Dominic
@dom209.bsky.social
Software developer, movie lover, political junkie. Dad, husband, dog owner. Pretty dyslexic. #T1D
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Oh man. It's just one thing after another.
January 17, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Oh man. It's just one thing after another.
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This April will see an unprecedented change in energy bills, so if your fix is ending, or you’re on a Price Cap tariff should you fix now? Let me take you through it…
Courtesy of The Martin Lewis Money Show, watch the full ‘reboot your finances for 2026’ episode on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
Courtesy of The Martin Lewis Money Show, watch the full ‘reboot your finances for 2026’ episode on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
Martin Lewis answers: “Should I fix my energy tariff, even if prices are dropping in April?”
YouTube video by Martin Lewis
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:43 AM
This April will see an unprecedented change in energy bills, so if your fix is ending, or you’re on a Price Cap tariff should you fix now? Let me take you through it…
Courtesy of The Martin Lewis Money Show, watch the full ‘reboot your finances for 2026’ episode on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
Courtesy of The Martin Lewis Money Show, watch the full ‘reboot your finances for 2026’ episode on www.itv.com/watch/the-ma...
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ProTEct truSTed LocAL nEWS
This isn't even designed to wind people up and hope they share it. It's just an exploitation of Birmingham Live's privileged position on Google Discover/Apple News. The whole point is to deceive people into clicking. An industry built on total contempt for its audience.
This isn't even designed to wind people up and hope they share it. It's just an exploitation of Birmingham Live's privileged position on Google Discover/Apple News. The whole point is to deceive people into clicking. An industry built on total contempt for its audience.
Another datapoint for @jim.londoncentric.media's list of misleading Reach headlines:
"Alert for UK households buying Cathedral City cheese at M&S or Tesco"
The "alert" is that... other cheeses came out ahead in an independent taste test.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/sho...
"Alert for UK households buying Cathedral City cheese at M&S or Tesco"
The "alert" is that... other cheeses came out ahead in an independent taste test.
www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/sho...
Alert for UK households buying Cathedral City cheese at M&S or Tesco
A taste test has revealed Cathedral City is actually outscored by other varieties
www.birminghammail.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
ProTEct truSTed LocAL nEWS
This isn't even designed to wind people up and hope they share it. It's just an exploitation of Birmingham Live's privileged position on Google Discover/Apple News. The whole point is to deceive people into clicking. An industry built on total contempt for its audience.
This isn't even designed to wind people up and hope they share it. It's just an exploitation of Birmingham Live's privileged position on Google Discover/Apple News. The whole point is to deceive people into clicking. An industry built on total contempt for its audience.
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👇 This is a) obviously correct b) resisted by most in the political class because it makes so much of what we do redundant.
December 2, 2025 at 8:45 PM
👇 This is a) obviously correct b) resisted by most in the political class because it makes so much of what we do redundant.
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![Cartoon by Stephen Collins for The Guardian. Script as follows:
[scene is Winston Churchill in a bbc studio, giving his 'finest hour' speech]
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CHURCHILL:
The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us.
2
CHURCHILL:
Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this Island or lose the war.
3
CHURCHILL:
If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free
and the life of the world may move forward into broad, sun-
BBC PRESENTER:
Thank you prime minister
4
BBC PRESENTER:
Mr hitler, your response?
5
HITLER [in the studio]:
Vell zis is hysterical woke nonsense as usual from mr Churchill
6
HITLER:
What we are proposing -
CHURCHILL:
Hang on
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HITLER:
Let me finish - what we are proposing eez a simple power-sharing arrangement -
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CHURCHILL:
What's he doing here
BBC PRESENTER:
It's important we hear both sides of the debate
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CHURCHILL:
This isn't a debate
You don't debate fascists
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HITLER:
Oh here we go with ze Godwins law!
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HITLER:
Why must you people always compare ze things you don't like to 'fascists, Nazis, Hitler'...
CHURCHILL:
Because you are a fascist Nazi Hit-
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HITLER [standing up, saluting]:
RAUSS!
BBC PRESENTER:
*Please* Mr Churchill let him speak
[ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreibw4ldc3fhslbvxgy2oqrof2oys5kpgh7zu6a5f3usmx3lf4547qm@jpeg)
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We are so far through the looking glass that the man who tried to overthrow an election becomes president, the people who attacked the Capitol are turned into martyrs, & it's the BBC that gets punished - cheered on by the worst news outlets in the UK & the two most dishonest politicians of our age.
It’s not at all clear to me how the BBC can do any kind of serious journalism if its top two bosses can be forced to quit over such an obviously confected scandal. There is no substantive error here. How can the BBC report on Trump, or Farage, or anyone else, in these circumstances?
November 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
We are so far through the looking glass that the man who tried to overthrow an election becomes president, the people who attacked the Capitol are turned into martyrs, & it's the BBC that gets punished - cheered on by the worst news outlets in the UK & the two most dishonest politicians of our age.
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In one crisp para — & the 2 charts he highlights — @chrisgiles.ft.com bursts a huge number of “welfare” myths www.ft.com/content/ee67...
October 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In one crisp para — & the 2 charts he highlights — @chrisgiles.ft.com bursts a huge number of “welfare” myths www.ft.com/content/ee67...
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It's fascinating how there are still replies on this, and indeed on every post about the decline of the Tories, with people on the left and centre-left people going 'good'. Honestly, I don't know how big of a warning sign you need that the death of the Tory party is bad for your politics!
Removing her will be an act of mercy at this point. It's getting unbearable to watch her flail around.
Well, at least that's over now. (The speech. Her leadership has between one to seven months left to run.)
October 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It's fascinating how there are still replies on this, and indeed on every post about the decline of the Tories, with people on the left and centre-left people going 'good'. Honestly, I don't know how big of a warning sign you need that the death of the Tory party is bad for your politics!
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Labour is scared of its own shadow
The Tories are in disarray
The far left keeps politically exploding when they try to organise anything
The Lib Dem’s are appealing to their base
The Greens are confident but small
And amid that a vacuum is opening up, leading to the current situation
The Tories are in disarray
The far left keeps politically exploding when they try to organise anything
The Lib Dem’s are appealing to their base
The Greens are confident but small
And amid that a vacuum is opening up, leading to the current situation
September 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Labour is scared of its own shadow
The Tories are in disarray
The far left keeps politically exploding when they try to organise anything
The Lib Dem’s are appealing to their base
The Greens are confident but small
And amid that a vacuum is opening up, leading to the current situation
The Tories are in disarray
The far left keeps politically exploding when they try to organise anything
The Lib Dem’s are appealing to their base
The Greens are confident but small
And amid that a vacuum is opening up, leading to the current situation
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Just a flow chart infernally looping back to “Have we tried bribing pensioners more?”
September 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Just a flow chart infernally looping back to “Have we tried bribing pensioners more?”
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In classic Anglesey news, the Beaumaris Victorian Christmas Committee have had to cancel this year’s event because the Druids Society have taken over one of their venues
August 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
In classic Anglesey news, the Beaumaris Victorian Christmas Committee have had to cancel this year’s event because the Druids Society have taken over one of their venues
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The headline here should say:
"Number of private schools increases by 35 - showing fears of an exodus to be unfounded".
(The increase is mentioned way down the article.)
www.thetimes.com/article/19ef...
"Number of private schools increases by 35 - showing fears of an exodus to be unfounded".
(The increase is mentioned way down the article.)
www.thetimes.com/article/19ef...
More than fifty private schools shut since Labour put VAT on fees
Department for Education defends ending tax breaks for independent institutions, after parents lost a legal battle at the High Court this year — view map
www.thetimes.com
August 4, 2025 at 7:22 AM
The headline here should say:
"Number of private schools increases by 35 - showing fears of an exodus to be unfounded".
(The increase is mentioned way down the article.)
www.thetimes.com/article/19ef...
"Number of private schools increases by 35 - showing fears of an exodus to be unfounded".
(The increase is mentioned way down the article.)
www.thetimes.com/article/19ef...
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Searches for "VPN" have peaked at 2am every night in the UK since age-verification rules kicked in on July 25th
July 27, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Searches for "VPN" have peaked at 2am every night in the UK since age-verification rules kicked in on July 25th
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Seeing this in the church my family go to/run. Apologists for the likes of Anderson just because he speaks about his "faith". More and more of that church are vocally leaning towards Reform. This follows some UK churches being influenced by and involved with Right wing (Trump supporting) US churches
#ChristianValues 😒
(Still, excellent survey research and interpretation by Stuart Fox, Ekaterina Kolpinskaya, Steven Pickering and Dan Stevens).
(Still, excellent survey research and interpretation by Stuart Fox, Ekaterina Kolpinskaya, Steven Pickering and Dan Stevens).
New polling: Reform is winning over Britain’s Christian support
38% of Anglicans rate their likelihood of voting for the party as high.
theconversation.com
July 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Seeing this in the church my family go to/run. Apologists for the likes of Anderson just because he speaks about his "faith". More and more of that church are vocally leaning towards Reform. This follows some UK churches being influenced by and involved with Right wing (Trump supporting) US churches
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On the trophy of the club WC, it says:
“The golden era of club football: the era of the Club World Cup. The pinnacle of all club competition. Inspired by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the competition, first staged in 2025, eclipses any precedent.”
I am not making this up.
“The golden era of club football: the era of the Club World Cup. The pinnacle of all club competition. Inspired by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the competition, first staged in 2025, eclipses any precedent.”
I am not making this up.
July 13, 2025 at 9:21 PM
On the trophy of the club WC, it says:
“The golden era of club football: the era of the Club World Cup. The pinnacle of all club competition. Inspired by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the competition, first staged in 2025, eclipses any precedent.”
I am not making this up.
“The golden era of club football: the era of the Club World Cup. The pinnacle of all club competition. Inspired by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, the competition, first staged in 2025, eclipses any precedent.”
I am not making this up.
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classic @elcush.bsky.social on Prime Day:
"The holiday was invented by a corporation in honor of itself, to enrich itself. It has existed for six years and is observed by tens of millions of people worldwide. I hope you are spending it with your loved ones."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"The holiday was invented by a corporation in honor of itself, to enrich itself. It has existed for six years and is observed by tens of millions of people worldwide. I hope you are spending it with your loved ones."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
Cancel Amazon Prime
The subscription service is Amazon’s greatest—and most terrifying—invention.
www.theatlantic.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
classic @elcush.bsky.social on Prime Day:
"The holiday was invented by a corporation in honor of itself, to enrich itself. It has existed for six years and is observed by tens of millions of people worldwide. I hope you are spending it with your loved ones."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
"The holiday was invented by a corporation in honor of itself, to enrich itself. It has existed for six years and is observed by tens of millions of people worldwide. I hope you are spending it with your loved ones."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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This is not what "Deus ex machina" was supposed to mean
AI slop now making up saccharine Bible verses that do not exist
July 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is not what "Deus ex machina" was supposed to mean
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1977: why would the bartender in star wars even care if some robots with artificial intelligence came into his bar
2025: ohhh ok
2025: ohhh ok
July 9, 2025 at 2:12 AM
1977: why would the bartender in star wars even care if some robots with artificial intelligence came into his bar
2025: ohhh ok
2025: ohhh ok
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I learned yesterday that my elderly parents weren't going to renew their house insurance "because it's all now online and too daunting."
Suffice it to say I said I'd help them sort it, but I wonder how many elderly are losing services because the Internet is scary/impersonal to them.
Suffice it to say I said I'd help them sort it, but I wonder how many elderly are losing services because the Internet is scary/impersonal to them.
July 6, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I learned yesterday that my elderly parents weren't going to renew their house insurance "because it's all now online and too daunting."
Suffice it to say I said I'd help them sort it, but I wonder how many elderly are losing services because the Internet is scary/impersonal to them.
Suffice it to say I said I'd help them sort it, but I wonder how many elderly are losing services because the Internet is scary/impersonal to them.
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Thing is, this was an ad campaign *aimed at women* and it was iirc astonishingly successful at increasing sales to women (which is why it ran for so long).
Irony wasn’t invented recently!
Irony wasn’t invented recently!
It’s astonishing in retrospect that Yorkie launched its ‘not for girls’ campaign in the 2000s and it persisted until 2012. Even as a 10 year old I found it really weird.
July 3, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Thing is, this was an ad campaign *aimed at women* and it was iirc astonishingly successful at increasing sales to women (which is why it ran for so long).
Irony wasn’t invented recently!
Irony wasn’t invented recently!
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Photo taken by Michael Collins in 1969. Inside the lunar module are Armstrong and Aldrin. In the distance is Earth carrying the rest of all human beings.
So all of mankind is in this picture except for Michael Collins.
So all of mankind is in this picture except for Michael Collins.
June 7, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Photo taken by Michael Collins in 1969. Inside the lunar module are Armstrong and Aldrin. In the distance is Earth carrying the rest of all human beings.
So all of mankind is in this picture except for Michael Collins.
So all of mankind is in this picture except for Michael Collins.
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A Southern elephant seal makes a surprise visit to the residential neighborhood of Gordon's Bay in Cape Town, South Africa, and triggers an almost nine-hour rescue effort to return him to the coast.
May 30, 2025 at 1:03 AM
A Southern elephant seal makes a surprise visit to the residential neighborhood of Gordon's Bay in Cape Town, South Africa, and triggers an almost nine-hour rescue effort to return him to the coast.
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this internet was a mistake, but sometimes it’s the best thing ever created
May 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
this internet was a mistake, but sometimes it’s the best thing ever created
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Mums were invented by the card companies, don't fall for it.
March 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Mums were invented by the card companies, don't fall for it.