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Campbell Stevenson

@campbells.bsky.social
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Long in the tooth, short of attention, neither rough nor rowdy. Ex-Observer hack

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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 10h
Robbo with the definition of a hospital pass there. #MKDSCO
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
New image of US military link to bomb/diesel theft ‘plot’ released.
Phil Silvers as Sgt Bilko
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Exactly how are they ‘in’ them?
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Hadley Freeman in the ST snippily suggesting that only people who shop at Waitrose and John Lewis will want to see a film about D-Day and the weather. Saw Pressure in a cinema above a Waitrose yesterday. Recommended.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Another place reminds me that it is a year since this extraordinary snippet appeared in a Guardian long read on terrorism. One for @500songspodcast.bsky.social
Ulrike Meinhof was ashamed of her fondness for the music of Rod Stewart
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Oh dear. The new #SlowHorses showrunner seems to have hired the same lighting techs as Silo. Washed out greys, barely able to make out the cast.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
‘Nice arts centre you got there. Would be a shame if sumthin’ were t’ happen to it.’ www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...
washingtonpost.com
Kennedy Center could close as early as Tuesday, warns of bankruptcy, documents show
Officials said the center is facing “certain fiscal collapse” within weeks, insist that adding President Donald Trump’s name may be the only way to avoid bankruptcy.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
With the report on asbestosis at Ground Zero, worth digging out this from first responder Trump’s Art of the Deal: “Asbestos is the greatest fireproofing material ever. It is also 100% safe … I'm not saying it's the greatest material to work with. I'm only saying it's the safest in terms of fire.”
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Switch on R4 and they’re talking to Aaron F-ing Banks!
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
No, he’s standing.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
When did we reach the stage of describing Mel Stride as a ‘big beast’ of the party? #bbcr4today
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Applause for today’s top line on Connections
Four words on top line of puzzle are super, caliph, fragile, lipstick
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Finally a character in #Silo asks the question we’ve all wanted an answer to for 3 seasons.
Practically dark screen with hazy figure and the subtitle ‘Can I get some light?’
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
100% this.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I’m sure someone moved that window…
Street sign for Overton Rd with a house window behind it.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Just WHAT is that in the top right of this Times pic of Farage plus US crony?
Honestly it’s a periodical whose masthead starts Der Stu
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Three out of four pics on this @theguardian.com extreme heat warning story are of people enjoying warm weather. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Scorching US heatwave to hit 70 million people with third ‘heat dome’ in month
Temperatures of 95-105F (35-40C) are expected, spanning Gulf of Mexico coast to the Great Plains and the midwest
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
TFFT
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Never thought I’d want more Micah Richards
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
So saturated with the World Cup that when I see this at the golf, I wonder why Paraguay are still in it. #TheOpen #thegolf
Tv screen info at the Open when Victor Perez is teeing off shows Perez Par
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
M’merde, Omerde, Demerde, Doumerde… #ESPFRA
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
El hydration break.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Hydration break/team talk.
Troops on skis and in winter gear in Norway from The Heroes of Telemark.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I’ve seen Ronaldo smirk and this isn’t it.
Tight-lipped Cristiano Ronaldo in tge tunnel pre-match. Original Caption says he’s smirking. He isn’t.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Hydration break
Smiley and Roddy bloody Martindale at table.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Words that you will probably pronounce wrong, and that look even wronger.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Yellow for Neymar is the icing on the cake.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Nothing as annoying as a bunch of Yanks in Brazil shirts cheering the arrival of old poseur Neymar. So I’ll have to support Norway.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
This is how to celebrate American anniversaries: from Spirit of 76 youtu.be/A0hHx5RwFMs?...
youtu.be
Like A Rolling Stone
YouTube video by Spirit - Topic
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Thrilled that the producers of Apple TV’s #Silo have decided to use modern techniques like lighting in the new series. Gives us all a fighting chance of seeing what’s going on.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Hydration break
George Smiley and Roddy Martindale at table
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
‘mon Japan. I detest Neymar, twats in yellow shirts who’ve never been to Brazil, all of it. And Japan are good
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I know an Ecuador win will help consign Scotland to the World Cup bin, but they’re much more fun to watch.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Waiting 2 days to go out is probably worse than going out. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The complete In A Silent Way sessions seems to be providing my all day at home with the blinds down soundtrack. They don’t call him cool for nothing.
Cover of In a Silent Way by Miles Davis
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
A shame that BBC local radio has been so gutted that there is not a mention on the (not all local) news or even traffic that Bristol city centre has been shut down because of a possible gas main rupture.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
That’s a good result for Scotland.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
If Lisa Nandy resigned, how could anyone tell? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Burnham team tell ministers to delay resignations to avoid chaos
Exclusive: Allies of Labour’s Makerfield candidate concerned rapid collapse of Starmer government would increase instability
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
‘mon the ‘Gal, as I expect they all say in downtown Dakar.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Thought I’d try The Rest is Football on Netflix. Without any clips to discuss it’s a very long half hour of top bantz. #WorldCup
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Same survey and I must say the Guardian’s take is disappointing.
Guardian headline: One in six Britons think Muslim population is threat to UK cultureHyphen Headline: Most Brits think UK Muslims face prejudice, survey shows
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Loved Karla’s Choice. And here’s another one…
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Eight hours from kick off and my legs are like jelly 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Ah, honours list day when subs across the country sigh and replace ‘made/receive/get’ an MBE with ‘appointed’. It’s the little things that keep us going.
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Ouch, Gabby. Don’t think the words ‘sniping’ and ‘Bosnian team’ should be in the same sentence. #WorldCup #BBC
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
A good day to revisit Ed Vulliamy on Edin Džeko and Bosnia www.theguardian.com/world/2014/j...
theguardian.com
How Edin Džeko united Bosnia
The Manchester City star overcame a terrible childhood in Sarajevo. Now a divided nation has come together to cheer him and his team-mates on in Brazil, writes Ed Vulliamy
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
What else could I buy at the lovely bookshop in Bridport, @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social ?
Cover of one of them Tom Cox books
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
This by @samwollaston.bsky.social is very good. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
theguardian.com
It was Britain’s most expensive house. Why is its only resident a homeless man who lives on the porch?
2-8A Rutland Gate had jewel-encrusted bathroom suites and gold wastepaper bins in its 45 rooms, but has lain empty for years. With many people desperate for secure housing, what does the abandonment o...
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Kraftwerk were pretty cool but it’s been a while since I last saw them. Was the flautist off sick tonight?
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Campbell Stevenson @campbells.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Carry on with lie-in or go for a walk? JUSTIN WEBB: .. ‘And at ten past eight, Tony Blair.’ LEAPS OUT OF BED
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