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The labor librarian @laborlibrarian.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Calvin and Hobbes really called it, didn’t they?

A black and white drawing from a Calvin and Hobbes strip. They are sitting together on a tree branch. Calvin says, with a furrowed brow, “isn’t it sad how some people’s grip on their lives is so precarious that they’ll embrace any preposterous delusion rather than face an occasional bleak truth?”

Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Water will always taste strange from a mug. I think it's a sort of cognitive dissonance like when you step onto a stationary escalator and your brain makes you almost fall over, in spite of the fact it's just stairs.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I've just resigned myself to not seeing this. £90 for standing at Birmingham, and I live in Hull.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Yes! Wonderful album - think I discovered it not long after the Notwist :)

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Me and my wife started watching the series a while back - gave up quite quickly as it was a bit too close to current events.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Threads is also pretty good for this kind of behaviour - has anyone recommended the new Boards of Canada that came out today yet?

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Yes, it seems our former prime minister may not have needed any form of blackmail to encourage his real life behaviour if that is in fact true.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I meant that he does a good job of extrapolating - I know often things are in the early stages and he just runs with "what's the worst that could happen?" Sadly that often seems to be the most likely outcome where profit and greed are the motives behind big tech.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

That episode with the cloud-based brain damage solution is absolutely terrifying. Charlie Brooker is just a little *too* on the nose sometimes. A key reason why I hope we never allow anyone to dismantle the NHS in the UK

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

See also: district 9 While you're at it, go watch all of Black Mirror to prepare yourself for the future.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Some are amazing, some of the random flavours are not so great. I used to buy paper bags of something similar as a child, I think it had smashed up m and m's in it too... Now I want some too 🥺

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Freezing those sticks feels like such an obvious idea. Why haven't I thought of that before! It's ridiculously hot down here near Bristol....

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

That's way more waymos than they wanted...

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

Ooh, I only have one necks album (the white one), but it's great. Must check out more of their stuff..

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

And right under the post for @effinbirds.com winning a Webby on my feed! Great news - congrats! 🎉

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Liking this, but not actively liking it.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Great, now I've got "crispy bodies by the door" playing in my head from bad lip reading. Nice work Chuck.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Crap. Just scrolled and realised his son is not a part of this claim. Damn blue sky for having no edit facility.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Breaking Bad is amazing precisely because there are no likeable characters by the end but you still want to watch it.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

A great read - thanks for sharing!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Oof. I'm currently reading @naomialderman.bsky.social's "Don't burn anyone at the stake today" and it's prompting me to rethink a lot of my smartphone use... This passage popped up this morning while staying at a friend's after a lovely evening out to see some music last night.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Fantastic series so far - great competitors this time!

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Memento Mori @mementomori4950.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

This 👇🔥🔥

"Science is not about building a body of | known 'facts'. It is a method for asking awkward questions and subjecting them to a reality check, thus avoiding the human tendency to believe whatever makes us feel good."
Terry Pratchett

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This photo should be on the front page of every single newspaper in America today.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

This may be my favourite FAFO moment of recent times. Just hope Trump doesn't expire before he gets his.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

If only people could flip those questions towards people that actually have power, like elderly politicians....

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I love how Americans seem so joyous about the fact they can swear freely on British TV. Loved the first episode. You're so famous though! Are you coming to Hull to visit Amy and see our fine city sometime?

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Leaves for me - seeing them start to creep out on the trees gives me a strange sense of comfort and reassurance. (Admittedly a little part of that is that nature doesn't give a crap about petty human squabbles, and just quietly keeps creating beauty year after year)

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

What do we think of the new album? I haven't picked up a copy yet but on first listen it had a good mix of their different styles...

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

No snow for you at the moment then?

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Was just going to say this - those are all such genuine smiles.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Not much chance of topping that family photo!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

My son really enjoyed the first couple of Rune books, but I don't know if they're lesser known?

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I feel like you're probably also of an age where Backdraft was a key film. This is terrifying as hell.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

So the immigrants were paying taxes then? Guess they weren't all illegal... Perhaps a better headline would be #Trump - driving people out of America.

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Lol, didn't scroll down to your comment before adding a lightning bolt vid 😜

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I suspect they may have been influenced by Lightning Bolt, but went in a much more jazzy/twisty direction. Still undecided but there's some interesting stuff going on in there for sure... youtu.be/8JpHoAnaPK0?...

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Lightning Bolt " Dracula Mountain "

YouTube video by mariexxme

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

It was such a great movie, and I'm really glad me and my wife made it to the cinema for the full experience...

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Make sure that plan includes some great music in your ears, and looks after yourself!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

To be fair, Bunny Vs Monkey does feel quite metal 🤘

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Some brilliant stuff in there on first glance!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Feeling incredibly lucky to have found a copy of this @petefowlerart.bsky.social book - I've been after one for ages! Turns out it's an ex library book, but is in pristine condition!

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Paul Firth @tedincanada.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Such a great film - managed to snag my wife a copy of the Mondo vinyl soundtrack a few years back, with bonus Dujour 7" single 😆

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