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David Faggiani

@dfaggiani.bsky.social
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TV/politics geek, liberal/socialist, co-founder of Game Of Seats discussion group, ex-smoker. Work at LSE. Host of The EscapeGoat Podcast. Next-of-kin to chaos 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ escapegoatpodcast.libsyn.com/website

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Jeanine 💙 @madammaleficent.bsky.social · 21h
It’s OCTOBER and that means daily horror movies. I LOVE horror movies…Today I’m watching… Day 2… Hellraiser
Hellraiser movie poster
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It should never be forgotten MEL BROOKS had the World Premiere of BLAZING SADDLES (1974) at the Pickwick Drive-In Theater in Burbank, Los Angeles for 250 invited guests - ALL ON HORSEBACK.
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Trëy @quiksnowboard7.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
#MovieHistory On this day, 1969, one of the great American films, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, starring Paul Newman & Robert Redford, had its premiere in New Haven, CT. It was the highest-grossing American film released in 1969, eventually earning more than $100 million domestically.
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Kate Hagen 🦂 𓋹 🦂 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Finally caught up with 28 YEARS LATER + THE BONE TEMPLE this week...uhhh spoilers I guess but did anybody write anything interesting about that franchise's absolute COMMITMENT to male nudity, still a truly unique occurrence in horror.
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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026
Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/
Comic. [Person with long hair pointing to diagram with Tyrannosaurus Rex standing next to a person.] PERSON: We now believe the primary prey of Tyrannosaurus Rex was these humans who kept standing next to it for scale.
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Jack Graham @timescarcass.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Least surprising news ever.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley has refused to rule out another run for the Senate in 2028. He’d be 101 at the end of that term.
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Microplastics Sommelier @leastactionhero.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
tilly norwood vs fred flintstone made up: ✅ / ✅ has a job: ❌ / ✅ catchphrase: ❌ / ✅ pet dinosaur: ❌ / ✅ is a virgin: ✅ / ❌
Tilly Norwood, an inhuman gollum shaped like a perky brunette Fred Flintstone
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Leyton Jay @leytonjay.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
RIP Gerrit Graham who played Q(uinn) on #StarTrek Voyager. He died age 77.
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Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
OK this has completely sold me on the Gerwig Narnia, Charn as 70s glam rock infecting 1950s England is a banger idea
JADIS OF CHARN looking like a psychopathic take on Frida from ABBA wreaking havoc in 50s London (or possibly Oxford given the Eagle & Child pub name)
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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Gun to my head I would be forced to admit that "My patience is limited -- unlike my authority" is quite a good villainous cop boast. Hate to hand it to them but I gotta.
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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How should I feel about this?
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Jessica Ritchey @jmritchey.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
From stills you can already ping a visual sensibility Gerwig is bringing to this version, "Okay, a 70s rock-opera invasion of magic into a square post-war England." Does any image released from Doomsday tell you anything besides "All the money went to getting Downey back"?
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the babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
“you get those photos for the weed communion wafers ad?” “sure did, boss. real sexy, just like you asked.”
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Tom Reagan’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
🎵Eleanor Rigby Picks up the rice in the church where a wedding has been Lives in a dream Waits at the window Wearing the face that she keeps in a jar by the door Who is it for?🎵 McCartney wrote this 8 years before The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.
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Will Harris @willharrisinva.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Like you need another rave at this point, but having just gotten out of the theater, I can vouch for the fact that COYOTE VS. ACME is awesome.
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Slavoj Žižek has my dream job. I watched him speak in front of a crowd for 45 minutes uninterrupted about whatever he felt like while the host watched helplessly. when he finally finished she said "wise words" and he said "I HATE WISDOM" then started talking again
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Election Maps UK @electionmaps.uk · 19/09/2026
Westminster Voting Intention: LAB: 30% (+2) RFM: 22% (=) CON: 21% (+1) LDM: 10% (-1) GRN: 9% (=) RES: 3% (New) SNP: 2% (-1) Via Trajectory Partnership, 7-16 Sep. Changes w/ 5-12 Aug.
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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Why didn't Odysseus simply secure a mutually beneficial exchange with the Trojans through the blockchain? Was he stupid?
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Jack Graham @timescarcass.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Idioms do not become common currency unless they serve a required rhetorical purpose. The phrase 'legitimate concerns' is much employed by media and politicians because it is non-specific to the point of meaninglessness while implying deniable endorsement. It is a highly useful glob of syllables.
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Michael Varrati @michaelvarrati.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm sorry, but I can't be the only person who is wildly amused by the legs sticking out from the top of the door on the RESIDENT EVIL poster. I literally laugh every time I see it out in the world. To me, Door Legs is an icon. A diva. The moment. Door Legs is Time's Person of the Year.
The poster for 2026's RESIDENT EVIL, featuring a darkened doorway with limbs sticking out of the shadows in various directions.
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Politics UK @politicsuk.com · 07/09/2026
🚨 NEW: Green Councillor Hamza Chowdhury says he will run against Zack Polanski to be the Green candidate in Holborn and St Pancras "We don’t need another MP who arrives during the election campaign, puts out a few leaflets and disappears once the votes are counted"
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Termite Terrace Club @termiteterraceclub.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Happy birthday to the French-Canadian arch-nemesis of Bugs Bunny, Blacque Jacque Shellacque. Just about similar as Yosemite Sam but he has his own personal flare. He appeared in two theatrical shorts: “Bonanza Bunny” (1959) and “Wet Hare” (1962).
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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Huge victory for Woke; pronouns are back, white men are done for.
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Sam Wilson @samwilson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Damning silence from Labour on their Napoleon III exhumation policy
Tom Harwood tweets:

BREAK: Nigel Farage says under a Reform government the body of Napoleon III could be returned from England to France.
The last French emperor's final resting place is in The Imperial Crypt at St Michael's Abbey in Farnborough.
He died in exile in England in 1873 following the fall of the Second Empire. His body was never returned to France because they didn't want it, and due to his wife's wishes. She was later buried alongside him.
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David Faggiani @dfaggiani.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Neil Patrick Harris: Oh, Well That's Alright Then!
ALT: Neil Patrick Harris: Oh, Well That's Alright Then!
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It's Day 3 and we've knocked on thousands of doors. The response is already incredible. We can absolutely win this. Join us on Sunday for our huge day out! t.co/gi7awKPvrq
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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/zack-polanski-green-party-leader-london-byelection-holborn-pancras-labour-b1295773.html
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 04/09/2026
How Cold War 2 could turn into World War 3 trib.al/G94Gp03
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How Cold War 2 could turn into World War 3
Grey-zone attacks are growing bolder - with airports in the Kremlin's crosshairs
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Good of Trump to list the quislings.
Donald J. Trump
@reaDonaldTrump
People, especially Patriots from the United States of America, love the name change of Lake Ontario to Lake America!
The support has been overwhelming, including affirmation from Google Maps, Apple Maps, and Microsoft's Bing Maps.
Since the name change, business on the United States side of the Lake has been absolutely BOOMING! President DONALD
J. TRUMP
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The Globe and Mail @theglobeandmail.com · 03/09/2026
Gloria Steinem, the American writer, lecturer, activist and organizer who fought for gender equality and women’s civil and reproductive rights for more than five decades, has died, her foundation said. She was 92 years old. 🔗 Read more here: bit.ly/3VbkZoE
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Erin Fogg says Free Link @criminalerin.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
The Menu (2022)
Anya Taylor Joy in The Menu, an excellent movie in which spoilers she orders a cheeseburger from a fancy chef
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Ghost Planet @ghostplanet.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Prev from @varassik.com answer, Adult Swim pretty much buried Space Ghost Coast to Coast after it stopped production because of terrible company politics that boils down to "Mike Lazzo didn't like it or anyone working on it for petty reasons and he had final say as everyone's boss"
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David Faggiani @dfaggiani.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Concur.
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TheRealJims @therealjims.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Coyote vs Acme is excellent, the best (and weirdest) Looney Tunes movie so far. It's full of great gags, very biting satire, and somehow, genuine emotional depth? It's a love letter to Looney Tunes mayhem while delivering a story with real substance. Who knew Wile E Coyote was so deep? 🧨🧨🧨
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grant @grantpardee.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Tiny Tim, who DESERVED to die,"
Gonzo in Muppet Christmas Carol delivering the line "And Tiny Tim, who did NOT die"
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Agree and reading Starmer's statement it's infuriating how his sense of moral superiority has stayed intact despite everything.
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Po-LINA-tergeist 👻 لينا @agirlcalledlina.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Bookmarking this
Polanski won't actually stand in this seat.
He'll "consider" it for some attention/ coverage then wait for a safer one imo (which is the correct decision too)
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Lucy 🦇 @lucywerwulf.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
GOOD MORNING!! IT'S FINALLY THE BERRRRRR MONTHS!!
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Linus & Snoopy Play in Fall Leaves
ALT: Linus & Snoopy Play in Fall Leaves
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falco @shitrock.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
in the van (note - NOT the club) on our way to this run of dates, beginning tomorrow in Dusseldorf. Damien has already declaimed several successful films and Jack went in early on a sandwich, which I assume belonged to him. Me? I just shaved a squirrel. Standard Sunday.
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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Are they opposed to postal voting because they're all on US centric social media websites? Like this isn't particularly a thing I think of as an issue in uk politics. I think our patriots should be more invested in having their nonsense pseudo issues Made in Britain, stamped with a Union Jack.
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weinberg @weinbergs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Coyote vs. Acme is easily the best feature film starring the Looney Tunes characters: a funny, clever dissection of the relationship between two classic characters, an amusing courtroom farce, and the best live-action/cartoon combination since Roger Rabbit. Highly recommended for adults and kids.
Coyote vs. Acme poster
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S.E. Danesti @seedanesti.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
On a freezing 1983 night shoot, Dolly Parton laid her shawl over a homeless man. She says Sylvester Stallone yanked it off, calling the man "scum." Parton grabbed it back: "That could have been you, you ungrateful son of a b*tch." The next day, he'd bought the man a blanket.
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Johnathan Perkins @johnathanperk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Ok so, the D major chord Dolly’s playing in is notoriously difficult. And this young lady makes it look easy—in full acrylic nails. This is 1979. #Dolly #DollyParton 🖤✨🙏🏽
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𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
A legend on the set of ‘Legend’ 𝚁𝚎𝚜𝚝 𝙸𝚗 𝙿𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚎, 𝚃𝚒𝚖 𝙲𝚞𝚛𝚛𝚢 (𝟷𝟿𝟺𝟼 ~ 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟼) 🖤
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Sexy Plato's Cave @andrewblair.co.uk · 26/08/2026
Lovely BBC piece about Tim Curry there with a very moving quote from Mel Gibson
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Ian Greaves @greavesian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The first BBC repeat since NINETEEN SEVENTY-FIVE. Which is just mad.
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lastpositivist.bsky.social @lastpositivist.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Probably not my most controversial take but in my opinion one thing that makes Jolene such a good song is that the narrative perspective is really really interesting, a genuinely novel (or at least very unusual) take on the love song as a genre.
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