Alistair Barrie
@alistairbarrie.com
Comedian, allegedly. Latest special 'Woke in Progress' out now on ITVX: www.alistairbarrie.com
There are very good reasons the man who invented the internet has said the algorithm should be made illegal.
I’m very hopeful one day it will, but watch those billionaires kick, scream & spend sizeable portions of their fortunes trying to prevent it.
I’m very hopeful one day it will, but watch those billionaires kick, scream & spend sizeable portions of their fortunes trying to prevent it.
January 10, 2026 at 11:50 PM
There are very good reasons the man who invented the internet has said the algorithm should be made illegal.
I’m very hopeful one day it will, but watch those billionaires kick, scream & spend sizeable portions of their fortunes trying to prevent it.
I’m very hopeful one day it will, but watch those billionaires kick, scream & spend sizeable portions of their fortunes trying to prevent it.
Funny how many more of these are popping up the more unhinged His Tedious Ballroomness becomes.
Blocking used to feel like a bit of a last resort in the old Twitter days.
It often seems more like an opening gambit here, and I'm really not convinced that's a bad thing.
Blocking used to feel like a bit of a last resort in the old Twitter days.
It often seems more like an opening gambit here, and I'm really not convinced that's a bad thing.
January 10, 2026 at 11:29 PM
Funny how many more of these are popping up the more unhinged His Tedious Ballroomness becomes.
Blocking used to feel like a bit of a last resort in the old Twitter days.
It often seems more like an opening gambit here, and I'm really not convinced that's a bad thing.
Blocking used to feel like a bit of a last resort in the old Twitter days.
It often seems more like an opening gambit here, and I'm really not convinced that's a bad thing.
If you think 'X is probably the most non-partisan platform', I'd say that makes you either stark raving mad, a bad actor, or both. And anonymous. What a surprise.
You can tell some things are changing. Blocking A LOT more here in 2026. With impunity.
You can tell some things are changing. Blocking A LOT more here in 2026. With impunity.
January 10, 2026 at 11:22 PM
If you think 'X is probably the most non-partisan platform', I'd say that makes you either stark raving mad, a bad actor, or both. And anonymous. What a surprise.
You can tell some things are changing. Blocking A LOT more here in 2026. With impunity.
You can tell some things are changing. Blocking A LOT more here in 2026. With impunity.
I'm in the UK. And I agree.
January 10, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I'm in the UK. And I agree.
Here has no algorithim. BIG difference.
January 10, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Here has no algorithim. BIG difference.
The only thing I disagree with there is your assessment of my optimism.
January 10, 2026 at 11:08 PM
The only thing I disagree with there is your assessment of my optimism.
My country is not in great shape either, but I'm not sure why you think it's America.
January 10, 2026 at 11:06 PM
My country is not in great shape either, but I'm not sure why you think it's America.
Trump's criminal record makes Nixon look like someone who was unlucky to get caught speeding.
January 10, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Trump's criminal record makes Nixon look like someone who was unlucky to get caught speeding.
Hope. Springs. Eternal.
January 10, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Hope. Springs. Eternal.
No THAT is a plan.
(Something clever about cheques and bank-balances...)
(Something clever about cheques and bank-balances...)
January 10, 2026 at 10:59 PM
No THAT is a plan.
(Something clever about cheques and bank-balances...)
(Something clever about cheques and bank-balances...)
Little bit of cholera never did anyone any harm. Bloody wokeys with their 'bottles'. Etc. 😊
January 10, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Little bit of cholera never did anyone any harm. Bloody wokeys with their 'bottles'. Etc. 😊
OKAY! And antisemitic conspiracy theorist alert. Instablock!
You're an idiot, a racist and a cunt! Bye.
You're an idiot, a racist and a cunt! Bye.
January 10, 2026 at 10:52 PM
OKAY! And antisemitic conspiracy theorist alert. Instablock!
You're an idiot, a racist and a cunt! Bye.
You're an idiot, a racist and a cunt! Bye.
Sorry, am I meant to feel sorry for him?
Saving my sympathies for the actual victims.
Saving my sympathies for the actual victims.
January 10, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Sorry, am I meant to feel sorry for him?
Saving my sympathies for the actual victims.
Saving my sympathies for the actual victims.
I wish we were. Hope, even.
January 10, 2026 at 10:48 PM
I wish we were. Hope, even.
Anyone who still thinks there's nothing to incriminate Trumo in the Epstein files is living in an even bigger fantasy world than he is.
January 10, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Anyone who still thinks there's nothing to incriminate Trumo in the Epstein files is living in an even bigger fantasy world than he is.
It is possible the fact their Commander in Chief is issuing these orders renders their legality a little...confusing.
January 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
It is possible the fact their Commander in Chief is issuing these orders renders their legality a little...confusing.
I'd like to claim as much but it was a happy accident.
January 10, 2026 at 10:44 PM
I'd like to claim as much but it was a happy accident.
Kind of my point.
January 10, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Kind of my point.
Horrified to say I suspect he is far more likely to than Putin.
January 10, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Horrified to say I suspect he is far more likely to than Putin.
No one's disputing that (except Donald.) It's the precarious effect they're having on the rest of the planet that worries the rest of us.
January 10, 2026 at 10:41 PM
No one's disputing that (except Donald.) It's the precarious effect they're having on the rest of the planet that worries the rest of us.
Aaaand I’ve just looked at your profile and regretted spending any time on responding. Lose the anonymity bot boy.
January 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Aaaand I’ve just looked at your profile and regretted spending any time on responding. Lose the anonymity bot boy.
I’m really, really not. As an objective observer, Biden could have governed far better and announced his departure far earlier.
Trump’s congenital lying, fraud, racism, sexual assaults, felonies, illegal violence, adulteries, hush money etc may be evidence of vigour. That doesn’t make them good.
Trump’s congenital lying, fraud, racism, sexual assaults, felonies, illegal violence, adulteries, hush money etc may be evidence of vigour. That doesn’t make them good.
January 10, 2026 at 5:38 PM
I’m really, really not. As an objective observer, Biden could have governed far better and announced his departure far earlier.
Trump’s congenital lying, fraud, racism, sexual assaults, felonies, illegal violence, adulteries, hush money etc may be evidence of vigour. That doesn’t make them good.
Trump’s congenital lying, fraud, racism, sexual assaults, felonies, illegal violence, adulteries, hush money etc may be evidence of vigour. That doesn’t make them good.
As I said, I’m not. Remotely.
January 10, 2026 at 5:30 PM
As I said, I’m not. Remotely.
These ‘principled people’. Are they in the room with you right now?
January 10, 2026 at 5:29 PM
These ‘principled people’. Are they in the room with you right now?
(Also, there is another fundamental difference in the two ‘echo chambers’. X has an algorithm manipulated by a fascist. BlueSky doesn’t have an algorithm. There is a huge difference between a community of like minded individuals, & one constantly being fed red meat to appeal to its baser instincts.)
January 10, 2026 at 1:48 PM
(Also, there is another fundamental difference in the two ‘echo chambers’. X has an algorithm manipulated by a fascist. BlueSky doesn’t have an algorithm. There is a huge difference between a community of like minded individuals, & one constantly being fed red meat to appeal to its baser instincts.)