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Armando Iannucci @aiannucci.bsky.social · 10h

Contains gobsmacking discussion of how the Tories thought it would be a good idea to hang a replica Iranian drone above their Party Conference platform. What could possibly go wrong? Answers are in the podcast. #StrongMessageHere. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Strong Message Here - Handcuffed to a Zombie (with Tom Peck) - BBC Sounds

Has civil war turned into open war on the British right?

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Matt Oakley @mattoakleymojo.bsky.social · 20h

On this day 1605 Guy Fawkes began his journey to London. It would take him several days because his legs were made of old tights stuffed with newspapers.

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

This was well worth a listen, thanks

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Captain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Some more from the fruit cellar:

The "Distracted Boyfriend" meme, but the boyfriend is now a blood-spattered-but-smiling Ash Williams. His girlfriend has a massive hand for a head and the object of Ash's attention is now a massive chainsaw that's somehow walking down the street. It doesn't really make a lot of sense, but I guess they can't all be winning ideas and I've been doing this shit for 7 years now.

The "Success Kid" meme, but he's now got a chainsaw for a hand. It's night time and he's standing in front of the cabin from 'The Evil Dead' with a steely look of determination on his face. Peering out from one of the cabin windows is the Winking Agatha meme.

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Captain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Today's Hallowmemes are a celebration of "The Evil Dead" which had its premiere at the Redford Theatre on this day in 1981.

The "They Don't Know" meme. The wording reads "They don't know that my wife became possessed by a Kandarian demon and that I buried her in the earthen floor of the fruit cellar." There's a slightly raised trapdoor in the middle of the floor, showing said Kandarian demon reaching a hand out while looking mightily pissed off. The dancers in the rest of the image seem blissfully unaware.

The "Peter Parker Reading A Book" meme, but Pete is now Ash Williams. The large panel on the left shows him looking through the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis - AKA The Book of The Dead. There are two smaller panels on the right hand side. The top right panel shows the view over Ash's shoulder as he uses his chainsaw hand to point out some ancient, cursed text. The bottom right panel shows a closeup of Ash - now a Deadite - looking mildly surprised that reading from something called The Book of The Dead might not be the best idea.

The "Pointing Leo" meme, but Leo is now the Deadite version of Ash Williams. His medallion has been swapped for the fuck ugly magnifying glass necklace his girlfriend pretended to love.

The "Golden Ticket" meme which shows Charlie Bucket looking excited as he holds up a winning golden ticket for a trip to Willy Wonka's Murder Emporium, but the golden ticket is now a page from the Necronomicon Ex-Mortis from "The Evil Dead" (1981), and l'il Chuck is now a Deadite.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 10/10/2026

‘Death comes with Anti-Vaccination’ Patrick Kroon, 1920-30 www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collectio...

The personification of Death (wearing a top hat and carrying a scythe labeled "ANTIVACCINATIE") strides across numbered grave markers or tombstones.

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

These boys should lose their fucking futures, the same way they would if they were caught planning to murder someone, which they may have been MAKE BOYS AFRAID OF BEING RAPISTS amp.idahostatesman.com/news/local/c...

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Boise police investigate alleged violent group chat at Timberline High

The Boise School District and Boise police are investigating a group chat in which students allegedly expressed a desire to take violent actions toward a female student.

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Jessica Price @delafina777.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This should be so obvious that it doesn’t need to be said, but given what kind of weekend it’s been on here, apparently it does: If you don’t want old rapists running the world, in office, in the board room, making decisions for all of us get comfortable with “ruining” young rapists’ lives

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yes, easier to share the emotional ride if you're waiting for the numbers to show. This is one reason I prefer clearly numbered, easy to read dice

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Yes, absolutely, it should help to illustrate the sorts of things players/characters do in the game.

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Less than two minutes even, time well spent!

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

For something like a Warhammer convention, I'd expect primarily different editions of WFRP, or Old World (whatever that's called), maybe some Age of Sigmar. As long as it is clearly communicated what's supported or encouraged, I'd allow same setting different rules, but be explicit on sign up.

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Brexit Bin 🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇩🇪 @brexitbin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There is currently a majority in parliament to rejoin the Single Market. Lab, LDs, Greens, SNP, Plaid and some others have over 490 seats. That's 75% of parliament! A majority needs 326. So over 150 MPs from the Left/Liberal side could vote against the Single Market and we'd still have a majority!

LET PARLIAMENT HOLD A FREE VOTE ON REJOINING THE SINGLE MARKET

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Signed. Next, tax the oil companies!

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Nah, dwarfs are from The Black Country, eh? Yam-yams.

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Make a band bigger: Aphex Triplet Midfield Field Marshal Omni Quartet Empress Wu Tang State

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Mark Rees @reviewwales.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🐙 H.P. Lovecraft, the writer who helped define cosmic horror, was born on 20 August 1890 in Providence, Rhode Island. This life-sized bronze statue was created by local artist Gage Prentiss in 2019 and commissioned by fans. It still awaits a permanent home in Providence.

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The OK, the not great, and the unconventionally handsome

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Nigel Farage's approval ratings have now sunk even lower than Keir Starmer's before he resigned, yet we're still being encouraged to believe he has some kind of magic connection with the British public

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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Repost from August 2024

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

This is great, plus I just heard @sirlarkins.bsky.social talking to @kennethhite.bsky.social on KARTAS about some more good news, congratulations!

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

13 MILLION adults in England are locked out of an NHS dentist, and preventable tooth decay is the #1 reason kids end up in hospital. No more dental deserts. No more DIY dentistry. Sign the petition now to tell our new PM to fix NHS dentistry for good: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/fi...

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Fix and fund NHS Dentistry NOW!

Thirteen MILLION of us are still locked out of dental care. After two years of ministers promising to finally fix NHS dentistry, shocking new data just revealed that almost nothing has changed. That ...

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/07/2026

Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I'm confident nobody will share this.

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I'm toying with it, but will probably just wait for Elric. The lack of well defined, explicit background in the Dragon Emperor campaign in the box has led me to invent more stuff than I've done in a long time. Also to draw in the players' inspirations and backgrounds more than I think I've ever done

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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 18/06/2026

I would like to go back in time and show David Cameron this article when he thinks about putting on a referendum about the EU to calm how party. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... How Brexit still divides British voters

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In charts: How Brexit still divides British voters

In the Makerfield by-election, Andy Burnham is trying to win over an area that voted heavily for Leave

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Hercules as prototype Obelix?

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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

"Britain is broken" is a dogwhistle btw. It leave a vacuum for the ppl to decide which parts of Britian are broken. If you ask me, I'd say its the running of the NHS, education which is now wildly inconsistent, housing supply, train services. If you ask a bigot, they'd say 'too many foreigners'

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

If I wanted to see the thing, I'd be watching YouTube or preferably the actual telly

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

If you could write this as a book without getting into legal difficulties, I'd read that!

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 09/05/2026

🎉 BIG GAINS IN BRUM 🎉 👏 Huge congratulations to Birmingham Green Party on going from 2 to 19 councillors! 💚 Greens are now the second biggest party on Birmingham Council.

LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026

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COUNCILLORS
ELECTED IN BIRMINGHAM

Green Party
Promoted by Chris Williams, on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Time to start saving. Also time to start sowing seeds in my current Dragonbane game for a sideways trip into another part of the multiverse...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

CEO pay rose 20 times faster than worker pay in 2025, per Oxfam. Overall, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025 — while CEO pay rose 54% during the same time. Trickle-down economics was always a sham. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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CEO pay soared in 2025, 20 times faster than workers’ pay

Analysis finds real wages fell 12% since 2019, with inequality widening in the US beyond global levels

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Chrome can do one after this. I'm sure lots of you wonderful people have already ditched it, call me a bit slow, but this is the (4GB) straw

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Post you favourite lord of the rings character, wrong answers only

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Mark @inspectorlophius.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Nearest book, page 42,second sentence. "These did not foresee the evils they would suffer from; they felt only the joy of abundance of their plants and the herding of their Nebrie grubs." (The World of The Dark Crystal, Brian Froud, J.J. Llewellyn)

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