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Review | Tim Hecker - Shards by @ouchmonkey.bsky.social "As always with Hecker it's emotional but rich and complex, allowing for multiple possibilities." echoesanddust.com/2025/02/tim-... @krankyltd.bsky.social

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

Two-gig week: Mogwai (earplugs a gogo) and Marta Salogni (haunted tape recorders)

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

U.S. President Donald Trump has made several statements on Ukraine and Russia’s full-scale invasion in recent days that closely resemble Kremlin rhetoric. MT compares his words to Kremlin talking points — and looks at the truth behind his claims:

submitted 9 days ago • 3 comments

Amazing. Ukraine resisted a Russian takeover for three years. The United States didn't last a month.

submitted 9 days ago • 6 comments

Donald is proving men can multitask. He's simultaneously being spokesman for Kremlin AND president Musk.

submitted 9 days ago • 33 comments

JD Vance says Europe has a problem with democracy. That's the US vice president who is currently threatening to unconstitutionally overrule US courts.

submitted 14 days ago • 9 comments

new video up about our constitutional crisis youtu.be/aBVGmDaQRbE

submitted 16 days ago • 87 comments

Parents. Unsure what to buy your 8 year old? Why not a custom made axe? The perfect gift. #UK

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Just finished the listening party for Richard Dawson’s new album. @thequietus.com is not kidding in making it album of the week

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

Journalism is collapsing in the middle of the information war iandunt.substack.com/p/journalism...

submitted 22 days ago • 51 comments

The Dickin Medal is the highest award that can be issued to animals in British military service. Bearing the words "We Also Serve" it has been awarded 75 times since its creation in 1943. Only one cat has ever received the award. This is the story of Able Seacat Simon, of HMS Amethyst. 🧵 1/25

submitted 207 days ago • 44 comments

Nigel Farage here, lasting a grand total of three sentences between claiming he's not a racist, and saying something racist

submitted 22 days ago • 74 comments

Truly abysmal goings-on at the Mirror, as reported in Private Eye. Literally holding my head in my hands reading this.

submitted 22 days ago • 105 comments

The CIA being ovethrown by a right-wing coup is, one must admit, a pretty hilarious outcome for the Agency

submitted 24 days ago • 85 comments

From this time last year

submitted 24 days ago • 241 comments

Your favourite five women vocalists: PJ Harvey Annette Peacock Beth Gibbons Cat Power Susanne Sundfor

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

nice poll the Express has got here... xd.wayin.com/display/cont...

submitted 27 days ago • 56 comments

If you need a distraction from the rising tide of Bad Stuff, these worked for me: Even the Horizon Knows Its Bounds by Lawrence English, and Raphael Roginski Plays John Coltrane and Langston Hughes

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Purges and loyalty tests in the security services. Right out of the authoritarian playbook

submitted 28 days ago • 30 comments

#SaveThePCC Some of you may have read about the situation regarding our new landlord wishing to add a new redevelopment break clause, with only 6 months notice to our lease. For now, we're simply asking you all to share & sign the petition below; you.38degrees.org.uk/p/princechar...

submitted 32 days ago • 81 comments

Tesla Gigafactory, Berlin (Collaboration with @politicalbeauty.bsky.social )

submitted 37 days ago • 289 comments

I'm really enjoying Your Community Hub by @warringtonruncorn.com. Scarfolk in musical form, but less dystopian and more nuanced

submitted 37 days ago • 1 comment

Stairsleeping

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Elon Musk gave two back to back Nazi salutes at the Trump inauguration parade

submitted 39 days ago • 1196 comments

Prepping for The Bad Fire by reminding myself that The Love Continues…

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

We live in the ✨ world of tomorrow ✨

submitted 43 days ago • 351 comments

I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion…

submitted 42 days ago • 4 comments

First you watched a David Lynch film, then you were haunted by it forever

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

R.I.P. David Lynch

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

Circle are one of the greatest live bands of all time; once you have accepted that fact, mitigation against life's mither commences.

submitted 44 days ago • 2 comments

There's an entire industry of utterly made-up bullshit being pursued at the other place. Thousands of monetised retweets for a claim that Labour is banning people debating veganism in pubs.

submitted 45 days ago • 193 comments