I've moved to mastodon.social/@johntugby Cheers, John

We, outside of the USA, do what we did with apartheid South Africa. We boycott them. We don't buy their goods, we protest outside events involving anyone American. I'm sorry for the good people living there, but, that's what we have to do.

Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.

Cooking a veggie chilli with a bit of Culture. Love this band. Always lift my mood.

"Rodríguez ... said she was pained by what she called the "kidnapping" of Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... It is a kidnapping. Not a question of interpretation. Make a complaint to BBC here: www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...

Good result tonight. If it wasn't for our keeper & a clearance from Ricardo, we could have lost 2-5. Usual complacency after going one up, & only started playing again with five minutes left. Feel sorry for WBA. If they continue to play like that, things will definitely improve for them. #lcfc #wba

Pretty sure Starmer said he had a piece of paper or summat, so it should be ok.

If I am reading this correctly, China's oil refineries are specifically designed for processing Venezuelan crude oil. They've invested $17 billion in Venezuela. Unless China adjusts refineries, the other options for China are crude oil from Canada and Mexico. www.forbes.com/sites/guneyy...

Farting around in the kitchen, getting some snacks ready, to this #punkrock classic from #thesaints

This is incredibly worth reading in light of what is happening now and the basis on which Trump and Rubio are pursuing charges against Maduro.

Wolf Moon over South Ribble, Lancashire, UK, tonight. #WolfMoon

I don't usually do New Year Resolutions: But how about this, John: Stop hovering, and being detached, because you don't really understand social media beyond Facebook, which you left because you found it morally bankrupt, and, relax and post on here about people and stuff you like. It's begun.

Being a UK Cramps, Gun Club, Bad Seeds and Giant Sand fan, lovely to find @kidcongopowers.bsky.social on here. Only seen him play live with the Bad Seeds late 80s. Just missed out seeing him with The Cramps, who I first saw in 84. Good to see him and Howe Gelb doing gigs together in Tucson recently.

Either yet another glitch in the eBay website, or it's gone full on existentialist.

In a very busy Golden Tap in Leyland, Lancashire. Lovely pint of Chocolate Orange Porter from North Riding Brewery. Just what you need on a cold night like this. Happy New Year from @emamooma.bsky.social and I! Xxx

@emamooma.bsky.social It's gone. You can come out of hiding now.

Merry Xmas all from @emamooma.bsky.social and I. Xx

Cooking the evening meal with this on. Anyone else see them at this time? Leicester University for me. A Witness support. Typically, they started the set with Copped It, from the previous album.

Here’s the 60 Minutes video that Bari Weiss & the Trump Admin don’t want you to see: www.icloud.com/photos/#/icl...

@doctorbadvibe.bsky.social Out with @emamooma.bsky.social in Manchester, to see this fella.

@damnablyrecords.bsky.social About ten minutes in, Pete Wylie says he doesn't listen to much new music, but he does like Otoboke Beaver.

Yet another mixed-race couple in our British adverts. Sadiq Khan's Britain.

There was always a strange line up somewhere in the ads in the music papers in the 80s. But, Discharge supporting Slade is one I don't remember spotting at the time.

This. Is. Why. I. Paint.

Signed. Hope you can spare a couple of minutes to do likewise.

New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer. This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

UK media freedom update 👇

Krishnan Guru Murthy, "Isn't it a bit insulting to say to an Indian doctor who is working 60-70 hours a week that in order to get settled status he's got to volunteer?" Rachel Reeves, "We want people to contribute if they come to our country" Labour have gone utterly bonkers

Not saying exactly where we are. But, we're in East Lancashire and it's our first badger visit of the evening.

Starmer is an absolute joke! More than 1.5 million have signed this petition in less than a day: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

I keep trying, but I'm going to have to give up. It's dreadful. Watching the new Mitchell and Webb show reminds me of a 12 year old me listening to a Derek and Clive LP. But, without the surrealism, or, indeed, the humour.

I'm sitting outside The Flower Pot Man shop in Blackpool. Tony, the owner, has just come out wearing a pair of huge comedy ears. I can't help but feel that there ought be more of this sort of thing.

Box Tree moth in our bathroom. They're common in the south of England, but not up here in the north.

Dutch late night TV has its take

Hugely impressed by the policies. Hugely impressed by him not dodging questions and providing honest answers. Hugely impressed by his ability to empathise with, and understand, people who currently have a very different understanding of the political landscape.

Trump says domestic violence is not a crime. Why did we expect Starmer might have something to say? He still invited him on a state visit knowing he's a rapist, too.

Police saved the UK from 890 retired and disabled terrorists and a mannequin this weekend

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Since this is apparently a resigning matter, I’ll just leave this here… www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Daily Mail goes full on hard on for Reform. I mean, history shows us that we shouldn't expect anything different, should we?

Republican senator suggests eating radioactive shrimp will turn you into an alien

❗The biggest neo-nazi music festival in over a decade is coming to Great Yarmouth and we need your help to stop it. hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/28/g...

Made me laugh out loud today: Bradford City, club nickname: The Bantams, winning at Stoke. Their fans chanting at the Stoke fans "You're being pecked by the chickens".

The first edition of Match of the Day was broadcast on this day in 1964 at 6.30 pm on BBC2.

The company involved, Elbit Systems, was one of the major targets for Palestine Action group, before it was proscribed as a terror organisation.

“Court documents indicate how national security concerns were not a central factor in the Home Office’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action. “Indeed, they barely feature in the government’s open evidence.” 👉 Revealed: How Palestine Action was banned www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how...