stephen hiscock

My lockdown project has been recording an album and, months later, here it is. Crooked piano, thudding balafon, plastic orchestras, sonorous handbells are all here - and, for less than the price of two coffees, it's yours to keep! stephenhiscock.bandcamp.com/album/ruhr

@LBC What’s wrong with fake medals?

@prodnose First time here for a year. Hope it’s all like this now….

One of the greatest songs of the 1970s. All civilised people agree on this.

@DVATW Pull your trousers up and try leaving the house.

Sadiq Khan “Notting Hill Carnival is a firm London tradition and incredibly important to the local community. It should not be moved”. Behold the Notting Hill Carnival.

Return journey between Brighton and London took nearly five and a half hours today. @SouthernRailUK and @networkrail are just taking the piss - and the profits.

@SouthernRailUK It’s bollocks about animals. Other excuses for the same train involve problem with the line and overhead power cable. When I asked a guard if it was all made up he burst out laughing and nodded yes.

⚠ There are animals on the railway between Arundel and Horsham. 🚫 All lines through this area are blocked at this time. ℹ️ More information to follow ...

.@SouthernRailUK excuse the language but your Brighton to London train service is a fucking disgrace.

@JeffBezos Lickspittle.

I shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning: I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages. We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others. There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job. I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity. I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t “hell yes,” then it had to be “no.” After careful consideration, David decided to step away. This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision. We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction. I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void. Jeff

For those who care (not many as I rarely post) I'm leaving this cesspit and I'm now this person on Bluesky @shiscock.bsky.social

If you've read this article, you'll know how dark these days & years ahead will be. I believe that we still need to be here. But I've also set up an account on Bluesky. I'm @cadwalladr.bsky.social. If you're there or going, I'd be grateful if you follow. THANK YOU! 🙏 1/

RIP jazz drum legend Roy Haynes, who leaves us at age 99. What an amazing career…. Along the way, he performed with John Coltrane, Lester Young, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, Chick Corea, Sarah Vaughan, Dave Brubeck, Stan Getz, and many, many others.

This is of central importance to understanding politics from here on in. If people are becoming “more zero sum in their thinking”, they’re right to do so: economies are becoming more zero sum. Climate change and resource scarcity will worsen this. Time to lose some illusions.

Thread on "accidental art" 🧵 1. The wear and scuff marks on this boat look like a stunning painting of an island in the sea

Election Touchscreen Map Takes Deeper Look Inside Key Swing Voter | Onion News Network ONN political analyst Jason Copeland breaks down the latest presidential polling trends going on inside Pennsylvania resident Nick Camden.

Trump says there’s no empty seats and the cameraman goes rogue Live fact checks at trump rallies now

Spooky moments from silent movies

My daughter has just booked two train journeys. Paris to Berlin - €49.99 London to Manchester - €324.36 How does that possibly make sense?

Trump does the double jerk to the Village People while cosplaying as a garbage man

' At the Pub (Woman smoking, Charlie Brown's, Limehouse) ' 1945 Photo Bill Brandt ( 1904 - 1983 ) ❤️

(📢) The meme to end all memes: the Top 100 reasons not to support Donald Trump... in one image. I’m a NYT-bestselling Trump biographer, and this is the culmination of what I learned over a decade. What do you think—any chance we could get this to 50K RETWEETS by Election Day?