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David Paisley

@davidpaisley.net
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Scottish, theatre loving, queer, gym rat 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 28/09/2026
I tried to batch cook as I'm bulking. I ate all the batches in one sitting. 🫃🏻
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 14/09/2026
WTF - how is this news? www.thesun.co.uk/tv/40335433/...
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Holby City star unrecognisable with HUGE muscles, tatts & beard years after show
A HOLBY City star looks completely unrecognisable showing off his ripped figure and huge tattoos 24 years after his first appearance on the BBC show. The Scottish actor, now 47, has replaced his cl…
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Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyding to Nothing @aylwin.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
OK so he's apparently the only labour guy who can take on reform in a GE but simultaneously needs the Greens to stand down so he can maybe win against reform to become MP in the first place? Is that an actual argument cos jfc.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 15/05/2026
Absolutely astonishing central performance from thejinkx.bsky.social tonight - full audience standing ovation, and well deserved. Go see End Of The Rainbow - if you can get a ticket. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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StoneyCat ≅ 🏳️‍🌈💚🏳️‍⚧️ @stoneycat.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Please can I ask anyone on Instagram to follow this fabulous creative www.instagram.com/asher_nichol... He will be graduating this summer and available for work. Just look at the detail on this set! If any industry people want to see it in person visit northernart.ac.uk/summer-show-... for details
Set of Mr Freeze pod (Batman) in his science lab.
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James Chapman @jamesmchapman.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Sky News projecting a national vote share for Reform of 27%, based on results so far. That’s four points down on what they achieved in local elections last year. Somewhat of a counter to the prevailing narrative. More evidence that Reform appears to have peaked.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 08/05/2026
Isn't it amazing that nowadays if you put into a search engine "find my nearest supermarket" the first thing you'll get is AI describing how you might go about finding where your nearest supermarket is, and not, you know, the location of the nearest supermarket. How useful.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 08/05/2026
I love being extra specially nice when I'm in London. Thanks so much! Have a great day! Cheers Driver! No, you first! Let me open that door for you. Would you like my seat? It really puts people on edge.
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 28/04/2026
Watching Star Trek Voyager an B'ELanna has just found out she's pregnant and says, when asked if she wants to know the sex of the baby "No, i don't want to label it". Season 7. First aired 2000/01.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 27/04/2026
Thank you! 🥰
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 26/04/2026
As much as I hate the other place, this interaction is hilarious. 😂
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Richie Daiches Barlow @thedogwalker.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
So proud. 🫶🏼
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 26/04/2026
I wanted to share some personal news: I became a dad recently.👨🏼‍🍼 The last few weeks have completely changed my life. 👶🏼 Becoming a father is something I’ve hoped for as long as I can remember, and now this little human is here, I love them more than I ever thought possible. 🥰
A man holding a newborn baby
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 15/04/2026
I love the UK. My train to the airport was more expensive than my flight. Amazing.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 03/04/2026
You'd think having your heart broken would get easier, as you get older, but sadly it seems to hurt just as much, but in different ways. 💔
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 29/03/2026
I saw someone online say that instead of the clocks changing at 1am on a Sunday, meaning we all lose an hour in bed, why don't they go forward at 4pm on a Friday, so everyone celebrates, and I can't stop thinking about it.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 02/03/2026
People who send plain text emails in this day and age. Good grief.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 23/02/2026
I can't believe I've never seen Happy Valley. Then I watched episode 1 and just binged the whole thing. Incredible.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 22/02/2026
No one: Labour, Reform and the UK Media about the Greens:
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Final weekend. One last push. This is about whether you want local plumber Hannah Spencer or the extreme Reform candidate. It's hope vs hate. It's Greens vs Reform. Hope can win.
Hannah and Zack having a selfie
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 22/02/2026
My boyfriend just called me Gen X and I'm raging.
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TACC @tacc.org.uk · 21/02/2026
@www.helenwebberley.com is collecting testimonies from people who have been affected by Cass. Have your say, and share this with anyone else who may have been affected. www.helenwebberley.com/p/have-you-h...
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120 people have had their say on the Cass Review. Have you?
We asked how the Cass Review has affected real lives. The responses keep coming, and the pattern is clear.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 21/02/2026
I just made a pasta bake for dinner for my boyfriend, and he asked if we could give some to his flatmate, then he took one look at it and said, actually no, better not, he's Italian. 😳
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
2026 basically
A photo of an ice cream machine with a sign reading, "Anything is possible with ice cream." Beneath that is a hand lettered sign reading, "No ice cream".
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 18/02/2026
I have some really big news coming that I can't wait to share... But I can't say. 🤐 But in a few weeks time...
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She Guevara @sheg7.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
All of this in order to stop a handful of trans women from sitting in a room with cis women and knitting scenic toppers for postboxes, organising a fundraiser for a local charity, or baking a cake for the village fête.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 14/02/2026
I know I'm Scottish, therefore I love all things battered, and I'm fond of a brussels sprout, but even I am unsure about this...
An image of a packet of battered Brussels sprouts from Aldi
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Joaquín Baldwin @joabaldwin.com · 24/12/2025
🦋 Welcome to Buesky! 🦋 It's long past time to leave the Nazi bar, and you'll have a much better time here. I updated this guide due to the influx of users fleeing Grok's new AI bullshit. Share widely for all the newcomers!
Tips: moving from Xitter to Bsky

Before you start following people, fill out your profile! Bio, PFP, banner, and post at least 5 to 10 things. Just reuse your top 10 banger tweets—recycling is encouraged! This way, people will know you aren’t a bot, will see what you are about, and might follow back.

Turn off NSFW filters in Settings > Moderation > Enable Adult Contentand at the bottom on Settings > Moderation > Bluesky Mod Service

Find your friends from the hellsite using Sky-Follower-Bridge.devNot perfect, but it will find the majority of the people you were following.Beware of fake tools that ask for money!

Follow a few feeds related to your interests. In bsky you choose what kind of content you want to see. You can pin feeds (into tabs) to the top of your timeline, and you always have access to the Following feed which shows nothing but who you choose to follow.

Block often. Don’t interact with trolls. Don’t quote dunk, comment, nothing. Let them rot in silence, take away their oxygen and they’ll asphixiate. This is the Bsky way.

Turn off language filters in Settings > Languages > Content Languages
Or you won’t see posts from anyone in Japan, Germany, etc, in your feeds, even if they only post a cool image with no text. Weird, but trust me on this one. Uncheck all to see all posts.

Fuck content scrapers. Do not let that trash overwhelm this site, do not share their stolen content. You can block them all with two clicks by going to joabaldwin.com/scrapers and on the top-right clicking on Subscribe > Block Accounts (I know, “Subscribe” is an odd thing to name it, but that’s how block lists work).

Use alt text to make images accessible. Helps for translations, readability, findability, and users with slow internet. Turn on Settings > Accessibility > Require alt text before posting

It takes time to rebuild, but the best time to do it is right now. Use your last tweets to tell everyone to move, then stop posting. Twitter is a Nazi/AI/bot/crypto cesspit.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 24/12/2025
I just spent £15 getting deliveroo to bring me Ferrero Rocher. No regrets.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 24/12/2025
I'm watching a Christmas movie and this is one of the IMDb reviews...
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Crime Against Christmas and Scotland
I genuinely wanted to love this movie, as I love anything Christmas, and anything Scotland. Seemed like I couldn't possibly miss with this one.

Boy, was I wrong.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 17/12/2025
As a compassionate and principled person I'm absolutely against capital punishment, it's morally and ethically unjustifiable. But I'd consider bringing it back for the person who decided to put Eclairs into Cadbury's Miniatures.
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 05/12/2025
I still have my profile on the other place - and any time I log in half my feed is just people saying vague things and 50 replies asking for context. It's baffling.
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Laura @rural-laura.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
Last year his estate donated the royalties for Last Christmas to his charity that offers funding for LGBTQIA+ orgs and they said they'd do it again this year. Listen to it loads!
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 01/12/2025
So my boyfriend has never watched an episode of Stranger Things in his life and I started him on Episode 1 Season 1 last night - he's already on episode 7. He's gonna watch those kids grow up at the speed of light and have 0 pause in between seasons. I'm kinda jealous.
media.tenor.com
a close up of a man in a military uniform looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .
ALT: a close up of a man in a military uniform looking at the camera with a serious look on his face .
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 22/11/2025
Nothing to see here, just @thetimes.com having to apologise for calling an anti-trans group anti-trans. The British media's complicity in instigating and prolonging moral panics targeting vulnerable minorities will be studied for years to come.
Text in this image says: 

THE TIMES

November 17, 2025

Transgender Trend, an organisation that advocates "an evidence-based social and clinical approach towards children who self-identify as transgender", was described as "an anti-trans organisation" in early editions of Saturday's paper (“Children's programmes ‘promote trans ideology", News, Nov 15). This was an error, introduced in the production process.Screenshot of a Wikipedia article about the group Transgender Trend

WIKIPEDIA

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Transgender Trend

Article

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Not to be confused with Transtrender.

Transgender Trend is an anti-trans[2][3][4][5] British pressure group, which describes itself as a group of parents, professionals and academics who are concerned about the number of children diagnosed with gender dysphoria. [6] [7] It was founded in 2015 by Stephanie Davies-Arai.[1]
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 13/11/2025
Watching the state pension age rise when you've got Scottish male genes...
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 16/10/2025
I try to be tolerant of other people's political views, but I probably will be unfriending anyone who votes Reform. I'm sorry, but we just won't get on. 🚮
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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 16/10/2025
We now have 115,000 members (translation: a sh*t load). And we're not stopping there. Thousands of people are joining every week to be part of a different, hopeful politics. Join the Green Party today ⤵️
REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE.

SH*T LOADS
of Green Party Members*

*115,000 to be precise

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ
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LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation.com · 16/10/2025
Conversion therapy is abuse & torture. It should never be legal. - buff.ly/NDABk93
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 16/10/2025
So the pound shop has a knock off of WD-40 and it's... 😳💦
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 14/10/2025
Does anyone else have this thing happen where your phone says it has 4G or 5G signal, but it totally doesn't and nothing connects? I feel like I'm being lied to. 😬 Those little bars of lies. 📶
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 10/10/2025
Ok, this is such a middle aged thing, but... My washing machine has a 3:40 cycle, or a 49 minute quick cycle, why doesn't it have something in between? You know, when you're in a moderate rush? Has no one invented a washing machine where you can say "ok, I've got 2 hours, do your thing"?
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 06/10/2025
Things I never thought I'd say until I got over 40: "Well, that's quite enough excitement for one day"
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Lee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 02/10/2025
This was the first test that had many trans people worried the Greens would fold. That they didn't is an excellent sign and a rare show of actual support for trans people from a political party that isn't just empty words. More of this @zackpolanski.bsky.social ❤️
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 01/10/2025
So I just read a news article that mentioned Taylor Swift's "20 year career" and I nearly had a heart attack and died.
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Jess O'Thomson @jessothomson.co.uk · 29/09/2025
I know statistically most of you work in tech, so come work for Good Law Project! Closes a week today! goodlawproject.org/vacancy/camp...
goodlawproject.org
Campaign Technology Officer | Good Law Project
Join the team at GLP
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 29/09/2025
If "voluntary work" is a precondition to access certain rights as a citizen, then it's not voluntary, it's just unpaid labour. There's another name for that.
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
The major political parties, broadcasters, and institutions should all leave X. It's an extremely dangerous disinformation machine, and staying there only legitimises it and the chaotic agenda of the richest man in the world. Who is a raving fucking lunatic. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Ed Miliband says it is ‘possible’ that UK government should leave X
Energy minister says platform’s owner Elon Musk is a ‘dangerous man’ who is part of a ‘global network of right’
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David Paisley @davidpaisley.net · 28/09/2025
I love how Starmer says the BritCard is going to be free. If an online service is "free" - you, and your data, are the product.
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