“The difference in their physical ability was just unbelievable”

Sarah Vine trying to convince Sky News Press Preview that Algerian Olympic boxer, Imane Khelif, was trans to fit her forever hateful narrative. Kevin Maguire @kevmag.bsky.social and Anna Botting @annabotting.bsky.social push back ✊🏻

With more than 200 people killed in Gaza since the “ceasefire” kicked in, Clive Myrie anchoring from a parallel/propaganda universe on BBC News:

“Now, it's almost a month since the ceasefire in Gaza came into effect and despite claims of violations 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠…”

Tracks with what this American teacher in Finland said about teaching in inner-city USA. Telling kids “you can be anything you want to be” but knowing it was a lie.

🔗 from Michael Moore’s “Where to Invade Next” youtu.be/XQ_agxK6fLs

Hard to hear Sky News's Tom Clarke live from CoP30 @cop30brazil.bsky.social in Belém over the air-conditioning blasting into the tent. How ironic.

"Belém, Brazil is experiencing thundery showers today with a current temperature of 30°C (86°F) that feels like 35°C (95°F) due to high humidity."

Sky News Press Preview with some televisual clickbait: the chief executive of Maccabi Tel Aviv says, tomorrow’s match:

“… has been taken over by people that want to spew hatred…”

Who’s he referring to? Is this a moment of rare self-reflection? Or just ignoring what police intelligence guidance?

🍕 www.tiktok.com/@katieoxman/...

BBC News at 10 with some additional “before” footage of Gaza.

Some would wonder the point of the BBC being escorted on a leash, to a pile of dirt, miles from the debris to slow-pan across the horizon?

Why are they being (willingly?) used in this way to push IOF propaganda…

State-level client journalism as BBC’s Lucy Williamson is “allowed” into Gaza:

- highly controlled by IDF
- no access to Gazans
- no access to any other areas
- report vetted by military censors before broadcast

But: BBC “maintained editorial control”

And, we thought “Pointless” was a game show.

Headline: “WE DON’T KNOW ANYTHING!”

Non-stop breathless reporting and doom-mongering. Also the editorial choice of photos. How do the all-female BBC News on-air team feel about that? Was it from Chris Mason’s search history?

"I am in favour of this outbreak of flags"

More coded language from Reform's Danny Kruger.
"I am speaking in ordinary English"
"they want their country back"
"this is about immigration, cultural change, the pace of change in our communities."

Parth Patel @ippr.org pushes back on the use & context.

"Reform is not an extreme party."

Shami Chakrabarti & Parth Patel @ippr.org being dog-whistled by Danny Kruger with some coded "ordinary language of the British people… speaking for a decent moderate Britishness."

Lord, Grant Everyone the Confidence of a Mediocre Privileged Etonian.

#politicslive

David Frum @davidfrum.bsky.social on #Newsnight jump-scaring us about Zohran Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social becoming Mayor of NYC.

“This is Christmas in November for President Trump”

He then stumbles into AIPAC “meaning: Jews” 🤫 conspiratorial anti-semitism and everything is Israel’s fault 👻

Jeremy Vine @jeremyvine.bsky.social on Andrew:

“… I would reckon in the next five years he'll be in an American jai… Fergie as well, by the way… he’s like asbestos, basically…”

There goes the Knighthood? ⚔️

Zarah on Farage:

NR: … do you think he's a fascist?

ZS: … he has all the features of a fascist politician…

NR: You're comparing Nigel Farage with Franco, with Mussolini, arguably with Adolf Hitler, really?

ZS: I have legitimate concerns… so yes, he's a danger.

[incl. response cut from iPlayer]

2 segments cut from iPlayer, on immigration, of course:

NR: Do you want to curb immigration? Is it lower or higher?

ZS: I don't think you can just simplistically say lower and higher like it's a game, because it's not a game.

NR: No, understood. That's something you don't want to talk about.