Doyle
@drcdoyle.bsky.social
comrade, one last handshake before the end of the world
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surprised by the prevalence of Jamiroquai in France
August 5, 2026 at 6:04 PM
surprised by the prevalence of Jamiroquai in France
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If you don't want people to talk bad about you when you die don't be a prick in life
November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If you don't want people to talk bad about you when you die don't be a prick in life
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how has this man, who is paid to write about film, fundamentally misunderstood so many plot points in this mediocre but uncomplicated film?
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Michael Wood · At the Movies: ‘Disclosure Day’
Steven Spielberg uses the extraterrestrial as a stand-in for almost anything strange. It’s not always a virtue, but...
www.lrb.co.uk
July 17, 2026 at 10:35 AM
how has this man, who is paid to write about film, fundamentally misunderstood so many plot points in this mediocre but uncomplicated film?
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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The Luddites loved technology. They owned looms at home and would ‘mod’ them to count threads.
Their battle was against worker exploitation. The degradation of their rights, safety and wages.
They were against a handful of rich businessmen owning the means of production.
Sound familiar?
Their battle was against worker exploitation. The degradation of their rights, safety and wages.
They were against a handful of rich businessmen owning the means of production.
Sound familiar?
George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts
George Lucas likens AI sceptics to luddites clinging to horses and carts
The Star Wars director has called AI technology ‘the future’ of film-making and advised ‘there’s nothing you can do about it’
Star Wars director George Lucas has added his voice to the growing chorus of film-makers receptive to the rising use of AI tools in moviemaking.
Speaking in an interview with A Rabbit’s Foot, Lucas, 82, said: “Artificial intelligence means it’s much easier for us to make movies.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 16, 2026 at 7:48 AM
The Luddites loved technology. They owned looms at home and would ‘mod’ them to count threads.
Their battle was against worker exploitation. The degradation of their rights, safety and wages.
They were against a handful of rich businessmen owning the means of production.
Sound familiar?
Their battle was against worker exploitation. The degradation of their rights, safety and wages.
They were against a handful of rich businessmen owning the means of production.
Sound familiar?
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everyone who gets off the subway before I do isn't a real rail travel fan. Everyone who gets off after me is a poser and trying too hard. Everyone getting off at the same station as me is trying to cramp my style
June 20, 2026 at 12:52 PM
everyone who gets off the subway before I do isn't a real rail travel fan. Everyone who gets off after me is a poser and trying too hard. Everyone getting off at the same station as me is trying to cramp my style
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Congratulations to the concept of jingling keys for winning in Makerfield
June 19, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Congratulations to the concept of jingling keys for winning in Makerfield
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i assume it's all part of the long term project of MPs being able to call the general public's manager when they get a mean tweet
June 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
i assume it's all part of the long term project of MPs being able to call the general public's manager when they get a mean tweet
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i assume banning kids from social media will be accompanied by a huge investment in teen-friendly communtiy spaces (like youth clubs) and social activities?
No?
Huh.
No?
Huh.
June 15, 2026 at 7:37 AM
i assume banning kids from social media will be accompanied by a huge investment in teen-friendly communtiy spaces (like youth clubs) and social activities?
No?
Huh.
No?
Huh.
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"At first contact with re-entry into national politics, the great hope of the soft left has capitulated across the board"
The Road to Wigan Keir
Well done Andy Burnham for resolving the question of whether the Greens should stand in Makerfield. He's spent the entirety of this week pr...
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com
May 22, 2026 at 9:41 PM
"At first contact with re-entry into national politics, the great hope of the soft left has capitulated across the board"
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Love how quickly this guy is disabusing everyone of the fantasy version of him they'd created in their heads and confirming he's a pointless man in a pointless by-election looking to take control of a pointless party in as pointless a manner as possible.
May 20, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Love how quickly this guy is disabusing everyone of the fantasy version of him they'd created in their heads and confirming he's a pointless man in a pointless by-election looking to take control of a pointless party in as pointless a manner as possible.
that Saw Bowman character can't be a real person, though, surely?
May 18, 2026 at 10:45 AM
that Saw Bowman character can't be a real person, though, surely?
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(10.36am) zack polanski lied about voting and is not fit to lead (10.37am, crying) why won’t the greens help us crown the King in the North
May 16, 2026 at 9:36 AM
(10.36am) zack polanski lied about voting and is not fit to lead (10.37am, crying) why won’t the greens help us crown the King in the North
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If Andy Burnham was going to offer you anything different from the past two years of wretched Labour Right politics, this disgusting little twerp wouldn't be scuttling off stage to welcome him on with the assistance of the same paper that play a key role empowering Starmer & McSweeney to begin with.
May 14, 2026 at 4:23 PM
If Andy Burnham was going to offer you anything different from the past two years of wretched Labour Right politics, this disgusting little twerp wouldn't be scuttling off stage to welcome him on with the assistance of the same paper that play a key role empowering Starmer & McSweeney to begin with.
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Found this in my archives
May 13, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Found this in my archives
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Remembering the late, great Eric Morecambe, who was born 100 Years ago today.
May 14, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Remembering the late, great Eric Morecambe, who was born 100 Years ago today.
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also 2FA fatigue
I do think tech companies are underestimating the amount of
- new account fatigue
- new app fatigue
- useless upgrade fatigue
- terms of service fatigue
- new account fatigue
- new app fatigue
- useless upgrade fatigue
- terms of service fatigue
do I REALLY have to update my browser to keep using slack?
(do I REALLY have to keep using slack?)
(do I REALLY have to keep using slack?)
April 22, 2026 at 10:11 AM
also 2FA fatigue
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THE CULTURAL MARXISM CONSPIRACY
OUT NOW
OUT NOW
April 21, 2026 at 1:26 PM
THE CULTURAL MARXISM CONSPIRACY
OUT NOW
OUT NOW
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Astonishing, yes, and, at times, transcendently eerie and beautiful.
This award-winning 1967 Czech doco about Ireland is almost impossible to find so I stuck it on the you tube. Some astonishing, indelible images, an Eastern European vision of the western edge of Europe that makes it seem utterly haunted & mysterious.
youtu.be/Pkl5ALvWzho?...
youtu.be/Pkl5ALvWzho?...
Zeme Svateho Patricka AKA St Patrick's Land (1967)
YouTube video by Paul Duane
youtu.be
April 19, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Astonishing, yes, and, at times, transcendently eerie and beautiful.
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Giving a talk next week at the @marxisminculture.bsky.social seminar next week in London. Very excited to share some of the stuff i've been working on lately for my second book.
London, April 24, 5.30.
Tell a friend 💕
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
London, April 24, 5.30.
Tell a friend 💕
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
Diary of a Vandalized Car
Join this 'Marxism in Culture' seminar with Dominique Routhier (Roskilde University). His talk traces the “decline and fall” of American civilization through the decomposition of its most emblematic f...
www.ucl.ac.uk
April 17, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Giving a talk next week at the @marxisminculture.bsky.social seminar next week in London. Very excited to share some of the stuff i've been working on lately for my second book.
London, April 24, 5.30.
Tell a friend 💕
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
London, April 24, 5.30.
Tell a friend 💕
www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...
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![Comic. [Person and person with white hat facing two boxes stacked with $80 price tag and sale tag on each box.] PERSON 1: They want $80 for this? I could make one myself for $10 in parts, an hour of work, a trip to the hardware store, another $30 in parts, another few hours of work, two more trips to the store for $20 more in parts, another hour of work to redo the first hour of work because I messed up, and $80 to buy this when the one I made breaks.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreifdsd32pjwefxji33c5eferlek4o6kkadoosqisb5uatqjmrq4q4q)
April 16, 2026 at 7:14 PM
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A cool update on the war we aren’t fighting and aren’t involved in
April 6, 2026 at 8:21 AM
A cool update on the war we aren’t fighting and aren’t involved in