Philip von Oppen
@philvonoppen.bsky.social
James O'Dimbelby (with a hint of Wogan) on fine form today. @mrjamesob.bsky.social
September 17, 2025 at 11:19 AM
James O'Dimbelby (with a hint of Wogan) on fine form today. @mrjamesob.bsky.social
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For some perspective, 400kg of uranium would fit into a water cooler bottle. If all 1.3m active duty US soldiers started searching Iran unhindered, they would each need to cover more than 1 km2.
June 23, 2025 at 8:55 AM
For some perspective, 400kg of uranium would fit into a water cooler bottle. If all 1.3m active duty US soldiers started searching Iran unhindered, they would each need to cover more than 1 km2.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Jury trials were abolished in Germany in 1924. (About a month before Hitler was put on trial for the Beerhall Putsch.) They have used judges and lay judges since then.
April 29, 2025 at 11:36 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Jury trials were abolished in Germany in 1924. (About a month before Hitler was put on trial for the Beerhall Putsch.) They have used judges and lay judges since then.
Mr President, you definitely said you were bringing the chessboard.
April 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Mr President, you definitely said you were bringing the chessboard.
I wonder if Boris Johnson's greatest vaccine rollout and perhaps his greatest achievement was giving the UK just enough populism to protect the majority from succumbing to people like Trump.
March 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I wonder if Boris Johnson's greatest vaccine rollout and perhaps his greatest achievement was giving the UK just enough populism to protect the majority from succumbing to people like Trump.
March 4, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Can't be long before we start serving Freedomanos.
March 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Can't be long before we start serving Freedomanos.
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Surely the ICIC (I see, I see), the idiot corner's idiot's corner.
January 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Surely the ICIC (I see, I see), the idiot corner's idiot's corner.
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🧵Curious about "DeepSeek"? Wondering what it is and why it matters for the U.S. and the world in general? Let me break it down in simple terms—no tech background needed! (1/21) 👇👇🌏💾
January 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
🧵Curious about "DeepSeek"? Wondering what it is and why it matters for the U.S. and the world in general? Let me break it down in simple terms—no tech background needed! (1/21) 👇👇🌏💾
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WHOAAAA BLACK BETTY
November 27, 2024 at 1:36 PM
WHOAAAA BLACK BETTY
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Maybe a good time for all state communications to be digital. Tax, GPs, DWP, council tax etc. With and opt-in option of also having a letter sent to you. Imagine the cost savings. 2nd class postage costs 85p.
December 18, 2024 at 10:57 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social Maybe a good time for all state communications to be digital. Tax, GPs, DWP, council tax etc. With and opt-in option of also having a letter sent to you. Imagine the cost savings. 2nd class postage costs 85p.
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A whole hard and heartbreaking history of Ireland and about Irish migration on the Tube in London.
December 6, 2024 at 7:20 PM
A whole hard and heartbreaking history of Ireland and about Irish migration on the Tube in London.
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in a striking sign of Ireland's social transformation, 58% of Sinn Féin voters are non-binary
November 30, 2024 at 12:37 PM
in a striking sign of Ireland's social transformation, 58% of Sinn Féin voters are non-binary
@mrjamesob.bsky.social They just gave the number a ring!
November 29, 2024 at 12:00 PM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social They just gave the number a ring!
Just had Overton Windows in to install the new double glazed units. Great job.
November 26, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Just had Overton Windows in to install the new double glazed units. Great job.
When you command one of the largest US air bases in Europe, but have never found a use for the giant Dymo cable printer you were given as a secret Santa in 1998.
November 23, 2024 at 9:27 PM
When you command one of the largest US air bases in Europe, but have never found a use for the giant Dymo cable printer you were given as a secret Santa in 1998.