David Hawdale (wide awake)
@davidhawdale.bsky.social
Born to UX. Dabbler in PM. Psych & behavioural science nerd. Enjoyer of new things, new ideas and GSD. MD ANT. Man Utd fan, sadly.
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
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CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
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CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
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BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
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HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
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HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
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I have 2 spare tickets for EverythingEverything on the 29th Nov at Factory / Aviva Studios (face value) on Twickets: twckts.com/gaAU - should be a great gig in their home city - Man Alive indeed ;-)
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November 9, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I have 2 spare tickets for EverythingEverything on the 29th Nov at Factory / Aviva Studios (face value) on Twickets: twckts.com/gaAU - should be a great gig in their home city - Man Alive indeed ;-)
Well I like Clive Lewis and Neil from Compass … and I’m a massive Andy Burnham fan.
And I hate what Keith is doing to Labour, so I’ve joined @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social
‘To take on the populist right, Labour must build a principled, practical, popular left alternative.‘
And I hate what Keith is doing to Labour, so I’ve joined @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social
‘To take on the populist right, Labour must build a principled, practical, popular left alternative.‘
Get involved | Mainstream Labour
Mainstream is the home for Labour’s radical realists - united by values, driven by change
www.mainstreamlabour.org
September 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Well I like Clive Lewis and Neil from Compass … and I’m a massive Andy Burnham fan.
And I hate what Keith is doing to Labour, so I’ve joined @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social
‘To take on the populist right, Labour must build a principled, practical, popular left alternative.‘
And I hate what Keith is doing to Labour, so I’ve joined @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social
‘To take on the populist right, Labour must build a principled, practical, popular left alternative.‘
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We’re quite deep within the Singularity right now, though it’s turned out be the Singularity of Stupid (SoS), which effectively prevents the original concept of the Singularity from happening.
September 8, 2025 at 2:20 AM
We’re quite deep within the Singularity right now, though it’s turned out be the Singularity of Stupid (SoS), which effectively prevents the original concept of the Singularity from happening.
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Up early to prepare for a day fell walking in The Lakes.
A journey from Teesside across the northern Pennines in early Autumn proves
- Britain isn't Broken
- Britain isn't full
- Britain is a rather wonderful place to live, particularly northern England.
A journey from Teesside across the northern Pennines in early Autumn proves
- Britain isn't Broken
- Britain isn't full
- Britain is a rather wonderful place to live, particularly northern England.
September 6, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Up early to prepare for a day fell walking in The Lakes.
A journey from Teesside across the northern Pennines in early Autumn proves
- Britain isn't Broken
- Britain isn't full
- Britain is a rather wonderful place to live, particularly northern England.
A journey from Teesside across the northern Pennines in early Autumn proves
- Britain isn't Broken
- Britain isn't full
- Britain is a rather wonderful place to live, particularly northern England.
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Let’s not forget.
Because if Angela Rayner…
Zero hours contracts will be banned, no-one will be subject to fire at will, no-one will be able to be fired and rehired, and no-one will lose their private rented home just because their landlord wants them out.
Because if Angela Rayner…
Zero hours contracts will be banned, no-one will be subject to fire at will, no-one will be able to be fired and rehired, and no-one will lose their private rented home just because their landlord wants them out.
September 6, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Let’s not forget.
Because if Angela Rayner…
Zero hours contracts will be banned, no-one will be subject to fire at will, no-one will be able to be fired and rehired, and no-one will lose their private rented home just because their landlord wants them out.
Because if Angela Rayner…
Zero hours contracts will be banned, no-one will be subject to fire at will, no-one will be able to be fired and rehired, and no-one will lose their private rented home just because their landlord wants them out.
Omg #Labourparty … ‘delivering growth people can feel in their pockets’ … really?
What a carry on … ooh missus … fnarr fnarr …
Plot lost …
What a carry on … ooh missus … fnarr fnarr …
Plot lost …
September 2, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Omg #Labourparty … ‘delivering growth people can feel in their pockets’ … really?
What a carry on … ooh missus … fnarr fnarr …
Plot lost …
What a carry on … ooh missus … fnarr fnarr …
Plot lost …
I’ve given up on the twat. What a huge huge disappointment and missed opportunity to produce positive change
NEW: Keir Starmer has said he hangs the English flag in his home and 'always sits front of a Union Jack'
He told the BBC: 'I'm very encouraging of flags. I think they're patriotic and a great symbol of our nation.'
He told the BBC: 'I'm very encouraging of flags. I think they're patriotic and a great symbol of our nation.'
September 1, 2025 at 4:04 PM
I’ve given up on the twat. What a huge huge disappointment and missed opportunity to produce positive change
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... I expect Yvette Cooper will get them all arrested …
Tens of thousands of protesters gather in Tel Aviv to demand end to Gaza war
One of largest rallies in Israel since start of conflict follows general strike to press government to stop military action
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a... I expect Yvette Cooper will get them all arrested …
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It’s a funny old world when Margaret Thatcher seems to have had a better sense of protecting individual liberties than Keir Starmer www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...
Dubbing tame pensioners as ‘terrorists’ makes a farce out of the Terrorism Act
It’s a funny old world when Margaret Thatcher had a greater sense of individual liberty than Keir Starmer
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
It’s a funny old world when Margaret Thatcher seems to have had a better sense of protecting individual liberties than Keir Starmer www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/fre...
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Letter of the day (in the Times)
August 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Letter of the day (in the Times)
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An abomination. An affront to free speech and an acute threat to the consensus on terrorism
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Police arrest 474 people at protest over Palestine Action ban in London
Number of arrests was highest recorded in relation to single operation in at least past decade, according to Met police
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
An abomination. An affront to free speech and an acute threat to the consensus on terrorism
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
How the hell did we get to the point where 450 people protesting about a real and obvious genocide get arrested by a Labour government? Who are the baddies?
August 10, 2025 at 8:02 AM
How the hell did we get to the point where 450 people protesting about a real and obvious genocide get arrested by a Labour government? Who are the baddies?
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Pedo President is an accurate description. #PedoPresident
Pedoprez has fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics Erika McEntarfer after she published a weak jobs report that showcased the damage Pedo is doing to the U.S. economy.
FACT: Pedo getting rid of all TRUTH TELLERS
REPOST if you stand with Commissioner McEntarfer against
#PedoPresident
FACT: Pedo getting rid of all TRUTH TELLERS
REPOST if you stand with Commissioner McEntarfer against
#PedoPresident
August 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Pedo President is an accurate description. #PedoPresident
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The racists will never win.
The haters, the misogynists, the homophobes.
THIS IS ENGLAND. 🏴
#lionesses
The haters, the misogynists, the homophobes.
THIS IS ENGLAND. 🏴
#lionesses
July 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The racists will never win.
The haters, the misogynists, the homophobes.
THIS IS ENGLAND. 🏴
#lionesses
The haters, the misogynists, the homophobes.
THIS IS ENGLAND. 🏴
#lionesses
Wtf are @teamlabouruk.bsky.social doing? @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social is a real rising star? Is this is death wish - you are losing so many voters this way
July 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Wtf are @teamlabouruk.bsky.social doing? @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social is a real rising star? Is this is death wish - you are losing so many voters this way
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You just know that whatever they end up chasing him for, He'll get away with it.
Corruption seems to follow the elite like flies round shite.
Corruption seems to follow the elite like flies round shite.
July 14, 2025 at 6:07 AM
You just know that whatever they end up chasing him for, He'll get away with it.
Corruption seems to follow the elite like flies round shite.
Corruption seems to follow the elite like flies round shite.
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Dear MAGA: Sorry to disappoint you, but Superman has always been *woke* and a supporter of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Grow up and stop whining about the new movie. True American patriots embrace these ideals.
Fascism is unpopular and it’s 💯 un-American.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
Grow up and stop whining about the new movie. True American patriots embrace these ideals.
Fascism is unpopular and it’s 💯 un-American.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
July 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Dear MAGA: Sorry to disappoint you, but Superman has always been *woke* and a supporter of diversity, equity and inclusion.
Grow up and stop whining about the new movie. True American patriots embrace these ideals.
Fascism is unpopular and it’s 💯 un-American.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
Grow up and stop whining about the new movie. True American patriots embrace these ideals.
Fascism is unpopular and it’s 💯 un-American.
Thanks for coming to my Ted talk.
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Happy 4th of July, Batman.
July 4, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Happy 4th of July, Batman.
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Mr. President, you love playing the schoolyard bully but, at age 79, it’s time to cut it out. It’s one thing to steal one kid’s lunch money, but your bill STEALS LUNCH MONEY FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS. Now, that’s real ugly.
July 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Mr. President, you love playing the schoolyard bully but, at age 79, it’s time to cut it out. It’s one thing to steal one kid’s lunch money, but your bill STEALS LUNCH MONEY FROM MILLIONS OF KIDS. Now, that’s real ugly.
Parakeets overhead here in Didsbury! Very glad Mark E Smith introduced them to Heaton Park, and they spread all over Manchester. Brightens up the evenings!
June 28, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Parakeets overhead here in Didsbury! Very glad Mark E Smith introduced them to Heaton Park, and they spread all over Manchester. Brightens up the evenings!