Sean Mason

"Go back to where you've come from, we don't want you," shouted one woman towards the hotel. On the other side of the road, counter-protesters chanted that refugees were welcome. In a rare moment of unity, the far right began singing "fuck Keir Starmer" to the tune of Seven Nation Army by the White Stripes and the anti-fascists joined in.

Wonderful punchline to the thoroughly depressing story about the planned protests around the country yesterday and today.

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Wait do paedophiles *not* share more DNA with crabs? I know there was no evidence for it, but it was scientific fact.

The only thing that dates it is the paper fivers.

Hey, political parties, I'm a decent human being who cares about other human beings. How about pandering to me for a bit?

You’ve had success having a point of view on your show, as Colbert has, at least in the ratings. Late night used to be broad, unifying entertainment. I know Jay Leno recently spoke on this topic, about making a show for everyone … I’m going to take a hard pass on taking comedic advice from Jay Leno.

John Oliver just says the thing. I'm happy for him.

Would any Edinburgh chums be interested in a ticket for Rhys Darby tonight? I've got a spare one.

Makes it even worse that Marks issued that shitty apology.

Going Coastal Poster

Well if you're not doing anything tomorrow morning:

Marc Maron is absolutely right here

Whenever I make a bad decision, I sit down in front of the mirror, and tell myself “at least you didn't evict people from a property you were renting to them, then increase the rent on that property to make more money, whilst also trying to outlaw this behaviour as Homelessness Minister” x

there's an episode of The Simpsons where Marge tries to get a violent cartoon pulled from the airwaves, only to discover that the people backing her aren't going to stop at just the art that *she* doesn't like, and that supporting artistic freedom means accepting discomfort.

It aired in 1990.

Call a session of parliament they'll all go to like a vote to raise expenses. Then lock the doors and burn the whole fucking thing down.

How the f**k does this keep getting work? I hope the people behind Unbound never work in publishing again.

Bad news, I know an Unbound author who had 5000 books go missing. So yes, it’s pervasive. We’ve taken all our concerns and evidence to the administrators and we are waiting for them to respond

How Tiny Vinyl Is Turning Massive Hits Into Pocket-Sized Playable Records Tiny Vinyl launched this month and is releasing 4" records from Chappell Roan, Britney Spears, Frank Sinatra, Rolling Stones and many more.

Oh good, we've invented CDs again. search.app/Jmsc9

Review of today's Going Coastal show! "Great show thank you! Clever ans fjnny yet some rhought provoking messages in the background! Thoroughly enjoyed this and deaerves to be seen."

Lovely review of Going Coastal with Donald McGinty at the Edinburgh Fringe. 10.30am | Bar 50 | Pay What You Can

Hey, if you can all come to this tomorrow it will really help take my mind off the fact my wife has to drive back to Manchester to put our cat down.

This is Starmer's fault btw

Poster for Going Coastal with Donald McGinty at the Edinburgh Fringe. 1st-9th August. Bar 50. 10.30am. Pay What You Can.

Come see my show at Edinburgh Fringe. Its about the seaside, seagulls and c-list celebrities. Its got prizes, a surprisingly earnest bit about the environment and a vaguely satisfying dramatic arc. A comedy best described "surprisingly dark for its time slot." Silly fun. Free entry.

It is genuinely interesting to see what crowds Labour will listen to. Tens of thousands for Palestine, for Trans rights? We can fuck off.

40 racist arsonists crying about foreigners? Legitimate concerns. We hear you.

This is extremely cool. GOG is taking a stand against payment processors caving to fundamentalist religious groups and is offering a bunch of "banned" games for free.
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Fuckers even stayed to the end. Ugh.

It worked. Two people turned up!

Oh shit. It *is* me.

Waking up on the first day of my solo Fringe show considering a major rewrite of one section that'll make my life considerably easier but also means I need to find a new way to integrate 90% of the props I have.

Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Accessible Toilets

If you're in Edinburgh and want to start your day at the Fringe with some silly laughs then come along to this: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

So they appointed another TERF to chair the EHRC because destroying Trans lives is more important to Starmer's government than appointing someone who also has experience dealing with all aspects of the EHRC's remit (race, disability etc). Of course they did.

Its still part of the ceremony in the UK.

Really should be in bed but I have that pre-Fringe not tired as is tradition. Which really sets me up for the during and post-Fringe fucking knackered mate.

There is not enough bleach in the world to scrub that from my eyes.