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@memorialdevice.bsky.social Alternative National Treasure. #LFC. #SmallBusiness owner. #Edinburgh. #Retail. #Music. #Politics. The most ill considered opinions are probably mine.
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Champions. Again. Twenty Times 🧣 #LFC

πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡¬πŸ‘‘πŸ #LFC #YNWA #Champions

YAAAAASS #LFC

Tell me Ma, me Ma To put the champagne on ice We're winning the League tonight Tell me Ma, me Ma #LFC #championselect #YNWA 🧣

Darwin's an idiot, but I'm the bigger fool for clicking on @liverpoolecho.co.uk link. Look at the absolute state of the page. Everything about it is unreadable in every possible way. So many ads, so much visual clutter, written to force you to scroll through even more digital slush. Never again.

Someone on Threads noticed you can type any random sentence into Google, then add β€œmeaning” afterwards, and you’ll get an AI explanation of a famous idiom or phrase you just made up. Here is mine

Google AI basically can't just say "I don't know what this means". It can't be wrong, it has to come up with an explanation, no matter how bizarre, unrealistic or unreliable. This is how things like 'birds aren't real' gather momentum. A joke can get out of hand, but this has sinister implications.

The Catholic Church needs another South American Pope. I propose a late entrant to the concave. Let he who hath not sinned cast the first stone, etc.

My Captain 🀩 #VVD #LFC

Some days are Bunnymen days

2025 is improved immensely by the return of Pulp. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/a...

I have had an earworm all week. Fortunately, it's one of my all time favourite songs. I love a song with a narrative, 'Pancho & Lefty' is one of the greatest story songs ever. Sung by the criminally overlooked and shockingly underrated, late great Townes Van Zandt. youtube.com/watch?v=m9tr...

There are some lovely anecdotes about Val Kilmer in this piece. I'm ashamed to admit that I spent much of my youth dismissive of his talents, grudging of his success. This was because I was unreasonably jealous of his marriage to my teenage crush, Joanne Whalley. www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ap...

Maximum Kudos to The Onion lawyer that signed this one off πŸ‘Œ

Better informed people than me will call this decision absolute bullshit. But I know enough to know that this is BULLSHIT. #SYMM #JFT97 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

What is a full back anyway? A polyvalent flank unit. Splendid, Mr Ronay. πŸ™Œ Liverpool have won the League. #LFC

@letterappsoc.bsky.social Are you aware of the proposals to change the Royal Mail service obligation? Would you be able to share the petition? The greetings card industry would appreciate your help πŸ™More details here: www.gca.cards/petition-ask...

@lettersofnote.com Are you aware of the proposals to change the Royal Mail service obligation? Would you be able to share the petition? The greetings card industry would appreciate your help πŸ™More details here: www.gca.cards/petition-ask...

Spring Forward! Spent a busy morning with my son moving Long Meg into position for British Summer Time. πŸͺ¨ Now heading home to celebrate Mother's Day πŸ’ #StandingStoneSunday

"Probably one of the most impactful [protests] was when we did the sit-in" www.theguardian.com/football/202...

If this is a revolution, then Musk is the Robespierre of the age.

"We are currently clean on opsec"

Transfer chat leaves me cold, but this is an interesting article: www.theguardian.com/football/202... #LFC fans have been here before. I understand the motivations, but my fondness for TAA will be diminished. I can't see him getting a round of applause at a Legends game in 20 years from now. πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

Me in the national security team group chat

This is simultaneously absolutely astounding, and also an ineluctable inevitability. These people are the very worst of America.

An excellent birthday weekend incorporating two of my favourite pursuits #LFC 🧣 #StandingStoneSunday πŸͺ¨

I have just discovered the reason why Penelope Keith keeps on appearing in my timeline. I'm absolutely astounded to discover that she's effortlessly pivoted from distinguished actress to Bluesky algorithm hacker. That's some second act, fair play πŸ™Œ