Reposted by Manu Ekanayakejj skolnik @supremenothing.myatproto.social · 06/10/2026just want to note this is word for word something i heard after i was raped, first at 13 and then at 18 (all in the 1990s). couldn’t have been non-consensual because i was so ugly i would have naturally been grateful for the attention 4686
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeThe Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Issue 28 is at Good News Soho 023
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Found out yesterday that one of the first pet cats whose name we know belonged to Crown Prince Thutmose of the 18th dynasty pf Egypt. She was named Ta-Miu, which translates, roughly, as "Miaow Girl". 1154977
Reposted by Manu Ekanayakeharrysword.bsky.social @harrysword.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Come on. This is getting absurd. Peter Thiel looks more Doncaster by the day. Hard house promoter. 1999. Council hearing in Sheffield for the ‘night time economy’ - ‘…and id say to that have you actually heard of Tidy Trax? Because they operate like a serious business’ 15658
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeNatasha Devon @natashadevon.bsky.social · 05/10/2026So far only two men have made Jacob Rees Mogg look like a comparative genius whilst in conversation with him - Tucker Carlson and Ali G. 411410
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeMark Blacklock @handle.invalid · 05/09/2026““It’s all one way, isn’t it? I can have milkshakes chucked in my face, be bashed over the head with placards and that’s all fine. That’s absolutely fine.” As Farage well knows, 2 people who’ve thrown things at him have been convicted of assault. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukVictoria Thomas Bowen sentenced for Nigel Farage milkshake attackThe Reform UK party leader was drenched in liquid when he started his constituency campaign in June. 021
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeEliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The claims made about Democratic candidates are of the level of being involved with murders and huge drug deals, totally over the top stuff that seems not really a reflection of the electorates concerns. 29111
Manu Ekanayake @manueky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Start the week with Weatherall, as the Guv himself is the topic of this episode of @talk90stome.bsky.social, with guests Jim Butler of @discopogo.bsky.social and Johnno Burgess of Bugged Out talking about Andrew Weatherall's vital remixing, DJing, music making and genre-shaping life and times #90s 141
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeJosh Spiegel @mousterpiece.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Coyote vs. Acme: A movie where Luis Guzman has to pensively choose between a real and a cartoon gavel is a good movie. 327420
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeAcidgrandads @acidgrandads.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Evening. Following on from the Andrew themed #RaveyardShift a couple of weeks ago, tonight I'm going Boys Own and related. Might as well kick off where it all began.... youtu.be/jC7Ln9HgVHQ?...youtu.beBocca Juniors - Raise (63 Steps To Heaven)YouTube video by Borstal Boy 4561
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeMixmag @mixmag.net · 21/09/2026On his debut album ‘P ★ K I’, Ahadadream makes a bold statement of self-love. Read the cover feature: mixmag.net/feature/ahad... Check the Cover Mix (coming soon): mixmag.net/feature/ahad... 012
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeChris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Report of this case here: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article.... What's really alarming is that, without necessarily crossing the legal line which gave rise to this prosecution, the underlying sentiments are pretty widespread in posts on X etc.bbc.co.ukFormer councillor from Stafford jailed for terror offencesIvan Jennings was an “active participant” in extreme right-wing groups online, a court hears. 78549
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeNaomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Today is the day! A journey that Astra and I started as an essay in The Guardian is now officially out in the world. End Times Fascism – And the Fight for the Living World is in bookstores now. If you are inclined, please buy one from an indie bookseller or borrow it from your local library. 441138308
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 14/09/2026this is completely and utterly fucking insane 6609
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeThe New World @thenewworldmag.bsky.social · 14/09/2026So many parties have similar vote shares, even a tiny swing could give Reform an outright majority. The deluge of crypto money into Reform’s coffers could tip the balance ✏️ Peter Kellnerthenewworld.co.ukFarage’s £72m of crypto donations could swing the general electionSo many parties have similar vote shares, even a tiny swing could give Reform an outright majority. The deluge of crypto money into Reform’s coffers could tip the balance 184
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My man looks like a Teddy Ruxpin doll programmed by the Heritage Foundationthedailybeast.comJD Vance Called Out Over Hypocritical Racist DogwhistleThe vice president’s remarks about America becoming “dirtier” sparked fierce backlash. 3406055818
Reposted by Manu Ekanayakeflyingrodent @flyingrodent.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Britain has a very serious problem with radicalised reactionaries and extremists 47217
Manu Ekanayake @manueky.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I should really post on here more. So on that note here's my latest article, a cover story for @mixmag.net about the mighty Bonobo, who's announced that his (excellent) 8th album, Distance In Static, out 11 September on @ninjatunehq.bsky.social might be his last... mixmag.net/feature/bono...mixmag.netBreaking the cycle: Bonobo’s evolution is entering a new phaseBonobo has never stayed still as a musician, constantly evolving his approach to sound and performance across 26 years of acclaimed album cycles and tours. Now with his eighth album ‘Distance In Stati... 051
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 01/09/2026god I'm actually quite gobsmacked by Starmer's decision, it's just so......small, so revealing of his complete and utter lack of interest in Parliament and parliamentary politics, until the very end 1081094120
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeRob Davies @byrobdavies.bsky.social · 31/08/2026"I want your children's lungs to be smaller and less functional" is a bold electoral strategy. 26035391066
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeMichael @mpborts.bsky.social · 30/08/2026A quick reminder of what Ardal O'hanlon has said about Glinner: 21216
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeChaminda Jayanetti @cjayanetti.bsky.social · 30/08/2026"My marriage ended because I refused to stop fighting for the rights of my wife" is an absolute hall of fame all-timer 391592258
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Thoughts: 1) Blimey that's a long runup; 2) If he wins the nomination it'd be the first time the party doesn't pick someone worse than the last one; 3) He *could* win, but it'd depend who else ran; 4) He has said a *lot* of dumb things on the record; 5) What a huge vote of confidence in Kemi. 2120032
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 29/08/2026This is who Dolly Parton was. ❤️ “My dad couldn’t read and write, so I wanted to do something to make him feel part of something special.” So she did. Dolly turned her love for her dad into the Imagination Library, putting more than 330 MILLION books into the hands of children. 182115342331
Reposted by Manu Ekanayakethe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 29/08/2026most embarrassing guy of all time 37693591031
Manu Ekanayake @manueky.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Funny you should mention this, I'm aware of an 80-year-old who's costing the US government billions who just won't bloody die either... 031
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeMark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Dolly Parton lived with a gay man for years. She was a vocal advocate for LGBTQ+ folks and a philanthropic champion of childhood literacy and education, vaccines, and the black people in her community. "We don't know what her politics were"? Please. She lived them. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/a...nytimes.comDolly Parton’s Cautious Politics Resulted in Widespread AffectionBipartisan tributes demonstrated the success of the singer’s long-running effort to stay out of party politics in a sharply divided country. 613757639
Reposted by Manu Ekanayakederek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I appreciate that Dolly Parton refused to participate in "dress respectability" and, by her own account, modeled her aesthetic after a town "tramp," who she thought was beautiful. She separated aesthetics from character and understood "classiness" to be about how you treat people, not how you dress. 194354235284
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 23/08/2026A year ago I wrote one of my most popular posts: "the financial crisis theory of everything". It looks at how the 2008 crash led to Trump, the rise of the radical right, Brexit, the war in Ukraine etc... I've taken off the paywall so it's now free to read. samf.substack.com/p/the-financ...samf.substack.comThe financial crisis theory of everythingLast month there was a fascinating poll from More in Common asking people to pick the main reason Britain is “on the wrong track”. 33367132
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeOtto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Reform put this crap out for attention and in order to appear like a serious political outfit. They're in fact DEEPLY unserious and should be treated as such. Far too many people start to engage with what is essentially a game of pigeon chess. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukReform UK benefits ban for foreign nationals would include EU citizensThe move would require renegotiating the UK's Brexit deal and could risk stripping British expats living in the EU of similar rights. 1281377324
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 17/08/2026A person without any govt position, who has numerous financial conflicts of interest, should not conduct US foreign policy. And that’s before we get to the fact that he uses this role to corruptly solicit money for himself. It’s wrong. Many seem to have accepted it, but I’ll never stop objecting.nytimes.comKushner Meets With Hamas to Advance Trump’s Gaza PlanThe president’s son-in-law met the Palestinian militant group’s leaders in Egypt, officials said. He will soon see Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli leader. 892817876
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Another no-show from Nigel Farage at Reform's press conference this morning. Still not a single public appearance from him following his supposedly epoch-defining, establishment-crushing by-election victory 1071591374
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeRoland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Is it something to do with the Telegraph (that published this)? 1321525
Reposted by Manu EkanayakePhil Harrison @mrpmharrison.bsky.social · 17/08/2026I wonder if any of these people, somewhere in the depths of their thick, racist, self-involved skulls ever join the dots between climate change and other parts of the world becoming volatile and potentially unihabitable and lots of people from the global south trying to move north?? 3194
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/08/2026I wish media outlets would describe Nathan Cofnas as a racist rather than a "self-defined race realist" which doesn't mean anything to most people. His writing meets any definition of racism however narrowly and cautiously drawn. 672598570
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Compare to the media coverage of a white academic *convicted of assaulting a student* www.theguardian.com/education/20...theguardian.comSussex University failed duty of care to assault victim, inquiry findsThe investigation found that, when assessing the danger the attacker posed, the university only interviewed him 12714264
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeMusa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 15/08/2026From this review- “Think of all the diligent, decent black academics who have been lumbered with the embarrassment of having Arday as a figurehead” - no, think of *why* black academics are held collectively responsible in ways that white academics are not 745199993
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeDmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 10/08/2026College kids defacing a McDonalds during a climate change rally lead to calls to call in the tanks, whereas coke-head wife beaters trying to burn refugees alive get sorrowful expressions of sympathy for their "legitimate underlying concerns" and "lads with strong feelings, what can you do?" shrug. 6588154
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeStefan Mohamed @stefmowords.bsky.social · 10/08/2026if you are an adult taking even 5 minutes out of your life to "protect Dobby's grave" you should be put on some sort of register 323043
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeM a r c u s 🏳️🌈🇧🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 09/08/2026we’re not going to watch your shit Ricky 1737
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeStephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk · 09/08/2026LATEST: UK confident of regaining single market access by promising everyone in European Parliament free access to National Trust properties, 10% off at M&S and one free photograph with a palace guard. 2855670
Manu Ekanayake @manueky.bsky.social · 09/08/2026The irony of this happening just as Kin Season 3 is confirmed is killing me www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...theguardian.comAlleged crime boss Daniel Kinahan’s return to Ireland ends global game of cat-and-mouseKinahan built boxing empire while in exile in Dubai but now faces trial in Dublin charged with directing organised crime 010
Reposted by Manu EkanayakeAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 08/08/2026The "party of free speech" strikes again 741403510