Funky Old Medina
@funkyoldmedina.bsky.social
ADHD Diabetic Addict. That's both me and my What Three Words address
This. This is fucking capitalism. When the shareholders of the firm that knowingly supplied the flammable cladding that sent 72 souls (18 children) up in a terrifying tower of flame got paid more compensation for 'financial loss' than the victims families for loss of life. Disgusting bastards.
We couldn't save the cheerleader and the world looks fucked.
"A workhouse scene from only 136yrs ago in Britain. What we all need to realise is that the ruling elites' mindset is *no* different today. We only got concessions from them because a longer lived & educated workforce became necessary for industrialised warfare in the 20th century." via Mike Hall
Billionaire are the British Establishment They pay Reform UK £millions to say migrants are to blame for all our problems But billionaire greed creates poverty, starts wars, accelerates climate change And migrants can't end poverty, stop wars, decelerate climate change Billionaires can
For those that don’t know, mental health issues, stress, imposter syndrome, insecurities of all kinds are very, very common in academia at the best of times.
You know who wasn't hounded to suicide for dodgy academic research? ANDREW FUCKING WAKEFIELD.
Bela Lugosi's Dad 🏳️⚧️ 🇵🇸@belalugosisdad.bsky.social · 5d agoFucking Christ alive. This is fucking horrific. Like the dude was obviously a fabulist and probably a plagiarist but SO ARE ALL FUCKING ACADEMICS. He was also still a vulnerable, autistic Black man and the entire campaign against him was motivated by racism. All these things can be true.
The British press *must* be destroyed. They hounded this man to death over what? Some tall tales and bragging. Fuck these poisonous bastards.
Esheru@esherukweku.bsky.social · 5d ago
"I am damned if I am going to stand on a stage, having won a resounding victory... and be demeaned and humiliated by nobodies"
Again for those who don't get it yet. CLOUD BACKUP IS NOT A BACKUP.
PBS broadcaster loses access to 50TB of data comprising 70 years of TV history after contracted cloud storage vendor goes defunct — public TV channel sues Iron Mountain data center, which hosts archiv...
This wouldn't have been an issue if the organization bought a $1,000 NAS and populated it with a few hard drives.
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One of the rare songs that actually properly distills the FEEL of summer heat, alongside XTC's Summer's Cauldron.
Rock Music Association@rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · 7d agoThis Week On The Charts 8/13/1966: The Lovin’ Spoonful top the singles chart with “Summer in the City”. #LovinSpoonful #RockHonorRoll
Wow. I wonder if anyone from WB has ever visited Oxford Street. variety.com/2026/tv/glob...
U.K.’s Largest Harry Potter Store Opening in London Ahead of HBO Series Launch
Just in time for the launch of HBO's new Harry Potter series and Christmas, London is getting its second — and biggest — official Harry Potter store
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I've just figured out the exact moment the world went to shit: The introduction of the Dyson Airblade. Life before it, fine and good. Life ever since, awful and appalling.
There's always time to celebrate Joe Jackson ❤️
Rock Music Association@rockmusicassoc.bsky.social · last wk.Happy Birthday to Joe Jackson, piano singer turned angry young punk rocker, turned jazz chantuer, turned jazz punk shouter, turned music hall revivalist, and as of April 2026, back to rocker with ‘Hope and Fury’. Born in the rock 8/11/1954. #JoeJackson #RockHonorRoll
Spent a few days #editing in #DavinciResolve instead of @adobe.com Premiere. It feels like I've left an abusive relationship. How refreshing to have a tool that aids your creativity instead of impeding it.
OMG 6 Music playing Neon Neon! *Squeals* nice one @marcrileydj.bsky.social
Is welfare spending ''out of control''? It's estimated to be 11.1 per cent of GDP this financial year. That's just 1.1 per cent of GDP higher than in 2007-08, and total welfare spending has actually fallen by 0.9 per cent of GDP since 2012-13 ⤵️
The joy of drinking when you have ADHD and coming home thinking you want to fuck, murder or spend £20000
Does ANYBODY know what the point of Lisa Nandy is? Paramount concessions lead UK to approve takeover of Warner Bros | Mergers and acquisitions | The Guardian share.google/9KT8Xb3uITGM...
Paramount concessions lead UK to approve takeover of Warner Bros
Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says she will not intervene in £85bn deal after securing guarantees on Channel 5
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God I wish he knew where the rushes for The The's Infected have gone. All shot on film, it would look amazing rescanned in 4K.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2w ago‘I put a raging dent in Neil Young’s forehead!’ Tim Pope on his riotous videos for the Cure, Bowie, Queen, Soft Cell and more
