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Iwasid
@iwasid.bsky.social
Bookish. Amateur philosopher of the worst kind. Political animal who still believes we can build a better world for all. Banner is the Red Sand sea bell, tolling.

Contemplating not being anonymous.

Standing up for Palestinians.
AC/DC may have been responsible for halting the decline there ...

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AC/DC - Riff Raff (Official HD Video)
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November 11, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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👉Bottom line: partisan sources + lobbying conflicts + a choreographed leak = a weaponised attack on public-service journalism. Read both parts: bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/b...
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/11/p... 12/12
'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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On the facts: the Jan 6 Committee found Trump the “central cause” of the insurrection; aides’ testimony backs it. Panorama’s substance aligned; the cut removing his lone “peacefully” was an editorial error, not defamation. 11/12

www.congress.gov/117/chrg/CHR...
www.congress.gov
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Oracle’s Larry Ellison — a Trump-aligned megadonor — joined a Nov 2020 call on overturning the US election and is consolidating media power (Skydance/Paramount, interest in TikTok US) and Channel 5 in the UK 3/12

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/16/p...
Pro-Trump Tech Billionaires Are Poised to Cash In on Gaza's 'Peace' Deal
Documents show Tony Blair’s Ellison-funded institute designed Gaza’s recovery plan on data-driven lines echoing Oracle-Palantir war systems.
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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EU/UK filings show Hanover represents Oracle, Apple, Meta & Paramount — with six-figure payments for lobbying on AI, data, competition & comms. Major conflict for a supposed “independent” BBC adviser. 2/12
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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Wasn't he the one that put out an internal email which basically told all news staff not to mention Brexit again when referring to the flailing UK economy?
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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This is will be the 5th forever chemical they have approved this year, and it takes thousands of years to break down. It cannot be filtered out of water with most filtration methods, and it easily moves throughout the environment via water or in the atmosphere. It is increasingly detected in humans.
November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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“Island of strangers” wasn’t even the worst part. The ‘incalculable’ harm bit - in the intro to the white paper - and the ‘squalid chapter’ were even worse. And later, his ‘understanding’ the far right rioters outside asylum seekers’ hotels was a real low point.
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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I can't adequately express my fury and disgust at Maitliss, Barnes et al.
Staggering arrogance, personal prejudice and there being nobody at the BBC prepared to challenge their errors led them to do the opposite of journalism.
As a consequence, children in despair took their own lives.
November 11, 2025 at 8:29 AM