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Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 10h
A mocked-up copy of the Daily Express, with the headline reading:

AWFUL TYPOGRAPHY DESTROYS SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF
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Secret Edinburgh @secretedinburgh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I've found a rug that looks like a train ticket
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Satan @satan.wsocial.eu · 11/10/2026
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Alasdair Mackenzie @alasdairmackenzie.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I expect this is true, and it was bad, but the Russians didn’t force us to have a stupid referendum, did they, and they didn’t compel our odious media to support it or march 52% of the electorate to the polling booth at gunpoint
theguardian.com
Andy Burnham says it is clear Russia interfered in Brexit referendum
PM says he asked question upon entering No 10 but does not reveal who gave him ‘clear answer’ that Russia meddled
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Angry People in Local Newspapers @apiln.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Stolen: One bus #NiceThings
bbc.co.uk
Hebburn bus driver to walk 12 Sunderland routes
Mark Jordison, who was has had cancer twice, says he never thought he would be able to do the feat.
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Neil Miles @neilsmiles.com · 11/10/2026
If Toast of London did politicians
Barry Answer
SDP PPC, Mansfield
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This is M&S is a clear sign that civilisation is coming to an end. There is no dignity anymore.
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Tom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
625 New Cosy Crime Novels for Autumn! (My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com)
Title: 625 new cosy crime novels for autumn! (pick one option from each column) 

Column 1: (one option) The.

Column 2: (five options) Chipping-Sodbury, Bishop's Stortford, Kirkby Stephen, Saffron Walden, Melton Mowbray. 

Column 3: (five options) Retired Librarians', Parish Council,Lawn Bowlers', Pub Regulars', Women's Institute.

Column 4: (five options) Murder, Burglary, Littering, Bigamy, Poisoning. 

Column 5: (five options) Investigation Society, Revenge Guild, Detection League, Punishment Club, Inspection Unit.
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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ruin a book by adding a word Moby Dick Pic
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Six months ago:
theonion.com
DOJ To Bring Back Firing Squad As Means Of Entertainment
WASHINGTON—In an effort to provide some joy to the nation and boost overall well-being, Justice Department officials announced plans Monday to bring back firing squads as a means of entertainment. “Fo...
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Lucy @hi-lucy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
There was a whole court case about it - ultimately they decided it didn't matter because the Brexit vote wasn't legally binding, all while politicians pretended it was legally binding and they had to do it regardless of what the reality of the arrangements looked like.
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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
When I broke my knee playing my bass guitar I was rushed to hospital for immediate surgery. I kept asking the surgeon what was going on until he finally snapped and asked me why I was asking so many questions. So I told him: "Because you're operating on a need-to-know bassist."
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James Kelleher @jameskelleher.pilcrow.ie · 11/10/2026
One step closer to the ur-treat, the treat that contains all treats within it
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Matthew Highton @matthighton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Let my toddler pick the birthday card for his friend and he wanted to get the one with the cat 😝
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Brilliant Maps @brilliantmaps.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Use of "Mummy" for Mother In The UK & Ireland See other common regional terms: brilliantmaps.com/british-i...
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
When I say the politics will become increasingly obvious... I mean look at this. If you want to unite the left/centre and split the Tories, without a big spending committment there's no better option.
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Matt Rosser @matt.cymru · 10/10/2026
In an expensive homage to Tony Bennett, I left my AirPods in Copenhagen.
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Legal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Forgive the “in my day” stance, but political autobiography used to be reserved for ex prime ministers or great states people, not temporary figures who did nothing of note.
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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
England is a made up thing. It has no basis in the ineluctable laws of nature. Its extent is defined by Edward II getting his arse handed to him. Athelstan conquering York. The Welsh of Cumbria were incorporated, the Welsh of Gwynedd were not. It is a political idea, an aspiration - not taxonomy.
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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
If the UK's 'European Movement' doesn't like the EU's achievements, don't apply.
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Nick Craw🇪🇺🇨🇦🇬🇱🇹🇭 @nickcraw.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
If Burton was in Germany it'd be home to a month long Beer Fest with a million tourists trying beers donning vintage costumes. The Brewing families would still be involved in some way. Instead the breweries were sold off & Burton has become just another midlands town. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Carlsberg plans to shut Marston's Brewery in Burton
Burton-upon-Trent's links with beer and brewing date back centuries.
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Urgo, confused and needing cake... @urgocakelord.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Why didn't I get the Nobel Peace Prize?!" asks the man who invaded another nation to steal their oil, started (and prolonged) another conflict in the Middle East, is about to allow the livestreaming of an execution, and is a sexual predator, rapist and - likely - paedophile. It's a conundrum. 🤔😂
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Mike D London @mikedlondon.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
We are currently generating 100% of our electricity demand from net-zero sources, with a further 10% being exported (plus 10% more from legacy gas). At a cost of just £8.27/MWh. Yet the Tories and Refuk want to take us backwards to more fossil fuel pollution and higher prices... grid.iamkate.com
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sagal Abdi-Wali came to the UK aged 7 having fled the war in Somalia with her family. She has thrived. Leader of Camden council and now the MP for Holborn and St Pancras. A narrative that runs counter to all we are told about refugees. Congratulations www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Labour fends off Green party to win Holborn and St Pancras byelection
Victory by Sagal Abdi-Wali in north London seat will be a relief for Andy Burnham in high-stakes battle for the left of British politics
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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
How soon can the plague get here?
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Dave Turner @mrdaveturner.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Brian Blessed’s birthday is an excuse to share one of the greatest paragraphs in any memoir ever.
A paragraph from Brian Blessed’s autobiography:

So the first time I ever came into contact with O'Toole was at one of these student gatherings.
I remember it well because I'd just punched Harold Pinter down a flight of stairs.
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Joshua Murray-Nevill @joshuamurraynevill.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Naturally, if this were a Car factory, MPs would be all over it. But it's British brewing, so we'll have to rely on the Japanese Ambassador.
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Athena Kugblenu @athenakugblenu.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
In 1984 Winston Smith had to be starved, tortured and eaten by rats to finally concede 2 + 2 = 5. In 2026 there are people who believe any old shite because someone who looks like them said it on Instagram lol
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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ABBA THE DAY BEFORE YOU CAME
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RadioJottings @radiojottings.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
OTD in 1967 the BBC launches a new popular music service. My September 2017 blog post on the BBC's thinking before it went on air. andywalmsley.blogspot.com/2017/09/radi...
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Spectrum News NY1 @spectrumnewsny1.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
There are tokens and rare MetroCards, and even the red globes from subway entrances. The MTA has been conducting the sales since 2021. Read more: specne.ws/jBrNsS 
specne.ws
Transit fans get chance to buy merch at MTA's annual pop-up shop
The MTA has been conducting the sales since 2021.
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Final Friztination @frizfrizzle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I cannot stand watching live TV anymore because of the amount of AI shite in gambling ads. Gambling ads are bad enough! You are a billion quid industry preying on the addicted, you can afford a graphic designer!!!
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Rhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 06/10/2026
A good friend of mine has started a petition to have record shops move T’Pau records from the T section to the P section c.org/mLvKyNRbhs
c.org
Sign the Petition
T’Pau records to be moved from ‘T’ section to ‘P’ section in all stores
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Mike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Just saw someone say their AI runs their fantasy football team and I can’t stop laughing. Like, I’m sure everyone’s doing it or something but it’s very funny to me that pretending to be a team manager was so hard that you needed to pretend to pretend to be a team manager
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
White supremacist cops take a minority citizen, drive him out to the woods as a threat, and leave him there. No, it's not Mississippi in the 1930s, why do you ask?
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Richard Roberts @richardleoroberts.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Sad news. I thought his work for BBC News was magnificent
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Scott Wortley @scottwortley.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Classic Archer. Signing his books after he's died.
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Scarred For Life Books @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
I've stumbled across an image that sums up 1979 during the Scarred For Life era, combining ITV's 11 week strike with the Yorkshire Ripper...
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Svetovid @svetovid.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Well, that's a hell of a thing to leave next to a statue of Joan of Arc.😏
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Annette Dittert @annettedittert.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This is just depressing. And I do not understand why Labour seems to let it slip. It’s not in Britain‘s, let alone their own interest.
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Simon Marks @simonmarksfsn.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Staggering, this. Even by local standards so low they'd win every limbo contest going.
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Enough Of That Now @andygilder.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"I asked a bunch of pretend people created by AI whether AI was a good thing or not" Fucksake. What is this clown doing in a Cabinet post?
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www.slowtravelberlin.com @slowberlin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
As well as reunification day, it’s the official 57th birthday of Berlin’s TV Tower. Here’s a gallery of our photos it has appeared in over the years; sometimes intentionally, other times without being asked. 🎉 #berlin
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Libération @liberation.fr · 03/10/2026
«On ne devrait plus devoir se cacher» ➡️ l.liberation.fr/qIq
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Elizabeth DeLoria II: THE GHOST DIMENSION @yourdadloves.me · 03/10/2026
A two panel meme of the Simpsons. The top panel has kirk van houten gesturing to a race care bed. The text reads "im an AI guy. How many local models do YOU run?" The bottom panel is homer with a pope hat photoshopped onto his head. The bottom text reads "I run the catholic church."
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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
A man builds an IED. He sets it off in a busy public street. Shrapnel flies about hitting cars, homes and a child's bedroom. It's a miracle nobody is injured. And Reform MP Sarah Pochin calls his imprisonment "disproportionate" and "two tier justice."
It does raise this point of two-tiered
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Reform's Sarah Pochin believes the
sentence handed to the 64-year-old who
blew up a ULEZ camera was
disproportionate'.
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illumi @yallchemist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
lol one of our website designers used our organization's entire monthly claude credits yesterday and now half the company doesn't know how to do their jobs. it's october 2nd.
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Dan Thomas @itsdanthomas.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
The most disappointing video you’ll see today.
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Stevie Kilner @1steviekilner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Man City’s top lawyer mounting a robust defence and providing a full explanation to each of the charges from the Premier League. #ManCity #PremierLeague
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