the twitter / x exodus to bluesky

The Bluesky exodus is finally happening. The tipping point was the USA election propaganda by Musk, and millions of people are leaving twitter / x and moving over, at a current rate of aprox one million a day. Obviously l have been a user for a while, and in my mind everyone is following my lead, but either way, Elon Musk has fucked up twitter and turned it into a right wing hub of hate and misinformation, headed by his own personal account. Luckily the alternative is a lot better, and like twitter many, many years ago. Come join the party.

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the onion buys alex jones' info wars

 his is one of the greatest takeovers of all time, and l have nothing but respect for The Onion for managing to pull this off, annoy Alex Jones and their choice of future content. Also done with the help of some Sandy Hook families. Alex Jones is very, very unhappy about this. The sun still shines in this murky old world, and there is still hope of a better life. Drinks all round!

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gary barlow's giant son

If you're not aware of the Gary Barlow's giant son laughfest, you're in for a treat, and Tommy Cannon (amongst others) joining in just makes it funnier. This sort of thing is what the internet is great at.

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Led Zeppelin - Rock And Roll (Alternate Mix) (Official Music Video)

another twitter tipping point

 It's getting serious now!

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Bob Dylan - Just Like A Woman (Dublin, 1966)

oklahoma and massachusetts voting and education

 I'm not saying all republican voters are thick, but education sure helps with political reasoning. Then again, l haven't bothered checking if this is true, but if not, it won't be far out.

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Bessie Banks (1963) - Go Now

Original version that The Moody Blues covered.

Christ on a bike - it's only been a week

 What a long strange trip it's been, but only one week has passed since the fateful day.  Buckle up.

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Jerron Paxton - What’s Gonna Become Of Me (Later... with Jools Holland)

Keith Richards - "Cocaine Blues"

Keith Richards - I'm Waiting For The Man (Lou Reed Cover) (Official Video)

gary lineker's new role

Gary Lineker steps down from his role heading Match of the Day, as Justin Welby, the Archbishop of Canterbury resigns. Coincidence??

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family guy nipple tattoo

If l get another tattoo, it could well be this one. Well played. 

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Laura Marling - Caroline (Official Lyric Video)

Pet Shop Boys - All the young dudes (Official Audio)

Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator

KT Tunstall - Tangled Up In Blue (Talkin' Bob Dylan's Blues) BBC Sessions

the new european goes to press

The New European magazine goes to press and the cover nails how many feel about what has just happened. Dark times ahead.

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subbuteo norman hunter and frannie lee

 If you know, you know. A work of genius.

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trump - supporting the working man

 This - all day long. The only people to benefit will be Trump himself and his rich backers / paymasters.

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Donna Summer - State Of Independence

an american bar in the 1880's

This looks like a dodgy place to drink, but l like to think that l would fit right in. But just look at those chairs!

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women voting at the next usa election

 This is actually someone voting at this years USA election, but it could prove to be very prescient.

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ed davey gets it right

Ed Davey of the Liberal party gets it right.

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lots of americans are knobheads - official result just in

America - you had one job FFS.  What the fuck does this say about trying to be a decent human being and the law applying to everyone? The lurch to the antidemocratic far right continues. No wonder l drink - What time does the pub open?

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Bob Dylan - Idiot Wind (Official Audio)

the usa decides

So America gets to decide if they vote for a rambling, racist, law breaking, lying sex offender who wants to remove womens rights and end democracy, and with a huge chip on his shoulders that he will punish others for, or a highly educated, hard working black woman. As l'd like to be on the right side of history, l have bet £50 on Harris, but l await the result with trepidation.

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kemi badenoch's shadow cabinet

You really couldn't make this up. Newly appointed right wing Tufton Street supported anti immigration Conservative leader Kemi  Badenoch (real name Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke Badenoch, born in the UK but basically Nigerian) has appointed her shadow cabinet, and it includes a Justice Secretary that wants to leave the ECHR and supports Trump, an Education Secretary who does not understand percentages, and a Foreign Secretary who had to resign for unauthorised meetings with another country (Israel).  This band of right wing idiots have no chance of winning an election, and shows the Conservatives haven't learnt from their mistakes during their last stints in government and loss at the last election. What a time to be alive!

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quincy jones - rip

The 'Musical genius' term gets bandied about a lot, but Quincy Jones was one of the best, and has had an extraordinary life.  I also love his candid interviews, such as here.  A titan, and the world is now a sadder place.

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aliens live amongst us - a wolf spider

I don't like spiders at the best of times, but just take a look at this nasty looking bastard. It's a close up of a wolf spider, and it creeps me out.

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ear glasses / cuppers

As music and speech becomes much clearer when cupping your ears, l had the idea of some kind of headphones that cup you ear forward, and had a search online for such an item. After much searching (I am a very sad man) these are the closest l could find, and they don't ship to the UK. Time to get my blowtorch out and make my own. Check back in about 5 years to see if l ever get round to doing so (I won't).

Or there is these, which make you look insane.

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zig zags ace cats of the century

Zig Zag magazine's 1971 'Ace cat of the century'.  As a bit of a hippy left leaning lover of comedy and alternative culture, l wholeheartedly agree with most of these and own output from the majority of them.

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Jeremie Albino - "Rolling Down The 405" [Official Music Video]

Jeremie Albino - Hard Time (Live At The Great Hall)

james dyson - land owner extraordinaire

It's no a surprise that there is no mention in The Times that the Brexit supporting James Dyson owns more than 36,000 acres of farmland that he purchased to avoid inheritance tax (like Jeremy Clarkson). He also moved his business overseas after Brexit. Twat.                                                   

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kemi banenoch - partygate was overblown

I don't know about the larger public, but l suspect there are many that feel otherwise, including myself. There are still many of them that should have been locked up rather than fined, but instead of which, some were put in The Lords by Boris Johnson. Never forget they were a bunch of lying pisstaking bastards, and Kemi Badenoch is trying to appeal to the far right of the Conservative party. 

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The Band Loula - Marshall County Man (Official Music Video)

Sleaford Mods - The Mekon

the telegraph and elon musk can bugger off

You would think you couldn't make this kind of crap up, but rather sadly it's all too true.  The world's richest man, born in South Africa and now an American citizen, holds forth in an English right wing 'newspaper' about the Labour Government forcing rich people to be taxed on inheritance rather than them buying farmland to avoid it through a loophole (as Jeremy Clarkson has admitted doing so himself in the past). If these rich bastards paid tax rather than avoided it, the country (and the NHS) would be in much better shape. Inheritance tax, private schools VAT, private jet charges, Covid corruption charges - Bring it all on and lock some of them up. Bastards!

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"Nearer To Thee" live (1955) Sam Cooke & Soul Stirrers

rip janey godley

The comedian Janey Godley has sadly just passed away.  If you are unfamiliar with her work, this action below at a Scottish  Donald Trump visit is legendary in itself, and she stuck to her beliefs till the end. Both courageous and funny. I'd like more people like her please (and respect also goes out to the policeman who high fived her).

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the new statesman's trump cover

 Now this is what l call a great cover. Understated yet still foreboding. Well played.

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politics cartoon style

 An oldie but a goldie.

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