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Darren Maughan

@darrenm1973.bsky.social
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"life started to be obscured by miasmic clouds of cowardice and treachery." Sibyl Pietzsch, movie script writer in Berlin 1931. A Teessider in Vauxhall, London (UK). I like science fiction, 20th century architecture, football (Middlesbrough) and politics.

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 13h
Oh my god, they did the meme.
The "this fucking sucks actually vs literal coolest thing ever meme". 

A guy sneering, wearing a Vote Conservative hat is saying "This fucking sucks actually" while pointing to the AI generated version of Rayner from the Tory Party Conference tapestry, vaping and drinking a beer. She has the words "literal coolest thing ever" above her.
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 15h
oh Matthew no #CPC26
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 17h
They're selling Glenys Kinnock items at the Tory party conference.
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 18h
The new Ed Stone
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General Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 18h
Did you weave Angela Rayner in? Sure did boss, real cool and relatable just like you asked for Great....wait what? #CPC26
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Twlldun @twlldun.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Love some bloke who has had a sinecure at the times for 27 years lecturing us about the need for us to lose our jobs
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Elizabeth DeLoria, Pope of Chili-Town @yourdadloves.me · 03/10/2026
A two panel meme of the Simpsons. The top panel has kirk van houten gesturing to a race care bed. The text reads "im an AI guy. How many local models do YOU run?" The bottom panel is homer with a pope hat photoshopped onto his head. The bottom text reads "I run the catholic church."
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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KYLIE AND CAVEY WHERE THE WILD ROSES GROW
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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DIVINE LOVE REACTION
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Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
We have a Mr Eusebio on line 1....
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Latest Badenoch: “If [Andy Burnham]’s not calling an election, why’s he talking about things happening in 2030?” - alarming the extent to which so much of our political class cannot process the idea of “planning for events four years in the future”.
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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ORBITAL ORBITAL
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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TOM WAITS RAIN DOGS
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
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GRACE JONES SLAVE TO THE RHYTHM
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Middlesbrough FC just announced the players turning up for the legacy match next week, and there are a few obscure ones.
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davidjohngreen.bsky.social @davidjohngreen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It could be something as innocent as lamping
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Nigel Farage listening to the news about RAF Fairford
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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BLONDIE EAT TO THE BEAT
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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BANANARAMA AIE MWANA
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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SMITHS STRANGEWAYS HERE WE COME
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Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Ah yes the circle of life
• Dispatched
Sep 25 23:03 pm
In Transit
Sep 26 09:52 am
Delayed
Sep 26 10:57 am
Held By Carrier
Sep 26 15:07 pm
Destroyed
Sep 26 15:08 pm
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Ursula K. Le Guin Bot @leguinbot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy?
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pep Guardiola when asked what he knows about Man City's cheating
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Fawlty Towers Manuel: I Know Nothing
Alt: Fawlty Towers Manuel: I Know Nothing
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Enzo Maresca posts ‘I know nothing’ message after Manchester City’s guilty verdict (It's a shame Pep didn't say this as the whole gif would work) www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Fawlty Towers Manuel: I Know Nothing
Alt: Fawlty Towers Manuel: I Know Nothing
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
More me than the interviewer. After the interview was complete I went to shake her hand. It was then I realised her right hand had been amputated. Then I tried to shake it. Didn't get the job.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Daughter asked me to put "chocolate lesbians" on the shop which led to some confusion before we figured out she meant chocolate Liebniz biscuits.
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Jake Callaghan @jakecallaghan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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BEATLES ABBEY ROAD
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I once called Owen Jones "Squealer" (Animal Farm) and he blocked me on old Twitter.
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We can now look forward to a long appeal process, I know. But we can also say, now, "Manchester City, who were found guilty of 114 charges..." every time we mention the club's name; and I believe we should. No more "allegations". They were found guilty, and that is a fact.
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Apropos of nothing. I regularly say this phrase by the Robot Devil from Futurama.
Robot Devil (Futurama) gleefully rubbing its hands. The panel says "ooh, deep-fried robot."
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
guy who fell into a coma after the last episode of fawlty towers wakes up and looks at the internet
5 panel comic

Panel 1: Purple Guy looks at a laptop and says “boy o boy! I wonder what my comedy hero’s up to”

Panel 2: A tweet from John Cleese that reads “This is where the Arabs were ahead of us

By castrating all their slaves, they made sure that there were no descendants who could claim reparations”

Panels 3-5: Purple Guy slowly closes laptop with a mystified look of revulsion
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
After reading this, I'm imagining the end credits from Dr Strangelove
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
😂
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🤣🤣🤣
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I remember 2 policemen came to the school and gave an assembly. They mentioned that the word "pig" was an offensive term to use towards police officers. And that's how I, and many others, learned a new thing we used almost immediately.
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The cognitive dissonance was getting too much for Issy. Next, she'll be integrating into Islamic culture. Or maybe not.
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Danny Tommo slashing RNLI boats? Not the sharpest tool in the box yet despite the evidence, the government and police will do nothing about it.
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This is a mad thread but this has made both gag and vomit at the same time.
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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
On the BBC News Katya Adler has just described Germany, where the far right AFD keep winning elections, as entering 'uncharted political territory'. Hmmm. Where Germany is concerned I think that territory is pretty well charted.
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vivekgani.bsky.social @vivekgani.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Guess its that time again to revisit this 🧵: bsky.app/profile/c0nc...
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
And,of course, if the FA bottles it, Southampton probably will have to face Steve Gibson's legal action. It's weird, for a team and support I was completely indifferent too, I find them most nauseating.
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Darren Maughan @darrenm1973.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I'll reckon the FA will bottled it. * * * * * BBC News - Spygate: Southampton and Tonda Eckert await FA ruling - BBC Sport www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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Spygate: Southampton and Tonda Eckert await FA ruling
As Southampton manager Tonda Eckert awaits the FA hearing into his 'Spygate' misconduct conduct charge BBC sports editor Dan Roan speaks to him and club chief executive Phil Parsons on what happens ne...
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD RELAX REMIX
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
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SHANGRI LAS LEADER OF THE PACK
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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ABBA GOLD
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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CHIC LE FREAK
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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WAS NOT WAS WALK THE DINOSAUR
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