Bob Wade
@bobwade.bsky.social
Dogs, red wine, politics, AFC Wimbledon... all the usual stuff.
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As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
Ukip founder Alan Sked: 'The party has become a Frankenstein's monster'
He may have founded Ukip, but Alan Sked's moderate, Brussels-boycotting party has gone rogue. Stuart Jeffries meets the academic who's desperate to stop the bandwagon he first set rolling
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
As for Farage’s use of racist slurs being confined to his childhood - well, that's not what Alan Sked, the founder of UKIP, claimed in this 2014 interview.
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
He says here that Farage was using the "n" word as late as 1997.
Farage would have been about 33 at time.
www.theguardian.com/politics/201...
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I haven't seen any yet but you could probably find a few contemporaries who didn't personally witness Farage being Farage at school. But there doesn't seem to be a single former pupil or teacher who find the descriptions of racism, anti-semitism & cruelty unfeasible. Shocked, I tell you...
November 26, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I haven't seen any yet but you could probably find a few contemporaries who didn't personally witness Farage being Farage at school. But there doesn't seem to be a single former pupil or teacher who find the descriptions of racism, anti-semitism & cruelty unfeasible. Shocked, I tell you...
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The failure of so many people to engage with the real world is quite extraordinary. Why would a UK Prime Minister not want to pick a fight with a sensitive narcissist whose support is absolutely central to maintaining UK security and defence capability? I cannot for the life of me work it out?
Power, wealth and bullying people. That is what Trump cares about.
What is Starmer thinking giving this love in interview. If pretty much any other leader was acting like Trump global leaders would be united in condemning him.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What is Starmer thinking giving this love in interview. If pretty much any other leader was acting like Trump global leaders would be united in condemning him.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I understand what Donald Trump cares about, says Keir Starmer
The prime minister says he found common ground with President Trump as both "really care about family".
www.bbc.com
July 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
The failure of so many people to engage with the real world is quite extraordinary. Why would a UK Prime Minister not want to pick a fight with a sensitive narcissist whose support is absolutely central to maintaining UK security and defence capability? I cannot for the life of me work it out?
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Cannot wait to discuss this fantastic book with @olibasciano.bsky.social at @bookhaus.bsky.social Bristol this evening. Beautifully written, with powerful stories of solidarity and resistance in the face of displacement and prejudice.
July 2, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Cannot wait to discuss this fantastic book with @olibasciano.bsky.social at @bookhaus.bsky.social Bristol this evening. Beautifully written, with powerful stories of solidarity and resistance in the face of displacement and prejudice.
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Grab your tickets while you still can! www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/boo...
July 2, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Grab your tickets while you still can! www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/boo...
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Lie after lie has been told this week about how the Ukraine war started, from the Kremlin and the White House.
Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...
Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...
Ukraine War: The New Trump & Putin Axis Explained
YouTube video by The News Agents
www.youtube.com
February 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Lie after lie has been told this week about how the Ukraine war started, from the Kremlin and the White House.
Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...
Here's our News Agents video essay which explains the truth, and spells out why Trump clings so close to Putin and lives in his warped reality.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cufM...
Any argument is over - you cannot 'counter' anything on Twitter when its output is being controlled by Nazis. Carry on observing it if you want, but there's no rational basis for contributing to it now, other than to become part of the problem.
if you are still using twitter you are not consuming the news feed you may have, at one time, curated for yourself. you are consuming content hand-tailored for you by nazis
Over on X, simple tweets by my colleague Greg Bluestein of the Atlanta Journal Constitution have been blocked. They were nothing but video of a town hall held by Rep. Rich McCormick R-GA where he was asked questions about DOGE
February 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Any argument is over - you cannot 'counter' anything on Twitter when its output is being controlled by Nazis. Carry on observing it if you want, but there's no rational basis for contributing to it now, other than to become part of the problem.
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It was "wake up and smell the coffee time" a few weeks ago
It is "arm the UK and Europe to fuck right now" time
It is "arm the UK and Europe to fuck right now" time
February 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
It was "wake up and smell the coffee time" a few weeks ago
It is "arm the UK and Europe to fuck right now" time
It is "arm the UK and Europe to fuck right now" time
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I was electrocuted, beaten, stabbed in the leg and starved after being captured while defending my home and family in Mariupol.
We held back Putin’s invasion for several weeks while Russia slaughtered over 25,000 predominantly Russian speaking Ukrainians including women and children.
We held back Putin’s invasion for several weeks while Russia slaughtered over 25,000 predominantly Russian speaking Ukrainians including women and children.
February 19, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I was electrocuted, beaten, stabbed in the leg and starved after being captured while defending my home and family in Mariupol.
We held back Putin’s invasion for several weeks while Russia slaughtered over 25,000 predominantly Russian speaking Ukrainians including women and children.
We held back Putin’s invasion for several weeks while Russia slaughtered over 25,000 predominantly Russian speaking Ukrainians including women and children.
Trump is a Kremlin asset, it's that simple. If you're an American, like it or not, this is on you and you've got to do something about it. If you're not an American, then know that we're on our own now and must act accordingly. America is lost, that doesn't mean the rest of us have to be.
February 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Trump is a Kremlin asset, it's that simple. If you're an American, like it or not, this is on you and you've got to do something about it. If you're not an American, then know that we're on our own now and must act accordingly. America is lost, that doesn't mean the rest of us have to be.
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To the UK, Europe & the rest of the West:
Cement your alliances. Make a joint plan. Do it NOW.
The US has fallen.
Cement your alliances. Make a joint plan. Do it NOW.
The US has fallen.
February 19, 2025 at 5:23 PM
To the UK, Europe & the rest of the West:
Cement your alliances. Make a joint plan. Do it NOW.
The US has fallen.
Cement your alliances. Make a joint plan. Do it NOW.
The US has fallen.
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Introducing Gecko Lodge BG, A few miles/km outside of Burgas Bulgaria near the shores of Lake Mandresko and the Black Sea.
A place built with nature and nature lovers in mind.
It's winter here at the moment and we have Egrets wintering on the lake.
#addBirder #birdwatching #naturelovers #Bulgaria
A place built with nature and nature lovers in mind.
It's winter here at the moment and we have Egrets wintering on the lake.
#addBirder #birdwatching #naturelovers #Bulgaria
December 22, 2024 at 4:47 PM
Introducing Gecko Lodge BG, A few miles/km outside of Burgas Bulgaria near the shores of Lake Mandresko and the Black Sea.
A place built with nature and nature lovers in mind.
It's winter here at the moment and we have Egrets wintering on the lake.
#addBirder #birdwatching #naturelovers #Bulgaria
A place built with nature and nature lovers in mind.
It's winter here at the moment and we have Egrets wintering on the lake.
#addBirder #birdwatching #naturelovers #Bulgaria
To an extent, I'm already done with the whole Trump thing. Easier for me here in the UK, and I empathise with those who will suffer horribly at the hands of him and his cohort, but the countdown to his permanent exit has already begun, and it won't take long in the grand scheme of things. Just me?
November 15, 2024 at 8:22 AM
To an extent, I'm already done with the whole Trump thing. Easier for me here in the UK, and I empathise with those who will suffer horribly at the hands of him and his cohort, but the countdown to his permanent exit has already begun, and it won't take long in the grand scheme of things. Just me?
Enough now. It is long past time for a public sale ban on these bloody explosive devices. No more of this, it's heartbreaking, every bloody year.
Will the death of a baby panda prompt a ban on firework sales? We've been reporting on neighbourhoods that feel under siege every November, and concerns that Scotland's new firework control zones aren't enough - perhaps this will concentrate minds.... www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...
Fireworks blamed for baby red panda’s death at Edinburgh zoo
Royal Zoological Society of Scotland calls for tougher laws after three-month-old Roxie dies from Bonfire Night stress
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Enough now. It is long past time for a public sale ban on these bloody explosive devices. No more of this, it's heartbreaking, every bloody year.
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Baseball Speech from Field of Dreams - People Will Come
YouTube video by Cleveland Ohio
youtu.be
September 9, 2024 at 9:23 PM
Sad news that James Earl Jones has taken his walk into the corn.
September 9, 2024 at 9:12 PM
Sad news that James Earl Jones has taken his walk into the corn.
Starmer needs to use these events (dear boy, events) to justify/trigger action on social media, Russian influence, other media wrongdoing and BBC news management bias. Forget having inquiries... act. The reasons are there, so report, investigate, arrest, prosecute, legislate, fire, hire. Do it now.
August 20, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Starmer needs to use these events (dear boy, events) to justify/trigger action on social media, Russian influence, other media wrongdoing and BBC news management bias. Forget having inquiries... act. The reasons are there, so report, investigate, arrest, prosecute, legislate, fire, hire. Do it now.
It's starting to look like a Ratner-moment in the UK. Will it ripple out further though? We're whiskers away from 'doing a Musk' becoming the bywords for destroying a business on a worldwide level.
Elon Musk’s financial headaches at X continue as advertiser’s boycott causes an 84% collapse in revenue leaving Musk admitting X could face bankruptcy and asset managers fearing he will devalue Tesla as he sells off up to $2bn of shares to prop it up. fortune.com/2024/08/15/e...
Elon Musk may have to sell billions in Tesla stock to rescue X
Plunging U.S. revenue at X risks opening up a "massive hole" on its balance sheet that Musk needs to plug to stave off its financial collapse.
fortune.com
August 16, 2024 at 2:38 PM
It's starting to look like a Ratner-moment in the UK. Will it ripple out further though? We're whiskers away from 'doing a Musk' becoming the bywords for destroying a business on a worldwide level.
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I think the key point is that, while there is good reason for eg MPs/public bodies still to be on X, they should also post the same content here. Good competition policy reasons for that, quite apart from Musk. And it makes complete withdrawal more plausible later if Musk carries on.
August 11, 2024 at 11:38 AM
I think the key point is that, while there is good reason for eg MPs/public bodies still to be on X, they should also post the same content here. Good competition policy reasons for that, quite apart from Musk. And it makes complete withdrawal more plausible later if Musk carries on.