Sam
@samthemanc.bsky.social
Leftie, travel junkie, amateur chef & trainee dungeon master. Man City fan. Folkie and gamer.
Aspire to be a film nerd but invariably hate the classics.
Husband to a wonderful wife. Father to an adorable son.
Aspire to be a film nerd but invariably hate the classics.
Husband to a wonderful wife. Father to an adorable son.
Had a little chat with the people sat on the same table on the train at the start of the journey then put my headphones in
2 hours later one of them just offered me a mint which I thought was really nice of them but now I’m wondering if my breathe stinks.
2 hours later one of them just offered me a mint which I thought was really nice of them but now I’m wondering if my breathe stinks.
February 25, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Had a little chat with the people sat on the same table on the train at the start of the journey then put my headphones in
2 hours later one of them just offered me a mint which I thought was really nice of them but now I’m wondering if my breathe stinks.
2 hours later one of them just offered me a mint which I thought was really nice of them but now I’m wondering if my breathe stinks.
I don’t know why I’m posting this because I have like no followers on here but I just need to get some thoughts down.
My mum is dying and I don’t know how I feel. She’s nearly 70 and has been an alcoholic her entire adult life.
My mum is dying and I don’t know how I feel. She’s nearly 70 and has been an alcoholic her entire adult life.
February 24, 2026 at 8:38 PM
I don’t know why I’m posting this because I have like no followers on here but I just need to get some thoughts down.
My mum is dying and I don’t know how I feel. She’s nearly 70 and has been an alcoholic her entire adult life.
My mum is dying and I don’t know how I feel. She’s nearly 70 and has been an alcoholic her entire adult life.
The discourse around the BAFTAs is predictably depressing. We shouldn’t be pitting people against each other. Of course, no one should be subjected to *that* word but this is different, surely?
I can’t believe how quickly it’s turned to ‘John Davidson just shouldn’t have been there’
I can’t believe how quickly it’s turned to ‘John Davidson just shouldn’t have been there’
February 24, 2026 at 7:31 AM
The discourse around the BAFTAs is predictably depressing. We shouldn’t be pitting people against each other. Of course, no one should be subjected to *that* word but this is different, surely?
I can’t believe how quickly it’s turned to ‘John Davidson just shouldn’t have been there’
I can’t believe how quickly it’s turned to ‘John Davidson just shouldn’t have been there’
Guy on the bus watching the match with the sound on.
Notifications on and desperately hoping for any goal so I can spoil it for him. I will actually pretend to be a United fan if need be.
Notifications on and desperately hoping for any goal so I can spoil it for him. I will actually pretend to be a United fan if need be.
February 7, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Guy on the bus watching the match with the sound on.
Notifications on and desperately hoping for any goal so I can spoil it for him. I will actually pretend to be a United fan if need be.
Notifications on and desperately hoping for any goal so I can spoil it for him. I will actually pretend to be a United fan if need be.
Thoughtfulness looks different when you have kids.
Today I asked my wife - with love ‘do you want to do the pots before I go out and I’ll have our son for ten mins or would you prefer I do them?’
Crushing it.
Today I asked my wife - with love ‘do you want to do the pots before I go out and I’ll have our son for ten mins or would you prefer I do them?’
Crushing it.
February 7, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Thoughtfulness looks different when you have kids.
Today I asked my wife - with love ‘do you want to do the pots before I go out and I’ll have our son for ten mins or would you prefer I do them?’
Crushing it.
Today I asked my wife - with love ‘do you want to do the pots before I go out and I’ll have our son for ten mins or would you prefer I do them?’
Crushing it.
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Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party.
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
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Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
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July 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party.
Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
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Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.
Join us. The time is now.
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It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
June 27, 2025 at 6:47 PM
It’s every parent’s nightmare, isn’t it? you check your child’s bulletproof backpack and find a picture book about gay penguins
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Bit of light story-time reading for my three month old.
Pretty sure I got the idea of just reading anything to him as long as it’s in ‘the right tone’ from ‘three men and a baby’
Pretty sure I got the idea of just reading anything to him as long as it’s in ‘the right tone’ from ‘three men and a baby’
March 23, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Bit of light story-time reading for my three month old.
Pretty sure I got the idea of just reading anything to him as long as it’s in ‘the right tone’ from ‘three men and a baby’
Pretty sure I got the idea of just reading anything to him as long as it’s in ‘the right tone’ from ‘three men and a baby’
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So tax breaks for tech bosses and welfare cuts for the disabled
March 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
So tax breaks for tech bosses and welfare cuts for the disabled
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"You see, these Spice Girls, they challenged this man and said that if he wanted to be their lover they would have to get with their friends and....and....men have been under....this pressure....now.....since 1996. And I'm sad for them"
March 22, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"You see, these Spice Girls, they challenged this man and said that if he wanted to be their lover they would have to get with their friends and....and....men have been under....this pressure....now.....since 1996. And I'm sad for them"
I’m 5’10”
I get that this is also an accessibility issue but there has to be a better solution.
Why doesn’t the whole changing table sit on an adjustable wall mount?
I get that this is also an accessibility issue but there has to be a better solution.
Why doesn’t the whole changing table sit on an adjustable wall mount?
March 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I’m 5’10”
I get that this is also an accessibility issue but there has to be a better solution.
Why doesn’t the whole changing table sit on an adjustable wall mount?
I get that this is also an accessibility issue but there has to be a better solution.
Why doesn’t the whole changing table sit on an adjustable wall mount?
Well I was enjoying squid game 2 but the final 2 episodes are pretty dull.
*SPOILERS*
The final episode is basically an hour long gun fight.
A five minute gunfight is dull as fuck. That was so tedious.
*SPOILERS*
The final episode is basically an hour long gun fight.
A five minute gunfight is dull as fuck. That was so tedious.
March 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Well I was enjoying squid game 2 but the final 2 episodes are pretty dull.
*SPOILERS*
The final episode is basically an hour long gun fight.
A five minute gunfight is dull as fuck. That was so tedious.
*SPOILERS*
The final episode is basically an hour long gun fight.
A five minute gunfight is dull as fuck. That was so tedious.
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I needed to blog about how good Assassin's Creed Shadows is at hills and forests for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/assassins-cr...
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Gets Nature Right - Aftermath
Assassin's Creed Shadows makes a star of the seasons, and the rolling hills of Japan have never been more beautiful in a video game.
aftermath.site
March 20, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I needed to blog about how good Assassin's Creed Shadows is at hills and forests for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/assassins-cr...
Play the game to level up!
Level up fast in Assassin’s Creed Shadows with these tips: build the Tera room for a 10% XP boost, complete seasonal contracts, conquer castles, and explore for Knowledge Points.
Engage in quests and combat for steady XP gains.
#AssassinsCreed #GamingTips
Engage in quests and combat for steady XP gains.
#AssassinsCreed #GamingTips
March 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Play the game to level up!
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It's such a beautiful day to be outside.
*stays inside playing video games*
*stays inside playing video games*
March 20, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It's such a beautiful day to be outside.
*stays inside playing video games*
*stays inside playing video games*
Well - 3 hours into Assassins Creed Shadows isn’t bad for 5pm on launch day with a 3 month old.
Undoubtedly staggeringly beautiful. I can’t really comment further though cause I’d say you get to play maybe 30 minutes in the first 2 hours - discounting walking after someone and talking as ‘playing’
Undoubtedly staggeringly beautiful. I can’t really comment further though cause I’d say you get to play maybe 30 minutes in the first 2 hours - discounting walking after someone and talking as ‘playing’
March 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Well - 3 hours into Assassins Creed Shadows isn’t bad for 5pm on launch day with a 3 month old.
Undoubtedly staggeringly beautiful. I can’t really comment further though cause I’d say you get to play maybe 30 minutes in the first 2 hours - discounting walking after someone and talking as ‘playing’
Undoubtedly staggeringly beautiful. I can’t really comment further though cause I’d say you get to play maybe 30 minutes in the first 2 hours - discounting walking after someone and talking as ‘playing’
Still trying to work out how to connect on here.
Looking to talk about:
Politics
Gaming
Film/TV
DEI
Maybe football - Man City fan. I love it but it brings out the worst in everyone.
Looking to talk about:
Politics
Gaming
Film/TV
DEI
Maybe football - Man City fan. I love it but it brings out the worst in everyone.
March 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Still trying to work out how to connect on here.
Looking to talk about:
Politics
Gaming
Film/TV
DEI
Maybe football - Man City fan. I love it but it brings out the worst in everyone.
Looking to talk about:
Politics
Gaming
Film/TV
DEI
Maybe football - Man City fan. I love it but it brings out the worst in everyone.
Keir Starmer has cornflakes with water for breakfast
March 20, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Keir Starmer has cornflakes with water for breakfast
Is JK Rowling even a real person at this point?
She thinks the child workers whose labor she profited hugely from should have been committed from age 11 to supporting her political views for the rest of their lives, no matter how hateful those views became
March 19, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Is JK Rowling even a real person at this point?
Utterly disgusting. The disdain in his voice. Almost as if he feels that of course he has a mortgage and of course we - the working class - don’t.
We don’t deserve what they have in their eyes. This is as clear as day.
We don’t deserve what they have in their eyes. This is as clear as day.
A government minister was asked if he could live on £70 a week.
It was while he was defending the government's onslaught against disabled people.
@torstenbell.bsky.social's response was beyond belief.
It was while he was defending the government's onslaught against disabled people.
@torstenbell.bsky.social's response was beyond belief.
March 19, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Utterly disgusting. The disdain in his voice. Almost as if he feels that of course he has a mortgage and of course we - the working class - don’t.
We don’t deserve what they have in their eyes. This is as clear as day.
We don’t deserve what they have in their eyes. This is as clear as day.
Played about 30 hours of DragonAge Veilguard since it was released on PS+ and… I think I’m done.
I don’t think the combat is good enough to justify sticking with an incredibly linear game. The whole game has felt like walking down a long corridor I. One regard or another.
#gaming
I don’t think the combat is good enough to justify sticking with an incredibly linear game. The whole game has felt like walking down a long corridor I. One regard or another.
#gaming
March 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Played about 30 hours of DragonAge Veilguard since it was released on PS+ and… I think I’m done.
I don’t think the combat is good enough to justify sticking with an incredibly linear game. The whole game has felt like walking down a long corridor I. One regard or another.
#gaming
I don’t think the combat is good enough to justify sticking with an incredibly linear game. The whole game has felt like walking down a long corridor I. One regard or another.
#gaming
I’m at that very sad stage of ‘new dad’ where, my son is sleeping pretty well. I’ve got the PS5 linked to the PS4 so I can ‘remote play’ dragon age Veilguard from my bed whilst my wife sleeps and I can keep an eye on the wee man and…
I’m just too fucking tired. Maybe tomorrow.
Night
I’m just too fucking tired. Maybe tomorrow.
Night
March 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I’m at that very sad stage of ‘new dad’ where, my son is sleeping pretty well. I’ve got the PS5 linked to the PS4 so I can ‘remote play’ dragon age Veilguard from my bed whilst my wife sleeps and I can keep an eye on the wee man and…
I’m just too fucking tired. Maybe tomorrow.
Night
I’m just too fucking tired. Maybe tomorrow.
Night