grimshaw @markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Bible literally says that a woman can be created from a man’s rib, Janet. 2939971
Reposted by Matt SimpsonHush-Kit aviation news, history & satire @hushkit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Terminator internal comms declassified 14313
Reposted by Matt SimpsonDan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I mean, we've apparently lifted the ban on right wing hooliganism so what's the point keeping the stable door bolted I guess 1024260
Reposted by Matt SimpsonEmily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I know we all want to support the RNLI right now and how better than with this felt Christmas rescue penguin 😭 shop.rnli.org/products/rnl...shop.rnli.orgRNLI Felted Penguin in Kayak DecorationAdorable RNLI penguin-in-kayak decoration with Santa hat & lifejacket. Handmade from 100% wool, fair trade & plastic-free. Size: 12 x 8cm. 12612
Reposted by Matt SimpsonTom Roberts @tpgroberts.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Look, if this isn't a crime we've failed. 923246
Reposted by Matt SimpsonEmma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Worrying scenes in the Channel today, for all interested in asylum policy and maritime tactics. A small boat from Normandy spent more than 30 hours at sea. Those on board now on their 2nd rescue vessel as Border Force forced to play cat and mouse with far-right activists who have their own boat. 1042174958
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Welp, looks like the tellybox is knackered. Audio is fine, so Mastermind isn't a problem but Only Connect isn't going to work... 000
Reposted by Matt SimpsonKathryn Leia @voxossa.bsky.social · 21/09/2026My second hand copy of The Song of Achilles came with some incredible annotations be a previous reader who… yeah, I don’t think she knew the story ahead of time! @madelinemiller.bsky.social! Also @nataliehaynes.bsky.social and @gregjenner.bsky.social, and any classicists! 36513
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 19/09/2026They spent so long tying their identity as "preppers" to the fantasy of being totally self-sufficient and the Strong who will Survive while the Weak Go To The Wall that when it was actually a case of "the strong suffer inconvenience so the weak are protected", it MUST have been a conspiracy. 010
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Every time youtu.be/BHkhIjG0DKcyoutu.beDancing in the Street | Silent Music VideoYouTube video by Strack Azar 010
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 18/09/2026So, what's the scam with the film festivals? Why do I keep having notifications about being followed by some film festival, despite having absolutely nothing to do with films beyond watching them occasionally? Is it bots harvesting auto-follow-backs from other bots? 000
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Thanks to a thread elsewhere apropos the #RNLI and the 1981 Penlee Lifeboat Disaster, I was reminded of this by Seth Lakeman... youtu.be/4efo1IIwqd0youtu.beSolomon BrowneYouTube video by Seth Lakeman - Topic 000
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Well, I for one am glad to hear the government offering a robust defence of the RNLI and condemning the thugs intimidating their volunteers. *touches finger to ear* No, wait, I'm hearing... 000
Reposted by Matt SimpsonCaptain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Each day stranger than the last. 5409104
Reposted by Matt SimpsonGregk Foley @gregk.co.uk · 16/09/2026Fair play to the wife of a Caribbean man and mother of mixed race children being informed by the BBC reporter that she’s in the minority in her community regarding immigration and responding with, “Yes, I’m surrounded by bigots.” 675781287
Reposted by Matt Simpsonworm @rfksbrainworm.bsky.social · 13/09/2026we need more bats on here 14392862501
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Just caught the start of the (ridiculously fun) Con Air on the TV, and it occurs to me that the whole setup of "tough guy in Louisiana bar makes fun of Army Ranger in uniform and picks a fight with him" just, like ... wouldn't fly in a movie made just a few years later post-9/11. 010
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 13/09/2026@warmovietheatre.com well this looks fascinating, starting shortly on "Together TV". Looks like a Spaghetti War Movie... 020
Reposted by Matt SimpsonRoger @rogerha.bsky.social · 09/09/2026They fuck you up, these AI bots, They may not mean to, but they do. They pass on all the lies online And add some extra, just for you. 25315
Reposted by Matt SimpsonAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/09/2026This is the world JK Rowling helped create. This is what Harry Potter is funding. All the legal challenges to enforce this regime are backed by Rowling and her Harry Potter money. 101648563
Reposted by Matt SimpsonBahnAnsagen @bahnansagen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"Willkommen im Zug von Emden nach... --- Ähm, wohin fährt die Kiste?" (Eva Wolfangel ist hier erreichbar: @ewo.name@chaos.social) #BahnAnsagen 21209
Reposted by Matt SimpsonJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 10/09/2026David's tragedy here is a lesson for us all. If you're planning on going to a thing where you know there'll be no trouble getting in, BUY A TICKET. The number of stories I've heard of events cancelled due to lack of interest, and then a load of people pop up to say "Oh I meant to book that!" 1212831
Reposted by Matt SimpsonJordan Collver @jordancollver.bsky.social · 09/09/2026If you're in the UK and don't like Palantir having its dystopian little tendrils in the whole of NHS data, I just learned you can at least opt-out of sharing your data here: www.nhs.uk/your-nhs-dat...nhs.ukMake your choice about sharing data from your health recordsChoose if you want to share data from your health records for planning and research. 5129108
Reposted by Matt SimpsonAlison Eales, Nerves of Steel @alisoneales.com · 09/09/2026me when I'm trying to choose a healthy breakfast 5949203
Reposted by Matt SimpsonHannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Here's the donation link for the RNLI: rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 33321
Matt Simpson @brickie78.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I have nothing particular to add to the widespread disgust at the fash trying to intimidate the RNLI into not rescuing people in the Channel. But I will take the opportunity to boast about my family connection. The picture is of my great-uncle on the cover of the in-house magazine. 010
Reposted by Matt SimpsonJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 05/09/2026I simply do not understand what's going on in Labour that renders its leaders incapable of finding a TV camera and speaking out against street violence. Even if you assume they agree about immigration, violence is wrong, unpopular AND against the interests of any even vaguely left wing govt. 1312689711
Reposted by Matt SimpsonDreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Faaaaarking hell - it's basically the Kuznetsov of rust. 5140474
Reposted by Matt SimpsonLaura Elliott @tinywriterlaura.bsky.social · 01/09/2026people on here might have missed this but just an FYI that Jeremy Vine is now DMing random disabled people and carers on Twitter to throw his weight around and try and silence the critique of his show, which is at best imo pathetic & at worst a huge abuse of his power & status as a celebrity figure 73217
Reposted by Matt SimpsonSebas @ohlookbirdies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026If you're not using asbestos yet, you are being left behind. Everyone is using asbestos, there's no point in trying to fight it. Asbestos is the future. 8957081552
