xp the Corbyn that exists in reality can’t compare to the fantasy who is both an authoritarian to beat Stalin and a weak old man who can’t get his own MPs to vote for him, depending on what the argument demands.
― gyac, Friday, 16 August 2019 19:08 (four years ago) link
in short, they are bad and i do not like them
― THE FUCKING EMPIRE OF SOUR CREAM (bizarro gazzara), Friday, 16 August 2019 19:12 (four years ago) link
h/t @iammightor pic.twitter.com/MT1RylzsR6— Lafargue (@Lafargue) August 15, 2019
― gyac, Friday, 16 August 2019 19:14 (four years ago) link
Ken Clarke is a terrible man in many ways, but I do like this anecdote from his autobiography (also called Kind of Blue groan) -
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=N2hyDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA393&lpg=PA393&dq=ken+clarke+sun+ra+dancing&source=bl&ots=LIa0OqCuLw&sig=ACfU3U2J32G9oCnhPuwxsAX7LDcrHTrgpg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjdtt-0kYjkAhWNUlAKHQnNDwkQ6AEwAnoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=ken%20clarke%20sun%20ra%20dancing&f=false
― Ward Fowler, Friday, 16 August 2019 19:36 (four years ago) link
Later in his career, Ellington produced some rather pretentious stuff but this is timeless, quality jazz.
And while I don’t think Mingus himself ever made a vast amount of money or added to the development of jazz, this is simply a wonderful record.
These are unacceptable jazz opinions for a future PM, I'd imagine JC's favourite jazz musicians are Courtney Pine and the guy who played sax in Latin Quarter which will have to do.
― michael schenker group is no laughing matter (Matt #2), Friday, 16 August 2019 19:42 (four years ago) link
I want him to die even more for dissing late period Ellington, but alas only a stupid arrogant fatmouthed tory cunt!
― calzino, Friday, 16 August 2019 19:47 (four years ago) link
Hugh Masekela was a titan of jazz and of the anti-apartheid struggle. His courage, words and music inspired me, were heard across the world and strengthened the resolve of those fighting for justice in South Africa.— Jeremy Corbyn (@jeremycorbyn) January 23, 2018
Instead, he says, he will listen to Radio 3 or Classic FM. His wife of five years, Laura Alvarez, will often put on Magic and a morning turf war will begin ("We have a dispute about this").
― gyac, Friday, 16 August 2019 20:40 (four years ago) link
good to see an inspirational story of someone who lived near, but not on a council estate thriving. Another success story for *checks notes* the private school she attended https://t.co/ymjWToAk4x— Steve Jail (@wariotifo) August 16, 2019
the Weetman laying down her gritty ghetto credentials, it's a tough bloody life growing up in a terraced house near a council estate! Too many of those wayward single parent kids like Prince Harry running amok from the estate I bet.
― calzino, Saturday, 17 August 2019 10:12 (four years ago) link
Need a poll on how close to an estate ilxor grew up
― PMS change (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 17 August 2019 10:23 (four years ago) link
ILE has largely ignored/missed the work of Frances Weetman. I deeply resent the way Twitter brings the completely unsolicited opinions of these otherwise insignificant people into your timeline again and again and again.
― Matt DC, Saturday, 17 August 2019 10:27 (four years ago) link
(xp) And if they can remember whether they lived on a street or a terrace.
― Boulez, vous couchez avec moi? (Tom D.), Saturday, 17 August 2019 10:29 (four years ago) link
It's giving me reminiscences that excellent one-off viz cartoon with the 40's boy detective character, and he get's suspicious about the domestic cleaner and follows her home and uncovers a revolting council estate!
― calzino, Saturday, 17 August 2019 10:30 (four years ago) link
Outside lav ftw. (Not too likely in a high-rise, granted)
― Michael Jones, Saturday, 17 August 2019 10:37 (four years ago) link
Frances Wasteman
― Aston "Family Court" Barrett (Bananaman Begins), Saturday, 17 August 2019 11:41 (four years ago) link
Franny From (the Street or Terrace Adjoining) the Block.
― Boulez, vous couchez avec moi? (Tom D.), Saturday, 17 August 2019 11:42 (four years ago) link
Block Rockin' Weets
― calzino, Saturday, 17 August 2019 11:59 (four years ago) link
With someone like Weetman (and others) I think its good to observe that level of grifter in party politics, what they think and how they act. Especially if you want to be part of a solution to the problems we face.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 17 August 2019 12:11 (four years ago) link
This is quite good by Dan Davies and could impact on if/when Boris calls a general election:
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/16/2008-lehman-brothers-crash-normal-recession-finance
The news from Germany and US has been pretty bad, and the UK is a quarter away from official recession.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 17 August 2019 12:15 (four years ago) link
yeah he's good. this was excellent a couple of weeks ago: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jul/30/falling-pound-britain-weak-currency-depreciation-italy
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 17 August 2019 12:55 (four years ago) link
What is it that you think grifter means, Julio?
― Andrew Farrell, Saturday, 17 August 2019 13:16 (four years ago) link
I’ve muted Weetabix purely because I function better without ever seeing her smirky avi.
― suzy, Saturday, 17 August 2019 13:20 (four years ago) link
weetman is absolutely an attention-grifter -- i'm not sure if she's monetised this or not as i don't follow her work
― mark s, Saturday, 17 August 2019 13:28 (four years ago) link
she's the Iceberg Slim of melt attention-grifting!
― calzino, Saturday, 17 August 2019 13:39 (four years ago) link
Monetising it is kind of important!
― Andrew Farrell, Saturday, 17 August 2019 13:41 (four years ago) link
xxxp otm, she’s grotesque
― gyac, Saturday, 17 August 2019 13:55 (four years ago) link
she was trying to monetise it but... came last (albeit taking enough votes off the LDs to gift labour a seat. which you simply love to see)
― im led by donky (||||||||), Saturday, 17 August 2019 14:03 (four years ago) link
It's like none of youse want a new way of doing politics
― PMS change (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 17 August 2019 14:19 (four years ago) link
She totally displays similar tendencies to grifters you see on twitter. She just hasn't had the chance to do it.
― xyzzzz__, Saturday, 17 August 2019 16:29 (four years ago) link
Owen Jones was attacked:
This is a bit dramatic, so firstly I’m fine, but last night - when I was celebrating my birthday - I was attacked, along with my friends, in a blatant premeditated assault.— Owen Jones🌹 (@OwenJones84) August 17, 2019
part of making britain great again is rewinding somewhat back to the macho warfare state 50's when you could kick a gay to death and get some fish and chips on't way home, and the state would consider you a slightly errant but basically a good citizen.
― calzino, Saturday, 17 August 2019 16:44 (four years ago) link
Not the first time OJ has been attacked, nor the last. Interesting to see which extremely online centrist journalists, who spend tons of time monstering him on twitter, suddenly not even have a few words of sympathy. David Cunttick though, ugh.
― gyac, Saturday, 17 August 2019 18:06 (four years ago) link
But as I’ve said about OJ before, I find it very hard to dislike him given the shit he gets, especially as the most controversial stuff (classism in journalism, proliferation of right wing views in the media) is also the most otm.
― gyac, Saturday, 17 August 2019 18:08 (four years ago) link
Recommend Sean Birchell’s Beating the Fascists (though not uncritically) for a militant case for anti-fascism.
― Bidh boladh a' mhairbh de 'n láimh fhalaimh (dowd), Saturday, 17 August 2019 18:15 (four years ago) link
If you see David Quantick calling OJ ‘Squealer’ on social media, report it for homophobia because that’s what it is.
― suzy, Saturday, 17 August 2019 18:27 (four years ago) link
Wish Swells was still here rather than that arch conservative m/c cunt.
― calzino, Saturday, 17 August 2019 18:49 (four years ago) link
Sorry bout the class watfare, should use different words to despise that cunt.
― calzino, Saturday, 17 August 2019 18:50 (four years ago) link
Swells was pretty m/c too?
― Boulez, vous couchez avec moi? (Tom D.), Saturday, 17 August 2019 18:57 (four years ago) link
Probably, albeit via Bradford.
― calzino, Saturday, 17 August 2019 19:11 (four years ago) link
Or Swindon even! But he wasn't Maconie or Quantick, thank fuck.
― calzino, Saturday, 17 August 2019 19:14 (four years ago) link
Swells’ dad was a company director. Although I worked with DQ when I first came to London, I have no idea about his early life. I’d like to think Swells, who was my friend and who I miss terribly, would be Team OJ.
― suzy, Saturday, 17 August 2019 19:17 (four years ago) link
I couldn't for the life of me imagine such an inspired talent turning into a bad parody of a fat old reactionary tory with a humour tumour, like most comedians shit nme hacks.
― calzino, Saturday, 17 August 2019 20:01 (four years ago) link
:o
― mark s, Saturday, 17 August 2019 20:08 (four years ago) link
yeah but you aren't like the rest of those ******* *****!
― calzino, Saturday, 17 August 2019 20:15 (four years ago) link
Don't normally listen to podcasts but this might be good.
The next British govt looks set to pursue a No Deal Brexit. Dublin is starting to accept this will mean border checks.@MichaelAodhan tells us what it means for families in N.Ireland and @RonanMcCrea breaks down how we got here in this new bonus episode: https://t.co/l7M0dM3qSi— The Irish Passport Podcast (@PassportIrish) July 19, 2019
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 18 August 2019 09:09 (four years ago) link
you....dont listen to second captains?
look we dont always agree on politics but cmon now outside of that i had hoped my word was gold
― phil neville jacket (darraghmac), Sunday, 18 August 2019 09:36 (four years ago) link
Just rationally looking for a broad church of opinions, like I always do
― xyzzzz__, Sunday, 18 August 2019 09:41 (four years ago) link
in my experience football podcasts are torturous interminable noise that make me think death is underrated. There might be some good ones but it's a door I'm never going to open again.
― calzino, Sunday, 18 August 2019 09:50 (four years ago) link
all podcasts are bad
― im led by donky (||||||||), Sunday, 18 August 2019 09:53 (four years ago) link
in this ted talk I will
― im led by donky (||||||||), Sunday, 18 August 2019 09:54 (four years ago) link
I accidentally caught about a minute of That Peter Crouch Podcast once on 5live once. Footballers are bad overindulged dimwits and podcasts are bad.
― calzino, Sunday, 18 August 2019 10:08 (four years ago) link