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Ian Martin

@ianmartin.bsky.social

The Thick of It. The Death of Stalin. Veep. The Hartlepool Spy. Epic Space. Broken English. Avenue 5. Unhinged. Guardian, Architects' Journal, whatever, Grandpa, STATE PENSIONER.

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"We are freeing Iran from religious fanatics".

A prayer for Trump in the White House.

05.03.2026 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 607    πŸ” 214    πŸ’¬ 150    πŸ“Œ 97
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special guest of the week goes to CMAT, baby.

three nights at the Barrowlands and still time to support a local indie record shop.

#EUROCOUNTRY

@cmatbaby.bsky.social

05.03.2026 16:15 β€” πŸ‘ 75    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

ha

05.03.2026 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Medieval helpdesk with English subtitles
YouTube video by NRK Medieval helpdesk with English subtitles

Reminded me to look up the old Danish sketch about Monk needing Book Helpdesk youtu.be/pQHX-SjgQvQ

05.03.2026 10:13 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Gentleness Everywhere (2025)
by Jessica Lisse

05.03.2026 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A wholesome picture showing four young children with a map spread out of them, viewing the idyllic countryside ahead of them and a mysterious looking church

A wholesome picture showing four young children with a map spread out of them, viewing the idyllic countryside ahead of them and a mysterious looking church

Childhood reading leaves scars.
When I was lounging on the sofa, watching Scooby-Doo, I always had the uneasy feeling that my school holidays should look like this instead
#WorldBookDay

Artist: AN Buchanan

05.03.2026 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 357    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 6

As a hard-working taxpayer I demand that my voice be heard. Somebody call me, for fuck's sake.

05.03.2026 09:48 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A lot of people say AI isn't very good for the world and its outputs are routinely unreliable, but these haters fail to see how it's revolutionizing how we incinerate schoolchildren.

05.03.2026 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 7237    πŸ” 2281    πŸ’¬ 180    πŸ“Œ 49

It’s uncanny

05.03.2026 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 389    πŸ” 73    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 1
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β€˜At first, she couldn’t come off the oxygen long enough’: the film that gives Marianne Faithfull one final thrilling performance In new docu-drama Broken English, the much misunderstood singer looks back at all her past selves – and gives a performance that moves her audience to tears. Its makers relive an extraordinary shoot

β€˜At first, she couldn’t come off the oxygen long enough’: the film that gives Marianne Faithfull one final thrilling performance

05.03.2026 07:30 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 4
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The @ipso.co.uk ruling of Telegraph’s preposterous β€œWe earn Β£345k but soaring private school fees mean we can’t go on five holidays”, reveals the article to have been a fabrication. There is no such family as Al, Alexandra, Ali, Harry and Barry Moy. Glad to have acted as lead complainant on this.

03.03.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 406    πŸ” 127    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 14
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When you click the "beautify slide" AI feature in Google Slides.

NOT A JOKE

03.03.2026 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1547    πŸ” 341    πŸ’¬ 22    πŸ“Œ 96

yes

03.03.2026 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, Rock The Casbah just came on and goodness ME how inappropriate.

03.03.2026 19:44 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote and published these a lot quicker than ipso, too.

03.03.2026 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Couldn't get it out of my head, so now it's on here.

03.03.2026 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 209    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

What a great photo.

03.03.2026 19:18 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

1. Y Viva Espana.

2. Mate, you're no SuperTed.

03.03.2026 18:59 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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US war on Iran: A tale of two Trump interviews As he continues to attack Iran, Donald Trump is babbling in public, working out what he thinks as he goes along. And there are journalists willing to help him with that.

β€œWhat’s behind the polite framing of β€˜a variety of often inconsistent visions’ is a man babbling about a complex situation that he doesn’t understand nor care to understand.”

US war on Iran: A tale of two Trump interviews - @brokenbottleboy.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/brokenbo...

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The Moon lies in the centre of this image, looking bigger than usual and orange in colour due to being close to the horizon. There is a sunset hue of faint blue and even fainter pink in the sky. In the foreground, framing the Moon, is the Victorian front gate of the Royal Observatory.

The Moon lies in the centre of this image, looking bigger than usual and orange in colour due to being close to the horizon. There is a sunset hue of faint blue and even fainter pink in the sky. In the foreground, framing the Moon, is the Victorian front gate of the Royal Observatory.

The #Moon is looking stunning through the front gates of the Royal Observatory Edinburgh this evening!

03.03.2026 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 78    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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An expat in Dubai has a startling revelation: the Stephen Collins cartoon Reality check …

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

03.03.2026 17:26 β€” πŸ‘ 1113    πŸ” 412    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 48

and Villiers St was so full of life...all the way down there to the park, happy days

03.03.2026 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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London landlord begins evictions ahead of new renters’ rights law Asif Aziz’s Criterion Capital owns several apartment blocks in capital as well as Trocadero centre in Piccadilly

Asif Aziz evictions story is going mainstream. Telegraph and Independent have covered in recent days. Now the FT has done a brilliant piece - including finding another property affected, where a Ukrainian refugee and their disabled son are being evicted by Aziz. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

03.03.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 158    πŸ” 74    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3

I wish he would just fucking whatever, burst.

03.03.2026 17:10 β€” πŸ‘ 55    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Remember when Charing Cross looked like this. Amazing jumble of enthusiastic Victoriana and pop-modernism. *tokes on fag, nods approvingly* Nice.

03.03.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh I really wouldn't...

03.03.2026 16:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Garda who lent bike to man to receive over €250k damages A garda detective who was suspended for more than three years for giving a man a loan of a bicycle during the Covid-19 pandemic is to receive over €250,000 in damages.

Flann O'Brien reports:

www.rte.ie/news/courts/...

03.03.2026 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Here's looking at you, saucy camellia. It IS something. It's not everything, but it is for this precise second.

03.03.2026 15:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

oh mate

03.03.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

noice

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