Peter Archibald
@archipet.bsky.social
Humanist chaplain. Vegetarian with vitiligo (no connection). Happily married Dad. Cut your carbon. No DMs 🚫
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Beside myself at how an 87-year old woman has completely wrecked the richest man on Earth with just a few words
Truly, the pen is mightier than the sword
Truly, the pen is mightier than the sword
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Beside myself at how an 87-year old woman has completely wrecked the richest man on Earth with just a few words
Truly, the pen is mightier than the sword
Truly, the pen is mightier than the sword
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We are out here fighting over whether we should keep burning the atmosphere or if people should have enough food to eat, and meanwhile the spiders are learning to cooperate. You do not want the spiders to cooperate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
Stinking, Spongy, Dark, Huge: A Spider Web Unlike Any Seen Before
www.nytimes.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We are out here fighting over whether we should keep burning the atmosphere or if people should have enough food to eat, and meanwhile the spiders are learning to cooperate. You do not want the spiders to cooperate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
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How can a programme not available in the US constitute "electoral interference" ?
November 11, 2025 at 11:54 AM
How can a programme not available in the US constitute "electoral interference" ?
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You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that:
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
November 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
You may have missed this gem yesterday. From which we learn that:
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
1. Betting shops are really good for the mental health of isolated people.
2. Most drug-takers are not a problem.
3. Kids put tuppence in slot machines in the hope of getting rich.
4. Farage probably has a gambling industry donor.
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For those in any doubt please take a look at this study: Life Without The BBC: downloads.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
downloads.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 10:13 AM
For those in any doubt please take a look at this study: Life Without The BBC: downloads.bbc.co.uk/aboutthebbc/...
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Police have named the couple they’re looking for in connection to a racist incident on the tube and they’re wealthy Trump supporters and founders of an “anti-woke” PR firm.
Trump supporter and financier named as couple in Bond Street Tube ‘assault and racist abuse’ police appeal — The Standard
Philip Ostermann and Melissa Rein Lively have been named as the subjects of the British Transport Police appeal
apple.news
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Police have named the couple they’re looking for in connection to a racist incident on the tube and they’re wealthy Trump supporters and founders of an “anti-woke” PR firm.
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To dismiss COP30 as a failure is the ultimate complexity-reduction and ultimately lazy. Every COP is good for a surprise. And as long as member states don't give it a stronger mandate, every COP will overpromise and underdeliver. And yet, without it we'd be in much deeper trouble already.
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
To dismiss COP30 as a failure is the ultimate complexity-reduction and ultimately lazy. Every COP is good for a surprise. And as long as member states don't give it a stronger mandate, every COP will overpromise and underdeliver. And yet, without it we'd be in much deeper trouble already.
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Humanist ceremonies are not a new thing. Far from it.
This one dates back to 1849, and was conducted by the man who coined the term 'Secularism' George Holyoake.
Very cool #HumanistHeritage, and the description of the ceremony itself is quite entertaining.
heritage.humanists.uk/naming-of-ma...
This one dates back to 1849, and was conducted by the man who coined the term 'Secularism' George Holyoake.
Very cool #HumanistHeritage, and the description of the ceremony itself is quite entertaining.
heritage.humanists.uk/naming-of-ma...
Humanist Heritage: From the archives: Naming of Mazzini Truelove
On 11 November 1849, at the Literary and Scientific Institution, 23 John Street (now Whitfield Street), London, George Jacob Holyoake […]
heritage.humanists.uk
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Humanist ceremonies are not a new thing. Far from it.
This one dates back to 1849, and was conducted by the man who coined the term 'Secularism' George Holyoake.
Very cool #HumanistHeritage, and the description of the ceremony itself is quite entertaining.
heritage.humanists.uk/naming-of-ma...
This one dates back to 1849, and was conducted by the man who coined the term 'Secularism' George Holyoake.
Very cool #HumanistHeritage, and the description of the ceremony itself is quite entertaining.
heritage.humanists.uk/naming-of-ma...
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In case it's not obvious, none of this is true. He's either innumerate, or lying.
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
In case it's not obvious, none of this is true. He's either innumerate, or lying.
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There’s someone over there who’s getting what I’m not getting.
If people cannot get over this, then we’ll get Farage as PM.
Don’t let the right’s divide-and-conquer propaganda trick you.
If people cannot get over this, then we’ll get Farage as PM.
Don’t let the right’s divide-and-conquer propaganda trick you.
November 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
There’s someone over there who’s getting what I’m not getting.
If people cannot get over this, then we’ll get Farage as PM.
Don’t let the right’s divide-and-conquer propaganda trick you.
If people cannot get over this, then we’ll get Farage as PM.
Don’t let the right’s divide-and-conquer propaganda trick you.
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Can you imagine…?
Grifting GBnews-shareholder, Farage, and not-a-clue Dorries working out a plan for the BBC. What could possibly go right?
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/403...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Grifting GBnews-shareholder, Farage, and not-a-clue Dorries working out a plan for the BBC. What could possibly go right?
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/403...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Can you imagine…?
Grifting GBnews-shareholder, Farage, and not-a-clue Dorries working out a plan for the BBC. What could possibly go right?
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/403...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Grifting GBnews-shareholder, Farage, and not-a-clue Dorries working out a plan for the BBC. What could possibly go right?
liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/403...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of #Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands - amazing #murmuration #photography by Søren Solkær
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
BLACK SUN: Amorphous Flocks of #Starlings Swell Above the Danish Marshlands - amazing #murmuration #photography by Søren Solkær
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
Link for more photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/sore...
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"They are so convinced their politics isn’t really politics, but just some default setting shared with much of the country..."
True of so many commentators on the Right.
True of so many commentators on the Right.
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
"They are so convinced their politics isn’t really politics, but just some default setting shared with much of the country..."
True of so many commentators on the Right.
True of so many commentators on the Right.
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‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses - The Guardian
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses — The Guardian
The whirlwind that started when Deborah Turness came under attack at a board meeting is part of a wider political story, some say
buff.ly
November 11, 2025 at 8:04 AM
‘Make no mistake – this was a coup’: the extraordinary downfall of the BBC’s top bosses - The Guardian
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🚨Breaking news: The Movement Forward recommend voting Green to stop Reform in Long Ashton this Thursday: stopreformuk.vote/local/north-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🚨Breaking news: The Movement Forward recommend voting Green to stop Reform in Long Ashton this Thursday: stopreformuk.vote/local/north-...
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“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
November 11, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“whatever club he’s invited to join has been devalued by the invitation”
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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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That the virus was more dangerous than the vaccine was pretty clear 4.5 years ago, though an enormous propaganda machine led by our current medical establishment claimed otherwise.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-and...
sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-and...
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 AM
That the virus was more dangerous than the vaccine was pretty clear 4.5 years ago, though an enormous propaganda machine led by our current medical establishment claimed otherwise.
sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-and...
sciencebasedmedicine.org/covid-19-and...
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British media are very quiet on this?
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
Verdict ends decade-long probe into alleged misuse of EU funds by associates of top Brexit campaigner
share.google
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
British media are very quiet on this?
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
Belgian court convicts two for EU funds misuse linked to Nigel Farage's Brexit group | Euractiv
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In other news some world leaders are trying to save the planet whilst others are determined to drill baby drill and let the rest of us burn baby burn. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
In other news some world leaders are trying to save the planet whilst others are determined to drill baby drill and let the rest of us burn baby burn. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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End political appointments to the BBC.
Now.
We badly need a properly functioning BBC.
It is essential for our democracy.
Now.
We badly need a properly functioning BBC.
It is essential for our democracy.
But that is not enough. No.10 should never have been in a position to install Gibb in the first place. It shouldn't control the board membership, the DG appointment, or the purse strings. What's required is genuine independence for the BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
End political appointments to the BBC.
Now.
We badly need a properly functioning BBC.
It is essential for our democracy.
Now.
We badly need a properly functioning BBC.
It is essential for our democracy.
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"Boris Johnson’s pick for BBC chair, Sharp, resigned 2 years ago having arranged him £800,000 loan
"But Gibb (director of comms for Theresa May & editorial adviser at GB News) is still member of the BBC board & accused of interfering with editorial decisions"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"But Gibb (director of comms for Theresa May & editorial adviser at GB News) is still member of the BBC board & accused of interfering with editorial decisions"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
"Boris Johnson’s pick for BBC chair, Sharp, resigned 2 years ago having arranged him £800,000 loan
"But Gibb (director of comms for Theresa May & editorial adviser at GB News) is still member of the BBC board & accused of interfering with editorial decisions"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"But Gibb (director of comms for Theresa May & editorial adviser at GB News) is still member of the BBC board & accused of interfering with editorial decisions"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...