Dr Matt Lodder
@mattlodder.com
Senior Lecturer in Art History, University of Essex. Trustee, Bishopsgate Institute. Law Student. Historian of tattooing. Podcaster @beneaththeskinpod.history.tattoo. 'Painted People' and 'Tattoos' out now. ADHD.
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The BBC have not "capitulated" in this war, that implies they're on a different side. What has happened is more "hoist upon their own petard."
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The BBC have not "capitulated" in this war, that implies they're on a different side. What has happened is more "hoist upon their own petard."
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It turns out that if you scream and stomp everyone out of your organisation except those slavishly dedicated to pushing a right wing agenda, not only will it not stop the right wing coming for you, you also don't have anyone left who knows how to do anything except "give them what they want."
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
It turns out that if you scream and stomp everyone out of your organisation except those slavishly dedicated to pushing a right wing agenda, not only will it not stop the right wing coming for you, you also don't have anyone left who knows how to do anything except "give them what they want."
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i feel like this is a reasonable take that i would have held pre-2024 (the BBC did screw up therefore there should be accountability) but the fact that this trivial editing mistake should have such terrible consequences, while right wing media lies with impunity constantly, makes my head explode
Exactly, so the BBC didn't need to shoot themselves in the reputation by editing it that way. But they did, and here we are
He explicitly encouraged the Capitol riot
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
i feel like this is a reasonable take that i would have held pre-2024 (the BBC did screw up therefore there should be accountability) but the fact that this trivial editing mistake should have such terrible consequences, while right wing media lies with impunity constantly, makes my head explode
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The next director of the BBC will take note of it, but not in the way you think.
Hopefully the next director of the BBC will take note of the fact that you can never ever capitulate enough to satisfy these right-wing maniacs, eventually they will demand your head regardless of how many other people you threw under the bus for them. I won't hold my breath though.
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The next director of the BBC will take note of it, but not in the way you think.
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What I want to know is: do these people have an internal theory about why they shit their pants whenever something like this actually comes along in this country, given they're saying they want it? Or does it just, like, not even register as a contradiction in their heads? I'd love someone to ask.
"Choose a lane and celebrate it! Say 'this is what I genuinely believe, it might go wrong, but I'm going to go for it.'"
@maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social call for more courage in UK politics - the kind shown across the pond by Mamdani.
@maitlis.bsky.social and @jonsopel1.bsky.social call for more courage in UK politics - the kind shown across the pond by Mamdani.
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 AM
What I want to know is: do these people have an internal theory about why they shit their pants whenever something like this actually comes along in this country, given they're saying they want it? Or does it just, like, not even register as a contradiction in their heads? I'd love someone to ask.
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what would a "similar, balancing programme about Kamala Harris" have even looked like? She didn't incite a riot, or attempt to overturn an election
Like saying there should have been a documentary about everyone else who lived on Fred West's road, for balance
Like saying there should have been a documentary about everyone else who lived on Fred West's road, for balance
November 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
what would a "similar, balancing programme about Kamala Harris" have even looked like? She didn't incite a riot, or attempt to overturn an election
Like saying there should have been a documentary about everyone else who lived on Fred West's road, for balance
Like saying there should have been a documentary about everyone else who lived on Fred West's road, for balance
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someone's gotta do something about all these quislings
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
someone's gotta do something about all these quislings
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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‘Gibb’s supporters say he is trying to save the BBC from itself; he was also heard last year to say that if he didn’t get his way, he would “blow the place up”.’
“a group of politically-appointed directors has forced the hand of Samir Shah,the chair, and the departure of the two most senior people in the organisation. Their resignations should be called out for what they are: political interference..”1/
The Observer view: political interference at the BBC | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
‘Gibb’s supporters say he is trying to save the BBC from itself; he was also heard last year to say that if he didn’t get his way, he would “blow the place up”.’
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It's kind of wild how almost all politics in the UK is a demand for perfect systems that work 100% of the time and angry denunciations of systems that have redundancy or error checking as wasteful bureaucracy.
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
It's kind of wild how almost all politics in the UK is a demand for perfect systems that work 100% of the time and angry denunciations of systems that have redundancy or error checking as wasteful bureaucracy.
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You could see this in the years just after Corbyn's defeat, where everyone was doubling down on him and all his supporters being grotesque Hitlerian menaces because, if that wasn't true, they just put Boris Johnson in charge of the pandemic response over a load of silly bullshit.
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
You could see this in the years just after Corbyn's defeat, where everyone was doubling down on him and all his supporters being grotesque Hitlerian menaces because, if that wasn't true, they just put Boris Johnson in charge of the pandemic response over a load of silly bullshit.
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"yeah ok this all sucks and is horrible and could have been avoided decades ago, but have you considered the people saying that were all lesbian yogurt weaving hippies??"
November 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"yeah ok this all sucks and is horrible and could have been avoided decades ago, but have you considered the people saying that were all lesbian yogurt weaving hippies??"
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An interesting phenomenon: the less Moderate Sensible Centrism works, the worse things get, the more absurd and unreasonable everyone on the left gets, to justify why people didn't listen and just doubled down on their absolute piss ideology.
the hipsters, they’re ordering double frufru mocha soy frappuccino. doesn’t anybody order a black coffee anymore
November 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
An interesting phenomenon: the less Moderate Sensible Centrism works, the worse things get, the more absurd and unreasonable everyone on the left gets, to justify why people didn't listen and just doubled down on their absolute piss ideology.
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Do, pray tell, why they did nothing about it for this long then?
NEW: Rachel Reeves signals she intends to remove the two-child cap *in full*
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
"I don't think a child should be penalised because they're in a bigger family through no fault of their own," she tells BBC.
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Do, pray tell, why they did nothing about it for this long then?
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Yes, we all knew this. Government ministers, and the media, spent weeks point blank denying it, whanging on about their union jack tablecloths. Do we think they didn't know what they were doing?
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
NHS staff who visit patients at home say St George’s flags can mean ‘no-go zones’
Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust
NHS staff who care for patients in their own homes fear some areas have become “no-go zones” for them because of the presence of St George’s flags, health leaders have said.
Black and Asian staff have been left feeling “deliberately intimidated” as a result of the flags that were put up in many parts of England during the summer, according to the chief executive of one NHS trust in England, who asked to remain anonymous. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Yes, we all knew this. Government ministers, and the media, spent weeks point blank denying it, whanging on about their union jack tablecloths. Do we think they didn't know what they were doing?
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hi charlotte
Given you think her murderers were "radicalised" by Big Bad Phone, can you explain how "put Big Bad Phone in a sock for a few hours" is in any way a worthwhile solution to that? Is it a Magic Sock?
Given you think her murderers were "radicalised" by Big Bad Phone, can you explain how "put Big Bad Phone in a sock for a few hours" is in any way a worthwhile solution to that? Is it a Magic Sock?
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
hi charlotte
Given you think her murderers were "radicalised" by Big Bad Phone, can you explain how "put Big Bad Phone in a sock for a few hours" is in any way a worthwhile solution to that? Is it a Magic Sock?
Given you think her murderers were "radicalised" by Big Bad Phone, can you explain how "put Big Bad Phone in a sock for a few hours" is in any way a worthwhile solution to that? Is it a Magic Sock?
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Brianna was killed because she was trans.
This whole phones bad project is disgusting and insulting
This whole phones bad project is disgusting and insulting
November 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Brianna was killed because she was trans.
This whole phones bad project is disgusting and insulting
This whole phones bad project is disgusting and insulting
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Your party banned her healthcare, is implementing a bathroom ban and feeding the transphobic culture that killed her. But hey maybe it was that phones bad thats the thing to take from this murder
November 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Your party banned her healthcare, is implementing a bathroom ban and feeding the transphobic culture that killed her. But hey maybe it was that phones bad thats the thing to take from this murder
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It is deeply insulting to Brianna Ghey's memory to pretend that a campaign backed by the likes of Rosie Duffield is doing anything to help children like her.
We've seen her reaction to a trans person discussing their suicidal ideation.
We've seen her reaction to a trans person discussing their suicidal ideation.
When Rosie Duffield is in on it I think we can safely say the anti-phone campaign in Brianna's name is actively at odds with tackling transphobia
November 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
It is deeply insulting to Brianna Ghey's memory to pretend that a campaign backed by the likes of Rosie Duffield is doing anything to help children like her.
We've seen her reaction to a trans person discussing their suicidal ideation.
We've seen her reaction to a trans person discussing their suicidal ideation.
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The Know Rogan Experience #0044 - Elon Musk returns (part 1)
We break down the interview with Joe's October 2025 return interview with Elon Musk. And it is so filled with misinformation, we'll need a second show.
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Q4...
Audio: www.knowrogan.com/0044-elon-mu...
We break down the interview with Joe's October 2025 return interview with Elon Musk. And it is so filled with misinformation, we'll need a second show.
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Q4...
Audio: www.knowrogan.com/0044-elon-mu...
#0044 - Elon Musk
YouTube video by The Know Rogan Experience
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
The Know Rogan Experience #0044 - Elon Musk returns (part 1)
We break down the interview with Joe's October 2025 return interview with Elon Musk. And it is so filled with misinformation, we'll need a second show.
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Q4...
Audio: www.knowrogan.com/0044-elon-mu...
We break down the interview with Joe's October 2025 return interview with Elon Musk. And it is so filled with misinformation, we'll need a second show.
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8Q4...
Audio: www.knowrogan.com/0044-elon-mu...
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Yes, Joe and Elon's three hour conversation was so densely packed with misinformation that it took us over four hours to unpack it, and even that wasn't exhaustive (though it was exhausting).
So, if you think the time and effort is worth it, please consider supporting us on Patreon!
So, if you think the time and effort is worth it, please consider supporting us on Patreon!
November 11, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Yes, Joe and Elon's three hour conversation was so densely packed with misinformation that it took us over four hours to unpack it, and even that wasn't exhaustive (though it was exhausting).
So, if you think the time and effort is worth it, please consider supporting us on Patreon!
So, if you think the time and effort is worth it, please consider supporting us on Patreon!
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Trump then pardoned thousands of those involved, including violent offenders who have already gone on to commit more crimes. That doesn’t erase his own record, or the facts of the event.
Why is the shadow culture secretary demanding the BBC “grovel” to a foreign leader for telling the truth?
Why is the shadow culture secretary demanding the BBC “grovel” to a foreign leader for telling the truth?
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Trump then pardoned thousands of those involved, including violent offenders who have already gone on to commit more crimes. That doesn’t erase his own record, or the facts of the event.
Why is the shadow culture secretary demanding the BBC “grovel” to a foreign leader for telling the truth?
Why is the shadow culture secretary demanding the BBC “grovel” to a foreign leader for telling the truth?
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The worst you can accuse Panorama of doing is making a misleading edit – and I’d dispute that! – to make *a point that was true*.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
Tory culture spox demanding the BBC "grovel" to Trump is baffling. Who is this supposed to chime with?
Just a bizarre line that no one who doesn't use X would ever think.
Just a bizarre line that no one who doesn't use X would ever think.
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
The worst you can accuse Panorama of doing is making a misleading edit – and I’d dispute that! – to make *a point that was true*.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
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A majority of the US Senate voted to *convict* Trump of this in an impeachment trial a month after he did it. This is real. It's a fact.
The worst you can accuse Panorama of doing is making a misleading edit – and I’d dispute that! – to make *a point that was true*.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
The programme aired without anyone seeing any issues with the edit. It was on iPlayer for a year without complaints. Donald Trump *did* incite Jan 6th.
Tory culture spox demanding the BBC "grovel" to Trump is baffling. Who is this supposed to chime with?
Just a bizarre line that no one who doesn't use X would ever think.
Just a bizarre line that no one who doesn't use X would ever think.
November 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
A majority of the US Senate voted to *convict* Trump of this in an impeachment trial a month after he did it. This is real. It's a fact.
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Like the Guardian, people view the BBC as left wing and, as a result, their combined anti trans campaigning has done more damage to trans people than the entire right wing media machine, because they legitimised the right wing's lies.
November 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Like the Guardian, people view the BBC as left wing and, as a result, their combined anti trans campaigning has done more damage to trans people than the entire right wing media machine, because they legitimised the right wing's lies.