Michael
@mikins.bsky.social
Oh look, Labour, the supposed part of workers once again making it harder for workers, because apparently if you just ignore all of the evidence that 4 day weeks increase productivity and much like Brexit, just believe 5 days is better, it magically makes it so!
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West Berkshire Council rules out move to four-day week - BBC News
West Berkshire Council made the decision after the local government secretary wrote to all councils.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Oh look, Labour, the supposed part of workers once again making it harder for workers, because apparently if you just ignore all of the evidence that 4 day weeks increase productivity and much like Brexit, just believe 5 days is better, it magically makes it so!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But we should ignore this because they bought EA and like to bung lots of money to celebrities and buy football clubs and stuff.
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Saudi Arabia: Rights groups condemn new record number of executions in 2025 - BBC News
At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, according to the UK-based campaign group Reprieve.
www.bbc.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
But we should ignore this because they bought EA and like to bung lots of money to celebrities and buy football clubs and stuff.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
So HMP Swaleside is a shit show, but it's interesting how most of the media are even handed in talking about the violence, drug use and poor management.
The Daily mail, Telegraph and GB news somehow made it about Muslim gangs being responsible despite NO other reports mentioning it.
Wonder why?
The Daily mail, Telegraph and GB news somehow made it about Muslim gangs being responsible despite NO other reports mentioning it.
Wonder why?
December 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
So HMP Swaleside is a shit show, but it's interesting how most of the media are even handed in talking about the violence, drug use and poor management.
The Daily mail, Telegraph and GB news somehow made it about Muslim gangs being responsible despite NO other reports mentioning it.
Wonder why?
The Daily mail, Telegraph and GB news somehow made it about Muslim gangs being responsible despite NO other reports mentioning it.
Wonder why?
Why do all these billionaires look like 70s wax droids from Doctor Who?
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
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Larry Ellison Agrees to Personally Guarantee Paramount Bid for Warner Bros. in Revised Offer
The company also agreed to raise its termination fee $5.8 billion to match Netflix, and extended the end date for the offer to Jan. 21.
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December 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Why do all these billionaires look like 70s wax droids from Doctor Who?
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...
Tl;Dr another TERF is angry that people protested against their TERFing and like all TERFs is threatening to sue People because their freedom of speech was inhibited by people pointing out what a TERF they are, because it's always about lawsuits with TERFs.
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University threatened with legal action after protest at event - BBC News
Prof Alice Sullivan says her talk at the University of Bristol became like a "zombie apocalypse" during the protest.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Tl;Dr another TERF is angry that people protested against their TERFing and like all TERFs is threatening to sue People because their freedom of speech was inhibited by people pointing out what a TERF they are, because it's always about lawsuits with TERFs.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Here's a way to settle who is the MAGA-est of them all.
THUNDERDOME.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/quic...
THUNDERDOME.
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MAGA influencers at Turning Point USA's AmericaFest fight & accuse each other of being gay - LGBTQ Nation
“The conservative movement is in serious danger..."
www.lgbtqnation.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Here's a way to settle who is the MAGA-est of them all.
THUNDERDOME.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/quic...
THUNDERDOME.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/12/quic...
In other dramatic news experts warned water may be dangerously wet and bears do in fact shit in the woods.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Experts warn AI is making your brain work less - BBC News
Generative AI tools have become hugely popular but some experts worry about the effect they have on the brain.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 10:45 PM
In other dramatic news experts warned water may be dangerously wet and bears do in fact shit in the woods.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We won't get out money back, but thieving Mone and her husband will keep their yacht and their riches.
But I can guarantee you that if one of us plebs owed HMRC they'd take everything we own to recover the debt.
One rule for the rich again.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But I can guarantee you that if one of us plebs owed HMRC they'd take everything we own to recover the debt.
One rule for the rich again.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Michelle Mone-linked PPE firm liquidated and unlikely to repay £148m - BBC News
The firm led by Baroness Mone's husband Douglas Barrowman breached a contract to supply surgical gowns during the Covid pandemic.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
We won't get out money back, but thieving Mone and her husband will keep their yacht and their riches.
But I can guarantee you that if one of us plebs owed HMRC they'd take everything we own to recover the debt.
One rule for the rich again.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But I can guarantee you that if one of us plebs owed HMRC they'd take everything we own to recover the debt.
One rule for the rich again.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Since David Frost has NEVER been right about anything at any point when it comes to Brexit, this feels like a strong endorsement for our participation in Erasmus.
December 19, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Since David Frost has NEVER been right about anything at any point when it comes to Brexit, this feels like a strong endorsement for our participation in Erasmus.
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Thick as mince and thick as thieves. A column about the absolute idiots European legislators have made of themselves over the naming of food, at the behest of meat lobbyists.
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
When is a sausage not really a sausage? Ask the meat lobby | George Monbiot
European legislators may ban plant-based products from using the name to prevent ‘confusion’. Just don’t mention beef tomatoes or buffalo wings, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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December 20, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Thick as mince and thick as thieves. A column about the absolute idiots European legislators have made of themselves over the naming of food, at the behest of meat lobbyists.
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
You laugh and then you weep.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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MPs laughed when Jake Richards dismissed Jeremy Corbyn’s request for a meeting on the Palestine Action hunger strikers.
Laughed.
This is who we’re governed by, people entrusted to represent a nation, yet so insulated by power they respond to human suffering with indifference and mockery.
Laughed.
This is who we’re governed by, people entrusted to represent a nation, yet so insulated by power they respond to human suffering with indifference and mockery.
December 18, 2025 at 8:59 AM
MPs laughed when Jake Richards dismissed Jeremy Corbyn’s request for a meeting on the Palestine Action hunger strikers.
Laughed.
This is who we’re governed by, people entrusted to represent a nation, yet so insulated by power they respond to human suffering with indifference and mockery.
Laughed.
This is who we’re governed by, people entrusted to represent a nation, yet so insulated by power they respond to human suffering with indifference and mockery.
Providing toys to underprivileged kids isn't sustainable says council.
Because fuck poor kids eh?
Can't be spending a paltry £26k on that when you can be spunking £4-5m on executive pay and nearly 900k on members costs.
The system is utterly broken.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Because fuck poor kids eh?
Can't be spending a paltry £26k on that when you can be spunking £4-5m on executive pay and nearly 900k on members costs.
The system is utterly broken.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Southampton toy library set to close as council ends funding - BBC News
The charity has more than 6,000 toys for children aged up to 14 to borrow free of charge.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Providing toys to underprivileged kids isn't sustainable says council.
Because fuck poor kids eh?
Can't be spending a paltry £26k on that when you can be spunking £4-5m on executive pay and nearly 900k on members costs.
The system is utterly broken.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Because fuck poor kids eh?
Can't be spending a paltry £26k on that when you can be spunking £4-5m on executive pay and nearly 900k on members costs.
The system is utterly broken.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I would encourage people in the UK to complain to the BBC about unquestioning platforming a person who uses transphobic slurs on trans healthcare.
If they do not get a satisfactory response, escalate the complaint to Ofcom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If they do not get a satisfactory response, escalate the complaint to Ofcom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
December 11, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I would encourage people in the UK to complain to the BBC about unquestioning platforming a person who uses transphobic slurs on trans healthcare.
If they do not get a satisfactory response, escalate the complaint to Ofcom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
If they do not get a satisfactory response, escalate the complaint to Ofcom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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When 97% is 'no clear consensus', and 52% is 'the will of the people', it's time to face facts that Governments do what Governments want to do regardless of what their people actually want.
December 16, 2025 at 9:30 AM
When 97% is 'no clear consensus', and 52% is 'the will of the people', it's time to face facts that Governments do what Governments want to do regardless of what their people actually want.
If you ever needed any more indication that OpenAI are the exact kind of clueless incompetents people say they are, here is the marquee hire for the month.
A man who has failed at every job he ever had and helped run the British economy directly into the floor.
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A man who has failed at every job he ever had and helped run the British economy directly into the floor.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former chancellor George Osborne joins OpenAI - BBC News
Osborne said it was a privilege to become managing director of OpenAI for Countries based in London.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
If you ever needed any more indication that OpenAI are the exact kind of clueless incompetents people say they are, here is the marquee hire for the month.
A man who has failed at every job he ever had and helped run the British economy directly into the floor.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
A man who has failed at every job he ever had and helped run the British economy directly into the floor.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Says a lot about the BS the Trump administration will come out with if they've suspended tech trade agreement talks because the UK again won't lower its food standards to allow shit quality American imports to flood the market.
Its completely unrelated to AI at all.
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Its completely unrelated to AI at all.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UK insists negotiations over US tech deal still 'active' - BBC News
When the partnership was unveiled in September the UK government said it would "shape the futures of millions of people".
www.bbc.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Says a lot about the BS the Trump administration will come out with if they've suspended tech trade agreement talks because the UK again won't lower its food standards to allow shit quality American imports to flood the market.
Its completely unrelated to AI at all.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Its completely unrelated to AI at all.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Reform won't waste public money like labour or the Tories.
Please ignore us wasting all this public money on a racist campaign, nothing to see here at all.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Please ignore us wasting all this public money on a racist campaign, nothing to see here at all.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
West Northamptonshire council creates asylum hotel taskforce - BBC News
The authority's leader says it will improve the council's position in action against the hotels.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Reform won't waste public money like labour or the Tories.
Please ignore us wasting all this public money on a racist campaign, nothing to see here at all.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Please ignore us wasting all this public money on a racist campaign, nothing to see here at all.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Please, please ignore that the ban was our idea and legislation and vote for us because we'll overturn our own laws, aren't we great???
Tories, 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tories, 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Kemi Badenoch: Tories to scrap petrol ban if they win next election - BBC News
The Conservative Party leader says the policy is "destructive" and "economic self-harm".
www.bbc.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Please, please ignore that the ban was our idea and legislation and vote for us because we'll overturn our own laws, aren't we great???
Tories, 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tories, 2025.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Id have more faith in a plan to make women safer if it was coming from anyone else other than this dead eyed social Tory.
I don't think she gives the slightest fuck about protecting people any more than the rest of her job she's shat on people for.
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I don't think she gives the slightest fuck about protecting people any more than the rest of her job she's shat on people for.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Boys to be target of UK's violence against women strategy - BBC News
Changing attitudes among boys and young men will be central to the government's plan, the BBC is told.
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December 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Id have more faith in a plan to make women safer if it was coming from anyone else other than this dead eyed social Tory.
I don't think she gives the slightest fuck about protecting people any more than the rest of her job she's shat on people for.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I don't think she gives the slightest fuck about protecting people any more than the rest of her job she's shat on people for.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Racists being racist, and stupid, and violent - to no one's surprise.
"We're going to have a discussion on a topic you don't agree with."
"Cool, we'll just smash up the council offices then, because that's how patriotic adults react!"
Dickheads.
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"We're going to have a discussion on a topic you don't agree with."
"Cool, we'll just smash up the council offices then, because that's how patriotic adults react!"
Dickheads.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Balaclava-clad protesters disrupt Kent refugee debate, MP says - BBC News
Kevin McKenna MP says "people in balaclavas violently intimidated" Swale councillors.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Racists being racist, and stupid, and violent - to no one's surprise.
"We're going to have a discussion on a topic you don't agree with."
"Cool, we'll just smash up the council offices then, because that's how patriotic adults react!"
Dickheads.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"We're going to have a discussion on a topic you don't agree with."
"Cool, we'll just smash up the council offices then, because that's how patriotic adults react!"
Dickheads.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Quelle surprise that a Trump deal comes with loads of hidden clauses that endanger people's freedom and privacy and sells their data to his corporate friends.
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Kenyan court suspends US health aid deal over data privacy concerns - BBC News
The landmark $2.5bn Kenya-US deal has been stopped until the court hears the case over data privacy.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 12, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Quelle surprise that a Trump deal comes with loads of hidden clauses that endanger people's freedom and privacy and sells their data to his corporate friends.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Tories are responsible for tens of thousands of deaths because of their shit eating profit before people mentality, but yeah, let's profoundly apologise because one has their feelings hurt?!
How about you get in the sea with the rest of your ilk.
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How about you get in the sea with the rest of your ilk.
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Police apologise to Tory MSP over 'hate incident' - BBC News
Murdo Fraser had threatened legal action after Police Scotland recorded one of his social media posts.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Tories are responsible for tens of thousands of deaths because of their shit eating profit before people mentality, but yeah, let's profoundly apologise because one has their feelings hurt?!
How about you get in the sea with the rest of your ilk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How about you get in the sea with the rest of your ilk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Apparently if I want to travel to the US I'll have to give them my last 5 years of social media history.
Which would immediately disqualify me entry to the USA due to my views on orange fascists.
Oh well, c'est la vie.
Which would immediately disqualify me entry to the USA due to my views on orange fascists.
Oh well, c'est la vie.
December 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Apparently if I want to travel to the US I'll have to give them my last 5 years of social media history.
Which would immediately disqualify me entry to the USA due to my views on orange fascists.
Oh well, c'est la vie.
Which would immediately disqualify me entry to the USA due to my views on orange fascists.
Oh well, c'est la vie.
The Tories, as they fade into irrelevance decide their big swings will be
1. Redefining disability so they can tell people they aren't disabled anymore.
2. Capping the minimum wage so people don't get any increases to "protect businesses"
Liz Truss levels of stupid on show again.
1. Redefining disability so they can tell people they aren't disabled anymore.
2. Capping the minimum wage so people don't get any increases to "protect businesses"
Liz Truss levels of stupid on show again.
Minimum wage should not go any higher, suggests Badenoch - BBC News
Badenoch claimed Labour had tipped the balance too far against workers and in favour of welfare.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:50 AM
The Tories, as they fade into irrelevance decide their big swings will be
1. Redefining disability so they can tell people they aren't disabled anymore.
2. Capping the minimum wage so people don't get any increases to "protect businesses"
Liz Truss levels of stupid on show again.
1. Redefining disability so they can tell people they aren't disabled anymore.
2. Capping the minimum wage so people don't get any increases to "protect businesses"
Liz Truss levels of stupid on show again.