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Planetariums, Astronomy, Doctor Who

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Ah. It was a red laser pointer. Briefly, red laser pointers are not worth indicting, they're not the same as the green ones

07.03.2026 22:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't want to blow this out of proportion before reading any further, but pointing a green laser pointer at an aircraft is a federal offense and I think that's a good thing.

However, I expect this prosecution is starting to get marsupial and the judge is still guiding it fairly.

07.03.2026 21:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Stephen "Warriors' Gate" Gallagher

05.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm really sorry
bsky.app/profile/face...

04.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In 2016 I thought, "what's the effect of the Keeling Curve on intellligence?"

04.03.2026 13:34 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The sight of GDL doing this might help rekindle something

04.03.2026 11:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oo-er

04.03.2026 10:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Fresh baked banana bread

Fresh baked banana bread

03.03.2026 01:06 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This is the first way I heard it.

02.03.2026 17:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Result being announced un Uxbridge & South Ruislip (12 December 2019)

Count Binface (IND) 69
Lord Buckethead (LOONY) 125
Norma Burke (IND) 22
Geoffrey Courtenay (UKIP) 283
Joanne Humphreys (LIB DEM) 3026
Boris Johnson (CON) 25,351
Mark Keir (GREEN)
Ali Milani (LAB) 18,141
Bobby Smith (IND) 8 (he's in the Elmo costume)
Alfie Utting (IND) 44
Yace Yogenstein (IND) 23

Result being announced un Uxbridge & South Ruislip (12 December 2019) Count Binface (IND) 69 Lord Buckethead (LOONY) 125 Norma Burke (IND) 22 Geoffrey Courtenay (UKIP) 283 Joanne Humphreys (LIB DEM) 3026 Boris Johnson (CON) 25,351 Mark Keir (GREEN) Ali Milani (LAB) 18,141 Bobby Smith (IND) 8 (he's in the Elmo costume) Alfie Utting (IND) 44 Yace Yogenstein (IND) 23

@mbalazo.bsky.social a podcast episode about election night would be so dull

27.02.2026 13:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Toyah Willcox covered it

27.02.2026 03:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Moonlight Desires, Strange Animal, his later work with Styx... I think he's a lifer

27.02.2026 03:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Would you like some Maurice?

26.02.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a man and a woman are sitting on a couch and the word perfect is above them . Alt: Kate Ahfield and Simon Pegg are sitting on a couch and the word perfect is above them .

I think this is the Palace of Westminster.

25.02.2026 15:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

1. John and Gillian Who.
2. Spiridon, Peladon and Cybertron.
3. Earth.
4. Mervyn Haisman & Henry Lincoln.
5. Professor Kettlewell.
6. My Sofa.
7. Bruce.
8. Scullion.

24.02.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

...Blucher!

24.02.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

roughly 2000-2000,000 AU from the sun lies a theoretical cloud of billions of denim particles. this is known as the Joort Cloud

24.02.2026 03:20 πŸ‘ 552 πŸ” 101 πŸ’¬ 24 πŸ“Œ 15
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23.02.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is the property market in a bubble, or just adjusting?

21.02.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Well he is the same age

17.02.2026 23:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Feb 17th, 2017, ABC News on Twitter (now known as X): "Launch pad used to send Americans to the moon is roaring back into action after being dormant for nearly 6 years". 

Misfiled accompanying photo: "Chesapeake Humane Society goes for glamour shots to help adopt kitties"

Feb 17th, 2017, ABC News on Twitter (now known as X): "Launch pad used to send Americans to the moon is roaring back into action after being dormant for nearly 6 years". Misfiled accompanying photo: "Chesapeake Humane Society goes for glamour shots to help adopt kitties"

17.02.2026 23:23 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't have to respond, I can just hit 'like' and save us all a bit of time.

17.02.2026 18:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of Pluto.tv interface that says 
Classic Doctor Who 
PG s98 E2

Garron tries to trick the Graff Vynda-K into buying the planet Ribos

Screenshot of Pluto.tv interface that says Classic Doctor Who PG s98 E2 Garron tries to trick the Graff Vynda-K into buying the planet Ribos

classic garron trick

15.02.2026 11:21 πŸ‘ 122 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

For some reason this bit made me think of Roy Scheider as Groucho Marx. But fortunately not Stephanie Beacham as Margaret Dumont.

14.02.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Composed by Bernie Leadon, not long before he poured a beer over Glenn Frey's head and took a hike of his own.

14.02.2026 05:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The Supernova 1987A probably breathed plot into Remembrance of the Daleks in a similar way

13.02.2026 23:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Worth a watch

11.02.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@flightthroughentirety.com I just got to the Lazarus Experiment, and amid the Mark Gatiss and James Whale discussion nobody mentioned Gatiss wrote a biography of Whale. This will not stand

11.02.2026 12:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
a man in a suit and tie is sitting at a desk and talking Alt: Noel Edmonds says "It stimulates the part of the brain called "Shatner's Bassoon."
10.02.2026 20:26 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Antagonistic relationship

Antagonistic relationship

10.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0