Andy Winter
@andywinter26.bsky.social
Against unnecessary seriousness. On here as well now apparently
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It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
open.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
It will not surprise you to learn that Toby Youngs 'Free Speech Union' has obtained a High Court injunction banning the publication of a list of its donors open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
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Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
January 15, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Incredibly, no-one on Nigel Farage’s team has got round to deleting this post. It’s still live as Robert Jenrick gives his big defection speech.
Yes Kemi, this is definitely a way to create less drama… apple.news/A9yD1l_vFTWC...
January 15, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Yes Kemi, this is definitely a way to create less drama… apple.news/A9yD1l_vFTWC...
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This is an absolute banger. First track to go on the best of the year playlist and likely to stay near the top of the list for the whole of the 12 months.
Hi! We have a new single out right now called ANGEL HAMMER.
Photo by @photosonny
Illustration by @phoeberoseillustration
Produced/ mixed by @richmandell
Strings arrangement also by Rich
Mastered by Tom Woodhead
Violin by @sophiaabartlett
Choir vocals by @sunnysidedownband
See you soon! 👼 🔨
Photo by @photosonny
Illustration by @phoeberoseillustration
Produced/ mixed by @richmandell
Strings arrangement also by Rich
Mastered by Tom Woodhead
Violin by @sophiaabartlett
Choir vocals by @sunnysidedownband
See you soon! 👼 🔨
January 14, 2026 at 9:56 AM
This is an absolute banger. First track to go on the best of the year playlist and likely to stay near the top of the list for the whole of the 12 months.
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The kind of people who crap on about working hard and complain about people wanting handouts are the same people who are always looking for the next gravy train to ride.
❤️🔥Tory sources confirm that Nadhim Zahawi made approaches to senior members of Kemi Badenoch's team about getting a peerage just weeks before defecting to Reform UK - but was turned down.
January 12, 2026 at 2:52 PM
The kind of people who crap on about working hard and complain about people wanting handouts are the same people who are always looking for the next gravy train to ride.
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Spooky Spoon will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
January 7, 2026 at 8:37 AM
Spooky Spoon will return in AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY
I’m conscious that my account is just becoming reposts central. But people just keep saying what I want to say, only better than I could.
I am extremely confused as to why the UK government and police are saying Grok’s mass-scale CSAM generation is an issue for Ofcom.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
This isn’t about X failing to moderate CSAM, which is an Online Safety Act issue. It is about the company and its technology being actively involved in its generation.
January 7, 2026 at 8:29 AM
I’m conscious that my account is just becoming reposts central. But people just keep saying what I want to say, only better than I could.
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Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.
Who’s who at X, the deepfake porn site formerly known as Twitter
A look inside Elon Musk’s big tent
www.ft.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Absolutely fucking tremendous from the FT.
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A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
January 5, 2026 at 11:52 AM
A Dutch worker went viral after explaining to their American boss that they have a life outside work.
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this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
January 3, 2026 at 10:57 PM
this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to jump out of a helicopter to kidnap a head of state and his wife so some oil ceos can make a lot of money. we’ll be watching from a resort in florida that still serves wedge salad and checking how many retweets we get. good luck soldier
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For those following this ugly little Grok story , I recommend reading Laura Bates’s latest book
January 2, 2026 at 9:25 PM
For those following this ugly little Grok story , I recommend reading Laura Bates’s latest book
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i quite like idea that someone on here had of treating any criminal act committed by an ai as having been committed by the ai company’s ceo
January 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
i quite like idea that someone on here had of treating any criminal act committed by an ai as having been committed by the ai company’s ceo
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The Government coming off X is the bare minimum and realistically at this point I think we should seriously be looking at taking enforcement action against the company, in line with the Online Safety Act and VAWG Strategy. I will be pressing the Government on this when Parliament returns next week.
January 2, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The Government coming off X is the bare minimum and realistically at this point I think we should seriously be looking at taking enforcement action against the company, in line with the Online Safety Act and VAWG Strategy. I will be pressing the Government on this when Parliament returns next week.
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It would be good for 20-30 countries to pursue this in the next few weeks
The French authorities will investigate the proliferation of sexually explicit deepfakes generated by Grok artificial intelligence on the Twitter platform, the Paris prosecutor's office told @politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/la-j...
www.politico.eu/article/la-j...
La justice étend son enquête sur X aux deepfakes de femmes déshabillées par l’IA Grok
Les députés Arthur Delaporte et Eric Bothorel ont effectué des signalements après que des milliers d’images générées ont été générées par l’IA et publiées sur X à la demande d’utilisateurs.…
www.politico.eu
January 2, 2026 at 5:18 PM
It would be good for 20-30 countries to pursue this in the next few weeks
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call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
January 2, 2026 at 7:06 AM
call me crazy but it really feels like “World’s Richest Man Creates AI Chatbot That Generates Child Porn” would’ve been a huge international outrage requiring a governmental crackdown not even 24 months ago
Well I’m glad I paid £15 to watch that shower of shite
January 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Well I’m glad I paid £15 to watch that shower of shite
My son and I were in the crisp aisle in the supermarket. I was pointing at the different types and naming them. When I said “cheese balls”, a guy walking past said, “No, it’s just the way these trousers hang”
Please quote this with stories of your minor interactions with non-celebrities, e.g. “I once accidentally bumped into a man in the Wellingborough branch of Holland & Barrett”
December 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
My son and I were in the crisp aisle in the supermarket. I was pointing at the different types and naming them. When I said “cheese balls”, a guy walking past said, “No, it’s just the way these trousers hang”
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Interested in how you square the circle of “British people who post ‘burn down a migrant hotel’ during race riots shouldn’t be arrested” with “someone who posted pretty objectionable and racist things 8 years before they became a British citizen should be deported” and am sure someone will ask Nigel
December 29, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Interested in how you square the circle of “British people who post ‘burn down a migrant hotel’ during race riots shouldn’t be arrested” with “someone who posted pretty objectionable and racist things 8 years before they became a British citizen should be deported” and am sure someone will ask Nigel
What’s everyone’s favourite Avatar quote?
Mine is:
“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-Beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gates. All those moments will be lost in time, like avatars in rain”
Mine is:
“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-Beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gates. All those moments will be lost in time, like avatars in rain”
What’s everyone’s favourite Avatar quote?
Mine is:
“Avatars? Where we’re going, we don’t need avatars
Mine is:
“Avatars? Where we’re going, we don’t need avatars
What’s everyone’s favourite Avatar quote?
Mine is:
"You were only supposed to blow the bloody avatar off!
Mine is:
"You were only supposed to blow the bloody avatar off!
December 26, 2025 at 9:48 PM
What’s everyone’s favourite Avatar quote?
Mine is:
“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-Beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gates. All those moments will be lost in time, like avatars in rain”
Mine is:
“I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-Beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gates. All those moments will be lost in time, like avatars in rain”
Very much enjoying the way Goodwin is using her whole arm to press her buzzer on University Challenge. Could only be bettered if she also stood up at the same time
December 26, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Very much enjoying the way Goodwin is using her whole arm to press her buzzer on University Challenge. Could only be bettered if she also stood up at the same time
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This year’s Presidential Christmas card.
December 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This year’s Presidential Christmas card.
Fans of the same music that I like listening to, please enjoy my Best of the Year playlist. Wall to wall bangers open.spotify.com/playlist/3VX...
Best of 2025
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December 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Fans of the same music that I like listening to, please enjoy my Best of the Year playlist. Wall to wall bangers open.spotify.com/playlist/3VX...
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