Chopper Chilvers
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Why are you reading this? I'm nobody.
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Should we ban the over 65s from social media?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
January 26, 2026 at 2:31 PM
Should we ban the over 65s from social media?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
The government are considering banning the elderly from social media as their brains haven't properly developed. But is a ban a step too far?
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We can't help but wonder if the world would be a slightly better place if people were as angry about the people who DEFINITELY besmirched the memory of Britain's fallen soldiers, as they are about the people they THINK might have eaten a swan.
January 24, 2026 at 9:40 AM
We can't help but wonder if the world would be a slightly better place if people were as angry about the people who DEFINITELY besmirched the memory of Britain's fallen soldiers, as they are about the people they THINK might have eaten a swan.
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Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
January 22, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Help us make hope normal again.
Join the Green Party now.
Join the Green Party now.
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9. We’ve become so used to all this that we hardly notice it. But isn’t it extraordinary? Almost everyone wants one thing, and almost everyone who represents us – whether in politics or the media – wants the opposite. Yet we tell ourselves we live in a democracy.
January 23, 2026 at 11:37 AM
9. We’ve become so used to all this that we hardly notice it. But isn’t it extraordinary? Almost everyone wants one thing, and almost everyone who represents us – whether in politics or the media – wants the opposite. Yet we tell ourselves we live in a democracy.
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I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
Delicious to me
January 22, 2026 at 6:29 AM
I know we're all seeing 87 unhinged things per day, but "guys if our multi billion dollar product doesn't start being useful for something, literally anything, the people might not appreciate us wrecking the planet over it anymore" is a truly bananapants thing to say out loud
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She's just sacked a police chief for believing in the power of AI.
Shabana Mahmood here, and the vibes are not getting better.
January 20, 2026 at 9:31 AM
She's just sacked a police chief for believing in the power of AI.
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If you didn’t draw a line at the genocide itself, then why would you draw one at monetising it
January 19, 2026 at 12:46 PM
If you didn’t draw a line at the genocide itself, then why would you draw one at monetising it
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You’ve got to hope that MI6 has found out that Trump has only a few weeks to live. Because if that isn’t the case, Starmer is making a real mess of this.
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 AM
You’ve got to hope that MI6 has found out that Trump has only a few weeks to live. Because if that isn’t the case, Starmer is making a real mess of this.
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These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.
January 18, 2026 at 7:39 PM
These are the icy mountains of Pluto. It took 9 years to get these magnificent images… and 4.8 billion kilometers.
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From November 2020, when murder hornets were killing the bees in the US
![1 [Title panel] BEE TALK [News-type magazine show, with bees]
2 ANCHOR BEE: Tonight: America Divided
3 Will bees and murder hornets ever find a path to reconciliation?
4 Cheryl?
CHERYL BEE: Well, on the one hand this is partly caused by social media...
5 Algorithms are making us *hyper-aware* of insects who have different values to us, and this is having a polarising effect.
ANCHOR BEE: Mmm.
6 Also the murder hornets want to chew off my head and eat my kids.
7 ANCHOR BEE: Jason?
8 JASON MURDER HORNET: You see, this is what debate has *become* in this country.
9 Bees pretend to be all fuzzy and nice, but they simply *won’t accept* different worldviews!
10 I mean, ultimately we're all the same, right?
You want to buzz around, gather pollen and make honey...
11 I want to chop off your head and legs, gather your thorax and nibble your kids.
12 CHERYL BEE: [GETTING UP]: I’m leaving
JASON MURDER HORNET: Oh she’s *triggered*
[Ends]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4m3we4apbjayclzcnhwe3pfp/bafkreibukfsyoqusz2x7szzs34baovn5m2f5r6qdxqrengf3jdun4htfem@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 10:10 AM
From November 2020, when murder hornets were killing the bees in the US
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Did anyone else note that Starmer says he spoke to Trump yesterday and said he welcomed the role he is playing in Gaza?
Pardon? What? He welcomes the post genocidal rebuidling of Gaza as a playground for the rich? Either Starmer is a fool, or he is very dangerous. He might, of course, be both.
Pardon? What? He welcomes the post genocidal rebuidling of Gaza as a playground for the rich? Either Starmer is a fool, or he is very dangerous. He might, of course, be both.
January 19, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Did anyone else note that Starmer says he spoke to Trump yesterday and said he welcomed the role he is playing in Gaza?
Pardon? What? He welcomes the post genocidal rebuidling of Gaza as a playground for the rich? Either Starmer is a fool, or he is very dangerous. He might, of course, be both.
Pardon? What? He welcomes the post genocidal rebuidling of Gaza as a playground for the rich? Either Starmer is a fool, or he is very dangerous. He might, of course, be both.
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Just calmly explain that its a tough decision, but its in the national interest to subordinate ourselves to another nation. People will like that.
January 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Just calmly explain that its a tough decision, but its in the national interest to subordinate ourselves to another nation. People will like that.
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This opens up wider questions about how far the UK and Canada in the 5 eyes intel sharing framework as well as other former allies of the United States can still provide the Americans with any sensitive intelligence information at all
January 18, 2026 at 12:44 PM
This opens up wider questions about how far the UK and Canada in the 5 eyes intel sharing framework as well as other former allies of the United States can still provide the Americans with any sensitive intelligence information at all
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This is it, Europe. It's now or never.
Do you want to be vassal states of America, or do you want to be sovereign?
The choices you make at this moment will determine your future for decades.
Do you want to be vassal states of America, or do you want to be sovereign?
The choices you make at this moment will determine your future for decades.
January 17, 2026 at 5:26 PM
This is it, Europe. It's now or never.
Do you want to be vassal states of America, or do you want to be sovereign?
The choices you make at this moment will determine your future for decades.
Do you want to be vassal states of America, or do you want to be sovereign?
The choices you make at this moment will determine your future for decades.
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It's helpful to understand the creation of a Gaza Board of Peace as an attempt to replace key security and peacekeeping functions managed by the UN. It's also helpful to understand the pattern here: given prior attempts to replace UNRWA with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
January 17, 2026 at 5:02 PM
It's helpful to understand the creation of a Gaza Board of Peace as an attempt to replace key security and peacekeeping functions managed by the UN. It's also helpful to understand the pattern here: given prior attempts to replace UNRWA with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation.
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if this finally bullies Starmer into standing up to the US government and starting to turn instead to the EU then that's an unqualified win
January 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
if this finally bullies Starmer into standing up to the US government and starting to turn instead to the EU then that's an unqualified win
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Elon when he's developing a pedo-friendly AI tool: I'm a "free speech absolutist!"
Elon when people are being taught that early settlers took land from the Native Americans: "You should go to prison for treason!"
Free speech, but only when I agree with it. The REAL position of every grifter...
Elon when people are being taught that early settlers took land from the Native Americans: "You should go to prison for treason!"
Free speech, but only when I agree with it. The REAL position of every grifter...
January 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Elon when he's developing a pedo-friendly AI tool: I'm a "free speech absolutist!"
Elon when people are being taught that early settlers took land from the Native Americans: "You should go to prison for treason!"
Free speech, but only when I agree with it. The REAL position of every grifter...
Elon when people are being taught that early settlers took land from the Native Americans: "You should go to prison for treason!"
Free speech, but only when I agree with it. The REAL position of every grifter...
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After claims that Keir Starmer saved the union in 2024 by winning across the U.K., this poll suggests May’s elections could return nationalist governments in both Wales and Scotland. That is a less stable position for the union than before he was in No10.
January 13, 2026 at 7:25 PM
After claims that Keir Starmer saved the union in 2024 by winning across the U.K., this poll suggests May’s elections could return nationalist governments in both Wales and Scotland. That is a less stable position for the union than before he was in No10.
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I am once again reminding you all that the UK government introduced an Online Safety Act that is effectively a porn ban on most adult porn websites, but is dithering over banning a website that is actually creating child porn.
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
I am once again reminding you all that the UK government introduced an Online Safety Act that is effectively a porn ban on most adult porn websites, but is dithering over banning a website that is actually creating child porn.
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NEWS! New Tesla feature to automatically create explicit images of pedestrians it passes on the street newsthump.com/2026/01/13/n...
New Tesla feature to automatically provide explicit images of pedestrians it passes on the street
In a bold new step for innovation, disruption, and asking “has anyone actually thought this through?”, Tesla has unveiled a software update that automatically generates non-consensual explicit imag…
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January 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM
NEWS! New Tesla feature to automatically create explicit images of pedestrians it passes on the street newsthump.com/2026/01/13/n...
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Autism Special school has 45 applicants a week. This is key: “There isn’t enough of these types of school & it's not just down to 'Well, can we make mainstream better?'" Mainstream at all costs, or do some children just need a different environment? www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/...
Impington special school has 45 applicants each week
Head teacher Steph Smith says her school is oversubscribed and that more like it are needed.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Autism Special school has 45 applicants a week. This is key: “There isn’t enough of these types of school & it's not just down to 'Well, can we make mainstream better?'" Mainstream at all costs, or do some children just need a different environment? www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/...
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I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
January 8, 2026 at 8:38 AM
I understand the pressures on the BBC, but Radio 4's coverage of the Minneapolis shooting is an example of "bad balance".
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
It's all "the Trump regime says she was a terrorist, but Democrats say it was murder".
The BBC has the footage. It doesn't have to treat truth and falsehood as equally valid.
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Whenever people spoke about the harms and chilling effect on speech caused by the OSA, these guys were right in with "so you love child porn huh?"
Once again: there are no rules, there are no principles, there are no standards. There is just whatever these people want, forever.
Once again: there are no rules, there are no principles, there are no standards. There is just whatever these people want, forever.
Cabinet Office Minister Baroness Anderson tells the Lords the Government will keep on using X.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
"I still believe that X is an appropriate platform to use because I believe in freedom of speech..."
"It is incredibly important that there is a counter narrative on those platforms," she says.
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Whenever people spoke about the harms and chilling effect on speech caused by the OSA, these guys were right in with "so you love child porn huh?"
Once again: there are no rules, there are no principles, there are no standards. There is just whatever these people want, forever.
Once again: there are no rules, there are no principles, there are no standards. There is just whatever these people want, forever.
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ARCHIVE: What’s Your Favourite US Backed Coup? https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2019/02/04/poll-whats-your-favourite-us-backed-coup/
Poll: What’s Your Favourite US Backed Coup?
IT CAN be hard to choose your favourite when the number of options are frankly overwhelming. However, by casting your eye down the by know means complete list of US backed coups, it may spark …
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January 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
ARCHIVE: What’s Your Favourite US Backed Coup? https://waterfordwhispersnews.com/2019/02/04/poll-whats-your-favourite-us-backed-coup/
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Starmer has declared his ambivalence in the strongest possible terms and announced that the British government will equivocate with immediate effect.
January 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Starmer has declared his ambivalence in the strongest possible terms and announced that the British government will equivocate with immediate effect.