John Woodman
@jwripple.bsky.social
Essex born, Ely resident. Very old. Sourdough, Islamic/Christian art and architecture; gypsies; polyphony; migration of people and music around Europe and the Middle East.
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As a dark-skinned man with a Muslim first name who lives in Germany I am taking this as a personal attack. Which is exactly what these racist monsters intend. This speech is designed to escalate mob violence against us. Nothing less. To everyone who said we were exaggerating, shame on you.
Friedrich Merz, the leader of the German CDU, just claimed in parliament that gang rapes are committed on a daily basis by asylum seekers in Germany. It is pure far right propaganda. The mainstreaming of the far right is happening on steroids in Germany right now.
January 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As a dark-skinned man with a Muslim first name who lives in Germany I am taking this as a personal attack. Which is exactly what these racist monsters intend. This speech is designed to escalate mob violence against us. Nothing less. To everyone who said we were exaggerating, shame on you.
@marcgooderham.bsky.social Thought for about 10 seconds this was yours.
La Vie en Rose: A Parisian dawn to start day 3 of my week.
January 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
@marcgooderham.bsky.social Thought for about 10 seconds this was yours.
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The exponential decline of BBC is such a depressing spectacle. It needs a clear out of senior management - and the likes of Mason and Kuenssberg.
Trump's performance was grotesque, breaking with all norms of decency. In choosing to describe it as 'combative', BBC plays its part in the normalisation of evil.
The BBC describes Trump's press conference performance as "combative"
How long has combative been a synonym for bonkers, insane, deranged.....?
How long has combative been a synonym for bonkers, insane, deranged.....?
January 31, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The exponential decline of BBC is such a depressing spectacle. It needs a clear out of senior management - and the likes of Mason and Kuenssberg.
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Has anyone been held accountable yet?
Left: Zia Yusuf, "We need a total bonfire of all of the red tape that stops the UK from building.. That's what Reform will do"
Right: Grenfell Tower on fire as builders ignored 'red tape' safety regulations to cut costs, make profits #BBCQT
Right: Grenfell Tower on fire as builders ignored 'red tape' safety regulations to cut costs, make profits #BBCQT
January 31, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Has anyone been held accountable yet?
Trump: "2+2 = 5"
US media: "country adjusts to the new reality"
BBC: "Trump strikes note of optimism"
US media: "country adjusts to the new reality"
BBC: "Trump strikes note of optimism"
January 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Trump: "2+2 = 5"
US media: "country adjusts to the new reality"
BBC: "Trump strikes note of optimism"
US media: "country adjusts to the new reality"
BBC: "Trump strikes note of optimism"
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January 30, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Oddly fascinated by the BBC's ability to use accurate language in headlines about Germany, but not the US.
January 31, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Oddly fascinated by the BBC's ability to use accurate language in headlines about Germany, but not the US.
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So now we know what the BBC reporting strategy on Trump will be for the next 4 years:
“President Trump said
[insert latest outrageous /ludicrous/insulting/inflammatory statement]
without evidence”
No challenge.
“President Trump said
[insert latest outrageous /ludicrous/insulting/inflammatory statement]
without evidence”
No challenge.
January 31, 2025 at 7:10 AM
So now we know what the BBC reporting strategy on Trump will be for the next 4 years:
“President Trump said
[insert latest outrageous /ludicrous/insulting/inflammatory statement]
without evidence”
No challenge.
“President Trump said
[insert latest outrageous /ludicrous/insulting/inflammatory statement]
without evidence”
No challenge.
BBC are never going to be anything other than supportive of Trump.
You should put the lies in perspective for listeners #r4today - not just repeat Trump’s outrageous slurs verbatim without checking on the facts. #DEI #Potomac #Washington
It took me two minutes to check Trump’s little story about the terrible effects that DEI has had on US aviation - which had been in place since 2013 - so throughout his own first term. It’s a pity we can’t have MSM doing at least some background before they re-broadcast his lies verbatim. #bbcpm
January 31, 2025 at 9:07 AM
BBC are never going to be anything other than supportive of Trump.
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Pretty obvious to most BBC licencepayers that much of its news operation has been captured by the same forces of the extreme Right, yet no one in the Labour government seems to have noticed.
January 31, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Pretty obvious to most BBC licencepayers that much of its news operation has been captured by the same forces of the extreme Right, yet no one in the Labour government seems to have noticed.
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Media needs to find a way of reporting Trump’s reality as opposed to reality. Here he is apportioning blame to individuals who are not to blame. This is Orwellian. #r4today #Washington
Insanity — Trump signs an order blaming Biden and DEI for flight dangers
January 31, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Media needs to find a way of reporting Trump’s reality as opposed to reality. Here he is apportioning blame to individuals who are not to blame. This is Orwellian. #r4today #Washington
Trump's performance was grotesque, breaking with all norms of decency. In choosing to describe it as 'combative', BBC plays its part in the normalisation of evil.
The BBC describes Trump's press conference performance as "combative"
How long has combative been a synonym for bonkers, insane, deranged.....?
How long has combative been a synonym for bonkers, insane, deranged.....?
January 31, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Trump's performance was grotesque, breaking with all norms of decency. In choosing to describe it as 'combative', BBC plays its part in the normalisation of evil.
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We need to get past the disbelief.
Disbelief is a sign we've not fully accepted the reality.
NOBODY should be surprised about any of this.
Disbelief is a sign we've not fully accepted the reality.
NOBODY should be surprised about any of this.
I listened to Trump’s presser in disbelief. It began pretty well with sincere sounding expressions of sorrow, nation united in grief etc; then descended into vile partisanship, blaming, and political point scoring, with NO evidence yet what caused the crash. Sickening. No tragedy he won’t exploit.
Well said, Pete Buttigieg
January 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
We need to get past the disbelief.
Disbelief is a sign we've not fully accepted the reality.
NOBODY should be surprised about any of this.
Disbelief is a sign we've not fully accepted the reality.
NOBODY should be surprised about any of this.
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The BBC and other major news providers have to stop pretending that Donald Trump as president is in anyway normal because it normalises this... and I don't know quite what it is but it sure as hell is not normal
January 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The BBC and other major news providers have to stop pretending that Donald Trump as president is in anyway normal because it normalises this... and I don't know quite what it is but it sure as hell is not normal
Media-washed by the oligarch-owned press: media-washed by the right-leaning broadcast media.
The cold, hard, vicious, soulless, ruinous, ugly truth of Trump’s presidency is going to be media-washed with sycophancy and lies. It’s beyond disturbing how willing people are to excuse and be complicit in his profoundly evil stupidity.
January 30, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Media-washed by the oligarch-owned press: media-washed by the right-leaning broadcast media.
Worthy of a complaint, but you know it would be dismissed.
Was just disinvited by @bbc5live.bsky.social to a discussion of Brexit 5 years on- on the entirely reasonable/correct grounds that I know what I am talking about and would give an expert, objective view.
What they actually wanted was a "hard Remainer" (to balance a know-nothing Brexiteer).
FFS.
What they actually wanted was a "hard Remainer" (to balance a know-nothing Brexiteer).
FFS.
January 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Worthy of a complaint, but you know it would be dismissed.
Media-washed in UK just as much as US.
The cold, hard, vicious, soulless, ruinous, ugly truth of Trump’s presidency is going to be media-washed with sycophancy and lies. It’s beyond disturbing how willing people are to excuse and be complicit in his profoundly evil stupidity.
January 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Media-washed in UK just as much as US.
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No, the headline is "Trump attacks minorities to cover up his own culpability in crash", it's time to start playing the game we are actually in
January 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
No, the headline is "Trump attacks minorities to cover up his own culpability in crash", it's time to start playing the game we are actually in
You won't be reading about this story anywhere else. None of the broadcasters will mention it.
An image leaked to Byline Times shows Reform MP Nigel Farage posing with far-right activists, including individuals associated with anti-migrant protests and racist social media posts.
No response to our request for comment from Farage so far.
A concerning scoop by @josiah.writes.news 👇
No response to our request for comment from Farage so far.
A concerning scoop by @josiah.writes.news 👇
Nigel Farage Pictured With Far-Right Activists Who Posted 'Pride Swastikas' and Racist Rants
EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader posed for pictures with the group of prominent far-right activists known for their extreme, racist and Islamophobic posts
bylinetimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
You won't be reading about this story anywhere else. None of the broadcasters will mention it.
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And there my friends is the problem. God forbid people might actually know a lot on the subject, temper their opinions with some facts and might even move the discussion forward.
Was just disinvited by @bbc5live.bsky.social to a discussion of Brexit 5 years on- on the entirely reasonable/correct grounds that I know what I am talking about and would give an expert, objective view.
What they actually wanted was a "hard Remainer" (to balance a know-nothing Brexiteer).
FFS.
What they actually wanted was a "hard Remainer" (to balance a know-nothing Brexiteer).
FFS.
January 30, 2025 at 6:38 PM
And there my friends is the problem. God forbid people might actually know a lot on the subject, temper their opinions with some facts and might even move the discussion forward.
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“It’s because of the woke”
➡️ January 20: FAA director fired
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
➡️ January 21: Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen
➡️ January 22: Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded
➡️ January 28: Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees
➡️ January 29: First American mid-air collision in 16 years
Making America Great Again!
January 30, 2025 at 7:07 PM
“It’s because of the woke”
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"We need to do our best, as Trump and his allies do their worst."
Important also to keep remembering or creating a politics where leaders invite citizens to be and do their best, in an imperfect world, rather than reveling in conduct that should be reviled and celebrating the worst of human nature.
Important also to keep remembering or creating a politics where leaders invite citizens to be and do their best, in an imperfect world, rather than reveling in conduct that should be reviled and celebrating the worst of human nature.
"The problem is that with Trump riding high, and with (narrow) Republican majorities in Congress, it’s more important than ever before that some Republicans in Congress stand up to him. But the fact that he’s riding so high makes it more unlikely..."
www.thebulwark.com/p/darkness-o...
www.thebulwark.com/p/darkness-o...
Darkness Over D.C.
A difficult night for our nation and our nation’s capital. A challenging day ahead.
www.thebulwark.com
January 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
"We need to do our best, as Trump and his allies do their worst."
Important also to keep remembering or creating a politics where leaders invite citizens to be and do their best, in an imperfect world, rather than reveling in conduct that should be reviled and celebrating the worst of human nature.
Important also to keep remembering or creating a politics where leaders invite citizens to be and do their best, in an imperfect world, rather than reveling in conduct that should be reviled and celebrating the worst of human nature.
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The orchestrated chorus of mediocrities predictably chanting about DEI is the best living argument for DEI one could find.
I hope the Democrats have forceful people in front of cameras, angrily and loudly calling out these lies, shaming them, and explaining what the administration is doing, and why.
I hope the Democrats have forceful people in front of cameras, angrily and loudly calling out these lies, shaming them, and explaining what the administration is doing, and why.
Regardless of what investigations find about the tragic air disaster, the right will flood us with talk of DEI. This is not just about racism and sexism. It's a slogan-level excuse to cover all the hardship that accompanies the organized extraction and transfer of wealth from the rest to the rich.
January 30, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The orchestrated chorus of mediocrities predictably chanting about DEI is the best living argument for DEI one could find.
I hope the Democrats have forceful people in front of cameras, angrily and loudly calling out these lies, shaming them, and explaining what the administration is doing, and why.
I hope the Democrats have forceful people in front of cameras, angrily and loudly calling out these lies, shaming them, and explaining what the administration is doing, and why.
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🔴 Nigel Farage Pictured With Far-Right Activists Who Posted ‘Pride Swastikas’ and Racist Rants
EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader posed for pictures with the group of prominent far-right activists known for their extreme, racist and Islamophobic posts
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/30/n...
EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader posed for pictures with the group of prominent far-right activists known for their extreme, racist and Islamophobic posts
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/30/n...
Nigel Farage Pictured With Far-Right Activists Who Posted 'Pride Swastikas' and Racist Rants
EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader posed for pictures with the group of prominent far-right activists known for their extreme, racist and Islamophobic posts
bylinetimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
🔴 Nigel Farage Pictured With Far-Right Activists Who Posted ‘Pride Swastikas’ and Racist Rants
EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader posed for pictures with the group of prominent far-right activists known for their extreme, racist and Islamophobic posts
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/30/n...
EXCLUSIVE: The Reform UK leader posed for pictures with the group of prominent far-right activists known for their extreme, racist and Islamophobic posts
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/30/n...
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A government driven by fear is a government that will fail.
Labour responding to the threat from Reform by moving further to the right. What could possibly go wrong?
January 30, 2025 at 9:43 AM
A government driven by fear is a government that will fail.