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Issue 29 is at Directory Records in Brighton, a very cool new store you should check out if you live in the Sussex area.

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Martin Robbins @mjrobbins.com · 10h

Coming out this week, here's a trailer for my most ambitious film project to date, about the man-made volcano in London that's burning for six months of the year.

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Teaser: The Rainham Volcano

YouTube video by Martin Robbins

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 10h

What does it mean to be a member-led party when the Greens have 230,000 members but only 1835 voted on the Zionism Is Racism motion? Doesn't seem like you can claim the result as the iron-clad democratic will of the membership while dismissing the concerns of actual democratically elected MPs

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 23h

A cartoon by Rose Anne Prevec.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 22h

Sends a real message to the terrorists! That message being: make enough threats and you'll get your way. Am sure that will have no unintended consequences whatsoever.

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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 23h

Irish friends! Episode 2 is on shortly on RTÉ1. Have at it!

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Nice Panzer she's driving

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Frances: Meh and Loving It @francesmeh.reviews · 04/10/2026

google's ai proving absolutely indispensable in dublin

Overview

[AI] Know before you go
• People say to try a pint of the popular Guinness

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emma burnett @slashnburnett.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Writer friends: don’t give up. I was rejected 299 times before I got my 300th rejection.

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James Ball @jamesrball.com · 04/10/2026

I met the people paid to break into CEOs' offices, data centres, and pharmaceutical labs – and learned some of the tricks they use to get in. Bonus fact: some of them involve lanyards. (Gift link for the first ??? clicks)

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Meet the ‘burglars’ paid to break into businesses

As cyber-defences improve, physical entry to premises is emerging as one of the best ways to hack into systems — and it’s far too easy

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Hey, I’m just asking questions. Ignorant questions, bigoted questions, questions that have been repeatedly answered for many years. Sorry, but I’m not listening to answers right now; I’m far too busy asking questions. It’s called being intellectually curious.

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Danielle Blake @abradacabla.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A common theme that drives me absolutely wild with elections/polling these days: 1. Right wing wrecks everything 2. Left of centre figure elected 3. Left of centre can’t fix all the damage in 5 seconds so the right wing, who have got 10x worse in the meantime, lead polls again/win next election

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

David Sedaris: “The flight attendant comes down the aisle with her food cart... "Can I interest you in the chicken?" she asks. "Or would you prefer the platter of shit with bits of broken glass in it? To be undecided in this election is to pause for a moment and then ask how the chicken is cooked.”

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Ian Dunt @iandunt.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Quite apart from anything else, I am obsessed with the sub-genre of marketing intended to reassure men about using toiletries. Half the moisturisers you see are called MAN CAVE or BRO SMEAR. It's all so hysterically insecure.

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Will Jennings📉🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Labour was polling a little over 30% when these articles were written. It is genuinely strange that the Conservative Party is not being subjected to the same obituaries by op-ed given its frequent sub-20% polling.

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Hazel Southwell @hazelsouthwell.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

the number of people who cannot use earphones is, curiously, directly correlated to the number of people who can get hold of and connect to a bluetooth speaker and blast it somewhere outside the pub

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Wilson @wilsonjettone.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sadly, still no luck. Here's all memories - it is Irish or Irish-American - everyone thinks the narrator is normal and boring, maybe an accountant - he is a hit-man, employed unwittingly by his brother-in-law -proved his worth by underlining a phone book in a bar, on a single name, and killing them.

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Great chance to post my all-time favorite headline

The Radium Water Worked Fine Until His Jaw Came Off

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Seriously: Hate Digger all you want, but [pauses for flow of hate] movies like Digger are why we need studios. A world in which Digger doesn't get made one in which Sinners and One Battle also don't get made. You miss with Heaven's Gate and you still swung. You miss with Paw Patrol and you >

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InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Drink Hogwater. It’s on your side.

A can of "Hog Water Green Flavor" is displayed with text that reads, "Contains the same chemicals as chemtrails. But this time they're on OUR side." A plane is depicted leaving a trail in the sky.

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ollie masters @olliemastersbskys.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Actual insanity. The whole thing. I mean Jesus, when you make Rees-Mogg seem reasonable

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Even if this stuff could work in the way promised surely an AI trained on input from focus group can only tell you what people would have thought as per the date of the focus group it was trained on. And guess what? People change their minds on the basis of events...

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Chairman Moët @chairmanmoet.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I don't mean to be rude but this is absolutely insane.

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Casino (1995) @casinofilm1995.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

But in the end, I wound up right back where I started.

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ollie masters @olliemastersbskys.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Can anyone recommend some good people to read on American espionage in the UK?

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Nick Harkaway @nickharkaway.com · 03/10/2026

There is just so much going on in this short article. You kind of have to read it.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Not joking, I really think the last few years have turned a lot of historical arguments about why everyone went a bit nuts during the French Revolution or the Reformation on their head.

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Jamie Smart @jamiesmart.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

⚔️🔥Wanna see what’s in the brand new HERO SLAM expansion pack? I made a quick unboxing video so you can see everything, while also trying to speed through some of the cards to keep a bit of surprise 🫡 💖 Hero Slam: Curse Of The Cat Demon is out NOW! (Requires original Hero Slam game)

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

When Ernest Hemingway tells you it's time to cut back on your boozing... Letter from Hemingway to his friend F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Michael Whelan @michaelwhelan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Unshared that Naomi Klein quote. Turns out she said a lot of things close to that but the meme was AI generated and fooled even her at first glance.

I have stumbled across it multiple times, and several people I know and respect have personally thanked me for the message. Trouble is, both my image and my quote are Al-generated, built from patterns of photographs that do exist and from very similar words I've actually said and written elsewhere. In truth, I agree heartily with Al Naomi. But it's still not me, and the fact that even I was fooled at first and searched to make sure I hadn't said those exact words (while sort of wishing I had) makes me feel the opposite of calm. (Also: what the hell is it with me and doppelgangers?)

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James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This comes with additional funding for OTs to deal with the extea workload, right? Right?

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Brianna Ashby @briannaduggan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I got a little carried away with my warmup this morning, but I couldn't help myself.

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Matthew Dessem @matthewdessem.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Amazon Prime Video has a live channel running an endless marathon of “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.” WITH MOTION SMOOTHING BAKED IN!

A screenshot of Amazon Prime’s “Alfred Hitchcock Presents” streaming channel.

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ollie masters @olliemastersbskys.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Can anyone recommend some good people to read on American espionage in the UK?

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

if you have somehow missed the chance to read A History of the World in 47 Borders so far, then today's your lucky day: it's currently 99p from the ebook retailer of your choice

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

One of two Labour gains from Reform in Northumberland by-elections yesterday. Too early to know for sure we've passed peak Reform, but another encouraging sign.

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Dan Thomas @itsdanthomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The most disappointing video you’ll see today.

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Comics in the Spooky Age 🧛‍♂️🧟‍♀️🎃 @comicsinthega.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The first Peanuts strip by Charles M. Schulz was published on October 2, 1950.

Four black and white panels of a boy and girl sitting on steps.
1st panel: Charlie Brown is approaching and the boy says:
"Well! Here comes ol' Charlie Brown!"
2nd panel: As Charlie Brown passes, he says "Good ol' Charlie Brown...yes, sir!"
3rd panel: "Good ol' Charlie Brown..."
4th panel: Once Charlie is gone, "How I hate him!"

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ollie masters @olliemastersbskys.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The 1950-54 collections of Peanuts are some of the best comics you'll ever buy

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Arthur Snell @snellarthur.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Excellent news. The good thing is that Palantir isn’t unique and there are many options, all of which will save the taxpayer money. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

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Andy Burnham searches for UK alternative to Palantir

Prime minister’s ‘Buy British’ push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Quite an odd choice to brief this out

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Josephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 02/10/2026

Still the absolute funniest "trailer remix" ever made -- as well as one of the very first of its kind, debuting in 2005 Every shot is perfectly chosen God I could watch this all day

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Simon "Si Spurrier" Spurrier @sispurrier.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Delighted to reveal this. At the core of the Cretan Project is a novel tentatively titled ASTERION. If you've ever enjoyed my work, or like the idea of the tale behind a monstrous myth, I'm inviting you along for the ride. www.patreon.com/SiSpurrier youtube.com/shorts/U7am1...

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The Cretan Project: Patreon announcement

YouTube video by Si Spurrier

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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 01/10/2026

This is just the BBC doing PR for a care company?

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