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Science, music and dad jokes. You will be laughing 65% more of the time. Guitars in @thisisdogunit.bsky.social.

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"Journalism largely consists in saying 'Tim Allan has resigned' to people who never knew Tim Allan was employed"

- GK Chesterton

09.02.2026 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 276    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Get in. We're messing up Melania's Amazon search results.
This weekend, Amazon is premiering it's $40 million Melania Trump documentary. It already seems to be a flop.
But we're going to take it one step further by messing up Melania's Amazon search results. Specifically, we're going to amplify the paranormal erotic thriller, Melania: Devourer of Men so it ranks higher than her movie.
The book is perfect: it's absurd, the cover is ridiculous, and it's free, so we're not giving Amazon any money.
We need people to:
1. "buy" the book (it's free)
2. Share this post and get other people to buy the book.
That's it. Then we can celebrate as an erotic novel about a bat monster Melania Trump becomes a higher and higher search result on Amazon.

Get in. We're messing up Melania's Amazon search results. This weekend, Amazon is premiering it's $40 million Melania Trump documentary. It already seems to be a flop. But we're going to take it one step further by messing up Melania's Amazon search results. Specifically, we're going to amplify the paranormal erotic thriller, Melania: Devourer of Men so it ranks higher than her movie. The book is perfect: it's absurd, the cover is ridiculous, and it's free, so we're not giving Amazon any money. We need people to: 1. "buy" the book (it's free) 2. Share this post and get other people to buy the book. That's it. Then we can celebrate as an erotic novel about a bat monster Melania Trump becomes a higher and higher search result on Amazon.

Okay troublemakers, punks, antifa supervillains, and anyone who just enjoys being a petty little shitbird while they fuck up the algorithm of a massive media corp. Here's your assignment for the weekend. Get on it and spread the word.

31.01.2026 21:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1780    ๐Ÿ” 1169    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 74    ๐Ÿ“Œ 109
News/UK Politics Live: I feel like I've come

News/UK Politics Live: I feel like I've come

Not the 9 o'clock news

26.01.2026 13:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is the best speech, just from a pure rhetoric perspective - its sophistication and persuasiveness - that I've seen a politician deliver in a good long while. Really recommend watching or reading the whole thing.

20.01.2026 23:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6269    ๐Ÿ” 1649    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 292    ๐Ÿ“Œ 97
Two push alerts from the BBC. The second is a correction of the first, but with a capitalised 'd' in the word 'Digital'.

The alert reads: Chris Mason: Digital ID U-turn is yet another climbdown for government

Two push alerts from the BBC. The second is a correction of the first, but with a capitalised 'd' in the word 'Digital'. The alert reads: Chris Mason: Digital ID U-turn is yet another climbdown for government

Big D energy from the BBC this morning.

14.01.2026 08:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
caillou en forme de manette xbox

caillou en forme de manette xbox

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10.01.2026 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2202    ๐Ÿ” 494    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 54    ๐Ÿ“Œ 176

The ICE shooter in Minnesota is apparently called Jonathan Ross as well, which adds to the overall surrealism.

08.01.2026 23:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, the Ashes has been utterly fucking miserable - turns out We Couldn't Still Win This, After All. However, @barneyronay.bsky.social's writing has been a bright light throughout the series. "A voice you only get to hear if you've been following the conversation" is just a perfect line. Read him:

07.01.2026 14:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's New Year, so time to look back and forward. These are 10 things I think we need to recognise in 2026. Itโ€™s a response to what I think are profoundly damaging mistaken assumptions Iโ€™ve heard and read from practitioners, journalists, and analysts in 2025. Warning: very long๐Ÿงต

01.01.2026 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1342    ๐Ÿ” 698    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 34    ๐Ÿ“Œ 216

Tribute to Isiah Whitlock Jr?

31.12.2025 00:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Shit.

31.12.2025 00:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video

A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video

A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video

A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video

A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video

A screenshot from Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give you up music video

A photograph of the seminary gym in knives out. It has the same window.

A photograph of the seminary gym in knives out. It has the same window.

Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.

I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.

29.12.2025 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 29078    ๐Ÿ” 7360    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 432    ๐Ÿ“Œ 533

You will be visited by three spirits

25.12.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Your power bill has tripled and you can't afford new PC parts just to create this.

20.12.2025 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8740    ๐Ÿ” 3487    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68    ๐Ÿ“Œ 58

The 2025 Headline of the Year Nominees

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22.12.2025 23:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1933    ๐Ÿ” 1113    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 28    ๐Ÿ“Œ 221

How I'm turning up to the Bluesky Christmas party

23.12.2025 22:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It has seen action in many a late-night swingometer-fuelled election party.

18.12.2025 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I mean, it was tempting not to throw it at the wall after that Pope dismissal.

18.12.2025 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A broken mug that reads "WE CAN STILL WIN THIS".

A broken mug that reads "WE CAN STILL WIN THIS".

A mended mug that reads "WE CAN STILL WIN THIS" next to a tube of superglue.

A mended mug that reads "WE CAN STILL WIN THIS" next to a tube of superglue.

Think I've jinxed the 3rd Test.

16.12.2025 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿงต Is it a super flu year? Who knows, but I think the current reporting is stupid.

A pissed off thread using data.

Firstly - here are today's headlines and some from the last 3 years... spot the difference. 1/10

11.12.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 468    ๐Ÿ” 227    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 50
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happy stylish but illegal monkey day to all who celebrate!!!!! by the way his name is darwin and he lives a farm now

09.12.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2037    ๐Ÿ” 691    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 21    ๐Ÿ“Œ 54

Important context, via @cjapieters.bsky.social, below:

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02.12.2025 20:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I retract my snark! Fascinating.

02.12.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So he's admitting he refused to believe what all the clinical trials were saying until he saw a play? I'm not sure I'd write to a newspaper about that!

02.12.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
CMF was tested in the 1970s by Bonadonna et al (1976) and the Milan group. Their demonstration that the risk of breast cancer recurrence after surgery could be reduced with the addition of adjuvant chemotherapy paved the way for the development of surgical procedures less morbid than those pioneered by Halsted.

Ref: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2752226/

CMF was tested in the 1970s by Bonadonna et al (1976) and the Milan group. Their demonstration that the risk of breast cancer recurrence after surgery could be reduced with the addition of adjuvant chemotherapy paved the way for the development of surgical procedures less morbid than those pioneered by Halsted. Ref: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2752226/

Lovely letter but unfortunately I don't think that can be true. Adjuvant chemo for breast cancer was first used from the mid-70s. Maybe seeing Arcadia was when Baum 1st understood *why* it was effective? Doesn't make sense otherwise - was widely used much earlier.

02.12.2025 10:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

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27.11.2025 07:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A piece I wrote got published ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿผ

24.11.2025 23:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also scored too slowly.

21.11.2025 09:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Crawley: c Khawaja b Starc, 0

Crawley: c Khawaja b Starc, 0

WE CAN STILL WIN THIS

21.11.2025 02:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Metal umlaut - Wikipedia

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20.11.2025 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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