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David Emmett
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Owner-operator of MotoMatters.com. Motorcyclist. Reader. Writer.

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This is the way. "How do you feel about being paid by the child porn app?" is a good way to phrase things.
If you missed this question to Nigel Farage from The Critic's Rob Hutton – and it was over an hour into the press conference – then it was a particularly good one. The answer was... vague.
January 7, 2026 at 12:06 PM
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If you missed this question to Nigel Farage from The Critic's Rob Hutton – and it was over an hour into the press conference – then it was a particularly good one. The answer was... vague.
January 7, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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TLDR If you find anything, stop digging, call in the professionals or you will be destroying, rather than saving, history...
January 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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Ok. So. Serious point.

With micro excavation of a find like this we will get maximum understanding - any preserved textiles/organics will be recovered.

Samples can be taken. The exact placing will be fully understood. The fragile find will be best protected. 🧵

#Archaeology 🏺
January 7, 2026 at 10:34 AM
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"Why is the government posting on a deepfake child porn site?"

That's the question to ask them, journalist friends.
January 7, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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Meanwhile, in Belgium news:
January 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
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More on the stunning Iron Age carnyx found in #Norfolk with boar standard and shield bosses

👇👇👇

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Found by PreConstruct Archaeology and featuring in episode 2 of the new series of #DiggingForBritain with @profaliceroberts.bsky.social on BBC2

Wowzers 🤩
January 7, 2026 at 9:31 AM
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If you have to tell people that you're an alpha male, you're not an alpha male.
January 7, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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From Twelfth Night, if memory serves.
January 3, 2026 at 7:14 AM
*Laughs in James Dean*
No actor has ever achieved more fame and success with less range than Clint Eastwood.
January 7, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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Petition: Ban greyhound racing petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... Deadline30 January 2026
January 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Denkt u ook als u weer hoort over 'al die vertrekkende bedrijven' en het 'slechte vestigingsklimaat': 'waarom merk ik daar niks van?' Nou, dat komt omdat het niet waar is
January 7, 2026 at 8:52 AM
Couple ask friend to be wedding celebrant, wedding celebrant asks ChatGPT to write official speech, speech nullifies wedding because it doesn't meet legal requirements

cc @davidgerard.co.uk
January 7, 2026 at 8:43 AM
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January 6, 2026 at 11:18 PM
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NASA Discovers Distant Planet With Conditions That Could Sustain Rocks https://theonion.com/nasa-discovers-distant-planet-with-conditions-that-could-sustain-rocks/
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
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This is exactly as I always envisioned it.
January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Editor's Blog: Server Update - Expect Downtime

https://motomatters.com/blog_entry/2026/01/06/editor_s_blog_server_update_expect.html

Editor's Blog: Server Update - Expect Downtime

At some point during the evening of Tuesday January 6th / Wednesday morning January 7th, the server …
January 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
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My favorite evidence that congestion pricing in New York has reshaped peoples’ behavior: we can see a surge of people trying to enter the zone before the price kicks up at 5 a.m., and after it decreases at 9 p.m.
January 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
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Finished my predictions for #MotoGP in 2026. Fewer hard predictions, more thoughts on the future of the business side of MotoGP.
- Concessions
- A future calendar
- How Liberty will finally start to change the sport
- Teams cash in

motomatters.com/analysis/202...
2026 MotoGP Predictions, Part 2: Concessions, How Liberty Will Change MotoGP, And A Future MotoGP Calendar | MotoMatters.com | Kropotkin Thinks
motomatters.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:03 AM
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Let's talk about generative AI, contaminated information, and rhubarb.

Once upon a time, Europe was at war.

Food was scarce, and the government of the quote-unquote United Kingdom looked for alternatives. 1/
January 6, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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Five years ago.
January 6, 2026 at 3:24 AM
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I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.
January 6, 2026 at 7:10 AM
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The Metal Mickey fightback starts here.

www.mathew-owen.co.uk/ai-speech-fix
AI Speech Fix Service | Mathew Owen | Manchester
Used ChatGTP for your wedding speech and you're now regretting it? Don't worry, I can fix it.
www.mathew-owen.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 7:57 AM
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