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John L

@johnlf.bsky.social

Can't sing, can't dance, looks awful... Occasional poster. Curator of the UK Politics feed:- https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:mziptt6o2ngf4scj7jiwacde/feed/UKPolitics

created June 11, 2023

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Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social)

The only Rapture I'm enjoying today! youtu.be/pHCdS7O248g

23/9/2025, 11:17:21 AM | 31 7 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm at a funeral today, feels like it has started

23/9/2025, 11:08:09 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ina (@thatcymraes.bsky.social) reposted

Sitch: You’re just arrived in Hell, and your punishment is listening to one band for all eternity. Who does Satan pick as your eternal, infernal earworm?

22/9/2025, 9:43:27 PM | 31 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

A close call between him and Coldplay. Hell indeed 😩

22/9/2025, 11:10:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

In reality not much. In theory we could run our own servers and instance of bsky, federate it to the main servers, and then migrate ourselves to it. But everything we did would still replicate over to the main BlueSky so still make AWS money. Pointless. All traffic makes Bezos richer.

22/9/2025, 11:03:42 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

You both know you can watch it for free, right?

22/9/2025, 10:49:29 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes BlueSky runs entirely on AWS it would seem.

22/9/2025, 10:47:27 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Unfortunately not. Almost any website you use these days will use AWS for some or all of its storage, database, compute. Certainly the ones from the bigger players. Maybe even BlueSky. I should probably check that ...

22/9/2025, 10:46:03 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Amazon Web Services, what much of the "cloud" is built on.

22/9/2025, 10:33:48 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

No worries, cool project. I could only dream of doing something similar!

22/9/2025, 10:30:55 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Are you listening to any other Blondie songs instead? 🤔😂

22/9/2025, 9:22:32 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Me also, but finding one in the UK for much less than the equivalent of $1000 is proving difficult.

22/9/2025, 9:21:16 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Apologies I don't know the answer to this, but is it released and is there a link?

22/9/2025, 9:18:37 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Jobs sold bling, shiny things that were underpowered and took many generations to get usably right. Wozniak sold tech. He did amazing things in both hardware and software. Incredible engineer.

22/9/2025, 8:19:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture BlueVoter (@bluevoter24.bsky.social) reposted

Fascism. Who knew? #crime #fascism #politics

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21/9/2025, 4:33:01 AM | 1156 401 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Oh my. At least you know now!

22/9/2025, 7:59:56 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

I stopped liking Apple when they dropped the II. The Mac was never as good 😉

22/9/2025, 7:57:58 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Ok I know you're joking now, no more replies from me I got important stuff to do.

22/9/2025, 7:50:20 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

I wish I still had my IIgs. 5.25" duodisk, 3.5" standard drive, 3.5" superdrive (no superdrive controller, sadly), 300Mb SCSI drive, CD-SC CD-ROM and 100Mb SCSI ZIP drive. Add 8Mb RAM and a ZipGS it was fully tricked out. Sold it for a song when short of money. Still upset at myself...

22/9/2025, 7:21:16 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

You need to check before you say things like they are facts. There are thousands of CRT monitors for sale on eBay currently. The government is not cracking down on these - they are not restricted nor banned. Also selling them is no less green than recycling them.

22/9/2025, 7:08:33 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

No it isn't illegal to sell a CRT monitor. What country (or state if US) do you live in? Can you point me to such legislation?

22/9/2025, 6:36:06 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

You could have sold them on eBay. As they get harder to find, the prices go up. I guarantee someone will have bought it.

22/9/2025, 6:12:02 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Again, I've never heard of an Apple Monitor exploding. Which model?

22/9/2025, 4:27:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

I have never heard this, and I've been dealing with Apple computers since 1982. Exactly which model of Apple II are you talking about?

22/9/2025, 3:22:35 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Ahahahahaha 🤣🤣🤣

22/9/2025, 2:59:17 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Go look at the listings where they sell for hundreds of dollars. They are quite collectible now.

22/9/2025, 2:57:27 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Comedy Gould 🤣

22/9/2025, 2:16:19 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

🤣

22/9/2025, 2:14:58 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

You should have sold it on eBay

22/9/2025, 1:59:51 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

I heard that in Southport! I hope you didn't hurt yourself 🤞

22/9/2025, 1:55:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

"STU! IS IT FLOPPY?" the neighbours be like

22/9/2025, 1:53:48 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

They say dogs are a reflection of their owners.... you and Mr Tonks... we already know which is which 😂😂😂

22/9/2025, 1:48:58 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

A bit too old for him...

22/9/2025, 1:44:53 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Hopefully she didn't touch his short straw 😂

22/9/2025, 1:29:28 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Buck Frexit (@beany.bsky.social) reposted

My mum has lived in this country for 53 of her 76 years. She came her from France and has lived, worked and had her family here. She is now a pensioner and doesn’t deserve to feel the kind of future-ruining fear and anxiety Farage is causing. This must be resisted, we all need to step up!

22/9/2025, 10:35:10 AM | 170 65 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

🥔😂

21/9/2025, 10:31:58 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Morning! Can I make you jealous and say I don't have a single hair on my legs below my knees? 🤔

21/9/2025, 9:34:23 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Is it bad I read the hashtag as Fairytits? 🤔😂

21/9/2025, 9:29:34 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social)

Sayin' nothin' 😂

A split picture:- Top half a smiling Princess Kate and a leering Donald Trump leaning into her. Bottom half a similar scene with a painted Princess Leia being held and dragged into a leering Jabba the Hutt with his tongue out towards the princess.
20/9/2025, 5:26:21 PM | 22 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Shooting your first human though...

20/9/2025, 1:34:29 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shosh🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇧 WokeAF💥GreenAF💚 Powered by Fury,Disbelief&Determination (@shoshanade.bsky.social) reposted

More&more voices appear that Tyler Robinson can’t have been the shooter b/c the blood we all saw exiting Kirk’s body was from the EXIT wound which implies that the ENTRY wound was on the right side of his neck?!?! And then there’s this: 😳 Check the dates‼️ The posts are still live on Twitter😲😲😲

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20/9/2025, 11:55:27 AM | 9 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

It was a very good shot for an inexperienced shooter. I will leave it there...

20/9/2025, 12:33:55 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

He does, but to him it's when Jeffrey sends in pre-pubescent Anna as a stripogram 😩🤢

20/9/2025, 12:13:42 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Yes my friend, although currently stressed with packing for a house move!

19/9/2025, 11:06:19 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Sam Vimes (@samvimes6.bsky.social) reposted

I knew Disney were big, but this is rediculous.

19/9/2025, 7:47:23 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

@shoshanade.bsky.social another one for you! 😜

19/9/2025, 10:07:37 PM | 0 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dave Lee (@davelee.me) reposted

Dutch late night TV has its take

19/9/2025, 2:39:46 PM | 20794 8953 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Chu! How the devil are you old chap? Drinks are on you then? 😂

19/9/2025, 9:59:36 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

In space, no one can hear you stream....

19/9/2025, 9:57:49 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Another vote for this. One of the best series ever.

19/9/2025, 9:55:23 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

We've just watched the drama Blue Lights (on BBC iPlayer) about the police in Northern Ireland. Really enjoyed it!

19/9/2025, 9:52:57 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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19/9/2025, 5:22:36 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

The ratings are public knowledge. Someone must have looked into that by now...?

19/9/2025, 4:33:00 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social)

Obligatory food photo. My 'fusion' lunch, homemade black pudding ramen. Note to self for next time: needs more liquid. It is there, just not enough.

A bowl of noodles with chopped Spring onions, layered sliced mushrooms, layered sliced black pudding and a sliced hard boiled egg, yokes up.
19/9/2025, 3:55:41 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Laugh out loud brilliant!

19/9/2025, 9:48:04 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture TeeDixie 📎 (@teedixie.bsky.social) reposted

Oh. My. God 😂😂😂👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 Must watch & repost!!!

19/9/2025, 9:42:20 AM | 31 22 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Look at the replies on this bsky.app/profile/kenw...

19/9/2025, 9:13:03 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shosh🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇧 WokeAF💥GreenAF💚 Powered by Fury,Disbelief&Determination (@shoshanade.bsky.social) reposted

We can’t vote in US elections but we can #CancelDisney 💥💥💥

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18/9/2025, 10:53:14 PM | 19 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

I almost wish I had them so I could cancel them again

19/9/2025, 12:00:44 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Typo? Maybe it was meant to be "Big Breast", after all he is a right tit.

18/9/2025, 2:32:45 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

All perfectly normal... nothing to see here, move along...

18/9/2025, 7:53:03 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Well she is Dipsy, accompanying La-La?

17/9/2025, 10:49:48 PM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Have a soft spot even though I never lived there myself - 10 years in the City, lots of nightlife and staying over at friends who did live there - both north and south of the river. Happy days.

17/9/2025, 5:34:27 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Duchess Gemma 🐠🕷️🇪🇺 (@gemmagould.bsky.social) reposted

London thinks #TrumpIsACunt and so do I I fucking love my home city I may have left you London but I still love you ✊🏻

Protestors against Trump Protestors in London hold a sign that reads “Trump is a cunt” Protestors in London holding anti Trump signs Protestors holding anti Trump signs in London
17/9/2025, 5:16:38 PM | 195 47 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture mimij9.bsky.social (@mimij9.bsky.social) reposted

Let’s get this trending today. Thinking of you Janey. #Trumpisacunt

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16/9/2025, 1:59:52 PM | 672 308 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Ursula (@ursh.bsky.social) reposted

Do not share or the world will know about our police state. #WhereIsTheCrime

17/9/2025, 2:28:12 PM | 35 27 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

It's not breaking any laws that I'm aware of...

17/9/2025, 3:40:17 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

We'll duo acapella it 😂

16/9/2025, 6:43:29 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

This is why I don't exercise. I wouldn't like to get arrested for planking!

16/9/2025, 5:30:13 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

'Bin Raisin party

16/9/2025, 5:28:15 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

I'm still aggrieved that I can't walk my cows along any public street during daylight hours.

A man in a grubby blue shirt leading two cows down a high street with a rope. A uniformed policeman with a peaked cap is cautioning the man and writing in his notebook.
16/9/2025, 5:18:44 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Got me coat and ordered a taxi! 😂

16/9/2025, 4:59:30 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

It gets us all a-quiver....

16/9/2025, 4:58:30 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

🥰🥰🥰

16/9/2025, 4:36:12 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Dunno but it sounds fishy to me Gemma 😂. Surely it has been scaled back by now? I'd hate to be on the hook for that...

16/9/2025, 2:28:42 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

I'd be singing (badly, obvs) just to try and get fined!

16/9/2025, 12:14:44 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Not the flag of Switzerland like some gormless "patriots" painted onto roundabouts recently? Is this "progress"? 🤔😂

14/9/2025, 1:18:05 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Let's agree to DNA test everyone starting with the protesters - any "foreign" DNA means they have to leave. They would all be up for that, right?

14/9/2025, 1:12:51 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Grim. I would say something too. Like loudly commentating to my other half "Feet on the table - how very classy". My eyerolling would be on overdrive.

14/9/2025, 1:09:23 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Morning Shosh. Black, extra strong please.

14/9/2025, 7:54:17 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Buck Frexit (@beany.bsky.social) reposted

Don’t know about you but I find these guys a lot more disrespectful, frightening & offensive than pensioners holding up signs about famine in Gaza. Yet the government is pandering to the attitudes of these thugs while proscribing people who want peace & an end to violence! What a time to be alive.

13/9/2025, 4:15:24 PM | 83 25 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Unbelievable Buck. Why the hell was the person throwing punches pushed back into the mob instead of being dragged away and arrested?

13/9/2025, 4:43:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Dipa (@amrakunj.bsky.social) reposted

If the very people these protests target, stopped working for just 1 day, the UK would grind to a halt. They are not outsiders they helped build this country, they sustain it daily, and are woven into every part of society. www.bbc.com/news/article... /1

13/9/2025, 1:30:50 PM | 19 8 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Exactly this! ❤️

13/9/2025, 3:27:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Buck Frexit (@beany.bsky.social) reposted

Tommeh et al complain about how much the county is spending on asylum seekers but how much are we spending on policing, court time, prisons, street cleaning, graffiti removal etc every time his merry band of racists march into town?

13/9/2025, 1:11:39 PM | 58 9 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Duchess Gemma 🐠🕷️🇪🇺 (@gemmagould.bsky.social) reposted

This is a public service announcement: you can get your MOT done 29 days before it's end date & still preserve that end date providing it passes. September is MOT season don't wait until the day before it runs out & then get surprised that NO WHERE has any space.

12/9/2025, 8:32:47 AM | 29 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social)

Can we all please stop talking about someone barely anybody had heard of last week?

12/9/2025, 8:26:37 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Morning Urs. Not jealous at all as I log onto work early this morning... 😭

12/9/2025, 6:53:27 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture molly conger (@socialistdogmom.bsky.social) reposted

i’m not going to be lectured about political violence by people whose politics is violence

11/9/2025, 11:00:19 AM | 26857 6258 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Yeah just seen same on Sky News.

10/9/2025, 8:53:01 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

I still haven't seen this reported anywhere

10/9/2025, 8:45:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

M57 was bad yesterday so came via Altcar and it seemed appropriate to make a tiny detour and check this out. I got funny looks in the station. 🤣

10/9/2025, 3:16:06 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Apparently you need planning permission for a flagpole over 2 metres tall. Just in case you wanted to look into that? Probably works for gorilla poles too ...

10/9/2025, 2:39:15 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Massive KitKat...

A young man attempting to take a bite from a giant 13lb Kit Kat with the red outer and silver foil inner wrapping peeled away from the corner being bitten.
10/9/2025, 12:31:31 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

LOL 🤣🤣🤣

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10/9/2025, 12:25:44 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

Banksy needs to recreate the image, but add the man scrubbing it off and the police guarding it all. Banksception.

10/9/2025, 11:17:02 AM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shosh🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇧 WokeAF💥GreenAF💚 Powered by Fury,Disbelief&Determination (@shoshanade.bsky.social) reposted

I signed. Will you? (Thank you to @daviemoo.bsky.social for sharing) petition.parliament.uk/signatures/1...

10/9/2025, 10:40:42 AM | 13 11 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Buck Frexit (@beany.bsky.social) reposted

I thought it was immigrants that didn’t respect our culture? More proof, if any was needed, that England flag shaggers don’t give a shit about England’s history, heritage, landmarks and culture. What they believe in is white supremacy.

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9/9/2025, 3:17:39 PM | 123 37 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture Shosh🇪🇺🇺🇦🇬🇧 WokeAF💥GreenAF💚 Powered by Fury,Disbelief&Determination (@shoshanade.bsky.social) reposted

Now. We. Are. Talking🎯🎯🎯

9/9/2025, 12:56:10 PM | 16 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Profile picture John L (@johnlf.bsky.social) reply parent

It only took me 10 weeks, 29 viewings, 7 offers and two offer retractions due to horrific survey results to find our forever property... 😳😬

9/9/2025, 10:33:34 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view