Rufous
@rufous.bsky.social
Writing rongs. "Dave" at work. Gillingham lad, lives Madrid/Mallorca, works London. Posts mostly whimsy and delight in the small things. Interested in everything. Love is all you need. Love and money for rent. And music. The three things...
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George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 15h agoMy column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
You'll all regret the jokes when it turns out the police have finally caught the actual Grim Reaper.
Ed Jefferson@edjefferson.com · yesterdayOh so having hobbies is illegal now is it
Finally started watching Evolution with the naturalist-in-training. Like Peckham a lot but doubted his chops for meatier, serious sciencey stuff. Very happy to be proved wrong. A little more care and precision with his words at times and Attenborough can finally relax about retirement.
First one of these I've sucked my teeth at. Still Rooney, Giggs, Robson, Keane and "The Trinity" to go.* Lowest I'd have Scholes is five. And I'd happily make an argument for first. (*Harsh that Rio doesn't seem to have made the cut and I've had to accept Coppell will be robbed as well...)
Andy Mitten@andymitten.bsky.social · 2d agoManchester United’s greatest players: No 8, Paul Scholes. For @theathleticfc.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/athletic/748...
Very sad to hear that the amazing Jimmy Cricket has died. Much love to Katie and the family.
Seem to remember Rod Liddle was editor of Today when the whole Gilligan/ Dr David Kelly thing blew up. Incredible to think they were somehow The Good Guys back then before anyone knew anything about them. Back when Dubya seemed like the nadir of US democracy and foreign policy.
Why does Geoff keep wanging on about me cutting his leg off? Never any acknowledgement or gratitude that I let him ruin my best towel so he could mop up the blood.
Parody Nigel Farage@parodypm.bsky.social · 3d agoMan who shagged his girlfriend behind his wife's back lectures the Archbishop of Canterbury on Christianity.
I have one comment to make about the recent Odyssey brouhaha. Nolan hasn't made "Homer's Odyssey". He's told his version of "The Odyssey". Just as Homer was telling his version, for his time, based on the stories passed down to him. And just as Harrihausen told his. And the Coens theirs.
Carrick's biggest problem this year : how to involve Shea Lacey. Don't think Mbuemo's going to get much time on the right...
Cameron's plan to unite the Tory party around a Brexit referendum result has been as successful as his attempt to reunite the country around the Brexit referendum result, then. The man who when asked why he wanted to PM replied "Well I thought I'd be rather good at it" Made Liz Truss look like JFK
At this point, Capitalism really doesn't need any help from the causes these grifters keep trying to pin the blame on.
Roland Smith@rolandmcs.bsky.social · 5d agoEvening.
FIFA is currently giving quite the lesson on governance in response to a power-crazed leader. Feels like we needed the reminder that when the piss-taking tips into embarrassment, those in authority aren't usually prepared to agree to own it.
When this happened before their tax rate was over 90%. George Harrison stayed but wrote a song about it. So quite a bit of wiggle room.
Best for Britain@bestforbritain.org · 6d ago"Don't tax the rich, they'll all leave!" Reality 👇
Gonna put a fiver down on if UEFA boycott the next World Cup, Tuchel will still call up Kobbie Mainoo
I once met, through an online cult, someone whose childhood back garden backed onto my grandparents' in Arnold. Then when we lived in Beckenham our back garden backed on to Mary Finnegan's. Now I've just realised our flat in Notting Hill looked across the communal garden to Joe Meek's old flat.
My theory: he didn't want to be here. Was making a mint in the US and on the I'm A Celeb post-politics circuit. Tice proved Farage was the draw rather than Reform. The nagging started and he tried to close it down with "I'd need 5m" comment. Then the 5m appeared and everything went Tex Avery
Ian Dunt@iandunt.bsky.social · last wk.In everything Farage does, he looks ridiculous or dangerous inews.co.uk/opinion/nige...
The crucial (literally) thing about The Mediterranean, which I am looking at NOW from our Balearic bolt-hole, is the huge, benign, non-tidal sea that you can jump in the moment the temperature increases.
It is very hard to see how anything other than a secession of all UEFA countries from Fifa (which other confederations would follow, as the WC is worth very little without European teams and markets) can put a stop to the assault Infantino and his US friends are leading on football.
Literally ALL I want from Marvel at this point is more Shang-Chi, Yelena and Kate Bishop. If I hadn't seen such riches I could live with being poor.
DiscussingFilm@discussingfilm.net · last wk.Simu Liu says he would “walk through a mile of broken glass” to do a ‘SHANG-CHI’ sequel. “It means the world to me that so many fans responded so strongly to it and are still responding to it.” (Source: @joshuahorowitz.bsky.social)
Southern Harmony and Musical Companion. OK Computer. Tricks of the Shade. Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space. Decks and Drums and Rock and Roll. Screamadelica. Dig Your Own Hole. Just off the top of my head.
Anthony Dhanendran@dhanendran.co.uk · last wk.How about: “Post a perfect album from the '90s that isn't Blur, Elastica, Suede, Public Enemy, Nas, Tupac, Prince, Madonna, U2, Tricky, Massive Attack, Portishead, Roni Size, Goldie, Basement Jaxx or Daft Punk”?
Ah man. I properly LOVE Bill Oddie. One of the only people who ever left me starstruck when I saw him walking to a cash point. He and Graeme Garden are the most underrated comedy writing partnership this country's ever produced. Would have comfortably held their own in Python. ISIRTA tonight.
The Paw Patrol Dino movie has the tag line "An Adventure of Prehistoric Proportions" only with a pun in the word PAW included. So where in the phrase "An Adventure of Prehistoric Proportions" do you think they substituted the word "paw"? Nope. You are wrong.
At some point BlueSky stopped filling my feed with semi-naked men, and replaced them with peoples' painted Warhammer figurines. Thank christ I never had to navigate dating websites. (Not that any dates would not have been fun and informative. Just entirely devoid of action.)
This is my Odyssey.* * or would be if The Odyssey wasn't my Odyssey.
Coyote vs. ACME | Final Trailer
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Not to mention SuperStars. Footballers aren't even allowed to ride mopeds these days. BRING BACK SUPERSTARS YOU COWARDS.
Rufous@rufous.bsky.social · 2w agoRobson, Coppell, Keegan and Brooking: My football heroes growing up. Following his England round was fun, too. RIP, fella
Robson, Coppell, Keegan and Brooking: My football heroes growing up. Following his England round was fun, too. RIP, fella
