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David Stubbs

@davidstubbs.bsky.social
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Writer. Mr Agreeable in a previous life. Author of, among others, Fear Of Music: Why People Get Rothko But Don’t Get Stockhausen (Zero) and Different Times: A History Of British Comedy (Faber)

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LadyFluffyOrca 🫍📎 🇬🇧🇵🇸🇺🇦 @ladyfluffyorca.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW | A corrective to the obituaries… HERE LIES JEFFREY ARCHER The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/here-lies-...
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Here lies Jeffrey Archer
The death of one of Britain’s most infamous liars brings back memories of Monica Coghlan.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yeah, this is going well. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Tory shadow minister claims Luton has ‘no-go zones’ where ‘white people won’t go’
Blake Stephenson tells fringe meeting at Tory conference that the town is ‘a very dangerous place’ with ‘ghettoes’
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
Holy shit.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
They say if you can't think of anything nice to say about someone when they die that's because there's nothing nice to say, because they're, say, a disgraced Tory arsehole who wrote piss awful novels. If it turns out someone drove from Dundee to bludgeon him with a lump hammer, the same obtains.
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Michael Daly @michaeldaly64.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A bit of 70s pop culture history, a complete episode of "Lift Off With Ayshea" from 1974 with The Bay City Rollers, who were MASSIVE at the time www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJip...
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Lift Off With Ayshea ft. Bay City Rollers, 1974 **very rare**
YouTube video by Retro80s Music TV
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Yes.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Sadly I have know this happen with elderly cats belonging to two of my friends recently.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm dismayed about the Green Zionism/racism vote as I think it will be a hindrance - and Zionism, a contested term is one I'd personally avoid. But I'm not going to listen to bad faith centrists who have remained silent as the genocide has unfolded, only to erupt indignantly over issues like his.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Haha, apart from one, I wouldn't touch this list with a bargepole.
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🏳️‍⚧️ ⚧️ THRaKaTTaKeR 🤘🏻🏳️‍🌈 @thrakattaker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Just watched this, Bruce Dickinson on 8 untouchable albums: Iron Maiden “Killers” Deep Purple “Made In Japan” Deep Purple “In Rock” Jethro Tull “Aqualung” Led Zeppelin “IV” Judas Priest “British Steel” UFO “Strangers In The Night” Rainbow “Raising”
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At 68, Bruce Dickinson Finally Names 8 Albums He Calls Untouchable
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Croatia 0-6 England. Poor old Croatia. It's their racist fans I feel sorry for.
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Years of extremist media using phrases like 'Sadiq Khan's hated ULEZ cameras' in their headlines surely contributes to people like this becoming radicalised to commit terrorist acts?
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Really sorry about this, Mic. What a horrible, cowardly little cunt.
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Nick Dearden @nickdearden.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Massive crowd outside Palantir’s HQ. Throw this evil corporation out of our public services.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Don’t care for Banksy’s latest. Lazy and preachy.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Local HERO in Kansas gets arrested for slashing ICE agent's tires. In an effort to deescalate the surrounding crowd, the cop arresting him yelled that the Kansas man is being arrested for slashing tires. The crowd cheered in response to that and basically gave the man a standing ovation.
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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Jimmy Fallon sat Will Ferrell next to Chad Smith (the drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers) and the internet lost its mind.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Remijnds me of the similarly un-creative Delia Derbyshire. Just sound effects. Scissors and sellotape. Women's chores.
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
NEW | Another day, another columnist selectively quoting Orwell… ALLISON PEARSON’S ACTION MAN FETISH A deranged defence of the SAS and a dismissal of war crimes accusations is exactly what we expect from one of the Telegraph’s worst. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/allison-pe...
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Allison Pearson’s Action Man fetish
A deranged and bloodthirsty defence of the SAS and a dismissal of war crimes accusations is exactly what we can expect from one of the Telegraph’s worst.
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Alf Dubs @alfdubs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm so very sad to hear of the death of Esther Ranzen who played an important role in reuniting me with Nicky Winton - the man who saved my life. It's so desperately sad that she couldn't choose assisted dying as was her wish.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yes, me too.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
He's had two awful moments today - stringing along the terrorism bullshit (he could just have said nothing) - and this.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
One thing that's going to have to disappear from future credits as seen in Succession, Colin From Accounts, erc - grainy, flickery, Super 8-type images capturing the childhood moments of grown up characters. All of my videos of my kids as infants could have been taken yesterday.
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Nick Pettigrew @nick-pettigrew.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It seems apt that Manchester City fans adopted the Poznan, a celebration where everybody looks the other way.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Deliberately didn't watch the Burnham speech because how capably he emotes, how well he comes across, is irrelevant. Don't want to be subject to that manipulation. What is he going to do and is he going to do it? We'll see.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
24 Track Loop! The Fall Of Saigon!
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Tom Davies @tomdaviese17.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Any reality-based Man City fans gonna set up an AFC City then? Or will they decide to reputationally go down with the tainted ship?
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
So, if they've been released on bail, that means this has been something and nothing - anything from petty theft to dogging. Which is going to make some of the worst people look very stupid, not least Donald "I've been following them for some time" Trump. This has the potential to be a right laugh.
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flyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Well, there certainly does seem to be quite a lot about our relationship with America that is unclear, and deliberately hidden from the public
Sky News @SkyNews • •1h
Wes Streeting, onstage: "Our friendship with America is the closet alliance of any two nations on Earth"
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
RIP Kevin Woodcock. He was a genius.
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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Isn't it nice when there's something we can ALL agree on? #ReleaseTheUnredactedEPSTEIN-Files
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Scuzzy Mortspider 🕷️ 🎃 @jussienorthside.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Janice Turner has no background or training in medicine, neuroscience, psychology or psychiatry.
Janice Turner: Is your ADHD diagnosis really helping you?
A huge increase in those claiming the condition as well as receiving Pip to cope with it risks creating a lost generation
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Ariane Sherine Juniper @arianesherine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In Episode 2 of Ari & Ad Fix Your Life, Ad feels sad when Ari laughs at his made-up word. Listen to the full thing here: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/a...
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A former staff member of Tony Blair Institute said they had serious concerns that this was “very much trading money for access”, but was instructed by a colleague not to describe it that way. ‘They were saying you have to be really careful not to make it seem as if they’re paying money for access’😬
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Bought!
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I had an absolute blast doing this. Please give it a listen! www.patreon.com/ProRevolutio...
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Pop, politics and football | Pro Revolution Soccer
Tom and Juliet are joined by the Guardian journalist and friend of the show Tom Davies, along with a debuting special guest- renowned Melody
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Whitney Curry Wimbish @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The youngest person his pager attack killed was 9-year-old Fatima Abdullah, who had just started 4th grade. The pager was on a table when it went off and she picked it up to take to her dad. It exploded in her face and reports said it covered the room in her blood. She wanted to learn English.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
No, BBC, he has not been arrested over the video of dinghy slashing. He’s been arrested over the dinghy slashing. Words matter.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I did say Shabana Mahmood would be on the side of the thugs. Burnham keeping her in post was an utter disgrace. Labour supporters should be brave enough to say so. So should Labour MPs.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Me too. Feel same. Also have friends who have been catching up with the series from 1964 so cannot spoil.
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Dan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Not a dicky bird about thugs trying to sink a dinghy with a rescue worker on board or their claims to be "forming an army". Two boats of people seeking safety land and bingo bango they're the ones portrayed as the issue. Labour is complict in the rise of the far right. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Home Secretary hits out at 'unacceptable' migrant landings in Kent
Usually brought ashore by Border Security Command or the RNLI, these are the first uncontrolled landings since 2025.
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
NEW | I’m not surprised, but I am livid. BBC NEWS, ‘DANNY TOMMO’ AND THE DINGHY ATTACK THAT DISAPPEARED While the rest of the media – even the very worst parts – report on Daniel Thomas’ actions, BBC News fails to give its audience the facts. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/bbc-news-d...
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BBC News, ‘Danny Tommo’ and the dinghy attack that disappeared
While the rest of the media – even the very worst parts – report on Daniel Thomas’ actions, BBC News fails to give its audience the facts.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Preserve the BBC but defund, even disband BBC News. They are worse than nowhere and have been for a while. Do Attenborough, baking, comedy, whatever but stay away from the news. You are a national, fascist enabling liability.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
FOUR MINUTES OF ADS DURING THE ARSENAL WSL CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GAME ON DISNEY PLUS! IF JACOB'S CREEK THINK I'M GONNA BUY THEIR WINE OR HULU THINK I'M GONNA SUBSCRIBE TO THEM THEY CAN FUCKING THINK AGAIN! IT'S FOOTBALL, YOU IDIOTS! ADVERTISE AT HALF TIME OR FULL TIME OR FACE OUR LOATHING, YOU TWATS!
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Charlotte Church sang From the River to the Sea at a fundraising event for Palestinians and now all the usual people are screaming antisemitism and trying to cancel her. RT if you stand with Charlotte Church and Palestine.
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Ashok Kumar 🇵🇸 @comrade-kumar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Ed Sheeran’s tears weren’t for the mothers and fathers of Gaza carrying their children’s remains in bags, or the thousands of children who have undergone amputations without anaesthesia. His tears were for the money and fans he lost for by being a coward.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Perhaps they have a special "Harrison bin"! Bastards.
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David Stubbs @davidstubbs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Btw on FB I just posted up the BBC response to my complaint about the Webb-Miliband interview. Did you get a reply? Wonder if it was similarly worded. Sure they got a fair few complaints.
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The fact that many of the people on UC are also working is not mentioned until way, way down in this Times story. Same for the detail that lots of previous benefits have been phased out and rolled into UC. But above all, the TPA is a pressure group funded by people who avoid and evade tax.
One in five adults are on universal credit
More than seven million people are claiming the UK's main benefit, including a million people in their twenties, Taxpayers' Alliance research says
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Daisy Eastlake, Political Reporter
Monday September 21 2026, 7.00pm, The Times
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