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James Newton

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Something of a scientist, definitely a nerd and father.

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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 4h
Inspiral Carpets and The Wonderstuff in Leeds last night. Inspiral Carpets were great, Wonder Stuff outstanding. Incredibly tight for a six piece and the songs really stand up.
The Inspiral Carpets performing live in Leeds. The lead singer has come direct from officiating in a game of American Football.The Wonder Stuff performing in LeedsMy wife and I in a gig crowd. The lighting is making her do a passable impression of Elphaba
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it's Halloween name charloh! (it/its) @charloh.online · 15/10/2026
a field guide to Skarsgårds: if silver fox he be, that's Stellan you see unsettling but hot, Alexander you've got only dread doth you fill, then behold, that is Bill
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Going to see Wonderstuff and The Inspirals on Friday. Not expecting this one, but it is a straight up banger.
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Dan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
One metal magazine of the 90s actually coined the phrase "Hetfield Effect" to describe the tendency of rockers to switch from "anti-war / anti-establishment" to "patriotic / conservative" pretty much the second they passed draft age
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
If I was coding an AI agent, I would simply code it not to do crimes, and report people who requested that it does, to the authorities.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The hair, makeup and wardrobe in the early part of the film allows us to completely believe that ten years passes with the cast visibly aging while not looking wiggy or ridiculous. Superb.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I watched When Harry Met Sally, prompted by @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social and it is brilliant. Very funny and touching and also gorgeous to look at. As well as Nora Ephron getting overlooked for best screenplay the Oscars, let’s give a shout out to the hair and make up artists (and wardrobe).
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The Daddy of them all: The Lion King.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
He’s richer than God, he could pay not to drink the Guinness and replace it with whatever he wanted
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
A Bridge Club Too Far is the title of a minor celebrity’s upcoming cosy crime novel.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
This is Sorry to Bother You.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Same but over the weekend. I wonder if we encountered the same subliminal trigger or if it’s just a total coincidence?
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If I may summarise, this is a bunch of people in their 60’s and 70’s saying “Sure, Trump’s policies are going to bankrupt me but what about if a brown, gay or trans person got a good job? Think about that.” I despair of the generation slightly older than me. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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US ranchers wrestle with soaring costs - and their loyalty to Trump
Many farmers in states that backed the president say they are being hit from all sides, with the crucial midterm elections just weeks away.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Well done in any case. The journey of you all was well worth the watch. I think the show was much better for keeping the whole gang together until the semi final and taking four through to the end.
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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
When I broke my knee playing my bass guitar I was rushed to hospital for immediate surgery. I kept asking the surgeon what was going on until he finally snapped and asked me why I was asking so many questions. So I told him: "Because you're operating on a need-to-know bassist."
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The boos at 4.25 should carry from Merseyside to Manchester, but I wonder if they’ll be audible in Abu Dhabi too?
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Vincent Knotley @vincentknotley.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Iron Warriors
Fivr guys sign but the f and e are unlit so it says IV GUYS
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Abigail Nussbaum @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The Great Tolkien Reread meets "The Uruk-Hai", our first close-up view of Orcs (and our first Merry and Pippin POV chapter). This is an opportunity to talk about how Tolkien humanizes his most problematic invention, and where he stops short. wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...
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The Great Tolkien Reread: The Uruk-Hai
"Merry and Pippin Captured by Orcs" by Inger Edelfeldt Neither Pippin nor Merry remembered much of the later part of the journey. Evil dream...
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 30/04/2025
WAAAAGHMEN
FIVE ORKS METHODIST CHURCH, actually FIVEFORKS METHODIST CHURCH, but the F burnt out.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ladybirds today on the dog walk sunning themselves.
Three ladybirds in a row, like a Ladybird centipede, on a twig slightly out of focus.Ladybirds basking in the sun on sycamore leaves
Ladybirds basking in the sun on sycamore leaves
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Something to bring up every time Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells everyone exactly how to run the UK, when he can’t even run a historically successful football club.
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Tom Usher @tomusher.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The catastrophic event is likely going to be someone using AI to hack every previously unhackable bit of tech that we now rely on for society to function, like banking, government and military. Kind of what happens when you tell people "It doesn't matter if the tech does bad stuff bc it makes money"
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump really brought the FIFA Peace Prize into disrepute when he started bombing Iran.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Wordle 1,939 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 So close to the Herring Perfect Game. If they do the same word but starting with a J, I will get there.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It’s a great performance and song but also inspired what I think is the greatest name for an RPG adventure/supplement that exists
The cover of the Call of Cthulhu adventure Trail of the Loathsome Slime, published by Games Workshop and written by Marcus L. Rowland. The picture shows an angry boatman waving a weapon in the air while a fight goes on behind him.
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Standplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 09/10/2026
[Photograph of a man seated at an outdoor patio at night, holding up an empty glass with foam residue. Text overlay reads: "Don’t know why but there’s something almost intoxicating about drinking 14 beers".]
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Modern Toss @moderntoss.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Yeah, but also no one wants Super Troopers 3.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Finally that it compares Norman Wisdom to The Ramones. I make no further comment.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I love The Things That Dreams Are Made Of by The Human League for several reasons: firstly it’s got weird eighties synths too high in the mix. I love that. Second, the list of things is pretty trivial to achieve nowadays but not in the eighties if you are from Sheffield.
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Lauren Dracula 🧛‍♀️ @beavisetc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We have been living in the Black Hole Sun video for about a decade now
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Yeah, he’s not as good as Rice right now but he’s fucking 20 and looks great as a holding midfielder, a role that players often slot into in their late 20’s.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Tuchel has a bit of a gift for seeing something in players that everyone else has missed. I think Gordon has come on leaps and bounds since the summer, and Lewis-Skelly might be on the same trajectory. Looked like he might get to world class this last fortnight.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I’m not saying the casting director is a big fan of British soap villains but I am saying that Owen Aaronovitch must have felt like he missed out considering Jez Quigley is in it.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I still haven’t seen Ann Droid even though I should and my mind immediately went to “is Trevor from Eastenders in Ann Droid?”
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Shaft? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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WHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death
‘Transparent information sharing’ from Moscow is required to conduct full risk assessment, UN agency says
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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SISTERS OF MERCY TEMPLE OF LOVE
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Peston has a v-neck sweater on while doing the ITV news. Come on, it’s not that cold.
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Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Lisa Stansfield cradles her automatic pistol as she waits impassively on the rooftop for her latest target to emerge from the building across the street.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
John Barnes back-heeled a banana off the pitch in 1988.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Also, having read 1984 again a couple of years ago, the pubs in the book sound better than what we have now.
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Single figures again today baby daily #referdle1412: 9/25 🟩3️⃣ 3️⃣1️⃣ 1️⃣1️⃣ referdle.com #referdle b: @referdle.bsky.social
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Referdle
The daily word game for those who like a real challenge
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Respect to Messi for calling it a day before it starts getting embarrassing. Argentina have got a massive gap to fill now.
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Howlingatthe Moon @oog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
oh look, it's Fedward
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karanormal activity 💜 @deadontheoutside.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
coroner: it appears the subject died of multiple tab wounds
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Mixed emotions to hear of the LRGS Gozpit again on the Down the Dog podcast. If one kicked a ball down there the trick was to immediately race down there to retrieve it before there was time for others to react.
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paulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"I'm not a defence expert." Even by Kemi Badenoch's lamentable standards, this is agonising. Just give thanks she will never, ever be Prime Minister. 🙏 #politicslive
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Even watching it at the time, during that last 15 minutes he was everywhere. It even seemed like he was passing the ball to himself, as though he had stepped through a wormhole immediately after playing the ball.
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Mutable Joe @mutablejoe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
And there we go. It was Taylor Farms all along
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