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John Privilege

@jackploppy.bsky.social
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Sometime professional historian, oftentimes aspiring author, gamer, reader, film-goer, bad guitarist. Belfast.

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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 20m
Today’s news: that thing I made to make me a fuck-ton of money has escaped and will kill you all. Best to just knuckle under.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 35m
The quick fixes and scapegoating of shysters like Bolsonaro remain seductive. But it will end, like always, in disaster.
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Bolsonaro leads Lula as Brazil election goes to run-off
Brazilian senator Flavio Bolsonaro, son of the far-right former leader Jair Bolsonaro, finished ahead of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brazil's election, which will go to a run-off in three w...
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 14h
BlueSky making me a bit nostalgic for old Twitter tonight. Someone is utterly furious with a person I’ve never heard of. Other people trying to have polite disagreements on complex issues in 140 characters or less. People posting foodographs.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 15h
Holy shit. Are we all just living in an #AnnieJacobsen book now?
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 22h
Nah. Not feeling Shouty Sunday today.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Andy Burnham nestled in the spot in the name-calling, finger-pointing stakes between Communist Agitator and Capitalist Running Dog.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I’m enjoying #GraniteHarbour
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Night, Blueskies. Love you guys. youtu.be/phTcy69y8gw
youtu.be
Foo Fighters - Outside (sonic highways video)
YouTube video by MrSirViking
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Crumbled. Autocorrect, FFS. And I can’t delete it because somebody liked it.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Alright. My resistance has grumbled. I’m in #Celebritytraitors.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Nobody’s suckin’ diesel now.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gods, all those tech-bro billionaires want so badly to be a Bond/Marvel villain but they all just come across like wee pricks.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Don’t really follow internationals much but it was nice to see Jürgen getting his first win. And Flo scoring. #YNWA✊
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
‘Open the window, Mark…’ Now I want to watch Salem’s Lot again.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Ah. Lots of posts about Sweller Braverman. In totally unrelated news, here’s a blobfish.
A weird-looking blobfish that has the misfortune to resemble Suella Braverman.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Wait a second. It’s like all these American far-right Christian child-snatchers and death-penalty cheerleaders aren’t very Christian at all. 🤔
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Futurama Hmm
Alt: Futurama’s Fry looking suspiciously.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In other news, I really enjoyed #Hope. It’s batshit crazy and has a weird ending. But it’s terrific.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you see this, post a vampire that isn’t Dracula.
Danny Glick hovering outside the window in Salem’s Lot.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Went to see Hope tonight in Cineworld Belfast. There’s a concert on in #SSE as well. The usual shambles. Been stuck herein the car park for an hour and a half now. Watching car park staff dandering about scratching themselves.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
City wouldn’t know the right thing if it got up and gave them a haircut. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
bbc.co.uk
Man City appeal: Club will argue sponsorship deals came from Abu Dhabi government
Manchester City's appeal against the Premier League's verdict hinges on the club's claim that its sponsorship deals came from the Abu Dhabi government.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I can imagine Greasy Pete wanting to fondle the balls of American soldiers just to make sure they’re manly enough but in a Jesusy kind of way.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Greasy Pete Hegseth. I mean, it’s just fucking weird now. Surely Americans are sick of all this weird bullshit by now. Surely.
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Reading the details of the US execution story from last night and it is absolute barbarism. Like reading a history of the medieval period.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Goodness me, that Greasy Pete Hellsgates is batshit crazy.
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On my daily propaganda show tonight I will be pretending that Brexit wasn't a complete and unmitigated disaster based on the lies of a handful of rich grifting twats who don't give a shit about ordinary people.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Deleted a post because I don’t know it to be true.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Really enjoyed @jayrayner1.bsky.social in Belfast today. What a lovely way to spend an afternoon.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I imagine this Drumcree nonsense is the perfect fuck-the-lot-of-yas from the Parades Commission after all the criticism.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Oh, my. #Silo Season 3 😊
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Gods, this stupid international break is endless.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ha! Spae-man or cunning-woman (or vice-versa). Not available on the NHS.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Aha! You’ll be needing a cow-doctor. Lucky it’s not fairy-blast.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sorry to see the first person to leave the tent but I’m enjoying this Great English Bake-off. #GBBO
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I don’t want a dot.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I look forward to Badenough and Farridge angrily denouncing someone offering hope.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Well, that was decent. #Burnham.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
📢📚 Hard sell time again. Here’s a book. It’s got stuff about things and people running and shouting. Read it before A/I comes and kills us all. Read the first one or it’ll be like walking into a film halfway through. #BookSky
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Anyway. youtu.be/l482T0yNkeo
youtu.be
AC/DC - Highway to Hell (Official Video)
YouTube video by acdcVEVO
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Today’s news: ‘Hey, everybody. That thing I created to make me a fuck-ton of money is probably going to kill you all. So, you better do something about that.’
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Goodness, I read President Rapey McEpstein is banning Canadian alcohol. He’s forcing Americans to drink American beer! American. Beer. The inhumanity!
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I enjoyed #Onimusha.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
💙📚 So, just to cheer myself up on my long walks I’m listening to Biological War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobsen. #Booksky
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oof! Just seen the result GET IN! #YNWA✊
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Will these fucking hands ne’er be clean?
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Woke up and it was 1995 again. Fkn Drumcree. Jesus. You can’t half tell there’s an election next year. I absolutely hate this utter fucking bullshit.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I feel sorry for our players. They should never have been put in this position. Nor should it have been left to the FAI. Israel should not be in the tournament. It’s UEFA’s failure. 🇮🇪
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
In the the midst of all this abject wankery there is one constant we can all rely on. One who never asks. Just gives. And keeps on giving. Thanks, beer.
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Cheers Toast: Clinking Beer Glasses
ALT: Cheers Toast: Clinking Beer Glasses
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Film you’ve watched more than six times with a GIF
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Predator Holyshit
Alt: The Predator. From Predator.
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Thought of this when watching those pretend-paramilitaries in England. youtu.be/QtTR-_Klcq8
youtu.be
The Offspring - Pretty Fly (For A White Guy) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by OffspringVEVO
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John Privilege @jackploppy.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Can’t imagine City will get anything more than a stern talking-to.
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