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VERY IMPORTANT. The Paul Foot Award is free to enter, insanely credible and career-enhancing and judged impeccably fairly and on merit.
This is how to enter www.private-eye.co.uk/pictures/pau...

11.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
Bad Boy Bubby - Concert Scene
Bad Boy Bubby - Concert Scene YouTube video by Visual Affects

Just been motivated to look up my favourite song from my favourite film, because it's fucking great, and I figure not all of you might know and love Bad Boy Bubby as much as I do so, well, enjoy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1YG...

11.03.2026 13:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

ooh, ta, not an instagram user but will take a look x

11.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, very much aimed more at 'people who can't do cryptics at all' (ie me)

11.03.2026 12:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Parseword - A tricky wordplay game Transform phrases through wordplay to solve cryptic crossword puzzles.

Cryptic crosswords are something I have always wanted to learn how to do, but which I have always proved too lazy and thick to actually bother. This new game from the Wordle guy is a daily cryptic clue, with hints, and it is ACE www.parseword.com/daily

11.03.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
Tilly Norwood | Take The Lead (Official Music Video)
Tilly Norwood | Take The Lead (Official Music Video) YouTube video by Tilly Norwood

@trishacode.com Feel like Tilly is ripping your vibes a bit here Trish www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7V2...

11.03.2026 12:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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You may not have thought it was possible to use a fire in Glasgow to stoke hatred and push a remigration-adjacent agenda while also, er, attempting to sell nicotine pouches to racists, but it turns out it apparently is!

10.03.2026 10:47 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

interesting, ta, useful use-case

09.03.2026 15:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

As in, links in pieces you've posted on the url to other pieces you've posted on the url? that's a great idea

09.03.2026 15:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Good story, this, on AI 'sovereignty' (lol), data centre 'jobs' (also lol) and the fact that the UK's approach to this entire sector is, in many respects, a bit of a fucking mess

09.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A curios-free afternoon is a perfect time to catch up on the others...x

06.03.2026 13:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Just looked through writing gigs on LinkedIn, half of which turn out to be training AI when you click on them. Came back on Bluesky and to find someone complaining that writers who want to be paid for their work are "money grabbing twats".

Sometimes I think people deserve gen AI slop.

06.03.2026 11:30 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I wrote a thing

06.03.2026 10:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Zone 2 cardio. Mobility maxxing. There will be no further discussion.

05.03.2026 03:01 πŸ‘ 287 πŸ” 71 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 9

1. A short thread on a Bluesky phenomenon that might be described as "They are a dead-eyed cultist who must be cast out lest the heresy take root!" OP has blocked me for mocking them - I'd usually obscure their name but since they themselves were quote-dunking to demand someone else be blocked ...

04.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 693 πŸ” 153 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 81

Per today's Private Eye

04.03.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

While it would make your professional life difficult, I can't pretend I don't hope...

04.03.2026 10:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

IT ME

04.03.2026 10:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

also not my personal taste, but gustibus non est disputandum, innit x

04.03.2026 10:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Growing up in the online world: a national consultation We are consulting on further measures to prepare children for the future in an age of rapid technological change. This includes potential age restrictions on social media and other services such as ga...

The 'potential outbreak of WW3' thing happening over the weekend rather buried the opening of the Government's consultation into the proposed social media ban for u-16s. You can find links to all three consultations (for young people, parents and everyone else) here: www.gov.uk/government/c...

04.03.2026 10:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It's Bluesky, it's what we're here for!x

04.03.2026 10:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A fair point! Wasn't an attempted dunk so much as a note on the fact that I had 'bundled substacks as a product' on my bingo card for this year as a concept x

04.03.2026 10:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Really excited to see this new invention, which we could perhaps call...'magazines'?

04.03.2026 09:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Buy the Eye

04.03.2026 08:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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IPSO have published their verdict on The Daily Telegraph’s fake Β£345,000-a year banker couple who claimed they couldn’t afford five holidays.

The paper declined to explain to the watchdog how the article came to be published - but our reporting at the time sets it out…

03.03.2026 16:21 πŸ‘ 695 πŸ” 253 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 15
28.02.2026 14:49 πŸ‘ 848 πŸ” 186 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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Distract yourself from the possibility of WWIII with ALL OF THE LINKS - Web Curios, the perfect antidote to the prospect of Armageddon! webcurios.co.uk/webcurios-27...

28.02.2026 13:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday! Lunchtime! A special 'the racists didn't win (this time)!' celebratory edition of Web Curios, containing all the links you need between sneaking schadenfreude peeks at Goodwin's defeat face! Share! Enjoy! webcurios.co.uk/webcurios-27...

27.02.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday! Lunchtime! A special 'the racists didn't win (this time)!' celebratory edition of Web Curios, containing all the links you need between sneaking schadenfreude peeks at Goodwin's defeat face! Share! Enjoy! webcurios.co.uk/webcurios-27...

27.02.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0