Nigel Rampant

a photograph of the interior of a church. Several people are visible sitting in pews. In the pew immediately in front of the photographer, a black human-sized cardboard cutout in the outline of a woman is visible, as though a shadow is sitting in the pew in front of you.

Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.

Farage vows to scrap indefinite leave to remain, placing thousands at risk of deportation Reform UK plans to force non-citizens to apply for visas with high salary thresholds and no access to NHS services

Thousands of Londoners have indefinite leave to remain.

They have legal rights and are our friends, neighbours and colleagues, contributing hugely to our city.

Threatening to deport people living and working here legally is unacceptable.

The government ought to be holding a fucking press conference to confirm this, every news channel and website leading with the story, boiling it down to three salient points:

1. Paracetamol doesn’t cause autism
2. Autistic people are great
3. Trump is a senile, racist, shit-eating old cunt

YouTube video by Mango62uk "Krautrock –The Rebirth of Germany" (2009) [English/Français/Español/Italiano/Portugués subs] BBC 4

Here's a documentary about Krautrock featuring almost all the major figures in the genre:

youtu.be/QP5dOKTB3ng?...

Max Roach was a jazz titan and way more than just a drummer. After watching this, check out his landmark albums We Insist!, Members, Don't Git Weary and Money Jungle (w/ Mingus and Ellington). #jazz #drums

Ooh I started watching this recently - thanks for the reminder.

Pretty obvious that we need creativity injected. Eze, Ethan, Max incoming?

You read my mind mate #coyg

It sounded funnier than it reads. Honestly 😂

@gunnerblog.bsky.social @gunnerblog.bsky.social
"A siren went off on the top of Tim Lewis's head." 🤣
Thanks for that - funniest thing I've heard about the Eze signing so far. And it's been a very high bar!

One of the most powerful pieces I've read on the madness of Starmer's position on Gaza, human rights and freedom of speech.

Supporting the right to protest is not the same as supporting Palestine Action, says human rights lawyer Clive Stafford Smith.

Read Clive's full op-ed 👇
goodlaw.social/8idv

EXCLUSIVE: Poll shows huge support for nationalisation of key industries and utilities Privatisation has failed.

Your regular reminder 👇

🏥 81% want publicly owned NHS
🏫 78% want publicly owned schools
💧 73% want publicly owned water
🚂 70% want publicly owned rail
✉️ 70% want publicly owned mail
🚍 67% want publicly owned buses
💡 65% want publicly owned energy

Wise One is a spiritual jazz high watermark and one of my favourite Coltrane tracks.

Was lucky enough to be in an audience of 12 to watch a very special spiritual jazz gig by the legend Andy Hay on Saturday. Check him out on Bandcamp.

RIP Sly.

Final version of my #Zappa portrait, (after more work on his chin).

Charcoal pencils over inked musical scores on coffee-stained paper (Frank loved his coffee!).

This new Little Simz is astounding.

Astounding.

Listening now and thinking the same. Every time she drops an album, I think it's her masterpiece. But she raises the bar with every release.

THE EARTH IS MELTING (and Other Inconveniences)
A few years ago, I found myself photographing the Extinction Rebellion protests, read my thoughts, view full thread below👇
#Climate #Environment #Activism #Protests #XR #Sustainability #Earth #Future #Justice #Nature #Change #Hope #Awareness #Action

My Deep Spiritual #Jazz playlist on Spotify is more of a database, running for 116hrs+ and featuring luminaries like:

Horace Tapscott
The Coltranes
Sun Ra
Pharoah Sanders
Eddie Gale
Hannibal Peterson
Byard Lancaster
Roland Kirk

It has nearly 5,000 saves. Listen: open.spotify.com/playlist/289...

Just framed my Frank #Zappa portrait, drawn in charcoals over hand-inked copies of his musical scores.

Video of my process below ⤵️

#FrankZappa #portrait

AI still isn't great with names, is it?

#DeLaSoul #Posdnous

Shades of Brexit but on a far shorter timescale:

People are saying…

“Brilliant”

“Like if the Detectorists investigated The X-Files.”

“Intriguing”

“Somewhere between Blair Witch and Blue Jam.”

“Brilliant and very creepy.”

This is Broken Veil.

pod.link/1745494718

As a Brit trying to understand the Trump alignment with Putin and attacks on America's allies, this is the best explanation I've heard yet.

Outstanding.

Please give @stopfundingheat.bsky.social a follow & sign the petition asking M&S to pull their advertising from GB News: actionstorm.org/petitions/ma...

Mikel Merino trodding the path of Kai Havertz:

Sign as a No8, struggle, go to Dubai, comeback as a striker and suddenly start scoring.

The league IS IN PLAY!!! #Arsenal