saltiresfan
@saltiresfan.bsky.social
Ex-cricket playing, England supporting, occasional Scottish (Saltires) fan
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Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
December 26, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Not sure I understand why the Trump administration cares about Christians in Nigeria and not Christians in Ukraine
One of the things I miss by not being on Twitter is cycling stuff. Literally read about Onley to Ineos in the newspaper!
Better check if cycling Bluesky has improved.
Better check if cycling Bluesky has improved.
December 24, 2025 at 9:45 AM
One of the things I miss by not being on Twitter is cycling stuff. Literally read about Onley to Ineos in the newspaper!
Better check if cycling Bluesky has improved.
Better check if cycling Bluesky has improved.
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If England were an associate member, Cricket Australia would be proposing a reduction in the number of teams in the Ashes.
December 8, 2025 at 8:12 AM
If England were an associate member, Cricket Australia would be proposing a reduction in the number of teams in the Ashes.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light.
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light.
Which lines of poetry live rent-free in your head?
December 6, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light.
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light.
Would very much love centuries for Root and Crawley but got to get through pink ball at sunset.
December 4, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Would very much love centuries for Root and Crawley but got to get through pink ball at sunset.
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Current US Policy:
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Current US Policy:
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
If you’re suspected of trafficking a small amount of drugs with no evidence, we will murder you, but if you’re convicted of trafficking an enormous amount of drugs with copious evidence, we will pardon you. Because we are currently a very stupid country.
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If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
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Number crunching: Increase in accidental prisoner releases
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 13, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Number crunching: Increase in accidental prisoner releases
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
November 9, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Glad that someone has finally taken responsibility for the appalling assault on democracy that was the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
Slightly confused that it's the Director-General of the BBC, but what do I know?
It’s Remembrance Sunday and the headline on the BBC News site is “UK Military to help protect Belgium…”
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
It’s Remembrance Sunday and the headline on the BBC News site is “UK Military to help protect Belgium…”
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How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
The 'Great Noticing' Era
Ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-great-...
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The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.
The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.
The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.
October 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 has been awarded to Venezuelan democracy activist María Corina Machado.
The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.
The Nobel Committee recognised her “struggle to achieve a just & peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.”
In other words, exactly the opposite of what Trump is doing to the United States.
Anyone else think it would be hilarious if peace came to Gaza and the Nobel Prize went to Joe Biden?
October 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Anyone else think it would be hilarious if peace came to Gaza and the Nobel Prize went to Joe Biden?
Well, that was a very satisfying victory against a very MAGAy crowd despite being in New York State.
September 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Well, that was a very satisfying victory against a very MAGAy crowd despite being in New York State.
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My magnum opus - a unified field theory of why the post-literate society spells disaster for civilisation as we know it
jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...
jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...
The dawn of the post-literate society
And the end of civilisation
jmarriott.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
My magnum opus - a unified field theory of why the post-literate society spells disaster for civilisation as we know it
jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...
jmarriott.substack.com/p/the-dawn-o...
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Again.
One of the only things I’m enjoying about the LLM era is the subplot about Musk’s toy saying true things and getting in trouble, so that Musk has to reach in and turn up the dial marked “racism,” at which point the toy turns into a deranged Nazi, the dial gets eased down, repeat
One of the only things I’m enjoying about the LLM era is the subplot about Musk’s toy saying true things and getting in trouble, so that Musk has to reach in and turn up the dial marked “racism,” at which point the toy turns into a deranged Nazi, the dial gets eased down, repeat
September 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Again.
One of the only things I’m enjoying about the LLM era is the subplot about Musk’s toy saying true things and getting in trouble, so that Musk has to reach in and turn up the dial marked “racism,” at which point the toy turns into a deranged Nazi, the dial gets eased down, repeat
One of the only things I’m enjoying about the LLM era is the subplot about Musk’s toy saying true things and getting in trouble, so that Musk has to reach in and turn up the dial marked “racism,” at which point the toy turns into a deranged Nazi, the dial gets eased down, repeat
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its wild how slippery objective consensus reality is right now
September 13, 2025 at 10:08 PM
its wild how slippery objective consensus reality is right now
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Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.
August 10, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Arresting 400+ people for the "terrorist" offence of protesting against mass murder while large segments of the right are openly encouraging riots against immigrants is a tale of a very unhappy country and government.
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This is one of the best ideas I've heard in ages.
July 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
This is one of the best ideas I've heard in ages.
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If Obama, Comey, Brennan and Biden wrote the Epstein file to destroy Trump, as he claims... why didn't they release it and destroy Trump? Not exactly airtight logic.
July 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
If Obama, Comey, Brennan and Biden wrote the Epstein file to destroy Trump, as he claims... why didn't they release it and destroy Trump? Not exactly airtight logic.