Given the rate of inflation, ยฃ5.50 is a real-time reduction.
But it is entirely optional.
I never watch broadcast TV, the only reason I pay the licence is because the Tory/Reform/BNP party want to get rid of it.
@mitrol.bsky.social
He / Him. Not angry, disappointed. Mostly posting about Ambient/Fourth World/Space music - work: www.mitrol.design
Given the rate of inflation, ยฃ5.50 is a real-time reduction.
But it is entirely optional.
I never watch broadcast TV, the only reason I pay the licence is because the Tory/Reform/BNP party want to get rid of it.
Itโs our love language.
07.02.2026 14:24 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Get Palantir out of the UK.
Protect our NHS.
Protect our country.
www.thenational.scot/news/2582860...
Pleased to see the jury make this decision.
We need to have eyes wide open this is exactly why the Government wants to abolish juries.
People protesting against a genocide are not the criminals here - it's the politicians who continue to provide cover.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Bonfire | Chloe Lamb
2024, Oil on linen canvas
And there we have it.
The Government are admitting Gorton & Denton is between the Green Party and Reform.
Let's make sure hope wins.
www.thetimes.com/article/3d6d...
โHeartbroken but also very angryโฆ sickening lies by the administrationโฆ reprehensible and disgustingโฆ Alex is clearly not holding a gunโฆ please get the truth out about our son, he was a good manโฆโ
25.01.2026 01:01 โ ๐ 14171 ๐ 6439 ๐ฌ 312 ๐ 270When did Canada get bombed?
22.01.2026 00:13 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0"Sophie Taeuber-Arp used many mediums to explore her work. A skilled embroiderer and textile artist, beginning in 1915 she made a series of works titled Vertical-Horizontal Composition, in which she sought to bring the grid-like structure of embroidery to 2D art forms. This piece is a natural extension of the exploration โ the same bold, abstract pattern used in her drawings and paintings, artfully embroidered in wool on canvas." - Tate Modern
Elementary Forms: Vertical-Horizontal Composition, embroidered in wool on canvas (1917) by Sophie Taeuber-Arp
21.01.2026 20:34 โ ๐ 78 ๐ 13 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Started writing a bucket list, things I want to do before I die.
Mainly inspired by watching my aunt slip away into dementia.
I always thought it was a pop-therapy way if living your life. But I think Iโd have written a very similar list in my twenties, and checked off nothing by now.
#cheerful
This is a lovely album. I find it fascinating that enigmatic, mystical, and meditative music often sounds like itโs echoing around a cathedral; even when itโs not overtly religious.
tidal.com/album/415355...
MLK was only 39 when he was killed. Growing up, I thought that was old. But Iโm 43 now and Iโm stunned by the burden he shouldered at such a young age. Iโm also a lot more aware of how hard it is, at any age, to carry the hopes and dreams of an oppressed people on your shoulders, as so many do.
19.01.2026 14:55 โ ๐ 12087 ๐ 2384 ๐ฌ 30 ๐ 63Kyiv is under attack.
First, the power went out.
Now, the heating too.
-12 ยฐC outside.
I want the world to know what russia does.
If you havenโt read it, All My Friends Are Superheroes by Andrew Kaufman always makes me smile.
www.goodreads.com/book/show/94...
I realise I'm just a freak, but living in a multicultural city is the best thing of all time, it's just the best possible human experience and i can not understand why anyone on earth would be like "weve got to destroy this"
17.01.2026 04:28 โ ๐ 11106 ๐ 1944 ๐ฌ 22 ๐ 272Somebody was trying to tell me that CDs are better than vinyl because they don't have any surface noise. I said, "listen mate, life has surface noise."
17.01.2026 06:15 โ ๐ 3457 ๐ 398 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 88If your rights are being shredded, your citizenship endangered, if you're attending protests and being gassed or threatened, people calling your life/experience a distraction fucking sucks, actually.
Be kind. These are lives. Talk about issues like somebody else's existence might be on the line.
I have noticed a disturbing number of calls for violence against ICE agents. One word:
DON'T!
Around the world, dictators WANT violence because it provides cover for them to launch massive militarized retaliation. Dictators even stage false-flag operations to provide themselves with an excuse.
If you ever wanted to try role playing in Middle Earth, we need a player for a PBP (text message only) game:
#TheOneRing #LordOfTheRings #RPG
startplaying.games/adventure/cm...
Dammit, tech companies. The only think I need to know about your awesome AI feature is how to turn it off.
15.01.2026 19:49 โ ๐ 1959 ๐ 315 ๐ฌ 78 ๐ 25The twin. Not sure of the order, or if there is an order.
Actually I hope not.
tidal.com/album/102936...
The perfect album for a dark evening? Before the Day Breaks.
I like all of Harold Budd and Robin Guthrieโs collaborations. But this one, and its twin, particularly.
tidal.com/album/616709...
AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are whatโs paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.
13.01.2026 01:20 โ ๐ 62356 ๐ 22406 ๐ฌ 920 ๐ 1232Watch guitarist Julian Lage perform his new single โNight Shade,โ the epic centerpiece of his forthcoming album "Scenes From Above," with John Medeski on organ, Jorge Roeder on bass & Kenny Wollesen on drums: julianlage.lnk.to/NightShade
12.01.2026 16:56 โ ๐ 37 ๐ 7 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0variety.com/2026/digital...
Andโฆ we f-ing won another one! Keep it coming. Watch out Home Depot. Karma is a stink that stays on you.
I find it unacceptable that UK media are helping Trump justify a murder
08.01.2026 17:12 โ ๐ 689 ๐ 91 ๐ฌ 116 ๐ 20Just listened to Blackstar again. Itโs still an astounding album. Confident, tight, and self-aware.
His death made it poignant, but it felt exceptionally mature on the day of release.
tidal.com/album/280721...
Make it viral.
08.01.2026 03:22 โ ๐ 47667 ๐ 21427 ๐ฌ 360 ๐ 530Announcing the Feb. 13 release of saxophonist Melissa Aldana's 3rd Blue Note album "Filin," a stunning ballads album of songs drawn from Cuba's Filin music tradition performed by a remarkable quartet. Pre-order & watch the video for the lead single "La Sentencia": melissaaldana.lnk.to/Filin
07.01.2026 15:08 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0