John MacLeod
@mrjohnmacleod.bsky.social
God’s own third wheel. Human wreckage. Abandon hope all ye who enter.
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Okay, this government jumping from “of course we’re not going to stop communicating on Twitter” to “ban it” would be very, very funny
BREAKING: The United Kingdom is considering banning X, per the Telegraph
January 8, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Okay, this government jumping from “of course we’re not going to stop communicating on Twitter” to “ban it” would be very, very funny
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Homophobia on parade...!
theres so much horrible shit about the murder of renee good, but there is something deeply terrifying about the way everyone from media to politicians have erased her wife from the story. ive seen far more mention of her late husband than her wife who was sitting next to her when she was murdered
January 8, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Homophobia on parade...!
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They got this wrong. The smart "play" would be to offer up that ICE agent as a "bad apple". The more they insult Good, next to a photo of America's sweetheart holding her little boy, the more they try to murder her character, while that video of her murder plays, the angrier people will get. 2/2
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
They got this wrong. The smart "play" would be to offer up that ICE agent as a "bad apple". The more they insult Good, next to a photo of America's sweetheart holding her little boy, the more they try to murder her character, while that video of her murder plays, the angrier people will get. 2/2
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"The Dictator's Dilemma" in action. The more cowards and flatterers they pick as advisors, the more their underlings distort reality to please their bosses. And the longer that goes on, the more they detatch from true national sentiment.
I think the death of Renee Good could swallow them whole. 1/2
I think the death of Renee Good could swallow them whole. 1/2
JD Vance supports murdering American citizens. He's made that perfectly clear today. If he's willing to defend the murder of Renee Good, he would defend your murder, too.
JD Vance accuses the slain Renee Good of perpetrating "an attack on federal law enforcement, an attack on law and order, and attack on the American people"
"That woman was there to interfere with a legitimate law enforcement operation," he adds, repeatedly referring to her as "that woman"
"That woman was there to interfere with a legitimate law enforcement operation," he adds, repeatedly referring to her as "that woman"
January 8, 2026 at 8:36 PM
"The Dictator's Dilemma" in action. The more cowards and flatterers they pick as advisors, the more their underlings distort reality to please their bosses. And the longer that goes on, the more they detatch from true national sentiment.
I think the death of Renee Good could swallow them whole. 1/2
I think the death of Renee Good could swallow them whole. 1/2
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it would probably also implode UK journalism
this is also a positive
this is also a positive
Honestly think that if you pulled twitter from the App Store and shut it down it would fuck up the entire right wing ecosystem at that point. Like the entire media apparatus would fall apart.
January 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
it would probably also implode UK journalism
this is also a positive
this is also a positive
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Had a lovely chat with my Tesco delivery driver about the weirdest substitutions he'd ever seen or heard of. His 'winner'? A customer who had ordered sanitary products and received *a mop head* instead.
January 8, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Had a lovely chat with my Tesco delivery driver about the weirdest substitutions he'd ever seen or heard of. His 'winner'? A customer who had ordered sanitary products and received *a mop head* instead.
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Sky News on Renee Nicole Good murder: "There are deeply conflicting accounts of what happened."
REALLY? Gonna both-sides this? One "account" can be seen on video and is confirmed by a dozen eye-witnesses. The other is a social media post by history's most notorious pathological liar.
Grow a spine.
REALLY? Gonna both-sides this? One "account" can be seen on video and is confirmed by a dozen eye-witnesses. The other is a social media post by history's most notorious pathological liar.
Grow a spine.
January 8, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Sky News on Renee Nicole Good murder: "There are deeply conflicting accounts of what happened."
REALLY? Gonna both-sides this? One "account" can be seen on video and is confirmed by a dozen eye-witnesses. The other is a social media post by history's most notorious pathological liar.
Grow a spine.
REALLY? Gonna both-sides this? One "account" can be seen on video and is confirmed by a dozen eye-witnesses. The other is a social media post by history's most notorious pathological liar.
Grow a spine.
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Amongst everything else, I'm thinking about how eager the UK press were initially to swallow the Met's lie that Jean Charles de Menezes was a terrorist after they executed him in a tube station
January 8, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Amongst everything else, I'm thinking about how eager the UK press were initially to swallow the Met's lie that Jean Charles de Menezes was a terrorist after they executed him in a tube station
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You marry someone. Your email starts serving you daily promotions for other people you might want to marry, upgrades to optional subscription marriage counselling services and divorce lawyers, all of whom are additional services provided by the parent company of your current spouse.
January 7, 2026 at 10:13 PM
You marry someone. Your email starts serving you daily promotions for other people you might want to marry, upgrades to optional subscription marriage counselling services and divorce lawyers, all of whom are additional services provided by the parent company of your current spouse.
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Define “bait.”
Governor Walz says he's prepared to deploy the Minnesota National Guard if protests become violent in reaction to ICE fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis.
"We will not take the bait," adds Walz, saying he's also angry but demonstrations should remain lawful.
"We will not take the bait," adds Walz, saying he's also angry but demonstrations should remain lawful.
January 7, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Define “bait.”
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The US government is now freely killing people at sea, in other lands, and on its own streets.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
January 7, 2026 at 9:39 PM
The US government is now freely killing people at sea, in other lands, and on its own streets.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
It is difficult to see what more is needed for Congress and the Supreme Court to exercise their constitutional duty to check and balance what is now a rogue state abroad and a gangster state at home.
Tell you what’s weird - when a band you really like breaks up, the singer/songwriter hints towards things being catastrophic when everything imploded, while also celebrating everything that the band was without going into too much detail.
Evidently, what went on is none of my business, but still.
Evidently, what went on is none of my business, but still.
January 7, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Tell you what’s weird - when a band you really like breaks up, the singer/songwriter hints towards things being catastrophic when everything imploded, while also celebrating everything that the band was without going into too much detail.
Evidently, what went on is none of my business, but still.
Evidently, what went on is none of my business, but still.
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seems fine that the government is leaving the investigation of AI creation of child sexual abuse content (a crime) entirely to an organization whose previous investigations include pre-watershed swearing in Emmerdale and a barfing contestant incident on Dick and Dom's Hoopla
Keir Starmer's spokesman tells me that X and Grok's creation of sexual deepfakes of children is "completely unacceptable" but again won't commit to taking direct action against them, or to stop posting there.
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
Says "all options are on the table" but suggests it's a matter for Ofcom, not Government
January 7, 2026 at 4:22 PM
seems fine that the government is leaving the investigation of AI creation of child sexual abuse content (a crime) entirely to an organization whose previous investigations include pre-watershed swearing in Emmerdale and a barfing contestant incident on Dick and Dom's Hoopla
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Not seen, technically, but the last episode of Cabin Pressure was the opposite of GoT in that it retroactively made the entire series even better – and that took some doing. (I suppose one could argue that Cabin Pressure is the Platonic opposite of GoT in practically every way.)
Given that apparently the Stranger Things finale was meh (idk, didn't watch it, just the scuttlebutt) and we're not that far removed from the disastrous GOT finale that retroactively made everyone have never cared about the show:
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
What's the *best* ending to a show you've ever seen? Quote/reply etc
January 7, 2026 at 7:32 AM
Not seen, technically, but the last episode of Cabin Pressure was the opposite of GoT in that it retroactively made the entire series even better – and that took some doing. (I suppose one could argue that Cabin Pressure is the Platonic opposite of GoT in practically every way.)
I’ve really enjoyed @sturdyalex.bsky.social’s assessments of Kemi Badenoch whenever the topic’s come up, and it’s nice to see that she’s SO consistent. I hear she’s been pushing a “Trump was right” soundbite as well, because of course.
Badenoch has a remarkable ability to be rebarbative in any context. The first sentence here is totally unnecessary.
January 6, 2026 at 4:46 PM
I’ve really enjoyed @sturdyalex.bsky.social’s assessments of Kemi Badenoch whenever the topic’s come up, and it’s nice to see that she’s SO consistent. I hear she’s been pushing a “Trump was right” soundbite as well, because of course.
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Ken Clarke once told me Badenoch was the only person he'd met who could - and would - start a fight when she was alone in a room.
Badenoch has a remarkable ability to be rebarbative in any context. The first sentence here is totally unnecessary.
January 3, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Ken Clarke once told me Badenoch was the only person he'd met who could - and would - start a fight when she was alone in a room.
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Ppl really don’t know exactly what these LLMs actually are so they keep running into their limitations in the worst ways. The SV grifters insisting that ChatGPT works like a search engine are LYING.
January 6, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Ppl really don’t know exactly what these LLMs actually are so they keep running into their limitations in the worst ways. The SV grifters insisting that ChatGPT works like a search engine are LYING.
Looked at a post by Wētā Workshop showing off their decomposing xenomorph that they made for Alien: Earth and the comments are just *full* of cunts going “Too bad the show was shit!” and nobody can just enjoy anything anymore can they.
January 5, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Looked at a post by Wētā Workshop showing off their decomposing xenomorph that they made for Alien: Earth and the comments are just *full* of cunts going “Too bad the show was shit!” and nobody can just enjoy anything anymore can they.
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Apparently there’s a small fitness company out of Sacramento that was selling protein powder to local gyms and direct to people.
It was famous for being so delicious and great to bake with.
That’s because it was actually cake batter.
It was famous for being so delicious and great to bake with.
That’s because it was actually cake batter.
January 5, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Apparently there’s a small fitness company out of Sacramento that was selling protein powder to local gyms and direct to people.
It was famous for being so delicious and great to bake with.
That’s because it was actually cake batter.
It was famous for being so delicious and great to bake with.
That’s because it was actually cake batter.
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*Whiney Starmer voice* Sadly you must give Bluesky your card details before you can DM & show your knickers to the Knicker Inspectors before you pee because we're protecting women and chiiiiildreeennnn
*5 minutes later*
*5 minutes later*
Starmer's spokesman says the reports of Grok's activity is "disturbing" but doesn't say UK Government will take any action
January 5, 2026 at 12:39 PM
*Whiney Starmer voice* Sadly you must give Bluesky your card details before you can DM & show your knickers to the Knicker Inspectors before you pee because we're protecting women and chiiiiildreeennnn
*5 minutes later*
*5 minutes later*
I would rather pay Mick Jagger to be sick UP my arsehole.
It’s important to be at the Nazi Nonce club to provide a counter-narrative to all the nazis and nonces.
Cabinet Office Minister Baroness Anderson tells the Lords the Government will keep on using X.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
January 5, 2026 at 7:03 PM
I would rather pay Mick Jagger to be sick UP my arsehole.
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So queer kids aren't allowed on trans subreddits but Keir Starmer gets to use the child porn site every day, got it
Keir Starmer's spokesman asked if Government will still use X now it posts indecent images of children, replies "we always keep communication channels under review to reach public in most appropriate way possible”
"Operators are under obligation to act appropriately. We always hope they would do"
"Operators are under obligation to act appropriately. We always hope they would do"
January 5, 2026 at 2:52 PM
So queer kids aren't allowed on trans subreddits but Keir Starmer gets to use the child porn site every day, got it