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04.03.2026 06:52 πŸ‘ 8729 πŸ” 3267 πŸ’¬ 30 πŸ“Œ 46
[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.]

From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes:

NEWSREADER:

Extraordinary images here 

of an expat in Dubai 

[The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly]

…Having their first ever geopolitical thought.

[CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones]. 

CLIVE MYRIE:

To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent

DAVID JONES:

Clive, this is momentous

It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: β€˜Dubai Is Brilliant’.

[Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same]

You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self.

It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts.

CLIVE MYRIE:

Which are…?

DAVID JONES:

You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, 
I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa.

CLIVE MYRIE:

And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days?

DAVID JONES:

I think we can expect to see:

β€œI Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To”

CLIVE MYRIE:

Mmm. 

[Ends]

[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.] From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes: NEWSREADER: Extraordinary images here of an expat in Dubai [The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly] …Having their first ever geopolitical thought. [CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones]. CLIVE MYRIE: To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent DAVID JONES: Clive, this is momentous It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: β€˜Dubai Is Brilliant’. [Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same] You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self. It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts. CLIVE MYRIE: Which are…? DAVID JONES: You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa. CLIVE MYRIE: And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days? DAVID JONES: I think we can expect to see: β€œI Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To” CLIVE MYRIE: Mmm. [Ends]

04.03.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 3966 πŸ” 1237 πŸ’¬ 17 πŸ“Œ 40
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01.03.2026 10:55 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
HOPE IS HERE

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01.03.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 1466 πŸ” 467 πŸ’¬ 41 πŸ“Œ 74
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Hello darkness my old friend...

27.02.2026 08:33 πŸ‘ 1539 πŸ” 215 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 82
Norway 2 England 1 1981 Commentary
Norway 2 England 1 1981 Commentary YouTube video by Michael Alcorn

Gorton & Denton got me feeling like this

27.02.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Matt "Good win"? More like Matt Cunt

27.02.2026 04:37 πŸ‘ 764 πŸ” 122 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1

anything for folks on District Heating?

25.02.2026 17:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

19.02.2026 08:26 πŸ‘ 11937 πŸ” 3082 πŸ’¬ 205 πŸ“Œ 243

This is why the entire terrain of contest for decades has been *social* liberalism - who has rights, who deserves respect, and so on: because social liberalism doesn’t cost money, and doesn’t threaten the power structure. And if the right pushes back hard, it can simply be overturned and withdrawn.

18.02.2026 09:21 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The thing about Casablanca being the greatest film of all time is people don't believe you and then they watch it

15.02.2026 12:26 πŸ‘ 1968 πŸ” 350 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 33

how is Bergman Island not on this list?

14.02.2026 13:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

also Slot's job is to make the most of the resources available and instead he's just refusing to even try to use at least 3 perfectly cromulent options (Endo, Chiesa, Rio)

10.02.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I wouldn't mind the Pollyanna types normally but in addition to being bad we're also playing dreadful boring football and it ruins my week to have to sit through it over and over again

10.02.2026 15:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

TRUMP: I invented electricity. did it one day, turned on a lamp and a scientist gasped and said wow how did you do that and I said I just flicked a switch and he started crying and saying "sir you've just saved Africa from ebola"

BBC NEWS: a sober reflection on healthcare from the President

21.01.2026 14:26 πŸ‘ 418 πŸ” 86 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

TRUMP: my colon could wrestle a bear. a doctor told me. he said, have you ever considered getting surgery to have your colon removed and then entering it into a bear fight? because this is the best colon I've ever seen and I saw George Washington's

BBC NEWS: Mr Trump espouses American manufacturing

21.01.2026 14:04 πŸ‘ 330 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

TRUMP: no-one has eaten more cheese than me. if anyone tells you otherwise they're a horse fucker. I eat cheese every day, sometimes two days. cheese is good, it's nutritious, it's for white people, you can't eat the plastic packaging but sometimes I do

BBC NEWS: and now we move onto foreign policy

21.01.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 338 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

TRUMP: honk honk honk, I'm a big goose. everyone tells me whenever I enter a room, that's the biggest goose I've ever seen and I say yes. I'm a big goose. in a good way. a lot of Somalians are small stupid gooses but I'm a big goose

BBC NEWS: a disciplined Trump sticks to the script on the economy

21.01.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 2346 πŸ” 609 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 64

the only thing that really matters is we are playing miserable football that makes people sad to watch, regardless of results

19.01.2026 22:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just fyi. On Friday, Lord Falconer, who's shepherding the assisted dying bill through the Lords, admitted that he thought it was fine if someone chose to die because they didn't have enough money for care

If you're left wing and support the principle, I really need you to look at the bill's details

18.01.2026 12:16 πŸ‘ 81 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Mark Felton will stalk you for the rest of your days

16.01.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

No I support the complete and total eradication of the Labour party as an electoral and organising force in the UK. That is my goal. That is my aim. For too long they have sat like a dead toad in UK politics, taking up room and festering. Enough. Out. Fuck off. Fuck you. This is my position.

10.01.2026 10:01 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

where would Slot be on there? Somewhere near Rangnick?

05.01.2026 12:27 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago

04.01.2026 18:49 πŸ‘ 43469 πŸ” 16079 πŸ’¬ 326 πŸ“Œ 411

this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier

03.01.2026 22:57 πŸ‘ 23832 πŸ” 6725 πŸ’¬ 186 πŸ“Œ 154

the year is 2026

03.01.2026 06:49 πŸ‘ 904 πŸ” 223 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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"He's not going to win a Nobel Peace Prize doing that"

03.01.2026 11:02 πŸ‘ 132 πŸ” 32 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
02.01.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 8829 πŸ” 2139 πŸ’¬ 43 πŸ“Œ 31
Scene from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

Scene from "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"

Look, I'm sure that Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be fun, but I highly doubt it will be as good as the original.

25.12.2025 14:14 πŸ‘ 7384 πŸ” 1057 πŸ’¬ 117 πŸ“Œ 82

hopefully Elsevier grows up to be either a baker or a tailor

17.12.2025 15:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0