Max
@doright.bsky.social
‘In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.’ Camus.
The arts, history, travel, transport, books, football and the rest…AFC / socialist.
The arts, history, travel, transport, books, football and the rest…AFC / socialist.
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Pls read whole piece. Neither Mandelson or Mosley were asked about Mandelson’s role in fixing Starmer’s visit to Palantir & subsequent £240m deal. It finally made headlines on Weds when a q was asked in Parliament.
But honestly, BBC also has qs to answer
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
But honestly, BBC also has qs to answer
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
Peter Thiel's New Model Army
The Palantirisation of the UK military is a national security disaster
open.substack.com
February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Pls read whole piece. Neither Mandelson or Mosley were asked about Mandelson’s role in fixing Starmer’s visit to Palantir & subsequent £240m deal. It finally made headlines on Weds when a q was asked in Parliament.
But honestly, BBC also has qs to answer
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
But honestly, BBC also has qs to answer
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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I am quite skint at the moment so couldn’t stretch to buying this when it came out so very pleased to have it from the library - remember them? Hats off to the incomparable @jonawils.bsky.social
February 6, 2026 at 4:48 PM
I am quite skint at the moment so couldn’t stretch to buying this when it came out so very pleased to have it from the library - remember them? Hats off to the incomparable @jonawils.bsky.social
And another question that’s not being asked is what kompromat does Mandelson have on…anyone? He’d not be using it now but it may only be a matter of time.
It's beginning to beg the question "what does Morgan McSweeney have on Kier Starmer?"
No 10 defies calls to sack Morgan McSweeney over Mandelson appointment
Amid warnings McSweeney’s survival would leave his position ‘untenable’, PM apologises to Epstein’s victims for appointing Mandelson as US ambassador
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 7:25 AM
And another question that’s not being asked is what kompromat does Mandelson have on…anyone? He’d not be using it now but it may only be a matter of time.
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#TonyBlair famously told the Telegraph:
“My project will be complete when the Labour Party learns to love Peter #Mandelson “.
Anyone know how that’s going?
#Epstein
#Starmer
“My project will be complete when the Labour Party learns to love Peter #Mandelson “.
Anyone know how that’s going?
#Epstein
#Starmer
February 6, 2026 at 12:59 AM
#TonyBlair famously told the Telegraph:
“My project will be complete when the Labour Party learns to love Peter #Mandelson “.
Anyone know how that’s going?
#Epstein
#Starmer
“My project will be complete when the Labour Party learns to love Peter #Mandelson “.
Anyone know how that’s going?
#Epstein
#Starmer
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 5, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Every American needs to watch this:
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Yesterday was the midway point between the winter solstice & the vernal equinox & today is Imbolc, the pagan celebration of the return of the light. We’re climbing out of winter & the whole botanical calendar (save snowdrops & aconites) is ahead. A very good thought in case you need it today 🌿:
February 2, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Yesterday was the midway point between the winter solstice & the vernal equinox & today is Imbolc, the pagan celebration of the return of the light. We’re climbing out of winter & the whole botanical calendar (save snowdrops & aconites) is ahead. A very good thought in case you need it today 🌿:
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I know 2m20s is a fairly big commitment for a Bluesky video - but I do think this is top 0.001% output from a local news station.
I watch it at least once a year, every February. Take a look.
I watch it at least once a year, every February. Take a look.
Happy worst month of the year to all those who observe
February 1, 2026 at 9:33 PM
I know 2m20s is a fairly big commitment for a Bluesky video - but I do think this is top 0.001% output from a local news station.
I watch it at least once a year, every February. Take a look.
I watch it at least once a year, every February. Take a look.
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🎨 Portrait of a Young Scribe at Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, 1480 #15thcentury
January 31, 2026 at 9:43 PM
🎨 Portrait of a Young Scribe at Topkapı Palace, Istanbul, 1480 #15thcentury
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On the subject of World Cup boycotts, this is a story which ought to be much better known: why African countries decided not to compete for a place at the 1966 tournament. One of Fifa's most shameful moments, which hardly ever gets a mention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
How Africa boycotted the 1966 World Cup
The BBC's Piers Edwards explains the little-known story behind the African boycott to the 1966 World Cup, the only World Cup in history to have been snubbed by an entire continent.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM
On the subject of World Cup boycotts, this is a story which ought to be much better known: why African countries decided not to compete for a place at the 1966 tournament. One of Fifa's most shameful moments, which hardly ever gets a mention.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-a...
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We urgently need a parliamentary debate on Palantir. Please sign this & share with your network. Via @the-citizens.bsky.social & @change.org.
www.change.org/p/hold-a-par...
www.change.org/p/hold-a-par...
January 29, 2026 at 3:42 PM
We urgently need a parliamentary debate on Palantir. Please sign this & share with your network. Via @the-citizens.bsky.social & @change.org.
www.change.org/p/hold-a-par...
www.change.org/p/hold-a-par...
What is the plan?
This isn't just an issue for Somerset. Huge swathes of England, including the Fens, Broads and Humberhead Levels, are already at or below sea level
We're going to lose much of our best agricultural land, and millions of people will become climate refugees
What's the plan?
We're going to lose much of our best agricultural land, and millions of people will become climate refugees
What's the plan?
January 30, 2026 at 7:39 AM
What is the plan?
At this stage it may be easier to list who he isn’t suing.
January 30, 2026 at 5:21 AM
At this stage it may be easier to list who he isn’t suing.
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“Anna Boch”
Théo van Rysselberghe
c.1892
Anna Boch was a musician, intellectual & visionary collector - it is suggested she is the only person to have bought a work by Van Gogh during his lifetime.
In “Radical Harmony” - Neo-Impressionists exhibition, National Gallery, #London
#Art
Théo van Rysselberghe
c.1892
Anna Boch was a musician, intellectual & visionary collector - it is suggested she is the only person to have bought a work by Van Gogh during his lifetime.
In “Radical Harmony” - Neo-Impressionists exhibition, National Gallery, #London
#Art
January 28, 2026 at 7:01 PM
I remember that socioeconomic status being on the agenda in the drafting of the Equality Act 2010 and then being left out.
Bias against working class should be illegal, culture review says
Bias against working class should be illegal, culture review says
More than 50% of respondents to a survey on the creative sector say they experienced class bias.
www.bbc.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:08 AM
I remember that socioeconomic status being on the agenda in the drafting of the Equality Act 2010 and then being left out.
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Christian Adam of Lübeck, Germany, holds the current world record for cycling backwards with a violin: 60.45 kilometers (37.56 miles) in 5 hours, 9 minutes.
January 24, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Christian Adam of Lübeck, Germany, holds the current world record for cycling backwards with a violin: 60.45 kilometers (37.56 miles) in 5 hours, 9 minutes.
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OOINYA could have sold the remaining Unbound copies of the books to me, in bulk, & no longer have had to pay for warehouse space.
Instead, they have decided to sell them via Amazon, as new, interfering with my attempt to restart my career.
Please do not buy these. Buy the new Swift press versions.
Instead, they have decided to sell them via Amazon, as new, interfering with my attempt to restart my career.
Please do not buy these. Buy the new Swift press versions.
Unbound was a very dodgy publishing enterprise, treating its authors appallingly and failing to pay them. Sadly, the awful treatment continues even now they are gone.
I thought I'd bought all my Unbound warehouse stock, but then I found out that OOINYA/Omni have a load more and are selling them as new via Amazon. I made them an offer to buy the whole lot and they refused. So all I can do is ask people to buy the new Swift Press versions of my books instead.
January 24, 2026 at 9:38 AM
OOINYA could have sold the remaining Unbound copies of the books to me, in bulk, & no longer have had to pay for warehouse space.
Instead, they have decided to sell them via Amazon, as new, interfering with my attempt to restart my career.
Please do not buy these. Buy the new Swift press versions.
Instead, they have decided to sell them via Amazon, as new, interfering with my attempt to restart my career.
Please do not buy these. Buy the new Swift press versions.
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An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
January 24, 2026 at 8:17 AM
An observation test for your inner 8-year-old.
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
You’ll be doing well to spot 12 deliberate mistakes.
From Treasure magazine, 1963
Official answers coming soon
(Even if you don’t reply, could you please ‘like’ or share this one?)
Trump avoided military service
Prince Harry served in Afghanistan
Prince Andrew flew a helicopter during the Falklands War.
Make of it what you will.
Prince Harry served in Afghanistan
Prince Andrew flew a helicopter during the Falklands War.
Make of it what you will.
January 23, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Trump avoided military service
Prince Harry served in Afghanistan
Prince Andrew flew a helicopter during the Falklands War.
Make of it what you will.
Prince Harry served in Afghanistan
Prince Andrew flew a helicopter during the Falklands War.
Make of it what you will.
I’m just catching up on the news. Has anyone publicly told Trump /US media about Prince Harry’s service? Seems like a slam dunk story
January 23, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I’m just catching up on the news. Has anyone publicly told Trump /US media about Prince Harry’s service? Seems like a slam dunk story
Oh shit…
🔴‘Trump Has Already Rigged the 2028 Presidential Election’: US Defence Insider
Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues @brynntannehill.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues @brynntannehill.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2026/01/22/t...
'Trump Has Already Rigged the 2028 Presidential Election': US Defence Insider
Regardless of how people vote, the chances of a Democrat Government coming to power in 2029 is now virtually nil, argues Brynn Tannehill
bylinetimes.com
January 22, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Oh shit…
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🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 55,000 signatures! Let’s get the 100,000 needed!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
January 20, 2026 at 6:10 PM
🚨The Petition calling for by-elections to be called automatically when MPs defect to another party now has 55,000 signatures! Let’s get the 100,000 needed!
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
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It is even worse than it looks
The Old World Order is Dead
Unipolarity was given, not taken
open.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
It is even worse than it looks
The UK is now in a Cold War on two fronts. It’s hard to believe that adversaries on the western front are not in cahoots with those on the east, however informally. It’s no longer beyond the bounds of imagination that the US will mount a real coup here with the help of Quislings.
January 20, 2026 at 10:49 AM
The UK is now in a Cold War on two fronts. It’s hard to believe that adversaries on the western front are not in cahoots with those on the east, however informally. It’s no longer beyond the bounds of imagination that the US will mount a real coup here with the help of Quislings.