Will Rayner
@billyray65.bsky.social
Journo @ Channel 4 News, footie fan of ChelseaFC, rock and pop bore.
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‘I once imposed tariffs on an island only populated by penguins’
April 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
‘I once imposed tariffs on an island only populated by penguins’
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The US and Canada mapped at equivalent European latitudes. (via Amazing Maps)
March 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
The US and Canada mapped at equivalent European latitudes. (via Amazing Maps)
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I guess the market research on the overlap between “keen on electric cars” and “keen on straight armed salutes” is in…
it is quite unusual to see a chart that is stacking it quite as heavily as this without even trying to rally. I guess everyone who bought it during the Trump is now in loss. normally you would guess knife catchers would start showing up in the last hour, but this is not very normal for a large cap.
March 10, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I guess the market research on the overlap between “keen on electric cars” and “keen on straight armed salutes” is in…
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“A rail replacement bus service”
February 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
“A rail replacement bus service”
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Italian ‘mystic’ may face trial after DNA match with bleeding Virgin Mary statue
Italian ‘mystic’ may face trial after DNA match with bleeding Virgin Mary statue
Blood on statue at pilgrimage site near Rome came from woman declared ‘fraud’ by Roman Catholic church, test suggests
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A self-styled mystic who drew hundreds of pilgrims to a town near Rome by claiming that a statue of…
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February 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Italian ‘mystic’ may face trial after DNA match with bleeding Virgin Mary statue
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Inside Badenoch's first 100 days
Allies & critics have their say as Tali Fraser looks at the Tory leader's bumpy start
"All the things we thought she’d be good at, she’s not. And all the things we thought she’d be bad at, she is" - ex-minister
"She'll be better for it in 4 years’ time" - a backer
Allies & critics have their say as Tali Fraser looks at the Tory leader's bumpy start
"All the things we thought she’d be good at, she’s not. And all the things we thought she’d be bad at, she is" - ex-minister
"She'll be better for it in 4 years’ time" - a backer
100 Days Of Kemi Badenoch
As leader of the opposition Kemi Badenoch has what is often regarded as the worst job in politics, and for that her party is giving her the benefit...
www.politicshome.com
February 8, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Inside Badenoch's first 100 days
Allies & critics have their say as Tali Fraser looks at the Tory leader's bumpy start
"All the things we thought she’d be good at, she’s not. And all the things we thought she’d be bad at, she is" - ex-minister
"She'll be better for it in 4 years’ time" - a backer
Allies & critics have their say as Tali Fraser looks at the Tory leader's bumpy start
"All the things we thought she’d be good at, she’s not. And all the things we thought she’d be bad at, she is" - ex-minister
"She'll be better for it in 4 years’ time" - a backer
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I hope people waved back
February 3, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I hope people waved back
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every sentence here is worse than the last
January 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
every sentence here is worse than the last
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This is a must read by @duncanrobinson.bsky.social which rings an alarm bell long overdue. Both main parties being at 26% is not normal. Every interaction I have with voters (left, right, centre) confirms their anger with the status quo. Yet as he says “Strangely, few in Westminster seem concerned”
December 11, 2024 at 7:54 PM
This is a must read by @duncanrobinson.bsky.social which rings an alarm bell long overdue. Both main parties being at 26% is not normal. Every interaction I have with voters (left, right, centre) confirms their anger with the status quo. Yet as he says “Strangely, few in Westminster seem concerned”
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This is sort of fascinating because if you were to turn on pretty much any talk radio station or pick up any tabloid, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the inverse.
December 11, 2024 at 8:26 AM
This is sort of fascinating because if you were to turn on pretty much any talk radio station or pick up any tabloid, you'd be forgiven for thinking it was the inverse.
I am now going through my timeline and clicking 'show less like this'. The endless cats, rabbits and crows are annoying. But come on BlueSky, it's 'show fewer like this'.
November 27, 2024 at 5:29 AM
I am now going through my timeline and clicking 'show less like this'. The endless cats, rabbits and crows are annoying. But come on BlueSky, it's 'show fewer like this'.
Might it be that if you use AI to write headlines, you end up with someone being irked at being beaten with a hammer?
November 27, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Might it be that if you use AI to write headlines, you end up with someone being irked at being beaten with a hammer?
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I have cats like this and they can be cuddly or infuriating but how do I stop the endless flood of feline messages? And don't start me on relentless so-called sports posts on BlueSky. You know, the ones where only US teams win the World Series or someone needed oxygen after a 60-yard sprint.
not a limb in sight. not a single feetie.
November 27, 2024 at 5:10 AM
I have cats like this and they can be cuddly or infuriating but how do I stop the endless flood of feline messages? And don't start me on relentless so-called sports posts on BlueSky. You know, the ones where only US teams win the World Series or someone needed oxygen after a 60-yard sprint.
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