Daniel Emerson

Daniel Emerson

@doktorfuttocks.bsky.social

My irregularly-updated #MST3K "Other Vids" list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13htzrjOWq9s6FoTO_AN3dcXwvwCyYUPJkXipoEm8Lwc/edit#gid=1142549879

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waltydunlop
@waltydunlop.bsky.social

If Michael was saying this to you, you might catch a glint in his eye or something in the way he says it that might make you think, "oh, he's being funny". Written down, not so much. That last paragraph...

juux@juux.com

Tremendous

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Peter Geoghegan
@petergeoghegan.bsky.social

This is objectively very very funny

The Bulwark@thebulwark.com

Vance: "Remember in 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine and gas prices skyrocketed. They skyrocketed, by the way, far higher than they are today...They skyrocket every time some tin pot dictator decides to throw a tantrum."

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Ian
@kernow27.bsky.social

Just caught up on last night's #TheArchers Can I put a fiver on baby being called Storm Grundy

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ScouseLakes
@scouselakes.bsky.social

The fact it’s script edited by Emma Freud will enrage #NannyBonkers over on FB, who hates #TheArchers podcast with a passion.

ScouseLakes@scouselakes.bsky.social

Oooh, this new Richard Curtis comedy with Bill Nighy (swoon!) sounds great. www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

bbc.co.ukRichard Curtis' first audio sitcom plus a host of new comedy commissions coming to BBC Radio 4Greatest Living Writer stars Bill Nighy, Nicola Walker, Nick Mohammed, Meera Syal, Jim Broadbent, Madelyn Smedley and more to be announced

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Russ Jones
@russincheshire.bsky.social

Five tests for nationalism in the next 10 days. Could be genuinely transformative. 🇷🇸 Serbia — Vucic lost (yay!) 🇧🇷 Brazil — Lula leads early count 🇮🇱 Israel — 27 Oct 🇧🇬 Bulgaria — 1 Nov 🇺🇸 USA — 3 Nov One down, one looks promising, three to go.

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Sam Freedman
@samfr.bsky.social

Incredible. Student List are candidates selected by groups of students to form an anti-corruption party. Another youth-led movement overthrowing an authoritarian government in Europe.

Europe Elects@europeelects.bsky.social

Serbia: The Serbian Progressive Party (SNS-EPP) has admitted defeat in today's parliamentary elections. The Student List (SL-*) has won a majority of votes. #Serbia #Srbija #Izbori2026

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Dr. Nickenstein
@nickdiak.com

From the archive: Werewolf autographed by Richard Lynch! Showcased on #MST3K and recently on #RedLetterMedia - it is pretty bad wah-wilf movie. #Werewolf #Horror #autograph #DVDCollection #Monsters #cultfilm #cultclassic #lycanthrope

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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy
@profciara.bsky.social

They're not great about consent over there. 👀⛪

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

Christopher Hale: Archbishop Jeffrey Grob of Milwaukee apologized on Sunday for praying over President Trump in the Oval Office last week, and he accused the White House of posting video of the prayer without the bishops’ consent

open.substack.comArchbishop Grob Apologizes for Praying Over Trump, Accuses White House of Manipulating the MomentMilwaukee’s archbishop accused the White House of manipulating a sacred prayer and posting the video without the bishops’ consent. He is the first of the twelve Oval Office bishops to say he is sorry.

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Henry Mance
@henrymance.ft.com

Yes, but your two big ideas so far have been police and crime commissioners and Brexit. Shall we check on them first?

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LiLBazula 👻 🎃
@lilbazza.bsky.social

Comes around earlier every year

Leicester Gazette@leicestergazette.leicester.news

Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

leicester.newsBBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move* * * This story was published by **The Leicester Gazette** : a local, independent newspaper about Leicestershire. 1,000 people have already joined our community. Just use those buttons below to download our app and **sign up for free**. * * * Astrophysics student Samuel Carlier and History student Emmeline Hague-Wright were shocked to find that their LGBTQ+ pride pins had been edited out of their University Challenge appearance earlier this year. The episode, initially scheduled for BBC Two on 24 August, was delayed twice before airing on 7 September 2026. The pins showed the progressive LGBTQ+ pride flag, the bisexual pride flag and a rainbow feather. Speaking to the Leicester Gazette, Sam said: “Living in a liberal democracy and having the state broadcaster tell you ‘we’re editing how you look’, seems very Orwellian.” Sam described the choice to remove the pins before broadcast as “weird” and “absurd”. He said: “[Censoring] that seemed weird. If I had worn a rainbow shirt, would they have censored that? If the idea is to keep things impartial, where is that line in the sand?” A side by-side image of Sam wearing the pin and with it having been digitally removed. Photograph: supplied Sam contacted the BBC to try to understand why his pins had been edited out. He told the Gazette: “The BBC people said they’d ring me, and I chased them, they just said go to the complaints website and file a complaint there, that’s what I did.” Since then, Sam hasn’t had a response from the BBC as to why his pins were removed. After the episode had aired, Sam noted that his shirt ‘melted’ into itself occasionally, as a result of the editing. Photograph: supplied ## Students believe the decision was made following online transphobia Emmeline was also shocked when she found out that the feather pin she wore was due to be removed from the episode she was in. It was understood by Emmeline that there was online transphobia in response to previous episode of University Challenge, and she had been contacted by the BBC, anticipating support from the broadcaster. When the BBC contacted her, instead of an offer of support, she was told her pin was going to be removed. “At first it was mostly confusion,” she said. “I heard that they had received a lot of nastiness online from people and I thought they were going to call me to say ‘we have support services if needed,’ and that wasn't what I got at all.” Instead, Emmeline was notified that the episodes were going to be delayed. “It was out of left field, I was confused for a while,” she said. “This entire delay has been because of a feather and two badges on a teammate that were basically impossible [for viewers] to see.” Emmeline had expressed her frustrations with the repeated delays from the BBC, spanning from mid-July to early-September. She said: “We were announced on the website and then delayed again, and then announced on the website a second time, and delayed even further. Speaking about the removal, she said: “It takes a lot of time” she said. “Making it [the edit] look good would be even more expensive and time-consuming. It seems like drastically a lot of effort.” ## Join the conversation Our app is more than just a way to keep up – it's a gateway to award-winning journalism and the local community. __Want to support our work?__ Click here for membership__.__ ## Wider criticism on LGBTQ+ support The pins Sam wore during the episode. Photograph: supplied According to leading LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall UK, two in five LGBTQ+ students will hide their identities at university for fear of discrimination. Stonewall has reported that more than 36 per cent of trans students have received hostile conduct from university staff due to their gender identity. Reflecting on the digital removal of the pins, Sam spoke about how disheartening the choice was. He said: “There was maybe like a span of eight years where someone could be uncontroversially out in the open queer – now that’s gone again.” he said. The BBC has also been widely criticised for ‘an attack on the LGBTQ+ community’ by pulling its involvement with the popular show, RuPaul's Drag Race. The broadcaster pulled its involvement in September following “significant financial pressures” as the reason for axing their involvement. The criticism follows another recent controversial edit by the BBC. On its hit show, Strictly Come Dancing, a decision was made to edit out ‘Protect the Dolls’ from contestant Bethany Antonia’s T-shirt. It’s a slogan which has become widely used to support the rights of trans women. The BBC defended their decision, saying the changes were made to meet editorial guidelines. It comes as the LGBTQ+ community has faced challenges amid an increasingly less tolerant political climate. ## What the BBC had to say When we asked them about editing out the pins worn by Leicester’s University Challenge team, a BBC spokesperson said: “In line with our editorial guidelines, we advise that no badges, flags, and emblems or symbols are worn or visible during filming, along with clothing with obvious branding or slogans. If such items are not removed for any reason then a decision is made between the programme makers and the BBC regarding any edits to the programme.” The BBC said the delays to the episode were unrelated to the decision to edit out the pins. A spokesperson for ITV Studios said: “University Challenge is an entertainment quiz show and is made in accordance with the BBC Editorial Guidelines requirements for impartiality.” The University of Leicester refused to comment on the matter. * * * **Before you go…** We’ve recently surpassed 1,000 subscribers, which is amazing considering we’re a small team on a shoestring budget. Now, we’re ready for the next stage of the Leicester Gazette. **Download our new app and get all of our journalism anytime, anywhere.** The app connects with **Bluesky** , **Mastodon** and **Threads** , giving you access to a network of around 60 million people. It’s a safer, more meaningful alternative to mainstream social media – owned by the community. * * *

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Private Eye Magazine
@privateeyenews.bsky.social

Who is E. J. Thribb? Private Eye is 65. To celebrate, we’re taking a peek behind the curtain to explain where some of the Eye’s lore, columns, and in-jokes originate from.

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Mondo Mascots
@mondomascots.bsky.social

Psyche Delhi-san, the mascot for the shopping district in hip and alternative Koenji, Tokyo, is a mysterious psychedelic creature with glowing eyes and a protruding tongue.

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Whitby Gothic
@whitbygothic.bsky.social

+++ #ICYMI Ricotta Records Is A Tiny Record Store For Mice In Lund Sweden +++ Stray Cats or Boomtown Rats are not welcome! #Anonymouse ;-)

Daniel Emerson
@doktorfuttocks.bsky.social

The Grandson of Starzonforti #Disco #CrapJoke

BlackskyNews 🗞️@blackskynews.blacksky.app

While 32 babies were named Jalen in NYC between March and early October this year, a die-hard Knicks couple who were expecting a child of their own said hold our beer. Their newborn son's name is Knickson Fyve. | JJ Post www.espn.com/nba/story/_/... #BlackskyNews #KnicksInFive #AllNet #NBA

espn.comNew York couple names son Knickson Fyve after Knicks title chantVance and Yvonne Bradford's newborn son is named for the popular chant that filled the streets of New York after the Knicks' first title in over 50 years.

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Dennis Kanenwisher
@denniskdraws.bsky.social

Watching MST3K - Deathsport and... "The people don't know that he's dying of brain disease. They believe everything he tells them. Tomorrow he's gonna tell them they must go to war for fuel to survive" 👀