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Proud father, retired twice, Gloucester Rugby, motorcycling, war bore, books, beer, politically motivated and always trying to look on the bright side of life. πŸ’βšͺ️

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02.03.2026 16:17 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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This is amazing.

www.getyourfuckingmoneyback.com

27.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 37029 πŸ” 11956 πŸ’¬ 497 πŸ“Œ 799
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I'm guessing this wasn't the plan.

26.02.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 255 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 35 πŸ“Œ 68
A North Shore Shred - Extreme Mountain Unicycling 2015
A North Shore Shred - Extreme Mountain Unicycling 2015 YouTube video by Ryan Kremsater

Welcome aboard @bikes.keekay.cloud I found this a few years ago and it hit a spot, will set me up for a day if @bikeabilityuk.bsky.social for @rideleicester.bsky.social with the Year 5s of Humberstone youtu.be/ZJYWFKQxmwE?...

26.02.2026 08:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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John Davidson Gives First Interview and Explains Tourette’s Tics After Shouting N-Word and Other Slurs at BAFTAs: β€˜I Felt a Wave of Shame’ (EXCLUSIVE) John Davidson's explains Tourette's tics and the BAFTA N-word incident in his first exclusive interview with Variety.

Fantastic interview. Everyone should read it:

25.02.2026 02:47 πŸ‘ 620 πŸ” 307 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 27
Confrontation - How I Met Your Mother
Confrontation - How I Met Your Mother YouTube video by robtk

Re: #Shrinking I used to watch this video religiously 20 (!?) years ago so Iβ€˜m giddy rn lol

www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhXs...

25.02.2026 08:19 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
"BANKSY of politics' goes back to the future
with deepfake lampoons," chortled the Times
on 6 February, lauding the man behind
website the Crewkerne Gazette, which
publishes Al-generated satirical videos of
politicians.


The article was merely the latest in a slew of
adulatory coverage for the website. The Sun
has run several of its "side-splitting" videos
In November the Telegraph enthused "Three
cheers for the Kemi video that shows that
satire isn't dead", calling it "a ray of joy"


Which makes it rather awkward that he is
actually Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who has
multiple convictions for inciting racial hatred,
sending malicious communications and
racially aggravated harassment to his name.


In 2016 he was imprisoned for two years - ta
run concurrently with a 40-month prison
sentence he was already serving - for what a
judge described as "a cruel campaign of vile
racist abuse" against Labour MP Luciana
Berger.


Full story online and in t

"BANKSY of politics' goes back to the future with deepfake lampoons," chortled the Times on 6 February, lauding the man behind website the Crewkerne Gazette, which publishes Al-generated satirical videos of politicians. The article was merely the latest in a slew of adulatory coverage for the website. The Sun has run several of its "side-splitting" videos In November the Telegraph enthused "Three cheers for the Kemi video that shows that satire isn't dead", calling it "a ray of joy" Which makes it rather awkward that he is actually Joshua Bonehill-Paine, who has multiple convictions for inciting racial hatred, sending malicious communications and racially aggravated harassment to his name. In 2016 he was imprisoned for two years - ta run concurrently with a 40-month prison sentence he was already serving - for what a judge described as "a cruel campaign of vile racist abuse" against Labour MP Luciana Berger. Full story online and in t

Meet the guy behind the "side splitting cartoons," which, according to The Sun, prove that "satire isn't dead."

(Such a pity about those race hate convictions)

www.private-eye.co.uk/media-news

23.02.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 268 πŸ” 91 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 2

Let's try this again πŸ‘‹

Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA.

I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?

21.02.2026 16:32 πŸ‘ 13761 πŸ” 3498 πŸ’¬ 895 πŸ“Œ 187

Perfect

21.02.2026 11:22 πŸ‘ 135 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 0

Victoria Derbyshire allowing Zia Yusuf to tie himself in absolute knots by asking him simple questions about Reform policy.

A masterclass in quality journalism.

17.02.2026 23:11 πŸ‘ 1356 πŸ” 382 πŸ’¬ 102 πŸ“Œ 19
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Britain’s Story: The Next Chapter - BBC Royal Charter Review, Green Paper and public consultation

This is the Gov looking for your input on the BBC. It takes a while to complete (15/20 mins) but it’s pretty comprehensive and covers most aspects.

Please share. I’m surprised many people haven’t seen it yet.

www.gov.uk/government/c...

15.02.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 387 πŸ” 442 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 22
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Liberty Mitchell jailed for causing crash that killed two people Police found videos showing Liberty Mitchell would sometimes film Snapchat clips while driving.

Only passed driving test 3 weels earlier.
No insurance.
Habit of phone use whilst driving.
Crashed and killed 2 whilst overtaking at almost 100mph.
Just 6 years jail and an 8 year driving ban.

What can be done to stop lunatics like this before they kill?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

14.02.2026 07:55 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 20 πŸ“Œ 6
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🎯🎯

15.02.2026 13:03 πŸ‘ 20556 πŸ” 8410 πŸ’¬ 469 πŸ“Œ 340
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Israel destroys part of a war cemetery holding the remains of over 3,000 men, mainly British, who were killed in WW1 and WW2, and how does the UK respond?

"We are raising our concerns about this with the Israeli authorities".

#DCUKparliament

16.02.2026 08:23 πŸ‘ 102 πŸ” 81 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2

Don’t forget Kuensberg is off this week. We can all watch BBC for a change. It’s Vic!!!

15.02.2026 08:44 πŸ‘ 78 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 1
conversation with 2 Canadians turns sour very quickly
conversation with 2 Canadians turns sour very quickly YouTube video by Victor Patrascan

I’ve never seen @victorpatrascan.bsky.social’s comedy before, but this clip of him doing crowd work with two Canadian racists is incredible. β€œWhat’s your genocidal [settler] background?”

13.02.2026 08:35 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

photo of Pam Bondi testifying in the foreground as a group of 7 women and 1 men raise their hands

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

11.02.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 40533 πŸ” 13806 πŸ’¬ 1373 πŸ“Œ 891
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Delroy Lindo's 'Sinners' monologue was almost cut. Then he pulled Ryan Coogler aside Nominated for his first Oscar at 73 for playing bluesman Delta Slim, Lindo is living proof of his own mantra: 'It's not where you start, it's where you finish.'

Delroy Lindo's 'Sinners' monologue was almost cut. Then he pulled Ryan Coogler aside

11.02.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

10.02.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 31324 πŸ” 13772 πŸ’¬ 972 πŸ“Œ 1689
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Mandelson has long cultivated a reputation as a master PR spinner. In reality, he’s mostly succeeded in repeatedly turning himself into a symbol of corrupt politics.

➑️ Watch the full episode of Page 94, the Private Eye podcast, on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnCe...

11.02.2026 08:41 πŸ‘ 226 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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Peter Mandelson issues secret notice demanding press leave him alone – read in full LATE on Friday evening, this notice was circulated from representatives of Peter Mandelson, via press regulator IPSO and the Press Association news…

BREAKING: Peter Mandelson just sent this secret notice to all UK media, demanding they leave him alone.

He uses IPSO clauses designed to support grieving families in a bid to stop scrutiny of his relationship with Epstein

We have published it in full.

www.thenational.scot/news/2583451...

06.02.2026 19:06 πŸ‘ 1274 πŸ” 648 πŸ’¬ 104 πŸ“Œ 127
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The Long, Long Trail's Bookshop Bookshop UK When you buy through the Long, Long Trail's Bookshop at bookshop.org, you not only support local booksellers but help with financial support for the site. I will be adding books and complete lists fro...

uk.bookshop.org/shop/longlon... testing

07.02.2026 12:03 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

*This* is what journalism is for. Just how was Palantir, a foreign company whose leaders openly call for the elimination of democracy, given ownership of significant segments of UK institutions?

07.02.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 104 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Starmer faces questions over visit to Palantir office alongside Mandelson Former ambassador was also shareholder in lobbying group that counted US tech firm as a client

New on FT website:

Downing Street has refused to say whether Sir Keir Starmer knew Palantir was a client of Peter Mandelson’s lobbying firm when they both visited the company in Washington last February β€” ahead of it winning a Β£240mn UK government contract.

www.ft.com/content/5bba...

07.02.2026 08:20 πŸ‘ 1490 πŸ” 834 πŸ’¬ 151 πŸ“Œ 173
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Calls to halt UK Palantir contracts grow amid β€˜lack of transparency’ over deals Opposition MPs urge Labour to pause public contracts with the US tech firm after attempts to examine deals blocked

It's not just the decision to give public money and public data to a sworn enemy of everything we stand for, appalling though that is. It's also the secrecy and illegal shutting out of any competition. What does Palantir have on Streeting and Starmer - and did Mandelson give it to them?

06.02.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 558 πŸ” 245 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 9

This is why Shakespeare is the greatest genius who ever lived. And this is just from a few pages he wrote in someone else's play.

05.02.2026 14:50 πŸ‘ 351 πŸ” 82 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 4
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A UAE investor secretly gave Trump $187 million and his top Middle East envoy $31 million. And then Trump gave that investor access to sensitive defense technology that broke decades of national security precedent.

Brazen, open corruption. And we shouldn't pretend it's normal.

03.02.2026 16:26 πŸ‘ 4835 πŸ” 2091 πŸ’¬ 217 πŸ“Œ 144
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Starmer Faces Renewed Pressure To Remove Chief Of Staff Over Mandelson Affair Prime Minister Keir Starmer is underΒ pressure from LabourΒ MPs to sack his chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, over his role in theΒ appointment of Pet...

The growing Mandelson scandal has resulted in renewed pressure on the position of Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney, who was instrumental in the decision to bring him into government, reports PolHome's Tom Scotson

03.02.2026 18:32 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 12
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Who funds the Free Speech Union? Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.

It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...

17.01.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 4059 πŸ” 1592 πŸ’¬ 329 πŸ“Œ 146