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Senior Research Officer in Swansea University. Writer and corresponding editor for Joyzine. Writer for Louder than War, GIITTV, Vive Le Rock mag and Hiapop. Frustrated artist. MD ANT https://ioanhumphreys.wordpress.com/
You couldnβt make it upβ¦
βBaroness Mone & her husband Doug Barrowman have bought a Β£10m home on Americaβs βbillionaire islandβ, where their neighbours will include Amazonβs Jeff Bezos..β
Less than a month after PPE Medpro ordered to pay back Β£120m+ π€¦π»ββοΈ
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
Party that cut 20,000 police officers between 2010 and 2017 promises to recruit 10,000 when they never win power again.
26.10.2025 18:26 β π 847 π 236 π¬ 60 π 5This video was shot in one take. Nailed it. Like proper pros, big up to Big Special too!
Watch the full thing here: sleafordmods.ffm.to/goodlife
There it is.
23.10.2025 19:11 β π 227 π 72 π¬ 18 π 34Tickets are really starting to fly out now for NAWR Fest 2025
Advance Day tickets are only Β£15 buff.ly/GBR8bO4 Tickets on the day will be Β£20 so donβt mess about. Get your advance ticket now and have a fiver ready for a beer when you arrive. We cant wait to see you there. xxx
I'm old enough to have grown up with family who fought in WWII. They rarely talked about it and when they did it was to warn, not glorify. Remembrance Day was a time of quiet, sombre reflection. They would be horrified at the twisted celebration it has become.
23.10.2025 14:55 β π 269 π 39 π¬ 24 π 8Exclusive: Two of Nathan Gill's fellow Ukip/Brexit Party MEPs used the same pro-Russia talking points in European Parliament, after joining him on a paid-for trip to Kyiv
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
November 27, 1962, and a photo captures a joint birthday party for Caroline and John F. Kennedy Jr. hosted by Jackie Kennedy in the Family Theater, located in the East Wing of the White House.
Demolished on Donald J Trumpβs orders today.
A young girl and her baby brother are on a bed. He is lying, she is sitting behind me. They are both looking in the camera. Their names: Frouwke and Levie Swart, are writtien in the photo.
23 October 1939 | Dutch Jewish girl, Frouwke Swart, was born in Amsterdam.
In August 1942 she was deported to #Auschwitz and, after selection, murdered in a gas chamber. His younger brother, Levie was killed with her.
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Gas chambers and crematoria of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/-A05i25j9Ck
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23.10.2025 07:59 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The man whose presence might lead to Tel Aviv football fans being βfalsely associated with his far-right activities,β has just visited Tel Aviv as an honoured guest of the Israeli government. Riddle me that.
21.10.2025 14:01 β π 608 π 188 π¬ 30 π 4Sleaford Mods announce new album 'The Demise Of Planet X' louderthanwar.com/sleaford-mod... via @louderthanwar
21.10.2025 14:14 β π 22 π 4 π¬ 0 π 0From the CWS Archives. 18th January 2021.
21.10.2025 14:38 β π 478 π 111 π¬ 11 π 6This is great stuff. ππ SM are on fire. xx
21.10.2025 14:26 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0He's a classless oaf.
21.10.2025 12:46 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Penwythnos o gerddoriaeth amgen ac arbrofol yng nghanolfan TΕ· Tawe, Abertawe diolch i NAWR - tinyurl.com/5t44tzza
A weekend of unique and experiential music in the centre of Tawe House, Swansea thanks to NAWR - tinyurl.com/5t44tzza
One benchmark of a democracy is whether it is willing to hold those who have served at the very highest levels to account.
Can you imagine the United States ever doing something like this?
A blured portrait photo of a young boy Arne Steinsapir.
20 October 1937 | Norwegian Jewish boy, Arne Willy Steinsapir, was born in Oslo.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 1 December 1942 and was murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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A short video about the first two gas chambers near Auschwitz II-Birkenau: https://youtu.be/Rr6lF75fDmU
Some metaphors are almost too on the nose
20.10.2025 19:04 β π 29 π 1 π¬ 1 π 0The Fall -Totally Wired
Live at Leeds University 1981
#fallfriday
youtube.com/watch?v=71Dy...
@sydhowells.bsky.social and I met the genius that is Stewart Lee last night. His show is injury inducing hilarious and what a warm and friendly man. Hero.
17.10.2025 09:46 β π 6 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0the answer to βis britain okayβ remains, as always, βNOβ
15.10.2025 00:48 β π 19 π 4 π¬ 2 π 0Sunn O))), photo by Charles Peterson.
Sunn O))) have signed to Sub Pop and released a new maxi-single via the label.
Listen to it here:
buff.ly/y5qYq5x
Israel reportedly pulls back from threat to slash humanitarian aid entering Gaza
15.10.2025 12:07 β π 122 π 39 π¬ 12 π 1MY LIFE IN 10 SONGS: PROBLEM PATTERNS
Hot off the back of her review of their EP 'Boring Songs For Boring Peopleβ, Hayley Foster da Silva chats to Beth from the band about early musical loves, first gigs and 10 songs that they love.
EP out on @ilovealcopop.bsky.social
When Farage told the people of Clacton that he would spend his time working I imagine they thought it would be for them and not for 12 companies.
09.10.2025 17:54 β π 191 π 63 π¬ 12 π 2Itβs not the teachers that are convincing kids that youβre racist, Nige, itβs your actions, words and policies.
09.10.2025 17:02 β π 363 π 73 π¬ 20 π 1Man who hates everything else about Britain hates our schools too.
Hardly news.