Barker
@barker-je.bsky.social
The same stuff as the tweeting golden days. Rugby, darts, trains, eurovision, UK comedy and such.
Also used to be @rugby_jbarker on that other place
Also used to be @rugby_jbarker on that other place
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It’s impossible to avoid the conclusion that large parts of Westminster remaining on X - a platform that tolerates and amplifies extremism and racism - has led a great many people to normalise what previously was unacceptable.
October 28, 2025 at 7:50 AM
It’s impossible to avoid the conclusion that large parts of Westminster remaining on X - a platform that tolerates and amplifies extremism and racism - has led a great many people to normalise what previously was unacceptable.
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This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
![As 32-year-old Rich points out, though, "it's not like using ChatGPT guarantees success".
When he met someone in a bar one Friday night and swapped social media handles, he asked AI what his next move should be.
ChatGPT discerned that sending an initial message on Monday midmorning would set the right pace. "Then it gave me some options for what the message could be," says Rich.
"Keep it light, warm, and low-stakes so it reads as genuine interest without urgency," the bot advised. "Something like: Hey Sarah, still laughing about [tiny shared moment/reference if you've got one] - good to meet you!" Rich went back and forth with ChatGPT until he felt they'd hit upon exactly the right message ("Hey Sarah, it was lovely to meet you") but sadly she never replied, he says. "It's been two weeks now."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ugcmot4f3ool6cottht63wx4/bafkreierpoqvjgg5hqx3zhtlfmvrfq3vaakb3h5wppcdzrvs5jh3zr7ce4@jpeg)
October 12, 2025 at 7:57 AM
This is amazing. I laughed out loud www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Sky News and the BBC repeatedly mention the "migrant crisis" in doing so they are normalising and legitimising far right talking points. There is no "migrant crisis", there is only migrant hysteria, which the British media is feeding into instead of countering.
September 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Sky News and the BBC repeatedly mention the "migrant crisis" in doing so they are normalising and legitimising far right talking points. There is no "migrant crisis", there is only migrant hysteria, which the British media is feeding into instead of countering.
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It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity
September 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
It is possible to cherish the BBC as an institution while also saying that BBC News is failing very badly, day after day, in its duty to inform and that it always fails in a right-wing direction. It desperately needs to recover its integrity
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Things could be worse, everyone. We could all still be on Twitter.
September 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Things could be worse, everyone. We could all still be on Twitter.
Involuntarily watching BBC news. Jfc this political editor
September 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Involuntarily watching BBC news. Jfc this political editor
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Everything about the flag discourse is fucking stupid. Absolutely every single thing about it.
September 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Everything about the flag discourse is fucking stupid. Absolutely every single thing about it.
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Guy who had his country invaded
V the invader
V the invader
August 15, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Guy who had his country invaded
V the invader
V the invader
No, fuck this. Can't be bothered with this any more #destinationx
August 13, 2025 at 9:14 PM
No, fuck this. Can't be bothered with this any more #destinationx
I'm so bored of og chat. It's not a team game!
#destinationx
#destinationx
August 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
I'm so bored of og chat. It's not a team game!
#destinationx
#destinationx
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You’d think being a Masterchef presenter would be easy. You just need to eat something and say ‘mmm, that’s nice’ or ‘ew, I don’t like that’ without taking your trousers off or saying something racist.
July 15, 2025 at 1:06 AM
You’d think being a Masterchef presenter would be easy. You just need to eat something and say ‘mmm, that’s nice’ or ‘ew, I don’t like that’ without taking your trousers off or saying something racist.
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I'm old enough to remember when the Prime Minister felt it was important to give us a running commentary of his thoughts on the entire Glastonbury lineup
Keir Starmer's spokesman asked if the Government plans to remain on X, given its AI bot has been making antisemitic comments and endorsing Hitler, replies that this is an "internal" matter for the company
July 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I'm old enough to remember when the Prime Minister felt it was important to give us a running commentary of his thoughts on the entire Glastonbury lineup
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I wish Prime Ministers would sometimes say (eg about goings-on at festivals) “I don’t know, I’m too busy”
June 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I wish Prime Ministers would sometimes say (eg about goings-on at festivals) “I don’t know, I’m too busy”
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It feels like it ought to be possible for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to avoid giving a running commentary on a music festival.
Starmer criticises 'appalling' Bob Vylan IDF chants
The prime minister describes the punk duo's chants calling for death to Israel's military as
www.bbc.co.uk
June 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
It feels like it ought to be possible for the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to avoid giving a running commentary on a music festival.
Of course my train is the one saying "No air conditioning on board"
June 27, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Of course my train is the one saying "No air conditioning on board"
That was not good by the Lions. Argentina deserved that
June 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
That was not good by the Lions. Argentina deserved that
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We now cross over to BBC Radio Derby.
June 13, 2025 at 12:30 PM
We now cross over to BBC Radio Derby.
You don't get enough "overleaf" on primetime tv
#RaceAcrosstheWorld
#RaceAcrosstheWorld
June 11, 2025 at 8:54 PM
You don't get enough "overleaf" on primetime tv
#RaceAcrosstheWorld
#RaceAcrosstheWorld
Kevin would've loved this #RaceAcrosstheWorld
June 11, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Kevin would've loved this #RaceAcrosstheWorld