the orwell prize madness

Sometimes, you have to give up with parody and surrealism as normal life takes care of that for you.

 

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voyager 1 - nearly one light day away

 Voyager 1 is now nearly one light day away from Earth (16.1 Billion miles), which helps demonstrate (as if we didn't already know) just how enormous (infinitely?) space is, and how this is such an impressive achievement by all concerned. Full article here.

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4 days off work have taken their toll

You've got to put the hours in but even so. I was looking forward to getting back to work for Wednesday for a rest and then remembered l'm off to Blackpool for an overnight work thingie the day after, then a gig at The Cluny in Newcastle on Friday. It's a good thing l'm indestructible. 

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new cold war steve

 

alexa - show me a racist liar (called nigel farage)

Let's face it - Farage is a racist. Always has been, and always will be. Now imagine if Keir Starmer had this past (and present). He'd be nowhere near parliament, and this is not exactly recent news, it's been known about for years, but Farage has had a free pass by most of the press.

 

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new outfit sorrted for the pub

Just about to head to the pub for the first of my usual twice weekly get togethers, and l'm pretty pleased with my new outfit. This will be me at the bar in an hours time.

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The Cure - A Forest

Richmond live 2018 03 08 The Black Sheep Frederick Dickens

Filmed by my good self back in the day

darlington - what has the eu ever done for us?

There's no mention in this story of the EU funds which Gliwice is still receiving since Brexit, or the many years of Tory austerity which ignored places such as Darlington for years. Poland makes a point of involving regional towns when planning long term projects and making investments in those areas, whereas in England it has mainly been centralised around London and the south. There's a handy interactive map that shows EU investment in your area, which highlights EU aid to farmers around Darlington, plus plenty more around the area as you scroll down. As usual (and for good reason), blame The Tories, Brexit (in which Darlington voted to leave), and the right wing press distorting the truth and pushing Brexit (and now Reform) in the first place to sway the votes. The full interactive map is here.

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young donald trump in peanuts cartoon

 This is excellent. Well played.

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you've got to agree with the captain

 Couldn't have said it better myself, although l'd have added attractive and not into crap music.

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crossover dog / oasis t-shirt

 Too late for the Oasis tour, but well played to whoever thought of this.

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leaked photo of trump and putin writing the us / ukraine / russia peace plan

 

shock news!!! many top maga accounts are fake

Poor people in foreign countries targeting poor people in the USA to hate poor people from foreign countries, but obviously backed by rich people (or governments) such as Putin and Russia. What a time to be alive.

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Tin Star Sunshine

What If Marc Bolan sang Cigarettes & Alcohol by Oasis?

What If The Beatles sang Jeepster by Marc Bolan & T.Rex

Time Zone (J. Lydon, Afrika Bambaataa & B. Laswell) - World Destruction 1984

Public Image Limited - Rise

l now want to read the 'wicked' book

I had absolutely no inclination to read the 'Wicked' book. That was, until l read this. That's how to sell a product!

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a brexit / stop the boats reminnder

 

kangaroos are deer reminder

 

the way it should have gone cartoon

 

the pub on wednesday

 This was me entering the pub on Wednesday.

This is some of the people l met up with. No wonder it can get messy.

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daily mail owner buys the telegraph

The right wing press tighten their grip, as The Mail's offshore owner Lord Rothermere buys The Telegraph. What a time to be alive. Of course l can't imagine any biased reporting and articles praising Farage, and knocking Labour, Liberals and The Greens, often with fake stories. Of course the rich are going to protect their (offshore) money and interests.

Meanwhile, in unrelated news....

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the russia / ukraine peace plan

Donald Trump, as usual, trying to broker a peace deal that gives Russia everything at Ukraine's expense. What has Putin got on him?

 

In  other unrelated news...

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the toothless covid enquiry findings

So it turns out Johnson, Hancock, Cummings and the rest of the Conservative's in charge of the pandemic are responsible for thousands of extra deaths, while crony's made merry with VIP lane funds. Non of this matters unless people are held accountable and punished, which l very much doubt they will be.

Here's what l wrote at the start of the crisis. I wasn't happy with the government then, and nothing's changed since. I'd also just been to the funeral of a care home resident l'd worked closely with for many years.

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RIP Mani Primal Scream - Burning Wheel (Live from Later... with Jools Holland 1997)

RIP Mani Primal Scream - Accelerator (Live from Later... with Jools Holland 2000)

record price for a superman comic

Christ on a bike! I wish my granny had stored some old comics in the attic. Mind you, the temperature in Liverpool might have affected the condition,  as it's certainly not Californian, even at the best of times, so no matter what she may have stashed away, it wouldn't have been a grade 9, plus l wouldn't have been up there searching, as l'd be too wary of spiders. Once again - l blame God.

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - What Ever Happened To My Rock And Roll

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Love Burns

the class system in the uk

 The class system in the UK, summed up in a letter FFS.

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the kanozero petroglyphs

 For some reason or other l find it fascinating and very relaxing looking at these old rock carvings from the far north of Russia, known as The Kanozero Petroglyphs. They're about 5,000 years old, so maybe it's an old message from my long forgotten ancestors. Whatever it is that draws me to such things, l bet they had a very hard life, that would be unimaginable for a softie like me in my overflowing cocoon. Pictures are from here

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RIP Mani The Stone Roses, Fools Gold Live at Heaton Park. Made of Stone DVD.

Remember the joy. What a sound bloke, in more ways than one. I've been to see him pretty much every year since 1989, so he's been one of the catalyst's for some magnificent times. Also a fellow Manchester United fan - what a lad.

                           

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Gloria Jones - Tainted Love (VN Project edited video)

my mood watching present day politics

It must be a lot easier if you get up in the morning, do whatever you are doing with your day, and enjoy yourself in the evening, without really engaging with whats going on in the real world at this present time, politics wise. Rather sadly though, l'm not one of those people, so there are many things out there that get on my nerves (to say the least), including with The Labour Party, who l usually support. No wonder l drink. I blame God.

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The Jesus And Mary Chain - Blues From A Gun (Official Music Video)

donald trump - quiet piggy

Everybody already knows that Trump is a misogynistic, bullying, narcissistic sex offender, so this will make little difference to his core base. However it does demonstrate that if he's prepared to put down women like this in front of the media, imagine how he treats them behind closed doors.

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he's very clean*

Despite the fact that John Lennon has his eyes closed, this is still a great photograph.

* Also a dirty old man

 

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ROD STEWART- The Faces ~ Pool Hall Richard 1973

Faces - Maybe I'm Amazed April 1972 (Paul McCartney cover)

hanoi rocks / johnny thunders at the mayfair, newcastle

How many years ago FFS? A great gig and l got to go backstage with The Heartbreakers but as was the case in those days, never had a camera with me and got no autographs.

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ice following their arrest parameters cartoon