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Line: "I used to know where every toenail clipping went. Now I don't know where any of them go."

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Uses for the White House Ballroom. Mr Trump, the outgoing president, has shown that he really loves wrestling and wrestlers. Remember that one he called so good looking he could be a model? Okay, the ballroom could be used for wrestling events! I think Mr Trump would love to hold wrestlers' balls.

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About that ballroom, has anyone asked Trump if he intends to hold a lot of balls. I think he would like to. He certainly talks a lot of balls.

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When Eve gave Adam the apple, was it with malus aforethought?

Stephen Moran @sjmoran.com · 19/09/2026

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I suggest that all social media platforms be treated in law as publishers and all posts be treated as submissions. The publication of such posts is the responsibility of the social media platforms owners. That will concentrate their minds.

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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

That’s a hard agree from me. I am genuinely astonished at the number of otherwise sensible commentators who still discuss his latest wild actions as if they’re within the parameters of the normal policy making process.

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Stephen Moran @sjmoran.com · 19/09/2026

Whenever El Presidente Trump is heard speaking in online apps, leave the app as you would a toilet some disgusting person was just in, till the air clears. This will pain the oligarchs who want to sell your time to advertisers. It gives them a reason they can understand to dump Trump. #TurnOffTrump

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Stephen Moran @sjmoran.com · 17/09/2026

Mark Carney's speech begins approx 13:45 into the recording. When he speaks in French, a translator is heard until he reverts to English. He even has some German, which he translates himself (from Goethe). Key quote: "We are not fairweather friends." www.youtube.com/live/O3rQUpu... #MarkCarney

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in the European Parliament

YouTube video by European Parliament

weird medieval guys @weirdmedieval.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

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did you know that the English words druid, trust, truth, betroth, and truce all share a root word with “tree”? this reflects the longstanding spiritual and symbolic significance of trees in many European cultures

a hand drawn diagram of a tree showing the many words that come from the root word of ‘tree’

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Spitalfields Life @thegentleauthor.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here is the link to read my World of Interiors feature about the Cinema Museum house in the former workhouse where Charlie Chaplin was confined as a child: www.worldofinteriors.com/story/cinema...

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Emotion pictures: how you can help secure a happy ending for Lambeth’s Cinema Museum

The founders of Britain’s best collection of cinema memorabilia are urgently casting around for donations in order to secure their home

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Stephen Moran @sjmoran.com · 17/09/2026

Former Canadian PM Jean Chrétien - "Vive Les Etats Unis et vive la Canada!" youtu.be/a2FLr8atHgg?... He says friendship involves being truthful with each other.

This is what leadership looks like

YouTube video by Duncan Fremlin

Stephen Moran @sjmoran.com · 16/09/2026

It's lovely to see @stephen_colbert back on late night. I watched the YouTube catch up videos from the night before every day for years. If you don't like the beard, er, spoiler alert - guess. This is an entertaining interview. Ends very strong - and I don't mean the beard. youtu.be/FcUeQW3tSq0?...

Stephen Colbert on the Emmys, His Wife Hating His Beard & Gifting Jimmy His Captain America Shield

YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live

Irish Literary Times @irishlittimes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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...and that's how you write a poem.

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Stephen Moran @sjmoran.com · 16/09/2026

Other commenters have pointed out that we never hear such organised opposition to hundreds and at times thousands of soldiers staying at the same bases. If there's any mischief in a town or village, I imagine off-duty soldiers are as liable to be involved as anyone else.

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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It would be quite 'something' if, after all the talk of leaving the EU to create CANZUK, there ends up being CANZEU without the UK

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Stephen Moran @sjmoran.com · 16/09/2026

Reminds me of John Steinbeck's comment about critics, from memory, "Unless they have the guts to give you unqualified praise, I say ignore the bastards." McGahern stories are ace.

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Stephen Moran @sjmoran.com · 15/09/2026

Some will say this is weird but I don't care. When I look at Marilyn in this montage, it's my mother I see. She's very like her. I told you it was weird. But I just feel love. Nothing else. youtu.be/GOlb7X-_YZM?... #PagingDoctorFreud

Marilyn Monroe - Forever Young

YouTube video by Diegol3d

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Stephen Moran @sjmoran.com · 14/09/2026

Driving a car is like life. You need to focus intently on the way ahead, only glance in the rear view mirror occasionally, and try not to kill anyone. -- Marcus O'Really

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Emathion 📯 @emathion.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

The French made a short film about what could happen after all immigrants would follow the ‘white, angry old man’s’ advice to go back where they came from.

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Spitalfields Life @thegentleauthor.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The Gentle Author was in New York City 25 years ago today: spitalfieldslife.com/2026/09/11/a...

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Stephen Moran @sjmoran.com · 11/09/2026

London figs from the tree this morning

Six figs in a white bowl on the edge of a table

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Brilliant and with a brilliant gritty video in the heart of #Dublin. And I love the words, it's a nice bit of funny nonsense. youtu.be/cWbh_f5FcD4?... #NowPlaying Credits transcribed from YouTube: Taken from An Tairseach (coming soon - link on YouTube) starring Bríd Neachtain #SpeirGorm #SpéirGorm

Doireann Ní Ghlacáin - Madam Im A Darlin

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By rights, all social media platform businesses should be considered and treated as publishers, and all posts considered submissions for publication. Adverts are also publications by the social media platform owners. It follows that the social media platform owners are liable for what they publish.

This is a good insight or beginning of, into why people are worried about AI. The key point that everyone in the world can agree on is that nobody wants AI to take over from humans. As soon as it can outsmart our clever people, it could get out of our control. It can hack, rewrite & disable systems.

Extraordinary to think that while billions of dollars and roubles and shekels are spent on millions of tons of extraordinarily high-tech missiles and bombs, just three little pieces of lead in exactly the right places could cure half the ills of the world in a day.