Carol
@bilbocroft.bsky.social
English - Hacked Off supporter - fan of Jessica Tarlov - campaigner against Brexit - long time interest in the media and the law - trying to decide whether the media do in fact hold power to account to justify their privileges
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"The edit was a mistake, it was clearly misjudged, but the idea it's an example of institutional bias against Trump is absurd."
@maitlis.bsky.social, @jonsopel1.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com unpack the seismic reaction to the BBC’s edit error - including Trump putting a target on their backs.
@maitlis.bsky.social, @jonsopel1.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com unpack the seismic reaction to the BBC’s edit error - including Trump putting a target on their backs.
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
"The edit was a mistake, it was clearly misjudged, but the idea it's an example of institutional bias against Trump is absurd."
@maitlis.bsky.social, @jonsopel1.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com unpack the seismic reaction to the BBC’s edit error - including Trump putting a target on their backs.
@maitlis.bsky.social, @jonsopel1.bsky.social and @lewisgoodall.com unpack the seismic reaction to the BBC’s edit error - including Trump putting a target on their backs.
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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Donald Trump is not going to sue the BBC for $1 billion
The real story today is both Reform/Farage and the Conservatives/Badenoch talking today about radically changing the BBC
This is the real agenda
The real story today is both Reform/Farage and the Conservatives/Badenoch talking today about radically changing the BBC
This is the real agenda
November 10, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Donald Trump is not going to sue the BBC for $1 billion
The real story today is both Reform/Farage and the Conservatives/Badenoch talking today about radically changing the BBC
This is the real agenda
The real story today is both Reform/Farage and the Conservatives/Badenoch talking today about radically changing the BBC
This is the real agenda
That ‘man’ hasn’t got grounds to sue for libel in british courts - “bring it on if you think your hard enough” - just a windy performance by the authoritarian narcissistic bully 4 under-educated maga loyalists whilst their ‘leader’ loses any respect for himself + the idea of the USA
#Trump
#BBC
#Trump
#BBC
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
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I wonder when he will start suing news outlets for describing his barefaced lies about the 2020 election as barefaced lies…
November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I wonder when he will start suing news outlets for describing his barefaced lies about the 2020 election as barefaced lies…
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Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Keep Child Sex Predator Out of Prison
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-jan-6...
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-jan-6...
Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Keep Child Sex Predator Out of Prison
Andrew Taake walked free because of Trump’s pardons, despite being convicted of a child sex crime.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Trump’s Jan. 6 Pardons Keep Child Sex Predator Out of Prison
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-jan-6...
www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-jan-6...
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The BBC’s kowtowing to the right, it’s love-in with Farage, its comfy-chair approach to Boris Johnson, always had only one eventual result. I wonder if the Laura K’s, the Nick Robinsons etc will ever acknowledge this.
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The BBC’s kowtowing to the right, it’s love-in with Farage, its comfy-chair approach to Boris Johnson, always had only one eventual result. I wonder if the Laura K’s, the Nick Robinsons etc will ever acknowledge this.
A dollar short and a day late …
Southern Water apologises for catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads in Sussex
Southern Water apologises for catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads in Sussex
Resulting pollution on Camber Sands beach poses threat to wildlife including dolphins and seals
Southern Water has taken responsibility for the catastrophic spill of plastic biobeads that polluted the Sussex coastline.
Local charities reported a huge spill of millions of biobeads over the weekend, washing up on beaches including Camber Sands. Andy Dinsdale, the founder of the plastic pollution campaign group Strandliners, said it was the worst pollution event he had seen. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A dollar short and a day late …
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It’s ironic but predictable that the BBC duo -who tried so hard to please the right wing papers-are removed by the right wing papers.
November 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It’s ironic but predictable that the BBC duo -who tried so hard to please the right wing papers-are removed by the right wing papers.
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My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:17 AM
My old pal Pete Coviello — one of the best writers and thinkers I've ever known — wrote the piece of the moment
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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Michael Prescott was ‘“shocked” that after an hour-long Panorama documentary dealing with Trump and the January 6 insurgency, there was no “similar, balancing” programme about Kamala Harris.’
More read about the machinations between the BBC resignations, the more worrying it becomes
More read about the machinations between the BBC resignations, the more worrying it becomes
The departure of Tim Davie and Deborah Turness means the BBC is leaderless when it needs leadership more than ever. Where are the people at the head of the BBC standing up for it?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The BBC is facing a coordinated, politically motivated attack. With these resignations, it has given in | Jane Martinson
The corporation should have stood up to the Telegraph, Trump and the Tories. Now, its enemies know how little it takes for it to fold, says Jane Martinson, professor of financial journalism
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Michael Prescott was ‘“shocked” that after an hour-long Panorama documentary dealing with Trump and the January 6 insurgency, there was no “similar, balancing” programme about Kamala Harris.’
More read about the machinations between the BBC resignations, the more worrying it becomes
More read about the machinations between the BBC resignations, the more worrying it becomes
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In Comey hearing, Mag Judge Fitzpatrick comments on “highly unusual procedural posture “ of “indict first, investigate later.”
November 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
In Comey hearing, Mag Judge Fitzpatrick comments on “highly unusual procedural posture “ of “indict first, investigate later.”
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Fortunately federal judges love it when you say "shan't" so this should go fine
JUST IN: Unusual filing in Tish James case. DOJ says it isn't complying with judge's order to turn over discovery on selective prosecution issue. Usual procedure would be move to reconsider the order but prosecutors file 'notice' telling judge no. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
#46 in United States v. James (E.D. Va., 2:25-cr-00122) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE Of Reasons for Not Providing Pre-Vindictive/Selective Prosecution Motion Related Discovery by USA as to Letitia A. James (Keller, Roger) (Entered: 11/04/2025)
storage.courtlistener.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Fortunately federal judges love it when you say "shan't" so this should go fine
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For some reason, I'm suddenly recalling how all of MAGA has been claiming that Biden's pardons don't count because they were done by "autopen" meaning he didn't really know about them or approve them. Not sure why I'm suddenly thinking about that, but it just sprang to mind.
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
For some reason, I'm suddenly recalling how all of MAGA has been claiming that Biden's pardons don't count because they were done by "autopen" meaning he didn't really know about them or approve them. Not sure why I'm suddenly thinking about that, but it just sprang to mind.
November 1, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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In USA v Abrego Garcia, govt signals that if Judge Crenshaw does not quash subpoenas for Dep AG Todd Blanche & two top deputies, whom Abrego wants to examine at next week's hearing on vindictive prosecution, govt may seek immediate appeal or mandamus.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
October 30, 2025 at 6:52 PM
In USA v Abrego Garcia, govt signals that if Judge Crenshaw does not quash subpoenas for Dep AG Todd Blanche & two top deputies, whom Abrego wants to examine at next week's hearing on vindictive prosecution, govt may seek immediate appeal or mandamus.
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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Somebody who is sick of economic migrants, especially those from the middle east, becomes an economic migrant in the middle east.
Got to be a German word for that
Got to be a German word for that
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Somebody who is sick of economic migrants, especially those from the middle east, becomes an economic migrant in the middle east.
Got to be a German word for that
Got to be a German word for that
Is Elon really this ignorant and stupid or is he taking the p*ss?
Death of the author etc, yes yes, but it remains fascinating to me how not a single tech billionaire seems to understand any fiction they have ever read.
The "hard-men" of Gondor were getting their shit kicked in until they were rescued by foreigners and a girl.
The Shire was doing fine until they let a fascist demagogue ("Sharkey" aka Saruman) take over, close the gates, impose a bunch of thug-enforced rules, and despoil nature for profit.
The Shire was doing fine until they let a fascist demagogue ("Sharkey" aka Saruman) take over, close the gates, impose a bunch of thug-enforced rules, and despoil nature for profit.
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Is Elon really this ignorant and stupid or is he taking the p*ss?
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DHS deceptively spliced images from different cities and times in videos sowing fear about "chaos" in Chicago and Washington, D.C., a WaPo investigation found.
DHS used footage from years ago, half the country away, or even in international waters, the Post found.
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DHS used footage from years ago, half the country away, or even in international waters, the Post found.
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wapo.st
October 29, 2025 at 7:48 PM
DHS deceptively spliced images from different cities and times in videos sowing fear about "chaos" in Chicago and Washington, D.C., a WaPo investigation found.
DHS used footage from years ago, half the country away, or even in international waters, the Post found.
🎁 🔗 wapo.st/4nuDGwf
DHS used footage from years ago, half the country away, or even in international waters, the Post found.
🎁 🔗 wapo.st/4nuDGwf
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📍 BREAKING 📍 As Trump accelerates approval of LNG export terminals, a new report finds that during the past five years, all seven of the fully operational LNG export terminals in the U.S. violated the landmark Clean Air Act. Read DeSmog's latest.
Major American LNG Exporters Habitually Break Air Pollution Laws, Report Finds
With Trump propelling the U.S. LNG industry into a massive expansion, companies are flouting landmark environmental laws.
buff.ly
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
📍 BREAKING 📍 As Trump accelerates approval of LNG export terminals, a new report finds that during the past five years, all seven of the fully operational LNG export terminals in the U.S. violated the landmark Clean Air Act. Read DeSmog's latest.
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I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
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I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering
October 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I think any story about Trump's autocracy should be mostly about the people and institutions who failed to stop it. This guy isn't a political genius, everything else just happens to be rotten. 'Toddler Consolidates Power In Household' is a story about incompetent parents, not shrewd maneuvering