Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

velvet underground researchers have apparently confirmed that this audio from a random youtube user is genuinely the long-lost july '67 performance from upbeat, a cleveland teen tv show, doing the unreleased "guess i'm falling in love" complete with screaming girls. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU2U...

That FIFA Peace Prize is working well!

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Grues (Common Cranes) heading back North for Spring, Vol en formation de grues cendrées (Grus grus), over Perigord in Dordogne, France, Europe. Friday 27th February 2026 #ChrisCantyPhoto 🪶 #oiseau #catchingmemories #nature #birds #oiseaux

Reform is refusing to suspend one of its councillors for calling for a Labour MP to be shot, saying it's a "mistake that we can all make from time to time.”

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Back in the saddle....back on the chain gang. 23.02.2026. #asseenbybike #chriscantyphoto #catchingmemories #veloderoute #perigord #larivieredordogne #canaldelalinde #cycling

One of the greatest bollard walks in history. #WorldBollardAssociation

Crues et inondations. « Sauvons les 6 000 animaux » : cet aquarium de Dordogne a de nouveau les pieds dans l’eau et lance un appel 🔗https://l.sudouest.fr/oF17

Une volée de crues, despite tempête Pedro about to appear yesterday, the cranes started heading back north on Wednesday. A good sign that warmer weather is on its way. vendredi 18.02.2026 Dordogne. #unevoleedoiseaux #grues #cranes #chriscantyphoto #catchingmemories

🚨GORTON & DENTON BY-ELECTION REFORM UK SAYS IT WILL REPEAL THE EQUALITY ACT - a key piece of legislation that prevents against discrimination in Britain. That should tell you all you need to know

WHITE HOUSE: "When you see it on Truth Social, you know it's directly from President Trump." TRUMP 2 WEEKS AGO: "Somebody posted, a staffer posted ... somebody slipped. I didn't do it. This was done by somebody else."

Q: The president just said on Truth Social it would be a 'big mistake' for UK to hold over control of Diego Garcia, but the State Dept said the US supports that handover LEAVITT: The post should be taken as administration policy. When you see it on TS, you know it's directly from President Trump.

When nicking a bike got you five years in the slammer. (From CTC Gazette, May 1900.)

Still can’t reveal the project I’m working on or for which (mainstream) third party I’m doing it for but I shall be discussing smart, respectable folks such as this handsome couple.

Summary of the book can be found in this Motorists’ Front of Jude’s spoof. web.archive.org/web/20250209...

This is what period cyclists — of 1880s and beyond — looked like in their official CTC uniforms.

And note the penny farthing suspension device: “Cyclists may now ride a bicycle over a full-sized brick or kerbstone or dog …”

My favourite bicycle name of all time: the Psycho. [Advert from CTC Gazette, February 1887.]

I’ve begun a new research project and now escape today’s madness by rifling through pre-1914 cycling magazines. I’ll share stuff here and there on this thread, starting with …

1911 version of the 1970s mantra “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle":

Marina Hyde saying what every woman is thinking www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Le matin, 03.02.2026. Trémolat, Périgord, Dordogne, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France. @chriscantyphoto.bsky.social

Remembering Arthur "Killer" Kane on his birthday. This very moving film about the remarkable life of the New York Dolls bassist is one of the greatest music documentaries youtu.be/a7oHhHGzf3w

Got caught up in a really good book last night. I didn't stop coloring till 2 o'clock this morning.

ALEX PRETTI’S PARENTS: “He was a VA nurse who cared about people deeply, and he was very upset with what was happening with ICE... kidnapping children, grabbing people off the street — he knew it was wrong. He loved this country." (H/T @katiecouric.bsky.social )

The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.

Day 25 - a song that changed your opinion on an artist. Radiohead - No Surprises youtu.be/u5CVsCnxyXg?... #MusicChallenge #MusicSky

#OTD #TDIH #January25, 1927: #BOTD: #HBD #AntonioCarlosJobim! #Composers #Songwriters #Pianists #Guitarists #Arrangers #Singers #BossaNova #Samba #SambaSky #CoolJazz #JazzSky #BossaNovaSky #MusicSky www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVda...

Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com

Reform MP Andrew Rosindell tells the BBC that he "would not object" to scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance

1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10

A very interesting BBC piece by Adam Pope on how close the Toffees came to signing Don Revie as team manager - including a hitherto unseen contract document: www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

The unsigned contract found in paperwork last summer that would have taken Don Revie from Leeds to Everton in 1973. @davelifelines.bsky.social 👇 BBC News - Everton: Don Revie and the contract he never signed - found in a bungalow 50 years later - BBC Sport www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

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Compare & contrast. This is Trump’s demand for Greenland. And this is Hitler’s for the Sudetenland. There is no difference. The language. The unstoppable need to dominate. The megalomania. It’s the same. And Keir Starmer’s response is appeasement. We are in that moment. 1/

Not for the first time, it looks like Channel 4 just handed the keys to their socials to an evil genius:

Trump By Name Trump by Nature! What is the meaning of the word Trump? /trəmp/ Other forms: trumps; trumped; trumping. To trump is to outrank or defeat someone or something, often in a highly public way.

From the other side of the stage, Ian singing & Will playing guitar in the background. Another colour print I have of A Crystal Day, with Echo & The Bunnymen at St George's Hall on Saturday 12th May 1984. With @willsergeant.com @bunnymen.com @chriscantyphoto.bsky.social #livemusic #35mm #photography

Midnight in Kyiv. Electricity is back after 10 hours without it. I’m charging everything, waiting for the water to warm up, and then I’ll wash my hair. Because you never know what you might not have tomorrow. That’s the rule of life in Kyiv now.

Noisettes' "Never Forget You" went from 2009 UK Top 20 hit to TikTok viral sensation. The "To the guy/girl..." meme gave this indie gem new life, proving great music never really fades. Shingai Shoniwa's vocals still hit different. 🎵✨ #Noisettes #IndieRock #ViralMusic

⚽️ Gol de Barry 🔴 Aston Villa 0-1 Everton 🟡 #PremierLeague #AVLEVE

Johnny Marr of The Smiths at the free "Jobs For A Change Festival" c/o the GLC, at the South Bank in London, Johnny is playing his Black & White Rickenbacker Jetglo 330, an old Ilford print of mine, all copyright @chriscantyphoto Sunday 10th June 1984. #livemusic #thesmiths #music #musicphotography

The whole sequence of the assault is on @john-abernathy.bsky.social Instagram account www.instagram.com/stories/john...

Of all the Pulitzer worthy photos of these horrific times, this one tells the sharpest tale.

Will Sergeant playing the Guitar to The Killing Moon with Singer Ian McCulloch behind him. Echo and The Bunnymen at St George's Hall on Saturday 12th May 1984. Another Colour photo, this time with 35mm negatives. photo & Copyright @chriscantyphoto.bsky.social With @willsergeant.com @bunnymen.com