brianm
@brianm822.bsky.social
Centrist politically - equally frustrated by the far left & the far right
Love cinema & theatre - especially comedies The trouble with being a realist in the 2020s is that you can need a LOT of cheering up
Love cinema & theatre - especially comedies The trouble with being a realist in the 2020s is that you can need a LOT of cheering up
Yep...
Why be part of any mass murdering autocracy when you can just stay with Denmark and be part of a free democracy?
Why be part of any mass murdering autocracy when you can just stay with Denmark and be part of a free democracy?
January 18, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Yep...
Why be part of any mass murdering autocracy when you can just stay with Denmark and be part of a free democracy?
Why be part of any mass murdering autocracy when you can just stay with Denmark and be part of a free democracy?
No problem at all...
Ignore all those mass murdering autocracies, turn round, & head back to Denmark
Ignore all those mass murdering autocracies, turn round, & head back to Denmark
January 18, 2026 at 12:47 AM
No problem at all...
Ignore all those mass murdering autocracies, turn round, & head back to Denmark
Ignore all those mass murdering autocracies, turn round, & head back to Denmark
You can probably add most European flags by then...
January 18, 2026 at 12:43 AM
You can probably add most European flags by then...
Good to see but Trump is not interested in giving them choices
January 18, 2026 at 12:42 AM
Good to see but Trump is not interested in giving them choices
I was tempted to put up a ROTFLOL emoji but we probably really shouldn't laugh
Not only has Trump made Putin's decade by eliminating the US as a threat to his regime but now he's looking to make his decade by wrecking NATO too
Not only has Trump made Putin's decade by eliminating the US as a threat to his regime but now he's looking to make his decade by wrecking NATO too
January 18, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I was tempted to put up a ROTFLOL emoji but we probably really shouldn't laugh
Not only has Trump made Putin's decade by eliminating the US as a threat to his regime but now he's looking to make his decade by wrecking NATO too
Not only has Trump made Putin's decade by eliminating the US as a threat to his regime but now he's looking to make his decade by wrecking NATO too
There's no IMO about it
Those are just the facts
Those are just the facts
January 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM
There's no IMO about it
Those are just the facts
Those are just the facts
Started well but not so insightful at the end
Yes, it should be played everywhere but no, "the rich and powerful" don't own Farage - just a select few
If big business got its way we'd still be in the EU
Yes, it should be played everywhere but no, "the rich and powerful" don't own Farage - just a select few
If big business got its way we'd still be in the EU
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Started well but not so insightful at the end
Yes, it should be played everywhere but no, "the rich and powerful" don't own Farage - just a select few
If big business got its way we'd still be in the EU
Yes, it should be played everywhere but no, "the rich and powerful" don't own Farage - just a select few
If big business got its way we'd still be in the EU
All now conveniently forgotten...
At least by Farage & the Cultists
At least by Farage & the Cultists
January 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
All now conveniently forgotten...
At least by Farage & the Cultists
At least by Farage & the Cultists
**What a slime ball backstabbing REFORM MP**
Please keep up! 😁
Please keep up! 😁
January 17, 2026 at 2:46 PM
**What a slime ball backstabbing REFORM MP**
Please keep up! 😁
Please keep up! 😁
I can see where the govt is coming from on this but suspect there's more useful things they could be doing with their time
Like getting the country in a fit shape to participate in a war with Russia and back into the Customs Union & Single Market
Like getting the country in a fit shape to participate in a war with Russia and back into the Customs Union & Single Market
January 15, 2026 at 2:32 PM
I can see where the govt is coming from on this but suspect there's more useful things they could be doing with their time
Like getting the country in a fit shape to participate in a war with Russia and back into the Customs Union & Single Market
Like getting the country in a fit shape to participate in a war with Russia and back into the Customs Union & Single Market
Once again, he's no loss to anyone...
January 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Once again, he's no loss to anyone...
Likely not all but a significant number...
January 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Likely not all but a significant number...
I don't think they're connected any more...?
January 13, 2026 at 12:47 AM
I don't think they're connected any more...?
Meh...
No loss to the Tories, no gain worth having to Reform...
No loss to the Tories, no gain worth having to Reform...
January 13, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Meh...
No loss to the Tories, no gain worth having to Reform...
No loss to the Tories, no gain worth having to Reform...
I disagree
When someone talks absolute bullshit you do not just let them get on with it and leave them unchallenged
That is asking for trouble
Ignoring X won't get rid of it
And Musk doesn't care about brands. He's already shown he's happy to lose money. He wants influence
When someone talks absolute bullshit you do not just let them get on with it and leave them unchallenged
That is asking for trouble
Ignoring X won't get rid of it
And Musk doesn't care about brands. He's already shown he's happy to lose money. He wants influence
January 11, 2026 at 11:55 PM
I disagree
When someone talks absolute bullshit you do not just let them get on with it and leave them unchallenged
That is asking for trouble
Ignoring X won't get rid of it
And Musk doesn't care about brands. He's already shown he's happy to lose money. He wants influence
When someone talks absolute bullshit you do not just let them get on with it and leave them unchallenged
That is asking for trouble
Ignoring X won't get rid of it
And Musk doesn't care about brands. He's already shown he's happy to lose money. He wants influence
No reason why every bullshit post should not have common sense replies for people to see
January 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM
No reason why every bullshit post should not have common sense replies for people to see
So you mean give in
I hope you enjoy living under a Reform govt...
I hope you enjoy living under a Reform govt...
January 11, 2026 at 5:12 PM
So you mean give in
I hope you enjoy living under a Reform govt...
I hope you enjoy living under a Reform govt...
Yes, but only on original posts, not replies
If someone writes bull a sensible reply will still be visible below to anyone who looks
If someone writes bull a sensible reply will still be visible below to anyone who looks
January 10, 2026 at 9:41 PM
Yes, but only on original posts, not replies
If someone writes bull a sensible reply will still be visible below to anyone who looks
If someone writes bull a sensible reply will still be visible below to anyone who looks
Not quite
There is a chance Trump & his cultists will be gone soon
Far from certain, yes, but it is possible & what we should aim for
Wasn't much chance of Hitler going anywhere in 1938
There is a chance Trump & his cultists will be gone soon
Far from certain, yes, but it is possible & what we should aim for
Wasn't much chance of Hitler going anywhere in 1938
January 10, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Not quite
There is a chance Trump & his cultists will be gone soon
Far from certain, yes, but it is possible & what we should aim for
Wasn't much chance of Hitler going anywhere in 1938
There is a chance Trump & his cultists will be gone soon
Far from certain, yes, but it is possible & what we should aim for
Wasn't much chance of Hitler going anywhere in 1938
Funny how he forgets to mention that, isn't it?
It's almost as if he doesn't care because it doesn't fit his political agenda...
It's almost as if he doesn't care because it doesn't fit his political agenda...
January 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Funny how he forgets to mention that, isn't it?
It's almost as if he doesn't care because it doesn't fit his political agenda...
It's almost as if he doesn't care because it doesn't fit his political agenda...
And therein is part of the problem...
Who knew the US might turn traitor & stab the world's democracies in the back...
But such seems to be Trump's intentions
Who knew the US might turn traitor & stab the world's democracies in the back...
But such seems to be Trump's intentions
January 10, 2026 at 8:40 PM
And therein is part of the problem...
Who knew the US might turn traitor & stab the world's democracies in the back...
But such seems to be Trump's intentions
Who knew the US might turn traitor & stab the world's democracies in the back...
But such seems to be Trump's intentions
Or even before he was elected
I don't know anyone who thought things would get this bizarre but some kind of issue related to an over-reliance on the US was always possible
So yes, we need to get moving now but, while many EU countries are getting their act together we are still dragging our heels
I don't know anyone who thought things would get this bizarre but some kind of issue related to an over-reliance on the US was always possible
So yes, we need to get moving now but, while many EU countries are getting their act together we are still dragging our heels
January 10, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Or even before he was elected
I don't know anyone who thought things would get this bizarre but some kind of issue related to an over-reliance on the US was always possible
So yes, we need to get moving now but, while many EU countries are getting their act together we are still dragging our heels
I don't know anyone who thought things would get this bizarre but some kind of issue related to an over-reliance on the US was always possible
So yes, we need to get moving now but, while many EU countries are getting their act together we are still dragging our heels
It is realistic in that the very fact of having to shoot at NATO service personnel is a very big deterrent in its own right - regardless of who "wins"
Of course, no one outside Beijing, Moscow, etc actually wins from such an event
But you're right that that needs dealing with
Of course, no one outside Beijing, Moscow, etc actually wins from such an event
But you're right that that needs dealing with
January 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
It is realistic in that the very fact of having to shoot at NATO service personnel is a very big deterrent in its own right - regardless of who "wins"
Of course, no one outside Beijing, Moscow, etc actually wins from such an event
But you're right that that needs dealing with
Of course, no one outside Beijing, Moscow, etc actually wins from such an event
But you're right that that needs dealing with
Probably...
But it would need to be done slowly and tactfully so as not to send Baby Trump into another hissy fit
But it would need to be done slowly and tactfully so as not to send Baby Trump into another hissy fit
January 10, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Probably...
But it would need to be done slowly and tactfully so as not to send Baby Trump into another hissy fit
But it would need to be done slowly and tactfully so as not to send Baby Trump into another hissy fit
I disagree
We need sensible voices on X to counter the disinformation & general insanity
I stuck it out as long as I could but those morons have done my mental health enough damage and I finally had to call it a day
So credit to those with the strength to keep up the fight
We need sensible voices on X to counter the disinformation & general insanity
I stuck it out as long as I could but those morons have done my mental health enough damage and I finally had to call it a day
So credit to those with the strength to keep up the fight
January 10, 2026 at 8:27 PM
I disagree
We need sensible voices on X to counter the disinformation & general insanity
I stuck it out as long as I could but those morons have done my mental health enough damage and I finally had to call it a day
So credit to those with the strength to keep up the fight
We need sensible voices on X to counter the disinformation & general insanity
I stuck it out as long as I could but those morons have done my mental health enough damage and I finally had to call it a day
So credit to those with the strength to keep up the fight