Bernadette John
@beaj.bsky.social
Digital Professionalism Zealot, Data privacy obsessive, lover of Doodles. Based in Dublin. Opinions my own
So our new little girl is now integrated into our family and it’s very sweet to see ❤️
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
So our new little girl is now integrated into our family and it’s very sweet to see ❤️
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Can you see the problem 🤷🏻♂️
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Can you see the problem 🤷🏻♂️
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
Wes Streeting can’t 🤦🏻♂️
31million/month consult GP practices with similar number having haircuts
102,000 hairdressers in England with 40,000 salons
38,000 GPs with 6200 Surgeries
On average people spend £400pa on hair
GPs receive £169pa per patient
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Government’s last chance to keep control of digital
Digital sovereignty isn’t optional anymore. We sold our water to foreign billionaires. Now we’re handing them our health data
By Philip O'Brien
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Digital sovereignty isn’t optional anymore. We sold our water to foreign billionaires. Now we’re handing them our health data
By Philip O'Brien
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Government’s last chance to keep control of digital
Digital sovereignty isn’t optional anymore. We sold our water to foreign billionaires. Now we’re handing them our health data
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Government’s last chance to keep control of digital
Digital sovereignty isn’t optional anymore. We sold our water to foreign billionaires. Now we’re handing them our health data
By Philip O'Brien
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Digital sovereignty isn’t optional anymore. We sold our water to foreign billionaires. Now we’re handing them our health data
By Philip O'Brien
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
Kemi Badenoch has never seen this level of irresponsibility in a government in the run up to a budget 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Kemi Badenoch has never seen this level of irresponsibility in a government in the run up to a budget 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Kemi Badenoch on the BBC claiming she has never seen this level of chaos in government 🤦♀️😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Kemi Badenoch on the BBC claiming she has never seen this level of chaos in government 🤦♀️😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Meant to attach this / hence the reference to the shires
November 8, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Meant to attach this / hence the reference to the shires
So the chap off top gear died, I am sure he was very nice & everything. But “he loved cars so much he called his 2 girls Mercedes & Mini”… I just know I wouldn’t have been called Mercedes… & I love Minis. 🤦♀️
November 8, 2025 at 10:52 PM
So the chap off top gear died, I am sure he was very nice & everything. But “he loved cars so much he called his 2 girls Mercedes & Mini”… I just know I wouldn’t have been called Mercedes… & I love Minis. 🤦♀️
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Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
LOVING Catherine Connolly ❤️❤️❤️ our new president in Ireland. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
October 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
LOVING Catherine Connolly ❤️❤️❤️ our new president in Ireland. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
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Four @ledbydonkeys.org activists arrested over the projection of a nine-minute documentary detailing Trump's links with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein onto Windsor Castle during Trump's state visit have not been charged
No charges over Trump-Epstein projection on to Windsor Castle
Thames Valley Police says no further action will be taken against four men arrested in September.
www.bbc.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Four @ledbydonkeys.org activists arrested over the projection of a nine-minute documentary detailing Trump's links with convicted paedophile Jeffrey Epstein onto Windsor Castle during Trump's state visit have not been charged
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The Tories can shout at me all they like, but the truth is their Brexit deal it is hurting our country and Labour won’t do anything about it.
Today I urged the Prime Minister to actually fix it.
Today I urged the Prime Minister to actually fix it.
October 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The Tories can shout at me all they like, but the truth is their Brexit deal it is hurting our country and Labour won’t do anything about it.
Today I urged the Prime Minister to actually fix it.
Today I urged the Prime Minister to actually fix it.
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The new edition of @bylinetimes.bsky.social goes to the printers tomorrow.
And we go where others fear to tread…
Subscribe by tonight and you’ll get it delivered to your door
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And we go where others fear to tread…
Subscribe by tonight and you’ll get it delivered to your door
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/editions/
October 15, 2025 at 8:19 AM
The new edition of @bylinetimes.bsky.social goes to the printers tomorrow.
And we go where others fear to tread…
Subscribe by tonight and you’ll get it delivered to your door
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/editions/
And we go where others fear to tread…
Subscribe by tonight and you’ll get it delivered to your door
subscribe.bylinetimes.com/editions/
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Well worth reading on the UK #OnlineSafetyAct and 4Chan
Grab lots of popcorn: What’s just happened in Ofcom-vs-4Chan will be fun to watch…
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117326
#4chan #AgeAppropriateDesignCode #AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #ofcom #surveillance #vpns
https://alecmuffett.com/article/117326
#4chan #AgeAppropriateDesignCode #AgeVerification #OnlineSafety #OnlineSafetyAct #censorship #ofcom #surveillance #vpns
Grab lots of popcorn: What’s just happened in Ofcom-vs-4Chan will be fun to watch…
Various UK pro-censorship interests of the past 10+ years have painted the Web as a “Wild West” that must be tamed for civility’s sake… and arguably “4Chan” is and alw…
alecmuffett.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Well worth reading on the UK #OnlineSafetyAct and 4Chan
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That New York Times story lots of people are sharing today about Farage's ties to US anti-abortion groups was first reported by @mc00.bsky.social on Byline Times a year ago bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...
October 13, 2025 at 6:30 PM
That New York Times story lots of people are sharing today about Farage's ties to US anti-abortion groups was first reported by @mc00.bsky.social on Byline Times a year ago bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...
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Can't resist.
How do you approach an angry Reform UK leader in Wales?
Caerphilly!
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...
How do you approach an angry Reform UK leader in Wales?
Caerphilly!
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...
'Stunned?' Farage's Admission He Knew Nathan Gill but Not His Kremlin Associates Does Not Stand Up to Scrutiny
Insiders have told Byline Times it is 'inconceivable' the Reform Leader did not know about his close aide's pro Russian statements
bylinetimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Can't resist.
How do you approach an angry Reform UK leader in Wales?
Caerphilly!
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...
How do you approach an angry Reform UK leader in Wales?
Caerphilly!
bylinetimes.com/2025/10/11/s...
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“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
Pope urges news agencies to stand as bulwark against lies, manipulation and post-truths
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the “ancient art of lying” and manipulation.
apnews.com
October 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
“With your patient and rigorous work, you can act as a barrier against those who, through the ancient art of lying, seek to create divisions in order to rule by dividing,” he said. “You can be a bulwark of civility against the quicksand of approximation and post-truth...”
apnews.com/article/pope...
apnews.com/article/pope...
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NEW: We need to talk about Russia.
So, yes, that's why we need to talk about Nigel Farage.
My personal newsletter on the story behind the story. Brexit, Trump, Russia & now...Nathan Gill.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
So, yes, that's why we need to talk about Nigel Farage.
My personal newsletter on the story behind the story. Brexit, Trump, Russia & now...Nathan Gill.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
October 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
NEW: We need to talk about Russia.
So, yes, that's why we need to talk about Nigel Farage.
My personal newsletter on the story behind the story. Brexit, Trump, Russia & now...Nathan Gill.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
So, yes, that's why we need to talk about Nigel Farage.
My personal newsletter on the story behind the story. Brexit, Trump, Russia & now...Nathan Gill.
open.substack.com/pub/broligar...
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Lots of flag-botherers over on Facebook now suddenly demanding the council step in to take these down
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Signs of kindness put up along Nottingham road in place of flags
It is not clear who put up the signs, which have appeared on lamp-posts along a road in Nottingham.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Lots of flag-botherers over on Facebook now suddenly demanding the council step in to take these down
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Asking people to pay for goods would kill the shoplifting industry ...
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Asking people to pay for goods would kill the shoplifting industry ...
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Big piece in POLITICO asking about the independence of Ireland's process of appointing people to its Data Protection Commission. There is deep unease in Brussels about Ireland appointing a former Meta lobbyist as Meta's watchdog. Now questions about who was involved.
www.politico.eu/article/big-...
www.politico.eu/article/big-...
Big Tech lawyer played key role in picking Ireland’s new privacy regulator
Former Meta lobbyist Niamh Sweeney will co-lead the Irish Data Protection Commission from mid-October.
www.politico.eu
October 9, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Big piece in POLITICO asking about the independence of Ireland's process of appointing people to its Data Protection Commission. There is deep unease in Brussels about Ireland appointing a former Meta lobbyist as Meta's watchdog. Now questions about who was involved.
www.politico.eu/article/big-...
www.politico.eu/article/big-...
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"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.
Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?
Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?
October 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
"15 years ago, Polish workers came here to find opportunity. Now Poland is growing twice as fast as we are," says Kemi Badenoch.
Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?
Any ideas what may have happened in the interim?
So Kemi stands for a country where “everyone knows what a woman is”? Nice! That’s putting everyone in their place isn’t it. I am afraid life isn’t that simple sweetie. Not even in the U.K. 😖🤦♀️
October 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
So Kemi stands for a country where “everyone knows what a woman is”? Nice! That’s putting everyone in their place isn’t it. I am afraid life isn’t that simple sweetie. Not even in the U.K. 😖🤦♀️
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Whereas stealing artists’ work is killing their industry, so…
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Whereas stealing artists’ work is killing their industry, so…
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In the past 24 hours, Pope Leo said: climate change is an emergency, Hegseth is a reckless warmonger, Trump's migrant cruelty is inhumane, & "pro-life" is more than just anti-abortion.
Oops. MAGA really misunderstood this guy! (& there's nothing "conservative" in MAGA).
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Oops. MAGA really misunderstood this guy! (& there's nothing "conservative" in MAGA).
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Pope Leo's critique of Trump ends honeymoon with conservative Catholics
Pope Leo initially impressed conservative Catholics after his election in May as he embraced traditions shunned by his predecessor Pope Francis and steered clear of hot button social issues that divided the 1.4 billion-member Church.
www.reuters.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
In the past 24 hours, Pope Leo said: climate change is an emergency, Hegseth is a reckless warmonger, Trump's migrant cruelty is inhumane, & "pro-life" is more than just anti-abortion.
Oops. MAGA really misunderstood this guy! (& there's nothing "conservative" in MAGA).
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
Oops. MAGA really misunderstood this guy! (& there's nothing "conservative" in MAGA).
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory