Doc Richard
@docrichard.bsky.social
Dogged conviction that our species has a huge capability for reason and social cooperation that can overcome the current dominance of oligarchy
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Doc Richard
@docrichard.bsky.social
· Sep 4
It is hard to stay optimistic when there is a tsunami of disinformation pouring through our world. We have to withdraw from the media sometimes for the sake of sanity, sit back and try to think out the most effective strategy to stop the drift towards fascism
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Eh? This Nigel Farage?
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Eh? This Nigel Farage?
#r4today discussing asylum seekers again.
In all the acres of newsprint, in the endless hours of broadcast talk of asylum and migration, they never discuss the causes of migration:
War
Fascism
Poverty
Climate change
What happened to our journalism?
In all the acres of newsprint, in the endless hours of broadcast talk of asylum and migration, they never discuss the causes of migration:
War
Fascism
Poverty
Climate change
What happened to our journalism?
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
#r4today discussing asylum seekers again.
In all the acres of newsprint, in the endless hours of broadcast talk of asylum and migration, they never discuss the causes of migration:
War
Fascism
Poverty
Climate change
What happened to our journalism?
In all the acres of newsprint, in the endless hours of broadcast talk of asylum and migration, they never discuss the causes of migration:
War
Fascism
Poverty
Climate change
What happened to our journalism?
Amazing that Trump is attacking London as unsafe, and getting away with it.
If we rank the top 50 cities for homicide, USA cities come 3rd, after Mexico and Brazil.
London appears nowhere.
Maybe Sadiq Khan should sue him for defamation
If we rank the top 50 cities for homicide, USA cities come 3rd, after Mexico and Brazil.
London appears nowhere.
Maybe Sadiq Khan should sue him for defamation
November 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Amazing that Trump is attacking London as unsafe, and getting away with it.
If we rank the top 50 cities for homicide, USA cities come 3rd, after Mexico and Brazil.
London appears nowhere.
Maybe Sadiq Khan should sue him for defamation
If we rank the top 50 cities for homicide, USA cities come 3rd, after Mexico and Brazil.
London appears nowhere.
Maybe Sadiq Khan should sue him for defamation
So Truss wants the BBC to cease to exist.
Neolibs hate it because it is not privately owned. That affronts their ideological sensibilities.
Unfortunately the BBC has alienated its supporters on the Left because of its post-2010 RW bias in News&CurrAff, which is demonstrable by objective studies
Neolibs hate it because it is not privately owned. That affronts their ideological sensibilities.
Unfortunately the BBC has alienated its supporters on the Left because of its post-2010 RW bias in News&CurrAff, which is demonstrable by objective studies
November 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
So Truss wants the BBC to cease to exist.
Neolibs hate it because it is not privately owned. That affronts their ideological sensibilities.
Unfortunately the BBC has alienated its supporters on the Left because of its post-2010 RW bias in News&CurrAff, which is demonstrable by objective studies
Neolibs hate it because it is not privately owned. That affronts their ideological sensibilities.
Unfortunately the BBC has alienated its supporters on the Left because of its post-2010 RW bias in News&CurrAff, which is demonstrable by objective studies
“Major incident declared after ‘severe and widespread flooding’”
apple.news/AvYoc-W2-Qv2...
“Human influence, in particular greenhouse gas emissions, is likely the main driver of the observed global-scale intensification of heavy precipitation over land regions”
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...
apple.news/AvYoc-W2-Qv2...
“Human influence, in particular greenhouse gas emissions, is likely the main driver of the observed global-scale intensification of heavy precipitation over land regions”
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...
Major incident declared after 'severe and widespread flooding' as cold weather alert issued — Sky News
Five regions of England are being warned of a cold snap, as the UK Health Security Agency says
apple.news
November 15, 2025 at 7:50 AM
“Major incident declared after ‘severe and widespread flooding’”
apple.news/AvYoc-W2-Qv2...
“Human influence, in particular greenhouse gas emissions, is likely the main driver of the observed global-scale intensification of heavy precipitation over land regions”
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...
apple.news/AvYoc-W2-Qv2...
“Human influence, in particular greenhouse gas emissions, is likely the main driver of the observed global-scale intensification of heavy precipitation over land regions”
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...
The argument about BBC bias or lack of it will continue ad nauseam while they try to tackle it by gathering the opinions of pundits.
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewers from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewers from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
November 11, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The argument about BBC bias or lack of it will continue ad nauseam while they try to tackle it by gathering the opinions of pundits.
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewers from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewers from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
The argument about BBC bias or lack of it will continue ad nauseam while they try to tackle it by gathering the opinions of pundits.
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewers from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewers from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The argument about BBC bias or lack of it will continue ad nauseam while they try to tackle it by gathering the opinions of pundits.
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewers from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
The matter can only be settled by objective evidence.
Give us stats of interviewers from right or left, and give us Interruptions Rate studies
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Yes. Refugees are human beings. Many in desperate trouble through no fault of their own.
The responsibility for the plight of people who are forced to leave their homes, is rarely mentioned, let alone addressed.
Issues with falling birth rate + damage of Brexit, are also very often brushed aside.
The responsibility for the plight of people who are forced to leave their homes, is rarely mentioned, let alone addressed.
Issues with falling birth rate + damage of Brexit, are also very often brushed aside.
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Yes. Refugees are human beings. Many in desperate trouble through no fault of their own.
The responsibility for the plight of people who are forced to leave their homes, is rarely mentioned, let alone addressed.
Issues with falling birth rate + damage of Brexit, are also very often brushed aside.
The responsibility for the plight of people who are forced to leave their homes, is rarely mentioned, let alone addressed.
Issues with falling birth rate + damage of Brexit, are also very often brushed aside.
UK is 27th from best out of 181 countries on the income inequality scale.
The top UK 1% get 12.7% of the national income.
Inequality is a sign of a sickening society
The top UK 1% get 12.7% of the national income.
Inequality is a sign of a sickening society
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
UK is 27th from best out of 181 countries on the income inequality scale.
The top UK 1% get 12.7% of the national income.
Inequality is a sign of a sickening society
The top UK 1% get 12.7% of the national income.
Inequality is a sign of a sickening society
“UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
‘We’re leading the way’: Starmer defends plans for green economy”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
‘We’re leading the way’: Starmer defends plans for green economy”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
“UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
‘We’re leading the way’: Starmer defends plans for green economy”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
‘We’re leading the way’: Starmer defends plans for green economy”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How much of these prisoner release mistakes is due to cuts in the number of officials? And the politicians are now scrambling to offer the biggest civil service cuts.
Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad
Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
How much of these prisoner release mistakes is due to cuts in the number of officials? And the politicians are now scrambling to offer the biggest civil service cuts.
Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad
Whom the gods wish to destroy, they first make mad
Friederich Neitzche
Was a great teacher
His main facial feature
Made him look like a creature
That is coming to eatzche
Was a great teacher
His main facial feature
Made him look like a creature
That is coming to eatzche
November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Friederich Neitzche
Was a great teacher
His main facial feature
Made him look like a creature
That is coming to eatzche
Was a great teacher
His main facial feature
Made him look like a creature
That is coming to eatzche
Two bits of good news today from Labour Government- a ban on choking in porn, and raising tax rather than more cuts in benefits. Praise where it’s due, but Starmer is still stained by his support for Israel’s genocide
November 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Two bits of good news today from Labour Government- a ban on choking in porn, and raising tax rather than more cuts in benefits. Praise where it’s due, but Starmer is still stained by his support for Israel’s genocide
“Nuclear weapons are not a necessary evil; they are the ultimate evil” - Setsuko Thurlow, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
“Nuclear weapons are not a necessary evil; they are the ultimate evil” - Setsuko Thurlow, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor
Criticisms levelled against wind and solar energy #NetZero are based on the notion that CO2 is not a greenhouse gas, and the proponents is anti-scientific theory are usually funded by coal, oil and gas corporations
November 1, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Criticisms levelled against wind and solar energy #NetZero are based on the notion that CO2 is not a greenhouse gas, and the proponents is anti-scientific theory are usually funded by coal, oil and gas corporations
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Reposted by Doc Richard
Exactly this!
October 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Exactly this!
Ironic, isn’t it? As a result of his Epstein connections, the monarch-ruled Britain has kicked the Andrew formerly known as Prince out of his house, & stripped him of all his titles.
Meanwhile, Epstein’s friend Donald Trump is sitting on the Epstein Files & making himself King
Meanwhile, Epstein’s friend Donald Trump is sitting on the Epstein Files & making himself King
October 31, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Ironic, isn’t it? As a result of his Epstein connections, the monarch-ruled Britain has kicked the Andrew formerly known as Prince out of his house, & stripped him of all his titles.
Meanwhile, Epstein’s friend Donald Trump is sitting on the Epstein Files & making himself King
Meanwhile, Epstein’s friend Donald Trump is sitting on the Epstein Files & making himself King
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Pass it on.
October 30, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Pass it on.
World data on share of energy, showing decline of polluting forms and progress of clean, sustainable energy.
Reform Ltd wants Britain to get off this pathway and get us back to smog-making and climate disruption
Reform Ltd wants Britain to get off this pathway and get us back to smog-making and climate disruption
October 30, 2025 at 7:46 AM
World data on share of energy, showing decline of polluting forms and progress of clean, sustainable energy.
Reform Ltd wants Britain to get off this pathway and get us back to smog-making and climate disruption
Reform Ltd wants Britain to get off this pathway and get us back to smog-making and climate disruption
The world’s richest corporations, valued in trillions. If they paid tax at 40% and the money wisely distributed, the whole world could be a happy, healthy place. Hunger, disease, ignorance, pollution, fossil fuels all fading away.
As it is, wealth is trickling up and away
As it is, wealth is trickling up and away
October 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The world’s richest corporations, valued in trillions. If they paid tax at 40% and the money wisely distributed, the whole world could be a happy, healthy place. Hunger, disease, ignorance, pollution, fossil fuels all fading away.
As it is, wealth is trickling up and away
As it is, wealth is trickling up and away
Lee Anderson used to trick the Benefits Office when he was working for Citizens Advice. But Reform Ltd aims to cut Civil Service staff substantially, making it easier to trick the system
October 30, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Lee Anderson used to trick the Benefits Office when he was working for Citizens Advice. But Reform Ltd aims to cut Civil Service staff substantially, making it easier to trick the system
Research at UCL shows that over the 13 yrs to 2023, wind energy saved £133 Billion in terms of gas not burned. Over that time we paid £43 Billion subsidies to wind, giving a net saving of £104 Billion.
Reform want to stop wind power
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reform want to stop wind power
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Research at UCL shows that over the 13 yrs to 2023, wind energy saved £133 Billion in terms of gas not burned. Over that time we paid £43 Billion subsidies to wind, giving a net saving of £104 Billion.
Reform want to stop wind power
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reform want to stop wind power
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Pochin. Why is she wrong to say she gets angry when she sees Asians in advertisements?
What is racism?
It is a psychological reaction that sees other people as different, a threat. As an individual thought, it’s a pity. As a political opinion, it can lead to community violence.
What is racism?
It is a psychological reaction that sees other people as different, a threat. As an individual thought, it’s a pity. As a political opinion, it can lead to community violence.
October 29, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Pochin. Why is she wrong to say she gets angry when she sees Asians in advertisements?
What is racism?
It is a psychological reaction that sees other people as different, a threat. As an individual thought, it’s a pity. As a political opinion, it can lead to community violence.
What is racism?
It is a psychological reaction that sees other people as different, a threat. As an individual thought, it’s a pity. As a political opinion, it can lead to community violence.