Alistair King
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Alistair King
@alistairking.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Nice to see my follower count rise. My policy is to follow back people I know from elsewhere and generally follow others after there's been a bit of interaction. If I haven't followed you back despite knowing you, it's probably because you're using a different photo. Just like this and I'll rectify.
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What Trump seems incapable of grasping is that we dislike paedophiles in general, it isn’t a party political stance
November 14, 2025 at 6:38 PM
What Trump seems incapable of grasping is that we dislike paedophiles in general, it isn’t a party political stance
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I follow a lot of political journalists and commentators on here. Maybe I'm a simpleton but what I think would be enormously helpful to amateur participants like me, and would reduce the avoidable conflicts I observe when reading exchanges below their posts, would be pinned posts with short...
I follow a lot of political journalists and commentators on here. Maybe I'm a simpleton but what I think would be enormously helpful to amateur participants like me, and would reduce the avoidable conflicts I observe when reading exchanges below their posts, would be pinned posts with short...
November 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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I follow a lot of political journalists and commentators on here. Maybe I'm a simpleton but what I think would be enormously helpful to amateur participants like me, and would reduce the avoidable conflicts I observe when reading exchanges below their posts, would be pinned posts with short...
I follow a lot of political journalists and commentators on here. Maybe I'm a simpleton but what I think would be enormously helpful to amateur participants like me, and would reduce the avoidable conflicts I observe when reading exchanges below their posts, would be pinned posts with short...
Tory MP Stuart Andrew is claiming on #r4today that two mistakes at the BBC “shows that there are fundamental issues that need addressing”. That’s right, Stuart. Fundamental. Two mistakes, the most significant one leading to an apology and two resignations, out of thousands of editorial decisions.
November 14, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Tory MP Stuart Andrew is claiming on #r4today that two mistakes at the BBC “shows that there are fundamental issues that need addressing”. That’s right, Stuart. Fundamental. Two mistakes, the most significant one leading to an apology and two resignations, out of thousands of editorial decisions.
Sorry, Keir; it's hard not to agree with this bleak assessment.
Thing is, one or two of those traits in isolation could be spun as positive. "No humour? Just listen to him in private! But we need a serious leader for serious times. We've had enough of jokers."
But in aggregate, they're disastrous.
Thing is, one or two of those traits in isolation could be spun as positive. "No humour? Just listen to him in private! But we need a serious leader for serious times. We've had enough of jokers."
But in aggregate, they're disastrous.
All PMs are flawed but I think if you have no coherent vision, no ability to make decisions quickly, no humour or charisma when addressing the public, no strong roots in your party, no talent for charming MPs and no control over your own office, then you are unlikely to be able to turn it around
November 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Sorry, Keir; it's hard not to agree with this bleak assessment.
Thing is, one or two of those traits in isolation could be spun as positive. "No humour? Just listen to him in private! But we need a serious leader for serious times. We've had enough of jokers."
But in aggregate, they're disastrous.
Thing is, one or two of those traits in isolation could be spun as positive. "No humour? Just listen to him in private! But we need a serious leader for serious times. We've had enough of jokers."
But in aggregate, they're disastrous.
The big question for me is if Starmer ditches McSweeney, will he simply look for a replacement who he views as having similar levels of strategic genius, or will he also expect him to have McSweeney's political leanings? If it's the latter, my screaming will go on for days, possibly even weeks.
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
The big question for me is if Starmer ditches McSweeney, will he simply look for a replacement who he views as having similar levels of strategic genius, or will he also expect him to have McSweeney's political leanings? If it's the latter, my screaming will go on for days, possibly even weeks.
I love the idea, as put forward by Trump’s spokesperson, that these emails prove nothing other than that Trump did nothing wrong.
Huh? Even if they haven’t yet categorically proved he did *something* wrong, how, in any world not invented by Lewis Carroll, could they prove he’s done nothing wrong?
Huh? Even if they haven’t yet categorically proved he did *something* wrong, how, in any world not invented by Lewis Carroll, could they prove he’s done nothing wrong?
November 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I love the idea, as put forward by Trump’s spokesperson, that these emails prove nothing other than that Trump did nothing wrong.
Huh? Even if they haven’t yet categorically proved he did *something* wrong, how, in any world not invented by Lewis Carroll, could they prove he’s done nothing wrong?
Huh? Even if they haven’t yet categorically proved he did *something* wrong, how, in any world not invented by Lewis Carroll, could they prove he’s done nothing wrong?
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Two of the top bosses of the BBC resigned this week, after allegations in a dossier claimed Panorama had altered a Trump quote.
One problem: that dossier altered the Trump quote, too
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
One problem: that dossier altered the Trump quote, too
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
Exclusive: the error at the heart of Trump’s BBC attack
A report alleging Panorama broadcast misleading Trump quotes contains misleading quotes itself
www.thenewworld.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Two of the top bosses of the BBC resigned this week, after allegations in a dossier claimed Panorama had altered a Trump quote.
One problem: that dossier altered the Trump quote, too
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
One problem: that dossier altered the Trump quote, too
www.thenewworld.co.uk/james-ball-e...
I've probably missed this somewhere - news moves fast - but why are Democrats on the House oversight committee only releasing these emails now? Have they only just come into their possession? Were there restrictions before? Is the timing strategic? What the hell is going on? Someone please explain!
November 12, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I've probably missed this somewhere - news moves fast - but why are Democrats on the House oversight committee only releasing these emails now? Have they only just come into their possession? Were there restrictions before? Is the timing strategic? What the hell is going on? Someone please explain!
Out of interest, how does defamation law work if the plaintiff is in prison? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
New Epstein emails that mention Trump released by House Democrats - live updates
One email is between convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Out of interest, how does defamation law work if the plaintiff is in prison? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...
In case you were wondering, BBC bastard Robbie Gibb's formal name is Robert Gibbert.
November 12, 2025 at 12:23 PM
In case you were wondering, BBC bastard Robbie Gibb's formal name is Robert Gibbert.
If I were a conspiracy theorist, I'd think someone loyal to Starmer had anonymously leaked Streeting's name to the press as a leadership rival because they know he's even more despised by those not on the right of the party than Starmer, so this would be a good 'better the devil you know' ploy.
November 12, 2025 at 11:08 AM
If I were a conspiracy theorist, I'd think someone loyal to Starmer had anonymously leaked Streeting's name to the press as a leadership rival because they know he's even more despised by those not on the right of the party than Starmer, so this would be a good 'better the devil you know' ploy.
This concluding point is all important. But if Trump DID press ahead and Florida were chosen as the jurisdiction, what would stop the BBC saying "but what has Florida got to do with us? Screw you"? What extradition-like facilities are in place with this sort of thing? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This concluding point is all important. But if Trump DID press ahead and Florida were chosen as the jurisdiction, what would stop the BBC saying "but what has Florida got to do with us? Screw you"? What extradition-like facilities are in place with this sort of thing? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Which unforgivable bastard introduced the non-linear progress bar to ads in apps? Whoever they are, I hope they’re sent to Purgatory, where their stay is visually represented that way.
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Which unforgivable bastard introduced the non-linear progress bar to ads in apps? Whoever they are, I hope they’re sent to Purgatory, where their stay is visually represented that way.
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the BBC should apologise with a montage of all the times Trump showed support for 6 Jan and they should get the person who does the end of World Cup montage to do it
November 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
the BBC should apologise with a montage of all the times Trump showed support for 6 Jan and they should get the person who does the end of World Cup montage to do it
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Trump Solemnly Lays Wreath At Site Where He Would Have Died During Vietnam War If He Weren’t Rich https://theonion.com/trump-solemnly-lays-wreath-at-site-where-he-would-have-1832907992/
November 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Trump Solemnly Lays Wreath At Site Where He Would Have Died During Vietnam War If He Weren’t Rich https://theonion.com/trump-solemnly-lays-wreath-at-site-where-he-would-have-1832907992/
Today is better than most for my grandad’s war story. An RAF lieutenant navigator, his plane was shot down somewhere near the French coast in, I think, 1943, the year my aunt was born. He and one surviving crew mate bobbed about in a life raft for several days before the Germans rescued them and…
November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Today is better than most for my grandad’s war story. An RAF lieutenant navigator, his plane was shot down somewhere near the French coast in, I think, 1943, the year my aunt was born. He and one surviving crew mate bobbed about in a life raft for several days before the Germans rescued them and…
… No Blockage, the new constipation-based gameshow with Noel Edmonds?
I wouldn’t want to have anything to do with the gunge tank on that one.
I wouldn’t want to have anything to do with the gunge tank on that one.
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
… No Blockage, the new constipation-based gameshow with Noel Edmonds?
I wouldn’t want to have anything to do with the gunge tank on that one.
I wouldn’t want to have anything to do with the gunge tank on that one.
The absolute state of this disgusting rag masturbating over ‘lies’. Why the plural, lads? There was ONE element of the story that arguably misled, the corporation has apologised, and two senior execs have resigned. Not more than one. This feels like grounds to sue, to me, perhaps for $1,000,000,000.
November 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
The absolute state of this disgusting rag masturbating over ‘lies’. Why the plural, lads? There was ONE element of the story that arguably misled, the corporation has apologised, and two senior execs have resigned. Not more than one. This feels like grounds to sue, to me, perhaps for $1,000,000,000.
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Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.
November 11, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Boris Johnson says the idea that criticism of the BBC is being organised by the right is ‘complete and utter bollocks’, which makes me think there might be something in it.
Just seen someone post this. To be honest, I'm not sure this joke format really works in this context because 1) Trump is a lot more recognisable than P Diddy and 2) accusations about Trump's sexual impropriety are one of the things for which he's most well known.
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Just seen someone post this. To be honest, I'm not sure this joke format really works in this context because 1) Trump is a lot more recognisable than P Diddy and 2) accusations about Trump's sexual impropriety are one of the things for which he's most well known.
Truth Social seems to exist purely for Trump to post stuff that's then screenshotted for Twitter or here. Surely there were cheaper options for him than commissioning an entire platform that gets no other meaningful use. Also, tbh, I could do without seeing them so don't feel you have to share them.
November 11, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Truth Social seems to exist purely for Trump to post stuff that's then screenshotted for Twitter or here. Surely there were cheaper options for him than commissioning an entire platform that gets no other meaningful use. Also, tbh, I could do without seeing them so don't feel you have to share them.
I was introduced to this cartoon a couple of months ago by someone illustrating the importance of pitching content at the right level for your audience and I just can't help coming back to it; it's SO good. xkcd.com/2501/
Average Familiarity
xkcd.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I was introduced to this cartoon a couple of months ago by someone illustrating the importance of pitching content at the right level for your audience and I just can't help coming back to it; it's SO good. xkcd.com/2501/
Of course, non-colloquially, the market-leading video-sharing platform is known as YouUnderground.
November 11, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Of course, non-colloquially, the market-leading video-sharing platform is known as YouUnderground.
Left/right/centre, alternative/mainstream, royalist/republican, religious/secular, urban/rural, working class/gentry, English/Scottish/Welsh/N Irish, indy/unionist... you'd THINK one of the few things uniting an otherwise diverse nation would be antipathy to Trump. Imagine NOT being against him! 🤯
November 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Left/right/centre, alternative/mainstream, royalist/republican, religious/secular, urban/rural, working class/gentry, English/Scottish/Welsh/N Irish, indy/unionist... you'd THINK one of the few things uniting an otherwise diverse nation would be antipathy to Trump. Imagine NOT being against him! 🤯