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Dan Tappin

@oitappin.bsky.social
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A man. In Cardiff. From London. Likes stuff, dislikes other stuff. Ex radio/tv/tv software now:f/t dad p/t librarian. Views are his own and not the baying mobs. Will talk about mashups, Documentary Now, NUFC, Eurovision, and David Bowie to anyone

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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 5h
Yeeeaaaahhh.
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Olaf Falafel @ofalafel.bsky.social · 7h
I’ve been learning how to guess the weight of dogs - picked up a few pointers yesterday.
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RG @geezypeas.bsky.social · 8h
We’re gonna rock down to The inland revenue They’re winding up Man City
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Emma Yeomans @yeomans.bsky.social · 9h
Fairford suspects had no explosive but a sizeable amount of petrol...
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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 13h
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Ryan Broderick @ryanhatesthis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Of the 14 songs that broke the same record "Choosin' Texas" just broke, nine of them were this century and six were in the last decade. Is a hit song still a hit if it climbs to the top of streaming charts and gets algorithmically stuck there for sixth months?
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Crime Girl @crimegirl.co.uk · 28/09/2026
I am a barrister who once spent time seconded to the CPS serious crimes unit making charging decisions. Today, you can pretend to be one too and work through the decision-making framework in a very serious case. The police have multiple suspects in custody and the phone just rang. 👨 👨 👨 👨 👨 📱 👮‍♀️ 🚨
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Dennis @bododenden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The one thing I'll never understand about Germans and Brits, being something of a hybrid, is how the Brits with their affinity for quaint little clubs do the swinging thing next to motorways, and Germans with their affinity for motorways do their swinging in quaint little clubs.
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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fergal Keane, ex BBC: ‘I reported on all the Garvaghy Road disputes through the Nineties and the associated deaths and destruction. Also reported on the first banned parade in Portadown in 1985. Terrible times. It’s incomprehensible that we could be heading back there.’
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Gawd bless Thailand, they understood the brief and delivered. Thanks for a great show you wonderful pale nation x #ThailandsChosenOne
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#snluk Opening sketch 👍🏼 Monologue 👍🏼 Harry Kane Babybel 👎🏼 Waxworks 👍🏼 Jorts 🤌🏼🤌🏼🤌🏼 Half horse 👍🏼 Fire 👍🏼 Weekend Update 👍🏼🤘🏼🤏🏼 One Show worm 👍🏼 How to How ❔
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AJRed @ajred.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Bit awkward. Netanyahu is next week's guest host. #SNLUK
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Hitler with a hat on" fantastic #snluk
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
First #snluk I've got to see live this season, please be a good one pleasepleaseplease
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Emma Monk @monkemma.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🧵 As front-page headlines go, this has to be one of the most misleading I've seen in a long time It's an out-and-out lie But notice the trick they use to get away with it...👀 *They're* not lying - they're just quoting someone else who is👍🏻 In this case, the leader of the opposition🙄 1/33
Daily Express headline:

"More Freedoms Handed to New Arrivals than British Citizens"

Above an image of Kemi Badenoch

All with a Monk Debunked stamp on top
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Did... Did Danny Dyer just do the Wakanda forever arm thing?
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Nick Walker @nickwalker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"You will always get away with a foot fault, but you'll never get away with a frame that's collapsed" #Strictly
Freeze frame of Martin Roberts falling through a floor on Homes Under the Hammer
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Ash Oro @ashoro.co.uk · 26/09/2026
Well that is it. First the delusions of Liz Truss. Now this. We are not a serious nation. This is why Tommo the Temu-Fascist is able to convince people that going out on a rib to harass lifesaving volunteers. Rags like the Daily Heil should be called to answer for this.
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Raided Home Bargains forsome interesting drinks to get us through Strictly tonight
Dr Pepper creamy coconut 
Dr Pepper blackcurrant 
Fanta dark cherry 
Pepsi zero peach
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Even the GB News presenter is thrown by his guest's suggestion that all asylum seekers be castrated. This is what happens when the narrative marches ever rightwards. It drifts out of everyone's control and requires individuals involved to suddenly realise 'no wait, f***, that's mad'.
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just looked at that TV list (yes, I'm on the hot topic button issues 24hrs late again) and in the times we are in with BBC funding woes, it is worth pointing out that 11 of those shows are produced, co-produced, or based on BBC content. Over 10% isn't bad for any broadcaster. Here's the list -
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Watching Strictly tonight, didn't watch the launch show for the first time in forever and feel like I haven't done my homework.
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Richy Craven @richycraven.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Picturing Erling Haaland being sold at police auction like a drug lord's speedboat.
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Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
He imposed Shania Law
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Chris McKeon @cjmckeon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I agree with Jonn, Breaking Bad was not that good.
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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I guess we're still not ready to acknowledge that Breaking Bad was the dramatic equivalent of junkfood, huh
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Dan Waddell @danwaddell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Looks like Oasis won’t be the only second division act to play at the Etihad next summer, eh lads?
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Happy Kicked In The Head By A Horse Day, to all who celebrate. It's the 7th anniversary of this absolute banger.
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
this isn't conjecture. This is the EXACT reason why one of the quickest ways to shut down a fash with a camera is to start shouting: "this video is brought to you by SquareSpace!" INSTANT demonitization. Because the streaming/social platforms already protect their advertisers more than the state.
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
will say it again: the most effective way to curb far right agitators like Lowe, "Tommo" et. al. would be to stop their ability to earn money for it from social media or live streaming. So much of it is grifting for revenue, not attention.
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BBC Radio 6 Music Now Playing Bot (Unofficial) @bbcradio6musicbot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
BBC Radio 6 Music Riley & Coe Now Playing The Muppets Rainbow Connection
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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 24/09/2026
Hey, I wrote this! You should read it!!
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Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These guys are protesting about 'groups of fighting age men threatening local areas'. You've got to admire the irony.
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Ali B @alic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Watching #ClickbaitClinic on iPlayer. A pretty calm, balanced show, debunking a lot of insta/tiktok nonsense. Although, MY GOD WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE?!
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
So Politico is a threat to national security because they quoted CBS reporting. The original CBS reporting is not a threat to national security, because Trump likes Bari Weiss.
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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
If Scotland & Wales achieve independence and the island of Ireland is united then what nationality would Suella Braverman, who insists she is British but somehow could never be English, be?
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
There's much that can be criticised about Suella's mad position, but nobody who thinks this actually 'supports the England football team'.
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Duncan Jones @manmademoon.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Thread du jour-
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
of course the fact crossings are down 46% on last year and that refugees come from the ‘poorest’ and ‘most chaotic parts of the world’ is at the very, very bottom
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 23/09/2026
[a british journalist, as they are led up the gallows steps with their hands tied and a hood over their head]: a lot of everyday people support this, you know
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
This reminds me we have one year left on the fixed mortgage that cost us 5 extra years of repayments (wiping out our overpaying) to keep us from it being a crippling monthly payment. *continues to seethe*
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Got Choosin' Texas as an earworm
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Gun To Head Barney Stinson
Alt: The guy that isn't David Hyde Pierce who's in How I Met Your something mimics blowing his head off with his fingers
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Seen here in happier times, probably.
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Teenage Fanclub tickets secured. Cant. Wait.
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Biya Newcastle, see you again soon.
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Greetings from St James' Park
SJP
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
if you move to Monaco to avoid paying tax you should lose your knighthood
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Burton-on-Trent station, I applaud your massive pile of wood chippings where something nice could be. Buck the trend, refuse the beauty of flowers, embrace the blandness of Burton.
A massive pile of wood chippings.
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Peter West @peterfwest.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
There are a lot of issues affecting the UK music industry that are way more important than this and should be getting attention. Fixing the touring issues caused by Brexit would be a great start.
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Dan Tappin @oitappin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just done a stop in Cheltenham, posh people have got on the train and are doing their usual routine of "WHAT DO YOU MEAN THIS TRANSPORT IS NOT UP TO MY EXACTING SPECIFICATIONS"
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