Neil
@twaddleninja.bsky.social
Ninja, astronaut, former Pussycat Doll, Walter Mitty enthusiast.
#YNWA #49ers #SocialJustice #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 Often angry about big tech. Always excited by #RetroGames #Movies #Dinos & #History!
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illegitimi non carborundu
#YNWA #49ers #SocialJustice #RejoinEU 🇪🇺 Often angry about big tech. Always excited by #RetroGames #Movies #Dinos & #History!
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illegitimi non carborundu
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Late to reading this, but it's a fabulous breakdown of Trump vs the BBC.
NEW
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
By me:
emptycity.substack.com/p/a-close-lo... (Substack)
(Non-Substack link to follow.)
A close look at Trump's $1 billion claim against the BBC
The litigation letter is weak, but his underlying practical position is not weak
emptycity.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Late to reading this, but it's a fabulous breakdown of Trump vs the BBC.
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It's real, and it's mind-blowing.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
Just some British patriots in Benidorm, taking over a street in Spain to shout in their own language about unwanted foreigners. It’s a blessing that they are too thick to understand irony.
November 15, 2025 at 11:34 AM
It's real, and it's mind-blowing.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
A complete lack of awareness and a national embarrassment.
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To knit together two stories: through intimidation, litigation & extortion, Trump is clearly trying to create a media ecosystem where nobody asks him about Epstein - or indeed anything discomfiting. It is appalling to see so many UK media individuals & institutions aiding & abetting his corruption.
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
To knit together two stories: through intimidation, litigation & extortion, Trump is clearly trying to create a media ecosystem where nobody asks him about Epstein - or indeed anything discomfiting. It is appalling to see so many UK media individuals & institutions aiding & abetting his corruption.
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That final point is absolutely crucial.
The fact that the BBC has made serious culpable errors does not negate the point that there is a real and concerted right-wing media campaign to destroy it. Both points can be true at the same time and the campaign would not end even if the errors did.
November 12, 2025 at 8:09 AM
That final point is absolutely crucial.
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Nigel Farage said their flagship council in Kent would be a "shop window" for how they would run the country.
Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
Reform Council in Chaos as It Prepares to Slash Scrutiny Committees Following Wave of Councillor Suspensions
EXCLUSIVE: Reform's flagship Kent administration is planning to shut down multiple council committees as it struggles to fill posts after suspending nine of its own councillors
bylinetimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Nigel Farage said their flagship council in Kent would be a "shop window" for how they would run the country.
Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
Just months after taking over they're now set to slash multiple council committees as they struggle to fill posts after sacking nine of their own councillors
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/12/r...
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Reform on 350 seats, a 60 overall majority, even though 70% of us didn’t vote for them. We can hope Reform will fail or tactical voting will help but is this a risk we want to take? Does anyone still support our ridiculous, unfair voting system. Please say if you do, I’m interested to know why.
Nowcast Update - All-time Reform High as Labour lose ground to Greens.
RFM: 355 (+350), 30.5% - (60 Maj.)
LAB: 97 (-314), 19.6%
LDM: 75 (+3), 13.0%
SNP: 42 (+33), 2.7%
CON: 32 (-89), 17.1%
GRN: 15 (+11), 12.6%
PLC: 6 (+2), 1.0%
Oth: 9 (+4), 3.5%
electionmaps.uk/nowcast
RFM: 355 (+350), 30.5% - (60 Maj.)
LAB: 97 (-314), 19.6%
LDM: 75 (+3), 13.0%
SNP: 42 (+33), 2.7%
CON: 32 (-89), 17.1%
GRN: 15 (+11), 12.6%
PLC: 6 (+2), 1.0%
Oth: 9 (+4), 3.5%
electionmaps.uk/nowcast
November 9, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Reform on 350 seats, a 60 overall majority, even though 70% of us didn’t vote for them. We can hope Reform will fail or tactical voting will help but is this a risk we want to take? Does anyone still support our ridiculous, unfair voting system. Please say if you do, I’m interested to know why.
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Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
November 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tech guys six months ago: haha yes we’re cutting all this WASTEFUL spending by eliminating medical research and USAID
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
Tech guys now: yes I think taxpayers will be excited to bailout my non consensual pornography machine
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Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty.
But beware...
But beware...
November 7, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Raising a glass for Rosalind Franklin tonight. James Watson absolutely did her dirty.
But beware...
But beware...
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Could we eat dinosaur meat?
And I don't mean chicken or turkey. But T. rex or Brontosaurus!
My friends @iflscience.com asked me this fun question, and here's what I think:
www.iflscience.com/could-we-eat...
And I don't mean chicken or turkey. But T. rex or Brontosaurus!
My friends @iflscience.com asked me this fun question, and here's what I think:
www.iflscience.com/could-we-eat...
What Would Dinosaur Meat Taste Like? (And Could We Safely Eat It?)
"Depending on the species, probably quite delicious."
www.iflscience.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Could we eat dinosaur meat?
And I don't mean chicken or turkey. But T. rex or Brontosaurus!
My friends @iflscience.com asked me this fun question, and here's what I think:
www.iflscience.com/could-we-eat...
And I don't mean chicken or turkey. But T. rex or Brontosaurus!
My friends @iflscience.com asked me this fun question, and here's what I think:
www.iflscience.com/could-we-eat...
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I think most normal people would agree it's sadistic for armed men to barge into a daycare and arrest a teacher.
Even if she is an illegal immigrant (which she's not).
The children are so traumatized that the daycare is closed for the week.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Even if she is an illegal immigrant (which she's not).
The children are so traumatized that the daycare is closed for the week.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
ICE agents detain teacher at Chicago daycare Rayito del Sol in North Center
ICE agents detaining a female teacher inside a North Center daycare Wednesday morning, in front of children.
www.cbsnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I think most normal people would agree it's sadistic for armed men to barge into a daycare and arrest a teacher.
Even if she is an illegal immigrant (which she's not).
The children are so traumatized that the daycare is closed for the week.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
Even if she is an illegal immigrant (which she's not).
The children are so traumatized that the daycare is closed for the week.
www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news...
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Being super-rich is not a good indicator of what you’ve put in, it’s a measure of what you’ve taken out.
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Being super-rich is not a good indicator of what you’ve put in, it’s a measure of what you’ve taken out.
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The President of the United States is so upset about his failed campaign for a Nobel Prize that he's now trying to claim someone else's prize as his own.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
October 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
The President of the United States is so upset about his failed campaign for a Nobel Prize that he's now trying to claim someone else's prize as his own.
Pathetic.
Pathetic.
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The Nanotyrannus debate has gotten heated at times. But what I truly respect about (most of) the people involved is that we've kept an open mind, tried to follow the evidence.
Here's what Thomas Carr and I wrote in our 2016 tyrannosaur phylogeny paper. This truly has been our ethos all along.
Here's what Thomas Carr and I wrote in our 2016 tyrannosaur phylogeny paper. This truly has been our ethos all along.
October 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
The Nanotyrannus debate has gotten heated at times. But what I truly respect about (most of) the people involved is that we've kept an open mind, tried to follow the evidence.
Here's what Thomas Carr and I wrote in our 2016 tyrannosaur phylogeny paper. This truly has been our ethos all along.
Here's what Thomas Carr and I wrote in our 2016 tyrannosaur phylogeny paper. This truly has been our ethos all along.
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● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with his eyes closed in a suit and tie .
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
● Andrew Windsor remains 8th in the line of succession.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
●King Charles III will privately fund his new living arrangements despite Andrew being very rich indeed
● Actually we don't know how wealthy Andrew is because his mother's will is sealed for 90+ years
● Sleep well serfs.
● Know your place.
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Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
October 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Kemi Badenoch is absolutely right about this.
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
At the time she hacked Harriet Harman's emails it was an offence carrying a prison sentence of up to five years
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Nanotyrannus is real.
For years I’ve considered many mid-sized gracile tyrannosaurs to be juvenile T. rex.
But I was wrong. This stunning new skeleton of a mature long-armed small tyrannosaur is clearly a different species.
Isn’t science fun?!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
For years I’ve considered many mid-sized gracile tyrannosaurs to be juvenile T. rex.
But I was wrong. This stunning new skeleton of a mature long-armed small tyrannosaur is clearly a different species.
Isn’t science fun?!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Researchers discover new tyrannosaur species in ‘duelling dinosaurs’ fossil
Analysis of Montana fossils shows the battling predator was a fully grown Nanotyrannus, not a young T rex
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Nanotyrannus is real.
For years I’ve considered many mid-sized gracile tyrannosaurs to be juvenile T. rex.
But I was wrong. This stunning new skeleton of a mature long-armed small tyrannosaur is clearly a different species.
Isn’t science fun?!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
For years I’ve considered many mid-sized gracile tyrannosaurs to be juvenile T. rex.
But I was wrong. This stunning new skeleton of a mature long-armed small tyrannosaur is clearly a different species.
Isn’t science fun?!
www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Well that looks like an excellent reason to turn my television off
So why does the BBC label the academic and economist Faiza Shaheen an "activist" but refuse to do the same for the former academic, turned anti-migrant activist Matt Goodwin?
October 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Well that looks like an excellent reason to turn my television off
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With an ally of Nigel Farage pleading guilty to taking bribes for making pro-Russian statements, it’s clear we need an in-depth investigation into Russian money in our politics.
Today I asked the Prime Minister whether he would back an investigation.
Today I asked the Prime Minister whether he would back an investigation.
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
With an ally of Nigel Farage pleading guilty to taking bribes for making pro-Russian statements, it’s clear we need an in-depth investigation into Russian money in our politics.
Today I asked the Prime Minister whether he would back an investigation.
Today I asked the Prime Minister whether he would back an investigation.
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Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story.
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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October 29, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Wow - those are quite phenomenal headlines given the details of the story.
Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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Ahh look, he’s just a ‘nerdy’ guy. No harm done.
You need to scroll down to paragraph 13 of the Sky piece to find the full story!
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Remember, if you are at all troubled by lawyers pursuing actual terrorists being punished by their government while the actual terrorists go free, then you are suffering from ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’.
Breaking on MSNBC:
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.
October 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Remember, if you are at all troubled by lawyers pursuing actual terrorists being punished by their government while the actual terrorists go free, then you are suffering from ‘Trump Derangement Syndrome’.
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No fan of Labour, and amply ready to believe corporate lobbyists hold massive sway, but this is pretty weak. The donors are huge multinationals who donate to and win contracts from all Governments and official oppositions. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Companies that donated to Labour awarded £138m in contracts, study finds
Report raises fresh concerns about the link between political donations and public spending
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
No fan of Labour, and amply ready to believe corporate lobbyists hold massive sway, but this is pretty weak. The donors are huge multinationals who donate to and win contracts from all Governments and official oppositions. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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This is Reform! We have to defeat them, it won’t be done by always dividing the progressive vote!
Reform UK MP Sarah Pochin, “It drives me mad seeing adverts full of black people, full of Asian people, full of anything other than white"
Followed by that time Sarah Pochin said, "My kids say: mum, you're such a moron" 👀
Followed by that time Sarah Pochin said, "My kids say: mum, you're such a moron" 👀
October 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This is Reform! We have to defeat them, it won’t be done by always dividing the progressive vote!
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Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to cap how much they can donate and get big money out of politics
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
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October 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Billionaires shouldn't be able to buy a bigger voice in politics. Add your name to @electoralreform.bsky.social's call to cap how much they can donate and get big money out of politics
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...
action.electoral-reform.org.uk/page/179420/...