@ilesh.bsky.social
Back in London after a few years in Vancouver
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“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
November 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
“There were no political or religious motivations. They were rich people who went there for fun and personal satisfaction. We are talking about people who love guns who perhaps go to shooting ranges or on safari in Africa.” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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A reminder that a subscription service would be the end of the BBC universality, which makes the BBC the BBC
November 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
A reminder that a subscription service would be the end of the BBC universality, which makes the BBC the BBC
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My favourite story of the week. Houses flying St George's flags were sent a letter saying "patriotic households displaying the country's flag will temporarily house refugees". To opt out people were given a premium rate phone no. to sexual entertainment services! 😂
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Warning as spoof refugee housing letters posted through letterboxes
Residents living on streets with St George's flags were told they could soon be housing refugees.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
My favourite story of the week. Houses flying St George's flags were sent a letter saying "patriotic households displaying the country's flag will temporarily house refugees". To opt out people were given a premium rate phone no. to sexual entertainment services! 😂
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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All in favour of shared spaces that get people out and about and it you’re going to burn money on gambling then yeah, better to do so with a friendly person on hand. But still some incredible “men’s mental health” lobbying against a gambling tax in the Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/article/f115...
November 1, 2025 at 10:03 PM
All in favour of shared spaces that get people out and about and it you’re going to burn money on gambling then yeah, better to do so with a friendly person on hand. But still some incredible “men’s mental health” lobbying against a gambling tax in the Sunday Times. www.thetimes.com/article/f115...
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October 11, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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FIFA really does just want football to die
FIFA tightly guarded 2026 World Cup ticket prices.
Now, The Athletic reveals costs for each game, at each venue, at every stage of the tournament.
Now, The Athletic reveals costs for each game, at each venue, at every stage of the tournament.
October 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
FIFA really does just want football to die
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hardly anyone will watch Starmer's appearance at Labour conference today but it was probably the best speech he's ever given
he clearly signposted what he stands for - a diverse, tolerant, decent Britain - and how be believes progressives are in an existential fight with the populist right
he clearly signposted what he stands for - a diverse, tolerant, decent Britain - and how be believes progressives are in an existential fight with the populist right
September 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
hardly anyone will watch Starmer's appearance at Labour conference today but it was probably the best speech he's ever given
he clearly signposted what he stands for - a diverse, tolerant, decent Britain - and how be believes progressives are in an existential fight with the populist right
he clearly signposted what he stands for - a diverse, tolerant, decent Britain - and how be believes progressives are in an existential fight with the populist right
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Many migrant workers who came to Qatar to build the 2022 WC infrastructure found themselves jobless after the tournament. @josimarfootball.bsky.social reveals how some of them have been recruited by the Russian army, are fighting and die on the Ukrainian front.
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The migrant soldiers - josimarfootball.com
For months, the Russian army has secretly recruited hundreds, if not thousands, of jobless migrant workers in Qatar to fight on the frontline against Ukraine.
josimarfootball.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Many migrant workers who came to Qatar to build the 2022 WC infrastructure found themselves jobless after the tournament. @josimarfootball.bsky.social reveals how some of them have been recruited by the Russian army, are fighting and die on the Ukrainian front.
josimarfootball.com/2025/09/25/t...
josimarfootball.com/2025/09/25/t...
I feel a little bit sick. That was too much
September 28, 2025 at 5:33 PM
I feel a little bit sick. That was too much
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GET THE FUCK IN, THAT'S A HUGE WIN!
September 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
GET THE FUCK IN, THAT'S A HUGE WIN!
If you ever had any doubts of what a shit hole the Tory party has left us in, this all you need to look at.
And to expect change overnight, or even within 5 years, is fanciful
And to expect change overnight, or even within 5 years, is fanciful
Homelessness crisis in the UK.
Outcome of real wage/benefit cuts, never-ending austerity, sale of council homes, emasculation of local councils, lack of affordable/social housing, corporate profiteering, no rent controls, appeasing corporations/rich.
archive.ph/TV6JG
Outcome of real wage/benefit cuts, never-ending austerity, sale of council homes, emasculation of local councils, lack of affordable/social housing, corporate profiteering, no rent controls, appeasing corporations/rich.
archive.ph/TV6JG
September 3, 2025 at 11:16 AM
If you ever had any doubts of what a shit hole the Tory party has left us in, this all you need to look at.
And to expect change overnight, or even within 5 years, is fanciful
And to expect change overnight, or even within 5 years, is fanciful
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Asif Aziz almost forced out London’s Prince Charles Cinema earlier this year. Is he trying the same again with Picturehouse Central - and is another major central London cinema under threat from the same landlord? www.londoncentric.media/p/picturehou...
Asif Aziz almost forced out one West End cinema. Is he doing it again?
To undermine one central London cinema may be regarded as a misfortune; to do it twice two looks like carelessness.
www.londoncentric.media
August 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Asif Aziz almost forced out London’s Prince Charles Cinema earlier this year. Is he trying the same again with Picturehouse Central - and is another major central London cinema under threat from the same landlord? www.londoncentric.media/p/picturehou...
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The family of Bebe King, one of the girls killed in the Southport attack, have urged ministers to reconsider disclosing ethnicity of suspects.
They say family were failed by “despicable” actions of far right, who “tried to make political gain from our tragedy”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
They say family were failed by “despicable” actions of far right, who “tried to make political gain from our tragedy”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Family of Southport stabbing victim criticise plan to reveal ethnicity of suspects
Exclusive: Michael Weston King, grandfather of Bebe King, warns government against ‘kowtowing to the likes of Farage’
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The family of Bebe King, one of the girls killed in the Southport attack, have urged ministers to reconsider disclosing ethnicity of suspects.
They say family were failed by “despicable” actions of far right, who “tried to make political gain from our tragedy”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
They say family were failed by “despicable” actions of far right, who “tried to make political gain from our tragedy”
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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something I keep thinking about and which I can't make up my mind on is: were swathes of the right, centre-right and, in some cases, the centre, full of racists hiding their beliefs for decades, or are these people all incredibly suggestible? neither answer is good!
large parts of UK politics are swinging far-right with very, very frightening speed, and racists are getting increasingly open about expressing their bigotry.
it's "cool" that every conservative pundit in the UK basically seems to want to turn the country into Norsefire
August 4, 2025 at 8:13 AM
something I keep thinking about and which I can't make up my mind on is: were swathes of the right, centre-right and, in some cases, the centre, full of racists hiding their beliefs for decades, or are these people all incredibly suggestible? neither answer is good!
August 2, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Just attended the Berlin protest against Israel’s mass starvation of Palestinian civilians. Hundreds in attendance, policing was mild to start with but then sharply turned aggressive. This is the best sign that I saw there.
July 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Just attended the Berlin protest against Israel’s mass starvation of Palestinian civilians. Hundreds in attendance, policing was mild to start with but then sharply turned aggressive. This is the best sign that I saw there.
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One thing that's striking about Ozzy Osborne's death is how difficult it is to imagine the music industry producing another figure like him. The barriers to working class people are so great, and there's a related attitude to culture that is neutered as a result.
July 23, 2025 at 8:48 AM
One thing that's striking about Ozzy Osborne's death is how difficult it is to imagine the music industry producing another figure like him. The barriers to working class people are so great, and there's a related attitude to culture that is neutered as a result.
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❓Who does Nigel Farage work for?
Since 2024 election:
£93,904 — MP salary (8.7%)
£981,173 — outside income (91%)
GB News (£394k) Direct Bullion (£280k) Cameo (£134k) Telegraph (£48k) Nomad Capitalist (£40k) News Corp Australia (£25k) Arizona LibertyNetwork (£25k)
www.desmog.com/2025/07/15/w...
Since 2024 election:
£93,904 — MP salary (8.7%)
£981,173 — outside income (91%)
GB News (£394k) Direct Bullion (£280k) Cameo (£134k) Telegraph (£48k) Nomad Capitalist (£40k) News Corp Australia (£25k) Arizona LibertyNetwork (£25k)
www.desmog.com/2025/07/15/w...
July 15, 2025 at 5:22 PM
❓Who does Nigel Farage work for?
Since 2024 election:
£93,904 — MP salary (8.7%)
£981,173 — outside income (91%)
GB News (£394k) Direct Bullion (£280k) Cameo (£134k) Telegraph (£48k) Nomad Capitalist (£40k) News Corp Australia (£25k) Arizona LibertyNetwork (£25k)
www.desmog.com/2025/07/15/w...
Since 2024 election:
£93,904 — MP salary (8.7%)
£981,173 — outside income (91%)
GB News (£394k) Direct Bullion (£280k) Cameo (£134k) Telegraph (£48k) Nomad Capitalist (£40k) News Corp Australia (£25k) Arizona LibertyNetwork (£25k)
www.desmog.com/2025/07/15/w...
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I talked to @elpais.com about @wired.com’s role in covering this crucial moment for technology and democracy, here in the U.S. and around the world.
english.elpais.com/eps/2025-07-...
english.elpais.com/eps/2025-07-...
Katie Drummond: ‘Democracy in the US is under threat. And that threat is facilitated by technology and the makers of that technology’
Since 2023, this Canadian philosophy graduate has directed the most influential publication in the field of tech. She was a pioneer in understanding what is now obvious: the inseparable connection bet...
english.elpais.com
July 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I talked to @elpais.com about @wired.com’s role in covering this crucial moment for technology and democracy, here in the U.S. and around the world.
english.elpais.com/eps/2025-07-...
english.elpais.com/eps/2025-07-...
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I want the manager asked about this in every press conference and interview all season, no matter how many times he offers no comment.
July 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I want the manager asked about this in every press conference and interview all season, no matter how many times he offers no comment.
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Was talking to my family this weekend about revolutionaries in Africa and it reminded me how much Patrice Lumumba is still mourned and missed. They spoke of him with a freshness as if the US and Belgium had murdered him just yesterday. A devastating loss.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Patrice Lumumba: the most important assassination of the 20th century | Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja
Georges Nzongola-Ntalaja: The US-sponsored plot to kill Patrice Lumumba, the hero of Congolese independence, took place 50 years ago today
www.theguardian.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Was talking to my family this weekend about revolutionaries in Africa and it reminded me how much Patrice Lumumba is still mourned and missed. They spoke of him with a freshness as if the US and Belgium had murdered him just yesterday. A devastating loss.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Gabriel signs a new contract with Arsenal
June 6, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Gabriel signs a new contract with Arsenal