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Rob B

@robbarbour.bsky.social
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Amsterdam-based but chronically British. Former music writer (Metal Hammer, Track Seven, Loudersound). Vinyl collector and pop-punk/emo nerd. Dog in a bag. Usually watching one of the Johns Wick.

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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Extremely funny example of horse shoe theory in that forever maskers are now using the same slogans and imagery as 2nd amendment nuts
a post from 'Denis - the COVID info guy' with an AI Slop image of a wolf wearing an N95 mask surrounded by sheep - "I'M A LONE WOLF IN A WORLD FILLED WITH MASKLESS SHEEP"
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Casually Dressed and Deep In Conversation (with a husky)
A bald man with a cleft chin squats opposite, and stares lovingly into the eyes of, a Husky. This is Rizzo and she is a very good girl
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I don’t care for either the music or the unbearable ADHD influencer TikTok output of the artist RØRY. But at least her album artwork is also terrible
She looks like a horny teriyaki skewer
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The Dutch may speak famously good English but it’s clear that no actual English person was present when this charity chose its name
The website for the Dutch non-profit “fitkids”
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The problem is, we’re also not going to * organise * make a plan * follow through * remember when the protest is * get there on time
I don’t think the folks at Channel 4 realize what they’ve unleashed. I’ve never seen the online ADHD community (at least the English speaking one) so enraged and united about something. I don’t think we’re going to forgive this or let it slide.
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I am convinced that Cody Dahler is a right-wing psyop
The smug and annoying face of Cody Dahler, a left leaning “comedy” or possibly
“News” content creator
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
That stupid anime butterfly meme but the butterfly is “not dying of easily-preventible diseases” and the question is “is this patriarchy?” 

It’s not high art okay it’s 7AM during. Heatwave give me a break
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Courtesy of Aldi, the most harrowing off brand crisps I’ve ever seen
“Teddy faces”, a potato snack that will haunt your nightmares
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
#bekind to right wing nonces
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Sure lads, I’ll just scroll through the flags of *every country on earth* rather than typing two letters, that’s much easier
See tickets’ dog shit interface for selecting a non-UK mobile number
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A threads post reading “Has anyone ever done an analysis of how Christopher Nolan movies are low key conservative-coded af?”The instant classic tweet from 2 weeks ago reading “this has been talked about extensively you’re just 21”
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Daniel Hannan, for The Telegraph: “Charlie Brown Had Hoes”
Daniel Hannan: “
Count binface is no laughing matter. He embodies why Britain is in such a mess.

The novelty candidate is a symptom of a much deeper malaise : we don’t want to live within our means
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
“There are systems for a reason in this world. Economic stability. Interest rates. Growth. It's not all a conspiracy to keep you in little boxes, all right? It's only the miracle of consumer capitalism that means you're not lying in your own shit, dying at 43 with rotten teeth.“
A picture of the “British Dems” candidate in the Clacton by election. He’s called Kai Stephens and he looks like a 12 year old mark corrigan
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Monomaniacal
A skeet reading “July 2025, I made ongoing calls for her to address Gaza & despite fan expectations, Swift posted praise for Happy Gilmore 2 by Adam Sandler - an avowed Zionist - urging support further aligning with figures who affirm the settler state’s narrative. Adam Sandler officiating sends a clear message”
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
After 10+ years of DMs about the bass tone and playing on various albums, I finally met @rjmrgn.bsky.social last night. He was surprisingly down to earth, and VERY funny
A selfie of two drunk men. One is extremely bald and a bit sun burned. The other is extremely Not Bald and wearing an 80s hair metal style head band. You would cross the street to avoid these guys
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I too like to confidently recall things I don’t remember
Same fucking user this time making up that there were race riots after England v Cameroon in 1990
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
There’s a certain type of person who positively yearns for football fans to be racist, sexist, domestic abusers etc. For the content.
A user says “the response to this is gonna be profoundly ugly. There’s a kind of libidinal rage that erupts from racists when England underperform against black African nations”
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Curating my own opening act for the England match
A YouTuber tries the worst curries, worst burgers, and worst breakfasts in London across around 90 minutes of content
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Always meet your heroes, kids
A ball man in a blue Optimus prime T-shirt stands next to a human size statue of Sonic the Hedgehog. The man is attempting to mimic sonic’s “thumbs up” pose but it looks more like he’s trying nonchalantly to show off his biceps. He spent a lot of time in the gym over the last 12-18 months. Frankly, his arms look great. But they should not be stealing sonic Thunder.
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
“Zionist Epstein class”
Liz Lemon: “Jack, just say Jewish, this is taking forever”
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Colour grading in 00s action films was off its nut
Don Cheadle in a scene from SWORDFISH
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
I mean, he’s just another racist crank
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
What - and I think I’m pronouncing this correctly - THE FUCK
A wired article “ gay man have long been rumour to run Silicon Valley. Wired investigates”
Illustrated by what can be described as two men with wrists & hands emerging from their flies, shaking hands but hand are meant to penis
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
“No, I honestly barely even go to the gym bro”
Charlie Cox in the season finale of Daredevil Born Again S3, flexing in an expensive fitted teenage Charlie Cox in the season finale of Daredevil Born Again S3, flexing in an expensive fitted tee
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
is this "analysis" in the room with us now?
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Eight years in Amsterdam! And what a beautiful day to celebrate with palomas + sunburn
A bald man in sunglasses and a navy t shirt sitting outside under a blossom tree holding a cocktail in a tall glass with an orange-red crystal rim
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
A bluesky exchange in which one user calls Sarah sultanah “a useless, outdated ideologue” and another user replies calling the first “silly little starmeroid”The family guy meme of a man saying to the Gyllenhaal siblings “kids, kids. You’re both just … just awful”
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Imagine considering yourself to be some kind of righteous warrior and saying shit like this
User debby64: “In London its [sic] all false flags. Its [sic] an empathy campaign. What we need is more Jewish people to stand up against the Israeli Nazi Regime. Show us youre[sic] not like them…go on show us.”
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
John Mulaney remains one of the best to ever do it
John Mulaney Mr. Whatever at London Palladium.
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
What’s the matter babe? You’ve barely touched your
Crispy chips made from antibiotic-free chicken, egg whites, chicken bone broth and tapioca starch
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Interesting development in the UK as the “millennial grey” aesthetic spreads to the outside of homes which people are inexplicably dressing up to look like … tree houses?
Wood panelling in grey/black mounted on an early 2000s house in the UKWood panelling in grey/black mounted on an early 2000s house in the UKWood panelling in grey/cream mounted on an early 2000s house in the UK
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
If I had a euro for every time Keanu reeves starred in a comeback movie from a “cancelled” actor who some people might argue was unfairly caught up in the wake of Metoo, i’d have two euros.
Which isn’t a lot/but it’s weird that it happened twice
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Doggy bag
A bald white guy with sunglasses on his head takes a mirror selfie while holding a lil bag containing a cute dog
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Trying to change the time on the oven after the clocks go forward
Tom Cruise suspended from the ceiling and using a computer terminal while wearing a headset
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Every photo I’ve ever seen of Sam Carter from UK metalcore darlings Architects looks like he’s posing for a local newspaper story about a man who found a used syringe inside a box of kellogg’s cornflakes
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Not very British of me to admit this but i am wearing the shit out of this outfit
unfortunately, I cannot provide an accurate description for this photo without sounding incredibly arrogant. Ostensibly a selfie, they actually represents their return of self-esteem following a 15 month health and fitness journey. My decision to choose agency and self improvement over self pity and rumination following the end of my marriage. I look nice
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
“I’m ashamed of our complicity in israel’s war crimes and also, can someone get this turkey off my head”
a photograph of Rowan Atkinson with the headline "I feel ashamed of the united kingdom for allowing israel to besiege two million people in gaza, cutting off their electricity, water, and medicine, Mr Bean"
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
I really wish Ryan Gosling was out promoting a sequel to The Fall Guy
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Very, very funny to me that someone would take to Reddit to register a formal complaint about an emergency evacuation
A notification from the KLM subreddit reading “Deeply disappointed in KLM during an emergency evacuation from Muscat”
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Btw just because you’re in a warzone using an illegal VPN, it doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy a classic meme template
The Eric Andre shootingHannibal buress  meme with the legend, “why would the irgc do this”
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
Every now and again I accidentally check in on Threads due to the way Instagram sneakily shoves its content onto the timeline If you’ve had a good sense to avoid it, the only way I can explain Threads is that every post is a deliberate attempt to achieve this level of contrarianism and illiteracy
A post quoting a report about a US government video montage combining footage from war movies and action movies with footage from the actual bombardment of Iran. 

The post reads:”which brings me to my hot take: I have come around to thinking Breaking Bad was a failure.

Walter White is supposed to be a monster, but you made him read as cool enough that misguided people see him as admirable.

An amoral show that ages phenomenally poorly”
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
When life gives you lemons Just put a dog in a bag You’ll be fine
A bald man taking a selfie in a mirror. He’s wearing a classic yet stylish combo of plain white fitted tee, stonewash Levi’s, and white adidas. Under his left arm is a bag containing a startled looking Maltese/Chihuahua cross. The photo appears to be taken in the hallway of a 19th Century Amsterdam townhouse. Maybe it was. You would have to ask
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I am all too aware that musicians don’t make as much money as they used to. But it is apparently so bad that legendary metal band Lamb Of God had to use the desktop publishing software on a Compaq family computer from 2001
The cover of the forthcoming album “into oblivion” by lamb of god
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
The third sequel to a mid budget straight to DVD revenge thriller about a man angry about the assassination of a canine has no business looking as beautiful as John Wick 4
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
“Yep, that’s me. I suppose you’re wondering how I ended up in this situation. Twitter. The answer is, Twitter.”
Losing loser Matt Goodwin looking like a sore loser as he loses
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
The movie “fight or flight” is off its nut
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
People on TikTok just be saying anything
A screenshot of a TikTok captioned “The Beatles: The Most Underrated Band Of All Time”
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
This is objectively hilarious
A screenshot of a wall-of-text tweet from one of the most useful idiots out there, Aaron Maté, QTing himself and offering an apology for defending Noam Chomsky in light of what has come out this week re: Chomsky offering detailed advice to Jeffrey Epstein on how to spin his own crimes in the media 2/2: the rambling justification continues and you can see Maté’s original tweet from the 2nd of February, 2 days earlier, saying “I will never cancel Noam Chomsky”
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Rob B @robbarbour.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Good morning from possibly my favourite place on Earth
Red clouds and the start of sunrise over the Ciudad de les Artes y les Cièncias in València Red clouds just before sunrise over the Ciudad de les Artes y les Cièncias in València
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