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Paul Nelson

@oldprogger.bsky.social
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More than occasionally Grumpy Old Progger. Despiser of corrupt government.

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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Stay safe: Buy a houseboat. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Houses can be built on floodplains despite failing safety test, says high court
Decision to allow 190 controversial new homes in north Somerset sparks campaign for change in the law
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
To all the people who are producing AI pictures/videos- consider the fact that you are chewing up the planet purely for likes. I hope you’re comfortable telling your kids how important it was to produce kitsch shit.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Good morning all. The cold that started to manifest on Friday is still stubbornly persisting, so another day of avoiding people ahead of me. Meanwhile, my first play of the day is the reissued Gathering Speed by Big Big Train.
Cover art for Gathering Speed by Big Big Train.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Been playing The Fierce & The Dead - Complete Studio Recordings 2010-2023 for the past two hours. Going to have to stop now - my head is vegged, plus it’s time I ate.
Cover for The Fierce & The Dead - Complete Studio Recordings 2010-2023
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I desperately need new slippers. I’ve had the same pair for years and they’ve been great, but they’re now literally falling apart and I’m having to do a geriatric shuffle in them. I’m 67yrs old but my brain thinks I’m mid-thirties and considers shopping for slippers to be for old people.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
My first play of the day is Radiohead’s OK Computer because I watched an excellent film last night called Words Of War about the life and assassination of Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya. The song Lucky was played as the credits rolled.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Based on Farage’s “reasoning” making saving people at sea illegal, he should also extend that to saving people on land and add the ambulance service, fire service and surgeons to the list.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Full of a cold, aching and snotty, so I’m staying home today. Working my way through all five discs of Futurist Manifesto 1974-1978 by Be Bop Deluxe. I love this collection .
Cover art  for Be Bop Deluxe - Futurist Manifesto 1974-1978. A five disc collection of their studio albums plus bonus tracks.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Latest purchases have arrived from @burningshed.com Four Big Big Train rereleases: Gathering Speed Far Skies Deep Time English Boy Wonders Goodbye To The Age Of Steam
Four Big Big Train rereleases:
Gathering Speed
Far Skies Deep Time
English Boy Wonders
Goodbye To The Age Of Steam
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Had an afternoon out in Manchester yesterday and bought this: I then came home and ordered a bunch of Big Big Train reissues from Burningshed.com Yesterday was a satisfyingly expensive day!
Cd cover for The Roaring Waves by Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It’s only Monday, but I’ve already identified Twat Of The Week www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
theguardian.com
‘We’re not going to back down’: tiny Dorset B&B stands up to Airbnb’s legal bid to ‘monopolise’ letters ‘bnb’
Three little letters - bnb-side’s name is a play on the local b-side arts festival, but Silicon Valley colossus sees threat to global brand
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Is it just me? I’m getting so much shit in my feed these days. Posts on Cosplay furries, manga, trading cards, teen angst, porn and pervs, along with endless bloody animal videos, half of which are AI slop. I may have to create another account purely related to music only.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
First listen on Bandcamp.com to Pattern Seeking Animal’s latest offering, Grimalkin.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
For years, Stephen Lennon has asked supporters to trust him and fund him. A Channel 4 Dispatches investigation, made with HOPE not hate, has raised serious questions about his finances. I’ve added my name calling for a full investigation. Will you? secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/199860/...
secure.hopenothate.org.uk
CALL FOR AN HMRC INVESTIGATION INTO STEPHEN LENNON
A year-long Channel 4 Dispatches investigation has raised serious questions about Stephen Lennon’s finances. Add your name and call on the Government to refer them to HMRC for investigation.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Farage’s Nascent ICE, coming to a town near you.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🚨 An undercover investigation shown on Channel 4 exposed Reform figures allegedly breaking the law over foreign funding. Now demand a full criminal investigation. Sign the petition. 🔥 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/in...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Sign the petition to hold politicians to account
Together, we can make sure no one - however rich or powerful they may be - is allowed to take us or our democracy for a ride.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Jukes and Orr suspended for getting caught.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Cleaning staff spend more time and do more valuable work in Parliament than Fartage does!
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It feels like you can’t watch a game of football without wading through annoying gambling ads. 🙄 😡It’s dangerous for young fans, and it puts a stain on the beautiful game. ⚽Find out what you can do about it. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Protect young fans: kick gambling ads out of football
Gambling ads are all over football, targeting young fans and risking dangerous addictions. Millions are watching the Premier League - so can you help me get them banned now? We don’t have long!
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Dolly Parton would still make a better POTUS than Trump.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The wrong 80yr old died today.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
The dog I haven’t got didn’t die today. I am not upset.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Arrived today and getting a spin now. Solstice - New Life (2026 remaster)
Front cover to Solstice - New Life (2026 remaster)
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big Chicken. I've signed the petition to stop it 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop Big Chicken Choking our Rivers
Watching Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy, I was shocked to see the damage the chicken industry is doing to rivers, communities and animals. And now I’ve learned the Government wants to expand Big ...
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Just gone to the fridge to get out the snack I forgot to buy.
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Huhh What
ALT: Huhh What
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I think the use of disposable barbecues should be permanently banned outside of the bounds of the buyer’s own property. Permit garden use only.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Chorley today
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Toddling off to Middlebrook (Horwich) to buy jeans. Life can be unbearably exciting sometimes.
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Anthony Andersen Tries On Dad Denim Jeans
ALT: Anthony Andersen Tries On Dad Denim Jeans
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Currently playing: Hawkwind - Epocheclipse 30 year anthology, released in 1999.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I fucking hate selfies! They always look forty years older than I feel.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
FIFA is an acronym for FIFA Is Fuck All
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Really liking the new Rolling Stones album - Foreign Tongues. Can’t believe that that’s the voice of an 83 year old Jagger. Also, absolutely hate the album cover.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Well the oven hasn’t turned itself on and cooked for me, so I guess I’ll have to do it myself - AGAIN!!
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Trump and Infantino on pitch: cheers turn to boos.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Can England snatch defeat from the jaws of victory?
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Farage is outraged by the threats of violence on Social Media that he has spent years whipping up with his nasty,spiteful and divisive politics. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Man arrested on suspicion of posting social media threat to shoot Nigel Farage
Met police detain man in his 20s after post on X was reported to them by parliamentary authorities in May
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Why TF has Simeone not got a card yet?
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Happy St. Swithin’s Day. It’s official - Forty more days and nights of this weather.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Now playing an album that I played to death in the hot summer of fifty years ago: Be Bop Deluxe - Sunburst Finish
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Tonight I got told by a Faragist that I should be executed and deported (white, English). However, he couldn’t tell me in what order.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Let’s see if Farage is scum enough to try to exploit this.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Just cleared food that was past it’s sell by date out of my fridge. Now desperately need to shop.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
If Mexico’s supporters do to England what they did to the Ecuadorian team, trying to deny them sleep the night before the game, then Mexico should pay for it by being disqualified.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Not played for a while. The first of these albums was my introduction to Queensrÿche. Operation Mindcrime 1 & 2
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Just played Big Big Train - Woodcut. Now for something completely different - playing Lunatic Soul - The World Under Unsun.
Cover art - Big Big Train - WoodcutCover art - Lunatic Soul - The World Under Unsun.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
First play of the day. Solstice - Clann Last release of the Sia trilogy of albums (Sia/Light Up/Clann) that I bought recently.
Cover art for the album Clann by Solstice
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Ruin a song by changing just one letter. I’ll start: The Stranglers - No More Herpes
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Pattern Seeking Animals albums have really grown on me. If you don’t know them, educate yourself.
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Paul Nelson @oldprogger.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I have two laptops. I have been toying with the idea of putting Linux on one of them. Two questions: 1.Should I? 2.Where is the best place to educate myself about Linux?
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