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@caspar01.bsky.social
My handshakes bring all the boys to the yard
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JKjonathankey.bsky.social

The song that got Bo Diddley banned from the Ed Sullivan show in 1955. Two tight minutes of sensational electric groove. But they weren't supposed to play it, and Sullivan never forgave Diddley for going rogue.

Bo Diddley "Bo Diddley" on The Ed Sullivan Show
Bo Diddley "Bo Diddley" on The Ed Sullivan Show

YouTube video by The Ed Sullivan Show

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GHgabyhinsliff.bsky.social

Why the tech industry needs to hire women, pt 101. Especially in product development.

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DSdanielsohege.bsky.social

I know it is a controversial subject, however, for a number of reasons, some personal, I truly hope that this finally passes. There need to be safeguards obviously, but no-one should be forced to suffer when we have a clear way for them to pass on their own terms. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Labour MP in fresh bid to change law on assisted dying
Labour MP in fresh bid to change law on assisted dying

They will consider proposals to change the law so some terminally ill people can choose to end their life.

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PWmarkpopham.bsky.social

it's my daughter's birthday and I ordered her a monster cake from Carvel and this is the picture on the website and this is the picture of it in real life. please note: this is not a complaint. if this had been the picture on the website i would have paid more

photograph of a round cake covered in chocolate crunchies with ice cream cone horns, eyes, a wide pink smile, little arms and a belly indicating a friendly little monster guy
photograph of the actual cake through a carvel box, the guy looks fuuuuucked upppppp. he looks surprised and disgusted
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For poetry day, my best work in Viz. Pears pears pears pears pears.....

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Analysis by Aaron Blake: We got the most extensive new detail in years about former president Donald Trump’s plot to overturn the 2020 election, in the form of a much-anticipated filing from special counsel Jack Smith. Here are the takeaways from the filing.

Analysis | 5 takeaways from the big new filing on Trump’s 2020 election plot
Analysis | 5 takeaways from the big new filing on Trump’s 2020 election plot

“So what,” “Make them riot,” “It doesn’t matter if you won or lost the election,” and what it all means legally and politically.

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DCdavechen.bsky.social

Every plot summary I read for an upcoming film makes me feel like there’s a gas leak in my house

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TTtraceythorn.bsky.social

"Unlike previous over-enthusiastic fans, these men were being entitled, rude and aggressive. Asking me for something and refusing to hear the word no, they seemed a hair’s breadth from anger." I wrote about modern fan encounters, and how nasty they can be. www.newstatesman.com/culture/life...

Has social media pushed fandom to a point of no return?
Has social media pushed fandom to a point of no return?

It used to be people would respect your personal space – now, it’s all a bit sinister.

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Caspar
@caspar01.bsky.social
My handshakes bring all the boys to the yard
68 followers242 following443 posts