Angus Sawyer
@aardgoose.info
Coder and caver with an enthusiasm for Border Collies and maps.
Creator of CaveView (3d cave survey web application)
https://aardgoose.github.io/CaveView.js/
Occasional contributor to https://threejs.org and Firefox.
Creator of CaveView (3d cave survey web application)
https://aardgoose.github.io/CaveView.js/
Occasional contributor to https://threejs.org and Firefox.
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Not even 'both sides' here - the crucial bit is removed out from the parents' statement (giving the false impression that they did not rebut the administration's lies), while the administration's lie is presented without rebuttal. Truly appalling stuff.
And yet the BBC omitted this detail from his parents overnight statement..
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs,”
"The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump’s murdering and cowardly ICE thugs,”
January 25, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Not even 'both sides' here - the crucial bit is removed out from the parents' statement (giving the false impression that they did not rebut the administration's lies), while the administration's lie is presented without rebuttal. Truly appalling stuff.
A cold cave rescue exercise today. Although unusually coffee and biscuits were supplied.
derbyshirecro.org.uk
derbyshirecro.org.uk
January 25, 2026 at 6:17 PM
A cold cave rescue exercise today. Although unusually coffee and biscuits were supplied.
derbyshirecro.org.uk
derbyshirecro.org.uk
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
January 24, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Treat the US government and ICE claims like you'd treat a Russian government claim after they've shot down an airliner or bombed a hospital. America 2026.
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Genuinely think this coverage is worthy of formal complaint – and if the BBC doesn’t take it seriously, it should be escalated to Ofcom.
The appearance of caving to the Trump White House, when the BBC is being sued, could be disastrous for public trust.
The appearance of caving to the Trump White House, when the BBC is being sued, could be disastrous for public trust.
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 24, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Genuinely think this coverage is worthy of formal complaint – and if the BBC doesn’t take it seriously, it should be escalated to Ofcom.
The appearance of caving to the Trump White House, when the BBC is being sued, could be disastrous for public trust.
The appearance of caving to the Trump White House, when the BBC is being sued, could be disastrous for public trust.
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Worth remembering when looking at the horrific scenes in the US right now that both Reform and the Tories have pledged to bring in ICE-style organisations to the UK if they win power
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
that Farage and Badenoch want ICE-style action in the UK should be enough to end them
January 24, 2026 at 6:14 PM
that Farage and Badenoch want ICE-style action in the UK should be enough to end them
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Whenever Trump faces serious legal peril, one thing he says is "if they can do this to me, they can do this to you".
What all those in the US should realise is that if they can do this to Minnesotans, they can do this to you.
What all those in the US should realise is that if they can do this to Minnesotans, they can do this to you.
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Whenever Trump faces serious legal peril, one thing he says is "if they can do this to me, they can do this to you".
What all those in the US should realise is that if they can do this to Minnesotans, they can do this to you.
What all those in the US should realise is that if they can do this to Minnesotans, they can do this to you.
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
👇
that Farage and Badenoch want ICE-style action in the UK should be enough to end them
January 24, 2026 at 6:41 PM
👇
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Can't help but feel the quote marks are in the wrong place
January 24, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Can't help but feel the quote marks are in the wrong place
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Remember that the UK has far, far weaker protections against state power than did the US. And the latter folded up like a pack of cards. The US is a warning from the British future.
January 24, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Remember that the UK has far, far weaker protections against state power than did the US. And the latter folded up like a pack of cards. The US is a warning from the British future.
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
"in most cases, these videos appear to have been filmed secretly - using Meta smart glasses."
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
Women filmed in secret for TikTok content - then harassed online
So-called manfluencers wearing smart glasses approach women and then post videos to TikTok.
www.bbc.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 AM
"in most cases, these videos appear to have been filmed secretly - using Meta smart glasses."
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
Argh for the love of god BAN. THE. PERVERT GLASSES.
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Not quite fair?! Not QUITE fair?!!!?
Farage 'objects politely' to Trump's NATO military comments; says 'it's not quite fair'.
January 24, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Not quite fair?! Not QUITE fair?!!!?
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
This is what worries me most at home. The instincts and views of any Reform-Tory govt are so totally at odds with the public, so outlandish to the median voter, as to make government and even the very ability to govern impossible. (1/2)
January 23, 2026 at 11:30 AM
This is what worries me most at home. The instincts and views of any Reform-Tory govt are so totally at odds with the public, so outlandish to the median voter, as to make government and even the very ability to govern impossible. (1/2)
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
457 British troops lost their lives in Afghanistan.
Trump avoided military service 5 times.
How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.
Trump avoided military service 5 times.
How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.
January 22, 2026 at 8:00 PM
457 British troops lost their lives in Afghanistan.
Trump avoided military service 5 times.
How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.
Trump avoided military service 5 times.
How dare he question their sacrifice. Farage and all the others still fawning over Trump should be ashamed.
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Perhaps Nigel Farage would like to explain to the families of British soldiers killed in Iraq why he’s such a good pal of Donald ‘bonespurs’ Trump?
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Perhaps Nigel Farage would like to explain to the families of British soldiers killed in Iraq why he’s such a good pal of Donald ‘bonespurs’ Trump?
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Trump's bootlicker in chief strikes again.
Farage is no patriot, he's just a stooge for the White House.
Farage is no patriot, he's just a stooge for the White House.
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Trump's bootlicker in chief strikes again.
Farage is no patriot, he's just a stooge for the White House.
Farage is no patriot, he's just a stooge for the White House.
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
So it was Badenoch *personally* who stabbed Britain in the back during the Greenland crisis! Simply unbelievable. Ought to be a resignation matter.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
How Badenoch’s meeting with Mike Johnson led to Trump’s Chagos deal rant
A brief encounter set off a chain of events that culminated in a public rebuff to the US president from Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:58 AM
So it was Badenoch *personally* who stabbed Britain in the back during the Greenland crisis! Simply unbelievable. Ought to be a resignation matter.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
I've had enough.
January 21, 2026 at 2:09 PM
I've had enough.
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Hypocrites, one & all:
Andrew Rosindell penned a letter in 2020 warning Mr Biden that failure to "decolonise" Chagos was causing international anger. He voiced his hopes that the US would help bring an end to "historic injustices"- & said Britain was committed to returning the islands to Mauritius.
Andrew Rosindell penned a letter in 2020 warning Mr Biden that failure to "decolonise" Chagos was causing international anger. He voiced his hopes that the US would help bring an end to "historic injustices"- & said Britain was committed to returning the islands to Mauritius.
January 21, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Hypocrites, one & all:
Andrew Rosindell penned a letter in 2020 warning Mr Biden that failure to "decolonise" Chagos was causing international anger. He voiced his hopes that the US would help bring an end to "historic injustices"- & said Britain was committed to returning the islands to Mauritius.
Andrew Rosindell penned a letter in 2020 warning Mr Biden that failure to "decolonise" Chagos was causing international anger. He voiced his hopes that the US would help bring an end to "historic injustices"- & said Britain was committed to returning the islands to Mauritius.
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Polanski says countries which neighbour Russia (Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania) "Have called for a European security alliance because they can see NATO isn't working". I can find no record of this. Whereas I can find record of each government saying the total opposite
January 20, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Polanski says countries which neighbour Russia (Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania) "Have called for a European security alliance because they can see NATO isn't working". I can find no record of this. Whereas I can find record of each government saying the total opposite
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Almost everyone's Trump handling tactic is public flattery and private delay / obfuscation. Why? Because it works better than any alternative that has been tried.
There is though a big weakness which is that this strategy can't actually be publicly communicated.
There is though a big weakness which is that this strategy can't actually be publicly communicated.
January 20, 2026 at 12:39 PM
Almost everyone's Trump handling tactic is public flattery and private delay / obfuscation. Why? Because it works better than any alternative that has been tried.
There is though a big weakness which is that this strategy can't actually be publicly communicated.
There is though a big weakness which is that this strategy can't actually be publicly communicated.
Reposted by Angus Sawyer
Very important that in amongst today's din we don't forget this incredible Jenrick/Partridge line.
January 19, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Very important that in amongst today's din we don't forget this incredible Jenrick/Partridge line.