Steve Basnett
Repost/reskeet other people's funny, pro comedians' jokes, and sometimes my own tat. Regular new stuff every day. Also support outstanding investigative journalists and their work.
#jokes #comedy #funny #gags #satire #humour #laughs #serious
Starter Packs
Created by Steve Basnett (7)
Satire
Satirists. And sitarists.
A dozen regular posters of funny
About a dozen people who post funny things most days. List kept deliberately short - click on Posts instead of People for recent output. Last updated: 22nd Feb. About teatime.
Green Politicians UK
Green Politicians and Green Party Organisations on Bluesky
MP cross-Party support for The Observer (EDM)
MPs on Bluesky from different political Parties who have attached their names to an Early Day Motion calling for a Public Interest Intervention Notice in relation to The Observer. 16 MPs (4 not on Bluesky yet) Last updated: 13th January 2025
Famous people supporting 'Save The Observer'
Created as a thank you to all of the well known and widely respected people who have officially given their support to the 'Save The Observer' newspaper campaign. Follow those who are currently on Bluesky with one handy click. ---- CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION ----
Save The Observer newspaper: best people to follow
A dozen thoroughly good people to follow on Bluesky who post and repost useful information about The Observer takeover of "spluttering incomprehension". CURRENTLY BEING RECYCLED INTO A NEW USEFUL SET OF WHO TO FOLLOW GENERALLY IN THIS NEW WORLD DISORDER BATSHIT
British & Irish Comedians
British & Irish Comedians (and others well respected in the UK) who are on Bluesky. Last updated: 7th March. About teatime. Roughly 60-ish
@henry62.bsky.social
Pro-Democracy 💙 #TEAMJUSTICE #JUSTICEMATTERS #Powertothepeople #BlueskyCrew #BlueCrewResisters @dandbfans.bsky.social #StrongerTogether #BlueskyFriends #BlueCrew #DemsConnect #TogetherWeRise #50501Movement Support Independent Media 👍🗽
@briansager.bsky.social
Husband, Father, Nurse (RN), since 1998, Son, friend, liberal, Democrat. I enjoy sci-fi, music. MSNBC. 🚫 MAGA. Supporter of LGBTQIA+, and diversity.
@lastweektonight.com
The official Bluesky account of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. youtube.com/lastweektonight
@janetanscombe.bsky.social
Doctor of ancient history, retired university lecturer living among birds, books, trees, peace & neuroscience, "leftie elitist", European, MBE. Welsh & Irish (any flag emojis?)
@heavensgone.bsky.social
The next UK General Election will be contested by 4 Tory parties – Labour Tories, LibDem Tories, Reform Tories and the original Nasty Party Better #VoteGreen
@liquidbelles.com
Storyteller. Audiobook Narrator. Voice Actor. Here for the hope, the resilience... and let's face it, the cool cats #resist
@jonworth.eu
EU politics and sustainable transport, especially railways. Brit who became German and lives in a village in France. When he's not escaping it on a train or a folding bicycle. Teaches at College of Europe, still writes a blog, photographs with a drone.
@rchdnv.bsky.social
Husband, father, brother, son, great uncle. Enthusiastic, compassionate, inquisitive. Images mine, except where noted. 📍 Leicestershire UK
@thegazettecoop.mastodonapp.uk.ap.brid.gy
The Leicester Gazette is a local, independent newspaper, free to access for all online and soon in print. [bridged from https://mastodonapp.uk/@thegazettecoop on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]
@dsantanielloauthor.bsky.social
Author. Farmer. Somewhere in between. All the time. 🇺🇸 🇵🇭
@stephencolegrave.bsky.social
Co-founder of Byline Times and Byline Festival. Author of Punk. Trustee of One Million Mentors and The Young Actors Theatre. Curator of Rock Art exhibitions and events.
@lizingleson.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of International History at London School of Economics Author of MADE IN CHINA (Harvard University Press, 2024)
@sjj.bsky.social
Amateur procrastinator, deactivated writer, coach, technology fancier, tall and achy. Cymro ac dysgwr Cymraeg. Annibyniaeth. Newport County.
@humanbeinghuman.bsky.social
Here to peacefully dissent. We are the safety in numbers. Now more than ever, stronger together. Artist
@wolfiemouse.bsky.social
Artist/photographer, chef, gardener, crocheter, and old! Dog person who respects cats. 'Treat others as you would like to be treated.'
@kat4obama.bsky.social
“Setbacks are unavoidable, but giving up is unforgivable." - President Joe Biden
@oldliberalfart.bsky.social
Peace Love Equity NO Trump/MAGA. Slava Ukraini! Putin obituary wanted. Abortion is healthcare and all healthcare should be a right. NO DM, porn, fund me crypto stuff. #USProtests #StopTheCoup #DefendDemocracy #BuildTheResistance
@kenokol.bsky.social
Ohio born Wisconsin resident. Retired from public safety support services, now smuggling legal weed over the (IL) border. 😀😄 Former Navy Wife. NAFO. Football. Football. And football. Baker Babe. I have this cat.... Escapee from TwitterX.
@timkarr.bsky.social
A crash-scene investigation at the crossroads of new media & public policy. Against media concentration; for robust local journalism & digital democracy. www.freepress.net & https://mediacitizen.blogspot.com & https://timkarr.tumblr.com
@chaykak.bsky.social
Staff Writer at The New Yorker, writing a weekly column on tech & culture. Author of Filterworld (2024) & The Longing for Less (2020). Newsletter fan. Email: kyle_chayka@newyorker.com. Ava is a sloth cake.
@timbl.bsky.social
Inventor of WWW Co-founder & CTO Inrupt.com | Lead, Solidproject.org Co-founder WebFoundation.org & theODI.org Founder w3.org Follow me on Mastodon https://w3c.social/@timbl Pre-order my memoir ‘This is for Everyone’ https://linktr.ee/thisisforeveryone
@tjekdet.dk
Danmarks eneste internationalt certificerede faktatjekmedie. Læs mere på TjekDet.dk. Tip på tip@tjekdet.dk. Denmark's only internationally certified fact-checking media. Learn more at TjekDet.dk. Send tips to tip@tjekdet.dk.
@1kalipso.bsky.social
Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi Canik ilçe Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi | İlçe Saymanı | İl Delegesi Cumhuriyetin izinde, Atatürk'ün yolunda... 🇹🇷 𝑴. 𝑲𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒍 𝑨𝒕𝒂𝒕ü𝒓𝒌
@jo4070.bsky.social
@johns78.bsky.social
Potentially awkward mix of LFC, politics, daftness and the 49ers. @oracularclam on Twitter...
@javiergarcia.bsky.social
I will only post useful things that a) might help people or b) make them soil themselves with laughter. That is my solemn vow.
@broligarchy.substack.com.web.brid.gy
Girl power vs Tech bros. Click to read The Power, by Carole Cadwalladr, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers. [bridged from https://broligarchy.substack.com/ on the web: https://fed.brid.gy/web/broligarchy.substack.com ]
@kevin-gallant.bsky.social
Canadian Author of Beyond the Mark: Ashes of the Hero. 🗡🛡🔮✨️🧙♂️ https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/beyond-the-mark https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM96B5J9 Singer for Violet Outburst 🎸🎤 https://open.spotify.com/artist/0Vf4w9Ze38rLniADBEGKSp?si=AcWduGX
@dadmovie-dad.bsky.social
Hey Kids, Dad here. Every movie is a dad movie once I watch it, and if I can figure out this danged DVD player, there’s something to learn from each and every one of them. Follow me for movie wisdom.
@schafernaker.bsky.social
Meteorologist at the BBC and part-time Artist/Painter 🇵🇱🇬🇧 Uni Of Reading 🏛 Contact ✉️📺tim@timreedmanagement.com https://www.schafernakerart.com https://www.tomaszschafernaker.com Insta/x @schafernaker
@jasonbentsman.bsky.social
Wayfaring Writer & Photographer // One photo a day (& others' great photos) // Work in Bklyn Review, Offing, LitroMagUK, Mercurius, Tiny Mcules, AmBystander, MTL Review, HAD, Amstdm Qtrly, FStop, et al www.linktr.ee/Jason_Bentsman
@ekoski1.bsky.social
#rstats, climate policy, wireless, science, justice, human rights, 日本語, vegan ice cream. He/him
@chatyourmindaway.bsky.social
Loves to. #music #hiphop #rap #eminem #drake #fans #sports #entertainment #television #streaming #livetv
@johncusack.bsky.social
Apocalyptic shit disturber elephant trainer - This is the only account . 👈 If I share something it doesn’t necessarily mean I agree Founding board member @Freedom.press please follow https://linktr.ee/freedomofpress @johncusack on twiiter
@jgo4justice.bsky.social
Co-CEO of @FreePress.bsky.social. Board member @AmericasVoice.bsky.social & @LatinoMediaCollaborative. Los Angeles-based chingona.
@zamaan.bsky.social
Campaigns at @accountabletech.bsky.social, Co-Chair at @designitforus.bsky.social. Alum: @ausis.bsky.social, Real Facebook Oversight Board, @markey.senate.gov, @casten.house.gov. YNWA | 🇺🇸🇬🇧 | he/him | opinions my own
@yaeleisenstat.bsky.social
Been called alarmist, a Cassandra & “someone with the resume of a 70 yr old man”. Pro-dog & pro-democracy. Working on tech accountability to safeguard democracy in the digital age at Cybersecurity for Democracy. Personal website: www.yaeleisenstat.com
@greensvswoodsmoke.bsky.social
Please follow this account if you are a green party member, or thinking of joining the green party, and want to phase out wood burning. United Kingdom https://www.cleanairhub.org.uk/clean-air-information/the-basic-information/wood-burners
@fritzbischoff.bsky.social
Londoner by heart, Northerner by soul. Loving Asian and Italian food. I appreciate a good beer. Travel enthusiast in love with Asia, South Europe. Pro EU, anti Brexit, anti MAGA & Trump 💙💙 #FBPE
@suzannehamiltonsh.bsky.social
Lover of democracy, Cairn Terriers and fonts. Climate change is real, just ask my (former) house here in Colorado
@christinalattimer.bsky.social
Founder of People Development Magazine and the Higher Self Leadership Model - Behaviour Change Coach - love sharing the collective wisdom we all know on a level https://peopledevelopmentmagazine.com https://linktr.ee/christinalattimer #leadership
@damionmatthews.bsky.social
Publisher of The Notable (coming soon.) 💙💙💙 🟠🟢🔵 https://boxd.it/6oHmx 📸 https://instagram.com/damionmatthews
@gylesnamopaleen.bsky.social
Management coach based in Switzerland. Post mostly about brexit with an Irish/European slant. Originally from Ireland. Pseudonym for work reasons is a deliberately misspelt hat tip to Brian O Nolan, the Irish novelist, playwright & contrarian.