Mike Wilson
@whisperingwind.co.uk
Late diagnosed #ActuallyAutistic, #neuroqueer, #dyslexic, #sober, #woke, #asexual, positive #atheist. Retired software engineer. Ba (hons) Fine Art. Loathe Tories & Brexit. Cymru/Wales, UK. Born at 313.6 ppm. he/him.
It’s like they’re holding cabinet meetings in public. news.sky.com/story/starme...
Budget 2025: Starmer and Reeves ditch plans to raise income tax
The prime minister and chancellor have spent weeks laying the groundwork to make the manifesto-breaking announcement on 26 November, but won't go ahead with it amid fears it would further anger Labour...
news.sky.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
It’s like they’re holding cabinet meetings in public. news.sky.com/story/starme...
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I know which one I'm ticking.
November 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I know which one I'm ticking.
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I'd be quite happy to see Starmer go, but when you have Streeting and Mahmood being presented as the most viable alternatives it doesn't exactly bode well for the future. Seems guaranteed that the attacks on marginalised communities we have seen already will be ramped up.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Prime Minister will fight any attempt to replace him, friends say
Allies of the prime minister are worried his job might be under immediate threat.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I'd be quite happy to see Starmer go, but when you have Streeting and Mahmood being presented as the most viable alternatives it doesn't exactly bode well for the future. Seems guaranteed that the attacks on marginalised communities we have seen already will be ramped up.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I’ve been procrastinating over learning a CAD package to replace SketchUP which I’ve been using for 20+ years. They all seem way more than I need & would take ages to learn. Then I heard TinkerCAD had 2 new feature that turn it from a toy into a serious contender: Sketch & Sketch Revolve. 1/2
November 12, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I’ve been procrastinating over learning a CAD package to replace SketchUP which I’ve been using for 20+ years. They all seem way more than I need & would take ages to learn. Then I heard TinkerCAD had 2 new feature that turn it from a toy into a serious contender: Sketch & Sketch Revolve. 1/2
I threw fiscal caution to the wind and bought a 3D printer, a Creality K2. Then I designed & printed this table lamp.
November 12, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I threw fiscal caution to the wind and bought a 3D printer, a Creality K2. Then I designed & printed this table lamp.
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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 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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.
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The Tokyo Electro Automobile Co. Tama Electric Car from 1947.
It achieved the driving range of 96km and the maximum speed of 35km/h.
And it looks GORGEOUS.
I love it.
If they were still being made, I'd get one.
I wonder if a sheep fits in the back seat.
www.nissan-global.com/EN/HERITAGE_...
It achieved the driving range of 96km and the maximum speed of 35km/h.
And it looks GORGEOUS.
I love it.
If they were still being made, I'd get one.
I wonder if a sheep fits in the back seat.
www.nissan-global.com/EN/HERITAGE_...
November 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The Tokyo Electro Automobile Co. Tama Electric Car from 1947.
It achieved the driving range of 96km and the maximum speed of 35km/h.
And it looks GORGEOUS.
I love it.
If they were still being made, I'd get one.
I wonder if a sheep fits in the back seat.
www.nissan-global.com/EN/HERITAGE_...
It achieved the driving range of 96km and the maximum speed of 35km/h.
And it looks GORGEOUS.
I love it.
If they were still being made, I'd get one.
I wonder if a sheep fits in the back seat.
www.nissan-global.com/EN/HERITAGE_...
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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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We need a Panorama investigation into Tufton Street. No dodgy editing required.
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We need a Panorama investigation into Tufton Street. No dodgy editing required.
Busses as Fifth Columnists?
UK asks cyberspies to probe whether Chinese buses can be switched off remotely
UK asks cyberspies to probe whether Chinese buses can be switched off remotely
Norwegian testers claim maker has remote access, while UK importer says supplier complies with the law
UK governmental is working with the National Cyber Security Centre to understand and "mitigate" any risk that China-made imported electric buses could be remotely accessed and potentially disabled.…
dlvr.it
November 11, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Busses as Fifth Columnists?
Remembrance Day was intended to be a time to remember the appalling cost our ancestors paid to preserve our freedom. It was never intended to be a celebration of war, victory or nationalism.
November 11, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Remembrance Day was intended to be a time to remember the appalling cost our ancestors paid to preserve our freedom. It was never intended to be a celebration of war, victory or nationalism.
AFAIK there are no surviving photos of the uncle I never met, my father’s older brother who died before WWII got properly started. So I share this photo of his grave on 11th November every year.
November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
AFAIK there are no surviving photos of the uncle I never met, my father’s older brother who died before WWII got properly started. So I share this photo of his grave on 11th November every year.
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me when the AI bubble bursts
November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
me when the AI bubble bursts
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It can’t be said often enough: BBC News and current affairs have presented unacceptable right wing bias and have platformed MAGA-funded think tanks masquerading as research units since well before the orchestrated campaign to separate us from Europe.
November 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
It can’t be said often enough: BBC News and current affairs have presented unacceptable right wing bias and have platformed MAGA-funded think tanks masquerading as research units since well before the orchestrated campaign to separate us from Europe.
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The US Supreme Court has denied a request to look at overturning its 2015 decision that legalised same-sex marriage. The appeal was submitted by former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The US Supreme Court has denied a request to look at overturning its 2015 decision that legalised same-sex marriage. The appeal was submitted by former Kentucky clerk Kim Davis.
My new neighbour has managed to piss me off before I’ve even met him. I can hear his fucking dog barking right next to me. Another neighbour’s cat, the little shit, is sitting staring in, driving the dog nuts and probably loving it.
November 10, 2025 at 9:05 AM
My new neighbour has managed to piss me off before I’ve even met him. I can hear his fucking dog barking right next to me. Another neighbour’s cat, the little shit, is sitting staring in, driving the dog nuts and probably loving it.
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“Religion is an elective psychosis.”
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 AM
“Religion is an elective psychosis.”
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#R4Today #Butterflies
Impartiality is not Neutrality
It must be based on seeking the Truth/Facts & calling out BS Equally & Impartially.
There's no trans ideology.
Hamas are evil terrorists.
Israel committed war crimes.
Trump's a criminal.
The 'Far Right' undermines Lib Democracy & Human Rights.
Impartiality is not Neutrality
It must be based on seeking the Truth/Facts & calling out BS Equally & Impartially.
There's no trans ideology.
Hamas are evil terrorists.
Israel committed war crimes.
Trump's a criminal.
The 'Far Right' undermines Lib Democracy & Human Rights.
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 AM
#R4Today #Butterflies
Impartiality is not Neutrality
It must be based on seeking the Truth/Facts & calling out BS Equally & Impartially.
There's no trans ideology.
Hamas are evil terrorists.
Israel committed war crimes.
Trump's a criminal.
The 'Far Right' undermines Lib Democracy & Human Rights.
Impartiality is not Neutrality
It must be based on seeking the Truth/Facts & calling out BS Equally & Impartially.
There's no trans ideology.
Hamas are evil terrorists.
Israel committed war crimes.
Trump's a criminal.
The 'Far Right' undermines Lib Democracy & Human Rights.
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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Me, flirting.
(In my dreams)
(In my dreams)
November 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Me, flirting.
(In my dreams)
(In my dreams)
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November 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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November 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM