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Jason C. Cole

@theduckmachine.bsky.social
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Crystallographer, Software hacker and cricket lover. As is probably evident from my handle, I enjoy batting but I'm not very good at it. Views are my own.

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Laura Phillips @lauraphillips.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Chicken taco.
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Trump cancels deposition in BBC case, lawyers say
The president was set to be questioned under oath in his defamation lawsuit over the British broadcaster’s 2020 election documentary.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I hope that Man City get a 74 points deduction for their misdemeanors. That would mean the most they could get to at the end of the season would be 40 points. So all their rivals would then have a chance of putting a nail in. Make it win basically every game and you survive. #football
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ha. My son just said "Travis Head's bowling is as good as his moustache" and I think he has a point. #SAvAUS 🏏
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You never see Hegseth and Max Headroom in the same room at the same time.
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Rachel Parris @rachelparris.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hey folks. In total honesty my tour is NOT selling well. I’ve sold 30 tickets in a 400 seater in Birmingham, and not much more elsewhere. If you like musical comedy, if you like standup, then please come see my show! And spread the word! The Rachel Parris Songbook tour starts in Nov! Link in bio! 🎶
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Personally I think Badenoch has delusions of adequacy.
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 06/10/2026
NEWS! French baby born holding placard and petrol bomb, confirms hospital newsthump.com/2026/10/06/f...
newsthump.com
French baby born holding placard and petrol bomb, confirms hospital
With yet another protest taking place in France, Lariboisière Hospital in Paris has confirmed that a baby has been born holding a placard and a petrol bomb.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Masterful finish from Czechia there. Magnificent. #ENGCZE #TheFootball
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The image is of a four panel comic. The title reads "Poltergeist".
In the first panel we see a woman with a worried expression on her face. She says, "stuff keeps moving around my house."
In the second panel the same woman says "I'm terrified. I can't sleep."
In the third panel we see a ghost holding a candle and a pillow that reads "live laugh love". The ghost is zooming through the house.
In the fourth panel we see the same ghost hanging up a frame and thinking, "home decor is my passion".
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My son has just come up with the best possible idea for a funky #darts format. First to 21 legs. But in the 21 legs, you have to finish on every double...
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Her cartoons can't help but make you smile.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
@kevinhowells.bsky.social Thanks for herding the catlike cricket commentators in the county championship this season. Always enjoy tuning in; already looking forward to next season, even though Hampshire will be in division 2.
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Ed Morrish @edmorrish.com · 26/09/2026
if we win this, we get the world cup, right? #thefootball
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
What? I mean, aren't there more important things right now?! BBC News - Could an iced coffee freeze you out of the job market? - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Could an iced coffee freeze you out of the job market?
Employees and recruiters weigh into the online debate around interview etiquette.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Harrison ford eat your heart out.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, working at a desk. A brain next to her says, "We need to take breaks!"
The second panel zooms in on Sarah's face. She is annoyed. She says, "What if I don't listen to you?"
The third panel shows the brain smiling.
The fourth panel shows the brain reaching towards a lever. The brain says, "I'LL MAKE YOU."
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
So apparently there's a bunch of thugs planning a march through Sheffield today branding themselves as the Sheffield "Patriots". Guess what ... The march ends at the railway station ... I wonder why that is. Journalists: find out and expose who pays for all this
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A cricketer for @actualnames.bsky.social en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._W._B...
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E. W. Bastard - Wikipedia
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We need a #golf tournament between Europe and Australasia.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Not been a great day for Gus Atkinson. #TheCricket #bbccricket #ENGvSRI
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Right #crystallographers .. are any of you interested in modulations and pseudo symmetry?
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see Sarah, the protagonist, next to a stick figure labeled “AI”. The stick figure says, “my outputs look just like yours now.”
The second panel zooms in on Sarah’s face. Above her we see text reading “I think”.
The third panel zooms in closer on Sarah’s face. Text above her reads “you missed”.
The fourth panel shows Sarah drawing happily in a sunlit room. The text above her reads “the point”.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
It takes a special kind of stupidity to live stream yourself potentially committing a crime. Can't think why this has just occurred to me.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I see a government site has been hacked by OpenAI. How long before a large pharma company gets attacked I wonder?
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
So what will be today's new Tory party policy? Kitten extermination? University competitive applications process to be replaced with a hunger games alternative? Or some other nonsense ...
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
To say this is bats*it crazy is an insult to bats*it. BBC News - Trump says triumphal arch will be military complex with drones and snipers www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Trump says triumphal arch will be military complex
Trump said the updated plans were at the request of the US military and for national security purposes.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The first panel shows a brain. The brain is saying "I'm 30 and YOUNG! I only recently fully developed!"
The second panel shows a heart. The heart says "I hear ya! I can keep going for DECADES more!"
The third panel shows a spine's face. It weakly says, "I am old".
We zoom out and the spine is using a walker. It continues, "so very old".
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@kevinhowells.bsky.social .. Mason Crane .. do you think England may have another look at him. Spinner who has seemingly greatly improved his batting?
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Butt whoopin' #ENGvSRI #bbccricket
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
@henrymoeran.bsky.social just listening in to this interview about the ashes etc. Who ever that is, they don't, frankly, come over well. Sounds like a bunch of pathetic excuses for greed.
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Really is amazing how many Reform and UKIP elected officials have been arrested over years. So unlucky.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Who'd be a bowler eh. #bbccricket #ENGvSRI
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Piddington. Another place to avoid for retirement.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The fact he even thought it was ok to do both should trigger questions. I.e. what is he being paid £79,000 a year to do?
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
He expects them to be in The Standard, The Rose and Crown, the Kings Head and Razzys after 1 pm. Ladies night; free Cinzano on entry.
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Test Match Special {bot} @bbctms.xmirror.bot · 14/09/2026
The standards Brendon McCullum expects from England's white ball players are crystal clear 👊
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Worries me that they are now talking about the nineteen nineties on #AntiquesRoadshow
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Watching the #LastNightOfTheProms .. magnificent piano .. Tom and Jerry comes to mind!!!!
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Russ Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Lucky insomniacs. Only 3 sleeps until Christmas.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The title for the first two panels is "Young Me".
In panel one we see a young version of Sarah, the protagonist. She says, "I want to achieve great things".
In panel two we zoom in a little on young Sarah's face. She continues, "An astounding career! An amazing house! World peace!"
The title for the last two panels is "Adult Me".
In panel three we see adult Sarah, looking down.
In panel four we zoom out and see she is in front of a basil plant. She simply says "I want to grow a basil plant".
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Both openers out for a duck? That can't have happened too often in test cricket? #TheCricket #PAKvENG
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
You know who's celebrating tonight? Edgbaston Chief Financial Officer #TheCricket #ENGvPAK
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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Reform conference shock From the new Private Eye, in shops now.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
AI software tools are the result of people not understanding the laws of unintended consequences.
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In panel one we see Sarah, the protagonist, lying in bed with the lights out. She says, "Is everyone ready for sleep?"
In panel two we see a brain, heart, and stomach. They say, "Yes!" "Yup!" and "Yep!" 
In panel three we see a bladder, squirming. A speech panel says "Bladder?"
In panel four the bladder looks up. It says, weakly, "I don't know".
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The Onion @theonion.com · 07/09/2026
Ant Farm Teaches Children About Toil, Death theonion.com/ant-farm-teaches-child…
Ant Farm Teaches Children About Toil, Death
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Can wigs file for divorce? #JustAsking
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First Among Equals @pyncster.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
In the first panel we see a dragon sitting on a pile of treasure. A speech bubble pointing off panel reads, “Dragon, why do you have all this treasure?”
In the second panel we zoom in on the dragons face. He simply says “shiny”.
In the third panel we pan to the left and see that there is a crow standing next to the dragon on the treasure.
In the fourth panel we zoom in on the crows face. He says “hell yeah”.
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Jason C. Cole @theduckmachine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My son is watching the Reform exposure and has just said "James Orr is a bond villain without the fun". I'm very proud.
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