Ben
@anothersmoggie.bsky.social
teessider. working in local govt. political sociology nerd (formerly) @cambridge_uni. shy bairns get nowt. views my own, rts not endorsements
My dad with the late great John Prescott.
Prescott looks fed up and Clegg looks shifty. Nothing changes!
Prescott looks fed up and Clegg looks shifty. Nothing changes!
November 21, 2024 at 2:18 PM
My dad with the late great John Prescott.
Prescott looks fed up and Clegg looks shifty. Nothing changes!
Prescott looks fed up and Clegg looks shifty. Nothing changes!
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unforgivable.
history will remember those who enabled, encouraged and committed the genocide in gaza.
history will remember those who enabled, encouraged and committed the genocide in gaza.
BREAKING: The US vetoed a UNSC resolution for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, which received 14 votes in favor and one against.
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November 20, 2024 at 3:52 PM
unforgivable.
history will remember those who enabled, encouraged and committed the genocide in gaza.
history will remember those who enabled, encouraged and committed the genocide in gaza.
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sorry to harsh the vibe but if labour do not change course and start offering material solutions to the problems facing people in this country this is the face of our next prime minister
Nigel Farage has the highest favourability rating of any politician in the UK.
Donald Trump has a higher favourability rating than Keir Starmer at 25%, but 58% of Brits have an unfavourable view of the President-elect 🧵
Donald Trump has a higher favourability rating than Keir Starmer at 25%, but 58% of Brits have an unfavourable view of the President-elect 🧵
November 18, 2024 at 9:48 PM
sorry to harsh the vibe but if labour do not change course and start offering material solutions to the problems facing people in this country this is the face of our next prime minister
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Never has a crime so obscene been so confessed to, so endlessly, so shamelessly, so proudly
November 18, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Never has a crime so obscene been so confessed to, so endlessly, so shamelessly, so proudly
why is discover so excessively American except for the accounts I actually follow 😔
November 19, 2024 at 7:55 AM
why is discover so excessively American except for the accounts I actually follow 😔
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"It's 'free speech' when they 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 what's being said."
After backlash over a police investigation into a journalist's tweet, The News Agents discuss the right’s so-called "free speech absolutism" which, as it turns out, comes with conditions.
After backlash over a police investigation into a journalist's tweet, The News Agents discuss the right’s so-called "free speech absolutism" which, as it turns out, comes with conditions.
November 18, 2024 at 7:44 PM
"It's 'free speech' when they 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 what's being said."
After backlash over a police investigation into a journalist's tweet, The News Agents discuss the right’s so-called "free speech absolutism" which, as it turns out, comes with conditions.
After backlash over a police investigation into a journalist's tweet, The News Agents discuss the right’s so-called "free speech absolutism" which, as it turns out, comes with conditions.
God twitter just makes me so depressed that I'll come on this platform to be less amused
November 18, 2024 at 7:22 PM
God twitter just makes me so depressed that I'll come on this platform to be less amused
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That has really tickled me
November 18, 2024 at 1:28 PM
That has really tickled me
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This app really needs poles.
November 17, 2024 at 8:55 AM
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The US is currently like a game of Sims someone got bored of. Only the sim they've trapped in a pool with no ladder is real.
November 15, 2024 at 12:08 AM
The US is currently like a game of Sims someone got bored of. Only the sim they've trapped in a pool with no ladder is real.
Can we have a public view count on here please? I want to know how many people looked at my post and thought 'not funny.'
November 14, 2024 at 1:11 PM
Can we have a public view count on here please? I want to know how many people looked at my post and thought 'not funny.'
GB: 'You're incredibly handsome, got to be said'
Me: 'Yes Gordon I am - thank you for noticing. You maintain excellent judgement for a man of your age'
Me: 'Yes Gordon I am - thank you for noticing. You maintain excellent judgement for a man of your age'
November 14, 2024 at 1:02 PM
GB: 'You're incredibly handsome, got to be said'
Me: 'Yes Gordon I am - thank you for noticing. You maintain excellent judgement for a man of your age'
Me: 'Yes Gordon I am - thank you for noticing. You maintain excellent judgement for a man of your age'
Fellas, be the first guy to buy your niece flowers. Trust me.
November 14, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Fellas, be the first guy to buy your niece flowers. Trust me.
Met Gordon Brown the other day in Middlesbrough!
I always feel the urge to ask things like 'do you have a dog' and 'what did you have for breakfast' but inevitably land on vaguely pleasant professional nonsense 😔
I always feel the urge to ask things like 'do you have a dog' and 'what did you have for breakfast' but inevitably land on vaguely pleasant professional nonsense 😔
November 14, 2024 at 12:16 PM
Met Gordon Brown the other day in Middlesbrough!
I always feel the urge to ask things like 'do you have a dog' and 'what did you have for breakfast' but inevitably land on vaguely pleasant professional nonsense 😔
I always feel the urge to ask things like 'do you have a dog' and 'what did you have for breakfast' but inevitably land on vaguely pleasant professional nonsense 😔