Trainspotting The Musical Thirty years on from the film that changed everything, the world premiere production of Trainspotting The Musical storms the West End stage.

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Obviously I’ve got skin in the game so can’t be trusted, but this is shaping up to be the most absolutely epic event I’ve been involved with.

FAILURE IS ALWAYS AN OPTION

@stevemasonofficial.bsky.social in conversation with very special guest hosts:

Mon 20th April - LONDON with @irvinewelsh.bsky.social

Thurs 30th April - BRIGHTON with Shaun Keaveny

Tues 5th May - EDINBURGH with @nicolameighan.bsky.social

Tix: tix.to/booktour

Honestly just ban social media until the companies can show they’ve got a grip on this.

I’m increasingly not sure democracy can survive the deepfake era.

Your regular reminder that Uniserve Ltd got over £1.4 billion in VIP lane COVID contracts without tender.

Their profits increased 500% overnight, and they didn't deliver almost £180m of contracted goods.

They just happened to share an address with Julia Lopez.

Is Richard Tice’s picture AI-manipulated? Here are five giveaways Experts and social media detectives take a closer look at Reform deputy leader’s image of an apparent campaign event

"The photographer is real," say scrupulously honest Reform.

In which case, their supporters have 6 fingers, can perform levitation, and are campaigning to "Get Stuppence Out."

Stick to tax evasion, Tice. You're absolutely nailing that.

www.theguardian.com/politics/ng-...

Absolutely appalling

I have just submitted a complaint about this. It's easy. You should do it.

All cemetery employees know how to dispose of a body 😂

The Prosecutors cocked up the case

Traders placed over $1bn in perfectly timed bets on the Iran war. What is going on? Suspicious wagers on the US-Israel war in Iran are creating huge windfalls and raising concerns among lawmakers

More corruption in the Trump Era. Nail down anything of value while these thugs are in office.

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

Stop Paramount's Corruption Gala · Public Citizen On Thursday, April 23, inside the now-shuttered United States Institute of Peace building, Paramount Chairman and CEO David Ellison plans to “honor” President Trump at an invite-only, swanky dinner. ...

Join us in solidarity outside the U.S. Institute of Peace on April 23 at 5:30PM to protest David Ellison’s dinner honoring Donald Trump!

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The Deal That Could Destroy Hollywood - The American Prospect Paramount’s purchase of Warner Bros. would be a huge blow to filmmakers and film lovers alike.

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Open Letter: 4,000+ Industry Leaders Oppose the Paramount–WBD Merger Glenn Close, Ben Stiller, Jane Fonda, Mark Ruffalo, Lin-Manuel Miranda, and more than 4,000 filmmakers and industry professionals call on regulators to block the deal.

blockthemerger.com/openletter

You Don’t Know What You’re M ss ng How what's missing distorts reality and shapes our decisions

If you like science, data, psychology, or the occasional wobble in reality - you might like @kityates.bsky.social’s new book… and if you don’t jump in to pre-order it, you won’t know what you’re m ss ng!

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It’s always lovely to see Domination out in the wild!

Cat humour

He’s not the problem…

Two men in fatigues with their hands ziptied being arrested by Capitol Police

Dozens of people in fatigues lined up in the Capitol Rotunda with signage demanding an end to the Iran War

Dozens of US military veterans were arrested at the Capitol today during a protest against the Iran War.

Photos via @frankthorp.bsky.social

Liars should be called out.
If they didn't tell lies, they can go to court.

This👇🏼takes the BBC’s Pro Reform campaign to another level it’s fcuking unacceptable - here is how to make a complaint, I will

www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...

It's about time the mobile phone racket was curbed once and for all. What mugs we've all been taken for, for years!

Very important message for anyone coming to the charity football match on May 16th! See you there! 🍌

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I'm sick of Rosindell and his lies.
This is a Local Election for Havering.
Wonder why my ballot didn't arrive when the other 2 people who live here got theirs by Post on Saturday. I'll have to wait until 30th April to report it missing. Did the Postie nick it?

I could have played this social media thing so very differently.
I only came on here (originally) to say hello… to share my news and professional experiences.
For better or for worse, I somehow got a little sidetracked. 👀
Ah, well… in for a penny and all that! 🤷‍♂️ 😄

You never did come round to mow my lawn.
Best you stick to acting & directing.

💯 🎯

(the midterms can't come soon enough)

I honestly don’t know why racists, terfs, homophobes, and the like, bother trying to march in Brighton.

It’s like trying to knock a house down with a feather.

Anyway, June 13th is another attempt from some knuckle draggers, and we’ll be there to show them the door. Come along.