Toby Venables
@tobyvenables.bsky.social
Co-writer of #BAFTA winning #HisHouse. Fixer of broken things. Sometimes stories. Sometimes shelves.
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American Dream – American Nightmare: Cinema, Landscape and the Rise of Road Horror
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Russian forces stormed Ukraine's 92nd Assault Brigade on horseback again. They were all repelled with drones. No horses were harmed.
December 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Russian forces stormed Ukraine's 92nd Assault Brigade on horseback again. They were all repelled with drones. No horses were harmed.
Merry Christmas everybody!
December 25, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Merry Christmas everybody!
Time for the ultimate Christmas movie.
December 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Time for the ultimate Christmas movie.
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Another sanction by the Trump administration that exceeds the Kremlin’s wildest dreams, and shows exactly how and why Putin’s agenda lines up with the tech bros
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Two British anti-hate speech campaigners sanctioned by US state department – UK politics live
Imran Ahmed and Clare Melford among five Europeans hit with visa bans over claims they wish to ‘suppress American viewpoints they oppose’
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Another sanction by the Trump administration that exceeds the Kremlin’s wildest dreams, and shows exactly how and why Putin’s agenda lines up with the tech bros
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
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Another one to file under "This is NOT normal behaviour by a supposed democracy and ally".
This isn't about censorship, if it was the US would be sanctioning Russian and Chinese government figures who really are suppressing free speech.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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This isn't about censorship, if it was the US would be sanctioning Russian and Chinese government figures who really are suppressing free speech.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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December 24, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Another one to file under "This is NOT normal behaviour by a supposed democracy and ally".
This isn't about censorship, if it was the US would be sanctioning Russian and Chinese government figures who really are suppressing free speech.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
(1/2)
This isn't about censorship, if it was the US would be sanctioning Russian and Chinese government figures who really are suppressing free speech.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
(1/2)
Is this real? I just don’t know any more.
December 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Is this real? I just don’t know any more.
His heart will go on.
December 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
His heart will go on.
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Shameful. Only In Chump World.....
December 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Shameful. Only In Chump World.....
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This is GREAT. A perfect balance of a classic ghost story with modern fears. Really unsettling ❤️
December 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This is GREAT. A perfect balance of a classic ghost story with modern fears. Really unsettling ❤️
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I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules ft.trib.al/TgoG45B
US bars former EU commissioner Breton and others over tech rules
France hits out at visa sanctions as Washington targets what it calls the ‘global censorship-industrial complex’
ft.trib.al
December 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I’ll just note that the US didn’t do this to China, which outright bans US social media websites
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The Ukraine drone strike on the Russian shadow fleet tanker Qendil on Dec 19 appears to have killed GRU Major General Andrey Averyanov, commander of elite Unit 29155, linked to the Salisbury Novichok poisonings, the Prigozhin assassination and EU sabotage.
No doubt the primary target.
No doubt the primary target.
December 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The Ukraine drone strike on the Russian shadow fleet tanker Qendil on Dec 19 appears to have killed GRU Major General Andrey Averyanov, commander of elite Unit 29155, linked to the Salisbury Novichok poisonings, the Prigozhin assassination and EU sabotage.
No doubt the primary target.
No doubt the primary target.
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Every announcement is Peak Vulgar, zero class.
December 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Every announcement is Peak Vulgar, zero class.
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👀 Praxis is a Thiel-backed “network state” project that aims to build its OWN COUNTRY. In Nov, Praxis founder Dryden Brown wrote about wanting Greenland 4 Praxis. In Dec, Trump named Thiel partner Ken Howery as ambassador to Denmark & said the US shld buy Greenland. Praxis & Dryden are thrilled...1/
January 4, 2025 at 10:22 AM
👀 Praxis is a Thiel-backed “network state” project that aims to build its OWN COUNTRY. In Nov, Praxis founder Dryden Brown wrote about wanting Greenland 4 Praxis. In Dec, Trump named Thiel partner Ken Howery as ambassador to Denmark & said the US shld buy Greenland. Praxis & Dryden are thrilled...1/
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Pretty soon no one will be allowed into the US.
December 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Pretty soon no one will be allowed into the US.
Delta.
First Jake Paul now Andrew Tate? Blessed with a double early Christmas
December 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Delta.
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The only reason Trump keeps announcing potential ‘deals’ with Russia over the Ukraine war is to stop the rest of the West taking action against Putin. The deals will never go anywhere and are not designed to. They’re meant to make everyone else delay long enough for Russia to win.
All the flexing, the pomp, the ceremony, the gold and bluff conceals the fact that Russia is rotting from the inside out ... poke the bear, and it will crumble.
A united front and an actual American president rather than a preening buffoon would see the end of Putin
time.com/7341064/trum...
A united front and an actual American president rather than a preening buffoon would see the end of Putin
time.com/7341064/trum...
Why Trump Should Call Putin’s Bluff Now
Russia's "economy is disintegrating, and their military prowess is inferior to that of Ukraine."
time.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:07 PM
The only reason Trump keeps announcing potential ‘deals’ with Russia over the Ukraine war is to stop the rest of the West taking action against Putin. The deals will never go anywhere and are not designed to. They’re meant to make everyone else delay long enough for Russia to win.
The West will treat Russia with respect if it vows no more war.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Putin vows no more wars if West treats Russia with respect
Russia's leader said during a four-hour TV marathon that claims that an attack on Europe was planned were
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The West will treat Russia with respect if it vows no more war.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
“Rabbit? Fire up the pod…”
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
“Rabbit? Fire up the pod…”
In short: "I'm sorry UK, your online safety and food standards are too good. You need to lower your standards to our level."
Another bit of pointless negotiating. The UK comes out looking like gullible idiots.
The US has halted the Tech Prosperity Deal with Britain, citing issues with London's digital regulation and food standards, officials confirmed.
The US has halted the Tech Prosperity Deal with Britain, citing issues with London's digital regulation and food standards, officials confirmed.
US pauses implementation of $40 billion technology deal with Britain
The United States is stalling the implementation of a $40 billion technology agreement with Britain, officials said, following concerns in Washington over London's approach to digital regulation and f...
www.reuters.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
In short: "I'm sorry UK, your online safety and food standards are too good. You need to lower your standards to our level."
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Trump has expanded the travel ban to more than 30 countries, alleging national security reasons.
It’s a White Nationalist list - mainly Africa, some Middle East, plus Haiti and Cuba.
It’s a White Nationalist list - mainly Africa, some Middle East, plus Haiti and Cuba.
December 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Trump has expanded the travel ban to more than 30 countries, alleging national security reasons.
It’s a White Nationalist list - mainly Africa, some Middle East, plus Haiti and Cuba.
It’s a White Nationalist list - mainly Africa, some Middle East, plus Haiti and Cuba.
A white supremacist US President starting a war to distract from mounting evidence of paedophilia is not a plotline I thought I would ever see.
Trump is ordering a "a total and complete" blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into and out of Venezuela.
December 17, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A white supremacist US President starting a war to distract from mounting evidence of paedophilia is not a plotline I thought I would ever see.
Good to see Facebook is really on the ball.
December 16, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Good to see Facebook is really on the ball.
I know, I know - it sounds like conspiracy theory nonsense. But watch the video and note how one agent picks up Trump's hat and passes it to him (Why? El Prez is being shot at!) and then, when Trump drops it again in the tussle, another picks it up and makes sure it goes into the car with him.
Why?
Why?
So… Trump did not get shot in the ear. The blood capsule was concealed in his MAGA hat. Watch the video and note how the security personnel go to such great lengths to NOT leave it behind. A $10 hat.
December 16, 2025 at 1:02 PM
I know, I know - it sounds like conspiracy theory nonsense. But watch the video and note how one agent picks up Trump's hat and passes it to him (Why? El Prez is being shot at!) and then, when Trump drops it again in the tussle, another picks it up and makes sure it goes into the car with him.
Why?
Why?