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not-ever.bsky.social
As long as you make sure this time this insanity is actually taught as a WARNING.
Because, clearly, WWII History was completely fabricated propaganda, or people would be able to recognize fascist rhetoric.
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
And apologies for banging on
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 27d
I should add that this is not about doubt, just about the fact the situation was made untenable (oh and hello to all the anti trans people who have a habit of poring over me saying things like this in their Twitter safe haven / honestly, not creepy AT ALL)
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 27d
about this time every night, I get hit by a wave of sadness about resigning from Monkey Cage, having worked so hard to make it what it was. The viciousness in the world was victorious this time , but I hope to work on my phoenix wings, or at least have my ashes spread on the strawberry patch.
December 27, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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edmorrish.bsky.social
i post this story every christmas, and will keep doing so until it stops making me cry

merry christmas xx
A real Good Samaritan
One act of kindness that befell Leeds writer Bernard Hare in 1982 changed him profoundly. Here he tells his story.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 25, 2025 at 10:25 AM
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thegmcconnachie.bsky.social
Robin Ince reveals to last night’s audience at a recording of Infinite Monkey Cage that the BBC has forced him to resign over his support of trans people
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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iandunt.bsky.social
Incredibly brave. Imagine the faceless bores the BBC will have making their programmes if they continue down this path.
robinince.bsky.social Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · Dec 13
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
This is the saddest day of my professional life. Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage. I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys. I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show, A show that I named and helped develop over all those years. Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry. These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices. Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'. • I chose the latter. It broke my heart. I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make. I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer. I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence. One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career. I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more. I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost". James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice. Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences. I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness. Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire. I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal. I am so sorry to let you down. I hope that you can understand my reasoning. I have to accept that I am not what the current BBC expects of their freelance presenters. Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not "just a job" I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world. From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too. The strawberry is dead. Long live the strawberry. B
December 13, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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christinehallquist.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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petergeoghegan.bsky.social
WOW c 10k people have now watched Democracy for Sale's video about our new undercover investigation, with Led By Donkeys.

An ex-Tory MP introduced our fake Chinese AI investor into MPs and ministers - and all for just £5k! 😱

Watch the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKof...
We went undercover to buy access to MPs
YouTube video by Democracy for Sale
www.youtube.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Also: where’s the fecking investigation, Keir Starmer?

The Welsh parliament, Nigel Farage, @prifweinidog.gov.wales @eddavey.libdems.org.uk & @zackpolanski.bsky.social are all now in agreement that we need a govt-led inquiry into Russian interference. So what on earth is the problem??
November 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
NEW: Wales’s first minister @prifweinidog.gov.wales backs call for a full investigation into Russian interference.

Wales’s Senedd elections next spring ‘at risk’. @bbcwales.bsky.social report below.
November 26, 2025 at 9:25 AM
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writesbright.bsky.social
The Telegraph routinely spreads myths about a range of subjects - especially climate change.

It has been forced to publish over 100 corrections this year so far.

Yet it has the gall to lecture the BBC - and whip up a national panic - about journalistic standards
The Telegraph’s Record of Climate Falsehoods
The Telegraph, which has accused the BBC of bias and a lack of editorial rigour, has been forced to amend a swathe of climate inaccuracies. The BBC’s director-general and CEO resigned this weekend aft...
www.desmog.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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writesbright.bsky.social
It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.

Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
writesbright.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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robinince.bsky.social
The disgusting bullshit of a species which keeps demonstrating that its time on earth will be a fraction of what the dinosaurs achieved

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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joncooper-us.bsky.social
🎯🎯
October 25, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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carolecadwalla.bsky.social
My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve.news We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now.

Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
carolecadwalla.bsky.social Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · Oct 12
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine.

My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask:

Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?

t.co/BUTtpK9C4S
October 13, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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democracyforward.org
25 years after the FDA approved mifepristone – the medication abortion drug – anti-abortion politicians are working to roll back access to safe and effective health care for millions of people.

Carrie, Senior Legal Advisor, breaks down how we’re fighting back.
September 28, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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sturdyalex.bsky.social
How is this not front page news?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery
Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 27, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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bradlander.bsky.social
I was back at 26 Federal Plaza today, where an ICE agent violently threw this bereft woman to the ground in front of her kids. She had not touched him. She did not pose any threat. She had to be taken to the hospital. (🎥: Elias Eliahu)
September 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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markhamillofficial.bsky.social
Not just Unpopular! He's also the Most Unworthy-Unqualified-Unethical-Uneducated-Unprepared-Undemocratic-Unfortunate-Unhinged-Unjust-Unread-Unappealing-Unconscionable-Untrustworthy-Unscrupulous-Unstable-Unbearable-Unlikable-Unreliable-Unsound & Unctuous President in Modern American History. 🇺🇸 🙄
September 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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drewharwell.com
The Kimmel video: "The MAGA gang desperately trying to characterize this kid who murdered Charlie Kirk as anything other than one of them, and doing everything they can to score political points from it."
September 18, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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elsievoteblue.bsky.social
America 💙Look on the kinda person that the MAGA cult elected !
For anyway woman and man that voted for this guy , Shame On You !
It goes to show that you’re all lacking of a moral compass and your character stinks If you continue to defend this 💩 bag😡
#DemVoice1
#DemsUnited
#ProudBlue
August 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
@dark1x.bsky.social have you moved house?
May 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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libradunn1.bsky.social
Courage is contagious.
#Harvard
Have the day you deserve.
April 15, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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mehdirhasan.bsky.social
JD Vance should be forced to resign over this. Just shameful, demonstrable open lying by the vice president right out in the open.
thetnholler.bsky.social The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Apr 1
Yet again the Vice President of the United States JD Vance is blatantly lying.

The man is not a “convicted gang member” — he is a father of a disabled child married to a 🇺🇸 citizen, with no criminal record.
www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
April 1, 2025 at 5:36 PM