Ben Dunnell
@bendunnell.bsky.social
Your mother’s in a care home and SHE’S BEEN DRUGGED? TO KEEP HER QUIET? FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE STAFF? (Personal account.)
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if they can offer free AI training they could offer free media literacy training too. i know which of those would do more for the public good
January 28, 2026 at 10:19 AM
if they can offer free AI training they could offer free media literacy training too. i know which of those would do more for the public good
This can, fundamentally, fuck off.
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
This can, fundamentally, fuck off.
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so the whole pitch was "this thing will make stuff easier" then why do I have to learn it? I thought the whole point of technology is that it will conform to me, not the other way around
BREAKING: Free AI training will be offered to every adult in the UK, with short courses to teach people how to use simple AI tools effectively in the workplace.
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
Technology Secretary Liz Kendall tells #BBCBreakfast about the scheme
January 28, 2026 at 10:58 AM
so the whole pitch was "this thing will make stuff easier" then why do I have to learn it? I thought the whole point of technology is that it will conform to me, not the other way around
Labour’s utter uselessness in microcosm.
There's so much Labour could use to attack him and they go with this www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour...
Labour Criticised Over 'Misleading' Video Attacking Reform By-Election Candidate Matt Goodwin
The Gorton and Denton contest is already getting dirty.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Labour’s utter uselessness in microcosm.
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Matt Goodwin's lies about his background have hopelessly confused Google AI 😉
January 27, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Matt Goodwin's lies about his background have hopelessly confused Google AI 😉
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TRUMP: people are always saying, Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you. But I can see him. he's right there. eating a big sandwich. dogs shouldn't eat sandwiches, it's unnatural. when I'm the king I'll kick every dog eating a sandwich into the sea, with my hands
BBC NEWS: Trump softens tone on Minnesota
BBC NEWS: Trump softens tone on Minnesota
January 27, 2026 at 9:20 PM
TRUMP: people are always saying, Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you. But I can see him. he's right there. eating a big sandwich. dogs shouldn't eat sandwiches, it's unnatural. when I'm the king I'll kick every dog eating a sandwich into the sea, with my hands
BBC NEWS: Trump softens tone on Minnesota
BBC NEWS: Trump softens tone on Minnesota
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We need guns, we need ammo, and we need to send all of it to Ukraine
Which is not going to happen, so the second-best thing is to get more guns and more ammo. I want the military-industrial complex to go BRRRRR
Because I *bet* you any money you don't want the alternative outcome.
Which is not going to happen, so the second-best thing is to get more guns and more ammo. I want the military-industrial complex to go BRRRRR
Because I *bet* you any money you don't want the alternative outcome.
January 27, 2026 at 9:31 PM
We need guns, we need ammo, and we need to send all of it to Ukraine
Which is not going to happen, so the second-best thing is to get more guns and more ammo. I want the military-industrial complex to go BRRRRR
Because I *bet* you any money you don't want the alternative outcome.
Which is not going to happen, so the second-best thing is to get more guns and more ammo. I want the military-industrial complex to go BRRRRR
Because I *bet* you any money you don't want the alternative outcome.
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NATO isn't bombing trains in Kharkiv tonight
The answer is “no”.
Every pound spent on bombs & tanks is money stolen from schools & hospitals.
Anti-imperialism isn’t vibes, it’s a commitment to confronting empire.
If you recognise NATO as an imperialist war machine we should leave immediately, join Your Party: in.yourparty.uk/users/sign_up
Every pound spent on bombs & tanks is money stolen from schools & hospitals.
Anti-imperialism isn’t vibes, it’s a commitment to confronting empire.
If you recognise NATO as an imperialist war machine we should leave immediately, join Your Party: in.yourparty.uk/users/sign_up
January 27, 2026 at 9:24 PM
NATO isn't bombing trains in Kharkiv tonight
This is even worse than I’d imagined. It’s like when someone puts a party hat on Granny at Christmas and everyone pretends to find it funny, EXCEPT PEOPLE FUCKING PAID TO SEE THIS AND HE’S THE PRIME MINISTER.
January 27, 2026 at 8:42 PM
This is even worse than I’d imagined. It’s like when someone puts a party hat on Granny at Christmas and everyone pretends to find it funny, EXCEPT PEOPLE FUCKING PAID TO SEE THIS AND HE’S THE PRIME MINISTER.
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if political journalists don't repeatedly nail Goodwin over his racist remarks and point out over and over again it's the language of fascism, they are failing us & their profession
January 27, 2026 at 7:51 PM
if political journalists don't repeatedly nail Goodwin over his racist remarks and point out over and over again it's the language of fascism, they are failing us & their profession
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My gosh. Alex Pretti was notifying neighbors that Trump and Vance's agents were chasing a family. A mob of agents then tackled him and broke his rib.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
January 27, 2026 at 6:48 PM
My gosh. Alex Pretti was notifying neighbors that Trump and Vance's agents were chasing a family. A mob of agents then tackled him and broke his rib.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
He thought he was going to die.
Then the very next week, he came back out to support his neighbors.
And a mob of agents killed him.
I will never, ever understand why politicians of any persuasion feel the need to lie about their back-stories. Even the merest research lays bare the untruths.
Matt Goodwin makes a living out of railing against university educated elites & his whole schtick is "he was the first person in his family to go to university", which is a bit weird given that his Dad, now being heavily invoked for his Manchester connection, appears to have a string of degrees.
January 27, 2026 at 7:34 PM
I will never, ever understand why politicians of any persuasion feel the need to lie about their back-stories. Even the merest research lays bare the untruths.
The answer is certainly “no” to everything Zarah says.
The answer is “no”.
Every pound spent on bombs & tanks is money stolen from schools & hospitals.
Anti-imperialism isn’t vibes, it’s a commitment to confronting empire.
If you recognise NATO as an imperialist war machine we should leave immediately, join Your Party: in.yourparty.uk/users/sign_up
Every pound spent on bombs & tanks is money stolen from schools & hospitals.
Anti-imperialism isn’t vibes, it’s a commitment to confronting empire.
If you recognise NATO as an imperialist war machine we should leave immediately, join Your Party: in.yourparty.uk/users/sign_up
January 27, 2026 at 6:04 PM
The answer is certainly “no” to everything Zarah says.
I really struggle to understand the brain rot that makes someone think like this.
I find this (from Helen Lewis) really naive. The analogy seems superficially reasonable but then it all falls apart when you think about it for more than five seconds.
open.substack.com/pub/amyhogga...
open.substack.com/pub/amyhogga...
January 27, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I really struggle to understand the brain rot that makes someone think like this.
All this calls for a really cutting use of “self-styled” to be inserted somewhere.
This is how the BBC is reporting Matt Goodwin's selection as Reform's candidate in Gorton and Denton.
He's not an academic. He holds no academic position and hasn't done for quite some time.
He's not an academic. He holds no academic position and hasn't done for quite some time.
January 27, 2026 at 3:42 PM
All this calls for a really cutting use of “self-styled” to be inserted somewhere.
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This is who Reform are putting up to represent a parliamentary seat in one of Europe's most diverse major cities
January 27, 2026 at 2:35 PM
This is who Reform are putting up to represent a parliamentary seat in one of Europe's most diverse major cities
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Do you think maybe now he will be described on TV shows as a political activist for Reform rather than a neutral "academic"?
NEW: Former academic Matt Goodwin has been announced as Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton & Denton byelection.
January 27, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Do you think maybe now he will be described on TV shows as a political activist for Reform rather than a neutral "academic"?
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Just what Manchester needs in an MP. A racist from Hertfordshire.
NEW: Former academic Matt Goodwin has been announced as Reform UK's candidate for the Gorton & Denton byelection.
January 27, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Just what Manchester needs in an MP. A racist from Hertfordshire.
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Roses are red
A dog is for life
A dog is for life
January 27, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Roses are red
A dog is for life
A dog is for life
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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.
“Oh but I feel so safe in it and when you’ve got kids that’s important”. OH FUCK OFF.
Dangerous, grotesque and unnecessary. Get them out of our cities and towns. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Number of US-style ‘battering ram’ pickup trucks on UK roads has nearly doubled in a decade
Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:04 PM
“Oh but I feel so safe in it and when you’ve got kids that’s important”. OH FUCK OFF.
I would say “Don’t give up the day job”, but actually, go ahead.
Keir Starmer makes fun of Emmanuel Macron’s aviator sunglasses at comedy show
Keir Starmer makes fun of Emmanuel Macron’s aviator sunglasses at comedy show
Keir Starmer makes fun of Emmanuel Macron’s aviator sunglasses at comedy show
www.independent.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I would say “Don’t give up the day job”, but actually, go ahead.
No matter what you think of his obvious bias, Mason is just a terrible journalist and can’t write for toffee. This is the least important “recurring question” of Farage.
In fact it’s a revised feature, not just concentrating on how exciting it all is, featuring this stunning prose
January 27, 2026 at 7:24 AM
No matter what you think of his obvious bias, Mason is just a terrible journalist and can’t write for toffee. This is the least important “recurring question” of Farage.
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This sucks
These should be taxed to oblivion
These should be taxed to oblivion
Number of US-style pickup trucks on UK roads up 92% in a decade, data shows
Number of US-style pickup trucks on UK roads up 92% in a decade, data shows
Exclusive: Campaigners say ‘menacing vehicles’ are putting children at risk owing to their large front blind zones
The number of US-style pickup trucks on UK roads has almost doubled in the past 10 years, data shows.
The vehicles are more environmentally damaging than ordinary cars, and more dangerous for pedestrians and cyclists. Campaigners have said the extra-large vehicles, which are often too big for UK streets and parking spaces, are built like “battering rams”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:12 AM
This sucks
These should be taxed to oblivion
These should be taxed to oblivion