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David Bennett

@toosurreal.bsky.social
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Movie geek, electronic music lover, recovering programmer. Very amateur synth and digital art dabbler. Contains mild peril. Slava Ukraini | #andamovie | he/him

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Amii Illustrates @amiiillustrates.bsky.social · 4h
Cactus 🌵 inktober day 4
Funny comic strip.
A person laying on cacti “help! I fell on these cactuses”
Person stood nearby “actually”
Illustration drawn in simplistic cartoon line art style.
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David Bennett @toosurreal.bsky.social · 2h
My friend Su is doing a good thing for a good cause - if you have the means I encourage you to donate a little to help out hitting the target: fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/susans-...
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org
Susan's Giving Page
Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. Bowel cancer is on the rise and is a horrific disease - we lost a good friend to it a few years ago. I’m walking 45 miles in October to help raise money for t...
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Susan @sufondue.bsky.social · 3h
We waited til the sun had dropped a bit and it cooled down out there (totally normal thing to have to think about in October??!) because Lola is permanently overwrought and the heat makes it worse. 1.7 miles done today which brings us to 5.7/45 so far!
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Avian Face-Tool 🦡 @beakmoo.bsky.social · 9h
Great eggcorn!
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priscilla page @priscillapage.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
still don't know whether I should catch the new cut of Miami Vice with a Michael Mann Q&A or Escape from LA with John Carpenter & Kurt Russell in person. not the worst problem to have, but a problem nonetheless
the Ben Affleck beach avatar of depression: a wistful looking Affleck seen in profile, standing on the beach looking out into the ocean, hands clasped behind his back, wearing a blue towel wrapped around his waist
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Christine M. Moeller, PhD @christinemmoe.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is brutal.
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Charlie Stross @cstross.bsky.social · 8h
Oh my: LibreOffice just made "no AI" one of their official features: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/09...
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Yes, no AI is now a feature - TDF Community Blog
One of the comments on the announcement of LibreOffice 26.8 was a simple question: “So, no AI is now a feature?” LibreOffice does not reject artificial intelligence out of hand, but an office suite us...
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David Bennett @toosurreal.bsky.social · 8h
In a hoodie under a blanket rewatching Slow Horses s3...
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Author M. I. Verras (She/Her) @miverrasauthor1.bsky.social · 10h
To be honest, I’ve never had that problem, although I hear and see quite a few authors saying that they do. I wrote both of my books without interruption, without procrastination, in a continuous, frenetic flow.
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SpookyPinky 🎃👻 @sminkypinky.bsky.social · 12h
Good morning to everyone except the fog horn that woke me up. #parp
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Fluffy Kitten Needs Coffee
ALT: Fluffy Kitten Needs Coffee
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David Bennett @toosurreal.bsky.social · 13h
Right, so cut the Arts Council and the Environmental Agency to give well-off people more money they don't need? share.google/K0GpHW6p6ahN...
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Tories would expand free childcare to high earners, Badenoch says
Kemi Badenoch says those earning more than £100,000 should not be discouraged from working more
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Stephen C. Rea @stevierea.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The “ceasefire” will be one year old next week. Since then, Israeli strikes have killed more than 1400 Gazans
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I read the news today, oh boy
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Gilamasan @gilamasan.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The bill has been opened to feedback. Rather than dooming about the proposal, you can tell them exactly how you feel about the act here. ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet... With how much of an uphill battle Chat Control is having, you should never assume it's worthless to fight these draconian bills.
ec.europa.eu
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
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Susan @sufondue.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Me and the dog are off to do our first CHARITY ENDORSED WALK. I am wearing the event branded socks. Lola is armed with the knowledge that she hasn't pooped yet today which means we're about to see something special. Sponsor link in bio if you fancy it!
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wingador.bsky.social @wingador.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I feel like the GOP is just the American Chopper meme now
American Chopper
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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David Bennett @toosurreal.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Right, "Hope" then. Just in the mood for a bonkers Korean sci-fi flick...
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Esheru @esherukweku.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
This is why the country is in the state that it’s in. They’re not holding certain people accountable for their crimes. That includes those that are sitting currently, and those that have sat in public office.
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Jon Baker @thejonbaker.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
RANKED. COMPETITIVE. POOPING.
Royal Highland Show sign that says “Toilets For Competition use only”
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David Bennett @toosurreal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Banco de Gaia and The Orb tonight at Hare & Hounds in brum... Top stuff
Banco de Gaia
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Cold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
According to Suella Braverman not one of these ENGLAND players are English. FUCK HER 🖕🖕🏾🖕🏿🖕🏽🖕🏼
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Coney Island Sound @coneyislandsound.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
It's Bandcamp Friday again. The album download is half price and the remixes/remixed are free to download. This gives you a bit of a flavour: coneyislandsound.bandcamp.com/album/klang
coneyislandsound.bandcamp.com
Klang!, by Coney Island Sound
10 track album
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Smokin' Cola @smokincola.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Happy Bandcamp Friday! As always, my music is free, but I do have CDs and tshirts for sale - physical stuff, baby! If you've never listened, I make quirky alternative stuff. My last EP is a great example, but I'm always evolving. smokincola.bandcamp.com/album/arbutus
smokincola.bandcamp.com
Arbutus, by Smokin' Cola
4 track album
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Sleepless @paulsdmcr.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Would you look at that….5 albums (nearly 100 tracks) for the grand total of £1 #bandcampfriday shadowdancermusic.bandcamp.com
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SHADOW DANCER
Brothers Al & Paul Farrier. Previously released music on Boysnoize Records, GND, Unknown To The Unknown, Turbo, Balkan Vinyl & Bad Life. Also provided remixes for Altern 8, Chilly Gonzales, Chromeo, Z...
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Trevor Ship @trevypoos.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
If you put a Shell forecourt to your ear you can hear the sound of rampant profiteering. #oil #diesel #ThievingTwats #OrangeNonce
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David Bennett @toosurreal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
@tropicalontour.bsky.social happy birthday!!
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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
You are not ready for how good this is. Absorb the data first, then horizontal axis, then vertical. Absolute 😗👌
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David Bennett @toosurreal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Uh oh... #bandcampfriday clashing with the Steam Autumn Sale and my birthday coming up... £££££££
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David Bennett @toosurreal.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Guess who... www.barnsleychronicle.com/article/3687...
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Calls for criminal checks for councillors defeated in vote
A MOTION which called for all councillors to undergo criminal record checks was shot down by the Reform Party at yesterd... Local News News Barnsley South Yorkshire
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Nick Dineen @nickdineen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
So the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition is not going very well They've sold far too many tickets and the space cannot cope with the physical number of people - how did they not do basic crowd flow/control calculations? Embarrassing that the British cannot organise a queue properly (Not my photo)
Paper flyer from the British Museum apologising for the disruption to your Bayeux Tapestry visit today

It's basically saying 'sorry we may not be able to get you in today, we will try and get you an alternative date but if we can't do this we will refund your ticket'
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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 01/10/2026
oh I wrote about this a few years ago for a project that ended up not getting off the ground!
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 30/09/2026
Been there
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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 30/09/2026
We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs
Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.
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David Bennett @toosurreal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Sad but not really a shock. RIP Esther, you did a lot of good www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cq...
bbc.co.uk
Dame Esther Rantzen, broadcaster, campaigner and charity founder, dies aged 86
Rantzen, who fronted the BBC's That's Life for two decades, went on to found Childline, and in recent years had been a campaigner for assisted dying.
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David Bennett @toosurreal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Watching Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown, now on the last few from after he passed. Very melancholy
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 30/09/2026
"For too long, words were not prompts typed with fingers to create life-affirming stim. They were stacked in tiring rows like this. Clumped together, they were called 'sentences.' Many sentences make a paragraph. And a book is just hundreds of paragraphs that seem to never stop." buff.ly/oZe8zx4
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How to Read Good or Maybe Great
“First, accept how fun reading isn’t. Words do not blast stim at the rate we enjoy today. Words are old, older than TikTok. Back then, a human would read, ‘F...
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.chantal//RYAN @thoughtrise.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
this animation is factually insanely good and someone should snatch Lindsey up 🙏
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Edmonds Scanner @edmondsscanner.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Who do you most resemble? 1. famous movie monster 2. beloved cartoon character 3. dangerously weird cryptid 4. someone who loves potatoes
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Susan @sufondue.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'M DOING A THING. I will be walking 45 miles in October to raise money for Cancer Research. Of you have any spare pennies (in this economy) please consider throwing them at this excellent cause. fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/page/susans-...
fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org
Susan's Giving Page
Thanks for visiting my fundraising page. Bowel cancer is on the rise and is a horrific disease - we lost a good friend to it a few years ago. I’m walking 45 miles in October to help raise money for t...
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 28/09/2026
Slow Roads is a game for drivers, not racers: aftermath.site/slow-roads-imp...
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David Bennett @toosurreal.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yeah good luck with that... humanists.uk/2026/09/10/s...
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Reform UK Braverman promises 'consequences' if pupils don't sing hymns
Reform UK has said schools will face ‘consequences’ if they fail to make pupils regularly sing hymns and the national anthem under a Reform government. The party’s education spokesperson, Suella Brave...
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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
They should reveal that care workers have a 10% chance of wiping out humanity, and raise the investment that way.
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It's Abby. Yep @itsabbyyep.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm not the youngest person in the world, or the most accomplished, but at least my memory is going so I can't recall where I was going with this
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Tokyo Sexwhale @tokyosexwhale.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Get ‘em while they’re hot, they’re lovely.
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somedudenamedcarl.bsky.social @somedudenamedcarl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
HEM: "But you'll ruin that young man's life if you report him for sexual assault." ME: Correct. I'd prefer if he didn't get to become a Supreme Court Judge or run for President.
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Karen Gillan Points Up: Yes, That
ALT: Karen Gillan Points Up: Yes, That
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Tom Reagan’s Witch’s Hat @rufustsuperfly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Ian McShane is 84 On how he came to be narrator on Grace Jones’ Slave To The Rhythm: ‘I was in a chip shop with my wife Gwen, & Trevor Horn came in, who I’d known forever. He said ‘Ian, what are you doing after supper?’ ‘Why?’ ‘Well, I need a voice & Orson Welles is dead.’ youtu.be/nAerTAjLpF0?...
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Grace Jones - Slave To The Rhythm (HQ)
YouTube video by Oxygene 80
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Barry McKernan @bmckastro.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Brilliant!
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