silentbazz
@silentbazz.bsky.social
Code Monkey. Husband. Father. Drummer. Supporter
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New year, new thread..
Here's a thread of shows I've watched in 2016..
Last year saw some really good shows (and some not so good), and this was a handy way to recall what I'd seen..
So here goes..
Here's a thread of shows I've watched in 2016..
Last year saw some really good shows (and some not so good), and this was a handy way to recall what I'd seen..
So here goes..
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I see the “Man of the People” has been devoting all his time as MP to his constituents in Clacton….Of course he’s not in the pocket of far right billionaires who think that because they are rich they should get even more of the cake
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
Nigel Farage racks up £151,000 in donor-funded flights to support Donald Trump
Most recently, Farage attended an event at Trump’s Mar A Lago resort celebrating US Military Veterans just months before Trump’s vile slur dismissing the sacrifice of British troops who served in Afgh...
www.mirror.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 8:54 AM
I see the “Man of the People” has been devoting all his time as MP to his constituents in Clacton….Of course he’s not in the pocket of far right billionaires who think that because they are rich they should get even more of the cake
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...
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Labour-run Erewash Borough Council has agreed to stop using “unsafe” TwitterX.
(h/t @peterallison.net)
(h/t @peterallison.net)
Derbyshire council to stop using 'unsafe' social media site X
Erewash Borough Council leaders said they had been left
www.bbc.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Labour-run Erewash Borough Council has agreed to stop using “unsafe” TwitterX.
(h/t @peterallison.net)
(h/t @peterallison.net)
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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If media bosses hadn't persuaded Matt Hancock to cancel Leveson 2 I rather doubt Prince Harry et al would still be battling in court. But we are where we www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
In hacked-off Harry, the press has created its own worst nightmare
The royal is one of the few people with the power, money and motive to pursue Fleet Street cowboys through the courts
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 1:47 PM
If media bosses hadn't persuaded Matt Hancock to cancel Leveson 2 I rather doubt Prince Harry et al would still be battling in court. But we are where we www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/media/...
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2016: President Trump, "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters. Ok? It's like incredible"
2026: RIP Renee Good and Alex Pretti 🙏
2026: RIP Renee Good and Alex Pretti 🙏
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
2016: President Trump, "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters. Ok? It's like incredible"
2026: RIP Renee Good and Alex Pretti 🙏
2026: RIP Renee Good and Alex Pretti 🙏
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On this day in 1975, part one of The Ark in Space was broadcast.
January 25, 2026 at 4:01 PM
On this day in 1975, part one of The Ark in Space was broadcast.
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Three independent commissions – Silk (2014), Justice in Wales (2019) and Constitutional Future of Wales (2024) – all concluded that policing and justice powers should be transferred to Wales to deliver better outcomes & accountability.
Yet Westminster governments of all colours have so far refused!
Yet Westminster governments of all colours have so far refused!
January 25, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Three independent commissions – Silk (2014), Justice in Wales (2019) and Constitutional Future of Wales (2024) – all concluded that policing and justice powers should be transferred to Wales to deliver better outcomes & accountability.
Yet Westminster governments of all colours have so far refused!
Yet Westminster governments of all colours have so far refused!
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"We have reached a point where we can no longer trust search engines; where low cost online bookshops are full of unedited material, some of it not even written by humans; and where the libraries these things have replaced, are fast being closed down."
The battle for normality
The cruelty is the point, but not just as a distraction. Fascists are trying to change what we perceive as normal and it is vital to resist
bylines.scot
January 25, 2026 at 10:55 AM
"We have reached a point where we can no longer trust search engines; where low cost online bookshops are full of unedited material, some of it not even written by humans; and where the libraries these things have replaced, are fast being closed down."
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Farage has been touring Davos all week pledging to “fight the globalists” - all funded by a $10 billion trust run on behalf of an Iranian billionaire.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Nigel Farage’s trip to Davos hosted and paid for by family trust of billionaire
Trust says Reform UK leader was invited to WEF event by London-based venture capitalist as an honorary adviser
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Farage has been touring Davos all week pledging to “fight the globalists” - all funded by a $10 billion trust run on behalf of an Iranian billionaire.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Reform’s newest MP backs scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance, saying that the healthcare system needs to be more “efficient”
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...
Reform MP Backs Privatising the NHS to Make It More 'Efficient'
Andrew Rosindell, who defected last week from the Conservatives, says he "would not object" to replacing free healthcare with a private insurance system
www.adambienkov.co.uk
January 25, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Reform’s newest MP backs scrapping the NHS and replacing it with private insurance, saying that the healthcare system needs to be more “efficient”
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/reform-mp-...
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Zarah Sultana: Palantir has no place in UK public services www.opendemocracy.net/en/zarah-sut...
January 24, 2026 at 12:34 PM
Zarah Sultana: Palantir has no place in UK public services www.opendemocracy.net/en/zarah-sut...
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@radicalleftscumuk.bsky.social
Welcome!
Welcome!
January 24, 2026 at 1:54 PM
@radicalleftscumuk.bsky.social
Welcome!
Welcome!
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UK banks poised for bumper bonuses. Good news for some.
Banks could reduce profit margins, pay more on savings, but don't.
Banker bonus cap abolished, capital requirements being reduced, recklessness enriches.
No govt would let big banks collapse. What would the next bailout cost?
Banks could reduce profit margins, pay more on savings, but don't.
Banker bonus cap abolished, capital requirements being reduced, recklessness enriches.
No govt would let big banks collapse. What would the next bailout cost?
Banks poised for bumper bonuses this spring
Complete the FT’s bonus survey and see how your payout will measure up
www.ft.com
January 25, 2026 at 9:18 AM
UK banks poised for bumper bonuses. Good news for some.
Banks could reduce profit margins, pay more on savings, but don't.
Banker bonus cap abolished, capital requirements being reduced, recklessness enriches.
No govt would let big banks collapse. What would the next bailout cost?
Banks could reduce profit margins, pay more on savings, but don't.
Banker bonus cap abolished, capital requirements being reduced, recklessness enriches.
No govt would let big banks collapse. What would the next bailout cost?
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What's left to say?
January 24, 2026 at 8:02 PM
What's left to say?
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If you're living somewhere outside the USA, one thing you can do is pressure your leaders to boycott World Cup and Olympic events here.
January 24, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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If there's a fuckwit on this platform thinking about voting for Reform, have a word with yourself.
⚠️This is a warning!
Tice: “I praise Trump’s crackdown on illegal migration in the US, and I think the UK should take a similar hardline approach - including leaving the European Convention on Human Rights - so we can enforce much tougher immigration rules.”
Tice: “I praise Trump’s crackdown on illegal migration in the US, and I think the UK should take a similar hardline approach - including leaving the European Convention on Human Rights - so we can enforce much tougher immigration rules.”
January 24, 2026 at 11:18 PM
If there's a fuckwit on this platform thinking about voting for Reform, have a word with yourself.
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Look at what’s happening in the States. Nobody should be sending football teams there in the summer. Boycotts really should be happening.
January 24, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Look at what’s happening in the States. Nobody should be sending football teams there in the summer. Boycotts really should be happening.
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it's a good day to watch Amélie 💛
January 24, 2026 at 2:22 PM
it's a good day to watch Amélie 💛
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WE WANT EVERYTHING FROM EVERYONE SO WE CAN PROFIT!!!!!
OpenAI announces plan to leech profit from its customers’ work www.thecanary.co/global/2026/...
OpenAI announces plan to leech profit from its customers' work
OpenAI built models on human intelligence — now wants a share of what users create and already pay for. Billionaire tech, same old extraction
www.thecanary.co
January 24, 2026 at 2:20 PM
WE WANT EVERYTHING FROM EVERYONE SO WE CAN PROFIT!!!!!
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You misspelled "BORED".
January 24, 2026 at 8:39 AM
You misspelled "BORED".
