Toby Venables
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Co-writer of #BAFTA winning #HisHouse. Fixer of broken things. Sometimes stories. Sometimes shelves.
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American Dream – American Nightmare: Cinema, Landscape and the Rise of Road Horror
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November 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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More of this. It’s time the world took a stand.
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break — 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 ...
apple.news
November 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
More of this. It’s time the world took a stand.
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Metaphor Klaxon!
Joke of the day from Moscow: Russia tried to unveil its first humanoid AI robot, Aidol. Key word: tried. The robot collapsed during its debut, forcing organizers to cut the presentation short. Their rushed attempt to lift the prop only made things worse.
November 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Metaphor Klaxon!
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New YouGov poll: Is BBC News politically biased? 50% of Britons say yes.
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
November 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
New YouGov poll: Is BBC News politically biased? 50% of Britons say yes.
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
Biased in favour of left-wing views: 31%
Biased in favour of right-wing views: 19%
Not biased: 19%
Belief in bias by party
Reform: 73% biased to left / 4% biased to right
Con: 52% / 5%
Lib Dem: 19% / 22%
Labour: 16% / 31%
I recently suggested that Putin would not survive the winter. I now think the same may be true of Trump.
Happy New Year! 🥳
Happy New Year! 🥳
November 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I recently suggested that Putin would not survive the winter. I now think the same may be true of Trump.
Happy New Year! 🥳
Happy New Year! 🥳
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I thought my new health insurance premium was going to be $350 per month until I got this letter informing me that it would be $1,228.28 PER MONTH. I CURRENTLY PAY $50. Is my math mathing? Is that.... a 2,356.42% increase?
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
November 9, 2025 at 4:06 AM
I thought my new health insurance premium was going to be $350 per month until I got this letter informing me that it would be $1,228.28 PER MONTH. I CURRENTLY PAY $50. Is my math mathing? Is that.... a 2,356.42% increase?
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
2256.42%????
TWO THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY SIX POINT FORTY TWO PERCENT😩
Lest we forget that Farage sang Nazi anthems and told his Jewish schoolmates ‘Hitler was right’.
We know which side he would have been on, and it wouldn’t have involved ‘donning khaki’.
We know which side he would have been on, and it wouldn’t have involved ‘donning khaki’.
Yes, Nigel Farage made an actual promo video of his poppy performance in Walton-on-the-Naze today.
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Lest we forget that Farage sang Nazi anthems and told his Jewish schoolmates ‘Hitler was right’.
We know which side he would have been on, and it wouldn’t have involved ‘donning khaki’.
We know which side he would have been on, and it wouldn’t have involved ‘donning khaki’.
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Michael Wolff: Is it dementia or something else? What one of Donald Trump's closest political advisors revealed to me.
September 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Michael Wolff: Is it dementia or something else? What one of Donald Trump's closest political advisors revealed to me.
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Trump: I'm dismantling the Constitution, building a paramilitary fascist army loyal only to me, demolishing the White House, and blowing up the US economy for my billionaire cronies
Schumer: Okay, but you have to extend subsidies for corporate health care
Trump: No
Schumer: Okay
Schumer: Okay, but you have to extend subsidies for corporate health care
Trump: No
Schumer: Okay
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Trump: I'm dismantling the Constitution, building a paramilitary fascist army loyal only to me, demolishing the White House, and blowing up the US economy for my billionaire cronies
Schumer: Okay, but you have to extend subsidies for corporate health care
Trump: No
Schumer: Okay
Schumer: Okay, but you have to extend subsidies for corporate health care
Trump: No
Schumer: Okay
And, most noticeably, the USA.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
November 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
And, most noticeably, the USA.
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
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He’s not even trying to tether his insane ramblings to any vague sense of reality any more.
November 9, 2025 at 2:37 PM
He’s not even trying to tether his insane ramblings to any vague sense of reality any more.
In just the last couple of weeks, Trump has threatened direct military action against Venezuela, Colombia, Nigeria, Mexico and Iran - so the number of wars started could soon exceed even the number he imagines he’s ended.
November 6, 2025 at 10:28 AM
In just the last couple of weeks, Trump has threatened direct military action against Venezuela, Colombia, Nigeria, Mexico and Iran - so the number of wars started could soon exceed even the number he imagines he’s ended.
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No boat crossings at all in the last 7 days.
The BBC hasn’t sent this to our phones as breaking news.
The BBC hasn’t sent this to our phones as breaking news.
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
No boat crossings at all in the last 7 days.
The BBC hasn’t sent this to our phones as breaking news.
The BBC hasn’t sent this to our phones as breaking news.
His assertion is also false. The ‘hard men’ who defended Britain WERE the people from the shires. They put down their scythes and pipes and they went to fight - just as the Hobbits did. What Musk is doing is creating a false notion that ordinary people were saved by a non-existent elite.
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
His assertion is also false. The ‘hard men’ who defended Britain WERE the people from the shires. They put down their scythes and pipes and they went to fight - just as the Hobbits did. What Musk is doing is creating a false notion that ordinary people were saved by a non-existent elite.
We could soon be at a point where the number of wars Trump has started exceeds even the number of wars he thinks he stopped.
The US is planning military action in Mexico.
Probably easier to list the countries it isn’t planning to invade.
Probably easier to list the countries it isn’t planning to invade.
Trump administration is planning new mission in Mexico against cartels, current and former U.S. officials say
The new operation would include U.S. troops on the ground in Mexico striking drug labs and cartel leaders, according to current and former U.S. officials, though a deployment is not imminent.
www.nbcnews.com
November 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
We could soon be at a point where the number of wars Trump has started exceeds even the number of wars he thinks he stopped.
Just had Halloween, there’s Christmas stuff in the shops and I’m eating a Hot Cross Bun.
November 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Just had Halloween, there’s Christmas stuff in the shops and I’m eating a Hot Cross Bun.
Moscow blackout last night, as Zelensky promised. 100s of Ukrainian drones launched in recent weeks - 700 reported last night alone. Oil pipelines and refineries are being systematically destroyed and Anonymous are also attacking Russian computer networks. Putin will not survive the winter.
Blackouts rolling across other parts of Moscow.
Also explosions reported in Tula.
Also explosions reported in Tula.
November 1, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Moscow blackout last night, as Zelensky promised. 100s of Ukrainian drones launched in recent weeks - 700 reported last night alone. Oil pipelines and refineries are being systematically destroyed and Anonymous are also attacking Russian computer networks. Putin will not survive the winter.
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❌ Blackout in Moscow region: unexpected emergency situation occurred in the Russian Federation against the background of the attack by Ukrainian drones
October 31, 2025 at 9:37 PM
❌ Blackout in Moscow region: unexpected emergency situation occurred in the Russian Federation against the background of the attack by Ukrainian drones
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Ukraine’s military intelligence has put the Ring oil pipeline in Moscow region out of service. On Oct 31 all three lines carrying gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel were struck and exploded. The 400 km pipeline supplied refineries in Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow
November 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Ukraine’s military intelligence has put the Ring oil pipeline in Moscow region out of service. On Oct 31 all three lines carrying gasoline, diesel and aviation fuel were struck and exploded. The 400 km pipeline supplied refineries in Ryazan, Nizhny Novgorod and Moscow
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27.09.2025 👀
❗️A blackout will occur in Moscow if Russia threatens to cut off power to Kyiv, — Zelensky.
❗️A blackout will occur in Moscow if Russia threatens to cut off power to Kyiv, — Zelensky.
October 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
27.09.2025 👀
❗️A blackout will occur in Moscow if Russia threatens to cut off power to Kyiv, — Zelensky.
❗️A blackout will occur in Moscow if Russia threatens to cut off power to Kyiv, — Zelensky.
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Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels report approximately 700 drones heading toward Russian regions, including Moscow region.
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels report approximately 700 drones heading toward Russian regions, including Moscow region.
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Russia's electrical grid is collapsing, the Moscow region has been plunged into total darkness, as hundreds of drones approach.
October 31, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Russia's electrical grid is collapsing, the Moscow region has been plunged into total darkness, as hundreds of drones approach.