TQ
@hellotaraquinn.bsky.social
west coast bride | record store escapee now helping people make websites
on the 0s and 1s at this on Sunday afternoon: lots of great bands/djs and readings and food from ranjit’s!
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October 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
on the 0s and 1s at this on Sunday afternoon: lots of great bands/djs and readings and food from ranjit’s!
tix from com les ⚙️ communalleisure.com/2026-10-11-g...
tix from com les ⚙️ communalleisure.com/2026-10-11-g...
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Ooh ah, up the ‘ra
Wrong answers only. My bet:
thanks for all the fish.
thanks for all the fish.
October 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Ooh ah, up the ‘ra
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i reviewed the new reissue of elastica by elastica, re-situating it in our present era of short attention spans and brat-coded smokers’ area glamour —have a read!
'Perhaps others had a different reaction, but I was relieved to find that Elastica’s big announcement was just a reissue of their first album, rather than anything that might chip away at their amber-frozen existence.'
Reissue of the Week: Elastica’s Debut Album
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Reissue of the Week: Elastica’s Debut Album
buff.ly/MaRHU89
October 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
i reviewed the new reissue of elastica by elastica, re-situating it in our present era of short attention spans and brat-coded smokers’ area glamour —have a read!
just overheard a secondary school kid say “what’s your damage?” in pure valley speak and honestly? it warmed the cockles of my heart
October 2, 2026 at 11:39 AM
just overheard a secondary school kid say “what’s your damage?” in pure valley speak and honestly? it warmed the cockles of my heart
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The problem with John Self’s post is that he reviews fiction for the Irish Times and that can have a real effect on an author’s career. So when he equates the Garvaghy Road protestors against unionist supremacy with anti-immigrant fash, that’s a real problem for authors writing about these topics.
September 27, 2026 at 10:44 AM
The problem with John Self’s post is that he reviews fiction for the Irish Times and that can have a real effect on an author’s career. So when he equates the Garvaghy Road protestors against unionist supremacy with anti-immigrant fash, that’s a real problem for authors writing about these topics.
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Lost one of my heroes today. Slinger Francisco, also known as Mighty Sparrow, passed away at 91. Trinidad's most famous calypsonian, always infusing his songs with sharp political wit and humor. A friend and influence to many, including Van Dyke Parks. Here he is performing "Jean & Dinah."
September 27, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Lost one of my heroes today. Slinger Francisco, also known as Mighty Sparrow, passed away at 91. Trinidad's most famous calypsonian, always infusing his songs with sharp political wit and humor. A friend and influence to many, including Van Dyke Parks. Here he is performing "Jean & Dinah."
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One of the darkest days in Irish sport, in fact just a dark day for the country.
September 26, 2026 at 10:51 PM
One of the darkest days in Irish sport, in fact just a dark day for the country.
[that’s Chappie voice] that’s Miette
September 26, 2026 at 11:46 PM
[that’s Chappie voice] that’s Miette
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ASLEF and the wider trade union movement are right to oppose this bid.
It’s time for the Scottish Government to do the same.
This would be a clear breach of the boycott policy that the Scottish Parliament voted for.
greens.scot/news/scottis...
It’s time for the Scottish Government to do the same.
This would be a clear breach of the boycott policy that the Scottish Parliament voted for.
greens.scot/news/scottis...
Scottish Government urged to rule out bid from rail company linked to Israeli war crimes
Scottish Government urged to rule out bid from rail company linked to Israeli war crimes - No public money for apartheid.
greens.scot
September 21, 2026 at 9:15 PM
ASLEF and the wider trade union movement are right to oppose this bid.
It’s time for the Scottish Government to do the same.
This would be a clear breach of the boycott policy that the Scottish Parliament voted for.
greens.scot/news/scottis...
It’s time for the Scottish Government to do the same.
This would be a clear breach of the boycott policy that the Scottish Parliament voted for.
greens.scot/news/scottis...
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A very dear friend and antifascist comrade is facing serious charges resulting from defending migrants housed in hotels in Bristol from a far right march in 2025. He's a father, has £11k in legal fees up front, and may be facing prison time if he doesn't win. Please dobate below.
Support a Bristol antifascist on trial
Support a Bristol antifascist facing charges for resisting far right attacks
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September 21, 2026 at 4:54 PM
A very dear friend and antifascist comrade is facing serious charges resulting from defending migrants housed in hotels in Bristol from a far right march in 2025. He's a father, has £11k in legal fees up front, and may be facing prison time if he doesn't win. Please dobate below.
Most of mine* seem to be from around age 11, but maybe that’s just because 1991/2 was such a great time for dogshit movies??? Also by the time I was 13 I had pretensions and a copy of halliwell’s film guide 💀
Everyone has an objectively bad movie they saw at age 13 that they still love & lives in their brain in perpetuity.
Mine is Batman Forever.
Mine is Batman Forever.
September 21, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Most of mine* seem to be from around age 11, but maybe that’s just because 1991/2 was such a great time for dogshit movies??? Also by the time I was 13 I had pretensions and a copy of halliwell’s film guide 💀
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Veronica Falls' self titled debut turns 15 and it is an absolute honour to be sharing a crystal clear double edition with @RoughTrade.
VF are engrained so deeply into the fabric of Monorail, both personally and as a shop. VF + Patrick forever.
monorailmusic.com/products/ver...
VF are engrained so deeply into the fabric of Monorail, both personally and as a shop. VF + Patrick forever.
monorailmusic.com/products/ver...
September 17, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Veronica Falls' self titled debut turns 15 and it is an absolute honour to be sharing a crystal clear double edition with @RoughTrade.
VF are engrained so deeply into the fabric of Monorail, both personally and as a shop. VF + Patrick forever.
monorailmusic.com/products/ver...
VF are engrained so deeply into the fabric of Monorail, both personally and as a shop. VF + Patrick forever.
monorailmusic.com/products/ver...
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"Yes, yes, I hear the carbon monoxide alarm going off, but I still need to stay here because this is where my knitting community is, you see. Also, the only place I can get news about the Premier League. I have no choice. I'll be OK."
Have seen this Nature piece about the effects of X's algorithm mentioned again and it bears repeating; exposure to a right wing algorithm makes you - measurably and predictably - more right wing, even after you stop using it.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The political effects of X’s feed algorithm - Nature
Among users initially on a chronological feed, 7 weeks of exposure to X’s algorithmic feed in 2023 shifted political attitudes and account-following behaviour in a more conservative direction compared...
www.nature.com
September 8, 2026 at 11:51 AM
"Yes, yes, I hear the carbon monoxide alarm going off, but I still need to stay here because this is where my knitting community is, you see. Also, the only place I can get news about the Premier League. I have no choice. I'll be OK."
me, an intellectual: “there’s been an art heist! they stole four renoirs!”
my husband, an MA History of Art: “good”
my husband, an MA History of Art: “good”
September 8, 2026 at 11:40 AM
me, an intellectual: “there’s been an art heist! they stole four renoirs!”
my husband, an MA History of Art: “good”
my husband, an MA History of Art: “good”
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Nick Robinson on Today is literally talking about ‘legitimate concerns’ after second night of organised men dressed in black - sorry ‘protesters’ - mobilising en masse in another littoral town.
This is how street fascism is normalised
This is how street fascism is normalised
September 7, 2026 at 7:21 AM
Nick Robinson on Today is literally talking about ‘legitimate concerns’ after second night of organised men dressed in black - sorry ‘protesters’ - mobilising en masse in another littoral town.
This is how street fascism is normalised
This is how street fascism is normalised
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GFM for Team Dresch's Kaia Wilson, whose house caught on fire: www.gofund.me/brie-dare-17...
Donate to Support Kaia of Team Dresch & DOGSPEED After House Fire, organized by Brie Blakeman
I am raising funds for my friend and colleague Kaia Wilson, who … Brie Blakeman needs your support for Support Kaia of Team Dresch & DOGSPEED After House Fire
www.gofund.me
September 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
GFM for Team Dresch's Kaia Wilson, whose house caught on fire: www.gofund.me/brie-dare-17...
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White believes that "liberal women", migrants and Islam are a threat to the safety of women of the UK.
"His victim was left needing dental surgery and stitches for facial wounds after the savage beatings. In one attack, she was dragged along a street from a moving car."
"His victim was left needing dental surgery and stitches for facial wounds after the savage beatings. In one attack, she was dragged along a street from a moving car."
Loyalist wife-beater dubbed ‘most hated man in Rathcoole’ finds love with far-right protester
Mother-of-three posts picture with thug who dragged partner along road from moving car
www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
September 5, 2026 at 5:54 PM
White believes that "liberal women", migrants and Islam are a threat to the safety of women of the UK.
"His victim was left needing dental surgery and stitches for facial wounds after the savage beatings. In one attack, she was dragged along a street from a moving car."
"His victim was left needing dental surgery and stitches for facial wounds after the savage beatings. In one attack, she was dragged along a street from a moving car."
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s/o
Mick McCarthy Deep House Track
YouTube video by Tipperary
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September 3, 2026 at 10:29 PM
s/o
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do you think special agent dale cooper ever got the Sunday scaries
August 31, 2026 at 1:02 AM
do you think special agent dale cooper ever got the Sunday scaries
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There’s already research connecting the Shingrix vaccine to a significantly reduced risk of dementia. Now it looks like it might also significantly reduce risks of heart attacks and strokes. NHS it at 65 in the UK but you can pay privately & get it from age 50 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Shingles vaccine linked to lower risk of heart attack and stroke, study finds
Researchers say benefits of two-dose Shingrix vaccine could be comparable to taking daily blood pressure medication
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2026 at 10:31 AM
There’s already research connecting the Shingrix vaccine to a significantly reduced risk of dementia. Now it looks like it might also significantly reduce risks of heart attacks and strokes. NHS it at 65 in the UK but you can pay privately & get it from age 50 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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the short video of Dolly singing in Páidí Ó Sé's pub has been shared plenty but the full clip is glorious as it includes an óráid as Gaeilge from Páidí, Dolly chatting away with half the room, and (impressively) Steve Cooney tuning up by ear before doing a perfect guitar accompaniment
Dolly Parton in Paídi Ó Sé's Pub
YouTube video by paidiosekerry
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January 24, 2026 at 11:49 PM
the short video of Dolly singing in Páidí Ó Sé's pub has been shared plenty but the full clip is glorious as it includes an óráid as Gaeilge from Páidí, Dolly chatting away with half the room, and (impressively) Steve Cooney tuning up by ear before doing a perfect guitar accompaniment
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Here are a series of essays I wrote about Dolly tied to albums at the beginning, middle and end of her vast, prolific career, if you're looking for a little themed reading. www.dontrocktheinbox.com/on-dolly-par...
On Dolly Parton, Brilliant In Every Era
Today marks an unfathomable loss: Dolly Parton has died. Brilliant artist, devoted philanthropist, remarkable human; to list her achievements here feels redundant, as the cult of Dolly has long since ...
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August 25, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Here are a series of essays I wrote about Dolly tied to albums at the beginning, middle and end of her vast, prolific career, if you're looking for a little themed reading. www.dontrocktheinbox.com/on-dolly-par...