Colbobs.bsky.social "Col" he/him/his
@colbobs.bsky.social
Sonographer. MSK Trainee.
Sentientist - humanist.
Call me Col.
LGBTQIA+ he/him.
Science fan 🗿 Green Party member. Pro-EU and NHS. NW UK.
纯素 Vegan from '21
Posts include thoughts out loud, not always endorsements, or pinned to flags or employer.
Sentientist - humanist.
Call me Col.
LGBTQIA+ he/him.
Science fan 🗿 Green Party member. Pro-EU and NHS. NW UK.
纯素 Vegan from '21
Posts include thoughts out loud, not always endorsements, or pinned to flags or employer.
Pinned
@thegreenparty.bsky.social
"The Green Party completely rejects privatisation and fragmentation of the NHS. Private companies are focused on creaming off profits which can result in degraded services and more people not getting the treatment they need from the NHS. "
"The Green Party completely rejects privatisation and fragmentation of the NHS. Private companies are focused on creaming off profits which can result in degraded services and more people not getting the treatment they need from the NHS. "
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…and asked did I think Iranians were ‘special’? Clicking the button revealed they’d texted a colleague saying they supported Trump because he was the ‘only one supporting protestors in Iran’ unlike the ‘woke left’ who ‘don’t care’.
January 18, 2026 at 5:47 PM
…and asked did I think Iranians were ‘special’? Clicking the button revealed they’d texted a colleague saying they supported Trump because he was the ‘only one supporting protestors in Iran’ unlike the ‘woke left’ who ‘don’t care’.
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As @mrjamesob.bsky.social often points out, the button that allows us to see a history of texts sent by certain correspondents into the studio can be very illuminating. Last night someone text me saying it was ‘boring’ I had so many Iranians on to talk about what’s going on in their home country…1/2
January 18, 2026 at 5:47 PM
As @mrjamesob.bsky.social often points out, the button that allows us to see a history of texts sent by certain correspondents into the studio can be very illuminating. Last night someone text me saying it was ‘boring’ I had so many Iranians on to talk about what’s going on in their home country…1/2
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Israel continues to deliberately starve the Palestinian people.
Our governments are facilitating this crime.
But we can help Palestinians trying to feed the people of Gaza. Please give whatever support you can.
chuffed.org/project/1602...
Our governments are facilitating this crime.
But we can help Palestinians trying to feed the people of Gaza. Please give whatever support you can.
chuffed.org/project/1602...
Providing support to the children and families of Gaza
This humanitarian campaign works to provide food and basic necessities to the people of Gaza whose homes have been completely or partially destroyed by the war, leaving them suddenly without shelter t...
chuffed.org
January 18, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Israel continues to deliberately starve the Palestinian people.
Our governments are facilitating this crime.
But we can help Palestinians trying to feed the people of Gaza. Please give whatever support you can.
chuffed.org/project/1602...
Our governments are facilitating this crime.
But we can help Palestinians trying to feed the people of Gaza. Please give whatever support you can.
chuffed.org/project/1602...
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A week is an awfully long time in politics...
January 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
A week is an awfully long time in politics...
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🟨 Print Edition — Drowning in Denial
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads The post Drowning in Denial appeared first on Byline Times Shop.
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As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads The post Drowning in Denial appeared first on Byline Times Shop.
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Drowning in Denial – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads
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January 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
🟨 Print Edition — Drowning in Denial
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, Nafeez Ahmed reports on new data that shows flood risk surging across the 10 councils it leads The post Drowning in Denial appeared first on Byline Times Shop.
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Dashcam footage from yesterday appears to show a hound being clipped by a lorry after the Flint & Denbigh hunt lost control of their hounds on the A55 near Abergele.
January 18, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Dashcam footage from yesterday appears to show a hound being clipped by a lorry after the Flint & Denbigh hunt lost control of their hounds on the A55 near Abergele.
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I recently had someone in the LGBTQIA+ community tell me that non-binary individuals don't exist. I remember years ago being told by others that bisexual individuals didn't exist. We do not help each other by denying others identities. We all need to stand together, and yes, I damn well do exist.
January 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I recently had someone in the LGBTQIA+ community tell me that non-binary individuals don't exist. I remember years ago being told by others that bisexual individuals didn't exist. We do not help each other by denying others identities. We all need to stand together, and yes, I damn well do exist.
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Loved every minute of the Yorkshire tour - thanks to everyone who showed up this weekend!
And love this picture that Anna, age 7, gave me as I was leaving 💚
And love this picture that Anna, age 7, gave me as I was leaving 💚
January 18, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Loved every minute of the Yorkshire tour - thanks to everyone who showed up this weekend!
And love this picture that Anna, age 7, gave me as I was leaving 💚
And love this picture that Anna, age 7, gave me as I was leaving 💚
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Neil Coyle MP has written a brutal takedown letter to Nigel Farage for his breach of parliamentary protocol, because Farage visited Coyle's London constituency without notifying him. 10/10 no notes.
(H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)
(H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)
January 14, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Neil Coyle MP has written a brutal takedown letter to Nigel Farage for his breach of parliamentary protocol, because Farage visited Coyle's London constituency without notifying him. 10/10 no notes.
(H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)
(H/T @simonpegg.bsky.social)
Why Rory Stewart is wrong.
Homophily - echo chamber - perception of authority.
Diversity of experience, background and education helps reduced correlated error, something that politics is often severely affected by, Rory included.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social and the Greens are different.
Homophily - echo chamber - perception of authority.
Diversity of experience, background and education helps reduced correlated error, something that politics is often severely affected by, Rory included.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social and the Greens are different.
Why the Science Says Rory Stewart Is Wrong - Barry's Economics
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Why Rory Stewart is wrong.
Homophily - echo chamber - perception of authority.
Diversity of experience, background and education helps reduced correlated error, something that politics is often severely affected by, Rory included.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social and the Greens are different.
Homophily - echo chamber - perception of authority.
Diversity of experience, background and education helps reduced correlated error, something that politics is often severely affected by, Rory included.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social and the Greens are different.
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When we said NATO wasn't working we were derided.
When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid.
The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe.
It's time for a rethink.
When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid.
The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe.
It's time for a rethink.
January 18, 2026 at 7:36 AM
When we said NATO wasn't working we were derided.
When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid.
The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe.
It's time for a rethink.
When we said a nuclear weapons system relying on the US is dangerous we were called stupid.
The truth is the establishment are more interested in kissing US feet than keeping the UK safe.
It's time for a rethink.
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2026: Rishi Sunak says the UK is under attack through our screens.. Misinformation from Russia
2020: Stewart Hosie, "The UK gov actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum"
2020: Stewart Hosie, "The UK gov actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum"
January 18, 2026 at 11:48 AM
2026: Rishi Sunak says the UK is under attack through our screens.. Misinformation from Russia
2020: Stewart Hosie, "The UK gov actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum"
2020: Stewart Hosie, "The UK gov actively avoided looking for evidence that Russia interfered in the Brexit referendum"
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“We can continue to provide tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires or indeed subsidise jet fuel and aviation for millions of pounds.
“Or we can put money into our local communities and into young people."
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...
“Or we can put money into our local communities and into young people."
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...
Greens to push for free bus travel for under 22s, Zack Polanski tells Wakefield WX
Under 22s would have free bus travel under a Green government, leader Zack Polanski told The Yorkshire Post as he launched the party’s local elections campaign in Wakefield.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 11:49 AM
“We can continue to provide tax cuts to millionaires and billionaires or indeed subsidise jet fuel and aviation for millions of pounds.
“Or we can put money into our local communities and into young people."
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...
“Or we can put money into our local communities and into young people."
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politic...
Reaching net zero is the cheapest option, unless you're a right wing news outlet, then you'll twist the report.
National Energy System Operator report - UK.
National Energy System Operator report - UK.
How was this new report so badly twisted?
YouTube video by Simon Clark
youtube.com
January 18, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Reaching net zero is the cheapest option, unless you're a right wing news outlet, then you'll twist the report.
National Energy System Operator report - UK.
National Energy System Operator report - UK.
'The word terrorism is used to remove empathy': Natasha Walter on how language dehumanises the Palestine Action hunger strikers
'The word terrorism is being used to remove empathy': Natasha Walter on how language dehumanises the Palestine Action hunger strikers
Hunger striker Heba Muraisi has never been charged, tried or convicted of terrorism. But she and the other strikers have been stripped of humanity by how the government has labelled them. The repercus...
www.thenerve.news
January 18, 2026 at 12:39 AM
'The word terrorism is used to remove empathy': Natasha Walter on how language dehumanises the Palestine Action hunger strikers
A federal judge in the Southern District of Ohio ruled in Guy's favour.
Guy was expelled by Ohio State University, for engaging in protected political speech specifically critical of Israel & Zionism.
The judge found “expulsion likely violated First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights”
Guy was expelled by Ohio State University, for engaging in protected political speech specifically critical of Israel & Zionism.
The judge found “expulsion likely violated First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights”
I Was Expelled for Criticizing Israel, So We Took Them to Court and Fought Back
YouTube video by Guy Christensen
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 12:34 AM
A federal judge in the Southern District of Ohio ruled in Guy's favour.
Guy was expelled by Ohio State University, for engaging in protected political speech specifically critical of Israel & Zionism.
The judge found “expulsion likely violated First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights”
Guy was expelled by Ohio State University, for engaging in protected political speech specifically critical of Israel & Zionism.
The judge found “expulsion likely violated First Amendment and Fourteenth Amendment rights”
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On a train from Sheffield to Huddersfield.
Great to visit Wakefield and Barnsley today as well!
Loved this from a member called Hannah that she hand made!
#Craftactivism
Great to visit Wakefield and Barnsley today as well!
Loved this from a member called Hannah that she hand made!
#Craftactivism
January 17, 2026 at 8:31 PM
On a train from Sheffield to Huddersfield.
Great to visit Wakefield and Barnsley today as well!
Loved this from a member called Hannah that she hand made!
#Craftactivism
Great to visit Wakefield and Barnsley today as well!
Loved this from a member called Hannah that she hand made!
#Craftactivism
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Emmanuel Macron responds to Trump's tariffs:
"France is committed to the sovereignty & independence of nations, in Europe and elsewhere... No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations."
"France is committed to the sovereignty & independence of nations, in Europe and elsewhere... No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations."
January 17, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Emmanuel Macron responds to Trump's tariffs:
"France is committed to the sovereignty & independence of nations, in Europe and elsewhere... No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations."
"France is committed to the sovereignty & independence of nations, in Europe and elsewhere... No intimidation or threat will influence us - neither in Ukraine, nor in Greenland, nor anywhere else in the world when we are confronted with such situations."
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Keir Starmer did everything he could to be US poodle and his strategy has ended in total humiliation. Both him and Farage are puppets of a hostile foreign nation.
It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.
Disastrous strategy by Labour.
It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.
Disastrous strategy by Labour.
January 17, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Keir Starmer did everything he could to be US poodle and his strategy has ended in total humiliation. Both him and Farage are puppets of a hostile foreign nation.
It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.
Disastrous strategy by Labour.
It's obvious that if someone is a bully - you don't just keep appeasing them.
Disastrous strategy by Labour.
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Even my nan hates Keir Starmer and she has no interest in politics. Starmer’s negative reach is impeccable. Labour are the politics of division and hate, of lies and deception, of dodgy deals with Donald.
The Greens are offering hope. It’s a dark day, but there is light at the end of this tunnel 💚
The Greens are offering hope. It’s a dark day, but there is light at the end of this tunnel 💚
January 17, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Even my nan hates Keir Starmer and she has no interest in politics. Starmer’s negative reach is impeccable. Labour are the politics of division and hate, of lies and deception, of dodgy deals with Donald.
The Greens are offering hope. It’s a dark day, but there is light at the end of this tunnel 💚
The Greens are offering hope. It’s a dark day, but there is light at the end of this tunnel 💚
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With More Crazy Trump Tarriffs, now is the time to REJOIN the European Union!
Complete the survey, let’s be rid of the Trump Terror.
therejoineuparty.com/do-the-survey/
Complete the survey, let’s be rid of the Trump Terror.
therejoineuparty.com/do-the-survey/
January 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
With More Crazy Trump Tarriffs, now is the time to REJOIN the European Union!
Complete the survey, let’s be rid of the Trump Terror.
therejoineuparty.com/do-the-survey/
Complete the survey, let’s be rid of the Trump Terror.
therejoineuparty.com/do-the-survey/
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The state of Englands roads are a disgrace.
Two new tyres required after pothole punctures.
The amount of temporary lights would give you the impression somethings being done.
It aint.
Two new tyres required after pothole punctures.
The amount of temporary lights would give you the impression somethings being done.
It aint.
January 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The state of Englands roads are a disgrace.
Two new tyres required after pothole punctures.
The amount of temporary lights would give you the impression somethings being done.
It aint.
Two new tyres required after pothole punctures.
The amount of temporary lights would give you the impression somethings being done.
It aint.
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That historical foundation is White Supremacy. It's only when white people get killed proecting not-white people that anyone sees the killing that has been going on since reconstruction...to sum up. Better said in the video.
This is the missing element from media. Using Gestapo, to explain what’s happening in the US, is to ignore the historical foundation of the country.
January 17, 2026 at 10:28 AM
That historical foundation is White Supremacy. It's only when white people get killed proecting not-white people that anyone sees the killing that has been going on since reconstruction...to sum up. Better said in the video.
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Just checked in with the Daily Mail ahead of my show later (so you don’t have to). Can confirm that they still mainly hate trans people, but still have enough hate left for Meghan Markle and Ed Milliband. Oh and Reform are ‘centre right’ and Labour are ‘socialism’ apparently.
January 17, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Just checked in with the Daily Mail ahead of my show later (so you don’t have to). Can confirm that they still mainly hate trans people, but still have enough hate left for Meghan Markle and Ed Milliband. Oh and Reform are ‘centre right’ and Labour are ‘socialism’ apparently.
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So the question now is this: who are you going to trust?
Doctors and PhDs who did the research, all specialising in foetal and maternal health?
Or an orange, geriatric former game-show host with multiple criminal convictions who famously struggles to pronounce the word “nuclear”?
Doctors and PhDs who did the research, all specialising in foetal and maternal health?
Or an orange, geriatric former game-show host with multiple criminal convictions who famously struggles to pronounce the word “nuclear”?
![Paracetamol is safe in pregnancy, says study refuting
Trump autism claims
Philippa Roxby and Jim Reed - Health reporters
[Credit: Getty Images]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ayrk5krn5ytvrb34e4et2e73/bafkreifk2azc4c37wwazdburisym3ozdl2mvjh3ht3qmuccnlqdgmjc3oy@jpeg)
January 17, 2026 at 9:46 AM
So the question now is this: who are you going to trust?
Doctors and PhDs who did the research, all specialising in foetal and maternal health?
Or an orange, geriatric former game-show host with multiple criminal convictions who famously struggles to pronounce the word “nuclear”?
Doctors and PhDs who did the research, all specialising in foetal and maternal health?
Or an orange, geriatric former game-show host with multiple criminal convictions who famously struggles to pronounce the word “nuclear”?