Iain
@8letters.co.uk
British European living in Amsterdam. 8lettersuk on most other platforms. Allegedly a yuppen.
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Bleak data from Britain: Is the UK once again the sick man of Europe?
Bleak data from Britain: Is the UK once again the sick man of Europe?
The label once used to describe the UK’s industrial decline in the 1970s is echoing anew as fresh data show the economy slipping into reverse. A 0.1% contraction in September and weak quarterly growth have revived doubts about Britain’s economic vitality amid global trade headwinds.
l.euronews.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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The BBC have always been biased against me. As I explained in detail during my 38 appearances on BBC Question Time.
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The BBC have always been biased against me. As I explained in detail during my 38 appearances on BBC Question Time.
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If the Prescott memo is true, and there is a secret cabal of LGBTQ+ journalists stopping any negative stories about trans people being published or aired at BBC News, then, I have to say, they’re doing a really fucking shit job of that.
November 12, 2025 at 10:41 AM
If the Prescott memo is true, and there is a secret cabal of LGBTQ+ journalists stopping any negative stories about trans people being published or aired at BBC News, then, I have to say, they’re doing a really fucking shit job of that.
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An analysis of BBC news coverage over the last 4 years shows a shameless bias against Vladimir Putin, with BBC reporters insisting on calling the Special Military Operation in Ukraine “an invasion”
November 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
An analysis of BBC news coverage over the last 4 years shows a shameless bias against Vladimir Putin, with BBC reporters insisting on calling the Special Military Operation in Ukraine “an invasion”
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Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Why can't the BBC just be more impartial towards President Trump, like GB News, says Nigel Farage.
GB News:
GB News:
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Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
November 11, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Trump's White House & fawning hacks here don't really care about the 0.001% that the BBC gets wrong. They care about all the stuff it gets right.
So Plur1bus is a blend of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Truman Show? Episode 1 was a journey.
November 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
So Plur1bus is a blend of Invasion of the Body Snatchers and The Truman Show? Episode 1 was a journey.
Well that was not what i expected. #CelebrityTraitors
They are going to not get many Christmas cards this year from the celeb group.
They are going to not get many Christmas cards this year from the celeb group.
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Well that was not what i expected. #CelebrityTraitors
They are going to not get many Christmas cards this year from the celeb group.
They are going to not get many Christmas cards this year from the celeb group.
Finally getting to watch #CelebrityTraitors final and have miraculously avoided all spoilers.
November 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Finally getting to watch #CelebrityTraitors final and have miraculously avoided all spoilers.
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Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design.
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
I'm not sure that celebrities and politicians flying all around the globe annually (on private jets) is the best way to highlight the climate crisis. Maybe that's just me? Or maybe that's the point? Maybe the Earthshot Prize is a parody highlighting how absurd this is?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
William announces Earthshot Prize 2025 winners in Rio ceremony
Winners include a project for making the Atlantic Forest financially viable and a global ocean treaty initiative
www.bbc.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
I'm not sure that celebrities and politicians flying all around the globe annually (on private jets) is the best way to highlight the climate crisis. Maybe that's just me? Or maybe that's the point? Maybe the Earthshot Prize is a parody highlighting how absurd this is?
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Fraud? At an Elon Musk company????
Looks like X is juicing web visit numbers by opening a browser WebView in the background whether the user visits the link or not.
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
They've re-invented pop-under fraud (allegedly).
news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4580...
![Tell HN: X is opening any tweet link in a webview whether you press it or not
247 points by stillatit 10 hours ago | hide | past | favorite | 200 comments
Just saw the CEO of Substack celebrating traffic from X/Twitter shooting up thinking they stopped suppressing tweets with links[0]. Actually, this traffic is because now any time you open a tweet with a link, the in-app webview loads in the background, and displays when you press the link.
I run an ecom store that gets a lot of its customers from Twitter. I was also shocked to see my traffic double or triple overnight and thought the algorithm had blessed me and my business. Soon realized what was actually happening. Thought other traffic-monitors might appreciate this explanation.
Meanwhile Nikita Bier is pretending they never suppressed tweets with links to begin with, offering the alternative explanation: "a common complaint is that posts with links tend to get lower reach. This is because the web browser covers the post and people forget to Like or Reply. So X doesn't get a clear signal whether the content is any good"[1]. A bit of a rewriting of history since Elon and his mom both tweeted about how it wasn't fair to use his platform to promote other links/platforms, even banning people who shared profiles of other social networks (including Paul Graham for a period). They suppressed all links shortly after.
[0] https://x.com/cjgbest/status/1985464687350485092
[1] https://x.com/nikitabier/status/1979994223224209709](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tpg43qhh4lw4ksiffs4nbda3/bafkreia62cq7p2dn2o76cjuuzl5dpwaatnf5m5cl5bm7lmoprsavebgl4q@jpeg)
November 4, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Fraud? At an Elon Musk company????
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⚠️ "I'm told that calling the left the party of murder, and saying violence is coming, and you better fight back or you die, is not enough to prosecute this odious man. But we don't have to do business with him, do we?"
November 5, 2025 at 9:09 AM
⚠️ "I'm told that calling the left the party of murder, and saying violence is coming, and you better fight back or you die, is not enough to prosecute this odious man. But we don't have to do business with him, do we?"
Sadly not enough of a backlash for the British government to stop using his personal social media platform with his personal social media algorithm.
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-jo...
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-jo...
Elon Musk declaring British people 'Hobbits' sparks backlash
Elon Musk has been branded "sick" and "dangerous" following recent remarks he made on an episode of Joe Rogan.
www.newsweek.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Sadly not enough of a backlash for the British government to stop using his personal social media platform with his personal social media algorithm.
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-jo...
www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-jo...
It's weird to wake up to pleasant news from the US about politics.
Dutch media seems excited that New York has its youngest Mayor ever. Its not usually as US focused as UK media.
Can't wait to see the BBC interview Farage about how this is somehow good for Reform.
Dutch media seems excited that New York has its youngest Mayor ever. Its not usually as US focused as UK media.
Can't wait to see the BBC interview Farage about how this is somehow good for Reform.
November 5, 2025 at 7:23 AM
It's weird to wake up to pleasant news from the US about politics.
Dutch media seems excited that New York has its youngest Mayor ever. Its not usually as US focused as UK media.
Can't wait to see the BBC interview Farage about how this is somehow good for Reform.
Dutch media seems excited that New York has its youngest Mayor ever. Its not usually as US focused as UK media.
Can't wait to see the BBC interview Farage about how this is somehow good for Reform.
Lol
The defense team presses Lairmore on whether the sandwich really 'exploded.' They return to the photo of the sandwich and wrapper on the ground.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
"That sandwich hasn't exploded at all, has it?" defense asks.
"It looks like a little bit is coming out towards the bottom," Lairmore replies.
November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Lol
Is this the new "I've been shadowbanned" cry from people who think strangers owe them their time when I'm reality no one should be forced to listen to anyone they don't want to?
Blocking hatemongers is one thing but this trend of using mass block lists to avoid hearing from people who might or might not hold points of view you expect to disagree with is unhealthy imo and hurts the platform.
Bluesky was better off with folks like Margaret Mitchell and Giada Pistilli on it.
Bluesky was better off with folks like Margaret Mitchell and Giada Pistilli on it.
November 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Is this the new "I've been shadowbanned" cry from people who think strangers owe them their time when I'm reality no one should be forced to listen to anyone they don't want to?
You can tell Teen Vogue was doing a good job of holding authority to account because they've just fired a lot of the team.
Can't have those teens thinking for themselves now can we?
Can't have those teens thinking for themselves now can we?
November 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
You can tell Teen Vogue was doing a good job of holding authority to account because they've just fired a lot of the team.
Can't have those teens thinking for themselves now can we?
Can't have those teens thinking for themselves now can we?
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BBC: Britain’s most expensive Reform press office, brought to you by your licence fee.
November 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
BBC: Britain’s most expensive Reform press office, brought to you by your licence fee.
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Incredibly, people still take this bloke seriously when he tells them he'll be terraforming Mars by easter. He's an inveterate liar, a child.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 3, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Incredibly, people still take this bloke seriously when he tells them he'll be terraforming Mars by easter. He's an inveterate liar, a child.
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listen we may have lost our family business, made our kids miserable, had to live in a barn with goats and lost $50,000 to a local Russian slumlord, but at least we dont have to see gay people in public
November 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
listen we may have lost our family business, made our kids miserable, had to live in a barn with goats and lost $50,000 to a local Russian slumlord, but at least we dont have to see gay people in public
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British government and MPs still use this man's social media platform.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
British government and MPs still use this man's social media platform.
I'm really confused about the professional dancer from Billy Elliot who also was in a dance competition called Got to Dance now being on strictly and they are all just pretending like he is not a professional dancer with previous dancing experience. #strictly
November 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I'm really confused about the professional dancer from Billy Elliot who also was in a dance competition called Got to Dance now being on strictly and they are all just pretending like he is not a professional dancer with previous dancing experience. #strictly
Musk clearly has been watching Foundation.
“Then place copies of that etched in a stable oxide in orbit, the Moon and Mars to preserve it for the future. Foundation.”
Lol.
“Then place copies of that etched in a stable oxide in orbit, the Moon and Mars to preserve it for the future. Foundation.”
Lol.
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia is a major own goal on.ft.com/3JorWxn | opinion
Elon Musk’s Grokipedia is a major own goal
Humans might be highly imperfect and biased but they are still better than AI at getting to the truth
on.ft.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Musk clearly has been watching Foundation.
“Then place copies of that etched in a stable oxide in orbit, the Moon and Mars to preserve it for the future. Foundation.”
Lol.
“Then place copies of that etched in a stable oxide in orbit, the Moon and Mars to preserve it for the future. Foundation.”
Lol.
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Great investigation of the Nazis, racists and criminals mobilising the flag-on-lamp-posts movement. This is the kind of journalism that the national media could and should have conducted:
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
November 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Great investigation of the Nazis, racists and criminals mobilising the flag-on-lamp-posts movement. This is the kind of journalism that the national media could and should have conducted:
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...