Marine Le Pen on Newsnight
Tommy Robinson on Newsnight
Graham Linehan on Newsnight 11/2/2020
Rupert Lowe on Newsnight
only the last of these was in the last 3 years
I'm going to add:
The absence of ALL SAINTS from Pollhalla is also shameful. But, specific guidance from the pollrunner notwithstanding, I feel like it would be a cheat to claim (two of) them for Canada here.
YMMV on noms day.
The BBC somehow manages not to mention that a male anti-trans/gender-critical extremist harassed a female MP so relentlessly that police had to offer her an escort for her protection
A pretty significant and central detail to just leave out
![[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: ‘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:
“I Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To”
CLIVE MYRIE:
Mmm.
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[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: ‘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: “I Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To” CLIVE MYRIE: Mmm. [Ends]
absolutely fuck off
#ExitMusic
#10
LILY ALLEN
4. 'TENNIS'
UK 2025
2:01 - 2:30
"And who the fuck is Madeline?...
Da da-da, da-da, da-da, who's Madeline?
Who's Madeline?
x3
Da da-da, da-da, da-da, who's Madeline?
No, but who is Madeline, actually?"
5. MADELINE!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0-m...
You and me, we'd refuse to do this. We'd refuse to pretend it was unknown who hit the school, that it wasn't even suggested the yanks did it. We wouldn't struggle to answer the question of whether of not incinerating a school full of children was a war crime.
They do it, though.
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE FOR ME LATELY JANET
40
Connections
Puzzle #1003
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#THETENX5 DAY 35
She's (finally) here...!
Part 2 of 2
16.
BEYONCÉ (3/3 + 1 ft)
'FORMATION'
USA 2016
2016: 3/4 🥉
This and 'Alright' are separated by a year, but linked by a) race, b) politics and c) Grammy snubs in favour of the blandest, whitest Brits.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDZJ...
New MP Hannah Spencer was given a police escort after an anti-hate demonstration turned violent. The Green Party MP had made a speech at the Greater Together Manchester event on Sunday afternoon in Piccadilly Gardens.
I try very hard not to use the word Orwellian too much but it’s the best adjective for the mauling of language at the start of this BBC News report. “… an anti-hate demonstration that turned violent”. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
You really can’t have this guy not going to jail for the rest of his short, unhealthy life and still be any kind of democracy, I think.
I say this every year, but:
The uni students I'm teaching are thoughtful, intelligent, will make everything they encounter better.
With a new addition for 2026:
They deeply hate AI.
"I like the diverse crowd here...
...there's like, music heads who are like, 40..." 😳
youtu.be/SuRgM_apnDk?...
Norman Rockwell Four Freedoms freedom of speech meme
You can hold this opinion for 25 years, then arriving on Music Twitter be like:
This is not surprising, and is primarily a symptom of the outsized baby boomer generation constantly flexing its political might to systematically screw over younger generations to feather their beds even further.
Why would anyone younger than 50 want to retain the status quo?
Despite a new album and an unswayable fan base, Morrissey wants nothing more than to validate his victimhood.
Her trip to Ireland was ruined by this one question?? Gee, I wonder why…
the western press is truly, truly ill.
If you need it explaining - the fire was at the OTHER end of Union Street, and the building in the photo is, AFAIK, absolutely fine.
Awful news about Glasgow Central, I'm still hoping the station itself escaped serious damage.
But while we're here, can anyone spot the problem with the news photo below, from thetraveler.org/glasgow-cent...?
We've really got to STOP using AI to fake things.
I can confirm that Blackout beat Tangled Up by 5 points.
And if you want to see the full top 10, go here.
(🧪went out in the 20s as there was a 2-albums-per-artist limit and TU has always been more popular on PJ)
forum.popjustice.com/threads/ulti...
Connections
Puzzle #1002
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#THETENX5 DAY 34
17.
RIHANNA (1/3)
'ONLY GIRL (IN THE WORLD)'
Barbados 2010
2010: 3/9🥉
There are four triple-song artists in the list, and Rihanna is the first one we say goodbye to.
RIHANNA will return, in... #TheN0ughtie5.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa14...
New record in "how long between switching on 6 Music and Emily Pilbeam mentioning Leeds" this morning.
5 seconds 😀
#ExitMusic
#9
RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
'KILLING IN THE NAME'
USA 1992
I don't need to explain this one, do I?
Anyway, it starts at 4:11 and runs to 5:13, and don't invite them on to live breakfast radio and ask them to do as they're told...😇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWXa...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ul7...
#NotYourFavourite
Seconds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDzn...
Hannah Spencer being harrassed by fascist YouTube streamers in Manchester, every week they are at it
