Jon Bounds - we need action for Palestine 🇵🇸
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Marxist with ‘70s sitcom fixation. I once wrote a Twitter panto.
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Made @birminghamcity.bsky.social
New thing coming soon: @triggersbroom.us
Birmingham: paradisecircus.com BSky: @paradisecircus.com
HHGTTG: btlpodcast.com
Books, other stuff: jonbounds.co.uk
Made @birminghamcity.bsky.social
Happy valentine’s day.
February 14, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Happy valentine’s day.
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NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed.
Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead.
Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead.
Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed.
Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead.
Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead.
Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
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It's Mandatory Monday and AI is clearly the future.
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...
February 9, 2026 at 8:27 PM
It's Mandatory Monday and AI is clearly the future.
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...
mandatoryrollercoaster.com/post/8081046...
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LEAVING A MOTORWAY: This early 70s PIF is possibly the only one I can think of where a near miss with another car results in a happy ending for someone: the van driver looks well pleased that his shaken passengers have finally stopped singing. Bloody hippies, etc etc.
February 11, 2026 at 4:04 PM
LEAVING A MOTORWAY: This early 70s PIF is possibly the only one I can think of where a near miss with another car results in a happy ending for someone: the van driver looks well pleased that his shaken passengers have finally stopped singing. Bloody hippies, etc etc.
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Lab MP Georgia Gould is asked if theres a problem with how everyone in politics seems to be interconnected
Gould, the daughter of Lord Gould (a key figure in NewLabour), who as a child used to go on hols with Alistair Campbell & his family & Mandelson, says there isnt a problem
Gould, the daughter of Lord Gould (a key figure in NewLabour), who as a child used to go on hols with Alistair Campbell & his family & Mandelson, says there isnt a problem
February 11, 2026 at 9:03 AM
Lab MP Georgia Gould is asked if theres a problem with how everyone in politics seems to be interconnected
Gould, the daughter of Lord Gould (a key figure in NewLabour), who as a child used to go on hols with Alistair Campbell & his family & Mandelson, says there isnt a problem
Gould, the daughter of Lord Gould (a key figure in NewLabour), who as a child used to go on hols with Alistair Campbell & his family & Mandelson, says there isnt a problem
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You know, the Labour peer who was key to Starmer's operation and was mates with a paedophile even after they found out about.
No, not him, the other one.
No, not him, the other one.
BREAKING | Starmer’s paedophile-linked peer and former comms chief quits Labour Party
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trib.al/B3DT9BW
Starmer’s paedophile-linked peer and former comms chief quits Labour Party
Matthew Doyle has apologised for his past association with a paedophile councillor Sean Morton
trib.al
February 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
You know, the Labour peer who was key to Starmer's operation and was mates with a paedophile even after they found out about.
No, not him, the other one.
No, not him, the other one.
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An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
February 9, 2026 at 3:27 PM
An incredible turn of events here. 10/10, no notes. 😂
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It's wild how all this could have been avoided if there was just a general principle not to use companies run by fascist billionaires to deliver key infrastructure projects in the first place.
Pressure building on govt to come clean about Mandelson's role in bringing US spy-tech firm Palantir into the heart of our NHS.
The fingerprints of Mandelson and his lobbying firm are all over these deals.
The rot goes to the heart of this Labour govt
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
The fingerprints of Mandelson and his lobbying firm are all over these deals.
The rot goes to the heart of this Labour govt
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Calls to halt UK Palantir contracts grow amid ‘lack of transparency’ over deals
Opposition MPs urge Labour to pause public contracts with the US tech firm after attempts to examine deals blocked
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:04 AM
It's wild how all this could have been avoided if there was just a general principle not to use companies run by fascist billionaires to deliver key infrastructure projects in the first place.
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Comfortables: "There's no way the British Establishment would look the other way on child abuse! If they'd known they'd never have let Mandelson do that!"
Meanwhile in the 1980s:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kincora...
Meanwhile in the 1980s:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kincora...
Kincora Boys' Home - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Comfortables: "There's no way the British Establishment would look the other way on child abuse! If they'd known they'd never have let Mandelson do that!"
Meanwhile in the 1980s:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kincora...
Meanwhile in the 1980s:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kincora...
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Here's an impressive Zack Polanski on Starmer, Mandelson, McSweeney and Thiel – and on the importance of sometimes putting country before party politics.
[SOUND ON 🔊]
[SOUND ON 🔊]
February 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Here's an impressive Zack Polanski on Starmer, Mandelson, McSweeney and Thiel – and on the importance of sometimes putting country before party politics.
[SOUND ON 🔊]
[SOUND ON 🔊]
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BREAKING 🇬🇧🇵🇸 A British jury has refused to convict six pro-Palestine activists — who broke into an Elbit Systems factory in Filton, England to dismantle Israel’s war machine — of any of the charges levelled against them by the state.
February 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
BREAKING 🇬🇧🇵🇸 A British jury has refused to convict six pro-Palestine activists — who broke into an Elbit Systems factory in Filton, England to dismantle Israel’s war machine — of any of the charges levelled against them by the state.
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British English is so interesting sometimes, it has lots of unique vernacular like “bangers” for sausages, “bishy-barney-bee” for ladybird, and “master of the dark arts” for “compromised politician who’s best friends with a billionaire pedophile”
February 4, 2026 at 8:38 AM
British English is so interesting sometimes, it has lots of unique vernacular like “bangers” for sausages, “bishy-barney-bee” for ladybird, and “master of the dark arts” for “compromised politician who’s best friends with a billionaire pedophile”
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I don’t know how French Gates feels about her ex-husband, but one wouldn’t blame her if her emotions were volcanic. And here it falls to her to maintain some public dignity for their family when he has brought disgrace. She maintains her composure impressively & keeps the focus on Epstein’s victims
In an interview with NPR, Melinda French Gates confirmed that she ended her marriage with Bill Gates because of allegations contained in the Epstein files.
February 3, 2026 at 8:50 PM
I don’t know how French Gates feels about her ex-husband, but one wouldn’t blame her if her emotions were volcanic. And here it falls to her to maintain some public dignity for their family when he has brought disgrace. She maintains her composure impressively & keeps the focus on Epstein’s victims
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February 3, 2026 at 1:21 PM
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The Epstein people are the stupidest goddamm people. The punchline to the Star Trek joke is Klingons. KLINGONS not "black holes".
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From:
Sent: Wed 3/9/2011 12:45:57 AM
Subject: just checking in
here are some funnies for you (you're welcome!)...hope you smile:
Q. What lies at the bottom of the ocean and twitches? A. A nervous wreck.
Q. What's the difference between roast beef and pea soup? A. Anyone can roast beef.
Q. Where do you find a no legged dog?
A. Right where you left him.
Q. What does Star Trek and toilet paper have in common? A. They both circle Uranus looking for Black Holes.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3ehk4l3v6upxf5toexnipz7h/bafkreicbdjrsa7cqfbegkm4r265ei7naxskvdydd2kgg4yeo7lz5qag36a@jpeg)
February 3, 2026 at 2:35 AM
The Epstein people are the stupidest goddamm people. The punchline to the Star Trek joke is Klingons. KLINGONS not "black holes".
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AI is literally a consent manufacturing machine.
February 2, 2026 at 4:13 PM
AI is literally a consent manufacturing machine.
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From a Marxist POV I guess it's convenient you don't really have to explain what a ruling class is when they're all in a poorly-spelled email group chat with each other
February 1, 2026 at 5:53 PM
From a Marxist POV I guess it's convenient you don't really have to explain what a ruling class is when they're all in a poorly-spelled email group chat with each other
Peter Mandelson, you say?
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Peter Mandelson, you say?
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Lawyer here. There’s a lot of misinformation about what this means. It means he’s innocent even though he did it and the judge said that it’s good what he did
BREAKING: Judge dismisses murder, weapons charges against alleged UnitedHealth CEO killer Mangione reut.rs/45Fin56
January 30, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Lawyer here. There’s a lot of misinformation about what this means. It means he’s innocent even though he did it and the judge said that it’s good what he did
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SHUT IT DOWN 3-D
All sites, all day. Not a wheel turned.
Victory to the @unitetheunion.bsky.social Brum Bin workers.
Your move Prime Minister 🫵
#Megapicket #StrikeMap #Megapicket3D #Megapicket3 #Birmingham #BirminghamBinStrike #BrumBinStrike
All sites, all day. Not a wheel turned.
Victory to the @unitetheunion.bsky.social Brum Bin workers.
Your move Prime Minister 🫵
#Megapicket #StrikeMap #Megapicket3D #Megapicket3 #Birmingham #BirminghamBinStrike #BrumBinStrike
January 30, 2026 at 10:11 AM
SHUT IT DOWN 3-D
All sites, all day. Not a wheel turned.
Victory to the @unitetheunion.bsky.social Brum Bin workers.
Your move Prime Minister 🫵
#Megapicket #StrikeMap #Megapicket3D #Megapicket3 #Birmingham #BirminghamBinStrike #BrumBinStrike
All sites, all day. Not a wheel turned.
Victory to the @unitetheunion.bsky.social Brum Bin workers.
Your move Prime Minister 🫵
#Megapicket #StrikeMap #Megapicket3D #Megapicket3 #Birmingham #BirminghamBinStrike #BrumBinStrike
This is gorgeous.
The 150th anniversary celebrations continue.
The Penguin returns. pic.twitter.com/FCcSxOC5eR
Link: x.com/BCFC/status/...
The Penguin returns. pic.twitter.com/FCcSxOC5eR
Link: x.com/BCFC/status/...
January 29, 2026 at 6:29 PM
This is gorgeous.
How's about that then?
Why US cinemagoers are dressing as Jimmy Savile to see 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Why US cinemagoers are dressing as Jimmy Savile to see 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
The disgraced and despised British entertainer’s distinctive look is trending among some film fans on TikTok. Should somebody tell them what he did?
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:57 PM
How's about that then?
Had a bump in a car park (our fault, other car stationary) - minor damage to their can but they have made a claim (company car I think, so need to keep perfect). Our car has a slightly bigger dent - which I don't care about. BUT- given we will lose no claims anyway- is it worth claiming for our car?
January 29, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Had a bump in a car park (our fault, other car stationary) - minor damage to their can but they have made a claim (company car I think, so need to keep perfect). Our car has a slightly bigger dent - which I don't care about. BUT- given we will lose no claims anyway- is it worth claiming for our car?
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A depressing catalogue of failures in the extremely shit AI skills courses the government went on telly to promote yesterday. Useless UI, constant corporate branding, abysmal privacy protection, and at least one bit of weird anti-climate messaging(?!) all to service your ability to lie on a CV.
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 29, 2026 at 9:41 AM
A depressing catalogue of failures in the extremely shit AI skills courses the government went on telly to promote yesterday. Useless UI, constant corporate branding, abysmal privacy protection, and at least one bit of weird anti-climate messaging(?!) all to service your ability to lie on a CV.