Andrew Thatcher
@andythatcher1.bsky.social
Love theatre, #LFC, music, plus ranting randomly may happen along with slow running particularly in recovery from surgery (#wattbikeproton - coming soon) Words purely my own. Reskeet not necessarily endorsement.
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remember when Noem was trying to get this job and she stood on stage with him for 45 minutes while he swayed back and forth to show tunes during a campaign rally
January 27, 2026 at 11:36 PM
remember when Noem was trying to get this job and she stood on stage with him for 45 minutes while he swayed back and forth to show tunes during a campaign rally
Really did love Pitt Rivers museum in Oxford. Felt needed a timeline cleanse
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Really did love Pitt Rivers museum in Oxford. Felt needed a timeline cleanse
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it's also a demand never made of, say, rural people who won't go into the city because they think they'll be murdered.
"getting outside your bubble" is an admirable thing when it means trying a new hobby or introducing yourself to your neighbor or watching an art film but people only want to apply it to "being a little more racist just to see how it feels"
these people seem like idiots
January 27, 2026 at 6:30 PM
it's also a demand never made of, say, rural people who won't go into the city because they think they'll be murdered.
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This is the language of ICE right here in the UK
January 27, 2026 at 6:45 PM
This is the language of ICE right here in the UK
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Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
January 27, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Auschwitz was at the end of a process. We must remember that it did not start from gas chambers.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
This hatred gradually developed: from ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.
Auschwitz took time.
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This perfectly demonstrates the pernicious nature of BBC two-sidism.
It almost always benefits the side with the most power.
In this case that's the side which is murdering peaceful protesters in the street, on camera, and then lying about it
It almost always benefits the side with the most power.
In this case that's the side which is murdering peaceful protesters in the street, on camera, and then lying about it
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 25, 2026 at 6:38 AM
This perfectly demonstrates the pernicious nature of BBC two-sidism.
It almost always benefits the side with the most power.
In this case that's the side which is murdering peaceful protesters in the street, on camera, and then lying about it
It almost always benefits the side with the most power.
In this case that's the side which is murdering peaceful protesters in the street, on camera, and then lying about it
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They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
They know what they say is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
The media know that what they repeat is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Their supporters know what they are told is untrue, they do not care it is untrue.
Telling the truth is not enough, unless people care about the truth.
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Just a friendly reminder that this creature was dubbed a hero by republicans after showing up to a protest like this…
January 24, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Just a friendly reminder that this creature was dubbed a hero by republicans after showing up to a protest like this…
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This is the "gun" that Trump, Noem, Bovino, and every other administration official claims the victim was brandishing that justified him being pushed, tackled, shot, and killed.
A phone.
A phone.
January 25, 2026 at 12:23 AM
This is the "gun" that Trump, Noem, Bovino, and every other administration official claims the victim was brandishing that justified him being pushed, tackled, shot, and killed.
A phone.
A phone.
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The BBC is lost
The BBC coverage is absolutely terrible.
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
It leads on "sharply contested narratives"
It has a dramatic skew to the US government
It has posted the video but has failed to report on what it shows: it shows the US govt account is untrue
January 24, 2026 at 11:25 PM
The BBC is lost
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One month ago today. #LestWeForgetTheHorrors
January 24, 2026 at 2:43 PM
One month ago today. #LestWeForgetTheHorrors
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Powerful statement from the family of Alex Pretti, obtained by CNN:
"Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world..."
"Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world..."
January 25, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Powerful statement from the family of Alex Pretti, obtained by CNN:
"Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world..."
"Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world..."
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He was kinda busy getting the sh*t beaten out of him, by a handful of masked thugs.
Chip Roy: "As someone who carries a weapon in TX, if I'm in front of law enforcement or if I get stopped, I tell them that. I tell them that I've got a concealed carry permit. I show them my ID. I tell them where the weapon is bc that's what we're supposed to do. That's not what I think I saw here"
January 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM
He was kinda busy getting the sh*t beaten out of him, by a handful of masked thugs.
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There is a need in America right now for news organizations that speak truth to power, and are able to resist the urge to sell themselves to billionaires.
A news source owned by the people, for the people.
A news source owned by the people, for the people.
January 24, 2026 at 11:50 PM
There is a need in America right now for news organizations that speak truth to power, and are able to resist the urge to sell themselves to billionaires.
A news source owned by the people, for the people.
A news source owned by the people, for the people.
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Entries are absurdly unbalanced, to favour US govt false statements, in a scenario where "sharply contested" both sides reporting would be highly inadequate
BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
Minneapolis live: Man, 37, shot dead by federal agents in Minneapolis
The shooting follows days of protests in the city over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement operation.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 24, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Entries are absurdly unbalanced, to favour US govt false statements, in a scenario where "sharply contested" both sides reporting would be highly inadequate
BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
BBC are here being a real time conduit of the misinformation that they say their mission is to verify+counter
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
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The same experts that dissect Russian propaganda now dissect statements of the DHS. This is painful to watch - but utterly necessary.
Federal law enforcement agents shot and killed a man in Minneapolis on Jan. 24 according to local police officials. DHS told Fox News that the man was “armed with a gun”. A video of the shooting appears to show that a gun was taken from the man before the first shot was fired. x.com/BillMelugin_...
January 24, 2026 at 10:51 PM
The same experts that dissect Russian propaganda now dissect statements of the DHS. This is painful to watch - but utterly necessary.
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We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the increasingly violent scenes of government thuggery and murder in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
January 24, 2026 at 4:21 PM
We are Christopher Isherwood, watching the increasingly violent scenes of government thuggery and murder in the Berlin street below from our apartment window above.
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Quite glad that the big story in British politics is whether Andy Burnham will apply to stand in a by-election and not people being gunned down by state militias.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
January 24, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Quite glad that the big story in British politics is whether Andy Burnham will apply to stand in a by-election and not people being gunned down by state militias.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
Solidarity with Minnesotans resisting this barbarity.
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In case you missed it: My suggestion that Farage was whispering to Trump behind the scenes while Trump was going after Greenland has been essentially confirmed.
As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
January 24, 2026 at 7:40 AM
In case you missed it: My suggestion that Farage was whispering to Trump behind the scenes while Trump was going after Greenland has been essentially confirmed.
As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
As @jamesdaustin.bsky.social notes: Working against your country's interest with a semi-hostile state - there's a word for that.
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'Sean Binnie was a 22-year-old acting sergeant when he was killed while on patrol..Janette Binnie, 58, of Crimond in Aberdeenshire, told BBC Scotland News: "His comment are soul-destroying, for me personally as a mum, that's lost my only child in that war. How can you stand there and say this?"'
My soldier son died in Afghanistan - Donald Trump's comments are soul-destroying
Janette Binnie's son Sean was 22 when he was killed in Afghanistan in 2009.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 4:12 PM
'Sean Binnie was a 22-year-old acting sergeant when he was killed while on patrol..Janette Binnie, 58, of Crimond in Aberdeenshire, told BBC Scotland News: "His comment are soul-destroying, for me personally as a mum, that's lost my only child in that war. How can you stand there and say this?"'
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457 British troops.
You evil, senile bastard.
You evil, senile bastard.
January 22, 2026 at 1:35 PM
457 British troops.
You evil, senile bastard.
You evil, senile bastard.
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So it was Badenoch *personally* who stabbed Britain in the back during the Greenland crisis! Simply unbelievable. Ought to be a resignation matter.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
How Badenoch’s meeting with Mike Johnson led to Trump’s Chagos deal rant
A brief encounter set off a chain of events that culminated in a public rebuff to the US president from Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:58 AM
So it was Badenoch *personally* who stabbed Britain in the back during the Greenland crisis! Simply unbelievable. Ought to be a resignation matter.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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My brother fought in the infantry and lost soldiers in Afghanistan. The press used to report deaths before families had been told and I would check my phone over and over, scared it would ring.
I went to the inquest of one of his killed men. I saw his red-eyed parents, girlfriend and baby daughter.
I went to the inquest of one of his killed men. I saw his red-eyed parents, girlfriend and baby daughter.
Trump on NATO: "I've always said, will they be there if we ever needed them? That's really the ultimate test. I'm not sure of that. We've never needed them. They'll say they sent some troops to Afghanistan and this or that. And they did. They stayed a little back, off the front lines."
January 22, 2026 at 1:29 PM
My brother fought in the infantry and lost soldiers in Afghanistan. The press used to report deaths before families had been told and I would check my phone over and over, scared it would ring.
I went to the inquest of one of his killed men. I saw his red-eyed parents, girlfriend and baby daughter.
I went to the inquest of one of his killed men. I saw his red-eyed parents, girlfriend and baby daughter.
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Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
January 21, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Trump is now confusing Greenland and Iceland: "They're not there for us on Iceland, that I can tell you. Our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland has already cost us a lot of money."
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COLLINS: Did it stand out to you that he said Iceland multiple times when he was talking about Greenland?
NEWSOM: And that every time a windmill turns it costs $1,000. A lot of stuff stands out. None of this is normal. There's a deviancy of consciousness. He's graded off the curve.
NEWSOM: And that every time a windmill turns it costs $1,000. A lot of stuff stands out. None of this is normal. There's a deviancy of consciousness. He's graded off the curve.
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 PM
COLLINS: Did it stand out to you that he said Iceland multiple times when he was talking about Greenland?
NEWSOM: And that every time a windmill turns it costs $1,000. A lot of stuff stands out. None of this is normal. There's a deviancy of consciousness. He's graded off the curve.
NEWSOM: And that every time a windmill turns it costs $1,000. A lot of stuff stands out. None of this is normal. There's a deviancy of consciousness. He's graded off the curve.