Dominic Berry
@djberry.bsky.social
User Researcher working in agile development teams. My approach and methods are informed by what I learnt as a historian of science and technology. I try to make my employers more trans inclusive. #Norwich #ucd he/him
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dMMnr
Letterboxd - https://boxd.it/dMMnr
In my opinion, the Michael Prescott memo as reported by the Telegraph and linked here, is very clearly a right wing attack on the centre and centre right of the UK press. It is intended to promote extremism.
Trump threatens BBC with legal action over Panorama speech edit
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump threatens BBC with legal action over Panorama speech edit
www.bbc.com/news/article...
BBC chair Samir Shah apologises for Panorama Trump edit
The BBC's director general and head of news both resigned on Sunday after criticism of the programme.
www.bbc.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:49 PM
In my opinion, the Michael Prescott memo as reported by the Telegraph and linked here, is very clearly a right wing attack on the centre and centre right of the UK press. It is intended to promote extremism.
Trump threatens BBC with legal action over Panorama speech edit
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Trump threatens BBC with legal action over Panorama speech edit
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The John Lewis advert rips off Aftersun! I am scandalised. Scandalised! And what a weird theme to want to borrow for a Christmas advert!
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The John Lewis advert rips off Aftersun! I am scandalised. Scandalised! And what a weird theme to want to borrow for a Christmas advert!
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Yeah yeah that’s the stuff gimme gimme yeah yeah alright!
October 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Yeah yeah that’s the stuff gimme gimme yeah yeah alright!
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October 26, 2025 at 2:42 AM
One of the most enjoyable aspects of this film were the scenes where employees of Lex Luthor are doing a perfect impression of every corporate team that's ever existed. boxd.it/bpvVlF
A ★★★½ review of Superman (2025)
I guess I've got some simple sides, and this film tickled them all. If you believe that the stories we encounter in reality, in day dreams, and in fiction, are all to some extent capable of influencin...
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October 19, 2025 at 9:04 AM
One of the most enjoyable aspects of this film were the scenes where employees of Lex Luthor are doing a perfect impression of every corporate team that's ever existed. boxd.it/bpvVlF
Jonathan Ross dresses like the Joker if he was a Dickens character.
October 16, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Jonathan Ross dresses like the Joker if he was a Dickens character.
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Today, the counterprotesters have started giving out leaflets.
This is because yesterday they managed to talk someone out of going to FiLiA, and they felt that leaflets could communicate such messages more effectively.
They have also started giving out stickers promoting trans joy.
This is because yesterday they managed to talk someone out of going to FiLiA, and they felt that leaflets could communicate such messages more effectively.
They have also started giving out stickers promoting trans joy.
October 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Today, the counterprotesters have started giving out leaflets.
This is because yesterday they managed to talk someone out of going to FiLiA, and they felt that leaflets could communicate such messages more effectively.
They have also started giving out stickers promoting trans joy.
This is because yesterday they managed to talk someone out of going to FiLiA, and they felt that leaflets could communicate such messages more effectively.
They have also started giving out stickers promoting trans joy.
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Brighton: Tomorrow I’m chairing this panel on queer history with Sacha Coward, DJ Ritu, and Eleanor Medhurst at Coast Is Queer! Tickets: coastisqueer.com/event/resear...
October 9, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Brighton: Tomorrow I’m chairing this panel on queer history with Sacha Coward, DJ Ritu, and Eleanor Medhurst at Coast Is Queer! Tickets: coastisqueer.com/event/resear...
Why did the most recent 24hrs in Police Custody spend so long pretending that the guy wasn't seriously mentally ill? Must think the audience are idiots. They'd be right in my case. #channel4
October 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Why did the most recent 24hrs in Police Custody spend so long pretending that the guy wasn't seriously mentally ill? Must think the audience are idiots. They'd be right in my case. #channel4
Long train journey today so managed to watch two films this morning. The second was an absolute stinker. And of course Robbie Collin liked it, because he doesn't enjoy watching films. He is just collecting them.
My ★½ review of Lucy on Letterboxd boxd.it/b9D84d
My ★½ review of Lucy on Letterboxd boxd.it/b9D84d
A ★½ review of Lucy (2014)
Luc Besson lost his god damn mind. This is a 10 year old's story. It's pointless. And the nods to philosophy or knowledge were moronic. Morgan Freeman did his best, but Scarjo really dropped some poop...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Long train journey today so managed to watch two films this morning. The second was an absolute stinker. And of course Robbie Collin liked it, because he doesn't enjoy watching films. He is just collecting them.
My ★½ review of Lucy on Letterboxd boxd.it/b9D84d
My ★½ review of Lucy on Letterboxd boxd.it/b9D84d
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I wrote something quite personal about what use trans history In These Times:
The summer has seen anti-trans campaigns across the UK and US, alongside a crisis in healthcare. But what use could trans history have in these time, beyond proving 'we have always been here'?
Sam Rutherford @echomikeromeo reflects on Imagining Trans Futures:
www.historyworkshop....
Sam Rutherford @echomikeromeo reflects on Imagining Trans Futures:
www.historyworkshop....
September 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I wrote something quite personal about what use trans history In These Times:
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"When I first came to the UK as a queer asylum seeker in 2018, it was one of the most LGBTQ-friendly countries I had ever seen. But recently, things have changed."
www.washingtonblade.com/2025/09/22/l...
www.washingtonblade.com/2025/09/22/l...
LGBTQ Brits fight back against the far-right
Tommy Robinson led Sept. 13 rally in London
www.washingtonblade.com
September 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
"When I first came to the UK as a queer asylum seeker in 2018, it was one of the most LGBTQ-friendly countries I had ever seen. But recently, things have changed."
www.washingtonblade.com/2025/09/22/l...
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How do you listen to Ezra Klein? Seriously asking. Do you have to play it backwards? Do you have to be playing the bagpipes at the same time? Do you need to get bonked on the noggin first?
September 20, 2025 at 9:48 AM
How do you listen to Ezra Klein? Seriously asking. Do you have to play it backwards? Do you have to be playing the bagpipes at the same time? Do you need to get bonked on the noggin first?
Congratulations to the good people of #norwich who have succeeded in de-flagging the place. Obviously I'm not condoning any direct action that could have put people in danger. I am assuming that the flags came down through sensible and measured official means.
September 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Congratulations to the good people of #norwich who have succeeded in de-flagging the place. Obviously I'm not condoning any direct action that could have put people in danger. I am assuming that the flags came down through sensible and measured official means.
BBC News - 'The bombing has been insane': Palestinians scramble to flee Israeli assault on Gaza City
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'The bombing has been insane': Palestinians scramble to flee Israeli assault on Gaza City
Palestinians tell the BBC whole residential blocks have been levelled as the Israeli army ramps up its offensive in the city.
www.bbc.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
BBC News - 'The bombing has been insane': Palestinians scramble to flee Israeli assault on Gaza City
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The common sense meaning should make this Elon Musk's "rivers of blood" moment
Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways
Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways
Elon Musk spoke by video to Tommy Robinson's anti-immigrant rally in the UK today.
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
"You're in a fundamental situation here where, whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you," said Musk. "You either fight back or you die."
September 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
The common sense meaning should make this Elon Musk's "rivers of blood" moment
Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways
Though I think he goes further than Enoch Powell in a couple of important ways
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The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
Charlie Kirk’s Legacy Deserves No Mourning
The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn’t a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division
www.thenation.com
September 13, 2025 at 2:39 AM
The Nation pulls NO punches, from @espiers.bsky.social
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
"There's no requirement to take part in this whitewashing campaign. Refusing to join in doesn’t make anyone a bad person. It’s a choice to write an obituary that begins “Joseph Goebbels was a gifted marketer and loving father to six children.”
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The Groyper Wars
September 13, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The Groyper Wars
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Absolutely psychotic to publish this
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/o...
September 13, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Absolutely psychotic to publish this
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/12/o...
Can't vouch for the quality of the research, but seems like this might be useful to read atm: on Kirk and the 'groyper wars' - research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publicati...
Charlie Kirk's Culture War, Groypers, Nickers and Q&A-trolling
research.tilburguniversity.edu
September 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Can't vouch for the quality of the research, but seems like this might be useful to read atm: on Kirk and the 'groyper wars' - research.tilburguniversity.edu/en/publicati...
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This happened in full view of Sky News cameras and a bunch of police just standing there. Why is THIS not on the news all day? Why don't we show people what these thugs are turning the country into? I could only find it on the far right TikTok page that proudly boasted about the incident. SHARE!
September 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
This happened in full view of Sky News cameras and a bunch of police just standing there. Why is THIS not on the news all day? Why don't we show people what these thugs are turning the country into? I could only find it on the far right TikTok page that proudly boasted about the incident. SHARE!
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I need you to understand what this country feels like right now for those of us who look different. I'm sitting here, trying to plan for Saturday, make sure I don't even need to go to the corner shop for milk, like it's Christmas Day or lockdown. Why? Because I live near where Yaxley-Lennon will 1/
September 11, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I need you to understand what this country feels like right now for those of us who look different. I'm sitting here, trying to plan for Saturday, make sure I don't even need to go to the corner shop for milk, like it's Christmas Day or lockdown. Why? Because I live near where Yaxley-Lennon will 1/
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One thing the media's reticence to label Kirk an extremist has made jarringly clear is how scared they are of the people in power now who share his extremist beliefs.
In the space of nine months, they have internalized a fear of condemning racism, misogyny, homophobia and antisemiticism.
In the space of nine months, they have internalized a fear of condemning racism, misogyny, homophobia and antisemiticism.
September 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
One thing the media's reticence to label Kirk an extremist has made jarringly clear is how scared they are of the people in power now who share his extremist beliefs.
In the space of nine months, they have internalized a fear of condemning racism, misogyny, homophobia and antisemiticism.
In the space of nine months, they have internalized a fear of condemning racism, misogyny, homophobia and antisemiticism.