Rev Darren Jalland
@oldmacharrev.bsky.social
Minister at @OldmacharChurch.bsky.social in Bridge of Don, Aberdeen. Lots of football and dog photos He/Him #inclusivechurch
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The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
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The world must not look away from the genocide in Sudan.
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 AM
The world must not look away from the genocide in Sudan.
Maybe Obama should threaten legal action. Take a leaf out of Trump's book.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Maybe Obama should threaten legal action. Take a leaf out of Trump's book.
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Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
November 8, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Axios tried to bust James Talarico for following adult content creators on Instagram and I'm genuinely impressed by his campaign's response
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No wonder I'm tired.
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
No wonder I'm tired.
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Normalising multimillionaires made billionaires acceptable (even though the difference between £10m and £1bn is basically...£1bn). Normalising multiBILLIONaires has now made the idea of a TRILLIONaire acceptable.
It's not. It's obscene.
It's not. It's obscene.
November 6, 2025 at 11:13 PM
This is utterly obscene. How anyone thinks this is acceptable is beyond me.
The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire. Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion if he hits certain performance targets over the next decade.
Musk could become history's first trillionaire as Tesla shareholders approve giant pay package
The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s first trillionaire. Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion if he hits certain performance targets over the next decade.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This is utterly obscene. How anyone thinks this is acceptable is beyond me.
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The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
November 5, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The way all of these people convinced themselves that Mamdani is antisemitic is a subject far more worthy of media examination than any of the ‘groupthink on campuses!’ thinkpieces we’ve been subjected to
Please remind me, who supported the destruction of Palestinian churches and killing of Palestinian Christians by Israel?
Trump says he's instructing the Department of Defense to prepare for military action against Nigeria
November 1, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Please remind me, who supported the destruction of Palestinian churches and killing of Palestinian Christians by Israel?
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JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
JD Vance claims that diversity weakens unions, as people end up distrusting each other and not organizing.
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
Let me tell you two menswear stories related to this claim. 🧵
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This also means the English press haven't read @seamas.bsky.social's "Got my days wrong and ended up alone in a room with my boss and the President of Ireland while I was on ketamine." twitter thread?
Weirdos.
Weirdos.
And people say the British press doesn't know anything about Ireland. They got this scoop, didn't they.
October 26, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This also means the English press haven't read @seamas.bsky.social's "Got my days wrong and ended up alone in a room with my boss and the President of Ireland while I was on ketamine." twitter thread?
Weirdos.
Weirdos.
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The truth is people have voted for the 'less bad' Party for decades, look where that has got us.
People want to vote for a Good Party again.
People want to vote for a Good Party again.
October 25, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The truth is people have voted for the 'less bad' Party for decades, look where that has got us.
People want to vote for a Good Party again.
People want to vote for a Good Party again.
*Will* never be this tidy again!
Darren @oldmacharrev.bsky.social has moved office! The desk may never be this tidy again!
October 25, 2025 at 12:26 PM
*Will* never be this tidy again!
When I was little and the whole "Don't go off with strangers" thing was big, nobody ever explained that a stranger was simply someone you didn't know. I honestly thought a stranger was a particular type of person who wanted to hurt me and I stressed out that I wouldn't be able to tell who they were.
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
When I was little and the whole "Don't go off with strangers" thing was big, nobody ever explained that a stranger was simply someone you didn't know. I honestly thought a stranger was a particular type of person who wanted to hurt me and I stressed out that I wouldn't be able to tell who they were.
I disagree politically with almost everything Rand Paul stands for, but it is so refreshing to see an American conservative who actually stuck to their principles rather than totally drinking the MAGA Kool-Aid
October 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I disagree politically with almost everything Rand Paul stands for, but it is so refreshing to see an American conservative who actually stuck to their principles rather than totally drinking the MAGA Kool-Aid
MAGA all claimed Biden had no idea who he'd pardoned and their only 'evidence' was the pretty routine use of autopen. Here Trump is quite clearly showing that he has no idea who he's pardons, he just does as he is told.
COLLINS: Today you pardoned the founded of Binance. Can you explain why you did that?
TRUMP: Which one was that?
COLLINS: The founder of Binance
TRUMP: I believe we're talking about the same person, because I do pardon a lot of people. I don't know. He was recommended by a lot of people.
TRUMP: Which one was that?
COLLINS: The founder of Binance
TRUMP: I believe we're talking about the same person, because I do pardon a lot of people. I don't know. He was recommended by a lot of people.
October 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
MAGA all claimed Biden had no idea who he'd pardoned and their only 'evidence' was the pretty routine use of autopen. Here Trump is quite clearly showing that he has no idea who he's pardons, he just does as he is told.
I hate to be *that* person, but those lines are parodying Green Eggs And Ham, so why is the Cat in the Hat on it?
(OK, I like being *that* person sometimes)
(OK, I like being *that* person sometimes)
October 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I hate to be *that* person, but those lines are parodying Green Eggs And Ham, so why is the Cat in the Hat on it?
(OK, I like being *that* person sometimes)
(OK, I like being *that* person sometimes)
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Whenever fireworks go off you can guarantee our local FB groups will be full of complaints by owners of terrified dogs.
My dogs, however, upon hearing fireworks just now ran, barking, to the back door demanding to be let out to watch them.
My dogs, however, upon hearing fireworks just now ran, barking, to the back door demanding to be let out to watch them.
October 20, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Whenever fireworks go off you can guarantee our local FB groups will be full of complaints by owners of terrified dogs.
My dogs, however, upon hearing fireworks just now ran, barking, to the back door demanding to be let out to watch them.
My dogs, however, upon hearing fireworks just now ran, barking, to the back door demanding to be let out to watch them.
Who's solving the Louvre robbery? Right answers only.
October 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Who's solving the Louvre robbery? Right answers only.
If this sketch is anything to go by, this is a Canadian thing as well
youtu.be/-Qg04U6CZmQ?...
youtu.be/-Qg04U6CZmQ?...
October 20, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If this sketch is anything to go by, this is a Canadian thing as well
youtu.be/-Qg04U6CZmQ?...
youtu.be/-Qg04U6CZmQ?...
Snapchat and Roblox both went down due to the AWS outage today, right in the middle of the Scottish October school holidays. My thoughts and prayers are with all the affected parents at this difficult time.
October 20, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Snapchat and Roblox both went down due to the AWS outage today, right in the middle of the Scottish October school holidays. My thoughts and prayers are with all the affected parents at this difficult time.