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@paisleysparks44.bsky.social
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Contributing editor for Albumism, writer of stuff and Prince fan(atic?). I have a million notebooks with ideas and unfinished scripts/books/screenplays in - maybe one day I’ll get one seen. Doubt it though!

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paisleysparks44.bsky.social @paisleysparks44.bsky.social · 10h
I would forgive Man City if it meant never having to hear Matterface and Dixon ever again.
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Gail Myerscough @gailmyerscough.co.uk · 10h
I’m Gail, a one woman (and a feline assistant) business, based in Manchester. I create prints, homewares, T-shirts & cards inspired by midcentury design, music and architecture. Have a look gailmyerscough.co.uk
A grid of twelve illustrations featuring music designs, architecture designs, books, retro abstract designs and swimmers. Bold and colourful.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
🔴 For the past year @lucasamin.bsky.social and I have been investigating Palantir in the UK What we found was a company with unrivalled political access, selling a product many data experts in the NHS don’t use, and don’t rate Please read and share democracyforsale.substack.com/p/its-just-a...
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"It's just a waste of time": inside Palantir's £330m NHS failure
Our new investigation reveals the problems with Palantir’s NHS tech - and the unrivalled political access that fuelled the firm’s march into the British state
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Candice Frederick @candicefrederick.bsky.social · 12h
‘Digger’ Review: Tom Cruise Gives 110% in This Powerless, Self-Adulating Claptrap www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
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‘Digger’ Review: Tom Cruise Gives 110% in This Powerless, Self-Adulating Claptrap
Tom Cruise give his all in "Digger," Alejandro González Iñárritu’s smug, self-aware social commentary that's like bad "SNL."
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Lindsey Boylan @lindseyboylan.bsky.social · 18h
This man is a monster. He seeks out women survivors because he hates them. And he hates them because he hates himself. He has harassed me and other women survivors many times over the years. It must end. He should never have a job anywhere.
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Gabby HC @scriblit.bsky.social · 16h
If you're on The Pill, you probably already know this but don't eat activated charcoal if you're using the pill as your sole birth control!
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Albumism @albumism.com · 19h
Cleo Sol released 'Gold' 3 years ago on September 29, 2023 | Listen to the album + revisit our review here: album.ink/CleoSolGold
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Neil @judgemenot69.bsky.social · 18h
Fayed survivors say GMC let abuse continue by refusing to investigate doctors www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Fayed survivors say GMC let abuse continue by refusing to investigate doctors
Women say inquiry should look at medical regulator after it dismissed request to scrutinise medic accused of sharing results of intrusive sexual health examinations with tycoon
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 18h
Super cool. Here’s a class traitor dispatch: when you start to make more money you start to pay more taxes. The size of the checks you send to the govt have big numbers on them. It’s unsettling. You need a strategy & that strategy is SUCK IT UP MOTHERFUCKER.
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Joey Clift @joeytainment.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When I was in college, I was Dennis Haskins' handler for a Mr. Belding meet and greet event. As a huge Saved By The Bell fan, I was excited to do it, until I’d heard afterwards that he needed a handler because he wasn’t allowed to be alone in the same room with women.
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 21h
A cash-strapped rural police force struggles to deal with Red Diesel gangs. Until its chief inspector realises can get the Met Police to deal with the problem... ...if he pretends they're Iranian. A new six part comedy starring Toby Jones.
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paisleysparks44.bsky.social @paisleysparks44.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This is so nasty! (Complimentary!) music.apple.com/gb/album/im-...
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I'm Into Livin' by Stevie Wonder on Apple Music
Song · 2026 · Duration 5:44
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paisleysparks44.bsky.social @paisleysparks44.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If Stevie starts singing about the weather, Sun or seasons you know you’re finished. music.apple.com/gb/album/i-c...
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I Can See The Sun In Late December by Stevie Wonder on Apple Music
Song · 2026 · Duration 4:37
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Sean Padilla (He/They) Will Write a Good Song About Anything @seanpadilla.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
music.apple.com/us/album/im-... = You need to listen to this song RIGHT NOW
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I'm Into Livin' by Stevie Wonder on Apple Music
Song · 2026 · Duration 5:44
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
preview: "Referring to AI development as 'the frontier' is a laughable ploy to get men who’ve never had a creative thought in their life to believe they’re an NPC in a gritty reboot of the Oregon Trail."
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Oasis Mentality @eddiestats.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
more info c/o Brian McCollum @detroitfreepress.bsky.social www.freep.com/story/entert...
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Stevie Wonder unveils 4 never-heard 'Songs in the Key of Life' tracks
Stevie Wonder has served up a treat, unearthing four songs from his "Songs in the Key of Life" sessions as the 1976 album masterpiece turns 50.
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jazzandbluesjrny.bsky.social @jazzandbluesjrny.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=B6-N... Buddy Guy Christone Kingfish Ingram video
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Strat Sessions ft. Buddy Guy with Christone “Kingfish” Ingram | Year Of The Strat | Fender
YouTube video by Fender
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paisleysparks44.bsky.social @paisleysparks44.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
?!?!?!?!?!?!!!!!!!!!!
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still the same account you unfollowed 👻 i change my pfp a lot @blackapostate.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026
WHAA WHO WHERE WHAT HUH HOW WHERE
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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 28/09/2026
#MistyGreen seems to only exist as a platform for Chris Rock’s most hateful impulses. Read @judysquirrels.bsky.social's #NYFF64 review:
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NYFF Review: Chris Rock’s Misty Green Hatefully and Lazily Chronicles a Downfall
Misty Green is a disaster on all fronts. It’s a film that seems to hate its characters, the audience, and Black cinema in general. It’s a Hollywood satire with no insight. It’s a character study with ...
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jon christian @jonchristian.net · 28/09/2026
NEW: After we published an investigation into Brown Brothers Media, a company that buys struggling news sites and turns them into AI-powered content mills, we got a tip that completely gobsmacked me: one of the brothers has extensive connections to Ghislaine Maxwell futurism.com/artificial-i...
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You Know Those Three Brothers Who Buy Struggling News Sites and Turn Them Into AI-Powered Content Farms? It Turns Out One of Them Has Extensive Connections to Ghislaine Maxwell
Ideapod, a cornerstone brand of Brown Brothers Media's AI empire, has deep ties to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Genie Lauren @moreandagain.me · 28/09/2026
I love it when men's art stinks of misogyny so badly that you can smell it without opening it. I wish more of you recognized this funky smell when he did "good hair"
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Rob Delaney @robdelaney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Location scouting request. Is there ANYWHERE in Great Britain where I can find these types of houses?
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Blue Oleta @blue-oleta.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 28/09/2026
NEWS! Under-16 social media ban heralds return of locally sourced, artisanal teenage bullying buff.ly/NwIQIGk
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Under-16 social media ban heralds return of locally sourced, artisanal teenage bullying
Plans to ban under-16s from social media from March next year have been welcomed by traditionalists who say the move could finally revive Britain’s once-thriving industry of locally sourced, …
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026
Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map.
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ᚅᚓᚃ ᚆᚐᚔᚏᚇᚑ ᚃᚆᚑ ᚇᚔᚄ @ciara2001.eurosky.social · 28/09/2026
I really think people like this should have to wear the logos of their sponsors on their clothing when they are being interviewed
Lobbying
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He holds a number of paid positions as an adviser for lobbying and consultancy companies.[51] He is paid chair of the Purpose Defence Coalition, members of which include arms manufacturer Leonardo, which has "extensive links" to Israel’s military.[52] He is paid chair of the Purpose Business Coalition, members of which include Leonardo and oil company BP. He is a paid senior adviser to Rud Pedersen, a lobbying company with expertise in security and defence, which has oil and gas companies Glencore and Enwell Energy as clients.[53
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: Meet the real AI ‘rogue agent’: Lord Watson of Palantir. I am sick to the teeth of this current AI hype cycle & its perversion of language. The only thing going ‘rogue’ right now are AI boosters, a gullible & compliant press & a Labour Lord 1/ broligarchy.substack.com/p/meet-the-r...
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Meet the real AI “rogue agent”: Lord Tom Watson
A Labour leader is out of control. The world needs a containment strategy now
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paisleysparks44.bsky.social @paisleysparks44.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Hi @marcusjdl.bsky.social so sorry to bother you. I’m looking for the skinny on parking near the theatre in Walthamstow - assuming you’re still there or thereabouts!
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Albumism @albumism.com · 27/09/2026
Prince & The New Power Generation released ‘Diamonds and Pearls’ (1991) 35 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @paisleysparks44.bsky.social here: album.ink/PrinceNPGdap
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paisleysparks44.bsky.social @paisleysparks44.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This was the first thing I wrote for @albumism 10 years ago!
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paisleysparks44.bsky.social @paisleysparks44.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I wrote about Curtis and his impeccable debut album.
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Albumism @albumism.com · 27/09/2026
Is this classic part of your record collection? | Listen to the album + explore our tribute here: album.ink/CMCurtis70
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Lia @liasae.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I am now keeping this on speed-dial
Edited old IBM printout in black caps on off-white paper.
'A computer can never be held accountable
Therefore a computer must always do the hacking haha what are they gonna do, put a computer in jail? Haha "oops it's alive" lmao'
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Alan Greene @alangreene.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
'Unrest' is some way to describe three children being murdered in their house after it was burned down by the UVF.
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Albumism @albumism.com · 26/09/2026
Massive Attack released ‘Protection’ 32 years ago on September 26, 1994 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/MAProtection
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paisleysparks44.bsky.social @paisleysparks44.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Just realised I can watch ‘Homicide:Life On The Streets’ on my telly! Starting now . . .
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paisleysparks44.bsky.social @paisleysparks44.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I could not give a flying fuck how many small boats arrive. Stop saying ‘actually the numbers are dropping’, IT LEGITIMISES THEIR VIEW.
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paisleysparks44.bsky.social @paisleysparks44.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I just remembered - I wrote this!
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Albumism @albumism.com · 26/09/2026
Prince released ‘Art Official Age’ 12 years ago on September 26, 2014 | Listen to the album + revisit our tribute here: album.ink/princeAOA
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Tom Wambsgans’ Second Wife, PhD @drwambsgans.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
This is your periodic reminder that when Chicago PD murdered 17 year old Laquan McDonald in 2014, Mayor Rahm Emanuel covered up the murder to help his reelection bid.
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Kate Armstrong @brainchain.ca · 26/09/2026
Canada was a manufacturing leader in hi-fi systems in the 1950s and 1960s. Friends. Romans. Country people. Let me present you the Clairtone G2.
A Clairtone G2 stereo system with two shelf layers, the lower being a turntable and amp plus a box for records the upper shelf beings being something I’m not sure and on either side. There are black spheres that are actually the speakers there are four of them it is against a white wall and a floor that is made of blonde hard wood
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Talk growing that Ireland’s players will refuse to play Israel www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer...
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Ireland’s match against Israel thrown into chaos as Bazunu tells squad he does not want to play
Some other players understood to be considering whether to join goalkeeper in withdrawing from Nations League fixtures
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The Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center/TheFunkCenter @thefunkcenter.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
ONLY YOU CAN HELP US BUILD; THE FUNK MUSIC HALL OF FAME & EXHIBITION CENTER (DBA) THE FUNK CENTER! youtube.com/watch?v=2Ubm...
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ONLY YOU CAN HELP US BUILD; THE FUNK MUSIC HALL OF FAME & EXHIBITION CENTER (DBA) THE FUNK CENTER!
YouTube video by The Funk Music Hall of Fame & Exhibition Center
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Wow Rory Stewart. Just wow. What a horrible misrepresentation of how it all works and why it doesn’t. Put asylum seekers in prisons? Refuse to share the responsibility for this human tragedy with our European neighbours who are accepting more refugees than us already? Fgs. What’s wrong with you?
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Why don't refugees stay in France?
They do and France actually receives a much larger number of asylum claims than Britain - around 167,000 in 2023, compared to 67,000 in the UK.
Those who arrive in France often choose to remain there and a relatively small proportion of the asylum seekers intend on moving on to the UK.
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Always a Difficult Earth Girl🐬🐨🐋🦘🦈 @scuttlebutter1.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Well, colour me boiling hot but I'd have said 'catastrophic' not 'remarkable'. "The data heat island effect could have a remarkable influence on communities & regional welfare in the future.” "In certain cases, nearby temps increased 9°C, or 16.4°F."
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Data centers are so hot their ‘heat island’ effect is raising temperatures up to 6 miles away | Fortune
Researchers warn these “heat islands” could have a “remarkable influence on communities and regional welfare,” and affect more than 340 million people.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
guy who fell into a coma after the last episode of fawlty towers wakes up and looks at the internet
5 panel comic

Panel 1: Purple Guy looks at a laptop and says “boy o boy! I wonder what my comedy hero’s up to”

Panel 2: A tweet from John Cleese that reads “This is where the Arabs were ahead of us

By castrating all their slaves, they made sure that there were no descendants who could claim reparations”

Panels 3-5: Purple Guy slowly closes laptop with a mystified look of revulsion
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Brighter Day Record Shop @brighterdayvinyl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Here's a question! Where in London/Essex can you take various Hi-Fi equipment and turntables to sell. I'm aware of Audiogold, but found myself curious if anyone had good experiences elsewhere? Thanks in advance 🌞
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Marc Wilson @marcwilson.co.uk · 24/09/2026
NAZA to stream for free on Guardian website. www.thewrap.com/creative-con...
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'NAZA' to Stream for Free on The Guardian Website After International Rollout
After its theatrical rollout in over 55 territories, the Israel/Gaza documentary NAZA will be streaming for free online.
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Photography by Alfie Goodrich @alfie.photography · 24/09/2026
Excellent news. People need as few barriers as possible to seeing this film.
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