BrighterBeat
@brighterbeat.bsky.social
Dad. Marketeer. LUFC season ticket holder. Vinyl collector & gig goer. Anti-Trump. Occasionally ride a massive motorbike for fun in the sunshine.
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🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
November 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🎵 “Join Ice” - @wellesmusic on Colbert
Has anyone seen a headed goal scored from a corner, or a random freak goal in #FM26 ? Feels like the match engine is pretty boring unless you play for "work ball into box" at all times
November 23, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Has anyone seen a headed goal scored from a corner, or a random freak goal in #FM26 ? Feels like the match engine is pretty boring unless you play for "work ball into box" at all times
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Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed.
time.com/7336204/meta...
time.com/7336204/meta...
7 Allegations Against Meta in Newly Unsealed Filings
Court filings allege Meta tolerated sex trafficking, hid harms to teens, and prioritized growth over user safety for years.
time.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Meta was aware that millions of adult strangers were contacting minors on its sites; that its products exacerbated mental health issues in teens; and that content related to eating disorders, suicide, and child sexual abuse was frequently detected, yet rarely removed.
time.com/7336204/meta...
time.com/7336204/meta...
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Now, Rubio is denying it had anything to do with the U.S.
This is a major foreign policy scandal. 3/3
This is a major foreign policy scandal. 3/3
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Now, Rubio is denying it had anything to do with the U.S.
This is a major foreign policy scandal. 3/3
This is a major foreign policy scandal. 3/3
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Per PBS’s Nick Schifrin, it was delivered to Trump envoy Steve Witkoff by someone representing Russia. Trump and the administration pushed it. They pressured Zelenskyy to accept the terms. Allies condemned it. 2/
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Per PBS’s Nick Schifrin, it was delivered to Trump envoy Steve Witkoff by someone representing Russia. Trump and the administration pushed it. They pressured Zelenskyy to accept the terms. Allies condemned it. 2/
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Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
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American minds were poisoned and conned by propaganda on Twitter.
November 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
American minds were poisoned and conned by propaganda on Twitter.
Even with all this season’s troubles for Leeds, at least we’re not Birmingham City fans who have an upturned round toddler’s play table to look forward to as their new stadium 😂 #LUFC
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Even with all this season’s troubles for Leeds, at least we’re not Birmingham City fans who have an upturned round toddler’s play table to look forward to as their new stadium 😂 #LUFC
Everyone with a sociably-responsible & compassionate mind is worrying about getting a potential Reform far-right government in 2029. But, the reality is that we’ve currently got one … as this is certainly NO LONGER the Labour party anyone of sound mind voted for 🤬😬 @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Everyone with a sociably-responsible & compassionate mind is worrying about getting a potential Reform far-right government in 2029. But, the reality is that we’ve currently got one … as this is certainly NO LONGER the Labour party anyone of sound mind voted for 🤬😬 @teamlabouruk.bsky.social
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NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The Great AI Bubble
Yes, it's a bubble. And yes, it's going to burst.
open.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
NEW: Welcome to the Great AI Bubble. Yes, it’s here. And yes, it’s going to burst.
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
It’s also got way more in common with the Epstein scandal than you really want to know.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Traitors on the inside, Trump on the outside ... who’d want to run the BBC now? Actually, I would
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
November 16, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Traitors on the inside, Trump on the outside ... who’d want to run the BBC now? Actually, I would
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
This week’s column by Stewart Lee
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
The cruelty this Labour government is embracing is abhorrent
Shabana Mahmood has vowed to end Britain’s “golden ticket” for asylum seekers by forcing people arriving illegally to wait 20 years before they can apply for permanent settlement
Shabana Mahmood: ‘Illegal migration is tearing Britain apart’
The home secretary is planning to introduce a 20-year wait for permanent stay to end a ‘golden ticket’ for asylum seekers
www.thetimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The cruelty this Labour government is embracing is abhorrent
Even better is the Hip's best song "Ahead By A Century", which is about as good as music gets. @thetragicallyhip.bsky.social
youtu.be/QE2joQsWXJg?...
youtu.be/QE2joQsWXJg?...
November 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Even better is the Hip's best song "Ahead By A Century", which is about as good as music gets. @thetragicallyhip.bsky.social
youtu.be/QE2joQsWXJg?...
youtu.be/QE2joQsWXJg?...
Friday night music recommendation: "Get back again" by The Tragically Hip (the best band that UK folk have never heard of). This song wasn't even deemed good enough by them to make it onto one of their early albums 😯 #music
@thetragicallyhip.bsky.social
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@thetragicallyhip.bsky.social
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The Tragically Hip - Get Back Again
YouTube video by TheTragicallyHipVEVO
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November 14, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Friday night music recommendation: "Get back again" by The Tragically Hip (the best band that UK folk have never heard of). This song wasn't even deemed good enough by them to make it onto one of their early albums 😯 #music
@thetragicallyhip.bsky.social
youtu.be/CR1N8DoyRU4?...
@thetragicallyhip.bsky.social
youtu.be/CR1N8DoyRU4?...
Each of Leeds 3 wins have been followed by no wins for 3 games afterwards - 1 win, 1 draw & 2 losses per 4-game series. We’re now one game away from the end of the first 3 series of 4 games, and if the trend continues then Villa will be a draw. But after that … 😬 #LUFC
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Each of Leeds 3 wins have been followed by no wins for 3 games afterwards - 1 win, 1 draw & 2 losses per 4-game series. We’re now one game away from the end of the first 3 series of 4 games, and if the trend continues then Villa will be a draw. But after that … 😬 #LUFC
There’s the Farke bingo card “still on a one-point-per-game average” line we fully expected post-game 🙄 Leeds will be nowhere near 1 PPG after the next 4 games, so saying it’s all fine now is pointless & Farke blaming everything but himself. Leeds are in BIG trouble. 49ers need to act now #LUFC !
DF: "Difficult run with three away games in four. Never in the bottom three, still on a one-point-per-game average."
Says Gnonto was an option off the bench, but they felt the extra two weeks of training after today would be better than risking him today after so long out, including a surgery #lufc
Says Gnonto was an option off the bench, but they felt the extra two weeks of training after today would be better than risking him today after so long out, including a surgery #lufc
November 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
There’s the Farke bingo card “still on a one-point-per-game average” line we fully expected post-game 🙄 Leeds will be nowhere near 1 PPG after the next 4 games, so saying it’s all fine now is pointless & Farke blaming everything but himself. Leeds are in BIG trouble. 49ers need to act now #LUFC !
Today is a “must win”, so here’s your Leeds lottery question: If we lose today & then get the almost 0pts expected from the run of games Villa to Liverpool, which of the 3 “winnable” games following that does Farke get sacked, to give a new manager the January window to try and save us? #LUFC
November 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Today is a “must win”, so here’s your Leeds lottery question: If we lose today & then get the almost 0pts expected from the run of games Villa to Liverpool, which of the 3 “winnable” games following that does Farke get sacked, to give a new manager the January window to try and save us? #LUFC
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Another @WeAreTheFSA Awards shortlisting for @TheSquareBall in the Fan Media of the Year category.
You can vote here - www.surveymonkey.com/r/fsa-awards...
#lufc
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#lufc
The FSA Awards 2025
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November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Another @WeAreTheFSA Awards shortlisting for @TheSquareBall in the Fan Media of the Year category.
You can vote here - www.surveymonkey.com/r/fsa-awards...
#lufc
You can vote here - www.surveymonkey.com/r/fsa-awards...
#lufc
That 6 point gap is now only a 4 point gap due to West Ham winning today, irritatingly. Leeds have not had a great weekend, and I expect Wolves to have a “new manager bounce” just as we’re heading into 6 weeks of almost un-winnable games 🙄 #LUFC fan finding it hard to stay positive 😬
Nice that Leeds have a 6 point gap to the drop zone already 💪🏻 #LUFC
November 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
That 6 point gap is now only a 4 point gap due to West Ham winning today, irritatingly. Leeds have not had a great weekend, and I expect Wolves to have a “new manager bounce” just as we’re heading into 6 weeks of almost un-winnable games 🙄 #LUFC fan finding it hard to stay positive 😬
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Spotify’s founder, Daniel Ek, is another techno-fascist billionaire.
He’s invested in AI that specializes in war, surveillance and violence, so it’s no surprise he’s fine with running ICE ads on Spotify.
If you haven’t already, cancel your Spotify subscriptions. Let’s make them feel like Disney+.
He’s invested in AI that specializes in war, surveillance and violence, so it’s no surprise he’s fine with running ICE ads on Spotify.
If you haven’t already, cancel your Spotify subscriptions. Let’s make them feel like Disney+.
Spotify boycott: Artists leave 'garbage hole' platform after CEO invests in AI weapons
Daniel Ek's investments in AI dronemaker Helsing have unnerved artists. One called Spotify a "violent armageddon portal."
www.latimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Spotify’s founder, Daniel Ek, is another techno-fascist billionaire.
He’s invested in AI that specializes in war, surveillance and violence, so it’s no surprise he’s fine with running ICE ads on Spotify.
If you haven’t already, cancel your Spotify subscriptions. Let’s make them feel like Disney+.
He’s invested in AI that specializes in war, surveillance and violence, so it’s no surprise he’s fine with running ICE ads on Spotify.
If you haven’t already, cancel your Spotify subscriptions. Let’s make them feel like Disney+.
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Just listened to Chris Mason on Radio 4 defending BBC's excessive coverage of Farage & Reform. I was outraged by his response to legitimate criticism. I no longer trust the BBC's political coverage (actually I haven't for some time, but the BBC's behaviour has grown even worse of late).
October 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Just listened to Chris Mason on Radio 4 defending BBC's excessive coverage of Farage & Reform. I was outraged by his response to legitimate criticism. I no longer trust the BBC's political coverage (actually I haven't for some time, but the BBC's behaviour has grown even worse of late).
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Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…