The Original Mandyque

So many rumours of voting machines resetting to Republican after people click on Democrat. No idea if it's true, but please, America, from the whole damned world, please double check and make sure the machine registers your vote properly.

Every time I see a story on here, whether heartwarming, traumatic or sad, some keyboard warrior feels the urge to post 'didn't happen'. So what, dude? Whenever I see your 'didn't happen' posts, I see you as the South Park internet dude who does nothing but jork off and play games

The Superman No Smoking Ad, but I lost the audio track and dubbed it from memory

Every year, alongside @aplecollective.bsky.social we commemorate the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP), this year our fantastic Thriving Women have produced some poetry to coincide with this years theme #IDEP2026

Cracking night at the #GeorgianTheatre in Stockton-on-Tees with #ArabStrap and @benefitstheband.bsky.social

If you believe that the Cornell gang rape was a one off aberration, you are wrong. Every college, every frat house, every school, every university, has men who will do exactly the same, given the opportunity. Ask any woman who has been through the education system. It's not unique. #toomanymen

A sexual assault will ruin HER life. Yet he still chooses to do it. No consent, no second chances.

The USA is a country where men can rape women in the most traumatic ways, then walk away without consequences. Yet if she unfortunately got pregnant from one of those rapists, she would be locked up if she got an abortion. To add insult to injury, that rapist has paternal rights... The USA is FUBAR

Committing crimes should always mean they chose their own consequences, it's not for us to decide who deserves to get away with it

@marcrileydj.bsky.social been watching the Adam and Joe Show on channel 4 streaming. Series 3 episode 1 features Mark E Smith if you fancy a good giggle with your old pal 😁

I reckon the threat to Farage is about 100th of that directed at Diane Abbott but his performative whinging is 100x greater.

Farage about to announce that he's going to leave the UK to become Trump's full time arse wiper

@benefitstheband.bsky.social just recommended you to Houchen as he was posting on FB about local music. Not sure you'll be his thing but I'd love to see him listen to one of your songs without running away crying 😂

@marcrileydj.bsky.social Were you wearing a light blue denim shirt at SFA? If so, you walked straight past me! If not, never mind, there was no way I was able to find you or Huw from my spot on the disabled stand in that crowd! Flippin eck, how good were they?

Up on the disabled platform at Apollo, Manchester, waiting for Super Furry Animals. @marcrileydj.bsky.social is here somewhere but it's packed and there are lots of tall fellas, so this short arse is glad of the view

Reminder that disabled people on benefits are not the problem, as much as the government want you to believe it. If they taxed the rich like Labour is supposed to, there'd be enough for defence spending AND the welfare state. Bring back socialism, we've never needed it more.

@marcrileydj.bsky.social Smashing to enjoy a whole three hours of your dulcet tones and musical offerings this afternoon. Thanks for the Lanegan song, I miss him terribly too. Saw him loads of times in Manchester. Were you at the Cathedral when he was with Isobel Campbell and we were evacuated?

I would love this too. The only time we came close where I live was the all night cafe Romeos in Middlesbrough in the 90s, which was a dive, but us night owls would sit and hang out, sharing a single can of pop and a couple of cigs until the first bus ran. Local sex workers would pop in to get warm

Can we PLEASE keep the word 'nonce' exclusive to people who have actually raped or sexually assaulted someone else? I'm so fucking sick of rape and sexual assault being appropriated to throw at anyone that someone doesn't like for other reasons. It negates the experiences of every SA and rape victim

@martinlewis.moneysavingexpert.com Hi Martin, disabled people lose essential benefits if they are living with a partner or married, would you please consider a programme to raise awareness and advise on support available for disabled people? I don't want to be single forever.

@marcrileydj.bsky.social Well excited about new mclusky, just pre-ordered from Rough Trade. Do they have any social media presence? I can't seem to find owt.

@marcrileydj.bsky.social Just spotted this on facebook, the crossover we never knew we needed!

@carlaylott75.bsky.social Good evening, dedicated gig going legend!

Getting all sorts of conflicting info from the Internet so can someone please let me know how I would get from Kings Cross to Paddington with a mobility scooter. Needs to be step free all the way. Ta 😃

As a sexual abuse survivor, I need to talk about my anger. I'm so angry about the government not stopping Epstein when they had the opportunity, causing hundreds more girls to fall prey to him because of inaction. I'm enraged about the cover up. And I'm furious about lack of care for young girls.

@passassistance.bsky.social An AI bot on your website is really not a good look for making your app accessible. I was trying to cancel an assist today but couldn't find how to do it. The advice given by the bot didn't help me at all. I need to speak to a human without making phone calls

15/8/23 @gidcoe.bsky.social and @marcrileydj.bsky.social were talking nicknames, so I messaged to say I've never had a one. They suggested Handy Mandy or 'Sticks', because you've got to find a moniker that sticks. A listener then suggested Pilot, referring to the 10cc song, which I kinda liked...

Y'know what's missing today? All the scenes of drunken violence that usually follow a big football win/loss. Strange that... Almost like it's not the football itself that's the problem.

@gidcoe.bsky.social hurrah for Ivor! I know it's time for bed again now 😴😀

@chrishawkinsdj.bsky.social I just saw an old clip from the NME on Facebook, a quickfire interview with Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age. The voice behind the camera sounded VERY familiar, was it you?

@benefitstheband.bsky.social You should definitely get the leather trousers

@marcrileydj.bsky.social I also didn't know where Basement Jaxx got those samples from for Where's Your Head At? until I watched Gary Numan's Glasto set. As soon as I heard them I knew who had borrowed them. And where Trent Reznor got his inspiration!

Contacted local council last week about free blue badge parking, as most car parks are now pay to park. Told to look on their website. Useless. Emailed back and they said that the local retail park has free parking. No bank, CAB, small businesses, markets or charity shops at the damned retail park!

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My heart goes out to Liverpool tonight

Good grief

Far right Britain First leader (and general piece of shit), Paul Golding, gets repeatedly told to “fuck off” after wrongly assuming that a man he approached was a fellow racist. Beautiful stuff.

My copy of the new #Mclusky album arrived this morning. I'm on my second play already and LOVING it. Wish I hadn't missed them first time around, their older albums are going for ££££££££s on Discogs! Thanks to @marcrileydj.bsky.social and @gidcoe.bsky.social for introducing me to them.

NOBODY IS ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE. There are people who are out of work. There are disabled people who can not work, or could work but the support they need is unavailable. BUT, even people who are on benefits are supporting the economy. Every penny goes back into the economy. Every.Penny.

@marcrileydj.bsky.social I'm way behind, but thanks to you and @gidcoe.bsky.social I have finally discovered Mclusky and I can feel a new obsession coming on! Cheers guys!

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