John Roberts
@johnroberts.bsky.social
40 something northerner. Motorsport fan & sim racer. BSRTC Pro series 2015 AM champion driving #86 for BoosTED Motorsport. King of the Ring. DevOps Thoughtlord.
Ed makes a good point.
The first step towards saving our precious BBC: remove Robbie Gibb from the board | Ed Davey
The BBC belongs to all of us, and it is under attack as never before. The government must defend it from its enemies, within and without, says Liberal Democrat leader Ed Davey
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Ed makes a good point.
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This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
Washington Post Columnist Says She Was Fired for Posts After Charlie Kirk Shooting
www.nytimes.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is precisely the kind of government coercion that the First Amendment was designed to prevent — and media companies need to start standing up rather than capitulating to it.
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After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel
Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.
www.yahoo.com
September 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.
@ledbydonkeys.org being heroes. Again.
Four arrests after images of Trump and Epstein projected on Windsor Castle
Police said four people remain in custody after the
www.bbc.co.uk
September 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
@ledbydonkeys.org being heroes. Again.
Danny Kruger taking the Chiltern Hundreds when?
September 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Danny Kruger taking the Chiltern Hundreds when?
Who gave the 34 time convicted felon and adjudicated rapist a visa to enter the UK?
July 25, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Who gave the 34 time convicted felon and adjudicated rapist a visa to enter the UK?
Bank of England in May : "We expect an increase in inflation this year. It is likely to rise temporarily, to 3.7%, partly because of higher energy prices."
BBC headline today : "Inflation unexpectedly jumps to 3.6%"
Do your f**king job. I'm not a journalist yet I remembered it.🤦♂️
BBC headline today : "Inflation unexpectedly jumps to 3.6%"
Do your f**king job. I'm not a journalist yet I remembered it.🤦♂️
July 16, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Bank of England in May : "We expect an increase in inflation this year. It is likely to rise temporarily, to 3.7%, partly because of higher energy prices."
BBC headline today : "Inflation unexpectedly jumps to 3.6%"
Do your f**king job. I'm not a journalist yet I remembered it.🤦♂️
BBC headline today : "Inflation unexpectedly jumps to 3.6%"
Do your f**king job. I'm not a journalist yet I remembered it.🤦♂️
An apology from the Daily Telegraph, after logging a complaint with IPSO.
June 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
An apology from the Daily Telegraph, after logging a complaint with IPSO.
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He's won three councils and he thinks he's Donald Trump.
What an absolute fucking turnip.
What an absolute fucking turnip.
Nigel Farage, "I would advise anybody who is working for Durham County Council on Climate Change initiatives, or Diversity Equity and Inclusion"
"I think you all better really be seeking alternative careers, very very quick"
"I think you all better really be seeking alternative careers, very very quick"
May 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
He's won three councils and he thinks he's Donald Trump.
What an absolute fucking turnip.
What an absolute fucking turnip.
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Nvidia should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. And it's not selling.
April 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Nvidia should be thoroughly ashamed of themselves. And it's not selling.
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John Roberts... welcome to the Resistance 😎
March 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
John Roberts... welcome to the Resistance 😎
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2 day change -1,400
(always a tweet)
(always a tweet)
March 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
2 day change -1,400
(always a tweet)
(always a tweet)
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Is this the same JD Vance who pretended to be so outraged at a leader supposedly disrespecting another country? Surely not.
Jeez. JD Vance now calling UK 'some random country that hasn't fought war in 30 years'
March 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Is this the same JD Vance who pretended to be so outraged at a leader supposedly disrespecting another country? Surely not.
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🚨 Lib Dems respond to JD Vance’s comment that Putin will not be deterred by “20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”
Defence spokesperson @helenemaguire.bsky.social, a former Captain in the Royal Military Police who served in Iraq, says:
Defence spokesperson @helenemaguire.bsky.social, a former Captain in the Royal Military Police who served in Iraq, says:
March 4, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🚨 Lib Dems respond to JD Vance’s comment that Putin will not be deterred by “20,000 troops from some random country that hasn’t fought a war in 30 or 40 years”
Defence spokesperson @helenemaguire.bsky.social, a former Captain in the Royal Military Police who served in Iraq, says:
Defence spokesperson @helenemaguire.bsky.social, a former Captain in the Royal Military Police who served in Iraq, says:
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Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
February 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Word of the day is ‘huff-snuff’ (16th century): a hectoring bully or braggart.
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A reminder that it's not a "shouting match" when only one side is doing any shouting.
February 28, 2025 at 9:20 PM
A reminder that it's not a "shouting match" when only one side is doing any shouting.
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How it started/How it's going
February 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
How it started/How it's going
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For two men who have professed such hostility towards taking the knee, they are surprisingly happy to do it for Putin, in the Oval Office, in full view of the world’s media.
February 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
For two men who have professed such hostility towards taking the knee, they are surprisingly happy to do it for Putin, in the Oval Office, in full view of the world’s media.
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Slava Ukraini 🇺🇦
No PayPal, I’m not a Supreme Court justice in the Monarchy of MAGAstan.
February 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
No PayPal, I’m not a Supreme Court justice in the Monarchy of MAGAstan.