Mark Dignam MDANT

Rough Trade 20 (1978-1987)

Today's listening - 20 favourite tunes from the first 10 years of Rough Trade Records, starring The Fall, Subway Sect, Delta 5, Augustus Pablo, Scritti Politti, James Blood Ulmer, The Go-Betweens, Arthur Russell, Cabaret Voltaire, Johnathan Richman, The Raincoats...
open.spotify.com/playlist/2cY...

Reform UK receives another big donation from crypto investor Christopher Harborne gave the party £3mn in November, on top of £9mn donated in August

Reform UK receives another big donation from crypto investor ft.trib.al/eXBmrkF

*Predict The Answer Final*

“You have successfully guessed the answers to forty nine questions before I have asked them. If you guess this final answer correctly, you will win fifty million pounds.

“Phew!”

“Sorry, the correct answer is ‘less’. I’m afraid you’ve lost all the money”

Chiesa di Santa Maria dell'Orto

I used to sell meth to Billy Idol so he could stop trainspotting the horse.

How I feel when someone blocks me.

Shaft of light in the Basilica di San Maria, Trastevere

Exploring wild places on the north side of the Torridonian giants

Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse

Global economy must not pander to “frivolous and destructive demands of the ultra-rich”.

They fund political parties, profit from socially and ecologically destructive growth.

UK example - deregulation, regressive taxation, concentration of wealth, inequalities, sewage in rivers.

Thursday Laundry, Trastevere
#AdoorableThursday

Delirium (feat. Mark E. Smith)

If it’s me and your granny on bongos on a Thursday it’s #FallFriday

Grumpy oul fucker would have been 69 today…

Missed.

open.spotify.com/track/4uIXvy...

Born on this day in 1957: Mark E Smith #TheFall
Pics;
Janette Beckman
Ebet Roberts
Marcia Resnick
youtu.be/u3ZvO4pcTHs

Please share

I’m so sorry to hear this, Helen. Try to take care of yourself and remember to breathe. ❤️

Nobody hates living veterans more than Republicans. Dead veterans they can exploit in videos. But living veterans with opinions and medical needs are literally offensive to conservatives.

i have been to the emergency room for a dental abscess. it is a uniquely excruciating kind of pain. this man was tortured to death via medical neglect.

AOC: If people like Kristi Noem, Kash Patel, and Pam Bondi violate the law, there are supposed to be consequences. These are people who call themselves law enforcement officers. The message they’re sending is that they can cover up for pedophiles and street executions. That cannot be acceptable.

Karoline Leavitt told us the US State Department was helping Americans stranded in the Middle East.

She lied.

One Texas woman in Dubai called the State Department hotline, was scolded for being scared and then hung up on.

This administration is *full* of incompetent, rude people.

really tired of conversations about how we need to get people to spend more time offline that don't acknowledge that one of the reasons people ARE online is their access needs aren't being met in physical spaces. This is especially true for queer people and disabled people.

Cricket was the name of the puppy that Kristi Noem murdered.

They are torturing and killing people in our concentration camps, and I wish more people were actively bothered by that

McDonald's racial assault accused banned from demonstrations “I am that close to asking if this is a joke…It is a ridiculous application and it is refused,” the judge confirmed.

“Pinkerton and others continue to carry out vigilante patrols throughout east Belfast”

Staunch.

www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast...

Why Is There Always Money for War, But Never Healthcare? — Pain News Network By Crystal Lindell When Sen. Bernie Sanders was running for president in 2020, he campaigned for universal healthcare, also known as “Medicare for All.” As someone with a chronic illness that starte...

Critics say universal healthcare is too expensive. That "Medicare for All" is unaffordable. Yet when its time to pay for a war, tax money can always be found for that. bit.ly/4ubdk6O

Well if a bicycle shelter can cost €336k in Dublin, I’m sure we can rustle up a €2m sandwich…

We can have food and hot drinks on the limited existing rail services in this state, or we can have some extra services.

These are mutually exclusive, doing both is beyond the capacity of government.

"People don't even want to leave their house anymore."

I f*cking wonder why.

YouTube video by Shane Bordoli The Classical - The Fall

Mark Edward Smith. Born OTD in 1957, Broughton, Lancashire. Died 24/1/2018, Prestwich, Greater Manchester
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKRS...

Snakes, head lice, eagles, deinonychus, you know the kind of thing…

Only occasionally, mind.

Creating Healthful Choices in 2026 - A gentle reflection on creating healthful choices in 2026, focusing on pacing, mental health, seasonal goals and living a happier life.

" #Healthy to me means choosing what supports me & my #MentalHealth ..I have let go of the ‘all or nothing thinking’ that makes us give up..This #thinking will never work especially if u have mental or physical #disabilities like I do.": buff.ly/HN13hoT

by @beverleybutterfly.bsky.social
#SelfCare

4 Everyday Scenarios We’re Not Sure How to be Polite About and Why. a chronic voice .com

"What you see is only a small, controlled fraction of their life. #Exercise more? Perhaps they can actually outrun you despite their pains. Go #vegan? Do you even know the science behind #VitaminK & #BloodClotting disorders?": buff.ly/No8Q1Ko

#ChronicIllness #awareness