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I would only trade our Devon lifestyle for a palazzo in Venice, or a Villa on the Venice Lido.
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Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
November 11, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Robbie Gibb was appointed to the BBC Board by Boris Johnson, was an editorial advisor for GB News, and worked as Theresa May's Director of Comms.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
He is not impartial or neutral. The government should remove him from the Board immediately to protect the BBC's independence.
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What’s super interesting is that “communist” Mamdani still won vs Cuomo with families whose income is between 100k to 300k USD per year.
Rich people love him, too. The ultra poor (under 30k) love Cuomo instead.
Source: NBC exit polls.
Rich people love him, too. The ultra poor (under 30k) love Cuomo instead.
Source: NBC exit polls.
November 11, 2025 at 7:31 PM
What’s super interesting is that “communist” Mamdani still won vs Cuomo with families whose income is between 100k to 300k USD per year.
Rich people love him, too. The ultra poor (under 30k) love Cuomo instead.
Source: NBC exit polls.
Rich people love him, too. The ultra poor (under 30k) love Cuomo instead.
Source: NBC exit polls.
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I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
November 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm thinking today of all my fellow veterans but especially the more than 5,000 trans service members and their families who were kicked out of the military this year despite being highly qualified and serving honorably. This injustice will be a stain on our nation's history.
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Trump sues Everybody!
November 11, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Trump sues Everybody!
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Russia spends millions to recreate kicking out time at Coco Bongos in Magaluf
Russia presented its human-like AI robot. It fell down as it walked onto the stage.
November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Russia spends millions to recreate kicking out time at Coco Bongos in Magaluf
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Trump: "I was recently at an event and I saw that France was celebrating Victory Day, but we didn't. And I saw France was celebrating another Victory Day for World War 2. And other countries were celebrating. They were all celebrating. We're the one that won the wars."
November 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Trump: "I was recently at an event and I saw that France was celebrating Victory Day, but we didn't. And I saw France was celebrating another Victory Day for World War 2. And other countries were celebrating. They were all celebrating. We're the one that won the wars."
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In a move that reads like a dark punchline, the FDA has decided that menopause hormone therapies no longer need to carry their infamous black box warning the one alerting women to serious risks like breast cancer, heart attack, and stroke.
Hormone replacement therapy will no longer carry a warning label, FDA says
Black box labels on the medications — which are prescribed to treat menopause symptoms — warn of serious risks like breast cancer and heart attacks, which has discouraged some women from taking them.
www.nbcnews.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
In a move that reads like a dark punchline, the FDA has decided that menopause hormone therapies no longer need to carry their infamous black box warning the one alerting women to serious risks like breast cancer, heart attack, and stroke.
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Don’t ask him to recite any Bible verse or any of the lines in God Bless America. bsky.app/profile/atru...
Trump knows the first three words to "God Bless America" but that seems to be about it
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Don’t ask him to recite any Bible verse or any of the lines in God Bless America. bsky.app/profile/atru...
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That said, donning a policeman's uniform and pretending to be a copper has a long and noble tradition in Essex
November 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
That said, donning a policeman's uniform and pretending to be a copper has a long and noble tradition in Essex
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NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
www.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW via CNN: “The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal”
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Ah, Captain Archibald Maule Ramsay MP, BBC critic and (checks notes) a pro-Nazi who the wartime Churchill coalition interned.
February 1937 Tory campaign against BBC "bias". To be fair, if Captain Maule Ramsay was leading the charge, "left-wing" probably covered everything up to and including Mussolini...
November 11, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Ah, Captain Archibald Maule Ramsay MP, BBC critic and (checks notes) a pro-Nazi who the wartime Churchill coalition interned.
This is a very powerful and first hand analysis of the BBCs position. Worth a read -t
The reaction to the Panorama edit has been nothing short of hysterical. Yes the BBC has some impartiality problems. But its biggest isn't the one you think.
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
New piece from me.
open.substack.com/pub/goodalla...
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is a very powerful and first hand analysis of the BBCs position. Worth a read -t
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
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The headline to this one is - Daily Mail owner seeks to dodge tax. It’s not really a shocking story, it’s not like we would expect anything better.
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The headline to this one is - Daily Mail owner seeks to dodge tax. It’s not really a shocking story, it’s not like we would expect anything better.
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BBC Director General Tim Davie and news CEO Deborah Turness have both quit. Getting rid of a former Tory candidate and the woman who wanted to change output to gain the trust of Reform voters should definitely sort out any left wing bias.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 AM
BBC Director General Tim Davie and news CEO Deborah Turness have both quit. Getting rid of a former Tory candidate and the woman who wanted to change output to gain the trust of Reform voters should definitely sort out any left wing bias.
Anita Singh on today's Telegraph front page -
'The Telegraph was out to get him he (Davie) believed'
I can't criticise the man's judgement.
'The Telegraph was out to get him he (Davie) believed'
I can't criticise the man's judgement.
November 10, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Anita Singh on today's Telegraph front page -
'The Telegraph was out to get him he (Davie) believed'
I can't criticise the man's judgement.
'The Telegraph was out to get him he (Davie) believed'
I can't criticise the man's judgement.
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I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
I had my disagreements with the BBC under Tim Davie but he was a decent man doing a difficult job.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
To see Trump's White House claiming credit for his downfall and attacking the BBC should worry us all.
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Was struggling to find a video on here of the BBC Panorama Trump speech splicing that has led to Tim Davie resigning, so here you go.
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Was struggling to find a video on here of the BBC Panorama Trump speech splicing that has led to Tim Davie resigning, so here you go.
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The BBC when there is a real scandal: takes years to do anything, drags its feet, is very defensive
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
The BBC when there is a real scandal: takes years to do anything, drags its feet, is very defensive
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
The BBC when the right wing goes for it: has a panic attack then throws itself on its sword immediately
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OK no more editing of Trump. Broadcast every stumble, every nonsensical ramble and brain fart. No more tidying him up or explaining him. Instead of commentary, just replace every reporter with this GIF every time he does anything:
elmo from sesame street is making a funny face with his big eyes .
ALT: elmo from sesame street is making a funny face with his big eyes .
media.tenor.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
OK no more editing of Trump. Broadcast every stumble, every nonsensical ramble and brain fart. No more tidying him up or explaining him. Instead of commentary, just replace every reporter with this GIF every time he does anything:
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There are many ways to remember the sacrifice of the First World War: a reminder of the 120,000 headstones produced by the Hopton Wood Stone Company in Middleton (Derbyshire), carried by the Cromford and High Peak Railway to Commonwealth War Grave cemeteries. #RemembranceDay
November 9, 2025 at 9:07 AM
There are many ways to remember the sacrifice of the First World War: a reminder of the 120,000 headstones produced by the Hopton Wood Stone Company in Middleton (Derbyshire), carried by the Cromford and High Peak Railway to Commonwealth War Grave cemeteries. #RemembranceDay
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Lessons from America
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Zohran Mamdani’s victory shows the power of charisma in politics | The Observer
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November 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Lessons from America
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