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John Rain🥇 @johnrain.co.uk · 11h

Really sad. What a unique and beautiful spirit she was. people.com/diane-keaton...

Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in 'Father of the Bride,' 'First Wives Club' and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)

Diane Keaton has died at age 79, PEOPLE can confirm exclusively. The Oscar award-winning actress was best known for roles in movies like 'Annie Hall,' 'The First Wives Club,' 'Something's Gotta Give' ...

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The Onion @theonion.com · 14h

Israel Agrees To Go Back To Killing Palestinians On Less Frequent Basis

CAIRO—As part of a historic ceasefire agreement with Hamas following two years of war, the Israeli government reportedly agreed Thursday to go back to killing Palestinians on a less frequent basis. “I...

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 19h

Oh deah, I appear to have voted twice because I couldn't separate two of them.

Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 1d

Fight the Power
Isley Brothers 9/10
Public Enemy 10/10

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 1d

My Girl - Madness and Temptations. Both 10/10

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed. Full Fact published this several days before HIGNFY went out. fullfact.org/technology/d...

Has Euan Blair’s company Multiverse been chosen to run the government’s new digital ID scheme? – Full Fact

Multiverse is an “upskilling company”, not a software developer, and both it and the government say there’s no truth to viral claims linking it to the scheme.

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, exactly this. The number of times Hislop has been the butt of (decades out-of-date) libel jokes on that show and, what, you're not running your 'edgy' topical news show via a libel lawyer in the 24h between recording and transmission?

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 1d

For me, it's less about young v old than 'One person picked up an online mistake and you let that travel all the way thru from script to broadcast without anyone raising the alarm – WTF?'

Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 1d

You could add "and bought the Spectator for about 3x the going rate" to that mini-bio.

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Ben Stanley @benstanley.eu · 1d

Nicely done

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 1d

Semi-melted Yorkie bar tucked in the inside breast pocket.

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 1d

So much this. And even when it wasn't high in the charts, it was shot through so much of the best of the post-punk era.

But yeah, do concoct some 'safari' story if it helps…

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 1d

Pavel Durov tweeted this from UAE after making an immense fortune in Putin's Russia

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 1d

Following the APC delivery tracker is one of my favourite forms of masochism. It's not due till "05.30pm–07.30pm" (no, it can't even write the time properly), but I'm already watching fascinated as the delivery count goes BACK by five in the space of half an hour.

Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 2d

Spot the interviewer who asked AI to write his questions for him.

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 2d

I get the feeling Shapiro has consumed a fuckton of Sam Altman propaganda and not one second of Simon's TV shows.

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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 2d

Casually announcing plans to murder American citizens for wrongthink.

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 3d

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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David Klemperer @dmk1793.bsky.social · 2d

I think it's bad that we allow financiers operating out of the gulf states to run massive private propaganda operations designed to undermine British democracy and stir up racial hatred

Ben Fenton @benfenton.bsky.social · 2d

If a news organisation is making -200% margin after five years, it is not a commercial operation and should be assumed to have a different purpose.

Sunder Katwala (sundersays) @sundersays.bsky.social · 2d

The channel lost £33 million to communicate its content to a large audience
www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/g...

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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 2d

In other news Charlie Redmayne, the long serving CEO of HC in the UK, resigned yesterday.

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 2d

For the love of christ, just FUCK OFF WITH THIS SHIT

Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 2d

No, no, he definitely fucked that pig. Right in its mouth. The dirty pigfucker.

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 2d

Hi @jacobmorris.bsky.social, you quite sure about this line in your piece? Gill confessed and was convicted so you might want to revisit that.

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 2d

Do you mean this former Reform Wales leader Nathan Gill, BBC?

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 2d

Please don't make me read about Tortoise and I promise to read your Prince piece TWICE

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Steve Yates @yatesyman.bsky.social · 2d

WTF? The last issue only arrived 5 mins ago!

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