Disappointed Optimist
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I’m that guy that looks just like this that did that tweet that made you laugh that one time. UK based.
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This is my thread of threads - the stories & tales I tell in one place for the Bluesky:
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Scoop from @cjayanetti.bsky.social - Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” www.politicshome.com/news/article...
Reform Council To Double Tax On Second Homes Despite Nigel Farage Calling The Idea 'Madness'
A Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madne...
www.politicshome.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Scoop from @cjayanetti.bsky.social - Reform-led council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” www.politicshome.com/news/article...
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FT editorial is right to ask questions about governance and the Board at the BBC
on.ft.com/3WQmPJr
on.ft.com/3WQmPJr
Crucial lessons for the BBC
The broadcaster has made errors, but its board has failed to defend it
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 AM
FT editorial is right to ask questions about governance and the Board at the BBC
on.ft.com/3WQmPJr
on.ft.com/3WQmPJr
I see the Dems have Demmed for America again.
November 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I see the Dems have Demmed for America again.
Post a non religious photo you think of as holy
November 10, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Post a non religious photo you think of as holy
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“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
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Michael Prescott's report makes vital points about the importance of being accurate, and also how difficult that is. For instance, he describes himself as having been Political Editor of the Sunday Times for 10 years, which is not what the Guardian reported when he left the job.
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Michael Prescott's report makes vital points about the importance of being accurate, and also how difficult that is. For instance, he describes himself as having been Political Editor of the Sunday Times for 10 years, which is not what the Guardian reported when he left the job.
6 months of funding
AI SERVER STARTUP MAJESTIC LABS RAISED TOTAL OF $100M - CNBC
November 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
6 months of funding
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The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
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There are many subtle and complex arguments one can have about the future of the BBC — but I guarantee you that no other channel or streaming service will be as committed to factual programming, children’s education, history shows, religious discussion, poetry, arts, or state of the nation debate
November 10, 2025 at 12:48 PM
There are many subtle and complex arguments one can have about the future of the BBC — but I guarantee you that no other channel or streaming service will be as committed to factual programming, children’s education, history shows, religious discussion, poetry, arts, or state of the nation debate
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
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The BBC: quite a big deal.
November 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
The BBC: quite a big deal.
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The BBC will fuck things up from time to time. Lots of major news organisations do; just look at The Times having to memoryhole several fake news stories in a matter of weeks.
No one is calling for the abolition of The Times, however.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
No one is calling for the abolition of The Times, however.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
UK newspaper editor calls Bill de Blasio fake interview blunder ‘humiliating’
A Times associate editor reportedly addressed situation in an email to staff, saying: ‘We should have been on our guard’
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
The BBC will fuck things up from time to time. Lots of major news organisations do; just look at The Times having to memoryhole several fake news stories in a matter of weeks.
No one is calling for the abolition of The Times, however.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
No one is calling for the abolition of The Times, however.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We are annoyed by the BBC because it in fact embodies precisely what it is to be British now:
Cursed by a legacy of institutions & led by a whimpering class of fearful idiots constantly harassed by a hostile media.
Cursed by a legacy of institutions & led by a whimpering class of fearful idiots constantly harassed by a hostile media.
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
We are annoyed by the BBC because it in fact embodies precisely what it is to be British now:
Cursed by a legacy of institutions & led by a whimpering class of fearful idiots constantly harassed by a hostile media.
Cursed by a legacy of institutions & led by a whimpering class of fearful idiots constantly harassed by a hostile media.
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This (not from that piece) is one of those charts where I am completely aware of the data but my mental map of how the global economy works still almost refuses to update to the new reality. Because the pace of change has been so rapid.
November 10, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This (not from that piece) is one of those charts where I am completely aware of the data but my mental map of how the global economy works still almost refuses to update to the new reality. Because the pace of change has been so rapid.
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woah plot twist
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 AM
woah plot twist
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If BBC News's rivals who are today damning it for bias were held to similar standards, most of them would be shut down on the spot.
November 10, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If BBC News's rivals who are today damning it for bias were held to similar standards, most of them would be shut down on the spot.
Gary Lineker for DG of BBC.
Let the piss boil
Let the piss boil
November 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Gary Lineker for DG of BBC.
Let the piss boil
Let the piss boil
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It’s always where’s your poppy, never how’s your poppy.
November 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
It’s always where’s your poppy, never how’s your poppy.
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Is this how bins make bin babies?
November 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Is this how bins make bin babies?
I’m kinda in awe the US government is using hunger against its own people as a political tool of power now. That’s… really something.
You know even hungry people have guns right? It’s sort of an American thing you do.
I just… wouldn’t do this?
You know even hungry people have guns right? It’s sort of an American thing you do.
I just… wouldn’t do this?
November 8, 2025 at 12:46 AM
I’m kinda in awe the US government is using hunger against its own people as a political tool of power now. That’s… really something.
You know even hungry people have guns right? It’s sort of an American thing you do.
I just… wouldn’t do this?
You know even hungry people have guns right? It’s sort of an American thing you do.
I just… wouldn’t do this?
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PLEASE REPOST: a couple of bar staff urgently needed for shifts in Stratford tomorrow - it's a West Ham home game and I've had staff drop out so you can borderline name your price
November 7, 2025 at 3:34 PM
PLEASE REPOST: a couple of bar staff urgently needed for shifts in Stratford tomorrow - it's a West Ham home game and I've had staff drop out so you can borderline name your price
“We are in trouble for all the crimes”
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 8:47 AM
“We are in trouble for all the crimes”
Watched the new Fantastic 4 movie.
It’s ok. A decent superhero movie. Big villain. Compelling hero motivation. Stuff this kind of movie needs.
It’s ok. A decent superhero movie. Big villain. Compelling hero motivation. Stuff this kind of movie needs.
November 7, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Watched the new Fantastic 4 movie.
It’s ok. A decent superhero movie. Big villain. Compelling hero motivation. Stuff this kind of movie needs.
It’s ok. A decent superhero movie. Big villain. Compelling hero motivation. Stuff this kind of movie needs.
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