StefMcDef
@stefmcdef.bsky.social
Glaswegian emigre holed up in the County Alicante. Walks dugs, rides bikes, loves his scran. The only Tim in the pueblo.
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StefMcDef
@stefmcdef.bsky.social
· Jan 9
Proper jaw-dropper of a sunset on the #dailydogwalk this evening.
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Robbie Gibb should have been ruled out of the running for the BBC Board in 2021: it was clear he'd been closely involved in setting up GB News - an ideological project aiming to rival to the BBC, & therefore a clear conflict of interest. The fact he was still allowed to join always rang alarm bells.
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Robbie Gibb should have been ruled out of the running for the BBC Board in 2021: it was clear he'd been closely involved in setting up GB News - an ideological project aiming to rival to the BBC, & therefore a clear conflict of interest. The fact he was still allowed to join always rang alarm bells.
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history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
November 10, 2025 at 7:03 PM
history will ultimately decide this but i think joyce carol oates might have just landed the most devastating burn in human history. like the death star trench run of posting
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Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Should Gibb be sacked? yes, obviously. He's an abomination of basic journalistic standards. His GB News channel spreads conspiracy theory & disinformation. His Jewish Chronicle newspaper spreads invented stories. He is plainly trying to undermine the BBC so it's as bad as everything else he touches.
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I don't often call for resignations. But Sir Robbie Gibb's role in the BBC boardroom coup makes his continued role there untenable. He must resign or be removed
‘Gibb’s supporters say he is trying to save the BBC from itself; he was also heard last year to say that if he didn’t get his way, he would “blow the place up”.’
“a group of politically-appointed directors has forced the hand of Samir Shah,the chair, and the departure of the two most senior people in the organisation. Their resignations should be called out for what they are: political interference..”1/
November 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I don't often call for resignations. But Sir Robbie Gibb's role in the BBC boardroom coup makes his continued role there untenable. He must resign or be removed
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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Got these new trainers today but I can't get it out of my head that they look like fuckin DC Tosh Lines from The Bill
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Got these new trainers today but I can't get it out of my head that they look like fuckin DC Tosh Lines from The Bill
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Me when Google or Meta gives me an AI summary of something I never asked for.
November 8, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Me when Google or Meta gives me an AI summary of something I never asked for.
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The BBC should serve as an example to all that there is nothing you can give the far rabid right that will satisfy it.
It has simpered, pandered, soft-balled and fluff-jobbed, both-sidesed and debased itself into being a platform for liars to look down the camera and lie on, & it still gets fucked.
It has simpered, pandered, soft-balled and fluff-jobbed, both-sidesed and debased itself into being a platform for liars to look down the camera and lie on, & it still gets fucked.
November 9, 2025 at 7:12 PM
The BBC should serve as an example to all that there is nothing you can give the far rabid right that will satisfy it.
It has simpered, pandered, soft-balled and fluff-jobbed, both-sidesed and debased itself into being a platform for liars to look down the camera and lie on, & it still gets fucked.
It has simpered, pandered, soft-balled and fluff-jobbed, both-sidesed and debased itself into being a platform for liars to look down the camera and lie on, & it still gets fucked.
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The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship
November 9, 2025 at 8:04 PM
The BBC's senior leadership resigning en masse over one dodgy edit in one programme, simply because the right wing press demands it, tells you everything you need to know about where the power really lies in that relationship
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Just nuts. Caving in to Trump that easily doesn't bode well for Britain in general.
BBC director general Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness resign over Trump documentary edit
Davie says
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Just nuts. Caving in to Trump that easily doesn't bode well for Britain in general.
Make Spanking Diddy Teams Normal Again. The MON effect.
November 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Make Spanking Diddy Teams Normal Again. The MON effect.
Yang. Words fail me.
November 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Yang. Words fail me.
Pass from Engels for that goal...
a man in a suit is smiling and looking at the camera
ALT: a man in a suit is smiling and looking at the camera
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Pass from Engels for that goal...
I'll be glad of the international break so i don't have to watch any Scottish referees for a fortnight. Bungling, incompetent, cheats.
November 9, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I'll be glad of the international break so i don't have to watch any Scottish referees for a fortnight. Bungling, incompetent, cheats.
You are the ref.
Watson nowhere near the ball with two-footed, scything lunge. 2 minutes later, McGregor slides in and clears the ball.
Who do you book?
Watson nowhere near the ball with two-footed, scything lunge. 2 minutes later, McGregor slides in and clears the ball.
Who do you book?
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
You are the ref.
Watson nowhere near the ball with two-footed, scything lunge. 2 minutes later, McGregor slides in and clears the ball.
Who do you book?
Watson nowhere near the ball with two-footed, scything lunge. 2 minutes later, McGregor slides in and clears the ball.
Who do you book?
Ron Dobertson had a ringside seat for that wrestling move. No excuse for not showing a red card.
November 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Ron Dobertson had a ringside seat for that wrestling move. No excuse for not showing a red card.
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New York, London, Paris, Munich, everyone talk about, poppy music.
Off key #Respectival entertainment 👌
Off key #Respectival entertainment 👌
November 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
New York, London, Paris, Munich, everyone talk about, poppy music.
Off key #Respectival entertainment 👌
Off key #Respectival entertainment 👌
Where's your fucking puppy
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Where's your fucking puppy
That's Spain arrived at the +20C outside yer hoose, -20C inside your hoose phase of the year.
a large pile of snow is sitting in the woods
ALT: a large pile of snow is sitting in the woods
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November 9, 2025 at 9:34 AM
That's Spain arrived at the +20C outside yer hoose, -20C inside your hoose phase of the year.
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My mum just said to me "You should be hung like a horse". When I challenged her over saying such a thing, it transpires she thought it was a punishment horses got. Turns out she's been incorrectly using the phrase since the 90s in various settings
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
My mum just said to me "You should be hung like a horse". When I challenged her over saying such a thing, it transpires she thought it was a punishment horses got. Turns out she's been incorrectly using the phrase since the 90s in various settings
And it's no, neigh never...
Newmarket horse owner receives notice of complaint over ‘constant neighing’
Newmarket horse owner receives notice of complaint over ‘constant neighing’
Local council writes Mandy Young about animals she kept at her home 10 miles from famous racecourse
It is known as the “headquarters of horse racing”, with its equine heritage stretching to the 17th century. But one resident near Newmarket has apparently had enough – and complained to the local council about the neighing horses.
Mandy Young, a horse owner based about 10 miles from the famous racecourse, said she received a notice of the complaint in the post, and was told it was to do with the “constant neighing” of her animals. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And it's no, neigh never...
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Celtic is “owned” by an outdated dictator who doesn’t believe that the club requires modernisation
Who measures it’s success only by the repeated, ritual annihilations of vastly inferiorly resourced opponents
And finishing ahead of, arguably, the biggest basket-case club in world football
Who measures it’s success only by the repeated, ritual annihilations of vastly inferiorly resourced opponents
And finishing ahead of, arguably, the biggest basket-case club in world football
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Celtic is “owned” by an outdated dictator who doesn’t believe that the club requires modernisation
Who measures it’s success only by the repeated, ritual annihilations of vastly inferiorly resourced opponents
And finishing ahead of, arguably, the biggest basket-case club in world football
Who measures it’s success only by the repeated, ritual annihilations of vastly inferiorly resourced opponents
And finishing ahead of, arguably, the biggest basket-case club in world football
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Way back in 2017 I made a post on twitter about how we often lose goals in batches in Europe; a result of our composure evaporating. Found it, and expanded upon it.
Here's how many times we've lost at least 2 goals in a 10 minute spell since 2010.
There are some great teams in there. But stil....
Here's how many times we've lost at least 2 goals in a 10 minute spell since 2010.
There are some great teams in there. But stil....
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Way back in 2017 I made a post on twitter about how we often lose goals in batches in Europe; a result of our composure evaporating. Found it, and expanded upon it.
Here's how many times we've lost at least 2 goals in a 10 minute spell since 2010.
There are some great teams in there. But stil....
Here's how many times we've lost at least 2 goals in a 10 minute spell since 2010.
There are some great teams in there. But stil....
Another humbling. Hope it clarified the necessity of a top to bottom clear out for our decision-makers.
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Another humbling. Hope it clarified the necessity of a top to bottom clear out for our decision-makers.