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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Alternate universe: Prime Minister Twat says Canterbury Embroidery 'will not be returned to France'
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It's Wasp Nest Weekend everyone! Want the unending loud buzzing of having your head inside a jar of hornets for a whole day? Come on down!
bbc.co.uk
Beach closure as Motocross circuit returns to Weymouth
Temporary closures will be in place while the motocross course is on Weymouth beach over the weekend.
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Packed marmalade for the ferryman
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I have to say that Rattlesnakes has led a whole generation of people to say her name as "Yves Marie Sohn" She was from New Jersey, not Nouvelle-Aquitaine Well done, Eva, good work and good innings
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Dr Seth Thévoz @seththevoz.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
RIP Eva Marie Saint. She starred in my favourite film, North by Northwest (1959) - she’s magnificent in that - and she was still acting well into the 2000s. As long as she was around, it felt like there was still a living link to the Golden Age of Hollywood. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/m...
nytimes.com
Eva Marie Saint, Oscar Winner for ‘On the Waterfront,’ Is Dead at 102
A luminous beauty with dramatic depth, she brought a layered intensity to harrowing roles and seduced Cary Grant in the romantic thriller “North by Northwest.”
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
When Malcolm Owen of The Ruts sings: # Ain't no use # You ain't that sluice ... is he talking about a regular kind of floodgate sluice, or is it the linguistic term for eliding the interrogative from the clause
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
The last season of Search Party. I couldn't finish it. In fact I think I simply forgot I was watching it
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I've only seen a short clip but I'm astounded that Jeremy Clarkson's answer about how difficult farming was this year somehow turned into "1976 was also hot" denialism. These people cannot be helped.
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I have decided that three reverb pedals on the board is probably enough reverb
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Chris Weatherspoon @cweatherspoon.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
In three seasons Manchester City won the Premier League, 2011-12, 2013-14 and 2017-18, they recorded £360million in commercial income from Abu Dhabi-based sponsors The independent commission found that just £43m of that was actually paid to City by those sponsors
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Yes and if I fluff one of my guitar solos, it's because of NHS waiting times, just bear that in mind
bbc.co.uk
Harry Potter play producer says cost of living made two-part show 'impossible'
The London production, which has been running for 10 years, will reopen next month as a one-part show.
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Me when Snowflake keeps making AI suggestions
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The Political Oddball @politicaloddball.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Richard Whittington: "And pray tell, am I remembred for mine acts of charite, the alms and suche?" Time traveller: "It's mostly about a cat actually"
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I would love to ask a prominent BBC journalist to give me an example of an illegitimate concern. Is seems to me that it has become a question not of fact, logic, or ethics but of volume. If a big enough proportion of a village was anxious about Bigfoot or Chemtrails, BBC would cover it in a way...
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
At the start of Dancing With The Europeans, Brett is obviously mumbling "Your ghosts... Your ghosts are my ghosts" but I can't help but hear "I love those... Love those mangoes" #suede #mangoes
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Why do these fools think they will become a principality? Have they made an application to the crown, or has this traitor McNally suddenly discovered some hitherto unknown ancestry? These chumps really boil my piss. Deeply unserious people #piddington
bbc.co.uk
Piddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plans
Piddington residents vote over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby.
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Why do I have the strangest feeling that this is a domino that in the widest view leads to the UK rejoining the EU
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Paddy Duffy @paddyduffy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Things are obviously bad in the world but at least we're developing the conditions such that Ed Sheeran can't bland his way out of shit like this
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Yeah it's pretty hard for Ed Sheeran to say he doesn't take sides but he wasn't forced to play guitar at Robert Kraft's wedding in 2022
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Hassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Fortunato: "MORNING SUNSHINE! Wow wow wow what a night. Thanks for putting me up old bean -- by the way it *was* an amontillado, and I, er, seem to have polished off the whole damn thing. Sorry-not-sorry, must dash, toodle-pip"
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
dbt Confusion Engine morelike amirite
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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 09/09/2026
Astrophotographer Adam (AJ) Smadi caught this image a few hours ago from Washington state. A thin crescent Moon, sunlight illuminating the rugged lunar surface. And 2,400 times farther away—and on the other side of the Sun—mighty Jupiter, and its moons Io (left) and Ganymede (right).
A crescent Moon seen during the day, arcing from upper left to lower right of the frame. At lower centre is the full disk of Jupiter; the small dots to its upper left and lower right and Io and Ganymede, respectively.
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Can I just make sure that I have understood this correctly. A UK citizen disagrees with UK government policy and so is reaching out to the head of another state to intervene? At what point does this become treason?
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Something something Fred Flintstone something something pulled out of Rubble something something... You do the rest
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Eksenbot @eksenbot.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Mansun - I Can Only Disappoint U #radyoeksen
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I Can Only Disappoint U
Mansun
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
😩😩😩
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Solidarity with the Weymouth Cherries supporters who got the coach at 00:45 this morning x #AFCB #NEWBOU
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Come on Centrist Dads this is a good one #TheSmiths #Siouxsie
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
A New Color (1/5🧵)
Page 1: A man is walking home, smoking a cigarette, being quietly trailed by a UFO above him. As he enters his apartment, two aliens watch from inside the ship. Alien 1, who has a large head, says, “that’s him. Let’s move.” Page 2: The man walks upstairs as the aliens watch from the entrance of the building. The man enters his apartment and greets his little dog. Suddenly there is a knock at the door.Page 3: he peers through his peephole, and sees the two aliens standing in the hallway. Alien 1 is holding a briefcase. From behind him, the voice of alien one: “don’t scream.” Page 4: The aliens are seated across the room on the man’s couch. Sadie is in her bed next to them. Alien 1 says, “you’re not in any danger. Have a seat.” The man looks at his dog and thinks, “sadie is unusually calm.” Alien 1: don’t scream, or it’s a problem.
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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
My column this week is the product of my frustration at a series of myths that I think have grown up at Westminster that provide comfort to the various parties (not all of which I had space to grumble about) to avoid confronting the real choices we actually have:
ft.com
Austerity denial and the mystery of Britain’s shrunken state
There is a ready supply of explanations on offer at Westminster
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
15th... 12th... 9th... 6th... AFC Bournemouth are clearly finishing 3rd this season Phil McNulty, BBC: "14th" 😕 He's said 14th or 15th for the past four predictions, what more can we do. WE'RE A TOP HALF OF THE TABLE TEAM NOW, PHIL #AFCB #PremierLeague
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Birmingham 81 @birmingham81.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Here's Where The Story Ends. Footage from The Sundays' last ever concert, which was at the Union Chapel in 1997 youtu.be/Z31xPoIg3MQ
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The Sundays - Here's Where The Story Ends - Union Chapel, London 11th Dec 1997 - HD Transfer
YouTube video by Soundsville International
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Mayor McCheese Origin Story
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Much like in 1985 when TV-am started broadcasting Wacaday, I am replacing the Rat with the Timmy on my pedal board
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Treblig 🇺🇦 @camtreblig.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Less than 2/3rds of the vote when you’re the incumbent, were until recently leading the national polls, your candidate is the party leader, are de facto running unopposed and are the only party actively campaigning and putting resources into the seat is pathetic and it’s stupid to pretend otherwise
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Many years ago, when I first started writing for The Dark Side (Britain's oldest horror mag) we had a bit of a friendly pub quiz rivalry with Empire magazine for a while. We kept losing though. Until one week we discovered a secret weapon. /1
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Anon Opin @anonopin.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
If Kevin Rowland (Dexy's Midnight Runners) was born in Germany in 1920, & the Nazis had cloned him, & instead of sending secret messages by Enigma had one Rowland sing the messages by radio to another Rowland, Germany would have won World War II. Utterly incomprehensible.
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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We’re celebrating 40 years of “Fall On Me” today (the first single from the band’s fourth album Lifes Rich Pageant was released on this day in 1986). The video was filmed & directed by @michaelstipe.bsky.social
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Three panel comic. Panel 1: Steve Harvey presents the Miss Universe awards on stage, standing in front of bright lights and a lineup of Miss Universe contestants from different countries. Steve, reading from a card, says, “the new Miss Universe is…” Panel 2: “Xugrulon Prime!” A tearful alien is bestowed with a crown and bouquet of flowers as confetti falls around her. Panel 3: back home on xugrulon prime, her family proudly celebrates in front of their TV set. Two of them embrace, another is taking a video on their phone, and a little larval baby with a pacifier sits among them.
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Here's my cat Duda being both international and a cat #InternationalCatDay
Burmilla cat sat on a puzzle of the countries of the world
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Le Monde in English @english.lemonde.fr · 07/08/2026
French government announces smallest corn crop since 1980
lemonde.fr
French government announces smallest corn crop since 1980
With several record heatwaves having struck France, Europe's biggest grain producer, since May, the government said the country's corn harvest was on track for a 35% drop this year, a sharp decline that had not been seen since 2003.
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
As of today, the use of humour becomes more transparent in the EU. Here’s how EU law makes sure humour works for you, in full openness ↓
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Nettlecake @nettlecake.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
You can't trust the opinions of clowns, they are all in hock to Big Shoe
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beetle moses @beetlemoses.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Three panel comic. Panel 1: two friends are playing cards. There is a birdcage hanging behind them, just peaking out of frame. Friend 1 asks, “does your bird talk?” To which friend 2 replies, “Please… don’t.” Panel 2: friend 2 continues, head in hand, “he’s on this alpha male influencer thing right now.” Behind him, the bird - posed and wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket - is leaning forward on a tiny easy chair in his enclosure. Panel 3: with his hands clasped, easing back into his chair, the bird says, “stops eating seeds. Focus on your net worth.”
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Theo Priestley @theopriestley.net · 28/07/2026
Fucking hell as if receiving automated rejection letters for jobs wasn't bad enough.
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Palko Stephens @palkopalko.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
A gritty noirish version of Back to the Future Part 2 called Into The Past, about Chuck Berry traveling to 1985 to undo the damage done by Marty McFly
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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 20/07/2026
Australia is planning some of the world's toughest AI regulations • Water usage will be limited • AI data centers will be required to become net producers of energy • AI companies can't train on Australian creators' work without their permission • Proposals expected to be introduced in 2027
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