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Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
HOW TO DRAW A PYRAMID A zig. Now one zag. Gaze now on Giza! #palindrome
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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Vaping could save millions of lives. The reason people hate it is because it is pleasurable, and some innate puritan part of their brain insists that quitting smoking should involve suffering iandunt.substack.com/p/lost-in-th...
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Lost in the cloud: How vaping was undermined by a moral panic
New data shows that vaping is by far the most effective way to stop people smoking. It’s about time we acclimatise ourselves to the evidence.
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Henri @henriwords.com · 21/07/2026
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News > UK > UK Politics

Nigel Farage hits out
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Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Won’t some dice decide most now? #palindrome
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Norm Kemp @mister-norm.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Letteris.live is way more fun since I read the rules
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 16/05/2026
Superb work from Birdbox www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZHR...
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The Close | Adult Animation Comedy Short Film - BBC
YouTube video by BBC
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Sean Coleman @colemandesign.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
All eight #SmallProphets covers are available as a pack of postcards. Buy here: colemandesign.co.uk/shop and love them. Forever. 9/
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ChristianG @mryeswecan.eurosky.social · 23/03/2026
So, about those Eid prayers in London... "What's the highest thing in Trafalgar Square?" "Nelson's column, innit?" "And the highest thing on the column?" "Nelson." "And on Nelson?" "His hat." "And the highest thing on his hat?" "That bit that sticks up." 1/8
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Word Family Friday @wordfamilyfriday.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
The English word "shark" was two different meanings: a predatory cartilaginous fish and a predatory scoundrel. We sometimes understand the predatory scoundrel to be by metaphor from the predatory fish, but evidence suggests these two meanings have entirely separate origins—German … and Maya?? 🧵 1/18
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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I see Question Time has reached its inevitable endgame. It was bound to happen.
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Norm Kemp @mister-norm.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
It's sunny! The black cats are actually shiny chocolate brown! #caturday
Jessie the cat, who normally looks black, stretching in a rare ray of sunlight that gives her a shiny chocolate appearance.
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
NEW on Wonkhe: AI has yet to have a meaningful impact on the flourishing world of the open mic night. David Kernohan argues that this tells us a lot about learning, community, and finding joy buff.ly/Jna0rek
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Natalie Gray @natgrayy.es · 23/02/2026
I hacked car charging to work with my electric bike! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6Iyu...
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I fixed the biggest problem with electric bikes
If I go for a long ride on my eBike, I can't charge anywhere without carrying it inside. So I came up with a solution. [Sponsored by PCBWay: https://www.pcbway.com/] Matt Gray | http://mattg.co.uk | @MattGrayYes This video is sponsored by PCBWay: https://www.pcbway.com/ 📋 Credits 📋 Producer: Alex Bate @alexjrassic Thanks to: Philip McGaw, Basil, eta, Eva, Ben and Alice. 📱 Follow Matt elsewhere on the internet 📱 All my social links are at https://mattg.co.uk https://chaos.social/@MattGrayYes (Mastodon) https://patreon.com/MattGrayYes https://instagram.com/MattGrayYes https://www.tiktok.com/@MattGrayYes https://twitch.tv/MattGrayYes 🛠️ Parts Used 🛠️ I will not be sharing any more details about the electrics, and do not recommend you try this yourself. Prusa Research gave me the Prusa XL 3D printer, with no contract to advertise or promote it. I think it's great however, so I'm choosing to link you to it! Printer: Original Prusa XL https://www.prusa3d.com/product/original-prusa-xl-assembled-single-toolhead-3d-printer/ I do *not* recommend my bike, it's a Vanmoof S2. 🎸 Music 🎸 Lupus Nocte - Bitmaster AGST - Away AGST - Recess The Fly Guy Five - Another Pineapple Please AGST - Ultimatum 👕 Clothing 👕 I regularly get questions about my t-shirts, chances are they're from one of: Jim'll Paint It – https://jimll.co.uk The Spark Company – https://thespark.company Dedicated – https://www.dedicatedbrand.com I have no relationship with any of these companies. 💷 Advert 💷 This video is sponsored by PCBWay: https://www.pcbway.com/ They'll make your PCBs, 3D Prints, CNC designs and more! Want to contribute towards my videos? Sign up to my Patreon: https://patreon.com/MattGrayYes Want to sponsor a video? More detail here: https://mattg.co.uk/contact/ 💸 Full Disclosure 💸 💷 PCBWay provided their services for free and paid me for the advert in the middle of the video. 💷 I have a commercial relationship with Prusa Research and they gave me free 3D Printers and some filament, with no contract to advertise or promote them. 💷 My Patreon supporters' help meant I could work on this instead of other paid work 💷 All Amazon links are affiliate links which give me a small percentage of what you pay them as a tip for sending you their way. It doesn't cost you more. Hi, I'm Matt Gray. You may know me from my work with Tom Scott, The Technical Difficulties, Matt Gray is Trying, or even as a broadcast engineer working in radio and TV. Previous Video Titles: I Hacked Car Charging to Work with My E-Bike This one downfall of E-Bikes could be fixed so easily! I fixed the biggest problem with electric bikes
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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Cartoon of an angry-looking man with thin legs standing ankle deep in water, holding a daggers in front of his nose so it looks like a beak. Caption: We can be herons
Just for one day
Yes, he looks a bit like a heron.
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Norm Kemp @mister-norm.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
This crossword is exceptional www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2... Hard but very much worth the effort.
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Genius crossword No 269
Deadline for entries is 23:59 GMT on Saturday 29 November. You need to register once and then sign in to theguardian.com to enter our online competition for a £100 monthly prize
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Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Why did the palindrome cross the road? To get a map a mate got. #palindrome
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Norm Kemp @mister-norm.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
I dig this
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Norm Kemp @mister-norm.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
What I did with my day off ( @olihawkins.com )
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Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
The greatest bonus panel of my career is here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/crystals #smbc
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Norm Kemp @mister-norm.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
@petermoorefuller.bsky.social
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Nothings Monstered @nothingsmonstrd.bsky.social · 12/10/2023
She Had a Dream about the King of Sweden - Van Arno, 2005
Illustrating "Minnie the Moocher" -- Minnie, stoned out of her gourd, sees the King of Sweden in fancy dress appear in her ratty room.
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David Kernohan @dkernohan.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
This is absolutely superb. Proper, numerate, data-aware research into a complex and controversial issue.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
“A Busy, Busy Day at the Airport” By Ruben Bolling Genius. Click in.
A cartoon showing various activity at an airport, including an extorted luxury jet, an exploding X rocket, a ketamine enthusiast wheeling a barrow of money to his plane, many ICE officers -- some taking people to an El Salvador plane, another with a zip-tied child being blocked by a federal judge -- scientists boarding a plane to Europe, a medical self-educator covered with pox, and more. All the people are represented by various animals. The story is made in the style of a Richard Starry children's book.  Alt text borrowed from Mastodon..
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Norm Kemp @mister-norm.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
RIP George Wendt. Top Norm.
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Iain King @iainbking.com · 17/05/2025
A huge, quiet success: violence has fallen 75% in a generation:
Graph showing violence in England and Wales down 75% over 25 years
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Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
THE YETI SPEAKS (whose two halves use the same letters, in the same order):
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Wonkhe @wonkhe.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
NEW on Wonkhe: The headlines are well known, but the full HESA release adds a lot of detail to a generally bleak picture. David Kernohan has the charts buff.ly/x3m7xS5
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Norm Kemp @mister-norm.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
This is good. I feel much better informed having read it.
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Naomi Kritzer @naomikritzer.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Saw this today on another site: the 2017 Green Day concert where they were playing recorded music beforehand and everyone in the 65,000 person crowd spontaneously sang along with "Bohemian Rhapsody." I love this video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZnB...
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Green Day Crowd Singing Bohemian Rhapsody [Live in Hyde Park 2017]
YouTube video by Green Day
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Jansen Mann @hellojansen.com · 20/03/2025
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PeterMF @petermoorefuller.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
My latest puzzle is in the Independent today. You can play for free here. puzzles.independent.co.uk/games/crypti... Featuring: Do good, good dog (7) 📷 by me Modelling by Clyde. #cryptic #crossword #puzzle #dog
My buddy Clyde the dog
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David Astle (alias DA) @dontattempt.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
LOITERATURE - the book, article or whatever else you may read while you’re waiting. #neologism
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Norm Kemp @mister-norm.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
The thinking-man's conspiricist reveals once again the hidden connections driving the course of history
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Norm Kemp @mister-norm.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
I don't celebrate dry January and so I found this useful today
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
NEW How the lore of New Year defeated the law of New Year How the English state gave up on insisting the new year started on 25 March By me Substack: emptycity.substack.com/p/how-the-lo... Personal blog: davidallengreen.com/2025/01/how-...
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How the lore of New Year defeated the law of New Year
How the English state gave up on insisting the new year started on 25 March
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The Author, Séamas O'Reilly @seamas.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
In October, I had a very long chat with Alan Moore. On magick, sci-fi, the perils of ecological doomerism, the joy of occultist pranks, the psychogeography of Stoke Newington, the invention of the taser - and much more! As a Christmas treat here it is IN FULL. seamas.medium.com/its-a-rabbit...
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It’s a rabbit out of a hat: On magick, fantasy and pretty much everything else, with Alan Moore
In October of this year, I spent a balmy evening talking with Alan Moore on the week that he had two — count ’em!— new books on the…
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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 19/12/2024
To mark Macca’s big Christmas gigs, have just shown this to the kid for the first time and ruined / improved Christmas immeasurably. youtu.be/cW1ou7SH3is?...
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Ringo Remembers Christmas 1979
YouTube video by Peter Serafinowicz
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Henry Morris @mrhenrymorris.substack.com · 16/12/2024
📢CHRISTMAS COMPETITION KLAXON To win a signed copy of The Tories: A Tragedy, retweet this post and answer this question: It was recently discovered that the Somme is the battle most closely associated with menstruation. But which famous engagement is most commonly linked to an enlarged prostate?
A picture of Henry Morris holding his book The Tories, A Tragedy in front of his beak
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Sitter Crosswords @sitterxwords.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
They get hung up when given wrong coordinates (11) #cryptic #crossword #crosswordclue
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Mike Prior-Jones @drmikepj.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
If you are thinking of travelling by train in Europe in 2025 (perhaps for a holiday, or to attend a conference), it's worth noting that Interrail have a sale on until 17th Dec. www.interrail.eu/en/ni/journe... Buy now and the pass can be activated up to 11 months later.
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Journeys that make a difference | Interrail.eu
Save 25% on your next train trip with Interrail and give back to organizations that empower communities across Europe.
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Amanda @pandamoanimum.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
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Justin Edwards @bigedwards.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Just passed a skinhead with his laces undone. DMs open.
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Alex Morris @asjmorris.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Deploying Barnes Wallis's bouncing Prime Minister - from The Dambusters (1955).
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Curtis Eller @curtiseller.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I take issue with those comparing the incoming administration to a circus. There is dignity in the circus. There is beauty in the circus. Clowns are artists. No circus would grant admittance to this darkness and intolerance. We're all going to need the circus in the coming years. Step right up! 🪕🎪
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Norm Kemp @mister-norm.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I have not lived with a cat since the internet was a thing. I understand it's customary to display them.
Fuzz the cat is a temporary lodger who is welcome to stay as long as he likes.
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Justin Edwards @bigedwards.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
A song to remind me of the most useful phrases I have learnt from Italian Duolingo. (Sound up)
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 08/11/2024
Let's keep the joy going, I've got another 6x8 print sat here, just Follow, Like and Repost to be in with a chance of winning Pat Butcher from Ghosts. The lucky so-and-so will be chosen Monday morning.
Paaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!
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Geoff Engelstein - The Universe Explained with Cookie out now! @gengelstein.bsky.social · 20/10/2024
And So It Goes... My path to publishing Kurt Vonnegut's GHQ: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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And So It Goes
Kurt Vonnegut's GHQ
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Alex Morris @asjmorris.bsky.social · 18/09/2024
A quick MC Hammescher before bed. Night all.
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