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Mark, was Stan on the other place.

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Genuine UK Gypsy who is starting to get racial abuse from bots pretending to be of Romany origin, but know nothing of UK Gypsy culture.

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
I’m in Brighton with the excellent Joanna Neary THIS SUNDAY www.komedia.co.uk/shows/robin-...
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Robin Ince & Joanna Neary
Laugh along with Robin Ince & Joanna Neary at the Brighton Dome Comedy Festival, filled with unique stories and comedic brilliance.
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Jane Slayre @woolbotherer.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Lizard head bauble woolbotherer.sumupstore.com/product/frog...
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Frog or maybe lizard head bauble.
Lizard head bauble with yellow crown UK delivery only
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Jane Slayre @woolbotherer.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Gonna try and redo my pinned shop post as a chain, have restocked a little woolbotherer.sumupstore.com/product/hare... #gifts #needlefelt #woolart #uk #shop
The head and shoulders of a felted hare looking up, paws in air
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Belfast’s wonderful bookshop needs help
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Really sorry to hear about your friend. If it's ok with you his picture is going to be the wallpaper on my pc.
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The first 6 words are always true...
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
You find all the podcasts from the last couple of months here www.patreon.com/rss/RobinInc... #podcast
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Robin InceRobin InceHead on the writer's block - episode one Lucia Osborne Crowley bonus Science Gossip (and siftings from tricycles to alligator birds) On Al-Fayed, on Royal Commands #NOTALLMEN...?Liberation Conversation with Lucia Osborne Crowley Poems for Tuesday (under construction)Chanda Prescod Weinstein in LIBERATION CONVERSATIONS Science Gossip - let me tell you a tale of mermaids and musical fish Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them Liberation Conversations #1 Hollie McNish what I did at the Weekend - homework podcast Elsinore and Andrew Scott and Peter Cushing and Ian Charleson a short podcast on our mind Today's mind rage on climate change, fascism and ableism This is not a "culture war" , this is a relentless war on progressiveness and inclusion a walk around the galleries Have you seen these? Movie special ADHD myth? a trepanation A report of the vigil for Professor Jason Arday a little bonus about sad movies I love Gaslight - a story of love versus hatred part one a silly little bonus Blooming Buzzing Confusion pilot
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Mark Grimshaw @markgrimshawtism.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
A fascinating editorial decision from the BBC, to make the headline a scaremongering “AUTISM AND ADHD ARE BEING OVERDIAGNOSED”, and then, four bullet points later, have the author of the report quoted as essentially saying “nah, that’s bullshit, actually”.
ADHD and autism at risk of over-diagnosis, says report, as author warns of rise in mental ill health
Summary
• An official review in England finds there is a risk of people being over-diagnosed with
ADHD and autism - three key findings from the report
• As well as neurodevelopmental conditions, the review looks at mental ill health, particularly in younger people. Our health correspondent explains the difference
• It was commissioned earlier this year after Wes Streeting, then the health secretary, said there was an "over-diagnosis" of mental health conditions
• Speaking to Radio 4's Today programme earlier, review chair Prof Peter Fonagy said Streeting was "with respect, completely wrong"
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Animal Photo Reference Repository @animalphotorefs.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I just found out I’m losing my main source of income because AI search has nerfed the revenue of my main client. I am, also, 2000+ miles from home doing photography I expected to pay for with that income. If you can help, I’m hoping to raise $1000 to help cover trip costs & the drive back west.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
To Catalyst in Widnes tonight, then Sheldonian in Oxford with Slavoj Zizek tomorrow, and Edinburgh with Alexei Sayle on Monday
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Paul Bassett Davies @thewritertype.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
On World Octopus Day remember that an octopus feels pain. Its heart can be broken. All three of them. When an octopus is attacked, and squirts out ink, it writes a poem in the water, and escapes while its attacker is enraptured by the poem’s poignant cry of yearning for lost love.
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Jane Slayre @woolbotherer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ooops this was supposed to go on my pinned thread, and also I was going to use some amazing hashtags to reach new rich people (anyone know any?) #therich #lotsofhorses #Ilovemymansion #Mysecondhomeistheoneexception
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Having a battle to get podcasts up at Apple - but should be three episodes of Liberation Conversations @lucia-oc.bsky.social @chanda.blacksky.app @holliemcnish.bsky.social - if you go to this link it will show you ALL the podcasts I’ve put up in the last six weeks www.patreon.com/rss/RobinInc...
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Robin InceRobin InceHead on the writer's block - episode one Lucia Osborne Crowley bonus Science Gossip (and siftings from tricycles to alligator birds) On Al-Fayed, on Royal Commands #NOTALLMEN...?Liberation Conversation with Lucia Osborne Crowley Poems for Tuesday (under construction)Chanda Prescod Weinstein in LIBERATION CONVERSATIONS Science Gossip - let me tell you a tale of mermaids and musical fish Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them Liberation Conversations #1 Hollie McNish what I did at the Weekend - homework podcast Elsinore and Andrew Scott and Peter Cushing and Ian Charleson a short podcast on our mind Today's mind rage on climate change, fascism and ableism This is not a "culture war" , this is a relentless war on progressiveness and inclusion a walk around the galleries Have you seen these? Movie special ADHD myth? a trepanation A report of the vigil for Professor Jason Arday a little bonus about sad movies I love Gaslight - a story of love versus hatred part one a silly little bonus Blooming Buzzing Confusion pilot
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I'd say he's ruggedly handsome.
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If they make eye contact with you don't they turn to stone or something?
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Dewie @judgedewie.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
OMG I had to check my work emails regarding an extra case in court tomorrow and I've just read this from an HR person. "on a knee to nose basis" A KNEE TO NOSE BASIS 😳
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
As a life long sci-fi fan I've got to admit that I was expecting there to be more clothing made out of tin foil then just hats.
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I was incredibly lucky to win tickets from @cosmicshambles.com. Lying back in front of the waterfront stage listening to ocean songs was a particular highlight.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Jeffrey Archer has died - here is the obituary of Monica Coghlan www.heraldscotland.com/news/1216989...
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Misogyny killed Monica many years before she died
When poor Monica Coghlan died in a car crash last week, it was a result both pitiful and inevitable. The rightful order had been restored. Justice had been done. Her sad, brief life was over: she had ...
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Neil Hopkins @thermalsatsuma.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just opened my lucky bag from @racheltaylorbeales.bsky.social - it’s amazing!
Collection of zines, artwork, postcards, a badge, teabag and heart shaped lolly!
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I am at XS Malarkey tonight - I love Manchester and I love this club wegottickets.com/f/28205#tick...
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XS Malarkey with ROBIN INCE
HIya! Since 1997 XS Malarkey has been a Manchester comedy institution, with compere Toby Hadoke bringing you the very best comedians at the lowest prices. A minimum of just £3 for members and £6 for...
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Chrïs @whiterhinotea.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
A week off work so I’ve subscribed to BFI Player. #nw Heart of a Dog Cinematic poetry. Spellbinding.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
It’s always at this time of night that I realise how the combination of understanding my neurodivergent brain, and being bullied out of Monkey Cage, (connected) has deeply affected me and also made me see the impossibility of working with people without values or ethics - it’s not always easy
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I'm guessing that anyone in a position of power or influence on the world stage, who has spent the last year or so saying and doing absolutely nothing, must be in with a pretty good chance.
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Jennifer C. Martin @notreallyjcm.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Extremely grateful for these two grocery store ladies recreating Prodigy’s Firestarter
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
I went to collect some Autumn colours yesterday www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po... And if you’d like more podcasts and creativity from me , please sign up to patreon.com/robinince I aim to turn this into a hub of many things - political, poetic, scientific and far more
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collecting Autumn colours by Robin Ince on Patreon. Join Robin Ince's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
It could be argued that copious amounts of blood produced by sadistic violence would be enough to invoke a sense of horror. This is particularly true when one is trying to convince granny to put down the chainsaw and wondering just how she managed to get hold of one in a care home in the first place
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Jane Slayre @woolbotherer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Bee brooch, will do a rainbow bee next... A needlefelted bee made of wool with a golden pin Posts to UK only, sorry Select small parcel for posting, thanks woolbotherer.sumupstore.com/product/bee-...
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Bee brooch
A needlefelted bee made of wool with a golden pin Posts to UK only, sorry Select small parcel for posting, thanks
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Jane Slayre @woolbotherer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
A framed picture of a frog going aaah! woolbotherer.sumupstore.com/product/aaaa...
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Aaaah frog
A framed picture of a frog going aaah!
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Jane Slayre @woolbotherer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Needlefelted blackbird made of wool and wire, half life sized (approx) Posts to UK only Select small parcel as postage, thanks! woolbotherer.sumupstore.com/product/need...
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Needlefelted blackbird
Needlefelted blackbird made of wool and wire, half life sized (approx) Posts to UK only Select small parcel as postage, thanks!
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Dr Hannah M. Rowland @hannahmrowland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Hope your day was better than Darwin’s, on this day 165 years ago
I am very poorly today & very stupid & hate everybody &everything.

Charles Darwin
Letter to Charles Lyell
1st October 1861
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Rachel Taylor-Beales @racheltaylorbeales.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Huge thanks to the lovely folks who have already bought and shared the Lucky Bag album today - on Bandcamp Friday release day!! Here it is! racheltaylor-beales.bandcamp.com/album/lucky-...
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Lucky Bag - Reboots & Rarities, by Rachel Taylor-Beales
12 track album
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Jane Slayre @woolbotherer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
First of many: A needlefelt pigeon made of wool over wire, just under 10 cm beak to tail Posts to UK only sorry Please select small parcel for postage woolbotherer.sumupstore.com/product/pigeon
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Pigeon
A needlefelt pigeon made of wool over wire, just under 10 cm beak to tail Posts to UK only sorry Please select small parcel for postage
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
You don’t have to sign up or pay for a tier - this important conversation on the culture of abuse , the lies made up about rape victims , and much more - is freely available for all AND I really encourage men to listen - @luciaoc.bsky.social is an important voice www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po...
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Liberation Conversation with Lucia Osborne Crowley | Robin Ince
Lucia is an activist and author. Her work is one of the reasons I resigned from the Infinite Monkey Cage. The Lasting Harm is a remarkable
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
There go my hopes for sleep without nightmares.
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sorry, you lost me there. What on earth is a morning without coffee?
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Go to my happy place, go to my happy place, go to my happy place, go to my happy place, go to my happy place, go to my happy place, go to my happy place, go to my happy place, go to my happy place, go to my happy place, go to my happy place, go to my happy place, go to my happy place, go to my happy
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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
It's always so heartening to see so much enthusiasm for science at the Latitude Festival - people came for the music and discovered they were super-interested in finding out how the world works. And the two aren't mutually exclusive. Hooray for a diverse & delightfully unpredictable human existence!
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I got a lot of bee puns. I think it would be better for both of us if I just keep them to myself.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
One of my favourite moments at the Christmas shows was Ronnie Golden and Barry Cryer singing PEACE AND QUIET - a rather epic ending to that song m.youtube.com/watch?v=UA6g...
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Peace & Quiet
YouTube video by glebber
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
very happy with this new series - I hope we are giving space for conversations often avoided or silenced - latest episode is physicist @chanda.blacksky.app - next up, Lucia Osborne Crowley on abuse culture and much more - please support a tier if you can www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po...
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Chanda Prescod Weinstein in LIBERATION CONVERSATIONS | Robin Ince
Chanda is a scientist and science populariser I adore - whether it is "queering the universe" or explaining how Star Trek has rocked her w
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Mark, was Stan on the other place. @oldmanstan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Although I'm not too interested in what breed of cat it is, I would like to know which demonic entity is possessing it.
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John-Luke Roberts @jlukeroberts.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is hilarious. I am one of two people nominated for best host, and the other person is Louis Theroux. It's done by public vote. Vote for me! We can do this!
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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
you will encounter more opportunities in life to change the batteries on a smoke alarm than you will to run into a burning building and no one gives a shit you changed those batteries but it is still very important and why are you waiting on a burning building, know what i’m saying, it’s a metaphor
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thank you to everyone who has joined a tier of patreon.com/robinince - these are not the best times to make a living from creativity (if only I’d been drawn to currency trading or hedge fund management) - I put up lots of stuff, hopefully some it may interest you
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Fickle Filly @ficklefilly.bsky.social · 13/09/2023
Approximately 200 cases of spontaneous human combustion have occurred worldwide and frankly, that’s nowhere near enough.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Moomins on a mission #poetrychallenge
tove, did you know 
Your Moomıns Missıon
Would be unending
While other books
Slide inte the shadows
As what was "contemporary"
(Thankfully)
Becames archaic
The Kindness of your curiosity 
 The width of your acceptance
The brightness of your
Imagination 
Not afraid to question the 
winter dark
Leaves your creatvity inked
on Limbs
knitwear , lapel pins
his is not "Just" for children 
 I Trust those  Still besotted
by a Moomin
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Michael Legge @michaellegge.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Enid Blyton’s got edgy.
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Today’s reading is from a book that inspired Derek Jarman - Beautiful Flowers and How to Grow Them - podcast available for free to anyone who signs up to Patreon www.patreon.com/RobinInce/po... #beauty #flowers #gardening #books #lgbtq
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Ben Moor @benmoor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
ALSO! I'm doing another work-in-progress of Not Everything is Significant @crownwharftheatre.bsky.social in November: ⏰ 20.00 📅 Thursday 19th November 📌 Crown Wharf Theatre, Stone, Staffs 🎟️ www.crownwharftheatre.org.uk/ben-moor-sig...
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