Dave Thornley
@dht6000.bsky.social
IT and Security Manager in UK Higher Ed. Cyclist, parent, armchair worrier, insomniac, #sheffield
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So much of our infrastructure, planning, environmental, and road safety measures seem to be based around politicians' fear of slightly inconveniencing easily-angered motorists. Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users are barely considered in their calculations.
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
So much of our infrastructure, planning, environmental, and road safety measures seem to be based around politicians' fear of slightly inconveniencing easily-angered motorists. Pedestrians, cyclists, and public transport users are barely considered in their calculations.
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Imagine going out there in public with your full chest and declaring that what you really need as a nation is more torture
November 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Imagine going out there in public with your full chest and declaring that what you really need as a nation is more torture
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Or even better - 'this issue has been massively misrepresented and is not and never has been the cause of all our problems'
November 16, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Or even better - 'this issue has been massively misrepresented and is not and never has been the cause of all our problems'
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At the UKIP demonstration at Tudor Square in Sheffield.
Maybe around 100 here at the most, although lots of those seem to be YouTubers.
Maybe around 100 here at the most, although lots of those seem to be YouTubers.
November 8, 2025 at 1:12 PM
At the UKIP demonstration at Tudor Square in Sheffield.
Maybe around 100 here at the most, although lots of those seem to be YouTubers.
Maybe around 100 here at the most, although lots of those seem to be YouTubers.
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It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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November 8, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It blows my mind that there are real people who see a post like this and actually believe the whole “Christmas is being cancelled by Muslims” BS 🙄
Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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Let’s have a quick look at what’s happening to Sheffield so you can put your Express reading uncle’s mind at ease!😆
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Urgent Call! Stop UKIP leader Nick Tenconi (“Nazi Nick”) from marching in Sheffield this Saturday.
We need all Anti-Racists, Anti-Fascists, and Nazi-Haters for a massive counter-demo at Sheffield Cathedral, Sat 8th Nov, 12pm (S1 1HA).
Join us to reject Nazis 🗣️ and welcome refugees 🫂 Share widely!
We need all Anti-Racists, Anti-Fascists, and Nazi-Haters for a massive counter-demo at Sheffield Cathedral, Sat 8th Nov, 12pm (S1 1HA).
Join us to reject Nazis 🗣️ and welcome refugees 🫂 Share widely!
November 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Urgent Call! Stop UKIP leader Nick Tenconi (“Nazi Nick”) from marching in Sheffield this Saturday.
We need all Anti-Racists, Anti-Fascists, and Nazi-Haters for a massive counter-demo at Sheffield Cathedral, Sat 8th Nov, 12pm (S1 1HA).
Join us to reject Nazis 🗣️ and welcome refugees 🫂 Share widely!
We need all Anti-Racists, Anti-Fascists, and Nazi-Haters for a massive counter-demo at Sheffield Cathedral, Sat 8th Nov, 12pm (S1 1HA).
Join us to reject Nazis 🗣️ and welcome refugees 🫂 Share widely!
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Strong get-out-the-vote message for Dems.
Steve Bannon: If we lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included.
November 7, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Strong get-out-the-vote message for Dems.
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“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
A London lawyer bought hundreds of Sheffield freeholds. Then the ‘very aggressive’ letters arrived
Exclusive: The Tribune can reveal that Andrew Milne has threatened leaseholders with high court action. It ‘broke my heart’ one woman says
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“It broke my heart, that was my savings towards a new car,” one woman who paid Milne tens of thousands of pounds told us. “He has just wiped me out.”
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
Who is Andrew Milne - the solicitor sending "very aggressive" letters to Sheffield homeowners?
www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...
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We're now at "black people aren't British". Open sewer racism. Look forward to seeing him on QT again soon.
November 2, 2025 at 2:35 PM
We're now at "black people aren't British". Open sewer racism. Look forward to seeing him on QT again soon.
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Bots, AI memes and Reform councillors: How foreign Facebook pages are hijacking UK patriotism
Bots, AI memes and Reform councillors: How foreign Facebook pages are hijacking UK patriotism
Fake British “patriot” pages run from abroad are fooling thousands – including elected councillors.
national.thelead.uk
November 2, 2025 at 6:15 AM
Bots, AI memes and Reform councillors: How foreign Facebook pages are hijacking UK patriotism
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A worrying but sadly unsurprising read. I left that 💩hole in 2016 after the Cambridge Analytica Brexit ads 🤬 (www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli... )
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Bots, AI memes and Reform councillors: How foreign Facebook pages are hijacking UK patriotism
Bots, AI memes and Reform councillors: How foreign Facebook pages are hijacking UK patriotism
Fake British “patriot” pages run from abroad are fooling thousands – including elected councillors.
national.thelead.uk
November 2, 2025 at 6:40 AM
A worrying but sadly unsurprising read. I left that 💩hole in 2016 after the Cambridge Analytica Brexit ads 🤬 (www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-poli... )
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🚩 This appears to be real and is consistent with LinkedIn’s documented data-use settings related to AI training.
November 2, 2025 at 5:35 AM
🚩 This appears to be real and is consistent with LinkedIn’s documented data-use settings related to AI training.
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Anyway, yet another reminder that "debate me bros" were always full of shit, and anyone who claims that they were actually about free speech or real discussion over ideas is lying or gullible.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
The “Debate Me Bro” Grift: How Trolls Weaponized The Marketplace Of Ideas
Among the attempts to create hagiographic eulogies of Charlie Kirk, I’ve seen more than a few people suggest that Kirk should be respected for being willing to talk to “those who disagree with him”…
www.techdirt.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Anyway, yet another reminder that "debate me bros" were always full of shit, and anyone who claims that they were actually about free speech or real discussion over ideas is lying or gullible.
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
www.techdirt.com/2025/09/17/t...
An amazing response
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
An amazing response
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It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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October 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
It's that moment again for National Trust members to vote to keep the entryists out.
Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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Quick and easy to vote and please do so by 31st of October
Quick Vote link keeps the AstroTurfers out.
Then share. Thank you.
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SPOILER ALERT: Farage has never built anything, he's only ever broken things and pocketed the payment for it from our enemies.
October 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
SPOILER ALERT: Farage has never built anything, he's only ever broken things and pocketed the payment for it from our enemies.
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Both Google and Apple have donated millions to the Epstein Ballroom. It's tough to boycott both android and iPhone so wondering if we shouldn't just hold onto our phones.
Unless your phone is completely totaled, keep it a year or two longer. Buy a used one from somebody who swaps out every year.
Unless your phone is completely totaled, keep it a year or two longer. Buy a used one from somebody who swaps out every year.
October 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Both Google and Apple have donated millions to the Epstein Ballroom. It's tough to boycott both android and iPhone so wondering if we shouldn't just hold onto our phones.
Unless your phone is completely totaled, keep it a year or two longer. Buy a used one from somebody who swaps out every year.
Unless your phone is completely totaled, keep it a year or two longer. Buy a used one from somebody who swaps out every year.
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Why it is time to trust our own lived experience -- and when to ignore the media.
99-percent.org/trust-your-l...
99-percent.org/trust-your-l...
Trust Your Lying Eyes - 99%
Why we continue to believe the fallacies that prevent national renewal Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash The phrase “lying eyes” is attributed to Dorothy Dix who wrote, “There […]
99-percent.org
October 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Why it is time to trust our own lived experience -- and when to ignore the media.
99-percent.org/trust-your-l...
99-percent.org/trust-your-l...
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Absolutely vital that Caerphilly voters who do not want a Reform MS vote @plaidcymru.bsky.social. Labour/Libs/Greens nowhere near and actually split the progressive vote.
October 16, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Absolutely vital that Caerphilly voters who do not want a Reform MS vote @plaidcymru.bsky.social. Labour/Libs/Greens nowhere near and actually split the progressive vote.
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Sheffield looking exceptionally lovely today. I was speaking at the Off the Shelf Festival of Words. Incredibly well organised and well attended. I can heartily recommend this Octoberfest to writers and readers alike.
October 12, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Sheffield looking exceptionally lovely today. I was speaking at the Off the Shelf Festival of Words. Incredibly well organised and well attended. I can heartily recommend this Octoberfest to writers and readers alike.
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If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk
Home | Matt Owen | Freelance Writer
I offer a broad and diverse range of writing services.
Get in touch!
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
October 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you could please do us a favour and RT (or whatever it is on here) my writing CV I would be extremely grateful. I am a very capable writer of words, mainly “humorous”’ and if you have some PROPER paid work for me, please DM me. Thank you for your time www.mathew-owen.co.uk
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Experimenting with a new concept using @queermedieval.bsky.social’s Portland Frog woodcut. Embracing goofiness as protest.
October 10, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Experimenting with a new concept using @queermedieval.bsky.social’s Portland Frog woodcut. Embracing goofiness as protest.
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Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.
October 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Private Eye offers up an excellently scornful commentary on the relentless polling. It’s become ridiculous and has oversimplified our politics to dangerous levels of stupid and irresponsible.