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Patrick Andelic

@pkandelic.bsky.social
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Historian of US liberalism, Congress, and the C20th Democratic Party. Trade unionist. Lanyard class warrior.

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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 7h
You bolt awake in the mountains of Carthage. You are not online. It is 217 BC. You are the general Hannibal, and you have changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Rome must burn.
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 18h
Most TV is just this now.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm definitely going to watch this but I continue to have concerns about Hot George Smiley. variety.com/2026/tv/glob...
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John Le Carré’s Cold War Spymaster George Smiley Returns in First Look at Matthew Macfadyen in ‘Legacy of Spies’
Legacy of Spies, the MGM/BBC espionage thriller series based on John Le Carre's books, has wrapped filming
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I just checked the Labour Party Rule Book and there ain't no rule that says a dog can't be leader.
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Jordan @jordanpfot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Can’t wait for Mick Herron to bring together the Danny Tommo A-plot and the RAF Fairford B-plot in an unexpected but satisfying way.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Was this written by Aaron Sorkin’s Wario?
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Oscar Isaac as Poe in The Rise of Skywalker.

"Somehow, Palatine returned ... again."
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Targeting the British youth subculture of “Wilsonheads” who consider the late prime minister a style icon and role model. You can barely move for pipes in the clubs some Saturday nights.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
“A horse! a horse! My kingdom for a fucking horse!”
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Mamdani’s Honeymoon With New York Over; Mamdani, New York Now Enjoying Happy Marriage.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Furious Tory MPs after Chancellor of the Exchequer Charles Montagu introduces the Tonnage Act to charter the Bank of England, 1694:
IS TONTY BLAIR BEHIND THIS
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I cannot deal with the fact that Would I Lie To You? is one of Paul Giamatti’s top TV shows this century.
Tweet from Mr Showbiz OBE 

“Paul Giamatti’s lost of best TV shows this century is fucking mental.”

Graphic indicates the shows are: Counterpart; Drops of God; Firefly; Kantaro: the Sweet Tooth Salaryman; Lodge 49; Monk; Nobody Wants This; Pluribus; QI; Would I Lie To You?
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Screenshot from the PC game “The Oregon Trail” depicting a covered wagon against a black screen. Across the bottom of the screen is “You have died of dysentery.”
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Garth Marenghi: "I know writers who use subtext, and they're all cowards."
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Me, a confident and experienced lecturer, asking new students icebreaker questions at induction events:
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Uh, critical support to Comrade Rees-Mogg?
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British Association for American Studies @officialbaas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨 JOB OPPORTUNITY You have until Friday 25th Sept to apply for the role of Conference Manager, helping to deliver an extraordinary BAAS 2027 digital conference next spring. Learn more: baas.ac.uk/news-and-eve...
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Job: Digital BAAS 2027 Conference Manager (x2) - British Association for American Studies
The British Association for American Studies (BAAS) is seeking two Conference Managers to oversee the planning and running of its 72nd Annual Conference. This is its third to be hosted entirely…
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
“This ballroom/military installation doesn’t have a fire exit!”
Simpsons screencap. Homer realising that the lesbian bar he’s in doesn’t have a fire exit.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oof.
Asked about UK-US relations by a reporter who said they had gone up and down, Trump replied:

No I think they’re up.

Well they’re more up now than they were with your last prime minister, let me put it that way.

I think right now, based on my relationship with the prime minister, Andy, I think that, I think we’re doing very well.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Everything is gender, pt 18965
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Struck by the Mamdani influence on the poster aesthetics here.
Zohran Mamdani NYC mayoral primary poster. “Democrat for Mayor. Zohran. For a New York You Can Afford.” The colour scheme and font are strikingly similar to Ed Davey’s poster below.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Thousands of university jobs lost too, and barely a peep either.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
im a proud federal employee at the department of transportation. do i work 13 hour days? yes. is my job to keep sean duffy from biting fibre lines? sure. do i have to bring a bucket of decoy fibre lines to throw him off the scent of important ones? you bet.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I understand why he stopped doing them, but I still miss Demi Adejuyigbe’s 21st of September videos. youtu.be/_zzEDrYTkkg?...
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YouTube video by Demi Adejuyigbe
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The great thing about rewatching a classic Simpsons episode that you thought you knew well is there’s always a ‘new’ joke that gets you.
Simpsons screencap. A frustrated Marge in bed talking to Homer. Caption: “All right, already! Everyone knows the man accomplished a lot. Maybe because he didn’t spend every waking moment talking about Thomas Edison.”Simpsons screencap. A serene Homer in bed remonstrating with Marge. Caption: “Oh, that’s where you’re wrong, Marge. He was a shameless self-promoter.”
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“Now, witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational triumphal arch.”
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
‘Flores said she was not supposed to tell anyone about her recruitment, but immediately told “about 20 people”, putting it down to the fact she is a “massive gossip”.’
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Simpsons screencap. Krusty the Clown on a TV screen reading from a cue card. Caption: “I heartily endorse this cause or product.”
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“People were only upset about this because they found out.”
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
BAFFLED TOM CONTI: Are you able to rehearse with, uh, other actors, whether real or um … or um … or CGl? TILLY NORWOOD [in Mandarin]: Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. This is established fact. BAFFLED TOM CONTI: Er, perhaps I should rephrase.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I remember a few years ago when YouGov polled each party’s voters on their ‘ideal House of Commons’ and Lib Dems wanted one where Labour was the largest party.
YouGov graphic.

The ideal House of Commons according to LIB DEM voters.

LAB 201
CON 150
LD 159
GRN 44
UKIP 8
SNP 24
PC 17
WEP 11
BNP 4
OTH 14
N Ire 18
SPK 1
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
In fairness, this wouldn’t be the first time someone had switched languages to stop talking to Piers Morgan. www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbea...
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Jeremy Corbyn speaks Spanish to 'snub' Piers Morgan
The Labour leader and newspaper columnist both try and chat to Arsenal footballer Hector Bellerin.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Muppets have to put on a show to save the Kennedy Center. There you go, Disney, that's your premise.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Herman Melville, when you ask if all these whale facts were generated by ChatGPT:
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“Well, well, well, not so easy to find an oil shock policy that doesn’t suck shit, huh?”
Jimmy Carter giving a national TV address in his cardigan
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Logging off the zoom meeting
john brown
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“No, it’s nice, it’s just … when I asked people to stop giving me Chicago sports memorabilia, I didn’t think they’d default to ominous glowing orbs instead.”
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For the vibes they are a-shiftin’
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I was sobbing with laughter by the end of this.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
CANZEU!
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Warren Buffett meme. 

“Freak the fuck out and panic sell everything right now. It’s fucking over.”
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This flag rules.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I watched the first season of this and it's basically Guy Ritchie's Arrested Development. Tom Hardy plays a very tired fixer trying to stop a family of psychotic morons destroying their criminal empire for no reason.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
[Tourists baffled by sounds of shouting, breaking glass, and muffled chorus of “Don’t Cry For Me, Argentina” drifting across Pennsylvania Avenue]
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Gossip Girl meme 
“It gets worse. Tommy Robinson just defended you.”
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
When my line manager asks about my bidding plans for the upcoming year:
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Jonathan Majors stars as Brett Nebraska, a local councillor and ex-Navy Seal, who has to save his Oxfordshire village from an Islamocommunist takeover in PIDDINGTON BORE (A Daily Wire Production).
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The funniest part of this is imagining the reactions of CANZUK supporters.
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Patrick Andelic @pkandelic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
“Those towns were no angels.”
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