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David Lighting the Lamp, not the Rat!

@davidbtn2.bsky.social

Welsh, Brightonian, London librarian (and writer). The G & Q in LGBTQ+ (he/him) and the first King of Kemptown ๐Ÿคด

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I had the record player, the chocolate dispenser, Etch-a-Sketch, the slide projector (Sliderama?) (only just got rid of), Fuzzy Felt, Rubik's cube and that encyclopedia.

Also related to the photo, I still have an Orinoco glove puppet and a set of Muppets' Corgi cars ๐Ÿ’•

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Alexander Skarsgรฅrd & Stellan Skarsgรฅrd | Off the Set | Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
YouTube video by CNN Alexander Skarsgรฅrd & Stellan Skarsgรฅrd | Off the Set | Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

These two ๐Ÿ˜

youtu.be/NHnxbvBamvE?...

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Letโ€™s Look After Each Other - LGB Alliance UK

Is there anything they can't blame on TQ+ folk? ๐Ÿ™„

They even put trans in inverted commas like they're theoretical or something.

While the LGBA is busy pursuing this insidious agenda, real, vulnerable people disappear under the radar.

lgballiance.org.uk/lets-look-af...

12.12.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Was pleasantly surprised to see the LGBA have a campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of chemsex among gay and bisexual men.

Was sadly unsurprised to learn they're blaming charities losing focus / councils' 'deprioritisation' of education around this on a 'focus towards "gender affirming care"

12.12.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just reading his obit and totally forgot that he'd come out only 5 years ago ๐Ÿคฏ

99 is an incredible age to get to ๐Ÿ’•

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Tim Heidecker on Graham Linehan
YouTube video by Jean Wilda Tim Heidecker on Graham Linehan

I'd not heard of Tim Heidecker so did a search and 'gone down a rabbit hole' is the least of what he's said ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

youtu.be/0x6_dTyxHx8?...

12.12.2025 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Like the bit where he said these people could have phoned him to ask... These quotes often come from interviews, so think about it, they're asked a question about him:

'Bear with me, I just have to ring Graham to ask what my answer should be'

Just an insane expectation.

12.12.2025 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Outlets like the Telegraph are greasing the slippery slope of a very disturbed individuals' public breakdown. They shouldn't be platforming him in this way, it's helping no one, least of all him.

What rational person would go anywhere near him knowing what he's capable of should they cross him?

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And Happy Birthday August ๐Ÿ’•

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I'd have to try a little bit of that ๐Ÿ˜‚

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a man in a suit and tie is saying " gas man " ALT: a man in a suit and tie is saying " gas man "
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That's so grim!

GC's find it so easy to look the other way for the sake of 'the cause' but this holistic intolerance from people like Peggie is at the heart of how they interact with the world.

There is no separating this away, it's the very thing that drives what they're trying to achieve.

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These are the "jokes" Sandie Peggie sent to colleagues in the aftermath of the 2022 Pakistani floods.

Around 4% of doctors in the NHS are Pakistani, and around 7% of staff are South Asian.

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Who turned on Imagine Dragons?

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I'm getting flashbacks to my Film Studies A Level. An entire essay on the shower scene alone ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Our Call the Midwife

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kermit the frog says " god bless us everyone " in front of a candle ALT: kermit the frog says " god bless us everyone " in front of a candle

When I hear people talk about immigration, itโ€™s always positioned as โ€˜our peopleโ€™ first but over 150 yrs ago Dickens perfectly grounded how we should be:

โ€œMankind was my business. The common welfare was my business; charity, mercy, forbearance, benevolence, were all my business.โ€

11.12.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
In the summer I wrote to @Keir Starmer
to ask that Reform have some
representation in the House of Lords,


He didn't give me the courtesy of a
response, despite Reform winning the
elections in May.


This makes me more determined to
smash the political establishment than
ever

In the summer I wrote to @Keir Starmer to ask that Reform have some representation in the House of Lords, He didn't give me the courtesy of a response, despite Reform winning the elections in May. This makes me more determined to smash the political establishment than ever

Nothing says "smash the political establishment" quite like begging the Prime Minister to put your mates in the unelected House of Lords.

11.12.2025 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1945    ๐Ÿ” 506    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 170    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16

I loved it and got a lot from it. I guess it depends on your expectations in part. Itโ€™s very explicit but I also found it very moving, and funny.

The two leads are exceptionally good.

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IYKYK ๐Ÿ˜‚

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Never really understood the hype around Neeson tbh.

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As Sandie Peggie holds a press conference to announce she is appealing her tribunal victory, here is a thread of what the press published this week after the ruling:

bsky.app/profile/hlee...

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a woman with a speech bubble that says thank you on it ALT: a woman with a speech bubble that says thank you on it

I'll have Mr Craig please ๐Ÿ’•

11.12.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh crikey, is that Neale Hanvey on the edge (literally and metaphorically)?

Surprised the ex-comedy writer didn't get over from the US especially to jump on the Peggie bandwagon ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

11.12.2025 17:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Charts showing that younger people were more likely to identify as LGB, with the fastest growth (between 2019 and 2024) among people aged between 25 - 34 years old, but the largest proportion of LGB is among 16-24 year olds (combined 8% in 2024).

Charts showing that younger people were more likely to identify as LGB, with the fastest growth (between 2019 and 2024) among people aged between 25 - 34 years old, but the largest proportion of LGB is among 16-24 year olds (combined 8% in 2024).

New ONS data on sexuality just released.
Our increasingly queer future is just about the one thing that gives me hope right now.

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I stopped posting on FB maybe 6 months ago, it's just too toxic (esp the local Brighton groups). I only keep the a/c to check in with people I don't have any other contact with and I do like the memory function of it.

I can see me ditching it entirely next year.

11.12.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eurovision winner Nemo hands back trophy over Israelโ€™s inclusion in 2026 contest Eurovision Song Contest winner Nemo is to give back the trophy in protest against Israelโ€™s inclusion in the 2026 contest.

#Eurovision winner Nemo hands back trophy over Israelโ€™s inclusion in 2026 song contest
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/12/11/eurovision-winner-nemo-hands-back-trophy-over-israels-inclusion-in-2026-song-contest/?utm_content=1765470004&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

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So, consistently inconsistent, which is pretty much the trouble with the whole GC ideology. It's just a confusing mess.

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