Jon Collins
@amusingname0.bsky.social
Likely to be playing on the left
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And yet - nothing about this is on the BBC main app.
It’s hidden under Welsh news.
Nothing in the Daily Mail, Express, The Sun, The Times.
Seems like Farage’s opinions on everything make front page news EXCEPT when one of his guys admits to taking Russian bribes….🤷🏼♀️
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It’s hidden under Welsh news.
Nothing in the Daily Mail, Express, The Sun, The Times.
Seems like Farage’s opinions on everything make front page news EXCEPT when one of his guys admits to taking Russian bribes….🤷🏼♀️
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September 27, 2025 at 1:43 PM
And yet - nothing about this is on the BBC main app.
It’s hidden under Welsh news.
Nothing in the Daily Mail, Express, The Sun, The Times.
Seems like Farage’s opinions on everything make front page news EXCEPT when one of his guys admits to taking Russian bribes….🤷🏼♀️
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It’s hidden under Welsh news.
Nothing in the Daily Mail, Express, The Sun, The Times.
Seems like Farage’s opinions on everything make front page news EXCEPT when one of his guys admits to taking Russian bribes….🤷🏼♀️
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If you don't like Trump, you shouldn't like Charles. He's every bit as bad, and just as corrupt and dishonest. The difference is he's not elected and he won't be out of office any time soon. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy
September 11, 2025 at 10:51 AM
If you don't like Trump, you shouldn't like Charles. He's every bit as bad, and just as corrupt and dishonest. The difference is he's not elected and he won't be out of office any time soon. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy
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🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS: We’ve protested against Charles and Trump's state visit in London! Corrupt billionaires AREN'T THE ANSWER. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy #StateVisit #Trump #NoKings
September 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🚨🚨 BREAKING NEWS: We’ve protested against Charles and Trump's state visit in London! Corrupt billionaires AREN'T THE ANSWER. #NotMyKing #AbolishTheMonarchy #StateVisit #Trump #NoKings
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Not seeing this protest from Labour or Tory or ReFuk MPs (supposed proponents of free speech)
Lib Dems calling it out, tho’
Lib Dems calling it out, tho’
The arrest of four people after this incident is an outrageous affront to the freedom of expression enjoyed by UK citizens. It is a human right we all enjoy and is protected in law.
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September 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Not seeing this protest from Labour or Tory or ReFuk MPs (supposed proponents of free speech)
Lib Dems calling it out, tho’
Lib Dems calling it out, tho’
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The UK Government must take bold action at the forthcoming child poverty strategy, including scrapping the two-child limit to benefits and the benefit cap.
Write to your MP via the link in bio to demand that they stand against rising child poverty: bit.ly/3GzdReN
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Write to your MP via the link in bio to demand that they stand against rising child poverty: bit.ly/3GzdReN
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Save the Children UK
bit.ly
September 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
The UK Government must take bold action at the forthcoming child poverty strategy, including scrapping the two-child limit to benefits and the benefit cap.
Write to your MP via the link in bio to demand that they stand against rising child poverty: bit.ly/3GzdReN
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Write to your MP via the link in bio to demand that they stand against rising child poverty: bit.ly/3GzdReN
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A country that fails to invest enough money in its children and leaves the poorest behind is not a success, nor one to be proud of.
Keir Starmer, is this what you want your legacy to be?
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Keir Starmer, is this what you want your legacy to be?
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September 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A country that fails to invest enough money in its children and leaves the poorest behind is not a success, nor one to be proud of.
Keir Starmer, is this what you want your legacy to be?
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Keir Starmer, is this what you want your legacy to be?
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🚨 NEW: More than two million households plan to avoid turning on their central heating this winter over fears of soaring energy bills, a new survey has found.
We speak to families across the UK every week who tell us they simply cannot afford to put the heating on.
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We speak to families across the UK every week who tell us they simply cannot afford to put the heating on.
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September 18, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🚨 NEW: More than two million households plan to avoid turning on their central heating this winter over fears of soaring energy bills, a new survey has found.
We speak to families across the UK every week who tell us they simply cannot afford to put the heating on.
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We speak to families across the UK every week who tell us they simply cannot afford to put the heating on.
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All political tribes can be hypocritical but the right's current level of hypocrisy on free speech is deliberate. It's an assertion of power not a blindspot.
September 18, 2025 at 7:19 AM
All political tribes can be hypocritical but the right's current level of hypocrisy on free speech is deliberate. It's an assertion of power not a blindspot.
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There was a period in the 90s when Thorpe was our only in-form batsman. Anyone who watched cricket then will appreciate that dedication.
August 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
There was a period in the 90s when Thorpe was our only in-form batsman. Anyone who watched cricket then will appreciate that dedication.
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Ridiculous situation. A man who has spent the last thirty years being one of the most inventive, prolific and funniest stand-ups out there. You should make a beeline for this, I'd say.
Very few people coming to Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth but I have decided not to worry - I will create different experiments every night- and if there are eight people there , so be it -I will be fully committed
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
Babes in arms policy: Babies are not allowed in the venue
www.edfringe.com
August 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Ridiculous situation. A man who has spent the last thirty years being one of the most inventive, prolific and funniest stand-ups out there. You should make a beeline for this, I'd say.
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It’s been obvious for some time that Musk’s platform is deliberately & dangerously hideous. There is nothing to stop politicians, up to & including the government, removing themselves from it entirely. Their every utterance would still be reported, regardless of how it entered the public space.
These are the top replies, being financially rewarded for posting this stuff, and the explanation offered by the site’s own AI for why it’s like that.
Anyway just flicking through the Sunday newspapers reading about some minor content infractions that Ofcom might look into at the BBC/Channel 4.
Anyway just flicking through the Sunday newspapers reading about some minor content infractions that Ofcom might look into at the BBC/Channel 4.
August 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
It’s been obvious for some time that Musk’s platform is deliberately & dangerously hideous. There is nothing to stop politicians, up to & including the government, removing themselves from it entirely. Their every utterance would still be reported, regardless of how it entered the public space.
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Superb touch there from Root with the bandana. Utter class.
August 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Superb touch there from Root with the bandana. Utter class.
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Love Joe Root dedicating that century to Graham Thorpe who was one of his mentors.
August 3, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Love Joe Root dedicating that century to Graham Thorpe who was one of his mentors.
Find the River -R.E.M.
Sweetness Follows - R.E.M.
Tank Park Salute - Billy Bragg
Sweetness Follows - R.E.M.
Tank Park Salute - Billy Bragg
Bewitched - The Wedding Present
Nightswimming - REM
The end credits music from the Incredible Hulk TV series
Nightswimming - REM
The end credits music from the Incredible Hulk TV series
When an Old Cricketer Leaves the Crease - Roy Harper
Tour Jacket with Detachable Sleeves - HMHB
In My Life - The Beatles
Tour Jacket with Detachable Sleeves - HMHB
In My Life - The Beatles
August 2, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Find the River -R.E.M.
Sweetness Follows - R.E.M.
Tank Park Salute - Billy Bragg
Sweetness Follows - R.E.M.
Tank Park Salute - Billy Bragg
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And there are still people who call this 'self-defence'
An aerial view of what the Gaza City area looked like this week. Taken from a Jordanian military aircraft, by our colleague Heidi Levine.
August 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
And there are still people who call this 'self-defence'
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Obvious point this, but people need to stop believing what they are told by Farage, GB News, and the general declinist and alarmist media narrative and start paying attention to what is really going on regarding crime in this country.
The BBC and mainstream media have a duty to get the truth out.
The BBC and mainstream media have a duty to get the truth out.
Crime and the perception of crime: @jburnmurdoch.ft.com via @stephenkb.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/9623...
August 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Obvious point this, but people need to stop believing what they are told by Farage, GB News, and the general declinist and alarmist media narrative and start paying attention to what is really going on regarding crime in this country.
The BBC and mainstream media have a duty to get the truth out.
The BBC and mainstream media have a duty to get the truth out.
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Speaking as a person working in 999 I can tell you a) bad things happen in leafy suburbs and rural areas and b) there are no areas I would fear to go. People largely go aboit their business. And if you're male you can walk the land like a King.
August 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Speaking as a person working in 999 I can tell you a) bad things happen in leafy suburbs and rural areas and b) there are no areas I would fear to go. People largely go aboit their business. And if you're male you can walk the land like a King.
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When my mother was a teenager in Leeds both Jimmy Savile and the Yorkshire Ripper lived there.
August 2, 2025 at 2:29 PM
When my mother was a teenager in Leeds both Jimmy Savile and the Yorkshire Ripper lived there.
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This pitch is still doing plenty though. England just haven't taken their chances.
Hope I'm wrong but I think India have already got enough.
Hope I'm wrong but I think India have already got enough.
August 2, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This pitch is still doing plenty though. England just haven't taken their chances.
Hope I'm wrong but I think India have already got enough.
Hope I'm wrong but I think India have already got enough.
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Yes, yes and yes... there's another unelected post I'd happily see abolished
Giving 16- and 17-year-olds the vote is a long-overdue win for democracy — On this one I am happy to say well done, Labour.
But let’s not stop here. It’s time to:
* Abolish the unelected House of Lords
* Introduce PR so every vote counts
Young people deserve real representation.
But let’s not stop here. It’s time to:
* Abolish the unelected House of Lords
* Introduce PR so every vote counts
Young people deserve real representation.
Giving 16 and 17-year-olds the vote is a long-overdue step towards a stronger, more inclusive democracy say Greens - Green Party
On this one, Labour have got it right. Giving 16- and 17-year-olds the vote is a long-overdue step towards a stronger, more inclusive democracy. Young people have powerful voices and a vital stake in ...
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July 17, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Yes, yes and yes... there's another unelected post I'd happily see abolished