David Oakley
@david.oakley.me
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As Barack Obama stumps for other Democrats, the party gets to see what it lost
As Barack Obama stumps for other Democrats, the party gets to see what it lost
The wit and wisdom of the superstar ex-US president make him the best candidate – too bad he can’t run
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:45 AM
As Barack Obama stumps for other Democrats, the party gets to see what it lost
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An animated loop basd on the games of the ZX Spectrum 8 bit micro from the 1980s
This was made in photoshop and Blender and just a fun little tribute to my all time favourite home computer
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #pixelart #8bitart
This was made in photoshop and Blender and just a fun little tribute to my all time favourite home computer
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #pixelart #8bitart
October 26, 2025 at 7:47 AM
An animated loop basd on the games of the ZX Spectrum 8 bit micro from the 1980s
This was made in photoshop and Blender and just a fun little tribute to my all time favourite home computer
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #pixelart #8bitart
This was made in photoshop and Blender and just a fun little tribute to my all time favourite home computer
#zxspectrum #retrogaming #pixelart #8bitart
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Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands, by targeting the Russian oil industry:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Ukraine’s Plan to Starve the Russian War Machine
Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands.
www.theatlantic.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Negotiations have stalled. Trump keeps changing his policies. Ukrainians, backed by Europeans, are taking matters into their own hands, by targeting the Russian oil industry:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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I always remember when Anne Robinson tried to do her school ma’am act on Ricky Hatton on Celebrity Weakest Link.
AR: “Ricky - you were the weakest link in that round. Why do you think that is?”
RH: “Probably because I get punched in the head for a living, Anne.”
AR: “Ricky - you were the weakest link in that round. Why do you think that is?”
RH: “Probably because I get punched in the head for a living, Anne.”
September 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I always remember when Anne Robinson tried to do her school ma’am act on Ricky Hatton on Celebrity Weakest Link.
AR: “Ricky - you were the weakest link in that round. Why do you think that is?”
RH: “Probably because I get punched in the head for a living, Anne.”
AR: “Ricky - you were the weakest link in that round. Why do you think that is?”
RH: “Probably because I get punched in the head for a living, Anne.”
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Sunday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
August 24, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Sunday’s @thetimes.com cartoon times.newsprints.co.uk/morten-morla...
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This little parable is a nice illustration of why it is important for mainstream parties to set and uphold clear, bright line anti-prejudice norms, and of why the failure of senior Conservatives to do so risks doing great harm to their party
August 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This little parable is a nice illustration of why it is important for mainstream parties to set and uphold clear, bright line anti-prejudice norms, and of why the failure of senior Conservatives to do so risks doing great harm to their party
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Mo Salah is asking the right questions
August 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Mo Salah is asking the right questions
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The British media outlet ITV also went on a Jordanian airdrop and simply ignored the Israeli government’s illiberal demands:
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
August 5, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The British media outlet ITV also went on a Jordanian airdrop and simply ignored the Israeli government’s illiberal demands:
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
www.itv.com/news/2025-08...
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@bsky.app has not yet verified @alistapart.com, we suppose because they’ve got bigger fish to fry first. We guess that at least some members of the Bluesky team learned their craft from us and trust that they’ll get around to verifying us sooner or later. Reshare if you care.
August 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
@bsky.app has not yet verified @alistapart.com, we suppose because they’ve got bigger fish to fry first. We guess that at least some members of the Bluesky team learned their craft from us and trust that they’ll get around to verifying us sooner or later. Reshare if you care.
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Alex de Waal in the NYT, drawing out the difference between the logistical complexity of abating other famines and this one: "If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel decided tonight that every Palestinian child in Gaza should have breakfast tomorrow, it could undoubtedly be done." (gift link)
Opinion | Netanyahu Is Choosing to Starve Gaza
www.nytimes.com
August 1, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Alex de Waal in the NYT, drawing out the difference between the logistical complexity of abating other famines and this one: "If Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel decided tonight that every Palestinian child in Gaza should have breakfast tomorrow, it could undoubtedly be done." (gift link)
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![[Scene is Women’s World Cup match showing on big screen in pub, lots of FANS in pub watching it cheerfully, apart from one guy at the back looking grumpy]
1
FANS [as goal goes in]:
YYEEEESSS!
2
COMMENTATOR 1 VOICEOVER ON THE TV:
Ooh and there's been a VAR check on that goal
3
COMMENTATOR 2:
Yeah Robyn it looks like there’s been a question about it...
4
[show a miserable gammony bloke watching the same from the back of the pub]
COMMENTATOR 2:
…from Brian at the back of the pub.
5
COMMENTATOR 1:
Looking at the replay we can see Brian using this rare moment of uncomplicated national joy
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COMMENTATOR 1:
to talk about men.
BRIAN [holding his pint while he watches the screen, grumbling his own commentary]:
Grumble Grumble Grumble men’s game
7
COMMENTATOR 2:
Yeah you can see from his body position he’s making a dumb and sexist comparison there
8
COMMENTATOR 1:
The ref’s made her decision…
[Ref returns to the pitch, making one of the big VAR speeches they’ve started doing through her head-mic]
9
REF:
MY JUDGEMENT IS…
10
REF:
BRIAN IS TALKING BOLLOCKS.
11
PEOPLE IN PUB:
YEEEAAH
12
PEOPLE IN PUB [all pointing at Brian]:
SHUT UP BRIAN SHUT UP BRIAN](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreidptbbvbpc664jxdtqfonnmfoz4mb2ldyiglirnxknvunk5uc6e4u@jpeg)
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Trump and Musk feature in the latest Beano. D.O.P.E.
This sort of satire is wasted on 7 year olds!
This sort of satire is wasted on 7 year olds!
April 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Trump and Musk feature in the latest Beano. D.O.P.E.
This sort of satire is wasted on 7 year olds!
This sort of satire is wasted on 7 year olds!
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Not only is this crass, it is highly significant.
Radosław Sikorski is perhaps the most Atlanticist major politician in Europe.
And this is how he is now being publicly treated by US/Musk.
They do not want us to be their friends, they do not want us to be their allies.
Radosław Sikorski is perhaps the most Atlanticist major politician in Europe.
And this is how he is now being publicly treated by US/Musk.
They do not want us to be their friends, they do not want us to be their allies.
March 9, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Not only is this crass, it is highly significant.
Radosław Sikorski is perhaps the most Atlanticist major politician in Europe.
And this is how he is now being publicly treated by US/Musk.
They do not want us to be their friends, they do not want us to be their allies.
Radosław Sikorski is perhaps the most Atlanticist major politician in Europe.
And this is how he is now being publicly treated by US/Musk.
They do not want us to be their friends, they do not want us to be their allies.
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Remarkable assessment by an incoming German chancellor. “for me it is an absolute priority to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible, so that we achieve independence from the US, step by step.” www.dw.com/en/german-el...
February 23, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Remarkable assessment by an incoming German chancellor. “for me it is an absolute priority to strengthen Europe as quickly as possible, so that we achieve independence from the US, step by step.” www.dw.com/en/german-el...
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Correct. If the birthdate field contains corrupt or mismatched data, it defaults to 1875-05-20, which serves as a flag. May 20, 1875, is the day the international standards and metrics treaty was signed. Everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works.
February 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Correct. If the birthdate field contains corrupt or mismatched data, it defaults to 1875-05-20, which serves as a flag. May 20, 1875, is the day the international standards and metrics treaty was signed. Everything is a conspiracy when you don’t know how anything works.
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2024 has been a year of elections, escalating conflicts, protests, victories, losses.
Here’s what it looked like through the lens of a camera 👇
www.politico.eu/article/2024...
Here’s what it looked like through the lens of a camera 👇
www.politico.eu/article/2024...
December 27, 2024 at 8:33 AM
2024 has been a year of elections, escalating conflicts, protests, victories, losses.
Here’s what it looked like through the lens of a camera 👇
www.politico.eu/article/2024...
Here’s what it looked like through the lens of a camera 👇
www.politico.eu/article/2024...
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I want to post some thoughts for anyone Christmassing with older relatives who notices things being a bit odd this year. It’s a common time to recognise some dementia symptoms in someone you love, because we all get together for several days instead of just a few hours
December 24, 2024 at 7:30 AM
I want to post some thoughts for anyone Christmassing with older relatives who notices things being a bit odd this year. It’s a common time to recognise some dementia symptoms in someone you love, because we all get together for several days instead of just a few hours
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Skateboard
Goggles
Parcel Tape
Firework Rocket
PROCEED TO CHECKOUT
Goggles
Parcel Tape
Firework Rocket
PROCEED TO CHECKOUT
December 22, 2024 at 10:02 AM
Skateboard
Goggles
Parcel Tape
Firework Rocket
PROCEED TO CHECKOUT
Goggles
Parcel Tape
Firework Rocket
PROCEED TO CHECKOUT
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“Ding dong! Merrily on high” is an insane way to start a song, and I respect it so much, but to then commit to the chaos by demanding your sopranos to sing “Gloria” with 33 syllables for just the letter “O” is king-level genius!
December 17, 2024 at 5:51 PM
“Ding dong! Merrily on high” is an insane way to start a song, and I respect it so much, but to then commit to the chaos by demanding your sopranos to sing “Gloria” with 33 syllables for just the letter “O” is king-level genius!
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Good morning! If you've found my 'UK news and politics' starter pack useful to get you up and running on @bsky.app, please spread the word to new users by giving this a repost.
Cheers!
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Cheers!
go.bsky.app/VNsC9bL
November 12, 2024 at 7:37 AM
Good morning! If you've found my 'UK news and politics' starter pack useful to get you up and running on @bsky.app, please spread the word to new users by giving this a repost.
Cheers!
go.bsky.app/VNsC9bL
Cheers!
go.bsky.app/VNsC9bL
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Austrian airlines have just left X … raised a much needed smile today 😂
November 6, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Austrian airlines have just left X … raised a much needed smile today 😂
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It might not be fair, but Brexiteers had the luxury of smashing a vase and walking away. Rejoiners must sweep up the parts and stick them back together. It doesn't take a genius to understand why that takes time
Latest for @prospectmagazine.bsky.social
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/bre...
Latest for @prospectmagazine.bsky.social
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/bre...
Sorry, Rejoiners—the UK’s path back to Europe will be slow
Brexit continues to be bad for Britain, but Starmer won’t find a quick fix
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
October 28, 2024 at 1:57 PM
It might not be fair, but Brexiteers had the luxury of smashing a vase and walking away. Rejoiners must sweep up the parts and stick them back together. It doesn't take a genius to understand why that takes time
Latest for @prospectmagazine.bsky.social
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/bre...
Latest for @prospectmagazine.bsky.social
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/bre...
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I wrote quite a personal piece about racism now and racism then. Have a read…. www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/10/04/a...
Anand Menon on racism: the UK has made progress, but this year's riots show there's a long way to go - Tortoise
One of Britain's leading public intellectuals reflects on how racism – and his experience of it – has changed over the last 50 years
www.tortoisemedia.com
October 4, 2024 at 6:28 AM
I wrote quite a personal piece about racism now and racism then. Have a read…. www.tortoisemedia.com/2024/10/04/a...
I've created an Addon for #ElderScrollsOnline for anyone who plays on controller and gets dismounted by stray interactions! It's called "Gamepad Stay Mounted" 🎮 🏇 www.esoui.com/downloads/in...
Gamepad Stay Mounted
The Elder Scrolls Online, AddOns and Mods Community.
www.esoui.com
August 31, 2024 at 2:23 PM
I've created an Addon for #ElderScrollsOnline for anyone who plays on controller and gets dismounted by stray interactions! It's called "Gamepad Stay Mounted" 🎮 🏇 www.esoui.com/downloads/in...
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He's now deleted it but the 'fake Telegraph headline' > 'Britain First deputy leader' > 'Elon Musk' chain is something that would have once been shocking.
(We can overstate that site's influence and Musk's importance but sometimes you've got to just accept people are what they say they are.)
(We can overstate that site's influence and Musk's importance but sometimes you've got to just accept people are what they say they are.)
August 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM
He's now deleted it but the 'fake Telegraph headline' > 'Britain First deputy leader' > 'Elon Musk' chain is something that would have once been shocking.
(We can overstate that site's influence and Musk's importance but sometimes you've got to just accept people are what they say they are.)
(We can overstate that site's influence and Musk's importance but sometimes you've got to just accept people are what they say they are.)