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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Me explaining to my toddler and baby what's happening with the global economy and AI

Miss Rachel video saying bubble bubble bubble bubble pop

Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Halfway through A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett and a really great mystery novel set in a fascinating world. The balance of a whodunnit with some excellent world building is just a real joy to read. Now to finish this to get into the third knew.

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Think we all owe Rob Liefield an apology as clearly this Captain America was a tribute to this man.

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The two opening paragraphs but especially the second one captures so much of the frustration and anger at the lost opportunity and petty shite form the last 2 years.

My main reflection, after watching Andy Burnham's first conference speech, came not as a positive assessment of Burnham, but as a negative assessment of Keir Starmer. The speech the former leader gave in the same slot in 2025 was fine, just about; in my post conference Renewal reflection a year ago, I wrote that it was 'a stay of execution not a reprieve' and that overall 'the conference probably went about as well as the leadership could have hoped'.

I feel the last three months, and in particular the conference speech, have allowed me to fully understand the meaning of the phrase 'poverty of low expectations'. With Starmer, one was always reaching for the crumbs, desperately trying to find the points to praise, and that reach was tiring and contorting. He was a bad leader surrounded by unpleasant people who seemingly had little respect or regard for the party he led

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Find this an interesting piece as is this Pessimism fatigue? Or is this just what people naturally do which is adapt and keep living even in grim circumstances? Surely is a good trait that we as a species don't stop living our lives just because these risks are on the horizon?

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Honestly Russia and Trump absolutely read the room wrong if they thought this was going to stop Ukraines drone attacks.

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Seeing the discussions about the 100k childcap- I found the polling about it quite fascinating. Headline stat is 45% against and 38% for. And I thought the opposition would be less well off vs the more well off. But look at the breakdown below. Biggest opposition is from those over 50

Poll about getting rid of childcare cap for those earning over 100k.
Opposition overall is 48% against and 38% for.
In 18-24 And 25-49 is either even split or more positive. But over 50 is 55% against and 30% for then in over 65s it's 57% against and 30% for.

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Saw this excerpt from the shadow chancellor's speech and what is this absolute bullshit claiming to appeal to young people?

Many Labour MPs spend their time talking about safe and legal routes for asylum seekers to come here.

Well, what about safe and legal routes for our own young people to get a job, buy a home, have a good life? Does that not count?

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Me: Really enjoyed recent New Statesman articles and politics coverage. I think I'll give their £5 for 5 weeks subscription a go as seems like some good changes have happened. Also Me on seeing the first article on their website today: God Fucking Dammit

Another article from John Gray about the end of times.

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Nothing better then drawings of animals that cross the weight threshold to become slightly adorable. My personal favourite is the BundoBust tiger. Clearly he's backed a vegetarian restaurant as a moment of man-eating on the lips is a lifetime on the hips

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Hate to say it but this is actually a savvy policy from the conservatives to try and rebuild their base with young(ish) professionals.

Picture of Kemi badenoch with pledge to remove 100k childcare cliff edge

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And much like Kemistry it often blows up in your face

Badenoch spells out her six Tory principles

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don't know why but kills me not considering whose mouthpiece the Pope is meant to be.

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

To be fair if this fails I'm City have plenty of other routes available.

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Surely Claudia has to put her fingers on the scales of the Traitors decision. Unless this is who she wants hosting by the end of the season

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Had to make the meme based on this ridiculous story

The office meme saying corporate needs you to find the difference between these pictures and Pam saying they're the same picture.

Except it is a picture of Hawks from My hero academia and hawkeye from marvel comics.
With Eric Schmitt as Pam

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

UEFA desperately trying to negotiate with the Irish football team

Father ted meme except says is there anything to be said for playing another match?

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

How on earth does he think the reply makes the SAS look better here?

Meme from the good place of a man saying okay but that's worse. You do see how that's worse right?

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Found out there is a new novella by Susanna Clarke coming out soon and confess did a real double take seeing who Bloomsbury put as the first endorsement on their website

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Jesus Christ that first line of the inteveiwa

American obviously has so many problems but the thing that we have is the first amendment and to me that's what makes America the best country

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Then another one of the same series implying that theft is ok because this jar of chickpeas tastes so good. Feel like I'm going mad and probably ignorance here but I'm not spending £3 on a jar of chickpeas or butter beans in this economy

An add implies that you can violate the 8th commandment because this jar of chickpeas tastes so good

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Most bizarre thing about a recent trip to London was these incredibly prevalent ads trying to suggest that butter beans in a jar are the next up and coming snack. Surely no one is casually munching through a jar of these? Is this a protein thing?

An add of someone munching through a jar of butter beans like a bag of crisps

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Will say if you want a book to remind you how remarkably functional and helpful social media uses to be Id recommend Escape by Marie Le Comte. Really great read on being the generation that grew up with the internet. And I'd forgotten how useful Facebook was for socialising back in uni.

Book cover for escape by Marie Le Comte.
Sub title how a generation shaped destroyed and survive the internet.
Cover is blue with an escape key in

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Planning to attend the next Piddington Civil War reenactment dressed and taking the actions of this guy.

William Sherman famous union civil war general who marched to the south to defeat the confederacy

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

This post lead me down a Paul Ready rabbit hole and blown my mind that he is both Lee in Utopia and Kevin in Motherland

A thin looking man in a yellow suit with coiffed hair and a slightly dead look

A warm man with curly hair and a plaid shirt. From motherland

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Why limit it to these meagre British Isles?

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The Ireland Trump proposes Vs the Ireland Trump gets

Ireland split into 13 individual province's in EU 4

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Credit to @theguardian.com as well on putting this shot out there. Literally looks like a scene from a league of gentleman special

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Farage when the news breaks of a 6th financial scandal

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Very right but the below juxtaposition did make me laugh

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Don't know what I should have expected reading Chris Mason but man for the BBC political editor this is pretty terrible writing

And the Scottish national party and plaid cymru won and so beat them in the devolved elections in Scotland and Wales respectively

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Truly trying to make different choices this playthrough. So only one goal for end of chapter 1 of scarlet hollow

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Patrick Reid @oldmandoc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

John Healey giving me the same energy as Barry the Baptist from Lock Stock. Like he's going to have a quick 'word' after PMQs with anyone asking the wrong questions.