Ben M
@necantaloupe.bsky.social
AuDHD. Parent to three boys. Love books, films and Rugby League. Hpool origins. Spend most time in Stockton/Leeds. Social Democrat. Against hatred and bigotry.
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Jeffrey Epstein “seemed confident that he knew something damaging about Trump,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes. “Why is Trump acting like he was right?”
Jeffrey Epstein “seemed confident that he knew something damaging about Trump,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes. “Why is Trump acting like he was right?”
Opinion | Why Is Ghislaine Maxwell Being Pampered in Prison?
Maybe there’s an innocent explanation for all the privileges she’s being accorded, but I can’t think of one.
nyti.ms
November 14, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Jeffrey Epstein “seemed confident that he knew something damaging about Trump,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes. “Why is Trump acting like he was right?”
Jeffrey Epstein “seemed confident that he knew something damaging about Trump,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes. “Why is Trump acting like he was right?”
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Ken Clarke rips Reform to pieces, they don't know what they are talking about, they don't know what they are doing, they resigned instantly when they realised they couldn't do the job.
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
November 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Ken Clarke rips Reform to pieces, they don't know what they are talking about, they don't know what they are doing, they resigned instantly when they realised they couldn't do the job.
#bbcqt
#bbcqt
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It's funny because it's true.
November 14, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It's funny because it's true.
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Lord Edmiston worth £855m, donated £1m to Brexit.
Is now leaving the UK because it is 'chaos'.
Everyone who voted Brexit is running away or dying.
Why do we keep it?
Is now leaving the UK because it is 'chaos'.
Everyone who voted Brexit is running away or dying.
Why do we keep it?
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Lord Edmiston worth £855m, donated £1m to Brexit.
Is now leaving the UK because it is 'chaos'.
Everyone who voted Brexit is running away or dying.
Why do we keep it?
Is now leaving the UK because it is 'chaos'.
Everyone who voted Brexit is running away or dying.
Why do we keep it?
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People complaining about Socialism always use Capitalism as the example.
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 PM
People complaining about Socialism always use Capitalism as the example.
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NEW: ‘Nigel Farage is not my friend…he’s just a handsome & stylish English gentleman’
The wife of the Russian agent who Nathan Gill has admitted to accepting bribes from says Nigel Farage is not her ‘good friend’ after saying that he was her ‘good friend’
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The wife of the Russian agent who Nathan Gill has admitted to accepting bribes from says Nigel Farage is not her ‘good friend’ after saying that he was her ‘good friend’
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'Nigel Farage is Not My Friend...He's Just a Very Handsome Man'
The wife of a Russian spy gets in touch...
open.substack.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
NEW: ‘Nigel Farage is not my friend…he’s just a handsome & stylish English gentleman’
The wife of the Russian agent who Nathan Gill has admitted to accepting bribes from says Nigel Farage is not her ‘good friend’ after saying that he was her ‘good friend’
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
The wife of the Russian agent who Nathan Gill has admitted to accepting bribes from says Nigel Farage is not her ‘good friend’ after saying that he was her ‘good friend’
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open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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There never was a ceasefire.
October 28, 2025 at 6:53 PM
There never was a ceasefire.
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“Many think one woman is paying the price for men’s crimes… but it’s Maxwell 𝘢𝘯𝘥 Epstein who are abusing her.”
Virginia Giuffre’s exposé lays bare just how deeply involved Ghislaine Maxwell was in grooming women for Epstein.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
Virginia Giuffre’s exposé lays bare just how deeply involved Ghislaine Maxwell was in grooming women for Epstein.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
October 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
“Many think one woman is paying the price for men’s crimes… but it’s Maxwell 𝘢𝘯𝘥 Epstein who are abusing her.”
Virginia Giuffre’s exposé lays bare just how deeply involved Ghislaine Maxwell was in grooming women for Epstein.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
Virginia Giuffre’s exposé lays bare just how deeply involved Ghislaine Maxwell was in grooming women for Epstein.
@maitlis.bsky.social | @jonsopel1.bsky.social
@theresthistory.bsky.social just listened to Birth of Railways and the death of the man in the vicinity of Wellington and thought I would share this. My 1st cousin 4 times removed in 1859.
October 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
@theresthistory.bsky.social just listened to Birth of Railways and the death of the man in the vicinity of Wellington and thought I would share this. My 1st cousin 4 times removed in 1859.
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Watching Alan Carr and the gang in ep 3 of #celebritytraitors tonight? Catch up with @jnraeside.bsky.social’s analysis for the Nerve of why this series might just be the ultimate version of a reality TV show…
October 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Watching Alan Carr and the gang in ep 3 of #celebritytraitors tonight? Catch up with @jnraeside.bsky.social’s analysis for the Nerve of why this series might just be the ultimate version of a reality TV show…
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London haters latest.
Less than Copenhagen. COPENHAGEN. They've got about 15 different words for hugging, for crissakes
Less than Copenhagen. COPENHAGEN. They've got about 15 different words for hugging, for crissakes
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 AM
London haters latest.
Less than Copenhagen. COPENHAGEN. They've got about 15 different words for hugging, for crissakes
Less than Copenhagen. COPENHAGEN. They've got about 15 different words for hugging, for crissakes
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Maybe if we pay them more money? 💰
October 13, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Maybe if we pay them more money? 💰
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Breaking: Text messages of Young Republican groups across the country have just been leaked.
They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.
They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.
October 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Breaking: Text messages of Young Republican groups across the country have just been leaked.
They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.
They talk about putting Democrats in “gas chambers,” attacking “Jews,” calling Black people “watermelon people,” calling to “rape” their enemies, and bringing back slavery.
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NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:
Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
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‘Are the flags that now bedeck our suburbs and estates patriotic or racist?’
In his second weekly column, Stewart Lee looks at the changing significance of England flags over the years
In his second weekly column, Stewart Lee looks at the changing significance of England flags over the years
October 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
‘Are the flags that now bedeck our suburbs and estates patriotic or racist?’
In his second weekly column, Stewart Lee looks at the changing significance of England flags over the years
In his second weekly column, Stewart Lee looks at the changing significance of England flags over the years
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Even the Daily Express is saying: ENOUGH!
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July 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Even the Daily Express is saying: ENOUGH!
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@empirepoduk.bsky.social Really enjoying Empire, I’m a bit late to the game and am currently listening to the Sykes-Picot episode.
Is there any chance of a series of episodes on the Hapsburgs and specifically Südeten Germans.
Is there any chance of a series of episodes on the Hapsburgs and specifically Südeten Germans.
July 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM
@empirepoduk.bsky.social Really enjoying Empire, I’m a bit late to the game and am currently listening to the Sykes-Picot episode.
Is there any chance of a series of episodes on the Hapsburgs and specifically Südeten Germans.
Is there any chance of a series of episodes on the Hapsburgs and specifically Südeten Germans.
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There's a free little signed print of my new The Custody Battle drawing with any order at the moment. I wont be printing this little beauty again so it's quite a rarity.
wefail.art
wefail.art
June 6, 2025 at 1:53 PM
There's a free little signed print of my new The Custody Battle drawing with any order at the moment. I wont be printing this little beauty again so it's quite a rarity.
wefail.art
wefail.art
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The REAL Reason Elon Musk Fell Out With Trump
YouTube video by The Rest Is Politics US
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June 6, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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"'Careless People' fleshes out our understanding of why the largest and most influential social media company is the way it is. The picture Wynn-Williams paints is not pretty."
Paul Barrett reviews “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams.
Paul Barrett reviews “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams.
The Thing About Facebook
A Review of Sarah Wynn-Williams’s “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” (Flatiron Books, 2025)
www.lawfaremedia.org
May 16, 2025 at 3:25 PM
"'Careless People' fleshes out our understanding of why the largest and most influential social media company is the way it is. The picture Wynn-Williams paints is not pretty."
Paul Barrett reviews “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams.
Paul Barrett reviews “Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism” by Sarah Wynn-Williams.
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Could JD Vance please also pray for the good health of Vladimir Putin?
April 21, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Could JD Vance please also pray for the good health of Vladimir Putin?
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North East micro-pub raises more than £21,000 from charity ale event
North East micro-pub raises more than £21,000 from charity ale event
A Stockton micro-pub has raised more than £21,000 for the Great North Air Ambulance Service.
www.bntmedia.uk
April 19, 2025 at 4:01 PM
North East micro-pub raises more than £21,000 from charity ale event
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The EU has told Donald Trump it won't cut ties with China and it won't let the USA's criminally low standard food in.
Well done.
Well done.
April 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The EU has told Donald Trump it won't cut ties with China and it won't let the USA's criminally low standard food in.
Well done.
Well done.