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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A lovely piece from Henry Winter. RIP MWJ, may you be forever on the ball. #ncfc
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Michael Wynn Jones: a good man, a wise man
When Michael Wynn Jones’ wife Delia Smith delivered her epic, swaying “let’s be ‘avin’ you” rallying cry to Norwich City fans at half-time of a difficult game against Manchester City at Carrow Road in...
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Chris Webb @chrisporkerwebb.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Young Ones - Vyvyan Basterd. He's flicking the v's.
Alt: Young Ones - Vyvyan Basterd. He's flicking the v's.
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Rob H&ynes @robonabike.eurosky.social · 27/09/2026
Posh families used to send their useless younger sons into the army, or failing that, the church. Now they end up as simpleton columnists with the self awareness of a water flea.
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Tony - Pod Guy - Groves @tonygroves.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“When faced with a tough choice, you can always choose indecision.” Old FAI proverb
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Buried further down: “Outside experts said that such claims jumped far ahead of the evidence the team has gathered so far." “But outside experts said that the Anthropic researchers have yet to do the research required to confirm that they’ve found something new.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/s...
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Anthropic’s A.I. Is Teaching Itself Biology. Now It’s Made Its First Discovery.
Scientists at the company announced their first finding: a group of enzymes whose function is unknown.
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Charlie Brooker @charliebrooker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
(it’s aimed at people who like jokes)
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Chris Giles @chrisgiles.ft.com · 23/09/2026
Had some fun talking to @timharford.ft.com on More or Less about whether people not at home might actually be on holiday www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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More or Less - Has the UK’s productivity puzzle been solved? - BBC Sounds
Tim Harford investigates bad productivity data, AI carbon, nuns and quiet album ends.
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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
One of the last projects I set in motion before I left @wearepossible.bsky.social has finally borne fruit: the School Run Cruncher! TL;DR? YES, it does indeed look like school run traffic to private schools is disproportionately responsible for morning rush hour congestion. You’re welcome!
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Private schools, public pollution: the need to better understand school run congestion — Possible
The school run is one of the most visible sources of traffic in our towns and cities, with 25% of weekday morning car trips in London being trips to school. For many of us , it’s clear that roads that...
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EverGemma @evergemma.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
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Rob DenBleyker @robdenbleyker.com · 20/09/2026
NYCC booth 3560!!! the C&H crew is coming out. we'll be drawing weird sketches for you all weekend
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Harrumph #ncfc
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Well this has been fucking shite #ncfc
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
And there we go again FFS #ncfc
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Woo Hoo #ncfc
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Absolute fucking bollocks #ncfc
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Arse #ncfc
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Ruariiiiiiiiiiiii #ncfc
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Bollocks. #ncfc
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Booooooom! #ncfc
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HawaiiWoOoOoOoOorms @hawaiiworms.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is the best ever brown sauce, don't even try and come at me with anything else
A bottle of Chef brown sauce in a kitchen surface (dark and spicy, it says underneath)
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This is utter fucking moronic bullshit. #DownWithThisSortOfThing BBC News - Ed Davey calls for immediate 10p cut to fuel duty www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Ed Davey calls for immediate 10p cut to fuel duty
Sir Ed blamed Donald Trump's war with Iran for damaging the UK economy and pushing fuel prices up.
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Emi 💛💚🥹 #spurslol
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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
The Onion knows
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Trans Teen Hatches Nefarious Plot
To Undergo Years Of Medical Treatments And Counseling To Win At Swimming
Øthe ONION -
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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · 18/09/2026
I spend my week crossing london on a bike and increasingly that means cycling alongside Wayve/Waymo robotaxis. it’s uncomfortable. they give you so much space, don’t do a close pass while accelerating as lights go red. So unnerving if you cycle on assumption everyone’s mental and wants to kill you.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 18/09/2026
‘I toured with a hole in my brain. I don’t regret a thing’: punk duo Lambrini Girls on fighting extreme times with extreme measures
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‘I toured with a hole in my brain. I don’t regret a thing’: punk duo Lambrini Girls on fighting extreme times with extreme measures
Their debut stormed the charts and wowed Iggy Pop, but health crises threatened to derail the Brighton duo. Now they’re back, taking aim at the manosphere, fascism and the ruling class
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Double bugger #ncfc
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Michael Fry @bigdirtyfry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Your Grandad Cyclops talks about his school days
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Modern Toss @moderntoss.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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Stephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The media treating this story as some hilarious 'village that roared' nighy-dench-mirren movie is pissing me right the fuck off. It's soft-selling fascism. We have become an inward looking, xenophobic joke.
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Dr Dean Burnett @drdeanburnett.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Theory; the reason this complete non-story about a handful of bigots adding needless paperwork to their bigotry is getting so much attention, is because 'Piddington' is an objectively silly name
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Ned Boulting @nedboulting.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
nedboulting.substack.com/p/a-forever-...
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Obviously he's been listening to Joe Brolly
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I don't have to skeet this, apparently...
A stage awaits an evening of scientific comedy
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Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 11/09/2026
NEW: Writing this meant a lot to me! Irish place names are extraordinarily rich wells of meaning. Many of them refer to wildlife or landscapes - often much more vividly than English translations. These names are even prompting discussions around nature restoration... www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
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Eagles and wolves: The long-lost animals that live on in Irish place names
Long-standing Irish place names hark back to a world alive with cranes, wolves and eagles. Now these old names are piquing the interest of nature-lovers and ecologists.
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Canary Yellow @canaryyellow.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
'Schwartau with a screamer!' Norwich take the lead against Birmingham.🔰 Oscar Schwartau shoots from range to give Norwich an early lead against Birmingham. ─── Sky Sports 📡 #NCFC
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'Schwartau with a screamer!' Norwich take the lead against Birmingham
Oscar Schwartau shoots from range to give Norwich an early lead against Birmingham.
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Boom fucking boom! #ncfc
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Hurrah! But how many more years will I have to wait until I finally get to use it I wonder...
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
On the Nodge to Sheffield train though sadly not going to the game. Tis packed. #ncfc
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Alex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Sidebar to all this (and noting the FT’s long profile of Orr yesterday) is that it looks terrible for Cambridge University, which already looks terrible after the sad and awful Arday affair (with criticism coming both from the left and the right).
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Joseph Cotterill @jsphctrl.ft.com · 03/09/2026
Not the main thing here, but a black velvet is also known as a way to ruin two perfectly good drinks. A perfect choice then for someone completely flailing at their due diligence.
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Bring on the Neil #NeilDelamere
Empty stage, waiting to be graced by Neil Delamere
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Ralf Scrampton @ralfscrampton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
#Keywords > 2 September 2026 🎉 I found all 5 words - perfectly! 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 ✓ 🏆 Win streak 1 🔥 Play streak 30 keywords.bagpuss.org
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Keywords
Can you discover today's five connected words?
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Tonight!
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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.b3ta.com · 31/08/2026
New name for social media has just dropped in this typo
You know how gambling companies are legally required to block your account if you ask them to? We should have the same rule for venting machines.
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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 30/08/2026
As expected, the Lake Ontario change is rolling out in the wake of GNIS updates. Bleah. Sure, “companies should simply refuse”, or “USGS employees should resign en masse”, or blah blah blah but the root cause is that the US was dumb enough to re-elect Trump and here’s another stupid consequence.
The U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) has formally changed the name for "Lake Ontario" to "Lake America" in the United States.
Since we update Google Maps to reflect name changes in official government sources, which is GNIS for the U.S., people using Maps in the U.S. will see "Lake America," those in Canada will continue to see "Lake Ontario," and those outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names. These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country, and are starting to roll out
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Teemu Spooky 🎃 @robotcanary.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Up tha fuckern Nodge 💛💚 #ncfc
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Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
It’s the 17th anniversary today of “garden pervert Paul Darlow” being convicted of “indecent exposure with intent to cause alarm or distress” and getting sent down for six weeks. Why is this important? Because it gave us both this image, and @apiln.bsky.social... 🧵
A middle-aged woman in front of a fence pulls a disgusted face and holds a raw sausage on a fork above a caption which reads “Denise Woodage says she’s gone off men – and sausages – since spotting her neighbour in the nude”
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Joe Scaramanga @joescaramanga.co.uk · 24/08/2026
Found Eddie Vedder's fridge.
Inside a fridge freezer. Something at the back says Even Flow
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Mic Wright @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
And if you’re in (or around) London on September 1, there’s a book launch at The Book Elephant in Elephant & Castle. I’m going to be talking to Juliet Jacques. Tickets are £6* and there’s a bar. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mic-wright... *I do not get the money.
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Mic Wright at The Book Elephant
Join us for Mic Wright live at The Book Elephant – a night of sharp wit and stories you won't forget!
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