Jim Knight
@smoggiejim.bsky.social
Ex broadcaster now Uni Journalism Lecturer in Newcastle- UK. Loves dogs, sports, quality bants, foaming real ale and toasty pub real fires
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“Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today.”
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
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Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
August 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
“Give your kids an extra hug and kiss today.”
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
Jesse Merkel spoke at a news conference outside Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, where his 8-year-old son, Fletcher, was one of two children fatally shot at a back-to-school Mass on Wednesday.
Read more: nyti.ms/45HBSKN
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Water companies have ‘cheated us out of £84 billion’ – Feargal Sharkey
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Water companies have ‘cheated us out of £84 billion’ – Feargal Sharkey
We spoke to water campaigner and Undertones frontman, Feargal Sharkey.
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July 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Water companies have ‘cheated us out of £84 billion’ – Feargal Sharkey
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Yesterday I sold out a 15,000 seat arena in Milan. Today my greatest achievement was buying a £1.35 vegan sausage roll from Greggs in Hertford. The average is still good though.
April 19, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Yesterday I sold out a 15,000 seat arena in Milan. Today my greatest achievement was buying a £1.35 vegan sausage roll from Greggs in Hertford. The average is still good though.
And all in plain sight..
April 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
And all in plain sight..
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This aged badly
March 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
This aged badly
As you say Peter - so gentle- so quietly considerate - such dignity humbleness and respect. It’s a million miles from the egotistical charlatans at the helm now 🙄
It’s the 60th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” at Selma, and thus the 10th anniversary of President Obama’s speech there, my favorite of all his public oratory, although it reads differently now. 🧵
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Read the Full Text of Obama's Speech in Selma
The President spoke on Saturday in Selma, Ala.
time.com
March 8, 2025 at 8:48 AM
As you say Peter - so gentle- so quietly considerate - such dignity humbleness and respect. It’s a million miles from the egotistical charlatans at the helm now 🙄
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It’s the 60th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” at Selma, and thus the 10th anniversary of President Obama’s speech there, my favorite of all his public oratory, although it reads differently now. 🧵
time.com/3736357/bara...
time.com/3736357/bara...
Read the Full Text of Obama's Speech in Selma
The President spoke on Saturday in Selma, Ala.
time.com
March 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM
It’s the 60th Anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” at Selma, and thus the 10th anniversary of President Obama’s speech there, my favorite of all his public oratory, although it reads differently now. 🧵
time.com/3736357/bara...
time.com/3736357/bara...
🤣🤣🤣
March 8, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🤣🤣🤣
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Read this twice. The world we know is shifting beneath our feet.
Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war.
Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.
U.S. votes against U.N. resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine war
Washington’s shift on the Ukraine war marks a major break with European allies and comes as the Trump administration aims to repair relations with Russia.
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February 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Read this twice. The world we know is shifting beneath our feet.
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Trump has now completely humiliated his apologists in the U.K. but not one of them will be honest enough to admit it.
February 19, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Trump has now completely humiliated his apologists in the U.K. but not one of them will be honest enough to admit it.
All over the Times Telegraph Mail etc 🙄
Wes Streeting says 'tide is turning' on NHS waits as appointments goal met early
Ramping up weekend & evening working has helped NHS deliver targeted 2.2million extra appointments seven months early as Government starts to cut the backlog
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Ramping up weekend & evening working has helped NHS deliver targeted 2.2million extra appointments seven months early as Government starts to cut the backlog
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Wes Streeting says 'tide is turning' on NHS waits as appointments goal met early
Ramping up weekend and evening working has helped the NHS to deliver the targeted 2.2million extra appointments seven months early as the Government starts to cut the backlog
www.mirror.co.uk
February 17, 2025 at 9:48 AM
All over the Times Telegraph Mail etc 🙄
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“This cannot go on and we will have to break free. Being allied to Trump’s America is like being chained to a lunatic”
“Trump’s America has started its own cold war against liberal democracy. His weapons include the withdrawal of military support, the elevation of Vladimir Putin from pariah to partner, propaganda attacks, & subversion”
Superb read from @nickcohen.bsky.social
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Superb read from @nickcohen.bsky.social
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Trump’s true enemy isn’t China or Russia but liberal democracy
The new Cold War between Europe and America
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February 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
“This cannot go on and we will have to break free. Being allied to Trump’s America is like being chained to a lunatic”
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I don't think there was anything remotely batshit crazy about last night's Press confrence by Trump. He's right, what Gaza needs right now is a Sandals resort.
February 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I don't think there was anything remotely batshit crazy about last night's Press confrence by Trump. He's right, what Gaza needs right now is a Sandals resort.
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“The dream of technology is now under the control of men who are vain, foolish, self-centred, amoral, desperate for power, and in some cases openly fascistic”
@iandunt.bsky.social
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How to resist the tech overlords
Big tech has now made its position clear. It is on the far-right. Here's what happens next.
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January 26, 2025 at 7:11 AM
“The dream of technology is now under the control of men who are vain, foolish, self-centred, amoral, desperate for power, and in some cases openly fascistic”
@iandunt.bsky.social
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Police request transcripts from Prince Harry's case against owner of the Sun
Campaigners hope for investigation into claims of 'perjury and cover-ups' against News Group Newspapers
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Campaigners hope for investigation into claims of 'perjury and cover-ups' against News Group Newspapers
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Police request transcripts from Prince Harry’s case against owner of the Sun
Exclusive: Campaigners hope for investigation into claims of ‘perjury and cover-ups’ against News Group Newspapers
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Police request transcripts from Prince Harry's case against owner of the Sun
Campaigners hope for investigation into claims of 'perjury and cover-ups' against News Group Newspapers
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Campaigners hope for investigation into claims of 'perjury and cover-ups' against News Group Newspapers
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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not often you find yourself in full agreement with Kemi Badenoch
January 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
not often you find yourself in full agreement with Kemi Badenoch
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Government Confirms No Leveson 2 Inquiry Into the Press – After ‘Monumental’ Admission of Wrongdoing By News UK in Prince Harry Case
WHY? Leveson 2 has never been needed more
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WHY? Leveson 2 has never been needed more
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Government Confirms No Leveson 2 Inquiry Into the Press - After 'Monumental' Admission of Wrongdoing By News UK in Prince Harry Case
Murdoch's newspaper group apologises for 15 years of privacy breaches in landmark settlement – but the Prime Minister's office quickly dismisses calls for a fresh investigation
bylinetimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Government Confirms No Leveson 2 Inquiry Into the Press – After ‘Monumental’ Admission of Wrongdoing By News UK in Prince Harry Case
WHY? Leveson 2 has never been needed more
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/22/g...
WHY? Leveson 2 has never been needed more
bylinetimes.com/2025/01/22/g...
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Rupert Murdoch’s UK tabloid newspaper business has apologised and agreed to pay 'substantial damages' to Prince Harry as it admitted for the first time that unlawful activities took place at The Sun www.ft.com/content/417d...
January 22, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Rupert Murdoch’s UK tabloid newspaper business has apologised and agreed to pay 'substantial damages' to Prince Harry as it admitted for the first time that unlawful activities took place at The Sun www.ft.com/content/417d...
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For the first time, @thesun.co.uk has admitted to engaging in unlawful activity, years after denying any wrongdoing.
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Victims of press abuse vindicated as The Sun publisher makes humiliating apologies, in settling hacking claim
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January 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
For the first time, @thesun.co.uk has admitted to engaging in unlawful activity, years after denying any wrongdoing.
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www.hackedoff.org/blog-posts/v...
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Farage insisting that he has an inside track to Trump while also not getting invited to the swearing in is bang on brand. As, sadly, is the fact that his dishonesty & humiliation will be ignored by much of the media.
January 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Farage insisting that he has an inside track to Trump while also not getting invited to the swearing in is bang on brand. As, sadly, is the fact that his dishonesty & humiliation will be ignored by much of the media.
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"With this admission of guilt from The Sun, the Prime Minister must implement robust press accountability policies without delay," Emma Jones urged.
January 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
"With this admission of guilt from The Sun, the Prime Minister must implement robust press accountability policies without delay," Emma Jones urged.
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So that’s the Mirror & Murdoch down, only the Mail to go. And people still wonder why UK newspapers are so vile to Prince Harry & Meghan…
January 22, 2025 at 1:21 PM
So that’s the Mirror & Murdoch down, only the Mail to go. And people still wonder why UK newspapers are so vile to Prince Harry & Meghan…
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A breathtakingly brilliant piece by Edward Docx. Absolutely magnificent. What a writer.
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Fee, fi, fo…Trump: how an ogre won back the White House
Large, fearsome, gluttonous and cruel: Donald Trump is the archetypal ogre. So how did he manage to stomp back for a second term?
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January 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
A breathtakingly brilliant piece by Edward Docx. Absolutely magnificent. What a writer.
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
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Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme
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Revealed: Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme
Home Office official says data protection laws caused the cost of its forced removal programme to increase
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January 18, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Conservatives spent £134m on never-used IT systems for failed Rwanda scheme
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