Tim Barrett
@comcortim.bsky.social
Born in Lancashire, grew up in Yorkshire, live in The Netherlands. Speak English and Dutch. CTO of the still programming variety, co-founder of Nalanda, angler, boater. Views are solely mine and not those of current or past employers; then again …
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Will Samir Zitouni the heroic train worker who saved the lives of passengers be recognised by Farage and his far-right propaganda machine GBNews? How about Badenough and Jenrick? Or are they far too disappointed he wasn’t the offender?
Cambridgeshire stabbing attack: ‘heroic’ train worker praised for saving passengers’ lives
LNER employee Samir Zitouni, who was hospitalised after Saturday’s incident, hailed by police for ‘incredibly brave’ actions
www.theguardian.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Will Samir Zitouni the heroic train worker who saved the lives of passengers be recognised by Farage and his far-right propaganda machine GBNews? How about Badenough and Jenrick? Or are they far too disappointed he wasn’t the offender?
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‘Did I do everything I could to make the world brighter while I was in it?’ What a poignant thought for a grey autumn day. yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/old-...
Old Leaves, New Leaves
The circle of life, the sadness of death. But does it end there? Could there be more to it if we learned to live intentionally?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
‘Did I do everything I could to make the world brighter while I was in it?’ What a poignant thought for a grey autumn day. yorkshirebylines.co.uk/opinion/old-...
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'Get rid of the migrants or I'll become a migrant' is quite the argument
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
'Get rid of the migrants or I'll become a migrant' is quite the argument
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Past time for eco: what net zero is, and why we need it
A novelist imagines a near-future world that fails to meet net zero, exploring climate collapse, loss and hope through future generations
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
A novelist imagines a near-future world that fails to meet net zero, exploring climate collapse, loss and hope through future generations
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
Past time for eco: what net zero is, and why we need it
A novelist imagines a near-future world that fails to meet net zero, exploring climate collapse, loss and hope through future generations
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
October 22, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Past time for eco: what net zero is, and why we need it
A novelist imagines a near-future world that fails to meet net zero, exploring climate collapse, loss and hope through future generations
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
A novelist imagines a near-future world that fails to meet net zero, exploring climate collapse, loss and hope through future generations
By Dr Pam Jarvis
@drpam.bsky.social
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Christ this is grim, seeing it laid out this way.
The far right is now the most popular party in the UK, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland…
Unprecedented
The far right is now the most popular party in the UK, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland…
Unprecedented
Largest political parties in Europe according to polls
⚫ Far-right
🔵 Center-right
🟡 Center-liberal
🔴 Left
⚫ Far-right
🔵 Center-right
🟡 Center-liberal
🔴 Left
October 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Christ this is grim, seeing it laid out this way.
The far right is now the most popular party in the UK, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland…
Unprecedented
The far right is now the most popular party in the UK, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Poland…
Unprecedented
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“I’m old enough to remember when mainstream British politicians, who should know better, stirred up racial hatred as a path to power. You’re old enough to remember too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick”
Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Stewart Lee: The thugs have taken my flag. So I’ve taken theirs
What do you do with a lot of cheap banners hanging from motorway bridges once you’ve torn them down?
www.thenerve.news
October 12, 2025 at 8:44 AM
“I’m old enough to remember when mainstream British politicians, who should know better, stirred up racial hatred as a path to power. You’re old enough to remember too because it was last Tuesday. And it was Robert Jenrick”
Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
Cathartic anger at flag-flying racism.
www.thenerve.news/p/stewart-le...
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It is heart breaking 🥲
October 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
It is heart breaking 🥲
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Miriam Margolyes is just a warrior woman. That's the post.
She said it all.
She said it all.
October 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Miriam Margolyes is just a warrior woman. That's the post.
She said it all.
She said it all.
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Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty
Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty
The wild politics and chainsaw made Argentina’s president an economic hero for the right. And now, with his nation’s finances in chaos: silence, writes Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
www.theguardian.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Farage, Trump, Musk: your boy Javier Milei just took one hell of a beating. Why so quiet? | Aditya Chakrabortty
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September 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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Kamala Harris on The View on election night: "That night -- I grieved in a way that I have not since my mother died. The pain was not at all about losing a race. I knew what it was going to mean for the country ... all I could say over and over was 'my God, my God, my God.' It was very difficult."
September 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Kamala Harris on The View on election night: "That night -- I grieved in a way that I have not since my mother died. The pain was not at all about losing a race. I knew what it was going to mean for the country ... all I could say over and over was 'my God, my God, my God.' It was very difficult."
Hmmm … whose name springs to mind?
To ‘ultra-crepidate’ (19th century) is to lecture others on subjects you know very little about.
September 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Hmmm … whose name springs to mind?
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The aging, latent police reporter in me can't help put pause to remark on the unforced error of the SAC in Salt Lake's FBI field office making the unforced error of announcing they have recovered a “footwear impression.” A shout-out to toss or destroy those shoes, ASAP.
That's a detail you keep.
That's a detail you keep.
September 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The aging, latent police reporter in me can't help put pause to remark on the unforced error of the SAC in Salt Lake's FBI field office making the unforced error of announcing they have recovered a “footwear impression.” A shout-out to toss or destroy those shoes, ASAP.
That's a detail you keep.
That's a detail you keep.
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Charlie Kirk was shot during an audience Q&A. I swear that the following transcript is real.
Question: "Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last ten years?"
Charlie Kirk: "Counting or not counting gang violence?"
He was shot a split second later.
Question: "Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last ten years?"
Charlie Kirk: "Counting or not counting gang violence?"
He was shot a split second later.
September 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Charlie Kirk was shot during an audience Q&A. I swear that the following transcript is real.
Question: "Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last ten years?"
Charlie Kirk: "Counting or not counting gang violence?"
He was shot a split second later.
Question: "Do you know how many mass shooters there have been in America over the last ten years?"
Charlie Kirk: "Counting or not counting gang violence?"
He was shot a split second later.
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Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
September 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nigel Farage looks uncomfortable as Jamie Raskin uses his opening statement to absolutely demolish him
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If we subtract all the digits from any number, we will always get a multiple of 9. Let's see why!
August 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If we subtract all the digits from any number, we will always get a multiple of 9. Let's see why!
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The weather dude on TV last night said it's going to be 99 degrees today. I'm demanding that he be fired and replace with another dude that will forecast a high of 82.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
August 2, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The weather dude on TV last night said it's going to be 99 degrees today. I'm demanding that he be fired and replace with another dude that will forecast a high of 82.
Am I doing this right?
Am I doing this right?
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Now THAT's a cease and desist letter
July 14, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Now THAT's a cease and desist letter
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The only way to truly make Brexit work...
...is to bury it six feet under and join the EU as full members again. That way Brexit can fulfil its true function as a blip in history that serves as an important cautionary tale.
...is to bury it six feet under and join the EU as full members again. That way Brexit can fulfil its true function as a blip in history that serves as an important cautionary tale.
June 23, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The only way to truly make Brexit work...
...is to bury it six feet under and join the EU as full members again. That way Brexit can fulfil its true function as a blip in history that serves as an important cautionary tale.
...is to bury it six feet under and join the EU as full members again. That way Brexit can fulfil its true function as a blip in history that serves as an important cautionary tale.
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