Alex Sanders
@sndrs.dev
Staff developer at the Guardian, trying to improve access to the news. Winner of BTInternet Homepage of the Week, 1996. he/him
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The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.
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And honestly I don't give a fuck if it's popular or not. It's going to make a lot of kids' lives better. That's the point of government. Not an opinion poll.
November 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
And honestly I don't give a fuck if it's popular or not. It's going to make a lot of kids' lives better. That's the point of government. Not an opinion poll.
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NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
Trump’s Fury at BBC Gets Unnerving Results with Pro-MAGA Edit Stunner
First, British Broadcasting Corporation execs resigned after Trump complained about a segment. Now the BBC edited out a line from a historian that was critical of Trump. Where does this end?
newrepublic.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
NEWS --> BBC confirms to me that they did edit a line out of historian @rutgerbregman.com's speech. It called Trump "the most openly corrupt president in US history."
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
BBC also confirms this was done on the advice of lawyers. So Trump's threats worked.
New piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2036...
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Once upon a time the Labour Party believed it should develop new progressive ideas and policies that would enthuse and inspire the public into the belief that a better world is possible even if if needs some effort now to achieve it.
November 16, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Once upon a time the Labour Party believed it should develop new progressive ideas and policies that would enthuse and inspire the public into the belief that a better world is possible even if if needs some effort now to achieve it.
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This will be a long thread on yesterday police massacre in Rio.
In nothern Rio de Janeiro city, there is a couple of hills called Complexo da Penha. It's Comando Vermelho("Red Command", a drug gang), or CV, territory.
CV is the greatest gang in Rio, second in the whole Brazil.
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In nothern Rio de Janeiro city, there is a couple of hills called Complexo da Penha. It's Comando Vermelho("Red Command", a drug gang), or CV, territory.
CV is the greatest gang in Rio, second in the whole Brazil.
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🧵 Awful awful massacre in Brazil
Gente, é o maior massacre no Brasil desde o Araguaia. Entendo quem quer puxar pra Canudos ou Contestado ou etc, mas não podemos livrar a ditadura de 64 só porque ela escondia melhor seus corpos.
Morreram 41 guerrilheiros comunistas e mais de 1200 camponeses no Araguaia.
Morreram 41 guerrilheiros comunistas e mais de 1200 camponeses no Araguaia.
October 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
This will be a long thread on yesterday police massacre in Rio.
In nothern Rio de Janeiro city, there is a couple of hills called Complexo da Penha. It's Comando Vermelho("Red Command", a drug gang), or CV, territory.
CV is the greatest gang in Rio, second in the whole Brazil.
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In nothern Rio de Janeiro city, there is a couple of hills called Complexo da Penha. It's Comando Vermelho("Red Command", a drug gang), or CV, territory.
CV is the greatest gang in Rio, second in the whole Brazil.
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A bag of fox’s glacier mints but instead of fox’s it says iOS 26
October 21, 2025 at 11:10 AM
A bag of fox’s glacier mints but instead of fox’s it says iOS 26
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New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
September 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New! Cassetteboy vs Keir Starmer.
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
This took absolutely ages, so if you'd like to buy us a coffee at ko-fi.com/cassetteboy we'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
don't be evil
Google has removed its political ad library in the EU, including historical data. A big loss for transparency and accountability. Shameful.
September 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
don't be evil
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It's SO easy to say: these people are crooks, psychopaths and traitors to this country. Fucking say it.
A close ally of Nigel Farage has said Bolshevik revolutionaries who killed Russian intellectuals “had a point”, called for the abolition of several UK regulators, and defended Liz Truss’s chaotic “mini” Budget
www.ft.com/content/76a4...
www.ft.com/content/76a4...
Reform UK must ‘cut away’ at civil service, says Nigel Farage ally
If the party wins the next election, it should scrap several regulators and watchdogs, Arron Banks says
www.ft.com
September 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It's SO easy to say: these people are crooks, psychopaths and traitors to this country. Fucking say it.
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The thing about placating or appeasing Nazis and Nazi-congruent people is: you can’t
September 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
The thing about placating or appeasing Nazis and Nazi-congruent people is: you can’t
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Yet debate being driven by the radicalised and the racists, like Elon Musk and Rupert Lowe who say Farage is weak & should deport millions more
There is an excessive media tendency to accept this caricature of frustrated public opinion & to assume there are no limits on how tough/cruel it would go
There is an excessive media tendency to accept this caricature of frustrated public opinion & to assume there are no limits on how tough/cruel it would go
September 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Yet debate being driven by the radicalised and the racists, like Elon Musk and Rupert Lowe who say Farage is weak & should deport millions more
There is an excessive media tendency to accept this caricature of frustrated public opinion & to assume there are no limits on how tough/cruel it would go
There is an excessive media tendency to accept this caricature of frustrated public opinion & to assume there are no limits on how tough/cruel it would go
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Idk probably because the only people that can write about music for a living are in their fifties
Do you remember the first time? Why Britpop nostalgia just won’t go away
Do you remember the first time? Why Britpop nostalgia just won’t go away
Robbie Williams has named his new album after it, there’s a new play about the Oasis and Blur rivalry, an avalanche of books, fashion lines … and even a Britpop lager
www.theguardian.com
August 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Idk probably because the only people that can write about music for a living are in their fifties
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Police report one arrest, for breaking a cordon line.
The police did not intervene in the use of a "Kill 'Em All" banner, either by arresting the protestor, nor even in telling him not to display it.
The police did not intervene in the use of a "Kill 'Em All" banner, either by arresting the protestor, nor even in telling him not to display it.
August 17, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Police report one arrest, for breaking a cordon line.
The police did not intervene in the use of a "Kill 'Em All" banner, either by arresting the protestor, nor even in telling him not to display it.
The police did not intervene in the use of a "Kill 'Em All" banner, either by arresting the protestor, nor even in telling him not to display it.
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The only people who have spoiled the nature of this area were the mindless thugs who came to our homes last evening and created chaos.
I’ve never been scared by the asylum seekers. I’m terrified that the angry mob will return.
So, how do I get *my* country back from them? I’ve genuinely no idea
I’ve never been scared by the asylum seekers. I’m terrified that the angry mob will return.
So, how do I get *my* country back from them? I’ve genuinely no idea
August 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
The only people who have spoiled the nature of this area were the mindless thugs who came to our homes last evening and created chaos.
I’ve never been scared by the asylum seekers. I’m terrified that the angry mob will return.
So, how do I get *my* country back from them? I’ve genuinely no idea
I’ve never been scared by the asylum seekers. I’m terrified that the angry mob will return.
So, how do I get *my* country back from them? I’ve genuinely no idea
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Breaking one of my rules about being critical of a competitor in public... but I hate this imagery they feature on twitter so much. Especially in the current climate. I don't care how cute the character is.
August 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Breaking one of my rules about being critical of a competitor in public... but I hate this imagery they feature on twitter so much. Especially in the current climate. I don't care how cute the character is.
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It's another scorcher.. 🥵☀️
Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.
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Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.
Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!
August 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
It's another scorcher.. 🥵☀️
Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.
Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!
Be sure to put out plenty of water for birds & wildlife in your garden so they can keep cool and have enough to drink.
Got your patch covered? Share this reminder!
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George Bernard Shaw wrote an article this week in 1914 urging both sides to shoot their officers and go home.
August 5, 2025 at 4:11 PM
George Bernard Shaw wrote an article this week in 1914 urging both sides to shoot their officers and go home.
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But in art, the aim is to transmit thought and emotion from one human to another. If one of those humans can’t be bothered to do the job, and the other human can’t be arsed to care, you’re only transmitting one emotion:
Contempt.
Contempt.
July 28, 2025 at 6:29 AM
But in art, the aim is to transmit thought and emotion from one human to another. If one of those humans can’t be bothered to do the job, and the other human can’t be arsed to care, you’re only transmitting one emotion:
Contempt.
Contempt.
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I suspect that the aim isn’t for AI to get better. It’s for humans to get worse. To care less. For the goo to become acceptable. That’s an easier challenge to overcome.
July 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I suspect that the aim isn’t for AI to get better. It’s for humans to get worse. To care less. For the goo to become acceptable. That’s an easier challenge to overcome.
“…and the organ legs will be 3’ high yeah?”
June 28, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“…and the organ legs will be 3’ high yeah?”
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Me and the fellas are getting together and raising money for Thom Yorke’s mental health.
June 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Me and the fellas are getting together and raising money for Thom Yorke’s mental health.
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There’s a lot of bad columnists out there but I think in terms of sheer predictive failure Jenkins is a UK champ.
The top image:
The Guardian, July 2016
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The bottom image:
The Guardian, May 2025
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian, July 2016
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The bottom image:
The Guardian, May 2025
The article:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
May 23, 2025 at 9:48 PM
There’s a lot of bad columnists out there but I think in terms of sheer predictive failure Jenkins is a UK champ.
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An urgent message from The Wire magazine
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
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Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
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An urgent message from The Wire magazine - The Wire
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk
May 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
An urgent message from The Wire magazine
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...