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January 21, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Well done @carolecadwalla.bsky.social for still asking the awkward questions about the spy ring / influence operation.
"Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski" www.youtube.com/watch?v=43m0...
Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski
Is Nathan Gill just the tip of the iceberg in the Kremlin’s use of agents specifically deployed to destabilise British democracy? What are Nigel Farage’s links to the far right convicted felon, Steve…
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January 21, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Well done @carolecadwalla.bsky.social for still asking the awkward questions about the spy ring / influence operation.
"Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski" www.youtube.com/watch?v=43m0...
Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski
Is Nathan Gill just the tip of the iceberg in the Kremlin’s use of agents specifically deployed to destabilise British democracy? What are Nigel Farage’s links to the far right convicted felon, Steve…
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM
"Why A Vote For Reform UK Is A Vote For Russia | Carole Cadwalladr | Zack Polanski" www.youtube.com/watch?v=43m0...
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Facebook reminds me that on this day in 2017 a woman turned to me in the veg section of Sainsbury's and said "hopefully now we've left the EU we can have loose carrots that aren't wet"
January 21, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Facebook reminds me that on this day in 2017 a woman turned to me in the veg section of Sainsbury's and said "hopefully now we've left the EU we can have loose carrots that aren't wet"
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Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
Allow inequality, allow millions of people to receive limited education, wait a few years and this is what you get.
Bluesky can sneer etc - but he's talking in terms his voters understand.
"National Literacy Institute; 45 million people in the United States are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level. More than half of American adults read below a 6th grade level and 21 percent are illiterate. "
"National Literacy Institute; 45 million people in the United States are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level. More than half of American adults read below a 6th grade level and 21 percent are illiterate. "
Q: What goals do you have for '26 in Congress for your agenda?
TRUMP: I have great executive orders. Like, water coming out of a sink. The water wouldn't come out. They had all sorts of restrictions. I took them off. Straws. They don't have to be paper anymore. I'd like to have all that confirmed.
TRUMP: I have great executive orders. Like, water coming out of a sink. The water wouldn't come out. They had all sorts of restrictions. I took them off. Straws. They don't have to be paper anymore. I'd like to have all that confirmed.
January 21, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Allow inequality, allow millions of people to receive limited education, wait a few years and this is what you get.
Bluesky can sneer etc - but he's talking in terms his voters understand.
"National Literacy Institute; 45 million people in the United States are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level. More than half of American adults read below a 6th grade level and 21 percent are illiterate. "
"National Literacy Institute; 45 million people in the United States are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level. More than half of American adults read below a 6th grade level and 21 percent are illiterate. "
Q: What goals do you have for '26 in Congress for your agenda?
TRUMP: I have great executive orders. Like, water coming out of a sink. The water wouldn't come out. They had all sorts of restrictions. I took them off. Straws. They don't have to be paper anymore. I'd like to have all that confirmed.
TRUMP: I have great executive orders. Like, water coming out of a sink. The water wouldn't come out. They had all sorts of restrictions. I took them off. Straws. They don't have to be paper anymore. I'd like to have all that confirmed.
January 21, 2026 at 3:38 AM
Bluesky can sneer etc - but he's talking in terms his voters understand.
"National Literacy Institute; 45 million people in the United States are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level. More than half of American adults read below a 6th grade level and 21 percent are illiterate. "
"National Literacy Institute; 45 million people in the United States are functionally illiterate and read below a 5th grade level. More than half of American adults read below a 6th grade level and 21 percent are illiterate. "
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All governments seem too spineless to hold social media companies legally liable for hosting that stuff and so the response is "well they say they're trying but there's still so much terrible content we'll just ban kids from using it".
This is giving in to the massively wealthy tech companies.
This is giving in to the massively wealthy tech companies.
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
All governments seem too spineless to hold social media companies legally liable for hosting that stuff and so the response is "well they say they're trying but there's still so much terrible content we'll just ban kids from using it".
This is giving in to the massively wealthy tech companies.
This is giving in to the massively wealthy tech companies.
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I'm still astounded that the debate around banning children from using social media seems to be SOLELY based on "they see images of suicide/beheadings/animal torture/pornography/encouragement to racial hatred and terrorism".
These things shouldn't be on there anyway.
These things shouldn't be on there anyway.
January 20, 2026 at 5:25 PM
I'm still astounded that the debate around banning children from using social media seems to be SOLELY based on "they see images of suicide/beheadings/animal torture/pornography/encouragement to racial hatred and terrorism".
These things shouldn't be on there anyway.
These things shouldn't be on there anyway.
Made me laugh - The Harry Hill Show - Stewart Lee
Lee: on Hill: "You're living your whole life as a private joke at the public's expense" - running commentary from the guest adds an additional dimension to the show...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhJx...
#harryhill
Lee: on Hill: "You're living your whole life as a private joke at the public's expense" - running commentary from the guest adds an additional dimension to the show...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhJx...
#harryhill
The Harry Hill Show - Stewart Lee
Harry invites old friend Stewart Lee into the studio.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Made me laugh - The Harry Hill Show - Stewart Lee
Lee: on Hill: "You're living your whole life as a private joke at the public's expense" - running commentary from the guest adds an additional dimension to the show...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhJx...
#harryhill
Lee: on Hill: "You're living your whole life as a private joke at the public's expense" - running commentary from the guest adds an additional dimension to the show...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GhJx...
#harryhill
*shakes pom-poms*
HEY YOU, THIS IS NOT NEW!
Give me a B, give me an R, give me an E... BREXIT!
UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP www.theguardian.com/politics/202... #brexit
HEY YOU, THIS IS NOT NEW!
Give me a B, give me an R, give me an E... BREXIT!
UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP www.theguardian.com/politics/202... #brexit
UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP
Emily Thornberry says risk posed to British democracy by bot farms and biased algorithms requires action
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 7:47 PM
*shakes pom-poms*
HEY YOU, THIS IS NOT NEW!
Give me a B, give me an R, give me an E... BREXIT!
UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP www.theguardian.com/politics/202... #brexit
HEY YOU, THIS IS NOT NEW!
Give me a B, give me an R, give me an E... BREXIT!
UK politics ‘constantly suffering’ from online disinformation, says Labour MP www.theguardian.com/politics/202... #brexit
"In an information-poor environment, clarity looks suspicious and silence looks neutral" - Barry Ferns talking about how the powerful hide and distract www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sxd...
How Power Really Wins (The Traitors Strategy) - Barry's Economics
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
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January 12, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"In an information-poor environment, clarity looks suspicious and silence looks neutral" - Barry Ferns talking about how the powerful hide and distract www.youtube.com/watch?v=1sxd...
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This story is full of gems. Read the whole thing. Here's just one:
January 10, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This story is full of gems. Read the whole thing. Here's just one:
What can Europe do, to gain some strategic autonomy? Build some basic infrastructure that they own and control says Aaron Bastani www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gow3...
Trump Warns Europe They’ll Be Next
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January 7, 2026 at 1:53 AM
What can Europe do, to gain some strategic autonomy? Build some basic infrastructure that they own and control says Aaron Bastani www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gow3...
"It's really funny how America and the UK stopped investing in infrastructure in the 1980s because the free market will pave potholes and make the trains run on time and now literally nothing works and you cannot go anywhere or do anything but like 4 people are richer than God." - RuairiWood
January 6, 2026 at 9:34 PM
"It's really funny how America and the UK stopped investing in infrastructure in the 1980s because the free market will pave potholes and make the trains run on time and now literally nothing works and you cannot go anywhere or do anything but like 4 people are richer than God." - RuairiWood
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Time again for my favorite christmas post ever, one that still makes me laugh every time i read it
December 23, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Time again for my favorite christmas post ever, one that still makes me laugh every time i read it
Bowie: The Final Act documentary is good - looks at the later years when he was walking away from mega-fame / falling out of view - Tin Machine, drum and bass etc.
I hadn't realised there were clips from his 1971 Glastonbury performance floating about.
#Bowie
I hadn't realised there were clips from his 1971 Glastonbury performance floating about.
#Bowie
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Bowie: The Final Act documentary is good - looks at the later years when he was walking away from mega-fame / falling out of view - Tin Machine, drum and bass etc.
I hadn't realised there were clips from his 1971 Glastonbury performance floating about.
#Bowie
I hadn't realised there were clips from his 1971 Glastonbury performance floating about.
#Bowie
Inequality and internalised worthlessness
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E6U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E6U...
Why Inequality Feels So Brutal - Barry's Economics
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
www.youtube.com
January 5, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Inequality and internalised worthlessness
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E6U...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E6U...
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happy bday writer James Thurber, b.1894, Columbus, OH.
"Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness."
“Beautiful things don't ask for attention.”
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.”
"Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness."
“Beautiful things don't ask for attention.”
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.”
December 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
happy bday writer James Thurber, b.1894, Columbus, OH.
"Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness."
“Beautiful things don't ask for attention.”
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.”
"Let us not look back in anger, nor forward in fear, but around in awareness."
“Beautiful things don't ask for attention.”
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.”
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
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My grandfather supported a family of four on a single hose man income. The American dream was alive and well back then.
December 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
My grandfather supported a family of four on a single hose man income. The American dream was alive and well back then.
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HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
HBOMax has started showing a 'remastered' 4K Mad Men and they’ve messed things up so during Roger’s oyster vomit scene you can now see the crew men with the vomit hose on the right
December 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM