Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialaustin (eeek!/ackkk! 👻) @thebadcode.com · 04/10/2026NEVER list something as free, ALWAYS put a nominal cost on it, unless you want to talk to all of the most insane people on the internet 1416512
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialVelour Shirt @object.works · 29/09/2026This is a metaphor for so many things these days that I couldn't choose 682152710
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialEd Conway @edconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026This @lrb.co.uk piece from Arthur Downing is just a fantastic tour d'horizon of Britain's energy system. A must-read for anyone hoping to navigate the coming decade. Remember: energy is more or less EVERYTHING! www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukArthur Downing · Asset Sweating: Britain’s Energy CrisisBritain has private ownership while making the state responsible for planning via subsidies. The result is a zombie... 35319
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialdepths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026amazing article 124102542485
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialmolly taft @mollytaft.com · 14/08/2026NEW: i dove deep into the plans for several massive power plants being built specifically to power data centers crucially, they're designed much less efficiently than gas-fired power plants that are connected to the electric grid: www.wired.com/story/real-r...wired.comThe Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So DirtyA massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines. 13383206
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialWill Davies @will-davies.bsky.social · 05/08/2026I've written about Neets for the LRB. It is odd listening to recent debates about this completely ignore the overwhelming fact of this current crisis, that it is one of inactivity, disability, mental ill-health and neurodevelopmental disorders (as I discuss) www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukWilliam Davies · Young People Are Different: What do Neets need?The majority of Neets are not looking for work, but living outside of the labour market and the education system,... 912359
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 03/08/2026From the leaked Labour Report. Deputy leader Watson later orchestrated an extremely dubious BBC Panorama “expose” of his party, while Austin resigned and ran an opaquely funded “anti-extremism” campaign all over TV in the election, urging people to vote Tory. He was given a peerage by Boris Johnson. 36620
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialwill pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 31/07/2026incredible discovery here: the 1762 original of the ha ha ha yes sicko cartoon courtesy of thomas waters new book “Magic” 13494156
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialthe hype @thehyyyype.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I'm going to defeat the diarrhea lettuce in the marketplace of ideas 1210916
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialSmooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 03/07/2026 81153103775
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialMichael Caley @michaelcaley.bsky.social · 09/07/2026I did it I wrote the article wish me luck Lionel Messi is the GOAT, Ronaldo is not, why just about every statistical analyst agress www.expectinggoals.com/p/messi-rona...expectinggoals.comWhy Messi keeps thriving as Ronaldo fades: The GOAT's always been the bestI'm not proud, or tired 27498108
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialSandra Newman @sannewman.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Describe the economy in a single sentence 3767381452
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialMunicipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Just a quick heads-up that Our Friends in the North is currently showing on BBC iPlayer - a stunning piece of social and political history: www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukOur Friends in the NorthAward-winning drama with breakthrough performances by a host of household names. An epic tale of a changing Britain over four decades, seen through the eyes of four friends. 715358
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialBrilliance Proper @brillianceproper.com · 28/06/2026Some Sunday Black Boy Joy 11849041048
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialTyler Wilcox @tylerwilcox.bsky.social · 24/06/2026A killer recording (via @rmhayes.bsky.social) of one of the SML-XL performances at Big Ears this past spring — Jeff Parker and Mikel Patrick Avery along for the ride. 🚀doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.comDoom & Gloom From The TombSML-XL - Big Ears, The Old Greyhound Station, Knoxville, Tennessee, March 28, 2026 As I think I've mentioned, Aquarium Drunkard is celebrating its 21st anniversary this year. If there's a... 1398
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialHelen Day @lbflyawayhome.bsky.social · 20/06/2026What a cover! I mean, how could a child pick up this book and not want to read it? 3977248742
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialjohnedwinmason @johnedwinmason.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Devastating news. Abdullah Ibrahim has left us. A giant has fallen. An era has closed. iol.co.za/news/south-a...iol.co.zaBREAKING: International jazz icon Abdullah Ibrahim dies aged 91Abdullah Ibrahim, the internationally acclaimed South African jazz pianist and composer whose music became synonymous with resistance, exile and hope, has died at the age of 91, leaving behind one of ... 220586
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialHappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 14/06/2026Wait, the social media ban is a ‘nightly curfew’? Who’s going to check/enforce that? 1523660
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialBorn Broke Again @bornbrokeagain.bsky.social · 17/11/2025"Everything is so goddamn expensive now that it makes sense that there would be that many people that have to sleep on the street." — Leonard Gardner, author of "Fat City"theparisreview.orgFat City, Fifty Years Later: An Interview with Leonard Gardner by David LidaFebruary 6, 2019 – Fifty years ago, in 1969, a boxing novel unlike any other that has seen the light of day, before or since, was published. It was the only book Leonard Gardner ever wrote. 221
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialjackson. @jacksoncity.bsky.social · 29/05/2026this classic turns 10 today 14684167
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialGood Boy @goodboy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026I did not make this. I wish I had made it 7519137
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialPatrickworld 🌎👋🏾🎸 @patrickworld.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Born on this day: George Clooney, the charismatic American actor, director, and producer whose blend of wit, gravitas, and social engagement made him a Hollywood icon. From ER to Oscar‑winning films, he’s defined modern stardom with intelligence, charm, and purpose 2432185208
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialdon't hug me I'm porksweats @porksweats.bsky.social · 29/04/2026siskel 👍 ebert 👍: 95% correct siskel 👍 ebert 👎: 20/80 in eberts favor siskel 👎 ebert 👍: 35/65 in eberts favor siskel 👎 ebert 👎: 95% correct 2275072
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialRazzball @razzball.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Had an uncle like this at my wedding 752035512
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialRuth Husko @dankackroyd.bsky.social · 01/03/2026Happy Saint David’s Day 🏴❤️ This year, why not take part in some of the traditional festivities of Wales? Wear a daffodil, make Welsh cakes and dance like you’ve never actually seen anyone dance before but are contractually obliged to 😎 213219
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Suprematism, by Nikolai Suetin, 1920-21, 📸 by @tiltoncreative 6199412257
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialThe Quietus @thequietus.com · 23/01/2026Our Strange World of #DavidBerman piece now comes with an exclusive playlist of classics and deep cuts from the artist's career Become a Quietus Subscriber Plus tier member for access (to this and many other wonderful perks): buff.ly/wf8j77h 0153
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialAlexander Fox @alexanderfox1.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Finally, a flag worth fighting for. 3134421089
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialLuke O'Neil @lukeoneil47.bsky.social · 30/12/2025One of the best to ever do it 84137763412
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialCRIMINAL SIMPSONS @criminalsimpsons.bsky.social · 02/12/2025 3398812443
collapsiblehaddock.bsky.social @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.social · 29/09/2025www.theguardian.com/music/2025/s...theguardian.com‘People seemed deeply insulted’: how cult 90s band Rachel’s took chamber music out of the classical worldThe graceful ensemble prefigured the neo-classical phenomenon and found surprising success in the post-Nirvana alt-rock boom. After the deaths of two members, reissuing their debut has proven bittersw... 000
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialMateo @bozodeluxe.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Some of my favorites from this year’s school-aged artists in the Education Building. #mnstatefair 2173
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialEdwin Hayward @edwinhayward.com · 12/08/2025Starmer's Twitter account is wall-to-wall immigrant bashing, and has been for weeks. You need to know these things if you're living in the Bluesky bubble and think everything's normal with Labour. 88702338
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialLeigh Gilmore @lgilmore.bsky.social · 28/07/2025Where are the voices of the girls Epstein and Trump abused? Kate Manne transcribed Katie Johnson’s (a pseudonym) account of how Trump allegedly raped her at Epstein’s home in 1994. She was 13 and wore a blonde wig that Trump allegedly said made her look like Ivana, who was 13yo at the time.katemanne.substack.comThe Actual Conspiracy Theory Surrounding Trump and EpsteinIt’s not what you think it is. 22658261
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialBecca Worby @beccaworby.bsky.social · 07/03/2025For @literaryhub.bsky.social, I wrote about "Points of Origin," songwriter @willstratton.bsky.social's beautiful new short story collection about California wildfires — which happens to be a record lithub.com/the-best-sto...lithub.comThe Best Story Collection About California Wildfires Isn’t a Book—It’s a Brand-New RecordOn a summer afternoon early in the pandemic, the songwriter Will Stratton was riding his bike near where he lives in the Hudson Valley when he had an experience that felt strange at the time but ha… 053
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialTom Holbrook @thomholbrook.bsky.social · 03/06/2025This is good: www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comDestroying our natural wealth makes us poorer in every sense of the wordPartha Dasgupta’s landmark study provided way to put a value on nature – but many fear report has been sidelined 054
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialScruffy Terrier @scruffyterriers.bsky.social · 01/06/2025This. 0214
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialWill Stronge @wstronge.bsky.social · 17/05/2025This is an excellent critique of recent conservative thinking on the economy: renewal.org.uk/articles/bui...renewal.org.ukBuilt on Sand07 Renewal 33.1_Tomlinson07 Renewal 33.1_Tomlinson.pdf111 KBdownload-circle A new paper by a group of influential rightwing thinktankers on Britain’s economic stagnation has garnered attention from... 0199
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialDuncan Robinson @duncanrobinson.bsky.social · 26/04/2025 021031
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialEmma Mitchell @silverpebble2.bsky.social · 05/04/2025I'm recovering from a breakdown atm-finances bit worrying atm. I teach illustration & how creative activity improves mental health-I've taught on BBC Countryfile & the V & A. I've 3 w'shops atm-learn sth new & support me at same time-enter THANKYOU15 for 15%off. Pls RT,ty: workshops.emmamitchell.uk 315488
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialJonathan Atkinson @lowwintersun.bsky.social · 08/03/2025.@adamtooze.bsky.social on the vacuity of international climate policy, which seeks to legitimate a private finance-led transition whilst failing to follow through on what might be required to realise it. I see many of the same dynamics in domestic policy... adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-...adamtooze.substack.comChartbook 267 JET-P: The "Paper Tigers" of Western climate geopolitics (also Carbon Notes #12)"If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck”, then we all know what follows. 101
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialDown Here For Your Soul @bombsfall.bsky.social · 25/02/2025they're calling it the most normal and unsuspicious press release ever 1434765
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialAdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Dude, what the FUCK is going on in this Netflix OJ Simpson docuseries? 18050311634
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialKLOF Mag @klofmag.com · 18/02/2025Richard Dawson talks through his back catalogue on Bandcamp. We reviewed his latest album, End of the Middle, here - klofmag.com/2025/01/rich... Bandcamp Feature: daily.bandcamp.com/lists/richar...daily.bandcamp.comRichard Dawson: Master of SongThe style-straddling Geordie songwriter takes us through his back catalogue. 051
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialAnton Howes @antonhowes.bsky.social · 15/02/2025For centuries, coal heated homes near the places it was dug. Then, suddenly, in the 1570s it was rapidly adopted by Londoners, unleashing massive ripples through the economy. Why? The answer involves religious refugees, German mercenaries, and beer www.ageofinvention.xyz/p/age-of-inv...ageofinvention.xyzAge of Invention: How Coal Really WonThe Coal Conquest, Part II 0185
Reposted by @collapsiblehaddock.bsky.socialMark Pack @markpackuk.bsky.social · 02/02/2025Channel 4 and its Chief Exec got a lot of publicity for research into Gen Z and democracy. But what happens when you check the polling data and the footnotes? theweekinpolls.substack.com/p/gen-z…theweekinpolls.substack.comGen Z, democracy and a problem with the speech from Channel 4's Chief ExecWelcome to the 146th edition of The Week in Polls (TWIP) which cannot quite tear itself away from looking at how The Times reports polls, but this time at least it is a report from that paper about a… 89447
![This approach allowed for decisions to be influenced by personal responsibilities and political allegiances. For example, after complaints about Rod Liddle over transphobic and Islamophobic comments, GLU proposed suspending him and wrote to LOTO to let them know (as Rod Liddle is a journalist). LOTO agreed with the proposed suspension. However, GLU's Director then informed the Executive Director of Governance, Membership and Party Services that "apparently Rod Liddle is chummy with lan Austin & by extension TW [Tom Watson]" and suggested they "sit on it for now" rather than suspend immediately. The Executive Director replied "Ok. I will speak to lan", presumably a reference to consulting lan Austin on a disciplinary case against his friend.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5hyjbx4hnlxe5il24ydnn4sr/bafkreif2xt42sgqkkedz5xfkmxzjef3i2vnqa5bzne2yfkcrsljfxmhoha)
![Two days later, however, on 6 May 2016, Stolliday emailed Oldknow:
Apparently Rod Liddle is chummy with lan Austin & by extension TW [Tom Watson].
I still want to do this but we're not under pressure to do it - so may just sit on it for
now
Oldknow replied: "Ok. / will speak to lan", presumably a reference to lan Austin.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:5hyjbx4hnlxe5il24ydnn4sr/bafkreif2o4hpu5ky3fhqeuycmah7xihiii54hdclb6w4c43goxowitppze)
